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.

gotta new fridge

September 20, 2008 – 9:54 pm

We’ve had a lot of trouble with the old refrigerator. It finally died on Wednesday, and we ordered a new one. DH picked it up today. I didn’t even clean up the mess before taking a picture. ~~Rhonda 🙂

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autumn evening

September 18, 2008 – 8:11 pm

A few pictures from our garden this evening…

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our grandbabies and their daddy

September 17, 2008 – 9:08 pm

The only problem with our grands is that they live too far away. Cute, aren’t they?? ~~Rhonda 🙂

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this and that

September 16, 2008 – 9:13 pm

Today was mostly taken up with stripping wall paper in the hall and the laundry room. I did about 15 minutes of mowing, just to get outside for a few minutes right before supper. The weather was beautiful. We have eight chrysalises so far. Three of them are brown. The rest are green. DD made […]

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you turn your back for ten minutes…

September 15, 2008 – 3:05 pm

I watched this little guy for forty minutes early Friday morning, waiting for him to molt from a caterpillar into a chrysalis. I had my camera on the tripod, ready to take a video of the quick transformation. I waited and waited and waited… Then I turned my back for ten minutes, while I checked […]

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menu plan monday ~ september 15, 2008

September 14, 2008 – 6:28 pm

This is as high as I could reach… The guest room will be done soon. Then it’s on to the hall, the laundry room and the bath. It’s going to be a full week of stripping wallpaper in the addition, so easy meals are on the menu. Monday sloppy joes / 40 minute hamburger buns […]

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tired but happy

September 13, 2008 – 11:49 pm

A young lady from church is helping me this fall with cleaning out all the drawers, cupboards, and cabinets (maybe even the attic) and, after we cleaned out the coat closet yesterday, I realized the interior had not been painted when we redid the hall a few years ago. It was still the pale yellow […]

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poppy seed muffins

September 13, 2008 – 5:51 pm

DD and I made poppy seed muffins this afternoon. Delicious! We had some warm from the oven, shared some with friends, and I’m thinkin’ the rest will go quickly. Mix the following ingredients until well blended. * 3 eggs * 2 1/2 cups white sugar [I used 1 3/4 c. sugar] * 1 1/8 cups […]

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crock pot turkey tetrazzini

September 12, 2008 – 5:13 pm

Crock Pot Turkey Tetrazzini 2 c. chicken broth 2 cans cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup 1 T. Dijon mustard 2 c. diced cooked turkey 1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese 1/2 tsp. salt ground pepper to taste 1/2 tsp. celery seed 1 T. dry onion 1 tsp. dried basil 1 tsp. dried parsley […]

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gift wrap center

September 11, 2008 – 10:13 pm

Did you know? Christmas is coming. 🙂 I am already buying gifts and want to be ready when it’s time to wrap them. It’s time to take stock of my gift wrap center and make a list of items I need. Tape? Scissors? Ribbon?…etc., etc., etc. If you don’t have a gift wrap center, consider […]

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