to a self hosting site. I hope you’ll move, too! Chasing Simplicity
Early Holiday Donations
Since 2008 we have followed, strictly, a holiday rule…for every gift received something we already own is donated. At first this rule was difficult for our whole family, especially the children, but it has evolved into something wonderful for us. In fact, here is a bag the kids brought to me this morning, unprovoked, of … Continue reading
Harper’s Ferry
One of the things that we do to make moving so often seem exciting for our family is to tout how many great new places we will get to see at our new house. Yesterday we decided to act on this perk with a little bit more of a stretch than a quick drive to … Continue reading
Food Waste Friday – Oozy Spinach…and some of our recipes this week
I really expected to lose a lot of perishable food this week with the hurricane and all. Luckily we only lost power for about 24 hours. During that 24 hours my children drank a lot of milk, orange juice, and happily gobbled down daddy’s “special” yogurt…key lime pie greek yogurt. When the power came back … Continue reading
An onion, croutons, and some price matching thoughts…
This week I had to throw away a wilting, moldy onion…bubye. I saved some garlic bread by turning it into homemade croutons for a salad we will have tonight. Yay! It’s easy, just wait a day after you make/buy the garlic bread, cut it into cubes and then bake at 400 degrees on a baking … Continue reading
This relaxing moment…
Is brought to you by Micaela. Micaela just started working on Sonatina. This is only the first part…but it just sounds so soothing to me. I love listening to her play…but more importantly, I love that she loves to play! So sit back, listen, and relax 🙂
Encouraging kids to work hard
Devan keeps me on my toes! He is a go get ’em kid, full of energy. I love the energy, but I am fully aware that if I do not have a long list of things he can do then his energy will be funneled in a manner that isn’t ideal…for example, teasing the snot … Continue reading
Hitting the reset button
I didn’t get a chance to write at all last week…we had a very difficult week! It involved my husband being away for work, a serious doggy injury, an overseas auto-accident (everyone’s ok!), and the death of someone close to our oldest daughter. Last week I focused directly on what needed my attention and was … Continue reading
The Life of a Home
The house I live in was built in 1903. The same family owned and lived in it until the late 1990’s…several generations of them that is. This is the garage/storage shed that is in the back. I love looking at it. I think it’s the basketball hoop, maybe, and the worn out court lines painted … Continue reading
Food Waste Friday and a Cake
This week we lay to rest a pepper and some leftover Chicken Cacciatore that lived in our fridge for a couple of weeks (ewwww…I forgot about it, it was a quiet, non-stinky tenant there!). These were our favorite recipes this week. Slow Cooker Broccoli and Cheese Soup – I only had cheddar cheese and it … Continue reading
Chasing Simplicity 