April 2011

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April 29, 2011

My friend Connie from Smockity Frocks {and also one of my partners in the Frugal Gardening 101 Series} wrote How to Survive a Layoff, after her husband unexpectedly lost his job. Even if you aren’t in that exact situation, her post has many great tips to deal with these tough economic times. This time of [...]

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Frugal Gardening 101:: Growing Herbs

April 26, 2011

Not a whole lot of action has happened in our garden this past week. But I must say that that is better than what I was expecting to see. I fully intended to see all my hard work washed away after receiving over 16 inches of rain in about a 3 day span! Thankfully, everything [...]

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Our Crazy Chaos

April 25, 2011

Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter Weekend! We decided to make it a long weekend and enjoy every moment we could with family and friends. Friday morning we headed off to the hometown to spend the day with my mom. We got less than a half mile from the house when we had an encounter [...]

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Frugal Gardening 101:: How to Improve Soil

April 19, 2011

Southern Missouri is known for it’s soil. Yet, not in a good way! Instead of our soil being black, we’ve got maybe 6 inches worth of rock-filled dirt on top of endless red clay. It’s known, but not for what it can grow! So, how does one go about improving their soil without having truckloads [...]

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Building a Potting Table

April 19, 2011

Looking to add a usable work surface to your garden this year? Look no farther than your local thrift store, or Habitat for Humanity ReStore. The last few years, as we’ve ventured into using heirloom seeds to grow our vegetables, using a greenhouse, and growing a large garden. I’ve found with doing these things, there was [...]

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Shrimp Cocktail Dip

April 18, 2011

As a teenager, I used to have parties at my home all the time. My parents loved that our house was the hangout spot, and to keep it that way, they made sure we had plenty to snack on. This easy shrimp cocktail dip was a regular at those parties, and is still requested by [...]

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The Beginning: Truth Hurts

April 13, 2011

I never intended to take such a long hiatus from Nicholas’ Story. Life, and well, emotions got in the way. I cannot thank you all enough for the very kind, and encouraging words you’ve said through the journey of telling his story…and your patience waiting to hear the ending. I never realized when I began [...]

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Frugal Gardening 101: Progress is Slow

April 12, 2011

The Busy Mom’s Guide, indeed! While we are seeing a lot of progress in our garden this year, it isn’t all due to growing plants. As a matter of fact, progress is rather slow in that area! This year marks the 5th year, I believe, that we’ve had the garden in it’s current location. And [...]

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Game Night Coupons!

April 11, 2011

Quite frequently we’ll decide {either the adults, or the little ones that reside here } that the television needs to remain off, and instead we need to play games together as a family. It always ends up being a fun time, and generally a late night, as the hour hand just speeds away and no [...]

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