The other day I was planning on burgers for lunch, but I was out of hamburger buns and wanted to save a trip to the store. I decided to give homemade buns a try. The following recipe is loosely based on one from Recipezaar. These buns rose nice and fluffy, and gave our regular...
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The winner of the cookware giveaway, according to random.org is Diana Campbell, commenter #211. Thanks to everyone who entered and shared the favorite part of your Thanksgiving. (Incidentally, if anyone could tell me how to add comment numbers to a wordpress template, I would be forever grateful. Seems this new template doesn’t include comment...
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I find it a tad bit hard to blog about Christmas ideas for kids without giving away what I am doing for my kids. So this post will be a mish mash of things that have been sent to me to review, things that my kids are requesting, things that I have stumbled across...
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We will remember, we will remember We will remember the works of Your hands We will stop and give you praise For great is Thy faithfulness ——- I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old. Psalm 77:11-12 ——- (video below)
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Yesterday I got up at the insane hour of 3:45 AM to hit some early sales. Eldest and I were in and out of Target by 5:30 AM– pretty good shopping there. Next we hit Shopko, Home Depot, and JCPenneys. We fit in a stop at Moxie Java too. A productive morning and one...
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Come, ye thankful people, come, Raise the song of harvest home; All is safely gathered in, Ere the winter storms begin. God our Maker doth provide For our wants to be supplied; Come to God’s own temple, come, Raise the song of harvest home. (More pictures below. Click to enlarge. Family Photo by Israel...
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This week I have a great giveaway! This Emerilware Stainless 4-Quart Sauce Pan was given to me by CSN stores. It is sturdy and feels very high quality. The Emeril line of cookware is made by All-Clad. It is not QUITE as heavy feeling as my beloved All Clad stock pot, but pretty darned...
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5 year old comes to me, wailing, limping. She sits down before me with brimming eyes, holding out a leg to me. Same leg she cried over two days ago, hurting then with something mysterious, unseeable to my eye or my inquiring fingertips. Today again, same leg offered. “It hurts from here up to...
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OK, here’s an utterly ridiculous story for you. Since my husband insists on growing dozens of pumpkins in his huge garden, for years I’ve considered it my patriotic duty to make pumpkin pie from the actual pumpkin. A long process, but one I took pride in mastering. Last week my mom asked me to...
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Here are the winners of the book Counsel From The Cross, according to Random.org: #19- Terri #22- Ellen #53- Kristen Congrats, ladies! Contact me with your snail mail addresses and I will head the books your way. Later this week I have another giveaway planned- something fun and kitchen related! And in December, I...
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