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You don’t have to do it all.
It’s easy to look at all we do for cooking, farming and do-it-yourselfing and be overwhelmed. Honestly? If I was looking at this 4 years ago I would have laughed! What’s this crazy…
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Going Away
Tomorrow I’m going away to my sisters wedding and not getting home until the middle of next week. Cowboy can’t come, he’s got to work, so it’s just Mac and I. I’ve got…
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14 days of honouring my Valentine.
I’ve never done very much for Valentines day with Cowboy. Last year I had a teleconference for school at 7pm on Valentines day, so I made deep fried fish and chips, which went…
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How my January Went
I told you at the beginning of the month how I was challenging myself. Instead of $140 a week for groceries for the 4 of us, I was giving myself just $70. Well,…
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Menu Plan…Sunday?
I’m sharing early this week, as I had it ready early and have so many other recipes I want to share with you next week! For Breakfast We usually have oatmeal, toast,…
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Christmas at our House!
Well we had a very merry Christmas around here, because Cowboy had 3 days off, we spent a BUNCH of time with my Mom, Stepdad and Stepdad’s Dad, and my other cousins as…
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Menu Plan Monday!
I’m very adament about having menu plans…it’s part of me keeping my house running with less effort. I would be a mess if I didn’t know, at least roughly what we were having…
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Lucky to be Home.
Many friends are home with their babes because they have a year Maternity leave, because they wouldn’t make enough to pay childcare and bring home a wage, or because their Husband insists that…
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An Ode to Canning Jars
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujar! I use canning jars for everything. Pint jars, Quart Jars, Half-pints, small mouth, wide mouths. Even the teeny weeny 1/4 pint ones! And Salmon jars. Homemade Ketchup, while yummy on…
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Can you do something for me today?
Can you go into your container drawer, cutlery/utensil drawer, toy box, or closet and find TEN THINGS that never get used or worn. This could be a tshirt that has so many stains…
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I made a mistake…
Apparently in my post, Heaven, it sounds like I don’t know my brother-in-law to be! I do! I know him very well. I know that he’s French Canadian and has a last…
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My Son was born in a Kiddie Pool
Say Whaaat? My son was proudly born at home, in water. The suggested birth tub by our midwife is a kiddie pool that our local home hardware stocks specifically for this! Apparently an…