Today interspersed with math and history and reading and handwriting, we picked a few dozen pumpkins, tried our hand at toasting sunflower seeds, canned a few more tomatoes, and picked the last raspberries (only a few of which made it indoors).
MEALS TODAY
Breakfast: Granola and milk
Lunch: Leftover lentils, chicken soup, and sliced tomatoes
Dinner: half...
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Our 9 hens are laying about 3 eggs a day so far. They’re young so they’re not in full swing yet, and I’m sure that figuring the per-egg cost would be distressing at this point. But we should be getting more eggs soon. Even now our 4 year old is...
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We had a great weekend, hanging out in the mountains with most of our kids, including our married daughter and her husband. I’m tired tonight, but wanted to get the three days of menus written out while I still have them in my head. And remember– in the morning I will be...
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Today was a record breaking day in the canning department: 41 quarts of tomatoes and 15 pints of salsa. We’ve never done that much in one day. We started at 9:30, and most of us worked almost all day. The kids escaped at 6 to go play soccer, but I...
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I got a big ol’ comment written on the previous post in response to some questions and realized maybe it warranted a post of its own.
First of all absolutely, yes, I’m planning to post some of the recipes not in my book as I mention them. Although the majority of my favorites...
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Today was the best day of home-school so far this week. We’re getting a bit more used to getting up earlier. We’ve fine-tuned our school/chore charts so that they’re working...
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We started school again this week, which is leaving me with about one brain cell’s worth of energy...
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In previous years I’ve done a big shop the day before the beginning of the spending challenge and counted it as the previous month’s budget. This time I did a medium shop and since we didn’t actually eat any of the food I bought til September, I decided to count it in the...
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My goal was simple: to spend no more than $100 at the fair for all 11 of us. Except I wanted the whole enchilada: admission, rides, and food. Could it be done?
First expense: Admission
We have 6 adults, 4 kids, and 1 free preschooler. (Letting preschoolers in free is strategic, I...
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