The tail end of summer is roaring past me at ridiculous speed. We opted to skip the ‘big’ fair this year– it costs so much!– but had a great time going to a church carnival on Saturday. They had 50-cent hot dogs, corn dogs, burgers, ice cream, snow cones and cotton candy, if you...
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OK, I am venturing into unfamiliar territory– gearing up to HAVE a yard sale this weekend instead of my usual yard sale shopping. Things I’m aiming to do: Make good signs and place them at key intersections within a mile or so. Label prices clearly. Keep prices affordable  (I’m pricing my clothes at 50...
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(Gluten free) Preparation Time: 30-40 minutesServes 6 1 large sweet potato, cubed 3 cups water Bring water to boil in a large pot. Peel and cube sweet potato, adding to the water once it comes to boil. When water returns to a boil, turn heat down to medium, and let potatoes simmer for 10-15...
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This morning we headed out the the garden to see what was going on: apparently a lot more than I realized.  We spent probably an hour picking, and then came back into the house to do something with all of our bounty. First on the agenda was sweet relish.  The kids diced about a...
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For the past two evenings John and I have had time to ourselves, thanks to vacation Bible school and the fact that the only solitary thing I was asked to do for it this year was to bring a few pounds of grapes.    (Hip hip hooray!  And thank you to all the wonderful teachers,...
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When John and I first got married, we were in school and very broke.  We’d walk to the store two blocks away, get cash with our bank card, and come back with as much food as we happened to have money for at the time.  We never came close to starving, but when the...
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I decided quite awhile ago that couponing does not work for me.  Well, in tiny amounts it is fine.  I probably use a coupon every other month, for a grand total savings of  perhaps $10 a year.  But serious couponing, with the binder and the circular-sawingcutting and the combining sales and rebates and coupons?...
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For awhile my hubby and I got in the habit of going to a nice restaurant each time we had a date.  Fun.  But twice a month at $40-50 a meal is pretty darned expensive.  We’ve decided to challenge ourselves to see how often we can stick within a $10 budget and still have...
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All those yard sale goodies?  $13.20.   Which means the closest guess was from Kelli C. of BusyBusyMommy.  I lucked out at several different sales.  First was a church yard sale.   At church sales, you’ve got to be willing to really dig, because there tends to be a lot of old stuff.  However, the prices are...
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