I love this scrabble letter’s mason jar idea shared by The Homespun Heart. She writes, “I can’t wait to get home and re purpose my Scrabble game into one of these little message boards!”
What a creative idea to put the tiles of a scrabble board into a mason jar and set out the tray to leave messages or inspiration! I love it!
Happy Mason Jar Monday!
…that I am off to that library today, so mason jar monday will be here but later. Check back this evening and I will hopefully have it up. Have a Super Monday!
So, after I posted the updated 2009 book list I came upon an incredible piece of information. There is a Christian Library, less than 2 minutes from my house, that has every title on my list, and buys and sells used home school curriculum.
This is me smiling:
🙂
If you live near me and would like the address of the library, email me or leave me a comment.
No newspaper again today, so I will have to wait until the Walgreen’s Weekly Ad is online tomorrow to post the deals. So that your trip over here isn’t a total waste I thought I would provide an update to my 2009 Book List.
Already Read in 2009:
The ONE book on my list that I could find at the library-
*The 15 Minute Organizer by Emilie Barnes
and others that weren’t on the list that I found, then added to the list and read-
*Simply Organized by Emilie Barnes
*Real-Life Homeschooling by Rhonda Barfield
*The Home Schooling Father by Michael Farris (I know I am not a father but it was still an interesting read)
In the Process of Reading:
*Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem ( I may be crazy for adding a 1167 page book to my 2009 reading list but I started out using it for reference as I was reading the book of Isaiah and was so interested that I started reading straight through it. I am currently reading through Part 6 on The Doctrine of the Church. Interesting stuff.)
Books in the Mail on Their Way to Me:
*An Excellent Wife by Martha Peace. Nancy- I am looking forward to working through this one with you.
Still on the List to Read this Year:
*Becoming a Woman of Discretion: Cultivating a Pure Heart in a Sensual World by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
*Dumbing Down our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves but Can’t Read, Write or Add by Charles Sykes
*Faithful Women and Their Extraordinary God by Noel Piper
*Family Integrated Church by J. Mark Fox
*Marriage to a Difficult Man: The Uncommon Union of Jonathan and Sarah Edwards by Elizabeth Dodds
*Mother by Kathleen Norris
*Proverbs for Parenting: A Topical Guide for Child Raising from the Book of Proverbs by Barbara Decker
*Raising Maidens of Virtue by Stacy McDonald
*Teach them Diligently: How to Use Scriptures in Child Training by Louis Paul Priolo
*The Ever-Loving Truth: Can Faith Thrive in a Post-Christian Culture by Voddie Bauchaum Jr.
*The Marketing of Evil: How Radicals, Elitists, and Pseudo-Experts Sell Us Corruption Disguised as Freedom by David Kupelian
*The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
*The Voice of Matthew by Lauren F. Winner
*When You Rise Up: A Covenantal Approach to Homeschooling by RC Sproul
So far, none of the books have thrilled me to the point of telling you to run right out and buy them aside from Systematic Theology but I will keep you posted as I go since the one’s that I am most excited about, I have yet to get my hands on. Also, I am in the process of updating my recipe tab tonight so check back tomorrow for new recipes. Happy Weekend!
Aralyn is napping, Paul is at work, the house is quiet and I should be cleaning. SHOULD being the imperative word implying to you that that is not, in fact, what I am doing. I AM doing what I like to call the step BEFORE cleaning- MOTIVATING. I am motivating myself to clean. Here’s how:
I draw up house plans and mark up magazine pictures with notes all over about the things that I like and the things I would change, etc. Now, how does this motivate me to clean? Well, its weird but magazine houses are always clean. Have you noticed that? So, after my fun I set out to get my house ready for it’s magazine shoot which I realize borders on insanity since there are, in fact, no magazine editors breaking down my doors for a photo shoot; however, it works for me. Ever since I was a kid imagining that I was cleaning for the King, I have needed my imagination to fire up cleaning motivation. Don’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it. Works like a charm. Anyhow, I must warn you that this method of self motivation can walk a fine line bordering on PROCRASTINATION. Seeing as I am here typing to you and not scrubbing my kitchen like I should be I would say that today falls into that procrastination category. So, before I sink into a bottomless pit of filth, I am going to go pack up my house plans and do a nice kitchen scrub down before Ara awakes.
What motivates YOU to clean?
Mason Jars as Biscuit Cutters
(Shown here for cutting pastry dough but can be used for biscuits also)
Buttermilk Biscuit Recipe
2 cups of self rising flour
(I’ve heard from multiple sources that White Lily Flour is the best as it is winter soft wheat and tastes the best)
1/3 cup of shortening
2/3 cup of buttermilk
melted butter
1. Combine flour and shortening.
2. Add in buttermilk and mix for approx. 1 minute.
3. Roll out to about 3/4- 1 in thickness and cut with your mason jar.
4. Bake at 450 for about 8 min.
5. Brush tops with melted butter.
6. Enjoy!
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January kind of does that to me.
I have this same problem every year, around this time I start to feel restless. I think I made it until February last year before feeling this way. Let me check the archives. Yep, see here? and here? and here? February.
When does Spring Fever hit your family?
I know, I know, I didn’t post yesterday. I can’t even use the excuse that my paper was stolen because for the second week in a row- it wasn’t! 🙂 However, this weeks Walgreen’s deals depressed me enough to wait until someone else posted them so that I could copy and paste. Something I never do because I usually find a few that slip between the cracks that way. This week is a different story. Ho hum Walgreen’s! That is all I have to say about that. Here’s hoping that next week will be better.
Walgreen’s Deals Jan 18-24 via MoneySavingMom via Mercedes:
WEEKLY DEALS
Mauna Loa Chocolate-Covered Macadamias–2/$4
Buy 2 and use $3/2 coupon in January EasySaver catalog (pg. 4)
$0.50 each after coupon
Dawn Dish Soap–$0.99
Use $0.50/1 coupon from 12/28 P&G insert
$0.49 each after coupon
Dixie Napkins–$1.99
Use $1/1 from 1/18 RP insert
$0.99 after coupon
REGISTER REWARDS DEALS
Buy 4 Unilever products, Get $2 Register Rewards back; Buy 6, Get $4 back; Buy 8, Get $10 back (see page 10 of the ad for qualifying products)
Buy $20 worth of Twin Pack Bayer Aspirin at $2.50 each, Get $10 Register Rewards
Use 8 $1/1 from 1/4 SmartSource insert
$0.25 each after coupons and Register Rewards
Buy 2 Band-Aid 10 or 20 pack at $2.99 each, Get $3 in Register Rewards
Use $1/1 from coloring book (will take off $2)
$0.99 for two after coupon and Register Rewards
Buy 2 Kotex Pads (14-24 ct.) at $3 each, Get $1 Register Rewards
Use 2 $1/1 coupon from 1/11 SmartSource insert
$1.50 each after coupon and Register Reward
Buy 1 Huggies Diapers or Pull Ups Jumbo packs at $9.99, Get $1 Register Rewards
Use $1.50/1 or $2/1 coupon from 1/11 SmartSource insert
Use $1/1 from Coloring book
As low as $5.99 after coupons and Register Reward
Buy $15 worth of Pepsi and/or Frito Lay Products, Get $5 Register Rewards; Buy $20 worth, Get $10 Register Rewards back
JANUARY FREE-AFTER-REBATE DEALS
Revlon Matte Collection Blush or Eyeliner $9.99, Revlon Matte Collection Lipstick $7.99, or
Revlon Matte Collection Eye Shadow $4.99
Use $2/1 or $1/1 from recent SmartSource inserts
Free plus $1-$2 overage after coupon and full rebate
Orajel Cold Sore Medicine–$8.49
Use $1/1 from the 10/26 SmartSource insert
Free plus $1 overage after coupon and full rebate
AutoExpressions Vent Fresh Elite Auto Air Freshener–$4.99
Send in for full manufacturer’s rebate here
Free plus overage after both rebates
I beat my neighbors to my newspaper! Yay! Or maybe it was the giant “hands off” sign I stuck in my yard. JK. Thanks for the idea Nancy. I might try it next time they nab my coupons :). Okay, so here are the best deals that I saw.
Walgreen’s Deals Jan 11- 17
Post Honey Bunches of Oats is on sale B1G1 at 2/4.49. Click here to print 2.00 off coupon. Print and use (2)= 2/.49 cents= .25 cents ea.
Mitchum Deodorant is on sale for 1.99 with WA coupon minus 1.00 manufacturer’s coupon found here.=.99 cents.
Revlon Compact Emery Boards on sale B1G1= 2/1.59 minus (2) 1.00 off manufacturer’s coupons= 2/FREE plus .41 cents overage.
Revlon Volumizing Comb on sale B1G1= 2/1.99 minus (2) 1.00 off manufacturer’s coupons= 2/FREE plus .01 cent overage.
Revlon Compact Nail Clippers on sale B1G1= 2/1.99 minus (2) 1.00 off manufacturer’s coupons= 2/FREE plus .01 cent overage.
Vast assortment of Revlon Tools on sale B1G1= 2/2.99 minus (2) 1.00 off manufacturer’s coupons= 2/.99 cents.= .50 cents ea.
Quaker Oats on sale B1G1 with WA coupon=2/2.79 minus (2) .60 off coupons= 2/1.59= .80 cents ea.
Celestial Seasonings Tea on sale B1G1= 2/3.49 minus (2) 1.00 manufacturer’s coupons= 2/1.49= .75 cents ea.
Campbells Select Harvest Soup on sale 4/5.00 with WA coupon minus (2) .50 off 2 manufacturer’s coupons= 4/4.00 or 1.00 ea.
Campbells Cream of Soups on sale for .89 cents with WA coupon minus .40 cents off 2 manufacturer’s coupons = 2/.98 cents= .49 cents ea.
Glade Air Freshener Spray is on sale for .89 cents with WA coupon minus 1.00 off 2 manufacturer’s coupon= 2/.78 cents= .39 cents ea.
Bounty Basic Paper Towels are on sale for .89 cents with WA coupon.
Halls Cough Drops are on sale for .99 cents with WA coupon.
Carmex Lip Care is on sale for .99 cents with WA coupon.
Planter’s Trail Mix is on sale for .99 cents with WA coupon.
Kleenex Facial Tissue is on sale for .89 cents with WA coupon.
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