Rich MOMents

This morning as I canned more salsa, I listened to several finance experts on the radio. My toes curled a bit. Then, I asked several friends...

Last summer I made tomato sauce from Simply in Season for the first time. LOVED IT! So this year, I'm making more. I froze last year...

Yesterday and today are big canning days. With canning comes pots of boiling water. When the canning is over, I take the pots outside and du...

This is not intended to be a political statement. Just a personal reflection. Since I worked last week, I missed out on two major interviews...

Thanks to the stick/board that my husband lowered into the hole, our little skunk friend got out on his own. Thank goodness! The other optio...

So we left the skunk overnight, hoping it would get out on its own. IT'S STILL THERE!!!!! So we put a stick down the hole, hoping it wou...

Dictated by 'LilDude: I found a skunk tonight. It was in a post hole by the chicken coop that my dad has been building. When I told my d...

Maybe I've spent too much time in kindergarten this year. Or perhaps, not enough. In kindergarten, it's fascinating to watch childre...

Starbucks is offering free coffee for homeschooling parents on Monday, Sept. 29. Details here . Free coffee for classroom teachers that day ...

Here's our favorite salsa recipe. We got it from a friend. I don't know the origin beyond that. Salsa 12 c. tomatoes, peeled & c...

Bono commented on the current U.S. financial crisis: "...it is extraordinary to me that you can find $700 billion to save Wall Stre...

It's been a long week. While I'm usually a SAHM, I sometimes do contract work as an educational consultant. This week I worked four ...

In our home we like to sample foods from many different countries and cultures. One of my favorite cookbooks is Extending the Table...A Worl...

I promised I'd try to get Anakin to play "For These Are My Mountains" with our new Misty River CD for my blog. I LOVE this son...

Who'da thought? In spring 2007, we planted everbearing strawberries in a raised bed. We had a few berries, but production was slim...to ...