This recipe is from the kitchen of my beloved grandma! I can’t think of her without smiling. These cookies are a favorite at our house! GP’s Peanut Butter Cookies 1 cup shortening 1 cup white sugar 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup peanut butter 2 eggs ¼ cup milk 3 ½ cup flour 2 tsp […]
Leap Day Activities
Leap Day only comes once every four years…so take a minute to make it a little different. Here are a few ideas of activities to do with your kids… Make origami jumping frogs. Link to printable instructions for an origami jumping frog (from origami-fun.com) Make “Leap Day” cupcakes. Use a white cake mix and blue […]
Because Real Life Doesn’t Look Like a Magazine
Why do we believe that our house should look like a magazine at every moment of every day? Have you ever considered how ridiculous that is? I have noticed that if I try to always have a perfectly clean house, I don’t get anything else accomplished. I am not promoting a filthy, unhealthy house, but […]
Breakfast for a President
I found a neat, older book called George Washington’s Breakfast by Jean Fritz. The whole book is about a little boy who is trying to find out what George Washington ate for breakfast. He goes to great lengths to figure it out. The book was fun to read with my little daughter and her reading […]
There’s No Place Like the Kitchen Table
Much of what I do as a mom is centered about the kitchen table. I decided to let the table help me teach without saying a word. We have done variations of this in the past, but it has turned into something more. I have a large cereal box on my table that has become […]
A Frugal Way to Print Pictures
Do you have “millions” of pictures that you’d love to have printed…yet the expense and time involved keep you from accomplishing your wish? Here is an idea for you. You may wish to create 4×6 collage prints of your pictures. It is very inexpensive and quick. I like to put two to five pictures in […]
Joseph Smith’s Birthday
Joseph Smith restored Christ’s church back to the earth in 1830. His birthday is December 23rd so it is a perfect thing to lead up to Christmas. We like to set an oil lamp in the middle of the dinner table (a single candle would work as well). We turn out the rest of the […]
Imaginary Trip to the Holy Land
A tradition we have during the Christmas season is to go back to a simpler time for an evening in the Holy Land. The night centers on the Savior. Where was He born? What did He wear and eat? How did He act? What did He teach? Here are some ideas of how the evening […]
How to Save Money on Gift Wrap Year-Round
Christmas gift wrap is inexpensive. As you look for the perfect wrapping paper, consider this: Search for another couple rolls of paper that aren’t necessarily Christmas wrap (plain red, silver, or gold, polka-dot, striped, etc). Purchase those rolls along with your Christmas wrap and use them year-round for your wrapping needs. Happy shopping….
Apple Preservation and Recipe
Are you wondering what else you can make with apples? Especially the ones past their prime? Try this method of preserving and a fun recipe. I like to peel, core, and grate apples. I use them in a recipe or I freeze them in two cup increments to use later in the winter. I use […]
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