“reuse” your Thanksgiving Turkey for 2 more meals!
The frugal side of me loves to “remake” and “reuse” meals. I love to take leftovers or extras and make new meals out of them so that nothing goes to waste and we don’t get tired of eating the same thing over and over…
Homemade Breakfast Pizza (For you not so morning people)
I am NOT a morning person. I’m not mean or cranky, I just don’t want to talk or think, first thing in the morning. I’m also not one of those people who can jump out of bed and start the day. It’s more of…
Ribbons, Rides, and Rednecks-It’s Fair Season!
It’s fair season and it’s safe to say our redneck family loves a good fair. My husband goes for the turkey legs, the kids go for the pig races, and I go for the crafts and livestock. It’s an eclectic mix of agriculture, art…
Any Kind of Cobbler
We are a family of fruit lovers! We especially love to pick our own, and spend lots of our time in the Spring/Summer doing just that! We started this tradition so my daughter could make homemade jam for a little extra money at our…
Oh, you are one of “those” people…why we chose homeschooling for our family.
We will soon be starting our 7th year of homeschool. Sometimes it’s crazy to say that out loud, considering we never intended to. We didn’t set out to be a homeschool family. I mean, they are all unsocial, awkward, weirdos, right? That’s what I…
Pumpkin Muffins from Fresh Pumpkin
We became pumpkin farmers, quite by accident, and now it’s a huge part of our life. So, the supply of pumpkins is usually plentiful! One pumpkin can yield quite a bit of puree so I usually freeze it and we can enjoy from scratch,…
I Don’t Buy Organic Food, and That Doesn’t Make Me a Bad Mom.
As a mom, the majority of the grocery shopping and cooking responsibilities fall to me. We all want what’s best for our kids and families, but seriously, do we need more stress? Sometimes just grocery shopping can feel so overwhelming with all the information…
How do you Feed All Those Kids?? Tips to save on groceries
How to save money on your grocery budget: See the end of the post for items that are making my life easier right now!👇 Seven kids is a lot in today’s world, and they can be expensive, but they don’t have to be! One…
Syrup Saves the Day-Homemade Elderberry syrup
My husband laughs because I always have some kind of “potion” brewing in a pot on the stove or tincture sitting on the shelf. I haven’t always been that way, but the more I learn, the more I love finding things in nature that…
Pumpkin Farmers?
We started a pick your own pumpkin patch in 2008. This may not sound like a big deal to some, but in the midst of vast row crop farms and beef cattle, it was a rarity at the time. We started raising a few…
