Tag: Mama’s Kitchen

Groceries Gone Wild!

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Oh my goodness! It’s the beginning of a new month and I just sat down to do my monthly orders plus place my weekly grocery order and I about fell off the kitchen stool when I saw the totals in my carts!

SERIOUSLY! I moved to the dining table so the fall wouldn’t be as bad and where I could settle in with a fresh cup of coffee and figure out what the ‘essentials’ also were and make sure to cut out the ‘extras’ which have already been pretty slim on my budget.

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Oily Chat – February

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I haven’t really talked a lot about essential oils lately but they are still a big part of our lives. I had gotten away from the boxes that I used to receive from Simply Earth but I have signed up again as the quality of the oils I’ve been getting from other places just isn’t as good.

I love lemongrass and lavender but Mr. Awesome prefers the grapefruit and other citrus scents.
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Easy Pulled Pork

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This recipe is so easy to put together and it is one of my oldest daughter’s favorites.

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Special Holiday Meals: Leap Day Menu

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This day only comes around every four years, so it’s ok to make it a little extra special… maybe even have four meals instead of your usual three? I don’t think my kiddos would object to that.

LEAP YEAR MEAL 

BREAKFAST 

 Toad in a Hole 

LUNCH 

4 Cheese Quesadillas or 

4 Cheese Pizza 

DINNER 
Frog Legs (or Chicken Wings) 

4-Layer Salad & 4 Cheese Macaroni, 

4 Cheese Jalapeno Bread 

DESSERT 

Toad in a Hole Dessert or  

Fruit Cobbler w/4 Fruits or 

4 Layer Cake 

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Get a little more organized with a Planning Notebook! FREE Printables!

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This year has been busy already and I’ve been on a mission to get a little more organized… I really NEED the organization and simplified routines that we had before. I spent a little time and revamped my planning sheets for our Home Binder so I thought I’d share them with you.

You’ll find sheets to keep track of birthdays and anniversaries, upcoming holidays and events, garden planning schedules, family meeting checklists, goal planning sheets, habit trackers, seasonal to-do lists, daily/weekly/monthly planning sheets to keep you on track, blog planning sheets, and meal planning sheets plus a pretty cover! You can check out these older posts for some ideas of upcoming holidays to celebrate.

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