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Scrub Those Floors
Graphic via Graphics Fairy Cleaning is not my favorite aspect of being a homemaker. Sure, I clean my house every week, but I have to keep my attitude in check while doing it. Within about 10 minutes of cleaning, something will inevitably get dirty again, right? Does this happen in your house? Well, recently I decided to get on my…
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Friday’s Fail (?): Strawberry Cake
The other day I decided to make up a strawberry cake recipe. I’ve always wanted to try and figure out the science of baking a cake, so I did some research and got to work. The batter tasted awesome; it baked pretty evenly; and it even pulled away from the pan while cooling. We had company for dinner that night,…
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Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
This would be a great frosting for a strawberry cake, yellow cake, or even chocolate, if you like the chocolate/strawberry combination. It makes enough to frost a 2 layer, 9-inch cake. 8 oz. cream cheese, softened4 1/2 cups powdered sugar3 tablespoons crushed strawberries, with juice1 teaspoon vanilla Cream the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add the strawberries…
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Strawberry Jam
Yesterday the girls and I went strawberry picking. Here are a few pictures from our day together: Bountiful Strawberry Bushes Strawberry Picker Yummy Berries I love strawberries and making strawberry jam has become a spring tradition in our household. You see, Bradley has given me a few requirements, if you will, in our marriage (some I may mention at a later time),…
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Fabric Art
Finding art for our home is always an arduous process, mainly for two reasons: Bradley and I have differing tastes, and we don’t have money to buy nice pieces. As I’m trying to decorate our new home, I have to be creative with ways to decorate the walls. So far, I think we have three different things hanging on the…
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Uses for Hard Boiled Eggs: Egg Salad
We had a great Easter weekend with my sister Sherri and her husband. The girls loved spending time with their aunt and uncle, and Bradley enjoyed some help with his never-ending projects. I was grateful to have family here and enjoyed every minute of it! Here’s two pictures of the girls in their dresses, as promised. Dying eggs has been…
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Chicken Pot Pie
My family loves chicken pot pie. In fact, when I tell Isabella that’s what we’re having for dinner, she starts giggling out of excitement. One of the things that I appreciate about it, is that it’s a one dish meal, which means less dishes to clean after dinner! Ingredients:6 Tablespoons butter6 Tablespoons flour2 cups chicken broth1 cup milk1 teaspoon salt1/2…
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Egg Cup Flowers
I’ve never done much decorating around the house for Easter, but this year my sister, Sherri, inspired me. First of all, I guess it never really dawned on me that the egg cup existed. Sure, I must have seen them somewhere, but it didn’t resonate with me like other things have in the past. When my sister posted this blog…
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Friday’s Fail: The Easter Dress
Most of the sewing I have done since I started sewing 4 1/2 years ago has been for our home. Occasionally I will venture out and make something for my girls, but I always do so with fear and trepidation because I never know how it’s going to turn out. Usually I avoid patterns with buttons (making button holes is…
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Pizza Dough
When I lived in Jordan, I decided I needed a cookbook for making just about anything from scratch. So, for Christmas, my grandparents bought me The Fannie Farmer Cookbook. This is probably the cookbook that I use the most because the recipes are basic and I can find answers for many of my cooking questions in it. Her recipe for pizza…