Wordless Wednesday: Anniversary Foods
Posted in Homemaking, and Photography
Month: May 2013
My New Dehydrator
Posted in Homemaking, and Homesteading
I was so excited when I was finally able to order a dehydrator as it’s something that I’ve been wanting for several years. Thanks to saving up Amazon gift cards (some from my Swagbucks* search as well as some that I’ve received for special occasions), I ordered the dehydrator a little over a week ago. Now, I could dehydrate the food that we couldn’t get to before it went bad. Yes, freezing works well for many foods, but the idea of being able to store food without the freezer and in a smaller space was definitely a draw for me.…
You… Complete Me
Posted in Family
As we celebrate 16 years of marriage, I am so grateful that D is finally on the mend. Oh, he still has issues with his back and knees, but he’s able to do most things even if it’s on a smaller scale than prior to all of the health issues. It’s funny how I, to some extent, took for granted that he could do pretty much anything. If I needed him to move something or build something, he’d do it. (It didn’t always happen right away, but it got done.) Going through the health issues made me more grateful for…
The last couple of weeks we’ve been finding ourselves struggling to keep track of what day it is. Changes in our schedules have just thrown us for a loop. Munchkin’s TaeKwonDo has switched from Monday, Wednesday, Friday to Tuesday, Thursday, Friday which has definitely caused a bit of confusion as we adjust to it. Our Azure Standard delivery switched from Thursday to Wednesday this month. (It’s been on Thursday for as long as I’ve been ordering.) I kept thinking it was Thursday all day yesterday. We’re trying to nail down our packout and moving date, but D has been so…
Review: Blood and Bone by Don Hoesel
Posted in Reviews
Blood and Bone Book Description: A decade after Serpent of Moses, Jack is married to Espy and back teaching at Evanston University. They have two sons, one of whom has cystic fibrosis. Despite this challenge, life is comfortable. But that all changes when the CIA, while combing through the papers of the late Gordon Reese, uncovers the secret of Elisha’s bones. Jack’s world is then turned upside down by an urgent call from his old friend Duckey, who’s been alerted to the CIA’s probing by one of his former contacts. Jack and his family escape from their home just ahead…