Have a reservoir of quick-fix meal ideas helps take the stress out of mealtime – no matter who ends up with the job of fixing the meals. # # # “What are we having for dinner?” That may be the only thing my son says to me all day, but you can be guaranteed that …
I’m sharing a book review of The Sword of Shannara because I just finished my first book of the year. My goal this year had been to read 52 books. The first book on the agenda came from Terry Brooks – The Sword of Shannara. I had watched the Chronicles of Shannara on Netflix (don’t …
Ingredients: ¼ block of Velvetta Cheese 1 can black olives ½ jar salsa ¼ head of iceberg lettuce 2 cups browned ground beef Tortilla chips Directions: Spray a plastic container with non-stick spray. Cut Velvetta cheese into quarter-sized chunks and drop them in the plastic container. Cover the cheese with the salsa. Heat in the …
Nothing ruins a day like a migraine attack. If you have never experienced a migraine headache then be thankful. It’s not just a bad headache. A migraine forces you to the point that you want to pluck your head off and throw it away. You can’t rub your head to make it feel better, either. …
Enough already. I didn’t scream it, but I wanted to. The doctor had been lecturing my son and myself about what had to be done – and so far he hadn’t run any tests. He had asked the basic question, “what brings you here today,” and then gone into his monologue. My son turned to …
Reviewing of the Butcher Box Service For several years, we invested part of our income tax refund into organic beef. Basically, we would go in with several other folks to purchase a cow and then when it was butchered we’d collect our portion. It’s expensive if you consider it has to be paid all in …
“You can’t have a bb gun because you’ll shoot your eye out.” The sentiment might have been from a movie, but I often thought about it when I contemplated homeschooling. People told me I would regret it. People told me I’d ruin my children. People told me I’d hinder them from pursuing higher education. After …
Being already behind the cart doesn’t make me excited about needing to go to town. Don’t get me wrong. We only live eight miles from town, but when all is said and done it will take at least an hour for any trip and it was an hour I didn’t have (since I had already …
It takes a village – almost literally – to maintain the gardens around my house. It’s my fault (mostly). I had grand visions of botanical gardens running through my head each spring so I kept adding to the beds until the beds overtook me. And then I had kids. I kept up the beds until …
According to a report on Fox & Friends on March 29, 2019, kids are having more surgeries for sports injuries than professionally athletes. Why – because we aren’t throwing them out of the house. Okay, maybe that wasn’t what they said. But it was close. Kids aren’t free playing anymore. The aggressive sports players do …