I have been meaning to do this with Addie but after falling yesterday, I did it this morning. Using an index card, I wrote the following and stuck the card in the top drawer of the stand by the front door: 911 - and our address hereGrumps - his phone numberMom - Nicole's phone numberDad - Chad's phone numberJeremy - The guy we bought the house from who only lives 5 minutes away - his numberTwo ...
Pie Test Baking
I tend to do this with all things new and exciting but I can't put "The Book on Pie" down. There are so many recipes I want to try. Once Vince goes back to Texas, I think I'm going on a pie for breakfast, lunch and dinner diet! The method of pie crust making that the author uses is different enough from how I've always made pies that I want to test it before using it on our Thanksgiving pies. ...
Pitchers
I love using Mason jars for everything from leftovers to drinking glasses to pitchers for Kool-Aid. I have always used just a Ball screw on lid for jars containing Kool-Aid, tea, juice or leftovers but I didn't bring enough wide mouth lids with me and haven't been able to find them online. These are the regular lids and I have plenty of those. Chad had mentioned how expensive half gallon jars were ...
Shelves in the Garage
It's probably kinda weird but I love having shelves in the garage for the things I don't use every day. Even things I use almost every day, like the Instant Pot, I prefer to keep on shelves in the garage. I love having things where I can see them and get to them, even if I have to rinse things off before using them. I first started doing this when we had the little house in town in ...
Solar Energy
We've been pleased with the solar panels and their production at the house in Texas. Several years ago I started seeing tons of solar panels in MO - way more than I see in Texas. When I was telling Vince about how many places I was seeing with solar panels, he kinda blew it off, thinking a good salesman had come through and convinced a lot of people to do it. We were pleased that this house had ...
Another Car in the Shop
I'm kinda hoping Vince doesn't bring his old pickup here. We've spent a fortune in car repairs since getting here. So far, on the Honda Vince has had the timing belt changed, other belts and hoses changed, radiator replaced, brakes changed, shocks/struts changed, fuel pump and water pump replaced. That's all I can remember. I had an appointment this morning to get my car aligned because it ...