Do It Yourself-dom
• Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - What color Christmas tree are you?
I Should Have a Purple Christmas Tree |
 For me, the holidays represent a time of creativity and expression.
There's no way you'd do something bland simply for tradition's sake.
I am an independent person, and definitely do the holidays my own way.
And I'm decadent enough to go way over the top with any unusual holiday ideas you have.
A purple tree would look great with: Purple lights and ornaments
Purple tree people should spend Christmas Eve watching: A Christmas Story
What you should bake for Santa: "Kitchen sink" cookies - with a ton of things in them |
What Color Christmas Tree Should You Have?
Don't really know if I am a purple tree person. But I am a independent thinker, like to go over the top at Christmas, but I do like a bit of tradition mixed in with my pizzazz. My ideal tree would be green with LOTS and LOTS and shall I say LOTS of stuff on it! And I like white lights but am outnumbered and we always have colored lights. Hoping to get the tree up soon. How about a link to a picture of yours?
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• Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - Passing a cold around
| We are passing a nasty head cold around our house and was interested in your home remedies and such. Please, I'm desperate. I would try just about anything right now. |
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• Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - The long anticipated RE-entry
Ok, Nancy, here it is. I will RE-enter the bloggy world.
Update on garden:
Squash and zucchini were plentiful. Put up a bunch and shared even more.
Cantaloupe was delicious.
Tomatoes: blueberry sized a definite winner. My full sized ones did nothing. I mean a big fat NOTHING. And I was so looking forward to canning some to enjoy in soups and chili's right about now.
What I learned: get off my duff earlier to put out garden and stagger planting times.
Ok, that's wasn't too painful. Maybe I won't wait 4 months to do that again. |
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• Tuesday, August 5, 2008 - It's that time of year again
Wow, can you believe that it is time to pull out the school work again? And believe it or not the kids are excited about starting. When the curriculum came our youngest (age 5 and his first official year of school) promptly got the nail file and started opening the box. He just had to see his "school."
This year is surely to have it's ups and downs. Transitioning from having one child schooling to two is bound to have some adjustment time, but we are excited! So much so that I believe we will start next week and I usually don't start until after Labor Day. There is just so much summer fun still to be had. But that's one of the joys of homeschooling. We can take an afternoon off to go swimming or go play with friends or even a whole day.
We love it!!! |
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• Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - Homemade Yogurt
I found this recipe on one of my favorite recipe sites, All recipes. It looks really easy and I was wondering has anyone tried to make their own yogurt and if so what were your results.
Homemade Yogurt
INGREDIENTS
- 4 cups water, divided
- 1 1/2 tablespoons plain yogurt with active cultures
- 1 3/4 cups dry milk powder
DIRECTIONS
- Pour 2 cups of water into a sealable 1 quart container, and stir in the yogurt until dissolved. Whisk in powdered milk until completely blended. Fill with remaining water, and stir. Close the lid, and set in a warm place for 12 to 15 hours. I use a gas oven (turned off), or even a heating pad. Refrigerate, until chilled before serving.
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• Monday, July 14, 2008 - Awesome video
• Monday, July 14, 2008 - My garden's first fruits
Looky here first fruits from the garden.
Let me explain. Tomato plants were hard to come by when I put out my garden (rather late). I looked high and low. I ended up getting a few freebie plants for blueberry sized tomatoes from a kind Mennonite lady. And lo and behold, they are truly blueberry sized tomatoes and yummy. They are similar in flavor to a cherry tomato but maybe slightly more tart. But never fear, I did finally find plenty of regular tomatoes and am looking forward to canning some.
Also included in my garden: cucumbers, banana and bell peppers, onions, cantaloupe, yellow squash, zucchini, sweet corn, and green beans that didn't come up well and I will intermingle with my fall garden. |
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• Friday, July 11, 2008 - The kids are gone....
The kids are gone for a week and a half. Whatever shall I do??? I know sleep, read, clean without interference, garden, go on a date with hubby, lunch with friends. Ahhhh, so many options!!!
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• Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - Do It Yourselfdom-explanation
Let me explain the title to this here blog. We are the original "Do It Yourselfers.''
Hubby rebuilds engines, transmissions, and all other vehicular repairs. He can build a computer from scratch components. He can fix anything. He is what you would definitely would call a man's man. He thrives on the tinkering.
I am willing to try my hand at just about anything related to domestic life. I cook from scratch, I craft, I bake. I am ever expanding my horizons. This year I have even put out a good sized garden in hopes of canning and we recently got some hand-me-down chickens or practice chickens as we call them. They aren't laying too well but it is a good way to test the waters.
Our ultimate Do It Yourself project is our home. We lived in a 28ft. fifth-wheel camper for 22 months while we built it. Yes, I said we built it. Let me tell you what we did not do first.
Hired out:
basement digging
basement walls
the pouring of the basement floor
insulation
heating and cooling
finishing of drywall
pouring the slab for the carport and front porch
What we did:
framing
electrical
plumbing
siding
roofing (sheet metal)
window and door hanging
hanging of drywall
painting
tile laid
lamenated/floating floor
installed kitchen and bath room cabinetry
I am probably forgetting somethings but truth be told I have probably blocked those memories, because it was a trying time. Just building the house was one thing. But living in a camper with two children and homeschooling made for a season of life I would rather not try again. I tell people one thing that helped us is that my husband and I mostly took turns being crazy. Thank you, Jesus.
We have been living in our home for a little over 2 years and there are still tons still to do. We just about have all siding done, but still need soffit and fascia. We have several interior doors to buy/hang, trim, flooring and a few other odd jobs to go. Until the money fairies visit it will be a little project at a time, but I wouldn't trade the experience or our home for anything. Sure it still makes me crazy on occasion. But we have grown as a family, we have been stretched to our limit (and occasionally past) and we have bounced back. |
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• Monday, June 23, 2008 - Little bites
I wouldn't call us seasoned veterans but we have been doing this homeschool thing for awhile. (2007-2008 school year was our 5th year). The longer we homeschool the longer I say I will homeschool. Starting out I think the thought of homeschooling all the way through high school was too much. The task too large. But as I sit here today I realize it is all about little bites. You don't eat a meal by cramming the whole thing in your mouth. Little bites, Becky, little bites. Yes, we will do another year. Yes, we will do 3 more years. But please don't ask me about 5 more years. The thought is too big.
Yes, little bites is the way to go. |
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