From the monthly archives:

January 2010

A Whole New Site

January 30, 2010

I’m very excited to say that I have officially switched over to the dark side to WordPress! This has been something that I’ve thought about for many, many months now. I finally took the plunge. With my switch came a whole new look, which I’m also very, very excited about! Joy, from FiveJ’s Design, did [...]

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Tank Birthday Cake Tutorial

January 28, 2010

For my oldest’s 7th birthday he wanted to go with an Army theme and have a tank birthday cake. I must admit, at first I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to do to pull it all off. However, in the end, it turned out just perfect and was fairly easy to do. For [...]

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Boredom Buster

January 27, 2010

A few months back we decided to cut some of our costs, and cancel our satelitte dish. At first it was a bit of an adjustment for the kids, but they’ve not looked back. After noticing how easy of a transition it was, we’ve slowly cut almost all of our television viewing out. Instead of [...]

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Have You Thanked Him?

January 25, 2010

Today I was in a mad dash to whip my house into shape. Someone was on their way to our home to look it over with a fine tooth comb. Many things hinge on their visit, and it was very important to me that my house be perfect. In the middle of my frantic cleaning, [...]

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Cheddar Bay Biscuits

January 25, 2010

If you are looking for the perfect, not just a run-of-the-mill biscuit for dinner, look no further. These biscuits are so flavorful and compliment various dishes, including soups, stews and the every day dinner. Cheddar Bay Biscuits are buttery and cheesy with a hint of garlic. Yum! Cheddar Bay Biscuits 2 ½ cups Bisquick (I [...]

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Menu Plan Week of Jan 24th-30th

January 24, 2010

I’m finally to the point in this pregnancy where both my energy and appetite have returned. Definitely makes it easier to come up with a menu plan! Sunday: Breakfast: Cereal Dinner: Pork Roast.($2) Roasted Potatoes.($1) Roasted Veggies.(.75) Cheddar Biscuits (recipe coming soon!) ($1) ($4.75)(5 servings=.95/ea) Monday: Breakfast: Oatmeal Dinner: Chicken Noodle Soup. ($3.50)(8 servings=.44/ea) Tuesday: [...]

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Headed to Nashville!

January 19, 2010

I still can’t believe it’s actually happening! I’m headed to Nashville in 2.5 weeks to attend my first ever blogging conference, Blissdom. Ah! I’m SO excited. And nervous. What does a pregnant woman wear in front of 500 other women?! Thankfully, MomsTravelTales is heading up a linky for all of us to show what we [...]

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Easy Meatball Recipe

January 19, 2010

My family loves meatballs, however I forget about how easy and versatile they are. As part of our New Year’s Eve snacks, I made meatballs with a homemade barbeque-like sauce. We devoured them! Not only do we like them by themselves, but we also like to serve them on french bread baguettes, as a pizza [...]

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