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  1. I worked on the patio this afternoon filling one more trash bag. I also worked in the garage--emptying three boxes and making two piles of stuff to give to two different families. I also found two things to sell on the boards here.

     

    And most importantly! I took my give-away stuff to Salvation Army--5 bags. And then I took 2 boxes of homeschooling books to the used bookstore at the library.

  2. I did the closet over the weekend, so today I worked on my patio. I filled a trashbag and will do the same again tomorrow.

     

    I had each of my girls work on their closets---they did great!

     

    We also started on a bathroom/hallway project. I saw this great idea on pinterest a while a go. I ran across magnet boards for one dollar each at Micheals soon afterwards. They have been waiting in the hallway to be hung up in the bathroom. We had fun magnetizing our makeup and now we have two empty drawers. And I'm hoping a cleaner counter each morning!

  3. For long term storage I like Thrive

     

    I have tried and enjoyed (all freeze dried versions when you have a choice between dried and freeze dried)

     

    Applesauce

    Blackberries

    Mango

    Pineapple

    Peach Slices

    Strawberries

     

    Egg Noodles

    Cornmeal

    Quick Qats

     

    Carrots

    Onions

    Cauliflower

    Potatoes--Chunks and Diced (though the chunks were not much bigger than the diced)

    Mushroom pieces

     

    Instant Milk

    Shredded Cheddar Cheese

     

    Black Beans

     

    Butter (works for baking--not good for slathering on bread)

     

    Fudge Brownies

    Macaroons

    Both of these are too die for! but very expensive.

     

     

     

     

    Things I've tried and didn't enjoy

     

    Sour Cream Powder--this worked to use in baking, but didn't taste good in dip

    Chicken Bouillon

    Chicken Chunks---I don't really like chicken that much, so that could be why I didn't enjoy this. It just seemed really bland to me.

    Mandrin Oranges--which I see they no longer sell. They turned into a sticky mess soon after opening the can.

     

    Over-all this is the best company I've tried out. I also like that you can sign up to receive an automatic shipment each month. Check to see if there is someone selling it local to you. Parties are a great way to try out different foods.

  4. While I am big on lists of curriculum I want to use, I am realizing that rather than completing certain books, I really want my kids to have built certain skill-sets and be able to demonstrate understanding of other things.

     

     

    In other words, I'm realizing that while certain curriculum can help me to get somewhere, the point is that we get there at all!

     

    And while Cinderella and her Prince did live happily ever after...

    ... the point, gentlemen...

    ... is that they lived.

     

    :iagree: I've figured out over the years that curriculum isn't as important as I once thought. It is only a tool to teach the skills needed.

  5. I did my kitchen freezer on Friday. Anyone know how to get sticky berry syrup something off the floor of the freezer without turning off and warming up the freezer?

     

    Today, I cleaned my room. Decided to turn on something on netflix while I cleaned. Watched Hoarders for the first time in my life! OH MY!

     

    Watch it if you need motivation to get rid of stuff!

     

    I purged two large trashbags from my room and closet!

     

    Can't wait to see next week's list!

  6. Didn't get to anything yesterday--knew I wouldn't. Today, I did all but one shelf in our kitchen pantry and was able to clean up the food shelves in the garage. Found the veggie broth my dd was looking for just yesterday! We looked and looked and looked! :tongue_smilie:

     

    I will start on my freezers tomorrow as I don't think my fridge needs much work, but my kitchen freezer is full of scary stuff!

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    I'm also attempting to organize some of our current school books better. Our biggest problem (and my pet peeve) this year is with curriculum that does not reprint the student book in the TE (like IEW--and I'm getting really tired of it). It never fails that either I need to see the student bk or Ds needs to see the TE and then one of us has trouble locating what we need at some point. I think I've come up with a location & solution. Now if we can just put things back where they belong![/color]

     

    I hate this as well! I refuse to buy an extra book for myself--instead I have to sit next to the kid with their book and my TM. Drives my crazy!

  8. Pot Roast in the crockpot (meat, potatoes, and carrots)

    Salad (bagged salad was on sale so I bought 4 bags, I didn't have any other veggies for the salads but everyone had seconds on salads and all 4 bags are gone)

    roasted onion in rosemary cream sauce (new recipe I tried and it turned out pretty good)

     

    Could I get the recipe for the roast onions in rosemary cream sauce? Sounds super yummy.

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