Meaty Skillet Spaghetti

March 18, 2013
skillet spaghetti

There's not much that could make spaghetti an easier meal, unless of course you take away some of the dishes!  This version just uses a big ol' skillet.  No boiling and draining of the noodles.  No separate pans to wash.  It also eliminates the … [Keep reading…]

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Menu Plan, Spring Break Edition

March 17, 2013
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Last week we had record temp in the 80s, and now that Spring Break has arrived, we're back to the wind, the clouds, and the 50s.  Ah, well.  Such is life! Today we're making our Spring Break Work and Play list, and "spending lots of time in the … [Keep reading…]

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Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Menu Plans

Free Gas for a Year ~ My Every Day Roadtrip

March 16, 2013

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cooper Tire for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I never was much of a sports car gal, but that MoreVette you see in the above video?  That would be fun! Oh, friends.  … [Keep reading…]

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Filed Under: Family Life

Day in the Life ~ March 15, 2013

March 16, 2013
3.15.1

January ~ February I remembered!  But not until 7:55, the school kids out the door, and me standing in the middle of this. So, this should be fun! I woke "in the middle of the night" to toddler feet pattering into my room and climbing … [Keep reading…]

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Filed Under: Family Life

Free Food + Heat Ebooks for Kindle

March 15, 2013
Tex-Mex Favorites

Confession:  I don't buy cookbooks.  I have a few old community/fundraiser cookbooks and a few that were gifts (and a collection of old Taste of Home magazines that I can't seem to part with), and that is it.  I figure I can find what I want on … [Keep reading…]

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Phew! {Finer Things Friday}

March 15, 2013
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I was all set to tell you about the weather, my Azure drop, our steak dinner last night, and how my roly poly baby girl crawled into the kitchen yesterday and sat up like she means business. Then my internet didn't work.  And I lost an hour of my … [Keep reading…]

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A New Pope, Good Friends, and Hope

March 13, 2013
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All afternoon, I've been singing it.  "Make me a channel of your peace..."  It's always been a favorite, and today?  Well, wow.  Fitting. I watched the events this afternoon, fingers flying on Skype with a group of dear friends.  Protestant … [Keep reading…]

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Filed Under: True Riches

Giveaway: $25 Credit from Halftee.com (2 Winners)

March 13, 2013
halftee

Giveaway Closed:  Congratulations to Carrie (cmhogg@) and Julie (Julielaura@) ***Enter code finer20  to get 20% off your Halftee order.*** Ever try to capture a photo of a cute, sassy 5 year old on her way to school, while the sun is just rising … [Keep reading…]

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1-800-GOD-CALLING

March 11, 2013
God Calling

Ugh.  Stupid phone. That's what I was thinking as it rang in the kitchen, me "trapped" in the recliner, two rooms away, with a nursing/dozing baby girl.  I'm not even sure why I got up, disrupting her sleep and my peace.  I usually … [Keep reading…]

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Filed Under: Gratitude, True Riches