Menu Plan / Baking Day

M: Ham & Cheese Macaroni Bake T: Homemade Chicken Patty Sandwiches + Ranch rice W: Beef Tacos R: Pork Loin Cutlets + Roasted Potato Wedges F: Pizza + breadsticks S: Leftover Buffet S: Potluck – take dish! All meals include salad for me, a veggie or two for Kent, and usually a little fruit or […]

Money Story Update

I updated Our Money Story just now.  Check it out if you’re new here or have been following our progress.  We’re not quite debt free except the mortgage yet but we’re definitely on the right track. Goal:  debt free except the mortgage by the end of 2012! As it says in my little disclaimer at […]

First Garden Picture and 2011 Archives

I updated the “Garden” page and hope/plan to do a better job keeping it updated this year.  So far I’ve started 3 flats of tomatoes in the house and planted peas in the garden.  I’ve copied and pasted all the old information from the 2011 Garden page here to archive it. Here’s the garden as […]

It All Starts With A Butter Knife

So… last week I asked my dear husband to haul our dishwasher out to the road.  He obliged.  I’m pretty sure someone took it before the garage men came. It wasn’t broken.  Okay, it did have a hiccup where it didn’t always run water when the element got hot so I only used it when […]

Spring Tree Sale Order

For reference, and because tomorrow is the last day so if you’re local you might want to order! Access it at tuscolacd.com. Tuscola Conservation District Spring Tree Sale Order: Concord Seedless Grapes – 5 Fameuse (Snowapple) Apple Tree – 1 Granny Smith Apple Tree – 1 Rubel Blueberry – 5 Heritage Everbearing Red Raspberry – […]