Summer Fun! (on the cheap ...)
If you happen to be relatively local to me, there's a list of great stuff going on to fill your summer date book with below. If you aren't so local, check out your local chamber of commerce, library,...
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7 Quick Takes ... Sunday: Vol 8
1.Sometimes life happens, and things don't get posted on time ... or even written. Friday was one of those days, but the reason why is kind of exciting. I was asked to give the keynote address at an...
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Dirt Cheap: Our Gardening Adventure ... Part 1
Memorial day weekend in Michigan means the threat of frost is gone (well, we hope ... ), and the time has come for ... gardening! I loooooove this time of year, and those cute little plants in the...
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Simple Sunday: Wordless Edition
Ok, not totally wordless. This is the view if you happen to be laying on your back, feet bare, in the grass in my backyard. That line in the middle is a most faint rainbow. Simple, beautiful,...
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Menu Plan Monday: 15 to 21 June
For hundreds more menu plans, please check out the Org. Junkie.M: Leftovers (chicken stir-fry or pizza)T: Freezer Soup in the Crockpot with Bacon Grilled Cheeses (we didn't get to this last week)W:...
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Tortilla Pizza
For more TMTT's check out Blessed With Grace.Sometimes, I don't feel like cooking. Other times, I forget to take things out of the freezer, which I'm working on improving. When we're short on time and...
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Gratituesday: 16 June
For more Gratituesday, check out Heavenly Homemakers.Today, I'm grateful for ...... an early evening nap that slept the headache away.... chocolate chip cookies.... a final presentation, due tomorrow,...
View ArticleThe Everything Post
Where have I been all this time?! My goodness how one day turns into 7 before you even know it. I've had all the things I wanted to post floating around in my head, but it's officially 937 degrees...
View ArticleSuper Saver Saturday: Meijer GDAs for 6/28
I'm not usually this on top of deal matching, honestly often scrambling on Saturday afternoon to get my lists ready, but this week I've already seen tomorrow's ad and pulled the matches I like for this...
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Menu Plan Monday: 29 June to 5 July
Oh, Monday, here you are again. The temps have dropped back down into the 70s, so hopefully we'll eat more than salad this week. Last week's high temperatures were nearly unbearable here for a northern...
View ArticleWhat's in Em's shopping cart? (27 June @ Meijer)
I did go shopping, as promised. I did not, however, get everything on my list. Some of the items were out of stock, and the others, I just wasn't stoked about the deals once I got there.2 loaves Aunt...
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Gratituesday: Start Again
If I had a voiceIt would sound like yoursIf I had a voiceAnd if my eyes could seeThey would see much more than I believed was thereLearn to speakLearn to seeForget what I once knewAnd start againAs I...
View ArticleTop 'O the Month: July 2009
We are closer to a resolution of the employment problem than we previously were. The countdown until Be's next court date is under a month (in fact, just over 2 weeks), and we're hoping to settle this...
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Dirt Cheap: Garden Befores and Afters
Oh, how the rain and unbearable heat have done my little green friends well. For your viewing pleasure, gratuitous garden pictures for your enjoyment. I got a little *ahem* picture happy while we were...
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Menu Plan Monday: 6-12 July
6-12 July 2009M: Hot dogs (like anyone in the world really needs more of these after last week ...), fancy mac & cheese, steamed broccoliT: Oven baked ham steaks, au gratin potatoes, veggiesW:...
View ArticleWhat's in Em's Shopping Cart? (2 July @ Meijer)
My cart included ...1/2 gallon Meijer milk: $1.192 8oz Philly cream cheese: $2.09 each4 Ekrich hot dogs: reg. $1.96 each, on sale 78c/ea - $1/2 coupons = 28c/ea.4 16oz Breakstone sour cream: reg....
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7 Quick Takes: Vol 10
1.You know those perfect (feeling) days? The ones where everything falls into place, and you can't help but smile constantly about it? A week ago Friday was one of those days. We took a day trip to our...
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Menu Plan Monday: 13-19 July
The garden is in bloom. The sun is shining. It's summer time in MI, and that means perpetual veggie tray time. Do you have one? We use one of those chip/dip containers that are often used for parties...
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Gratituesday: It's Great-iTuesday!
I have a friend (ok, I have more than one ... probably). We've been friends a handful of years, having met in college. We both dig on vegan food, sustainability, hugging trees, and Ani DiFranco. We...
View ArticleWhat's in Em's Shopping Cart? (9 July @ VG's)
I live in a place where no one doubles coupons. Well, that's not entirely true, I suppose. There is one teeny tiny grocery with outrageous party store-esque prices and not much in the way of sales that...
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Menu Plan Monday: 20-26 July
20-26 JulyM: Pork chops, mashed potatoes, veggiesT: Beef chili with veggies, saladsW: Chicken lo mein with veggies, brown rice, saladsR: Beef fajitas with peppers and onions, yellow riceF: Chili...
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7 Quick Takes: Vol 11
1.We have a house guest (again). I am trying to walk the fine line between being hospitable and enabling. This little voice tells me I should give without asking, always. Its friend reality is bogged...
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To Do, Or Not To Do?
Photo : aheram I was going to write you a list of all the things I need to do today to restart my brain and focus on one thing at a time, but instead ... this post developed out of thin air. Hurrah for...
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7 Quick Takes: Vol 12
1.My life is a series of quick takes right now. Blips, blurbs, small explanations all strung together in some make believe semblance of order and reason. I feel bad about that in the context of this...
View ArticleGDA: Meijer 8/30-9/5
I feel like I have some explaining to do about my abrupt and lengthy absence. Then, of course, I start to think I don't have to explain anything because ... it's my blog and it's not like I have some...
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