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If you remember, at the end of my post a week ago or so, I had gotten all these boxes out of our storage area and planned to shred what we didn’t need. - Here is the stack I started with. Ten boxes full of tax papers and information.

What Do Minnesotans’ Do When It’s Been Too Cold For Too Long?

HomemakingMarch 3, 2022791Views 1Like 0Comments

We Start Spring Cleaning If you start Spring cleaning in February, you can think Spring is coming! If that doesn't cheer you up, you can always think about having your cleaning done so you can enjoy Spring when it actually gets here. I've written a lot about cleaning because it's something that I think is valuable to…

Three Days Out Of The House

HomemakingNovember 1, 2018135Views 0Likes 2Comments

Three days in a row out of the house is very unusual for me. I usually spend most of Sunday at church and with family or friends. Then I'm home until Thursday when I run errands while my daughters teach for a homeschool mom. I like it this way. The above graphic is how I picture…

What Do You Do When There Are Just Too Many Visitors?

HomemakingOctober 8, 2015177Views 0Likes 2Comments

If you have children I’m sure you know what it’s like to have the phone ringing constantly and the doorbell buzzing with questions about who can play We loved having the neighbor children play at our home when our children were young. We knew what they were doing, we always kept an eye or ear on…

Why in the World Would You Want to do That?

Biblical EncouragementAugust 29, 2011224Views 0Likes 10Comments

There I was, at the dreaded office Christmas party. As part of his job my husband had to attend certain functions and this was one of them. I didn’t belong here with all these doctors, lawyers, and career women. No matter how I said it – housewife, homemaker, or even nest builder, there always seemed…