October 7, 2008 at 6:34 (Gratituesday)
When we first bought our house I was at church telling some people what our plans were. You know, what colors we were going to paint and what we were going to use the other 3 bedrooms for. I was explaining that the large room over the garage was going to be an office/craft room. The only problem is that I didn’t have any tables or shelving units or anything. I had been pricing out fold up tables that I could get, they were all at least $45.00. We didn’t have the extra money to spend on those right now, so I would have to make do with what I had. There are 2 closets in the room and I was planning on using one of them to store my craft items. A lady named Barbara was near and could hear part of our conversation. That night she contacted me and asked if I would be able to use some craft tables? She had two. One was a sewing table that holds a sewing machine and a serger. The other is a long fold out table. She had one listed on Craigslist and the other she was going to put in their community garage sale the following weekend. She said if I could use them, she would rather just GIVE them to me, than sell them to someone else. Praise God! For those of you who do any sorta of crafting, you know how how nice it is to have a good work space. I couldn’t believe it. Of course I told her that I would be happy to take them off her hands. 
What a huge blessing. When she brought the tables over last night you could tell how excited she was to have found a young person who loves crafts. She got these tables when she was around my age (22) so there are alot of memories that came with these tables. I am so thankful to have received these from Barbara. I better get crafting now!
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October 6, 2008 at 6:34 (From the Kitchen)
This soup is delicious! I love meatballs and pasta, this is a great way to have both and it not feel too heavy in your stomach! Light, simple, and tasty! Enjoy!
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
- 1/2 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, grated or finely chopped
- 1 quart chicken broth
- 1/2 pound ground chicken or turkey breast
- 3 tablespoons Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
- 3 tablespoons breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 clove garlic, grated
- 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup orzo pasta
Preparation
Heat the EVOO over medium heat in a medium pot. Sauté the onion and carrot for five minutes, then add the broth and bring up to a boil.
Mix the meat with cheese, breadcrumbs, egg, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper. Mix, and if the mixture is too moist, add a few more breadcrumbs.
When the soup comes to a boil, roll and drop 1-inch meatballs into the broth. Stir in the orzo and cook for five minutes. The pasta will not be done but it will continue to cook. Ladle into thermoses.
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October 6, 2008 at 6:34 (From the Kitchen, Frugal Frenzy, Natural Household Cleaners, Simple Living)
Do you have a cleaning product that you just absolutely love? Mine is the swiffer line. They are so so easy to use and work great. After a meal or just in the middle of the day, I can pull it out and start cleaning my floors. They look like I got on my hands and knees and had been srubbing for days. Well maybe not, but they do look good. The down side of using the Swiffer and the Swiffer Wet Jet is that you have to buy refills, which I don’t like so much. A box of refills can cost as much as $8.00 some times more. That is only for the dry ones, then you have to pay for the Wet Jet refills. Not only are they expensive but they are wasteful, just like paper towels.
The solution?…
You got it! A plain white t-shirt. (or any color!) How does it work? Well, it is simple. Just take some old t-shirts and cut them the same size as a swiffer refill cloth. Keep them in a drawer or a container in the laundry room or wherever, and when you need to clean up your floors quickly, just pull out a t shirt rag, insert it onto the pole thingy and swiffer away! You can use this method for both the wet and dry swiffer. I also made up a cleaning solution so that I don’t have to buy the refill cleaner for the wet jet. When I am done with the rag I place it in an empty yogurt container with the lid snapped on until laundry day. I hope this works for you! Happy Cleaning!
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It was a sad trip to the store. The past 4 weeks I have spent less than $40.00 for food for the week. I was doing great. This week however was the week that we ran out of everything else we need. Toilet paper, deoderant, soap, mouth wash, dish soap, etc. We usually go out to eat after church on sundays but we had a tailgate party in the parking lot.
