crockpot | Recipe

Happy Easter!

If, from this lack of content, you have concluded that I must be at the cabin for Easter, you would be right!  If not, because you don’t know me that well yet, that’s ok too!  You will come to find we spend a lot of time here and I’m going to have to learn the […]

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Coupon | deals | dollar store

Brand name make-up FREE!

Coupons at the dollar store – yes please! Even if you roll your eyes at extreme couponers, I think everyone can appreciate these deals. This is what I picked up at The Dollar Tree today.  With the coupons I had they were free!  All I paid was the tax. Look a bit closer.  That is […]

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Easter | Lunches

Easter lunches!

So excited about these! I made two lunches during the small kiddo’s nap time – I can’t believe they both stayed asleep at the same time!  I think these were some of the most fun I’ve done. Easter Basket Lunch! When she opens the lid, this is what she’ll find. A bunny telling her to […]

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Great stuff | onions

Sad little onions – update

I was so excited about growing my onions, but those are done for! I’m not completely discouraged.  I learned another lesson and I’m going to try again. I’m pretty sure my problem was that I cut them too low the last time. I took some kitchen scissors to the whole bunch and they were all […]

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Lunch | Lunches | sandwich-free lunch

Bunny Lunch

I’ve been trying to make my step-daughter’s lunches fun for a while now, both for her and for myself so I enjoy the task more. I’m a little proud of this one! I wanted to do something other than a sandwich. I decided to go with a piece of cheese and a piece of salami. […]

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Homemade | laundry | laundry soap

Homemade Laundry Soap

I finally did it! I’ve been talking about it for months and I finally made my laundry soap! After looking at many recipes, I went with this one. I like that it is a dry detergent, and I didn’t have to deal with boiling a huge batch and the mess of it all. The recipe:I […]

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