Frugal Farmhouse

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 .