Still Picking up the Pennies

I hope everyone had a blessed Christmas. We sure did, we had a houseful. My oldest son is home from college for a month on winter break. My Mom was here and my Gram lives here. Everyone was pleased with their gifts and we had a delicious big meal. photo credit: Sara at Dinner at the Zoo We have been making our way through all of the leftovers in the fridge and freezer. If leftovers have sat in the fridge for too long I move them to the freezer. I have a shelf in one of the freezers that are designated for bits and pieces of leftover. Things that sit on this shelf is not enough for an entire meal but need to be used. I had a package of four leftover brats that I was determined to use today. I searched the internet for a recipe. I found an interesting recipe at the blog Dinner at the Zoo. I have to say, I giggled at the name of the blog and thought Girl you are talking directly to me. Sometimes mealtime resembles dinner time at the zoo. So needless to say I was intrigued. The recip...

I have really stunk at keeping the blog updated, my apologies. Life has been crazy busy. In February, we packed up my Grandmother's apartment and moved her 5 hours into our home. Things are going very well and my spur of the moment road trips 5 hours away are now none existent, which is the biggest frugal win of the entire year so far. My youngest son was confirmed into the congregation of our church. this is a huge blessing because our beloved pastor is due to retire next month. My son has graduated from High School. We all survived his party, whew so glad to have that done. It was fun to see everyone, but a bit stressful. I graduated with my Bachelor's in Health and Human Services from my online college. Also, I have started my Master's in Public Health. Which all may sound expensive but my employer offers tuition reimbursement. Now for the frugal wins for last week. I put in our 'garden' which consists of a few little rows of green onions, spinach and tw...