Author Archives: ~~Rhonda

Living in a small town, I share my life with my husband Russell (married in 1977), five children (one still at home), and six cats (one indoors, the others outside).

I teach an online class called “The Christmas Notebook” which is about all things holiday prep. The many facets of celebrating Christmas comprises one of my favorite hobbies. Other favorite things include gardening, reading, cooking, and scrapbooking.

riding lessons

August 20, 2009 – 10:13 pm

DD *loves* riding lessons. She thinks it’s the greatest thing she got to do this summer. We’re keeping them up as long as it will work out. She has a great teacher. He’s patient and meticulous about teaching and reviewing the things she needs to know. We thought about doing this last year, but it […]

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mexican chopped salad

August 19, 2009 – 1:13 pm

Last night for supper, we had tacos, tortilla chips with sour cream / salsa, and a Mexican chopped salad. The salad was delicious and we’ll be making it again. It’s especially nice right now when tomatoes and cucumbers are so plentiful from the garden. You can follow the above link to see the original recipe. […]

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honey peanut butter cookies

August 18, 2009 – 5:19 pm

I found this recipe while looking for cookie recipes to try out for our annual Christmas open house. I like something fancier for the party, but DD said we should make them for the open house. If I could incorporate chocolate somehow…. We will certainly make these again. They are delicious. Great honey / peanut […]

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menu plan monday ~ august 17, 2009

August 17, 2009 – 11:19 am

School starts this week, so the menu has to take that, and several meetings and lessons, into account. DD and I are going to make Honey Peanut Butter Cookies this afternoon. I think the protein laden cookies will be nice for a quick it’s-the-first-day-of-school-and-we-need-to-hurry breakfast snack, along with some fresh strawberries and bananas. Later in […]

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cards are done

August 16, 2009 – 9:20 pm

I spent a lot of time this week working on our Christmas cards. I ordered the cards from Dayspring. We like to use cards that are not only pretty, but share the news of Christ’s birth, and include a Scripture verse. I chose two designs this year. This one and this one. They are signed […]

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garden update

August 11, 2009 – 8:00 pm

After two months of cooler than normal temps, we’re back to hot and humid weather. And when it gets hot and humid, I tend to stay indoors, except to mow the lawn when it needs it. But today, I ventured out to take some pictures, since it has been so long since I’ve done that. […]

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menu plan monday ~ august 10, 2009

August 10, 2009 – 2:56 pm

I’ve been either too busy or too tired to post lately. Been very busy. But I’ll try to get back into the swing of things now. Here’s the menu for the week. Monday hamburger / buns grapes Tuesday crock pot chicken rice stir fried green and yellow squash tomatoes Wednesday pork chops mashed potatoes green […]

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there’s still a lot of color in the garden

July 31, 2009 – 10:38 pm

Now that the weeks of daylily blooms are almost over, I think there isn’t much blooming until I get out into the garden. After he got home this evening, DH and I took a spin around the yard. Yup, there is still a lot of color out there. There are surprise lilies all over the […]

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menu plan monday ~ july 27, 2009

July 27, 2009 – 9:48 am

Can’t resist showing you Buttercup’s new costume, designed by DD. Who’s the coolest cat around? That would be Buttercup, the rapper cat, complete with bling! I must say, besides being totally cool, Buttercup is totally patient! She takes it all in stride. Monday hamburgers / buns chips / dip grapes Tuesday spaghetti / sauce garlic […]

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friday garden time

July 24, 2009 – 9:54 pm

Just a quick stroll through the garden to see what there is to see. We have a bed next to the blue spruce that hasn’t received much attention. It’s out of the way, in a spot we don’t regularly walk by, so it is somewhat neglected. But there is a nice tangle of flowers in […]

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