Archive for July 2008

Happy With What We Don’t HAVE

Jul 31st, 2008 | By Toni | Category: Frugal Living

This is a guest post from Amy who recently starting blogging at The Finer Things in Life.
“You’re so lucky that you get to stay home.”
I hear that all the time, and although I do feel very blessed to be at home raising my children (where on earth would I rather be?), I can’t stand [...]



Day 4 in Jia’s Kitchen: Mmm…Homemade Hot Pockets!

Jul 31st, 2008 | By The 3 Moms | Category: Kitchen of the Week

Welcome to Day 4 in Jia’s kitchen. We are all very excited to see what Jia has in store for us this week, so we hope you enjoy spending this week with her!
Welcome to Day 4 in my Kitchen!
I want to first give my thanks for all the prayers and beautiful thoughts from everyone in [...]



Introducing Libby of “Life is a Journey…”

Jul 31st, 2008 | By The 3 Moms | Category: Kitchen of the Week

We are excited to introduce you to Libby, our next kitchen of the week guest blogger at Happy To Be At Home. Beginning on Sunday, she will be opening her kitchen to us all and sharing all of her cooking adventures throughout the week. We hope you will join us as this should prove to [...]



Day 3 in Jia’s Kitchen: A Long (Sad) and Stressful Day

Jul 30th, 2008 | By The 3 Moms | Category: Kitchen of the Week

Welcome to Day 3 in Jia’s kitchen. We are all very excited to see what Jia has in store for us this week, so we hope you enjoy spending this week with her!
Welcome to Day 3 in my Kitchen!
Unfortunately, today wasn’t the best of days. It started out really good. I woke up much earlier [...]



Grocery Shopping and Sales Fliers

Jul 30th, 2008 | By Joy Miller | Category: Uncategorized

We received a Kroger ad flier in the mail today, and when my son was looking it over, he was very impressed that an enormous steak in one of the ads was “…only $4.99! That’s a great price!”
I had to disappoint him when I told him that the ad said it was $4.99 per pound, [...]



Day 2 in Jia’s Kitchen: Strawberry Soup Cake?

Jul 29th, 2008 | By The 3 Moms | Category: Kitchen of the Week

Welcome to Day 2 in Jia’s kitchen. We are all very excited to see what Jia has in store for us this week, so we hope you enjoy spending this week with her!
Welcome to my kitchen day 2. It was a lazy day today. My husband has Mondays off of work, so we take full [...]



Taking Advantage of Your Freezer

Jul 28th, 2008 | By Kate Miller | Category: Uncategorized

My freezer is one of the most-loved and most-used tools in my kitchen. I take advantage of it in every possible way I can. Even though I do not have a stand alone freezer, I try to have at least two weeks worth of meals in there every month, or at least the ingredients for meals [...]



3 Moms Recipes

Jul 28th, 2008 | By Toni | Category: Uncategorized

Back in May of this year, The 3 Moms—AKA Toni, The Happy Housewife; Joy of Five Js; and Kate of A Simple Walk—joined together in their first collaborative effort. They opened their kitchens to their blog readers and shared their budgets, daily meals, recipes, kitchen tips and mishaps for the entire month. The success and [...]



Conquer the Clutter - Final Week

Jul 27th, 2008 | By Kate Miller | Category: Uncategorized

So here we are entering the final week of the July challenge: Conquer the Clutter. We hope you agree with us that it has been very encouraging and inspiring to follow along with all of the conquerors this month. We also hope that you are ready to continue conquering any remaining clutter with us this [...]



Menu Plan Week of July 28

Jul 27th, 2008 | By The 3 Moms | Category: Uncategorized

Toni’s Menu
I have a full house this week. We will have about 13 people eating with us for most of the week.
Breakfast
Monday- French Toast

Tuesday- Muffins

Wednesday- Whole Wheat Waffles
Thursday- Pancakes
Friday- Cereal/ Oatmeal
Lunches
Lunch—Sandwiches, muffins, smoothies, leftovers, cut up fruit and veggies
Dinner
Monday- Shredded Beef Tacos
Tuesday - Cuban Chicken Salad
Wednesday- Dinner Out
Thursday - Mexican Skillet
Friday - Pizza

Cuban Chicken Salad
Salad [...]