tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55457312011-07-08T04:16:08.580-05:00A little glimpse of our lives down South in Louisiana.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05822874225969744249noreply@blogger.comBlogger8461100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545731.post-26750849253794740292011-06-28T08:37:00.000-05:002011-06-28T08:37:00.451-05:00

This week's menu:Monday -Tuesday -Wednesday -Thursday - Friday -

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Each year I set goals for myself. I give myself a whole year to incorporate this goal into my life, each year adding another one. One year it was to become more organized. I started using a calendar coupled with a planner for my purse. So far so good. Dunno why I did not think of that sooner. Actually, I did. When I tried it, a dayplanner that I carried around worked best. So you see, sometimes

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I dunno why but I love bringing my lunch to work. Maybe it's knowing what I am eating. LIKING what I am eat. Or, maybe it's the Frugal Person in me! What ever the reason, I love bringing my lunch to work. Having an obsession with containers does not help, at all.I made a list (yes, I love making lists) of all the foods that would make good lunches and divided them into catagories: Main, fruits,

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We did Netflix years ago. Like, 5 plus years ago. Boy, has it changed.We signed up for the 2 week trial. I think we may end up keeping it a bit longer. We opted for the 1 DVD at a time package. We get a movie near the weekend, enjoy it, mail it back and by the next weekend we have a new movie waiting to be watched. The only drawback is there are a lot of things we want to see. We are kind

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Has it really been over a month that I have been at my new job?? Really? Time sure flies when you are busy.First, yes, I love my new job. I love going to the office. I love hearing about how everyone spent their weekend, what they like, what they hate, etc. I love talking about current events, hearing their views and their opinions. I love learning my job. The "teacher" is awesome and I'm

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I feel like it's the first day of school. I'm nervous and anxious, excited and eager! My mind races and soon I'm daydreaming.Why?Today is my first day back to work, in an office. I have worked for the past 9 yrs..8 yrs at home. I recently took a new position that requires me to go back to work in the office. Most would say I was crazy to give up working at home. HAHA. If they had worked for the

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I love lists. Why? I can think about it once and be done. After that, I can let the list tell me what to do and can concentrate on other things. Why burdon my brain with unneccessary things?? I made a list of meals we eat routinely. I put them on index cards and keep them in my home binder. When I get in a rut, I can pull out the cards and it gives me ideas. I have them in categories like:

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Monday - leftover northern beans and hamhocks. Tuesday - meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans.Wednesday - Porkchops n gravy, rice, veggieThursday - Loaded baked potatoes topped with chopped chicken breasts. Friday - Leftovers!

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One of my best friends' and I did some shopping on Saturday. I packed a "snack bag" of carrots, cherry tomatoes, ranch dip, laughing cow cheese, pretzel rods, gogurt and drinks for us to power snack instead of stopping for lunch - we were meeting up with other friends later that evening for dinner. I found some really good deals. My friend is a fashion diva and mixing and matching clothes is

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Whew! Mailed them last night. All done. It seems around here we are either full steam ahead or doing nothing at all. We went for weeks of weekends with friends and enjoying the weather and each other to OH.MY.GOSH.I.HAVE.SO.MUCH.TO.DO!Every weekend is filled with wedding, showers, parties, things to do... I have to go to work to get a breather. In a few weeks most of what I MUST DO will be

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Better late than never!Monday - Lasagna with garlic breadTuesday - Left over chicken or left over Lasagna.Wednesday - chicken nuggets with mashed potatoes and veggies.Thursday - Taco Soup!!Friday - finish up the leftovers in the fridge!!

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I'm just about back to my old self. I still cannot carry heavy things, twist, or reach about my head too quickly or it hurts or starts to burn. It hurts if I accidentally push up against something with my stomach. I'm not tired, no more naps and I feel great. It's amazing. The doctor said my cyst was actually a tumor and it was 5 cm! He said the surgery was rough and was worried I would be

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He is Risen!! Happy Easter, everyone!

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I love saving money, and using coupons is a great way to do it! I saved 56.00 today at Kroger. I bought the must-haves for the week and was able to stock up on some items at some awesome savings. Yes, I bought MORE detergent, but just one All. I have a strange love of having detergent in the house. I also believe I am stocked for the year on dish soap. yes, for the YEAR. I go thru about a

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Today is Wednesday. When did that happen?? Are you sure it's Wednesday?That's what happens when you nap, lounge, have kids who help with cleaning and clean up, have friends visit, visit friends ( I had to get out of the house), and your mom brings food and dessert every day! I am so very thankful for my family and friends - I dunno what I would do without them. The pain pills are mainly at

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Each day get a bit better. I'm getting back into the swing of things. I'm surprised at the pain from the incisions for the ports and how long the pain it is lasting. I don't remember being in this much pain for my Csection. Yipes!Naps are good. I actually got 7 hours of uninterrupted sleep last night. Putting the pain pill next to my clock with some water to take BEFORE getting out of bed

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Today is Palm Sunday. My mom brought me home some palms that she twisted into a cross. Many wonderful memories this week, first starting with the palms twisted into crosses. Friday is Good Friday. We gather at my mom's house with our boiled eggs. We dye the eggs with a tradition too. First, we make an egg for each person. We use colors to color or write on the eggs. The kids usually do

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I explained to the doctor that I am a mother. A mother will get up and do things even when she is not supposed to, say like, after surgery. Knowing this, I asked the doctor for good drugs after surgery. Afterall, I am supposed to be resting and healing. My husband is home and my kids are not babies anymore. The drugs are good. I just cannot sleep! I was so tired at 8:30, I didn't think I

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I finally decided to see my doctor for my heavy cycles. While evaluating me for that, a huge cyst was discovered on my right ovary. I had surgery this past Thursday. The ablation was NOTHING. If that had been the only procedure, I would so be out shopping and enjoying this beautiful weather. The ports sites for my ovary/cyst removal hurt. It's like having a csection all over again - minus

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I wanted to share the great deals I cashed in on! Hubby was working Saturday and I was up and raring to go. I hopped on over to albertson's. they were having a great deal on cereal - buy 4 get 3 free AND get a coupon for 3 gallons of free milk. I had coupons for the cereal. They also had buy a tub of butter and get a loaf of bread free. I had a coupon for the butter too. Sweet! i

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I have my list and coupons ready. There are some really great deals this week and I'm hoping to cash in on some good savings. Hopefully I can get it done early!

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Our neighbor had a rooster and some hens. They divorced and gave the rooster and 2 hens to another neighbor. Ol Red frequently got out and would walk up and down the fence to our pen and taunt the hens and Big Daddy (blog picture). The hens walked the yard. The neighbors stopped coming to catch their animals. We feed them and pick the eggs from the hens. My youngest child is in the Ag

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We are very interested in solar powering our home. Does anyone out there do this already? We have several places here in Louisiana that will set you up. Louisiana also has the best refunds! Whoohoo. This is a dream of ours and hopefully it will come true. If anyone is interested, this is the place we are considering:Wilhite Solar Solutions

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Time stands still for no one. How true.My sister has come up with a new way to deal with things. You know how you are dreading something happening? It eats at you and sometimes can even make you physically ill? She is having her toenail removed and the roots killed so it will not grow back. She is nervous. Very nervous of the shots. After that, it will be a breeze. So, she tells herself:The shots

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A small group of us gathered last week to swap coupons and tips for getting the best deals with sales. This week my bill went from 318 to 176. I was able to stock up on body wash and deoderant pretty much for the rest of the year. whohooo! Buying in bulk is nice. Again, I need toothpaste! Cmon sales. Such a rush to buy things at their cheapest.

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Last night I had so much fun. Eight friends gathered for dinner. Girl friends. After dinner we gathered at my house for a card game called Cadillac. FUN! I don't know what I would do without my girlfriends. We played until almost 2am. My sides hurt from laughing. What great company. We may not always agree, but we always try to be supportive and understanding and keep an open mind. I

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My job now keeps me busy. Very busy. CRAZY busy. Factor in hauling kids around and keeping up with a house, the bills, the cleaning, shopping, errands and cooking when Rich doesn't and you get one tired mamma.In my quest for organizing I stumbled across FlyLady. Taking her idea and making it work for my home and life... wow.I sat down one day and thought about all the things I wanted done each

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Meal planning is a must for my sanity. There were many years I went from freezer to cabinet scratching my head trying to create something for supper. Naturally, I was always out of that ONE thing I needed to complete a meal. After 3 kids, I realized I needed to get better organized when it came to meals. Dragging 3 tired kids to the store for 1 or 2 items was not fun. It also meant supper

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I love saving money and I am having a ball doing it! Kroger has been having great sales these past few weeks. I started couponing in 2005 and haven't looked back. Thru trial and error I have muddled my way thru couponing 101.Here recently, my stock was starting to get depleted so I'm working on getting it built back up. I don't order coupons and buy in mass quantities, but I do stock up when

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Monday - Homemade chicken nuggets, mashed potatoesTuesday - Salisbury steaks w/rice, veggiesWednesday - Hot dogs w/chili, chipsThursday - Spag with garlic bread, saladFriday - leftovers. It's been awhile since I have posted my menu for the week, but I do plan them before shopping and based on the calendar that week. The menu may seem sparse or lacking of veggies and fruit, but remember the

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We needed something to go with the kabobs. Veggies were on the kabobs... we needed some starch. I had leftover rice. Tada! Confetti Rice to the rescue. I make this without measurements, just going by how it looks. It really depends on how much rice you have left over. 1 tablespoon of Oilchopped onionleft over rice - warmed in the microwavebag of frozen peas and carrotsChicken brothsalt and

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I stumbled on a recipe for homemade salsa. Hmm.. with the recent couponing, I have ohoo just a few extra cans of tomatoes. We were needing a dip for Super Bowl. I made the recipe with the following changes:I used 2 cans of tomatoes ; 1 can of Fire Roasted tomatoes and 1 reg can.I added cilantro MMMMI sauted my onions in some olive oil before adding to the tomatoes.I added more garlic

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Amazing what you can get done when you get up early, and that happens when you get to bed early! Lazy day yesterday let me stay on top of things in the kitchen department. It never seems to fail, I will cook a wonderful meal and pretty dishes and everything is spendid and then... i flop. I have no energy left to clean up. I put the food up, load up the dishwasher and wipe down everything. But

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This weekend we had Cmas with my side of the family. Rich cooked gumbo, my sister made potatoe salad and my mom made desserts. I cooked the rice and a veggie tray. Yum yum.We had a great time... always do. I was so happy to have everything done early! yah me!Today we lounged. I heard from too many friends how crazy the stores and traffic were. I'm glad I was able to stay home and just

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I'm trying. I really am. Yesterday I started my shopping. Today I wrapped. WRAPPED. Can you believe it? Things are wrapped.in case you are wondering... i always put off wrapping until the last minute. I am trying to improve :) Slowly, babysteps. It helps that the kids are older. I have my purchase list going and my envelope with my receipts. Now.. to just get the grocery shopping done for

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It snowed here! Really, it did. Big flakes. Puffy flakes. Flakes that fell fast. Flakes that fell in a swirl. It was beautiful. It was magical. It was special.My youngest and I walked around outside watching it, enjoying it and building small snow people and tossing snowballs. How special a memory.Then I remembered it would have been my Grandmother's Bday today. She loved the snow. :)

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My brother and his family came in this past weekend, so we did our Feast on Saturday. I worked Tgiving, which was super slow, so it really worked out great. I sent my husband and the kids for lunch at his aunts. No reason for them to sit home just cause mom is working, right? They had a great time visiting and I was happy they were able to relax and visit with family. They brought me back a

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My GIRLS and I are watching the game :) Good memories.

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Sarah attended homecoming this year. She's in the 9th grade. They grow way too fast. We hit the mall right after she was asked to find the perfect dress. We found it at Dillards. I know! DILLARDS! Her date shopped with us, so he get coordinated. I was so proud when she told me she found his tie for 34.00 at Penny's and refused to let him buy it until after they checked around. They hopped

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I love butter. REAL. BUTTER. My kids, well, they want the spreadable kind. Let's face it, real butter is hard. yummy, but hard. I love to make things from scratch. I had a friend who asked me once why I liked doing things the "hard way". Needless to say, that girl is not someone I keep in touch with anymore. Hard? It's BETTER. As my husband says, "It is made with love." :)I have butter

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I made a dash to the grocery store before the sales changed. I found a lot of things on sale for Tgiving. Great! Lots of coupons. A grocery cart FULL.Great. The only checkout line is the 15 or less ... and the self check. I do not do the self check. Sorry for the one's behind me.. Kroger needs to get more checkers. :)I saved 70.00 in coupons and store savings. I was happy!

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My brother and his family are coming in this year for Tgiving. Today, my sister, mom and myself got together to decide the Tgiving menu. I was glancing thru the grocery ads and noticed a few things on sale to use for Tgiving, and I have coupons :) Great!Today we celebrated my grandmother's 89th Birthday! Whoohooo! We gave her a snuggie and she loved it hahaha. It's a big joke in our family

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Time just seems to fly when you are busy and we are super busy these days. Work has picked up for me and for Richard. When he isn't here, that means all the daily duties fall on me. Hauling kids, overseeing things, gathering things, fixing things, cleaning things. Yikes! The kids are busy with school. Daniel graduates this year. I just ordered his grad stuff. For Pete's sake! 12 dollars

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I had a few weeks of sleep troubles. I think i have that ironed out. I am super busy with work.. it's a mess. I have never seen such unorganized people! In every way possible! I dunno who they have stayed in business. Seriously.Rich has been at the land every weekend.. seeing deer.. :) Not hunting season yet.. close tho. The kids are busy in school. Rich is busy with work. Busy Bees!

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Work has been stressful to say the least. I'm giving it my best shot. We will see. It's tough. I won't lie. I spent the weekend relaxing at home. It rained most of the time and days like that I love to be in the kitchen. I whipped up some coffee mixes. YUM! It's like having Starbucks IN my house. MMMM I also mixed up some more detergent. This time I used Castile bar soap. So far so

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I am still around, just trying to get a schedule going. New job means revamping of all things and getting a new flow going. The weekend is here and what are we doing? We are at the library so the kids can get some computer time and mom can get some coupon time. i love coming here to clip my coupons, file them and make my grocery list. I don't let the kids use the computer at home anymore

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I'm trying to get into a pattern with the new job and now that the kids are in school. hopefully by next week i'll have things ironed out and can spend some time updating! It's been a whirlwind around here. But i know as soon as I sit down to post about it, my mind will go blank and it will either be too much to write or I won't be able to remember. Hope everyone is doing well!

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I am still here. Things have been very hectic. End of one job, start of another. Parents left for vacation. Grandmother in Assisted Living Facility. She fell and they brought her to the ER - which meant a very long night and next day for me! Every day I spend time visiting her and seeing about things. Round and round with the Director who claims NOBODY piI'mcked up my grandmother and put

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Daniel has a form of epilepsy called partial complex seizures. He takes medication daily. As he grows (and he's 6feet+), he needs more medication - it's based on his height and weight. He had a breakthru seizure the other day. That means a call to the doctor to get meds adjusted. Doc says he needs bloodwork done to see the levels in his system. Yup, need to get orders for that. Rich goes

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I have been super busy with work, kids, my neice is here, and with Daniel's surgery and appointments afterwards. Life is good.I have been wanting to make homemade mayo. You know, egg yolks, oil, salt, mustard and the food processor. It worked!At first I thought I was gonna end up with a watery mess of yolks and oil... but it came together just fine. I have it in a cool whip bowl in the icebox

Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05822874225969744249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545731.post-78300559870480594152009-07-11T00:37:00.002-05:002009-07-11T00:41:02.434-05:00

We had an appt on Thursday. Everything seems to be healing okay. Looks painful. He said it's just that his toes don't wanna bend LOL Soaking them 2 times a day... peroxide, air dry, band-aids. Next appt in 2 wks. We are seeing improvement tho :)Work is keeping me super busy. My neice is here ,and we are enjoying her company. I'm off this weekend, so hopefully we can do something fun!

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Ugh, I don't like it when my kids are sick or hurt. Daniel took the bandages off his toes tonight and was to soak them. One toe bled a little. Then stopped.. then it started again hours later and would not stop. We soaked them and it kept on bleeding. I called the ER and they said apply pressure for 15 mins, hard pressure, and elevate foot. It will stop.Get the gauze and the timer. Prep

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Yes, Susan, it is very stressful. I tend to clam up and get very anxious. Everything seems very ... uptight? And my baby boy??? Ain't nothing like a mamma and her boy! Girls have their dads wrapped.. but boy have their moms' hearts!He napped, ate, popped another pain pill. He's happily sitting with ice packs on his toes while sitting in the recliner and playing his video game LOLKill the

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Daniel did fine. Everything went quick. After we got him settled at home, I ran to pick up his pain meds. When I got home, the icebag had slid to the side and the tie was across his toe and the icebag was suspended from that tie!!!!!! His bandage was soaked. A quick trip to the doctor's office and they rewrapped both toes. :) Back home and refilled the bags, tied them differently, and tucked

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Please say a little prayer for my son, Daniel. He is having surgery this morning. He has been battling ingrown toenails, and today he will have them removed and they will kill the roots so the nail never grows back. He'll never have to worry about them again! I'll let you know how things went as soon as I can!

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Good grief. It's JUNE, people, and we are reaching 98+ degrees!!! It's JUNE. We still have July, August and September to go. Even October is hot for us. I dunno what we are gonna do. Swimming pools feel like bathtubs. The hurricanes stripped lots of trees of the upper branches and simply uprooted others. Those trees sure helped keep the ground a bit cooler. It's bad when you wake up at

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My oldest got an Ipod for Christmas one year. She loved it and loaded it with songs. Then she discovered transmittors to play the Ipod thru the car speakers. There she was zipping along to her favorites with no commercials. 100% sweet jamming! That came to screeching halt when the Ipod suddenly stopped working. Thankfully, I bought the 3-yr service plan. She finally called for them to send

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Menu for the week in no particular order:Monday cheeseburger pie; veggie on the side or hamburger patties cooked in a brown gravyTuesday Pepper steak; rice; veggieWednesday Spag or lasagna; garlic bread; saladThursday Meeting at school - leftoversFriday I'm OFF - I may put red beans cooking in the slow cooker so I don't have to worry about supper.Summer is HERE and it's hot. I need meals that are

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My daughter bought a laptop last week. I asked about having my old one fixed. YES!I picked it up and took it home after 3 days in the shop. Why did I wait this long to see about getting it fixed? I got it home and it did not work. I returned to the store.They kept it for a few days. I picked it up tonight. It was doing the same thing. They fixed it. Software conflict!! My laptop is

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Richard and I are busting at the seams! Jessica got the news she wanted. She'll start training as a hystology technician in 2 weeks. We are so very proud of her. WTG, Jessica!! You are on your way in the adult world. Daddy and I are so happy for you.

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A reminder - second quarter taxes are due on Monday. Use this the next few days wisely to get your papers/checks/money/envelopes/stamps in order.And it doesn't hurt to mail them earlier either!

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My MIL stopped by the other day. Her husband passed away in 2005 - right after the hurricane. I cannot image going through all that alone. She still has rough spots, and here lately is one. I try to do what I can. Having never been through that, I'm kinda at a loss. I figured just listening is best. We got on the topic of routines and depression. EVERYONE has highs and lows. Hormones?

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I tried following Ms. Maggi's recipe for homemade yogurt. The first batch was wonderful. AFter that ... ehh.. it never came out right. Then I tried the crockpot version, thinking it would stay the same temperature evenly. Hmm.. it was runny and looked like clumpy, sour milk. So, I combined the 2 recipes. This is how I made mine:8 cups milk1/2 cup powdered milk1/2 cup yogurt with live

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Tonight we are headed to a friends' house. A couple of her family members play music and they are gathering at their house to have a jam session. There will be French music, country music and gospel music. I cannot think of a better way to spend the evening - good friends, good time, good food, and good music. I"ll dance one for you!

Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05822874225969744249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545731.post-63696994269605712722009-06-04T06:58:00.004-05:002009-06-04T07:06:44.283-05:00

I just got some homemade yogurt started in the crockpot. Hopefully all goes well. The first time I made yogurt it came out soo good. Since then.. ehh.. it's okay. I'm sure I had beginners luck. I have tried making yogurt at night, but I had to stay up so late because I started it so late. Last night while contemplating staying up late, it dawned on me - hello? Make it during the day,

Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05822874225969744249noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545731.post-4437466390455820492009-06-03T06:02:00.000-05:002009-06-03T06:02:01.248-05:00

I'm sure there were some other purchases here and there during the month. May was a busy month. I decided to keep a tally of my savings along with my spending. I like being able to see how much we are spending/saving on food. It's an eye opener. I also need to update my pricebook. The kids are out of school for the summer. I anticipate my grocery bill to increase a tad. :)

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I had a nonstop weekend even though I was off.Friday afternoon, my friends and I decided to go garage saling Saturday morning. We hadn't been in a good while and wanted to spend time together and have some fun. Never a dull moment with us. I picked up a few things. Nothing major, well, except for Sarah's "crunches". Better known as crutches. Oh yes. She gave me a hard time for not buying

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Monday - I have bonco - the family is eating leftover burgers and salads and mac n cheese. (we tend to eat our burgers without buns, so salad on the side instead of ON the burger.)Tuesday - Baked chicken, carrots, potatoes, rice and gravy.Wednesday - Fajitas with the timmings.Thursday - chicken pot pie using up leftover chicken.Friday - Cheeseburger pie or homemade pizzza - depends on who is

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And bologna it is! I hit a great sale on bologna once and wondered how I could stock up and keep it from going bag before we had a chance to eat it. We go through phases around here. We will eat bologna every day for 2 weeks and then hit a dry spell.Think, Pooh, think. How can you save bologna?In the freezer, that's how. And it works, really. You can do the same with hotdogs. My upright freezer

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I live somewhat near the Gulf Of Mexico. I also leave near some huge lakes. Shrimping season opened Monday. And you know that that means?My Wonderfully Amazing Husband went shrimpin with his awesome baby brother and they loaded up! Once their icechests were full they headed home. You know how my husband got paid for his help? He brought me home an icechest full of fresh shrimp. Shrimp that

Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05822874225969744249noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545731.post-76617244607054973592009-05-26T06:45:00.000-05:002009-05-26T06:45:00.450-05:00

Saturday and Sunday were tax-free. That means we pay no sales tax - a savings of 4%. While it may not seem like very much, we are taxed so heavily here in Louisiana that ANY savings is appreciated.After we left the Farmer's Market on Saturday we headed to Stines. Once all the little things for "honey-do's" were found we headed outside for the plants. Richard picked up some more veggie plants -

Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05822874225969744249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545731.post-55056663048939354102009-05-25T12:58:00.001-05:002009-05-25T13:00:19.340-05:00

The local farmer's market in our town is held every Saturday morning from 7 - 12. Local farmers are out there with their goods that are in season. There are also people selling plants, homemade goodies, and woodwork.We popped over on Saturday and scored 2 huge tomatoes, 2 cucumbers, a sweet potatoe pie, 2 dwarf gardenia bushes and a cantelope. MMMMM It was all soo yummy. WAS? Yes, was. We love

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This morning was Breakfast Sunday - the rare occasion that we are all home (and probably the kids have company). Richard loves to cook. He loves to cook breakfast, and his scrambled eggs are THE best. Cooked with LOVE, as he calls it. This morning we decided to cook up some grub. Who could resist eggs from your own chickens, breakfast sausage, bacon, milk, and OJ? My kids like syrup on

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My mom and grandmother both had followup appointments on Tuesday. They are on the mend. They still need lots of rest and my mom has to have a followup CT scan of her sinuses to make sure she is improving. I do hope my mom has learned that rest and saying NO to people is okay. She often meets herself coming and going (read to say she does waaay too much).Last night I watched all my DVRd

Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05822874225969744249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545731.post-67993129455190197812009-05-12T09:00:00.001-05:002009-05-12T09:00:00.842-05:00

Thanks, Heather. I have been praying for you too :)Let's see. My 88-year-old grandmother has been with us since Wednesday after being released from the hospital. She is weak, as to be expected. A nurse comes two times a week to check her vitals and well being. She will also start checking her incision after the bandage comes off today. This gives me a huge relief. I'm afraid we will overlook

Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05822874225969744249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545731.post-75932097830951129562009-05-06T09:09:00.002-05:002009-05-06T09:16:42.671-05:00

You are taken care of when you are young. Then you care for yourself. Sometimes, you need others to care for you when you are older. It's a circle.My mom is a wonderful nurse. Not so much a good patient. She loves doting on people. Rarely does she rest or just relax. Which is what probably landed her in the hospital - too many irons in the fire.My grandmother is being released today. My

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My grandmother's surgery went well! She walks to the bathroom pulling her IV pole, gets in and out of bed (assisted), does her breathing exercises, eating, drinking, arm exercises...She looks amazing. My mom? Landed herself in the Emergency Room. She has pneumonia with a severe sinus infection and is on an IV. She has been admitted to the hospital, two floors up from my grandmother. Thanks

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Life has been really rough here lately. Lots of stress. Lots of strain. Tension is high.Today I am pausing. I am picking up my grandmother and taking her to my sisters house so we can visit. My sister's patio is complete and we want to see it. I'm sure we will spend a few hours giggling and sharing memories.Tomorrow my grandmother is having surgery because her cancer has returned.

Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05822874225969744249noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545731.post-57222583446440688892009-05-02T09:32:00.003-05:002009-05-02T09:34:18.728-05:00

Today is errand day! We always say we are gonna get a head start. Yeah, right. We'd like ONE day to at least sleep late. Home DepotLibraryWalmartLunchMallMarshallsHaircuts!

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This week has been super busy. Wait, it started gaining momentum LAST week and hasn't stopped.Menus this week have been using what we have on hand. Tonight is especially good, so I thought I would post. Baked chicken, steamed frozen green beans, homemade rice a roni, and cauliflower mashed potatoes YUM!Last night was fried egg sandwiches. Night before that was chocochip pancakes. It's time to

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The wedding was VERY nice. The bride was beautiful. The groom was handsome. The decorations, music, food, drinks, dancing, laughing, friends reconnecting... was wonderful! I saw people I had not seen in some time. I saw people I see every day cut loose and have some fun. I saw young and old coming together to celebrate and have fun. Today I'm tired. I rolled up last night after midnight

Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05822874225969744249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545731.post-33193536358311906462009-04-23T06:05:00.000-05:002009-04-23T06:05:00.480-05:00

Most of my friends are older than me. That's puts me about half-way between them and their kids. Their kids are really like my nieces and nephews. I am blessed to witness the wonderful relationships between mothers and daughters and sons. To see how important it is to have a good relationship. And to see the work it involves. It ain't easy. My friends are also able to comfort me as I go

Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05822874225969744249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545731.post-55682164621103886382009-04-22T06:01:00.000-05:002009-04-22T06:01:00.626-05:00

Wednesday's are what I call paper day. It's the day I pay bills, file things, toss papers, sort papers. Anything dealing with paper gets done on Wednesdays. When I say toss, I mean to toss in recycling bin.Paper can take over quickly. Here are some things that I try and do. I'm only human, but I give it my best shot.Open mail at desk and make two piles - keep and toss. Toss the extra papers

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I finally broke down and went to the grocery store on Saturday after not shopping in over 2+ weeks. It took Sarah and I over 2 hours, but we managed to restock the house and save some major cash using coupons! Kroger had some awesome sales. Gotta love it! Don't forget to to update your price book.Total rounded off - 315.00Using Kroger card 268.00After coupons! 230.00 for 85.00 in savings!

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Monday - Chicken strips, white gravy, kids pick veggieTuesday - porkupine meatballs in a tomato gravy, mashed potatoes, kids pick veggieWednesday - Chicken enchiladas; salad/slawThursday - Nacho casseroleFriday - Leftovers!Things run so much better when I plan ahead. Mondays and Thursdays are busy days at work. I usually plan leftovers or quick meals. I ask for input from the family as to what

Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05822874225969744249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545731.post-10723150474433111602009-04-19T06:10:00.000-05:002009-04-19T06:10:00.220-05:00

There has been much talk in the news about honey bees disappearing. Bees are very important for pollination. There are a lot of farmers around where I live - rice, beans and sugar cane. In the "off season" they use their pastures for grazing cattle. You can see the white bee hives they set out for the bees to occupy. When the crops are planted, this ensure pollination.Richard and I often run the

Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05822874225969744249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5545731.post-85553009979061162082009-04-18T06:05:00.000-05:002009-04-18T06:05:00.664-05:00

Have you planted anything yet? What did you plant? How is it doing?No room? No time? Do what we did!Here is my original post on bucket gardening. Check out the end of this post to see pictures one month apart.My plants are doing better than I expected. Have lots of clusters of flowers - which will eventually turn into tomatoes and bell peppers. It's neat to have them close by on the porch so I

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And the winner is:Melanie!Please leave your mailing address in the comments so I can get these out to you. Your address will not be published.Hope you enjoy!

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Blogging has opened up a whole new world for me. I now can connect to other people who have the same likes This includes COUPONS!Cheap by choice had a give away and... I won!I went thru the coupons and took the ones I wanted. I have a small stack left and want to pass those on to someone else. Diapers, gogurt, glade refills, glade starter, eggs, pledge, lady speed stick, scrubbing bubbles, skippy

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It's April 15th folks! Get that check in the mail, pronto.I normally do not wait this late to do taxes. I do not like that rushed feeling. I am also a perfectionist. Which means, if I cannot do it correctly I will not attempt it. That being said, hubby has to withhold his own taxes. HUH? I was totally in the dark. Thus the reason for being late.Our tax lady is fabulous at explaining

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I haved used the lotion all weekend. I am sold! I think I'll be making my own from here on out. This is the first lotion that I can apply twice a day on my elbows - morning and night - and it take care of the problem. I have extremely dry elbows. EXTREMELY. This stuff took care of that after 2 applications. The older I get the drier my skin seems to get. I slather myself up after the shower

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My mom called asking me to look on "The Internet" for a lotion recipe. Every recipe I found was not the one she was looking for - though I think she just forgot what was in her original recipe. Today she let me try hers. Hmm. It looked like it had separated, but wow it works. I read over and over again on the internet that everyone who made the lotion loved it. They all had dry skin. People, if

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While Richard is away, I try and leave him texts and voice mail so that when he gets in range for a signal he will be "greeted". Yes, I'm sappy. It works. He loves it. The boat that was expected to pick him up this morning run aground on shore and bent the propellors. Helicoptor to the rescue. 15 minutes versus 3 -4 hours! Who hooo. He said it was neat to see things from the sky. He's on

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It just never seems to stop around here. My husbands job is 24/7 and in a matter of minutes his destination can change. I'm running on fumes. A full-time job and hauling the kids around is wearing me down. I'll be glad for the break on Friday. Unfortunately, that means I have to work this weekend. Oh well.. it should be really slow!

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Have you ever heard of Stain Out? It's a grit cloth; like really stiff screen with some grit to it like sandpaper. I bought it at the grocery store near the mops and brooms. We have a lot of iron in our water. A LOT. Scale builds up quickly. Even though I do my Flylady Morning Routine of swish & swipe, that darn scale eventually starts creeping in. My toilet had lines where the water ran

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The first dip is my son's favorite. Thank's to Sheri, who taught me the secret to keeping to the cheese soft! The next dip is a new dip I found on the internet. I have a sneaky feeling I will be making LOTS of it from now on. ALL the teens gave them both thumbs up. They said the bean dip was actually better than the store bought stuff. wow! What I love most about making things homemade, you

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Something along these lines:Monday - Oven Toasted Sandwiches with the fixings - chipsTuesday - Roast, rice & gravy, carrotsWednesday - Homemade PizzaThursday - Leftovers!Friday - Lunch at my parents - fried fish and chips.

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My brother's family is leaving in the morning to go back to Georgia. The boys went to bed at.. ahh, 6am this morning? They had a good time, though. Today I made my CVS, Walgreens and Kroger run. I don't want to be running to the store Friday night trying to find Easter stuff. I do need to swing by Walgreens again and pick up something for my sister's kids; just a lil something for when we get

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It was Monday. And then I blinked. Now it's Saturday. Yikes.Last week was really hard. Rich was gone most of the week and all the kidlet running was left up to me. And it's a lot of running. My brother's family came in from Georgia. He had to stay behind for work. But it's been a blast to have my niece and nephews here! I was also off this weekend. That's been EXTRA helpful. The "girls"

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My husband and I are firm believers in Pay it Forward. We truly believe if you are able to help someone, then you should. It's that simple. Why wouldn't you??You can imagine how touched I was to open Jennifer's blog and find this. Thanks, Jennifer. I really enjoy reading your blog.

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