From the monthly archives:

May 2011

5 Simple Ways To Bring Spring Into Your Kitchen

May 17, 2011

Spring inspires me. Doesn’t it inspire you? The new life, bright colors, and fresh breezes are like medicine to my soul after the dreariness of winter. Today I’m spotlighting “Bringing Spring into the Kitchen” because it’s a busy hub of action that sometimes gets overlooked when we decorate seasonally! Since I’ve been working to feed my family [...]

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Homemade Taco Seasoning

May 16, 2011

In our quest to get healthy, I’ve been cooking and baking much more at home. It’s such a joy to bless my family with healthy food. I think I might get addicted to healthful cooking! As y’all know, we love Mexican food. I frequently purchased Old El Paso taco seasoning mix because of it’s convenience [...]

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Our Mini-Vaca!

May 16, 2011

This past week, Ridley and I traveled with my hubs to Oak Ridge, Tennessee for his work training.  It was so nice to get away for a few days. We stayed at a fabulous DoubleTree Hotel where we were treated like royalty.  Ahhh! Ridley and I explored the town which we found is full of history.  Seriously, [...]

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A Thrifty Makeover

May 15, 2011

This past week we were in Oak Ridge, Tennessee where my husband had a work training class.  One day, Ridley and I popped into Goodwill and I found these things. I don’t know what they are, but I saw that they had potential, so I snagged them right then and there for $3 each.  They [...]

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10 Severe Weather Prep Tips

May 11, 2011

As y’all know, our state was devastated by tornadoes a couple of weeks ago. One thing I learned was how unprepared we were for living without electricity.  Wow. Talk about an eye-opening experience! This was our food/snack/diaper stash during the power outage. All the important stuff, you know. We are working on being much better prepared for [...]

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Kitchen Banquette Update

May 10, 2011

We are finally making a little progress on the kitchen banquette.  It’s been slow going over the last month or so. It seems like every single possible obstacle has gotten in the way of us getting this baby built! I am getting excited though because it should be built in the next week or so! [...]

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