Homemaker Chronicles

Dying is not something I plan to do in the near future.  I do have a list of things I’d like to do before I die though.
In no particular order, here they are…
1.  skydiving
2.  fly a jet- or in a jet.  Either way
3.  sleep in a castle
4.  go on a cruise ship (all 7 of [...]

(by the way, those are not bloody turkeys…they are each of our hand prints cut out from cookie dough, baked, and decorated to look like a turkey. Supposedly.)

You all are here because of the giveaway, right?
I hope so!  It’s Black Friday and there are deals coming out our noses!
I told you I was going to have one and you’re gonna LOVE it!  These are custom art designs by Jenny.

She calls it “alphabet art”.  Isn’t that fun?
She takes pictures of these letters (because [...]

Hopefully everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving filled with lots of feasting, games, and tradition.  I can still taste that sweet ham and the smell the yeast from the bread.  Although, my stomach is hating me right now…not because the food was horrible, but because I ate so much of the food.
Wanna see?  (Don’t worry, [...]

I would like to interview myself today.  No, I am not going crazy and I certainly haven’t had too much turkey…yet.  I just want to answer a few questions for you that I know you’ve been burning to have answered!  Let’s get movin’, there is green bean casserole to stuff in my mouth.
Angie, what is [...]

Thanksgiving is around the corner and I have been thinking long and hard about what I am thankful for this year.  Of course there is the generic family, friends and food.  Or even the obvious, health and happiness.  But I want to get really specific this year.  While those things are great and truly blessings [...]

…and the winner of the Recipes from the Country Kitchen cookbook is…
……………………………………..drum roll……………………………………….
Holly from Holly-now more than ever!
Congratulations Holly!  (Email me and I’ll tell you how to get your new cookbook)  Now, y’all go over and give Holly a little comment love on her wonderful blog.
If you are wishing it could have been you that [...]

Today, and today only, I am offering a giveaway to my readers that means quite a bit to me.  My grandma, who died at a fairly young age, was quite the homemaker.  She cooked and baked from scratch (churning her own butter and grinding her own flour), she sewed, played and taught piano, had a [...]

More from last weekend…

Um…yeah…so, I had a really fun weekend- last weekend.  I am cherishing it because it won’t happen again for another five years!
~Angie
Homemaker Chronicles

Check out more bright and shiny pictures here…

~Angie
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Here we go!  This Friday’s Homemaker Moment is going to make you hungry because you are going to read about some mouth-watering foods.  So grab a healthy snack and have a seat while you read today!
My first fall recipe is a dessert:  Friendly Zucchini Bread.
The great thing about this sweet bread is that it yields [...]

The relationship among brothers is fun to watch.  Especially with these two…

Salem on the left (18 months old, present day) and Caleb on the right (at 18 months old).  I am of the persuasion that they favor.  It was hard to decide who Salem looked like when he was born, but as he grows older [...]

If you’ve been hanging around Homemaker Chronicles long enough you know that I am prone to posting pictures. That’s because I take so many pictures.  One could even say it’s a little obsessive, overboard, or even unconscionable (thank you Webster Thesaurus online).
No really, it’s okay- I can admit it too!
To make my obsession [...]

…about breast cancer, I thought I would pass along this article that was very intriguing to me.  It is about regrowing breasts!  Apparently they are testing it on women now and the Australian scientists will be trying this same concept on other organs in the future.  I copied this excerpt for you to read for [...]

Relaxation?

Football game?

Beautiful scenery?

Well, I would vote “yes” to all of those…and I’d add a few more to the list.
Great marching bands at half time of the Razorback game…

Not having to keep up with five children in the midst of 75,000 other people…

Taking pictures of Big Red (the mascot) while he takes pictures of me…

Camping, but [...]

Autumn beauty.

Here in Arkansas we have lots of that so it was very hard to find just one picture.  I finally decided on this one because of the beautiful tree in the background and that awesome rock Caleb is scaling.  I love the look of his silhouette with that bright tree behind him.
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I have lots more from our wonderful weekend, but you will just have to wait.  I know it will be hard!
~Angie
Homemaker Chronicles

In honor of the first time Todd and I have ever been overnight without all FIVE of our children, I invoke this Friday’s Homemaker Moment:  Your most memorable vacation.  That’s right, Todd and I are leaving five small children behind beginning Saturday morning and overnight until sometime on Sunday.  We haven’t EVER done this and [...]

…this is funny a small crisis.
This weekend, my children are splitting up among 3 homes while Todd and I go away (leaving early Sat. morning) and I have a small crisis.  It’s not really THAT big of a deal, but it IS a deal.  You see, the kids will all be attending a church service, [...]

…the PRICE IS RIGHT!!
If you are a nursing mama, about to be a nursing mama, will ever be a nursing mama, or know someone who is, about to be or will ever be a nursing mama, be don’t miss this great deal!  (Whew…that sentence wore me out!)
Free nursing covers from Udder Covers.  Yep…tested and true!  [...]

Body lotions.  Bubble bath.  Shower gel.  Facial scrub.  Candles.  Air freshners.
One could not go wrong buying me any one of these products…ever!  I used to be really into cucumber-ie smells.  You know, it was all about that fresh clean smell- like I just got out of the shower or something.  Maybe that was because I [...]

As you saw Sunday in my pictures, we had some friends come to visit for the weekend.
Friends is an understatement…they are more like family to us.
Have you ever met another family that you just clicked with…you don’t have to try to get along…both parents and kids get along  perfectly?  I remember when I first met [...]

Adia:  Knock knock
Me:  Who’s there?
Adia:  Poo Poo
Me:  Poo poo who?
Adia:  With a banana!!!
(then she bursts out with wild laughter)
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“Gimme five!!”  You’ve all said this and then held out your hand to a little person to let them slap you with some five.  Adia likes us to do it this way though.
Gimme five.
Up high.  (hand held [...]

As you might have wondered some of these are not my children. Although, they could be…we love them like they’re ours! More on all that later…
Oh, and if you ever want to add your weekend pictures here too, please leave a comment with a link to your blog. I quit doing MckLinky [...]

What do you need?  As a mother, wife, business woman, home maker, teacher, or all of the above?  What is your biggest need?  This question comes from the thought that while we spend much of our time giving and doing for our families, we also NEED some things too.  Today I am [...]

Videos are just popping out all over the place this week.   I hope this isn’t boring you.  I adore family videos…especially of my kids doing their thing.  This is definitely of Salem “doing his thing”!  Take a look-see…

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Friday’s Homemaker Moments:  What do you need?  As a wife, as a mother, as a caretaker, as a [...]

It’s always interesting to learn about people’s differing opinions.  Don’t you think?
Specifically, I love getting to know how moms feel about immunizing their children.  My personal opinion has changed over the course of 10 years.  Would you like to know what it is?
Okay, but only if you beg…
Oh alright…STOP IT already!  Of course I’ll tell [...]

By the way, I had nothing to do with this.

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Remember that little poll I took last week?  I wanted to know how many people listen to music while cooking or cleaning.  Here are the results!

I’m sure you all can sleep well tonight knowing that.  I know I will!
One more question…out of  ALL the people [...]

Okay, no laughing.  This is a serious post.  And I have to talk quietly or else he’ll hear.
Psst…I think there’s something wrong with Todd.  Look at what he did to the kids…

Poor guys- they have facial hair!!  They look utterly humiliated don’t they?  Just completely mortified.
I think Todd seriously needs some intervention.  He [...]