The Hearth > Managing a Household
FRIDAY OCTOBER 18, 2013
Andrea G:
Good morning! Everyone is up so early this morning.
Bobbie, what an awesome blessing. It is so nice to have diced peppers ready to use in the freezer. I love hearing how God provides! :D
Cheryl, up at 4? I bet you'll get a lot done today. I should try that! :D
Alice, I will have to look up Ree's recipe. I never thought of toasting the buns, I bet we'd like sloppy joes much more that way. We don't have sloppy joes often, it's just not a favourite here. Thank you for sharing that.
Heather, six boys? How fun! That is so sweet that they are helping your neighbour.
Today I need to get busy and clean the kitchen. I think I say that every day, but it just keeps getting dirty. Must be all that food preparation. ::)
I also have laundry, of course. I would like to go to the grocery store and pick up a few things at some point. And I still have some tomatoes to work up, I will roast them if I have enough, and if not I will just freeze them.
Have a wonderful day, everyone! :)
Shelly:
Good morning!
We leave for IL tomorrow for 2 weeks, so I'm busy busy busy. I've got 2 more loads of laundry to do this morning and I need to get everything packed up and into the car. One of tires decided to blow out a couple days ago (thankfully NOT during the trip) and so we need to get it replaced today. We decided to go ahead and replace all 4. $800 I wasn't planning on spending! YIKES! At least these are fantastic tires and will be great in the snow in the mountains. Since the next elk hunt is in january, we figured it would be a good idea.
On my list today:
laundry
pack 2 suitcases
pay bills
get new tires
cut fleece for booster covers
pack pile of stuff into truck ;D
clean out fridge and wipe out
clean 3 litter boxes
wash cat fountain
and probably more...
No idea what dinner will be yet, probably last of the leftovers
MoWin:
Good morning,
It is cool this morning. We had 39* when I got up. This is another slow struggle day for me. I decided to quit using Bailey coffee creamer in my coffee. Tried with half and half and liquid stevia. Ehhh, decided I didn't really like taste of the coffee. ??? So I guess I have been drinking it just for the creamer. And at 12 carbs and 80 calories for 2 tablespoons a day.....well, it adds up. So I am trying to quit the coffee and just stick with green tea. I do enjoy that and don't even add a sweetener. ;) Ok, this is day 3. So far no headache. :P I have noticed I am really sleepy, though. When I cut down or try to quit using caffeine, I get really sleepy. I will just struggle with this for the time being. I think switching to green tea is the right choice for me. If I can get through 2 weeks without coffee, I will take the coffee pot off my counter and have some free space. ;D
Been rethinking the 'not making anything else for the grandkids speech. ::) I figured I would when the time to make stuff got here. :-[ Anyway, looks like I will be almost doubling the grandkids. Jonny's Kim has 4 kids, so I guess I now have 9 instead of 5 grandkids to provide for. LOL Kevin's job has cut out all overtime, but at least his time hasn't bee cut. :) That does mean that we will have very little extra money for Christmas this year. So, whether they like it or not, they will all be getting gifts made from things I already have on hand. I will have 5 girls and 4 boys to make stuff for. I thought about crocheting scarves for all of them. Asked Haze for her honest opinion. She said she doubted her kids would ever use them. They are definitely not country kids. :( I loved a homemade scarf when I was a girl. I wore what my grandma made for me every day to school, but I am getting off the subject. :-X Haze suggested a little purse for Izzie. Ok, with 5 girls and lots of fabric, that sounds like a plan. ;) Now for the 4 boys (who all love electronic gadgets, by the way) I am thinking about kind of a messenger bag with a long strap for them to carry their gameboys, Kindles, whatever. I would make them out of denim and possible sew their name or initials on them. What do you think? Do you think boys from 6-11 would like these?
Well, just watched a program on knitting and crocheting on PBS. Now I'm in the mood for working with yarn. LOL I need to get Kevin around for work, so talk to you later. You all have a great day.
Blessings,
Winona
Alice:
Hi Winona,
You're in a tough spot with the ages of the kids right now. Just do what you have to and I like your idea! As for doubling grandkids--they still belong so I'm glad to hear they get to participate in the family Christmas! Kudos to you for making such lovely things for them. I only wish I knew how to knit, sew, crochet. I have read instructions and I just don't get all the abbreviations. Here's an example:
Cast on 3 stitches (needle size 5.5 mm).
Row 1: Knit in front and back, K1, Knit in front and back (5 st)
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: K1, Knit in front and back, K till last 2 stitches, Knit in
front and back, K1
Row 4: Knit
Repeat row 3 and 4 till you have 31 stitches.
Knit
Whoa! "knit in front and back" wow that blows me away--have no idea what that means. Anyway, I won't be knitting that's for sure!
I'm sticking to my original plan of no presents to my kids (I have no grands nor others little kids in my life). The big reason is we pay big bucks in college tuition so that is still their gift. I honestly don't think they care either--meaning that they know they are getting the biggest gift of all--their education!
Alice
hen41500:
Winona,
I agree with the creamer issue. When I am needing a switch up, I use coconut milk from the can. It certainly isn't Baileys or the like but it does make the coffee creamy and rich tasting I think. And, as an added bonus, if you don't really care for the taste is was only around 89 cents for the can ;)
~Heather~
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