Archive | July, 2008

Home Again…

by on Jul 19, 2008 in news & giveaways

I am completely wiped out! We took a quick day and overnight trip to the beach, Thursday and Friday, to participate in a family reunion on my dad’s side. Once again, Karis decided not to sleep well, but all in all we had a wonderful time of fellowship with our family. Most of them are [...]

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Simplifying in the Bathroom

by on Jul 15, 2008 in frugal & simple, making a home, natural & green

On the counter: toothbrush holder, toothpaste dispenser, soap dispenser – that’s all! Welcome back for further simplifying tips for every room of your house…last week, we discussed the kitchen, and today, we enter the bathroom! Normally this room is piled high with various body, hair and facial products. I have been there! Items that just [...]

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Kombucha: Refreshing Summer Drink

by on Jul 14, 2008 in health & nutrition, recipes & kitchen tips

Thanks to my sweet SIL Autumn Edmonds for sharing this wonderful post on Kombucha for us! I just recently completed my first batch of the drink and we thoroughly enjoyed it. It is a wonderfully refreshing drink for summer especially! Pleasantly fizzy and sweet! Fermenting for seven days works great for us. As Autumn mentions [...]

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Camping & Menu Plan – July 14-20

by on Jul 14, 2008 in recipes & kitchen tips

Wow! We had a wild weekend at our church camp out. It was very fun and lively, full of fellowship, food, Frisbee, basketball, swimming, and the like, but we greatly lacked sleep! Saturday night Karis decided not to go to bed till 2:30am, and we tried everything! I felt so bad for our nearby campers. [...]

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Frugal Food Carnival: Dinners

by on Jul 10, 2008 in recipes & kitchen tips

I am always on the look out for good nutritious foods to add to our list, especially meatless to incorporate twice a week in our menu plan! I am excited to see Kimi & Stephanie leading the way in collecting recipes to share with others in the way of stretching the food budget and still [...]

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Thank you!

by on Jul 10, 2008 in news & giveaways

I want to express my appreciation for all my wonderful supportive readers and your lovely comments and congrats to our recent family news! It has meant so much to us, especially as I don’t even know many of you…what a special blessing! I will be sure to keep you posted as the pregnancy progresses…but for [...]

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Simplifying the Kitchen

by on Jul 08, 2008 in frugal & simple, making a home

While viewing a wedding registry awhile back, I was overwhelmed by the list of so titled “kitchen gadgets” that this couple had on their registry. It was six pages of gadgets! How many gadgets do you really need? The materialistic nature of our society is pulling us in the direction that we need every new [...]

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Baby Edmonds #2!

by on Jul 07, 2008 in news & giveaways

Drumroll please….well, you probably already figured it out…I kind of gave it away, I was just too excited..but yes, it is true. God is graciously blessing us with another gift of life, due to arrive, Lord willing, around the middle of March. Praise the Lord! Karis is calling all her friends to tell them the [...]

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Homemade Granola

by on Jul 07, 2008 in recipes & kitchen tips

How about some yummy nutritious granola for a nice quick breakfast (especially that Sunday morning rush)? Or top some fruit and yogurt with this delicious concoction! This is a simple recipe that includes the nutritional benefits of soaking the grains, if you so desire. It is quite delicious and actually rather simple to complete. I [...]

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Menu Plan – July 6-11

by on Jul 06, 2008 in recipes & kitchen tips

We had a wonderful 4th with family and friends and look forward to a church family campout this weekend! Monday Prep: soak pancakes for Tuesday, soak black beans for Tuesday Breakfast: Kefir Smoothie, raspberry muffin or bagel Lunch: leftover pizza, salad Dinner: D.C. Chicken Salad Tuesday Prep: cook black beans Breakfast: Pancakes, Oranges Lunch: Salmon [...]

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