Oh yeah. I absolutely love it when someone thinks they know me, and they don’t. I took a quiz over on facebook this morning titled “How country are you?”. Before I even took it, a friend took it and got a 0%. I couldn’t have agreed with his results more. He is so NOT country. [...]

Every once in awhile, somebody asks me why I buy organic. I’ve heard every excuse from “it’s more expensive”, to “does it really matter, I’ve never bought organic before.” It is definitely a personal choice, but it is one that I made for my family. It is also why I plan to grow our own [...]

Yes, we need groceries. And I am extending myself a little bit this time, and trying to menu plan for 3-4 weeks. I usually just do two, but it would be nice to have food in the house for a full month. It’s a GREAT way to save money, and only have to pick up [...]

Everytime I walk into a grocery store, my wallet seems to drain faster and faster. As the cost of food prices, continues to rise, it is becoming harder and harder for families to come up with healthy solutions to “What’s for dinner?”. I’ve written dozens of articles on grocery shopping tips and ways to save [...]

I know my site is really dedicated to living a more frugal lifestyle, and not so much on the issues that large families face, but I couldn’t resist sharing this information with my readers today. We have a large family – five children (not to mention 5 dogs and a cat!). This isn’t the only [...]

We had so much fun this weekend. I am absolutely exhausted. Why? A mostly last minute trip to see the guys (Whiskey Dixon) play with Aaron’s old band, M-Dock at the Bearded Clam in Kimberling city. It was an amazing concert, both bands were awesome, and Aaron nailed his solo with his old band – [...]

I love to prepare this dish, especially when I’m in a time crunch and having people over for a wonderful dinner. It’s a nice sized dish, serves at least 8. Can be doubled for a larger crowd and even when you are only having twelve, I assure you both dishes will be GONE. Delicious and [...]

Happy Fourth of July my faithful readers. I hope you have an amazing time today and enjoy family, friends and fireworks. The essential F’s of the day (besides Fun of course!)
I was bored this morning, so I started listening to songs that truly make me think of the country, and I thought it kinda funny [...]

It seems strange really, but many people actually drink Pickle Juice. No, I am not one of them, though I absolutely LOVE pickles. I have such a horrible time throwing out anything though, so I went on a hunt and tried a few experiments to see what I could do with the pickle juice. I [...]