——– Today we only did a couple hours of school: Bible, history reading, journaling, and grammar. Then we got down to the real order of business for the day: clothes-sorting for fall! For quite a few hours today, 6 kids had ALL their clothes spread all over the floors of three...
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It’s midnight and I’m fading fast, so I’m just going to share today’s meals and encourage you to head over to last week’s linky, if you haven’t already, to see how other folks are doing with the $75/week challenge. And check back soon — I’ve got some book reviews that I am...
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Saturday morning John and I went to the store and spent $56, which means we have $31 left for the next 10 days. Slim, maybe, but we still have a lot of food, especially considering canned goods and garden. I’m really optimistic we’ll make it without going over our $300 budget. In...
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A reader told me about a series of youtube videos featuring a woman in her 90’s who cooks depression-era food. If you enjoy this one, be sure to go to youtube and look for more of her videos. ——————– MEALS TODAY Breakfast: Pancakes, grapes, OJ Lunch: Canned salmon in cream sauce over rice, with carrot sticks,...
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Half way through the month– hooray!  I did end up going to the store today, and got most of the odds and ends I mentioned yesterday.  I spent $14, so that brings my total for the month to $202. Am feeling more optimistic about making it to the end of the month under budget...
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I am an utter limp noodle this evening. Of course I did tug a bunch of kids through the school day, made 8 pints of pumpkin butter, canned 13 quarts of tomatoes, and cooked 2 meals. So maybe I have a reason to be tired. But this is an unnatural...
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Ever wonder what you are actually paying for ‘time-savers’? Here’s a great article about the cost of convenience. ======= I suppose that all year long we are the recipients of little ‘windfalls’ that meet our needs in unexpected ways. But I notice those blessings more when they come during a month in which...
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When I went to the grocery store yesterday, which ONE item did I buy? The first person to guess correctly gets a signed copy of my book Family Feasts for $75 a Week. Ready, set, guess!
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Today we celebrated my daughter’s 14th birthday. The company was excellent: grownups chatted and kids raced all over outside and in, playing capture the flag and half a dozen other things. The coffee cake turned out delicious. And the game of Signs at the tail end of the party was fun...
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