tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15418839660128363002012-05-28T08:19:21.437-07:00Learn from the past, prepare for the future, and live in the present. A journey of 1000 miles begins with one step, so watch your step. -Thomas S. MonsonAnnie-Savor This Momenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06438377679929492575noreply@blogger.comBlogger349125SavorThisMomenthttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541883966012836300.post-19111752309312210642012-05-24T11:45:00.004-07:002012-05-28T08:19:21.455-07:002012-05-28T08:19:21.455-07:00

No, this post isn't about Debby Boone or the '70's.  It is about my never-ending quest to find cheap-to-free lampshades.  We've moved since that last post 2 months ago, hence my absence from my blog because I was trying to find someone's missing ______________. (fill in the blank with: softball pants, paperwork, wallet, or mind.) I've picked up a couple of these brass-ish lamps along the way for

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Monday: Snacking for Dinner Macaroni Salad Green Salad Tuesday: Hillbilly Ribs Baked Potatoes Spinach Salad Wednesday: Spicy Kale Lasagna Green Salad Thursday: Ranch Chicken using this 3 ingredient recipe Potatoes cubed and wrapped in foil and put in the crockpot on top of the chicken, so they cook separately. Friday: Corned Beef, Cabbage, Carrots, and Potatoes! Yay! Saturday: Relief Society

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I'm always experimenting with my cooking, trying new recipes, and especially trying to make meals inexpensive and healthy at the same time.  I also like to make things that use our food storage.  That way, when we need/have to use these shelf-stable foods I know how to use them, and the family will be more likely to eat them without complaining. Roasted chicken was on our menu this week, and I

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I'm not sure where all of our dirty laundry comes from because it seems like I am doing  laundry day and night, and there is still someone scrambling to find a pair of socks or their P.E. clothes.  I am not a laundry detergent snob.  I know people who will only use Tide detergent, or certain fabric softener, or whatever.  Because Natalia had sensitive skin, I have always used fairly mild

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Monday: Roasted Chicken, brown rice pilaf, green beans, salad * I'm roasting two chickens and will assemble the enchiladas for Wednesday when making dinner tonight. Busy night, softball meeting and Jr. Class parent meeting, but prepping ahead of time really saves time in the long run! Tuesday:   Homemade Pizza, maybe taco or BBQ chicken pizza. * I'm making the crust ahead of time on Monday

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If you were here yesterday you saw my girly pages with old pictures.  Lots of pink and flowers and doilies and lace.  Not so much today, although I did sneak flowers onto these pages. This next page is for my Project Stash book.  This is a simple layout, just grouped the photos and stacked the paper bits.  I added a swipe of white paint around all of the edges of the papers, but didn't do the

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When going through pictures lately, I've come across some sweet pictures of Natalia and her cousins. Even though these are imperfect snapshots, I really want the memories behind the photos.  Plus I get to use the girly colors and flowers and ribbons and all of those fun things that I love to use on pages, since I have three boys, who prefer that I don't use flowers and ribbons on their pages,

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Monday:  Salmon, Risotto, Roasted Asparagus-Orange Salad *The trick to frugally feeding a large family some fish is to make the portions small, keeping the cost low, and serve with something filling, in this case the risotto. Tuesday:  Bean and Cheese Burritos made from homemade whole wheat tortillas and these pinto beans in the crockpot from the beginning of the month.  I froze them in 3 1/2

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This week I decided to try some pinto beans in the crock pot based on this video by The Greenbacks Gal.  (If you're not following me on pinterest, you can find me here.)  Here is the recipe.  I found that they needed quite a bit of salt after they were cooked.  Don't add salt while cooking or the beans will stay hard. Pinto Beans in the Crock Pot 2 pounds dried pinto beans 2 onions 1 large

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Monday:Vegetarian Divan~Just made this recipe pictured above, without the chicken, used just broccoli (filled the pan) spooned the sauce over and topped with cheese.  It was still yummy! Tuesday:Chicken Cordon Bleu Florentine Casserole I'm going to trade out ham with turkey bacon and leave out the Gorgonzola cheese, since it's not something I keep in the fridge. :) Wednesday:Brian's

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My oldest child will be getting his driver's license soon.  Not only does that make me feel old, but it also tests my limits on how much control I am willing to give up in his life.  Right now he is mostly a captive audience; he can't go anywhere beyond the small town that we live in without a ride from someone.  But that will change soon.  I'll have to trust that he will remember the things I

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Paint is fun.  Remember being in grade school and just being able to create whatever you wanted?  Or fingerpainting?  Or even stenciling?  I love using paint on my scrapbook pages and other projects.  I wanted to try doing some paint spraying on my art journal to see how it would turn out. Paint spraying is a little bit different than spray painting.  My paint spraying was inspired by Donna

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I know I usually do a dinner menu, and this is titled "What's for Dinner", but I thought I would throw in a breakfast that we've had lately. Last Saturday we were at home for breakfast, and the older 2 kids were gone.  Joe requested crepes, which sounded fine to me once I realized I wouldn't be standing over the pan all morning since 2 out of the 6 of us were missing.  I love crepes (which

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I have realized that I'm even grumpier than usual when I don't get to dabble in creating once in a while.  My family might say that they can't tell the difference between grumpy me and not quite as grumpy me, but there is a difference. I mentioned in my last post that I've started an Art Journal.  I've had this particular journal kicking around for a few years, made from an old book and a kit

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Have you heard of Project Life?  It is the memory keeping brainchild of scrapbooker extraordinaire Becky Higgins.  She has gone back to a simpler, more straightforward type of scrapbooking for preserving everyday life. I love the concept of simplifying the process of memory keeping.  I also love making the more artsy pages, so I've also started an art journal to play around in to get those

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I skipped week 2.  Just like that.  I was a little busy working on other projects and we flew by the seat of our pants as far as dinners went.  One of those projects was cleaning out the freezers and inventorying what was left. I made a list of what is in there and moved items I wouldn't be using up in the next few weeks into the larger extra freezer.  While I was at it, I prepped some things to

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What is Pinterest?  Well, here is one person's definition.  To me, it is a virtual bulletin board; an online, streamlined, takes-up-no-space  version of the file folder stuffed with torn out magazine pages.  It is a recipe book, eye candy, scrapbook idea board, fashion magazine, and interior design firm all wrapped up in one. Here are some things that I've "pinned" on my boards this week: Lined

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Wow, the first week of a new year, and it's back to the grind of thinking about what to feed these people, especially the boys with the hollow legs, and trying to keep everyone happy with the "healthy" food we'll be having since I'm working on my 6 week goal. Monday:  Leftovers from the weekend-chili, pasta, baked potatoes, veggies. Tuesday:  Turkey and Black Bean Tacos Wednesday:  Curried

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Source THRIVE : to grow vigorously : flourish : to gain in wealth or possessions : prosper : to progress toward or realize a goal despite or because of circumstances —often used with on My initial thought was to choose the word "purpose" as my One Little Word for 2012, but after thinking about it for a couple of days I've decided that "THRIVE" is what I'm really after.   Even

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It's been a couple of weeks since I've spent any amount of time on the computer that didn't include finding a recipe or typing something up quickly for a project, but here I am now.  I'm not sure that I was missed, but I miss being on here in the peace and quiet after everyone is in bed and I can focus my brain for a few minutes. I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas and an awesome New Year's

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I am not a shopper. I go to a store with a list in hand and usually get what is on the list. So Christmas and birthday shopping throws me for a loop. In the past few years gift cards have made an explosion. I can't go through a line in the grocery store without seeing a dozen different gift cards in a dozen different denominations for purchase hanging on the rack beside me.  Gone are the

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As usual, Christmas has crept up on me.  And even though I feel fairly organized, we don't have a tree up because we've been dealing with other things.  Christmas music has been playing in our home, I've been performing Christmas songs with a women's seeing group, and the ward Christmas party is tonight.  So I'm not going to sweat the small stuff.  So what if our house doesn't look like the

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So, I called this "week 2", but technically I didn't post a "week 1".  This week is full of comfort foods, just perfect for the cooler weather we are now getting.  I'm trying to double cook a couple of the meals like the lasagna and polenta with stew so I have some meals on hand for next week.  I've already frozen some leftover spaghetti with sauce from lunch yesterday. Monday:  BBQ chicken in

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Opening Song:  Have I Done Any Good?  Hymn 223 Scripture:   Matthew 25:40 Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren ye have done it unto me. Story:  The Coat Read the story (print here), show a picture of President Heber J. Grant (Gospel Art Kit picture 512) and then watch the sweet animated video. Activity: Make a service goal.

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One more pie recipe.  This is easy, and rich, and scrumptious.  It's been a staple at Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations for years. It is lighter than cheesecake, which, though I enjoy, I can only eat a bite of.  Cherry Cream Pie, on the other hand, I can devour piece by piece.  I know this piece of pie looks a little bit, well, droopy, but that's because we couldn't wait for it to finish

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