Author Archives: Tricia

Menu Plan Monday–Week of April 15

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Tricia

I don’t know what happened to my earlier post.  If you stopped by earlier to a ‘page not found’, I apologize. Last week my menu got turned upside down.  I can’t pinpoint everything that went wrong but I did learn … Continue reading →

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A changing schedule

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Tricia

Soon enough, summer will be along.   A couple days breaking into the 90s has brought back memories of our early days in El Paso.  The heat.  Oh, the heat! When we moved here, I was often asked how the … Continue reading →

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Menu Plan Monday–Week of April 8

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Tricia

My meal of bacon tenderloin, green beans, corn yeast rolls has now made an appearance on the menu five times.  How many times have I made it?  O.  I was determined to make it this week when, Saturday morning, SoldierBoy … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning Challenge & Perfectionism

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Tricia

Good enough IS good enough. Housework done incorrectly still blesses your family. These two mantras, courtesy of FlyLady, are two that I often repeat to myself, especially the second one. I found FlyLady back when she was still a “baby” … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning Challenge, Updated List

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Tricia

I don’t know about you but I am the type that stays really motivated with chores that can be completed easily (even if time-consuming) or chores that show big payoff (even if it took a long time to complete or … Continue reading →

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Menu Plan Monday–Week of April 1

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Tricia

We stopped at the commissary this weekend on an unplanned trip.  They had bags of the clementine oranges for $1.99 v. the usual price of $4-5 a bag!  I picked up three.  Now, what to do with them??  I found … Continue reading →

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