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Archives for April 2008

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Going no- ’poo?

April 30, 2008     Keeper of the Home

Nope, it’s not a post about diapering! I stumbled upon a brilliant suggestion last week that I sure hope it is going to work for me, and just had to pass it on to you. Here it is: Stop using shampoo and conditioner. What? you say. Why on earth would I want to do that? …

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Category: Natural Remedies

Spring is beckoning to me

April 28, 2008     Keeper of the Home

Does anyone else feel overwhelmed with the things that they need to do right now? Since spring hit, it feels that life has been just one blur of busyness, trying to fit in all of the things that I need or want to do. I’m not sure that the reason is Spring necessarily, but rather …

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Category: Homemaking

Bloggy giveaway winner!

April 28, 2008     Keeper of the Home

A quick announcement… the winner of the incredible budgeting software system from YouNeedABudget.com is: Amy! Congratulations- I hope you love it as much as we do! And for those who didn’t win, but were interested in buying the software anyways, you can do so here.

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Category: Homemaking

Salmon Melts, Broccoli Salad and Cinnamon Scones

Salmon Melts, Broccoli Salad and Cinnamon Scones

April 27, 2008     Keeper of the Home

I spent most of the day working on my garden (so exciting, I can’t wait to show pictures soon!), so I am exhausted and ready for a relaxing evening, but as requested, here are a few of the recipes I used in my Frugal Cooking Carnival menu (you can see pictures for the salmon melts …

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Category: Real Food, Recipes

Simply Super Baby Stew Recipe

Simply Super Baby Stew

April 25, 2008     Keeper of the Home

As I work away on my calculations and post for tomorrow’s Frugal Cooking Carnival, I thought I would just quickly post a simple, but very nutritious stew that I made for my 11 mth old baby the other day. This stew would be appropriate for any baby that has already successfully been introduced to all …

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Category: Real Food, Recipes

Frugal Cooking Carnival! 1

Frugal Cooking Carnival!

April 25, 2008     Keeper of the Home

At long last, the greatly anticipated Frugal Cooking Carnival is here! My challenge in doing this was two-fold–1) Trying to figure out how we could eat more frugally than we usually do (without sacrificing nutrition- it’s only worth it to me to be frugal if I can keep nutrition a priority). 2) The second challenge …

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Category: Homemaking

Bottles, sippy cups and BPA – oh my!

April 24, 2008     Keeper of the Home

All right, I’ve dug in and done a little bit of research and here’s what I’ve come up with on the issue of returning #7 plastics for a full refund– it really is true! Large chain stores all over North America are actually doing this, as concerned parents bring in their baby bottles, sippy cups, …

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Category: Homemaking

It’s time for another Bloggy Giveaway!

April 22, 2008     Keeper of the Home

And I couldn't be more excited to share with my contribution to all the giveaway goodness going on this week in the blogosphere! This is actually so timely considering my post last night, and the recent talk of grocery budgets, etc. I am thrilled to be offering one budgeting software system, from YouNeedABudget.com to one …

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Category: Homemaking

Q & A: The necessity of a low grocery budget

Q & A: The necessity of a low grocery budget

April 22, 2008     Keeper of the Home

Here’s a comment from my recent post on rising grocery costs that I wanted to respond to: Do you have that low of a grocery budget because you have to or because you want to (ie: pay off your mortgage faster?) Because sometimes I think we spend so much time on keeping our budget low …

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Category: Homemaking

Menu Plan Monday- April 21

April 21, 2008     Keeper of the Home

We’re back, after a wonderful, exhausting, thought-provoking, encouraging, passion-stirring weekend at a homeschool conference! I didn’t have a chance to write my menu plan before we left on Thursday afternoon, so I just whipped it up a few minutes ago, and kept it fairly simple as I didn’t have time to hunt for fun new …

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Category: Real Food, Recipes

A winner and a question

A winner and a question

April 21, 2008     Keeper of the Home

First of all, congratulations to MaryBeth from Four Silly Sisters, who will soon be toting around two adorable re-usable shopping bags, in addition to her triplets and toddler! We’re all jealous happy for you! Thanks to Stacey of Yvonne Totes for the fantastic giveaway! Secondly, I have a question for you gals… have any of …

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Category: Homemaking

Cost-per-serving for dinner menus

Cost-per-serving for dinner menus

April 18, 2008     Keeper of the Home

As promised, I’ve worked this week on some more breakdowns of the cost-per-serving for meals, particularly dinner dishes. If you missed last week, I broke down different breakfast dishes into the cost-per-serving, in order to compare them. This all stemmed from my original post about needing to find a way to work with a higher …

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Category: Homemaking

I’m busy, busy, terribly busy

April 15, 2008     Keeper of the Home

(Anyone singing along with me?) I have a confession to make. In the midst of all of this blog transfer stuff, and multiple things going wrong, and a deadline for 5 photo books I bought approaching tomorrow (which I didn't adequately plan for being able to complete), and still keeping the house in some semblance …

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Category: Homemaking

Luscious Naturals giveaway winner

April 14, 2008     Keeper of the Home

I just drew the number for the giveaway, and the winner is… Shirley, Mom of 6! How fun, to be able to bless a mom of many with some wonderful products to pamper her! Shirley will be receiving a package of all natural soaps and beauty products from Luscious Naturals ! Congratulations! If you liked …

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Category: Homemaking

Menu Plan Monday- April 14

April 14, 2008     Keeper of the Home

I find my menu plan posts are such a great way to start the week, and keep you updated on what’s new with us. They always seem to be filled with littles tidbits of information, news, etc. so this week is no exception! I mentioned two weeks ago that my family would be doing the …

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Category: Real Food, Recipes

Feeds, images, and all that good stuff

April 12, 2008     Keeper of the Home

I’m so sorry to have to do this to you all, but I have had to create a new feed for my site. I’ve been trying in vain to transfer my old feed so that you didn’t have to subscribe to a new one, but for whatever reason, it is just not working. I know …

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Category: Homemaking

Breaking down meals into price-per-serving

Breaking down meals into price-per-serving

April 10, 2008     Keeper of the Home

Tedious as it may sound, this is what I’ve been working on in my “spare” time this past week (I use that term extremely loosely). As I mentioned last week in my post about working with rising grocery costs, I thought that it would be useful to start to take some of my usual meals …

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Category: Homemaking

A very happy ending

April 9, 2008     Keeper of the Home

All of that hard work and restricting what I ate these past couple of months was worth it! This morning I went to see my Naturopath for a food sensitivity re-test, as well as to get the results of my general health screen (blood tests), and discuss where to go from here. I was so …

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Category: Family Life

Spring time= Modesty check!

April 8, 2008     Keeper of the Home

As always, the GirlTalkers are right on target with a recent post. As the sun begins to shine more frequently, and daffodils and tulips poke their heads up, it’s time to be reminded that warmer weather does not not give us permission for less modesty or purposefulness in our dress. I really appreciate their link …

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Category: Family Life

All You Ever Wanted to Know About Oatmeal: A Guide to Choosing, Soaking and Cooking

All You Ever Wanted to Know About Oatmeal: A Guide to Choosing, Soaking and Cooking

April 8, 2008     Keeper of the Home

Today’s kitchen tip is a quick lesson in soaking and cooking oatmeal. Recently, I’ve been asked multiple times what kind of oats we use, and to explain the details of how I make our breakfast cereal, so here goes… For the longest time, we have been buying organic rolled oats in 5 lb bags from …

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Category: Real Food, Recipes

A short break, but it will be worth the wait!

April 4, 2008     Keeper of the Home

Just wanted to let you all know that due to the busyness of finishing my new site and completing the transfer, I won’t be blogging at all from now until Monday morning. Things are going overall fairly well (I say that rather hesitantly) with a few major hiccups mixed in. Last night my husband came …

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Category: Homemaking

Rising to the challenge of higher grocery costs

April 4, 2008     Keeper of the Home

Am I the only one who has felt an increasing difficulty in making the grocery budget stretch to keep our family well fed? It feels that each time I visit the grocery store these days, yet another item on my list has gone up in price, and I’m struggling to find more creative ways to …

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Category: Homemaking

Inviting you to the grand opening…

April 3, 2008     Keeper of the Home

…of my new blog design! The official kick-off will be next Monday morning, and I’m so excited! I’ve been working hard on it with a wonderful designer who created my new header, and I have been learning far more about html and css code than I ever possibly cared to know. In the midst of …

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Category: Homemaking

War on the family

April 2, 2008     Keeper of the Home

This excerpt came from an article sent to me by a friend last week: Brad and Michelle aren’t the only young parents who are finding that they can’t afford to have as many children as they would like. Across the country millions of other young parents are reaching similar conclusions. Without much in the way …

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Category: Family Life

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