This is a recipe taken from Taste of Home magazine years ago. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do. TANGY MEATBALL SAUCE 2 cups ketchup1 1/2 cups brown sugar1/2 cup chopped onion1 to 2 tsp liquid smoke1/2 tsp garlic powder In a saucepan, bring all sauce ingredients …

Meatballs are one of the things I always make when I’m doing a marathon cooking day. After baking them, I freeze them individually on a cookie sheet. When they are completely frozen I toss them into ziplock bags for longer term storage in the freezer. They make a nice fast …

Friday, Nov 21st update. I want to say thanks so much to all of you who have taken a minute to vote for my blog. I’m still about 24 votes behind so if you haven’t voted yet, today is the day. Voting ends at midnight tonight, Nov 21st. I’m going …

Last year I tried to post participate fairly regularly in the Garden Blogger’s Bloom day when on the 15th of every month you would post a picture of what was blooming in your garden. I didn’t take time to participate much this year because it seemed like my posts were …

Today the kids and I attended the dedication of a brand new Veteran’s Cemetery here in our county. In the previous election, the voters approved (by 20,000 votes) a permanent mill levy to fund this cemetery. It is being built to federal standards in the hopes that one day it …

spec-ta-tor n. A person who sees or watches something without taking an active part; onlooker. The spectators who came to watch our kids’ games were anything but inactive participants. They cheered, shouted, encouraged, and waved signs. I’m convinced that a crowd who actively and loudly participates in this way does …

Awhile ago, we bought a few acres of land adjacent to the land our house sits on. Eventually, we plan to build a shop out back and move our equipment from our land across the road to the new land back behind our house. The new land purchase has created …

Ack. Poor Em. She has gotten the short end of the stick lately in regard to blog posts. We’re clear into November now and I haven’t posted a thing about her summer like I did the other kids. Sadly, now I don’t even remember anything about her summer except that …

I sae this on Debbie’s blog at Following The Narrow Path. It was a fun little quiz, which for the most part fits me pretty well. Your result for Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz… You Are a Marilyn! You are …

Josh’s football team had their end of season pizza party on Monday night. The kids on the team each voted for the recipients of four awards, which as we all know, are usually given based on popularity not necessarily on ability or contribution to the team effort. Knowing that Josh …