Crocheting 101

This is Grant attempt of crocheting...he got bored one afternoon so this is his first washcloth maybe his last!
I tried to make a potholder it came out the size of a coaster! Pretty funny if you saw the midget potholder.

This was the very first attempted for me when it came to crocheting....my potholder turned in to a scripture bag for Mathew. I will post what it looks like in the end.

The reason why I dicided to take up crocheting is because I needed a hobby. I am not successful at scrapbooking it sress me out. But I am really enjoying learning how to do it. Since baseball season is in full swing here.....It is the perfect take it with you hobby!

Boring????

Just out of curiosity? Are my post so boring that no one ever reads my blog anymore?

Tighting the Belt!

Well in the hopes to stay on a budget I created a menu for 2 weeks I only spent $152.50 on groceries. That included food and toiletries & diapers so I think I did really well. This should last us 2 week feeding 6 people. On a side note: I didn't have to buy any eggs since our chicken have started to lay eggs. Right now we are getting 4 eggs and that should increase to almost a dozen a day when they start laying. If anyone needs recipes I can post them also.


Menu for the week of April 3-17th

Friday April 3rd
Taco Pile up

Saturday-April 4th
Lasagna, Salad and Bread

Sunday-April 5th
Pulled pork Sandwiches
Coleslaw and Corn

Monday- April 6th
Beans w/Ham hock
And Rolls

Tuesday- April 7th
Beef w/gravy over mashed potatoes

Wednesday-April 8th
Chicken Enchiladas w/ leftover beans

Thursday-April 9th
Spaghetti w/ Salad

Friday-April 10th
Leftovers or Sandwiches

Saturday-April 11th
Oven baked Chicken legs w/couscous

Sunday-April 12th
Ham w/Funeral Potatoes &green beans

Monday-April 13th
Ham???? Leftovers?

Tuesday-April 14th
Swedish Meatballs w/rice

Wednesday-April 15th
Golden honey chicken
w/ peas &carrots
Lemon pasta

Thursday-April 16th
Waffles w/ sausage and fruit

Friday-April 17th
Stroking chicken w/rice and veggies

Happenings of last week！！！

Grant helped me bake a lot of cupcakes for the pinewood derby last week！

Here are some picture of the girls enjoying there icecream cones！

Caroline!

I just love this picture of my fatty babe!

UPDATE ON OUR CHICKENS----

What they looked like in 10/03/08

Now they are all grown!

Well to our Homestead we add chicken in Oct 2008. Now they are approx. about 6 month old and should start laying anytime now. Once they do will should be getting any where from 6-12 eggs per day. So that will lower my grocery bill. I have started to train the dog to heard the chickens when they get out. It is so funny to see her chase them and round them up for me!

OUR GARDEN 2009

Plants that we bought at A&P Nursery!

We only got a few but most of our garden we did from seeds.
This is my Basil plant that survived the winter！

Garden box of Tomatoes

This is our garden! It doesn't look like much right now but in a few month it will be awesome. The round hole that you see is where Grant is digging a hole of our pomegranate bush to go. On the other side of the playhouse we are putting in 2 more boxes. They will have cucumbers and cantalope and watermelon. I am so excited about our garden and working on my homestead!