Frugal Farmhouse

As I sit here in my warm house, surrounded by love I can't help but see how blessed I am. I hope each and everyone of you have a blessed day full of love. Merry Christmas

Hello everyone! I missed everyone so much. I lost internet there for a few months but I'm back! I can't wait to share with you all the things that I have been going on in my neck of the woods!

Welcome new and old friends :) Friday -1:30 apt -ID. DOL-print off requirements -get gas -pay storage bill -get insurance money and deposit -daily chores -15 of cleaning in 3 rooms Saturday -daily chores -15 of cleaning in 3 rooms -clean of fridge -clean out freezer Sunday -daily chores -go over budget -research new series - gather dirty clothes for monday I am running out the door right now. Instead of getting all this stuff done yesterday.. it all got shoved to today. So I'm pretty sure today will just be an errand day. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

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It's friday.. this I do know. If you've been stopping by my blog this week, you'll have noticed I haven't posted since Monday.. This is very unlike me. BUT, in my defense this has been one of the worst weeks of 2010.. I don't really want to go into details.. I'll just say, car broke, truck broke, financially broke.. times 50. the end. I have a lot to do to get back on track.. Friday -fix jetta -cut wood -paint wood=14 blocks total -pizza for dinner Saturday -sand blocks -finishing touches on sisters prom dress -modge podge paper on blogs -make stencils -bb cups and taco cups for dinner Sunday -take mom present -visit grandma? I hope all you momma's have a great mothers day!

3/4 cup instant minced onion 1/3 cup beef bouillon powder 4 teaspoons onion powder 1/4 teaspoon crushed celery seed 1/4 teaspoon sugar Directions 1. Combine all ingredients and store in an airtight container. 2. About 5 tablespoons of mix are equal to 1-1 1⁄4-ounce package. 3. To make onion dip: Mix 5 tablespoons with one pint of sour cream. source**

Monday may 3rd Breakfast- toast/oatmeal Lunch- LO Dinner- pork roast Tuesday May 4th Breakfast- toast/oatmeal Lunch- LO Dinner- goulash, bread sticks Wednesday May5 Breakfast- toast/oatmeal Lunch- LO Dinner- tacos with Homemade Tortillas Thursday May 6 Breakfast- toast/oatmeal Lunch- LO Dinner- brown sugar meatloaf , mashed potatoes, corn Friday May 7 Breakfast- toast/oatmeal Lunch- LO Dinner- pizza with homemade dough Saturday May 8 Breakfast-waffles, eggs Lunch- LO Dinner- bb cups and taco cups Sunday May 9 Breakfast-pancake, eggs Lunch- LO Dinner- tin foil dinners Find 300+ menu ideas at orgjunkie

Friday is FINALLY HERE!! I love all the new friends I get to meet on friday :) wahoooo! Alright, here is my weekend planning Friday: -go over budget -daily cleaning -declutter LR for 15 minutes -tin foil dinners for err... dinner lol Saturday- -daily cleaning -Harbor Freight opens today!! -monthly round up -finish bath pouf thingys Sunday- -re-list craigslist ads -menu plan -freeze flour ya, I think thats plenty! Come on by on Monday, my homemade spices series starts back up :)

Have you seen these cute little frames at Dollar Tree? I feel in love with them and bought 2 brown and 2 red.. having no idea what to do with them. I've had this plate holder hanging by our door for a few months, and as you can see, we use it as a key holder. Well, I have been bitten by the burlap bug... and as soon as I put the 2 together, this was born. Supplies 4 frames $4 craft paint- on hand stencils-$1 burlap-on hand scissors-on hand This is one of the easiest.. err laziest crafts I've ever done, lol. I took the piece of paper out of the frame and chucked it. Then cut the burlap to fit the frame, leaving an inch all the way around. then I used these stencils, and black craft paint. Once dry I put the burlap centered in the frames, turned them over, closed the little prongs, then cut the excess burlap off around the edges. No glue, No staples.. nothing. SHHH... don't tell! Easy.. Easy.. err.. Lazy. Which ever you prefer :)

Monday Breakfast-toast/oatmeal Lunch- pizza Dinner- Spaghetti Tuesday Breakfast-toast/oatmeal Lunch- pizza Dinner- homemade mac and cheese- looking for an awesome recipe... Do you have one? Wednesday Breakfast-toast/oatmeal Lunch- homemade mac and cheese Dinner- lasagna Thursday Breakfast-toast/oatmeal Lunch- lasagna Dinner- tin foil dinners Friday Breakfast-toast/oatmeal Lunch- lasagna Dinner- pizza with homemade dough Saturday Breakfast-waffles and eggs Dinner- eating out..maybe. If not, spaghetti. Sunday Breakfast-waffles, eggs, bacon Dinner- roast, potatoes, corn homemade rolls 300+ menu plans over at orjunkie.com Check 'em out!

**I haven't posted a pic of Duramax in a while, thought he might bring a smile to someone other than me, isn't he adorable? :)** This weekend will be a little busier than usual. I am seriously welcoming this change :) I haven't been home much this week. Chevy Man has had an outburst of gout in his foot, so normal activities have taken about 10 times longer.. So I've had to cut almost all housework out of our schedule. Thankfully, he is feeling much better, so back to our regularly scheduled programing :D.. So now you understand why there are chores on days that they don't belong :) Friday- -Daily Chores -swiffer kitchen and bathroom -clean entire bathroom -clean up bedroom and vacuum -Journalism Benefit @ 7 Saturday- -Daily Chores -clean out deep freeze -storage run-bring a/c home :)!! -Clean out garbage cans -Spaghetti for dinner Sunday- -Play cards with Family -Chili's on the menu.. but that just doesn't sound good.. who knows it might in 2 days lol -clean...

There are times I use my bread machine, and times I just use the oven, depending on my day. This is a GREAT bread machine recipe. I've just changed a few things. First thing is to know your bread machine manufacturers recommended way to place ingredients into the pan. Mine is wet, dry, then yeast in a little indent on top of the dry. Best Bread Machine Bread 1 cuip warm water 2 TBSP white siugar 1 (.25 ounce) yeast 1/4 cup veggie oil 3 cups flour 1.5 tsp salt Select basic or white bread setting and press start. So after I place all the ingredients into the bread machine pan. Then, here is the trick, instead of pressing the pan in until it clicks into the base I just set it into the hole. Then I turn it onto basic setting. About 30 minutes later the machine will beep signaling it is going into "rise" mode. I then unplug the machine, plug it back in and click the pan down into the base and start it back on "basic" mode. and let it cook! By not clicking it down int...

Ever been walking through your favorite thrift store and bought something that you were in love with but had no idea what to do with it? Angie at The Country Chic Cottage has the answer-err.. a way to find one! Remember my post about finding a Goodwill ? I found this fun little thing as well. Ya, you guessed it, no idea what to do with it. But it is so pretty! So I turned to Angie and her awesome group of readers. So head on over to The Country Chic Cottage and offer up some of your awesome crafty ideas! I can't wait to see what everyone thinks I should do with it :)

Monday Breakfast-toast Lunch-mac and cheese Dinner- shipwreck Tuesday Breakfast-toast Lunch-shipwreck Dinner- tacos Wednesday Breakfast-toast Lunch-tacos with homemade tortillas Dinner- tin foil dinners Thursday Breakfast-toast Lunch-tin foil dinners Dinner-chicken noodle soup Friday Breakfast-toast Lunch- soup Dinner-pizza with homemade dough Saturday Breakfast-waffles with pecan topping Lunch-pizza Dinner-spaghetti Sunday Breakfast- pancakes eggs, sausage Lunch-spaghetti Dinner-chili Check out over 300 different menu plans over at OrgJunkie .

Is your mom hard to buy for? Seriously, I can never decide what to get my mom. She just moved and doesn't have her new house decorated completely yet. She has been trying to find something for her dinning room wall for a few months. So my sister and I brainstormed and came up with this. Supplies 5 frames -$5 primer -$2.97 (on hand) I did use the whole can. black spray paint -$.97 (on hand) burlap -$2.47/yard (on hand) You'll need a little less than a yard, but that depends on how many letters you choose. paper -on hand x-acto knife -on hand- But, they have these right now at my Honk's dollar store. Hot glue -on hand Total $8.44 and up I forgot to take a picture of the frames before but they are the ones at Dollar Tree. 11x14.. and red. I primed (3 times) and painted them black. All with spray paint, I even used the 97 cent walmart black :) We started out by picking the word we wanted. Printed it out until we found the size and font that fit. We came up with this. Then my si...

I'm so excited! We only have a D.I. in the town in live in. BUT, there was a commercial for goodwill on the other day, and I scoffed at the tv, WHY? do they play commercials in areas that don't have that business?-I thought to myself (seriously though, why must they tease me with a CVS commercial when we will probably never get one!?!) But at the end of the commercial, it named a neighboring city that is abouit 45 minutes away. SCORE!! I had to wait until we could group a few errands together, I mean I can't drive 45 minutes just to go buy something now can I? Ok, I could, but I'd feel horribly guilty. There wasn't a ton I needed. But a few things I wanted :) $.69 $.99 Then I found out the same town has another D.I... so I had to check it out. $.75 $3 Such GREAT detail! Linking to:

Last week's menu plan worked out pretty well. We attended a Taste of Home cooking school this past week. It was very informative. I learned a lot and will be trying a few of the recipes this week. Monday Breakfast-Toast Lunch-little pizza Dinner- waffles with pecan topping- I will post this recipe ☺ Tuesday Breakfast Oatmeal Lunch-leftovers Dinner-tacos Wednesday Breakfast Toast Lunch-leftovers Dinner- goulash Thursday Breakfast Oatmeal Lunch-mac and cheese Dinner-lasagna roll ups Friday Breakfast- toast Lunch-leftovers Dinner-Pizza- made with homemade dough Saturday- Breakfast-Oatmeal Lunch-pizza Dinner- Spaghetti Sunday Breakfast Waffles, bacon, eggs Lunch- leftovers Dinner- tin foil dinners Check out more menu ideas here.