Welcome to the first day in Alisa’s kitchen. We are very excited to see and share her week. Alisa has been working on getting her kitchen “on track,” and she’s been having a lot of fun in the process. We hope you enjoy spending this week with Alisa.
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1. Cut one end of the onion, leaving the root in place.

2. Peel the onion and cut it in half through the root.

3. Make several parallel slices in the onion, but don’t cut through the root end.

4. Turn the onion a quarter turn and cut through the onion parallel to the root.

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Let’s start conquering that clutter! Here’s what we’re undertaking this week for the challenge.

On Toni’s personal blog, The Happy Housewife, she is conquering the residual move-in clutter. She has posted her before pictures.
On Joy’s personal blog, FiveJs, she is conquering some old clutter on top of a dresser, as well as some kitchen cabinets. She [...]

One of the greatest tools in my “mommy arsenal” is the concept of teamwork, especially when it comes to my almost 4 year old and just turned 3 year old. These two are constant companions, and constant imitators of each other. If one of them wants to help me fold laundry or close the door [...]

Do you spend the first half of each year trying to keep up with resolutions or promises you made to yourself about how “this year will be different?” Then do you spend the second half of the year planning what you will begin doing next year to finally get everything under control? It’s a vicious [...]

Kate’s Menu
Breakfast

M - Baked French toast, blueberries
T - Chocolate chip banana muffins
W - Crepes w/ strawberries
Th - Oatmeal & Toast
F - Leftover muffin & crepes
S - Cinnamon rolls
Su - Monkey bread, bananas

Lunch

M - Quesadillas, watermelon
T - Pizza grilled cheese,* cantaloupe
W - Tuna pasta salad, cantaloupe
Th - Hummus & pitas, red grapes
F - Not sure yet, [...]

For this week’s edition of Simple Sunday, we are thrilled to share a guest post written by Michele at Frugal Granola. Michele’s blog is filled with hope, encouragement, and a passion for God. On her blog she shares many wonderful, whole food recipes, frugal tips, and peeks into her daily life as a wife and [...]

Welcome to the final day of our week-long adventure in Candace’s kitchen. We hope you all enjoyed this week as much as we did. Candace’s week was certainly filled with ups and downs, but she really did a fantastic job of persevering. Each day was filled with wonderful, healthy meals and Candace’s post were filled [...]

This week’s link theme is quite eclectic: homeschooling, homemaking, cooking, frugal living, and just plain fun!

101 Ideas to Add Spice to Your Homeschooling (or Afterschooling) Days (from Bringing up Learners)
Did you skip Home Ec in school? Need a refresher course? Or do you just need daily encouragement? Check out Home-Ec 101.
Teaching art in your home [...]

Welcome to Day 5 in Candace’s kitchen. We are all very excited to see and share her week. Candace is always researching her food decisions and trying out new things. We hope you enjoy spending this week with Candace.
Praise God, Chloe had no problems with her surgery today!
She is having pain tonight, but that’s to be expected.  [...]