Another Beautiful Day

Today is going to be another beautiful day. It will not be as hot as yesterday. It was in the low 80's yesterday and today it will be 67. We have our birdfeeders filled up and of course the squirrels love getting on them and eating the seed. This morning I saw 2 yellow finches, the first 2 this year already. I think those are my favorite bird to watch besides the big woodpeckers we have about everyday. It is wonderful to watch God's creatures.
God Is So Good. Have a wonderful rest of the week.

It's Been A Long Time

It's been a long time since I have posted anything on here. It seems like everything happens at once. I have still been going through some stress. In Feb. our computer went down and just got it up and running last week. Our harddrive was bad. Also one Sunday morning right before my husband left for work the hot water heater busted, so we had to turn the hot water off and got our neighbor over here to look at it and he said it was gone. We had to buy a new one and our neighbor put it in for us. We still can't use our dryer, so we will have to buy another one. I have been hanging up clothes around the house and I also have one of those wooden drying racks, which comes in handy. They say when it rains it pours.
David is still working 28 hours a week and the insurance he has is no good. It will not pay for certain things. I am paying about a little over 160.00 for Amy's medicine, because that's one thing the insurance will not pay for. Our dentist is not under that insurance plan which we don't like that either, because we love going to that dentist and David does not want to change. I hope things will get better.
I hope everyone has a great week.

Day after Thanksgiving

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving with their families. We went to my aunt and uncles house and we had a houseful and alot of food. My mom has 1 sister and 7 brothers, so you can imagine all the food we have.
Ok black friday is not my thing. I would rather be in my bed at 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning than standing in line somewhere freezing in the cold. Don't get me wrong I love a good bargain, but not on black friday. I will go find my bargains after black friday is over. I still have quite a bit of shopping to do yet. Hopefully I get it done soon.

Have A Blessed Weekend

Where Has Summer Gone

Hello Friends! I know it has been awhile since I have been here. I can't beleive we are almost at the end of August. Where has the summer gone. Our garden is done, it's been done awhile now. School started back yesterday and finances are cut back. One of my little ones have gone off to kindergarten, so that means my pay has gone down, since I only have 1 child left. Got to find ways to really cut back. We did go to yard sales on Saturday, but did not find much I need except a purse, which I did need one of those. It only cost me $3.00, which is alot better than paying full price in the store. It always seems like there is something you need, or either something breaks down when you least expect it. SHHHHH! I better be quiet, before something does. Will find places to shop where it's alot cheaper, and also not go out an eat much, like we do at times. Until next time. Have A Blessed Weekend.

Not Easy

Who said frugal living was easy. Some days I get so discouraged, because I am not doing as well like I thought I would. Sometimes it seems like we have more bills than money. YUCK! BILLS. I know there are things we can cut back on, but it takes the whole family to do it and not just one person. We are still getting greenbeans, squash and cucumbers out of our garden, but I know we need to do more to save money.
I will be cleaning this week since I don't have my little ones to take care of this week. Will be doing decluttering this week too. It seems like I always have a mountain of laundry to do, and the mountain never disappears. Oh well such is life, I sometimes say. Ok sitting here is not getting anything done. Until next time. Have A Blessed Week.

First Squash

WOW! It's been awhile since I've been here. We finally got our first squash out of our garden. It's so nice to have fresh squash from the garden. Our squash plants have gotten really big, because of all the rain we have got lately. I have also seen some animal tracks too, but have not too much damage. Here is a recipe I use with the squash.

Squash Casserole

1lb. fresh or frozen cooked yellow squash
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 stick butter
Salt and Pepper to taste
1/2 pkg. Pepperidge Farm Stuffing mix
1/2 Cup grated cheddar cheese

Grease large casserole dish with margarine. Sprinkle half of stuffing mix in bottom of pan. Add squash, salt and pepper. Add chicken soup and margarine. Add remaining stuffing mix. Top with cheddar cheese. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes. Serves 8

Sometimes I use zucchini squash instead of the yellow, but both are good.

Update on Our Garden

Our garden is doing good so far, even though we lost 2 tomato plants. We still have plenty more tomato plants that are doing good. Our rosemary on the other hand is about to die. We may have to replant those. We have never planted cabbage before and the cabbage plant is doing great. My husbands brother gave us the cabbage plant, so I hope we have a big one. We need some more rain on our garden so it will not get to dry, but David has been watering the plants in the evening when it is cooler. The bean seeds we planted, I have not noticed them coming up yet. I think sometimes I get too inpatient. I just need to leave it to the Good Lord and the garden will grow. He knows what we need.