Whether you are feeding a family lunch or just the kids, this is one of those must have on hand recipes. I guess you would call this the poor mans Tuna Casserole. 1 Box Mac and Cheese 1 Can Tuna Fish 1 Can Sweet Peas. Cook the macaroni and cheese as directed. Once you have that cooked mix in the tuna and peas, heat and serve. Takes less than 10 minutes to make, and I personally think this is super yummy. If you are feeding more then a few people add another box of mac and cheese and another can of tuna. If you can find the items on sale then you can make a double batch for under 2 dollars. I paid 50 cents each for my macaroni and cheese, 44 cents for my peas and 50 cents for my tuna fish. It is all about shopping smart. … [Read more...]
Christmas Ideas for New Homeowners
With Christmas not far away I am sure most have started those lists. My list is started and to be honest, it's blank in most places because I have no clue what to get some. If you are like me you want to get the ones you love the perfect gift, not just some random item just so they have a present from you. Here is a few things I do to help prepare myself when it comes time to purchase those gifts. I make a like of what the person likes/dislikes. When making those lists some things to take into consideration is... What has the person been talking about needing lately? What are some of the persons interests? Is this person just started out on their own? If this person is just starting out on their own maybe some nice furniture? You can usually find cheap sectionals that are nice and would be perfect for the new homeowner. If that is out of your price range, you can pick up some nice decor to help make their home more of a home. If the new homeowner is a male, and this … [Read more...]
Question of The Day
The other day I was showing my daughter my new drivers license. With moving back to Michigan it meant getting new plates, and a new drivers license. She exams it, and says "You look prettier on this one, then on the one from Tennessee" I started to laugh and thanked her. She then asks why it says that bad word on it. I was a bit puzzled on what she was asking, then she goes that s word. Referring to SEX, I have tried to explain to her, that the word sex is not bad, that it refers to whether you are a boy or a girl. She then asks "Well, why don't they but Gender, instead?" Good question. So the Question of the day is... Why does the DMV put on the driver's license Sex, instead of Gender? My theory is Sex is shorter and cheaper to add to the license. I thought it was pretty smart of her to ask the question. What is your guess? … [Read more...]
Home Healthcare
In 2007, my father in law passed away due to lung cancer. I watched day in and day out him trying his hardest to fight the cancer. When we first discovered cancer was the issue he was having. The doctor prepared him by telling him he was only looking at 3 to 6 months. This was one of the hardest bits of news my husband and I had to deal with together as a family. Thankfully we got a whole 13 months with him, but I personally feel it wasn't enough. My father in law was an amazing man, he always seen the brighter side of things. After seeing him go through all that, it made me want to see about going into home health, I know I will not be a miracle worker and take the pain away from those fighting cancer, but I can be there for them, more then I was my father in law. I can be there shoulder when they need someone besides family to talk to. I think though trying to start a career while my daughter is young is not going to happen I need to focus on her education, and being her momma. … [Read more...]
Dear Mister President by Pink
My daughter has this thing, were she will only listen to female singers. One of her favorite being Pink. I never heard of her until my daughter showed me who she liked. I started searching youtube and I came across one of her songs, and my eyes got watery. This song speaks the truth... For the sake of our children, I hope things change soon. … [Read more...]
Is it spring cleaning time yet
I despise cleaning, probably because it seems like there is always something to be cleaned. I know with Spring cleaning it means warmer weather is fast approaching. I am not ready for winter, so maybe if I think about the carpets getting a good scrubbing it will make the winter go by faster! A few carpet cleaning tips I like to follow when I am doing the job myself, is I always make sure the carpet is completely cleaned. I find the carpet cleaner works better when I am not sucking up left over dirt in with the water. I also like to use vinegar with a small amount of essential oils, this is a cheap way to get the job done. I try to always clean the carpets on a nice sunny day, with the windows open. This allows for a faster dry time, I also place a few fans in the room. The faster the carpet gets dried the faster I can put the furniture back in place, and prop my feet up and relax. I try to clean my carpets twice a year, this way it keeps the carpet looking new. However, if I … [Read more...]
How To Get Freebie’s
Everyone keeps blaming the economy for everything. However, it isn't the economy, it is the dumb-asses we have running the Government. Here is the thing, our Government wants us to think the economy is so bad, so that is why certain things are they way they are... But if you honestly sat back and looked at everything the only thing in the economy that has changed is how things are ran... The Government thinks we are stupid, they think if they jack prices up, we will pay for them. They think they have us all figured out... so what do we do, we clip coupons. We search online for the best deals... I mean who wants to pay .50 cents for a roll of toilet paper? Not me. Here are a few ways I use to get around a "bad economy". I use coupons, if I do not have a coupon for something, or it isn't on sale I do not purchase it. I search online for "freebies" I sure do, usually when a company sends you free products they also send you coupons, if you watch for the deals, you can usually get the … [Read more...]
Jewel
Thanks to Erasmo Cortez I was watching Kathilee & Hoda (my absolute favorite morning hosts) on Direc tv Nebraska today. They had a guest that I haven’t seen of thought about in a really long time, Jewel. When she first came on the scene in the nineties, I loved her. She was so different and didn’t fall into the Brittney Spears glam look. She admitted that she was a tumble weed and lived in her car singing in different bars until she got her big break. She also writes all of her music, which I think is cool. She looks great and has had a baby. She is married and spends most of her time on she and her husband’s ranch in rural Texas. She brought pictures of her baby, who is absolutely adorable. She showed a picture of him as a baby in a cowboy boot. She also said that she was working on some new stuff and would be releasing new singles. I am excited and will probably check out her CD when it come out. I love to see happy love/family stories about my favorite celebrities and … [Read more...]
Having Faith
I am not an extremely religious person. However, I do believe all things happen for a reason, what those reasons are though I have no clue. I often wonder how God can give one so much to where they almost break. I have been to that breaking point a few times, and I have asked God to help me. Sometimes life is unfair and we get to those crossroads. We are left standing wondering which one we should take, if I go this way this might happen, or if I go that way that might happen. We are often left wondering which would be the easiest road to take. Should we be taking the easier road though? The reward at the end of the harder road maybe worth all those hurdles we must get around to get there. I sit here often and wish my life were easier... but do I really wish it to be easier? To be honest probably not, I wish things in my life would look up more then down, but I know God is only giving me things he knows I can personally handle, and when he sees I am struggling he will give me a … [Read more...]
This guest post from Doris Dillon We looked into wildblue deals and decided that it was time for us to get satellite internet. It was much less expensive than we originally thought that it was. Our kids are almost driving age and were constantly reminding us about how left out that they felt without having internet access. All of their friends are on Facebook, and my kids haven’t had accounts because I felt like they were too young. Now that they are driving age, I felt like it was time and okay for them to use the internet without supervision and to also get on Facebook. I have been surprised by how many of their friends and people that I know that are on it. Basically, everyone in their highschool is on the networking site. My kids won’t let me join, they say that it would be embarrassing for their mother to be on Facebook. The insist that if I do get on , that they won’t be “friending” me. I still haven’t decided if I am going to get on or not! I guess that if I get on they will … [Read more...]
