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Ranch Oyster Crackers

Looking for an easy snack recipe? Try making these tasty ranch oyster crackers. With only 5 ingredients, it's an easy recipe your family will love! Easy recipes are my favorite. Easy recipes with 5 ingredients or less are really my favorites. This ranch oyster cracker recipe is as easy as they come. My mom used to make these at Christmas time for us to snack on. I don't know why we only made them around the holidays because they are a tasty snack that can be enjoyed all year long! We got this recipe from a church member friend years ago in Michigan. I know there are similar recipes … Read More...

Best Mother Goose Rhymes Books for Children

Want to build a Mother Goose book collection for your child? If you are looking for the best Mother Goose rhymes books for children, these are some of the best collections around. You and your child will love reading and learning the nursery rhymes together! As a former early childhood educator and a mom of 4 little ones, I have a strong appreciation for Mother Goose. I remember being surprised as a new teacher when one of the units in my first Kindergarten reading curriculum was based around nursery rhymes. I was only surprised until I realized how much early literacy is taught through … Read More...

Easy Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

This easy homemade spaghetti sauce recipe is simple and delicious. It costs less than store bought spaghetti sauce and freezes well too! Growing up, my Mom always made homemade spaghetti sauce for our spaghetti. I might have taken it for granted back then. She'd make a big pot with lots of hamburger. We'd eat some for dinner and Mom would package the leftovers in various Tupperware containers for the freezer. To this day, I still remember all her containers filled with sauce and taped on labels in the upright freezer in the garage. My kids love to eat pasta. So do I! For a long time, I … Read More...

3 Easy Meal Planning Tips

Meal planning doesn't have to be complicated. If meal planning is a struggle, here are 3 simple tips to make meal planning easier!  Let me start by saying that I love to cook. Really, I do! Okay, I love baking more than cooking but I really don't mind cooking dinner either. However, there are times when all the meal planning and prep work gets overwhelming. Figuring out what to cook - day in and day out - for my family of 6? That part gets tedious at times. I recently implemented some new meal planning strategies that are helping me enjoy the process again. Meal planning is necessary … Read More...

How to Build and Maintain a Well Stocked Pantry and Freezer

I have long believed that having - and maintaining - a well stocked pantry is one of the best ways to save money. There is no more running out to the store because you forgot an ingredient. You can easily pull it out of your pantry instead. You simply fill your pantry when items are on sale and you will be amazed at how much time and money your pantry can save you. Over time and by consistently shopping the sales, I have built a well stocked pantry that works for our family. Yes, it might be classified as a stockpile by some because I don't just have one or two cans of some of these things. … Read More...

A Ready to Go ABC Theme Preschool Curriculum

Looking for help in teaching your preschooler at home? This ready to go ABC preschool curriculum provides all the resources and help you need - in an easy to use format! I am so excited to share this new resource with you! You see, I am a trained teacher. My first teaching Call was to teach Kindergarten in the mornings and Pre-Kindergarten in the afternoons. I taught this combination for 5 years, until I got married and moved, and loved every minute of it! After spending three years teaching 3rd and 4th grade, I moved back down to Preschool at a different Lutheran school. I taught another 2 … Read More...

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