Pioneer Woman at Heart

Before After - In Progress I got the se cond coat of p aint on 2 cupb oard doors and 3 drawers.  I also got a second coat on the cupboard front itself.  When we moved in here, the cupboards di d not have hardware.  We bought cheap kn obs, and those will be replace d also, as income allows it. The dishwa sher hose , under the s ink gave way the other day .  The c l amp simply gave up , spra ying water everywhere.  The back door kn ob is need ing replaced now also. I made 3 q uarts of organic apple sauce, but was too tired to can it.  It's going to be eaten at breakfast , lunch and dinner for a fru it side.  I love mak ing this, don't get me wrong, I just didn't have time to can it.  I love not having to recycle jars from store bought applesauce. My son helped install new smoke ala r ms - all have been check ed and have batteries.  He also took items to the recycling center and took the lib rary returns in.  He also cl...

From: Treasures fo r the Chris tmas Tree 101 Festive Ornaments to Make and Enjoy by Carol Taylor I had to share this.  We grew ok ra one year, and no one really liked the slim e it produced when sliced.  It's gre at f rie d, but if you have any you have dried up, and are looking for frugal orname nt options, this is a f un one.    

I have to say than k s to a blogger friend over at farmgirls am.blogspot for this recipe.  She posted about a book Do It Gorgeously, How to Make Less Toxic, Less Expensive and More Beaut iful P rod ucts , by S ophie Uliano. I tested this recipe out, and I have to say it get s two thumbs up.  It wor ked immediately on my tile bath room shower.  I will never again have to buy those nasty smelling sprays that choke me while cleaning.  

I had to laugh when I saw Tim.  He was sle eping in the toilet tank outside .  We called him "Toilet Tank Tim" as he sle pt here most of the day.

My father - served in the Navy My Uncle (on right in above photo ) - served in the Marines (My Uncle's Graduation) My Gran d father, Un cle and Grandmother               Grandpa  - served in the Ohio National Guard.          (If I locate a photo of Grandpa in uniform I will pos t it)  

We had thunderstorms last night.  My d aughter donned her pup with his thundershi rt .  A t fi rst he did shake, but calmed down and even went to sleep during the worst of the storm. It worked !  This is Jesse in the m orning .  When we bought it, they off ered to embroider his name for free.  H is th un dersh irt is personalized . By no means is th is meant to advertise this pro duct .  We are simply sharing our dog's e xp erience.   P rior to the thun dershirt, he would shake, pant heavily, his veins w ould s tick out from stress, and he'd hide in pla ces like the ba throom.   He wou ld experience this during any storm, loud noi ses, fireworks, guns firing, orwhen the stone company blasted stone down the roa d. Thank goo dness he doesn't have to ta ke pi l ls, and we found a healthy alternative.  

Hubby had just cleaned out the corn/pe llet burner .   "Honey, you better go wa sh that off before you get it on s omething ," I said. He stands up, swipes both his cheeks with his soot covered hands underneath both eyes, and says, "Now do I look like a rea l foot ball player?" (Giggles )   School was out for conferences and my 10 year -o ld da ughter was frustr ated.  She wanted to write very badly, but she needed a computer.  The other kids were pretty muc h taking ove r it. "Mom! I want to write, but they are hogging the computer!" she sque aled. I was writing in my room, at my desk.  A few minutes later, she comes in, plops on my b ed, put s on her reading glasses and begins to read "How to Write Fiction." "Mom ! This stuff is great!" she said fifte en minutes later.  "You gotta list en to this..." and she rea d to me out loud from the book.   (Giggles and head shaking) And one more, "Mom !? W ...