Closing this blog.

I have decided to close down this blog.

I have a new one that I am starting to post on, since I feel that "One Frugal Mom" is not fully who I am anymore. I am still a mom, and I am still frugal, but I want more than that to represent me. :-)

Here is my new one: Country Tea

I hope you stop by and visit.

Five days into February already????

Time is just speeding by without me realizing it!

School is going smoothly. I hope (and pray) it stays that way! Work is also going smoothly. Getting better at juggling everything.

Using that slow cookers ALOT! LOL I am still always looking for new things to put in them...so if anyone has any suggestions, bring them on! :-D

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Seeing if this app works.


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School closed again tomorrow.

Well, I have another day off this week. Only worked on Tuesday. Snow days can be fun and very productive.

I have almost all my own school work done for the week. I plan to put some beans out to soak so that I can get them canned tomorrow.

Tonight is chicken and dumplings and tomorrow will be ??? I will wing it. LOL

Hopefully we will have some school next week. :-)

Busy, busy, busy

Hello everyone!

College classes have started back up and I am SO busy!

With home, work, and classes, I don't have much time to post like I would like.

Trying to keep the budgets under control without scrimping on nutrition!

I hope everyone is doing fine!

Snow day

School was cancelled today due to inclement weather. We did not get alot of snow, but there was ice below the dusting of snow.

DS11 is out shoveling the drive of our neighbors. Gotta love that kid!

I will get dinner in the crockpot and work on dishes. Then some laundry and just some relax time today.

Grocery Budget so far.....

Okay... I have spent roughly $115.00 this month. (I have the exact figure somewhere, I need to find my notebook)

I feel confident that I will make my goal this month. I hope to find some good meat deals this weekend. If not, I will hit Wegman's for chicken and ground beef, since they have the cheapest non-sale prices for those items.

Getting back into keeping the grocery budget tamed!

I am back to challenging myself to keep my grocery budget restrained. I will admit that I have not been doing so hot the last couple of months. It all comes down to laziness!

I make excuses, but there really is none!

I want to keep it below $300 for the month. Should be doable.

Have a great day!

Canning

Yesterday I put away over 2 dozen pints of home made turkey broth. It is a wonderful thought to know that when I make soup or anything else that requires broth, I can go to my pantry and get out a jar or two.

I know what's in it, and I did not have to pay money for it at the store! I consider it "free" because I counted the cost towards the meal the turkey was served at, and I have used my jars enough that I no longer consider the cost on them.

Technically, I should count the cost of the lid, since they are not reusable, so...maybe 10 cents a jar. Still alot better than what the cost is at the store!

I need to do a search on those tattler lids I have seen online. I wonder if they really live up to their claims.....hmmmm

This is wonderful!

Got this in an e-mail today:

After being interviewed by the school administration, the prospective teacher said:

'Let me see if I've got this right.

'You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love for learning.

'You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, wage war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, and raise their sense of self esteem and personal pride.

'You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to register to vote, balance a checkbook, and apply for a job.

'You want me to check their heads for lice, recognize signs of antisocial behavior, and make sure that they all pass the final exams.

'You also want me to provide them with an equal education regardless of their
handicaps, and communicate regularly with their parents in English, Spanish or any other language, by letter, telephone, newsletter, and report card

'You want me to do all this with a piece of chalk, a blackboard,a bulletin board, a few books, a big smile, and a starting salary that qualifies me for food stamps.

'You want me to do all this and then you tell me. . . I CAN'T PRAY?

Menu for the week--12-27 to 01-01-11

Monday: Jam Chicken over rice

Tuesday: Baked Burritos

Wednesday: Corned Beef and Cabbage

Thursday: Leftovers

Friday: Restuarant. It's our anniversary!

Saturday: Standing rib roast, rolls and veggies.

Life keeps on going....

Well, she made her choice and it's to no longer live here. She is also saying that she is going to "get rid" of this pregnancy. This saddens us so, but she is an adult and feels that she can do what she wants. My heart breaks for her and her baby, but all I can do is pray.

Now we have to deal with explaining to I and A about her decision. Major prayerful consideration going into those future discussion. I just know that this will change the way they see their sister. (Another way that she will have a lifelong after affect of her decision!)

Well.... I had hoped to not have to make a post like this, but life happens and all we can do sometimes is do the best we can and pray!

Canning, canning, canning....

I am getting into the habit of canning in small batches a couple times a week.

In the past week I was able to can 7 quarts of kidney beans and I just put up 9 pints of chicken broth.

I also have a recipe for canning a "soup starter." I found it on this blog; Creative Chicks Soup starter.

I will post about it after I try it.

Like is never boring!

Goodness alot has happened since I last posted.

I have been accepted to Liberty, so I am getting all my financial stuff taken care of, so I can start in January.

Oh....also found out we are going to be grandparents! Of course, not the one that is in a committed relationship, but the other daughter. We are trying to encourage her to live here with us, but she is not sure. I don't see it as a hard decision; secure place to live, no worries about food, and people that will help her take care of the baby....compared to relying on "friends" for a place to live, no job so must rely on the government or friends for food and no help with the baby. To me there is not much to have to "think" about. Oh well, she will do what she wants and everyone else (including her unborn baby) be d*mned! (yes, small vent there)

Work is going good. Life is good, even if stressful. I am blessed in many, many ways!

Took the next big step in my journey to teach!

I applied to Liberty University Online yesterday! If all goes well, I will be starting with them in January.

Other than that, not much is going on. We (the kids and I) had the day off today, but I don't feel like I got much accomplished. :-( I worked on laundry, folded some laundry, did dishes, took to online quizzes, got two new tires on the car and now have brownies baking. I guess I did get some stuff done today after all. LOL

I have re-committed to my weightloss journey. I can not get to the local WW meetings, but I know the program and I have a really good online support group available, so I should be able to do this. I will update on my weightloss blog.

I need to get a menu written. Kinda late, but better late, than not at all. :-)

Monday morning check-in

It's November 1st. Wow.... 2010 is flying by.

Not much has gone on since my last post. Working, school and homelife going along fine. Going to get some beans soaking today so that I can can them tomorrow.

I plan to start canning at least one batch of something each week. Working full time takes away time in the kitchen, but I will work it in when I can. (no pun intended. LOL)

Post again soon......

Musing about my online "life"

I have come to the coclusion that I am on too many message boards. I do not post regularly on most of them, but they take up too much of my time.

I am going to close out the accounts that I can and just delete the links on my computers to the others and hopefully my account will be deleted for being inactive after awhile. I hate to do this, but the part of me that likes to lurk and be "nosey" is just too strong and taking away too much time for other things.

I am not going to list the boards here, but if I stopped coming to one that you are a regular, please do not take it personally.

Have a great weekend!

Big week last week!

I have a new neice! She was born October 19th, 2010. 6 lbs. 12 oz. 19 1/2 inches long!

Her daddy (my BIL) received his operational wings on the 22nd of that week!

The new little family is doing great!

Worst Blogger Award!

Sorry readers (if there are any!) but life has been busy and my online life is what has taken a move to the back seat!

I am now working full time as an Instructional Assistent in Special Education at my daughter's elementary school. I love it!

I am also still going to college to finish up my final semester at the Community college before transferring to a University to finish my teaching degree.

Besides those two, I am also still a wife and mother, which is a full job in itself!

I am still trying to live as frugal as possible and hope to post about some of the ways I am doing that while working full time.

Have a great Thursday!

I lost a very special family friend yesterday.

I have known her since I was about 4 1/2 years old! I grew up at her home almost as much as I was at my own at times.

Cancer! It is a cruel, cruel manifestation of all that has gone wrong in this world since Adam and Eve fail from perfection! I don't beleive there is a person on this earth that has not been affected by this dreadful disease.

Sleep now, Linda. We will see you again in the New System, where cancer will be a thing of the past; just like all other illnesses and even death!

:-(