Sep 25
How to Make Applesauce for Canning (with the skins on!) Making applesauce is really easy if you don’t have to peel the apples first. There is a fruit stand near my home where you can buy apple “seconds” for $3 for 20 pounds! I have been canning yummy applesauce like crazy because I want to …
Sep 24
This month our family is living off of food storage (we have a one year supply). Why you ask? Well, there’s a few reasons. First, we need to save money. Second, because we need to rotate the storage we have and badly need to clean out the freezer and pantry. Third, it’s good to know …
Sep 19
This week has been a really good week and while it has been very stressful and filled with many activities, I have been able to stick to my goal of being more patient with my kids. I’m really surprised by how easy it has been and how much I have learned and improved in just …
Sep 18
This month our family is living off of food storage to save money for a trip to Disneyland. We also wanted to get an idea of what it was really like to only eat food storage and to see where we were strong and where we were weak in terms of what we store. As …
Sep 15
Living off of food storage is a challenge for me. Our family is LDS (Mormon). Our leaders have asked us to keep garden as well as a year’s supply of food in case of an emergency or job loss. It feels good to be prepared! We have a serious garden and we have had our …
Sep 12
I was reading in Parents Magazine today (best $2 a year I ever spent!) and they mentioned that kids are free at all the San Diego attractions in the month of October 2012 with paying adult purchase. My mouth dropped in complete awe. It’s still dropped can you tell? Not, discounted… FREE! I went to …
Sep 12
Well, week 3 of the parenting plan went smashingly! I find that the first and second weeks are the hardest and then after that, the better qualities that I’m working toward become habits and they become much easier to accomplish. I am feeling a lot more patient and less stressed out too. I have some …
Sep 11
I’m posting this today because yesterday I had one of the most horrifying experiences of my life. We were at Costco and my 5 year old was eating a hot dog in the shopping cart when he started making a choking sound. I stopped the cart immediately and asked him if he was ok. He …
Sep 10
Last year some friends and I brainstormed some ideas for capturing kids imaginations. Since all of our kids pretty much wore dressups all day long, we decided if wouldn’t be difficult to get them into an imaginary world on film by dressing them up in costumes and asking them questions about the character they were …
Sep 08
We recently returned from a vacation in beautiful Kauai. Here’s a list of our top 10 things to do in Kauai. #1 Catamaran Ride on the Na Pali Coast We really enjoyed the catamaran tour we took along the Na Poli Coast in Kauai. The Na Poli coast can only be explored by boat or …