Our Associate Minister and his wife are celebrating their wedding anniversary today. Since we didn’t buy them a Christmas gift, but just included them in our staff Christmas luncheon and ornaments, we decided to do something special for them.
Tammy’s granola, in a mason jar, along with blueberry muffins and a tin of teas, was just [...]
Archive for December, 2007
An Anniversary Gift
Posted in frugality, gifts on December 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Feast Day of St. Nicholas
Posted in holidays on December 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow, December 6, is the Feast Day of St. Nicholas. Yes, the same St. Nicholas that typically visits small children on December 25. The Rev spoke at Vespers this evening about Nicholas of Myra, a man whose life was lived in holiness. Just as many European families will awake tomorrow with small gifts in their [...]
Starching, the Old-Fashioned Way
Posted in homemaking on December 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I realized that I was out of spray starch this weekend, and The Rev was out of shirts. I remembered reading one of Meredith’s posts about using powdered starch. I googled cornstarch vs. laundry starch, and ended up on the Argo & Kingsford website. According to their directions, cornstarch will work as a laundry starch.
I [...]
Low-Carb Leftovers
Posted in dinner time on December 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Rev is doing the low-carb thing again, trying to lose a few pounds before the Christmas cookies start showing up in his office.
Tonight’s menu:
turkey frittata using the leftover turkey I froze a few days ago
sausage balls
cottage cheese
For the rest of us, I will add biscuits (with homemade strawberry jelly we received yesterday from a [...]
O Come, O Come Emanuel
Posted in holidays, homemaking on December 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The first Sunday of Advent is a special day, the beginning of a season of penitence, but also joy. The haunting hymns we will sing over the next four weeks, the lighting of the Advent candles, center us for the upcoming celebration of the Christ Child’s birth.
Starting tomorrow, I plan to begin the Master Advent [...]
Turkey, A Week Late, Part II
Posted in dinner time, frugality on December 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This morning we awoke to the smell of turkey bones simmering in my crockpot. I was pleasantly surprised to see the dark, rich pot of stock. After straining, there was 6 cups, which I poured into three containers for freezing. I can’t believe I’ve actually paid for this in a grocery store before!
Christmas Recycling
Posted in frugality, holidays on December 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks to Lady Why’s post (via Crystal’s Frugal Friday), I found a new use for old Christmas cards. We keep the cards we receive from year to year in my tote for Christmas cards & stationery (purchased after Christmas at steep discounts and packed away until the next year). Generally, when it’s time to get [...]
Turkey, A Week Late
Posted in dinner time, frugality on December 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As we were out of town visiting the in-laws over Thanksgiving, I not only missed all the Black Friday deals (I’m still recuperating from that), but also the joy of roasting a turkey and all the leftover meals that come along with it. So, when I saw that Kroger had fresh bone-in breasts on sale [...]
