A Use for Empty Pill Bottles

What can you use empty pill bottles for?

What about - - -

buttons,

safety pins?

They're see-through.

The lid is "child-proof".

And they're a compact size.

Josiah helped me fill some today,

while I was organizing my sewing stuff.

I did not get a before picture,

but trust me, it was a mess,

which made it hard to find what I needed.

As you can see in the above picture,

I made use of a thread box,

which previously had thread and

assorted other things.

It now just holds thread!

What a great smile Josiah.
I feel the same way
about getting organized!

And this is my completed "notions box",
for lack of a better word.
Everything is neatly in a Ziploc baggie,
or an empty pill bottle,
or it's original container,
so I can find things without dumping
the whole box on the table.

Family Favorites for Friday

Here's Josiah with a family recipe to share.

Let's see. We have all of our ingredients here.

1 pound ground beef

1 cup cooked brown rice

(or 1/2 cup uncooked white rice and 1/2 cup water)

1/3 cup chopped onion

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon celery salt

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

1/8 teaspoon pepper

1 can (15 oz.) tomato sauce

1 cup water

2 teaspoons Worchestershire sauce

We set the oven to 350 degrees,

while we mix the meat, rice, onion, salts, garlic, and pepper.

Hannah makes the sauce with the remaining 3 ingredients.

Form meatballs out of the meat and rice mixture

and place them in an 8X8 baking dish.

Pour sauce over the top of the meatballs.

Cover the dish with aluminum foil,

place in the oven,

and set the timer for 45 minutes.

When the timer goes off,

Remove the foil

and bake 15 minutes longer.

This is what they look like once they're done.
Yummy!

Thrifty Thursday

I have this body pillow that I have used for years.

The only problem is that the pillowcase is worn out.

It has a rip up the side that cannot be mended any more.

And it is covered with "pills"or little knots.

I knew it would probably cost alot to replace,

so I thought I might try to make one myself.

Then, this thought came to me.
I went to the Thrift Store and found two
twin size fitted sheets that looked like new.
I got two so that I would have a spare.
I paid less than $2 for each one.
I brought the material (sheets) home,
washed them, cut them out to size,
and sewed it.
Here's the first one!


I'm so excited to have a nice crisp, new pillowcase
for only $2.

Potatoes, Corn, Tomatoes, and ABC's

Well, here is our first ever crop of potatoes!

A good enough portion to

make creamed peas and potatoes,

one of Theron's favorites.

Not much corn

to speak of,

but it was fun to watch it grow

and it will make a good snack for

the squirrels.

Mom says you need a whole field of it,

in order for it to really do well.

We have our first two tomatoes!

They usually do well here.

This year we have several different varieties,

so that will be fun.
Sorry, I don't remember which ones

these are.

Instead of the Kay Arthur Study for Kids,

we have switched gears.

The How to Study Your Bible book was a bit

too challenging for a just turned 8 year old.
We decided to go through

My ABC Bible Verses.

Our church had previously done it,

before we arrived and

I hated that we missed it,

so I got the book for us to do on our own.

We have really enjoyed the stories

and learning the verses.

Here is a sample of what they

are learning.

Pre-4th

I picked up some fireworks at Kroger and the kids had a blast!
If you do this, you might want to go over the rules of safety with your kids before you start.
Sometimes we think our kids know something and they don't or they forgot since last time we did fireworks. Be on the safe side.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Have a Happy and Safe Fourth!

Falling with Grace

Hannah has been working on her diving. She's doing well with keeping her legs straight. Now we need to work on the arm position more. Hannah made some delicious teacakes today, too.

She made heart shapes and circles.

And some in the shape of a cross.

They were good. I could have eaten alot of them!

A Clear Perspective for Wednesday

I heard this song today and just wanted to share it.