A little Thanksgiving bite

Once upon a time ago I was the lunch lady at a small Christian school for a semester. I developed the recipes, shopped for the food and made EVERYTHING from scratch. I did this because at the time my 2 little girls went to school there and they needed someone. There was one dish in … Continue reading

5k for a Cause

What if your husband left on a plane one summer day, headed to another country to help start an orphanage and never came back? Imagine that a year later he has been put through a sham trial, sentenced to serve 8 years in one of the world’s worst prison’s where he endures daily  torture. What … Continue reading

The Holiday Hamburger

The weather had been down right chilly here. 51 degrees last week…in August!  It felt like late September and that got me thinking about fall. I do still have the grill handy–what have I not grilled yet this summer? (To be honest tho it is 105 here this week–welcome to Wisconsin!) I don’t use ground Turkey … Continue reading

Sunday Afternoon Dagwoods

Sundays are hard to manage for me sometimes. The “day of rest” seems anything but. I make a bit more than cereal for breakfast, get us scrubbed up and shiny for church, worship a bit and then…we arrive home and everyone is hungry with an agenda of their own. I have made this a few … Continue reading

1972 was a really good year

New House – $27,600 Average Income – $11,859 per year New Car – $3,853 Average Rent – $165 per month Movie Ticket – $1.75 Gasoline – $.55 per gallon Postage Stamp – $.08 Bacon – $.83 per pound Eggs – $.45 per dozen Fresh Ground Hamburger – $.64 per pound Milk – $1.20 per gallon According to the people history.com 1972 This year is marked as a … Continue reading