I’ve been having SO much fun with my new Etsy store!! I can’t believe that it took me so long to start selling my cash envelopes!
I put a couple of fun new ones in there this week (with more to come!!). These ones are a little glittery and nice and bright!!

Aaaand . . . some exciting news is coming!! As soon as my Amazon shipment arrives! LOL!! I can’t wait to show you!!
 
 

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I’ve been trying a couple of new recipes lately, and this one was a big hit for Meatless Monday at the Ratzlaff house! All of the boys loved it! I found the original recipe online, and modified it a LOT, according to what was in my stockpile!
Lentil Shepherd’s Pie with Cheesy Mashed Potatoes
1 C. Lentils
3 large potatoes (I used 5 medium ones from a bag)
2 Tbs. butter
1/4 C. sour cream (I used my homemade sour cream . . .aka. strained homemade yogurt)
1 C. shredded cheddar
1/4 C. milk
1 tsp. olive oil
1 …

Have I mentioned that I’m a fan of bacon?
Yeah, I know that it isn’t great for me. I still love it.
As much as I talk about bacon, it is a real treat for our family, so we really don’t have it that often. It is definitely a Birthday Breakfast must-have, and an every-morning-while-camping must have, though. Plus, you really can’t leave it out of Loaded Baked Potato Chowder.
When I find Bacon at $2.50 or less, I buy a couple. I would never, in a bajillion years, pay more than $2.50 …

Sometimes I get on a sewing kick. This doesn’t happen very often, so I have to harness that energy while it is available and try to finish as many projects as I can before I burn out.
This time, I was completely inspired by an adorable little purse I found while blog hopping. It is the Gathered Clutch by Anna Graham of Noodlehead. She posted a great free tutorial on her blog, so I grabbed some scraps that I had laying around and got to work!!
This is the first one I …

You know how I had hoped to get back to digital scrapbooking this year? Keep up with the memories and all that? Well, this is the first layout of the year. Good grief. Hopefully I’ll be making more!
I was completely inspired by the new boutique collaboration over at The Digichick called All About Me. Oh, the colors! The papers!! LOVE! The Digichick is known for amazing boutique collaborations (where all of the designers contribute), and this one is quickly becoming a favorite. I’m usually the type of scrapper who …

The last time I posted about reading through the Bible in 90 Days was just before my computer died, so I didn’t get to post a reminder just before my church started the challenge on February 27th! Sorry about that. Hopefully those of you who are participating are on track!! Don’t forget to Like our page on Facebook so you can see reminders and participate in the discussion!! And, it really isn’t too late to join!! I bet you could catch up faster than you would think!
I thought I’d do …

As you can imagine, it was difficult to be away from my coupon blogs the first week of national frozen food month.
However, I can testify that you do not need a computer to be able to coupon!! Oh, sure, it is way easier with a computer (thanks to coupon blogs!!), but if you have a good friend who is keeping you up to date (thanks Susan!!) and access to your weekly ads, plus a WHOLE lot of time on your hands, you too can have a full freezer without the …

You may or may not have noticed that I have been pretty much offline for the last week and a half. Let me tell you that this was not an intentional media fast. My big Mac Daddy died. (The computer, people. Not a real person.) I had to strip him down and take him back to the factory defaults, then load everything up again (oh, I’m so not techy!!), but he was still very unhappy with me. He completely died about a week after the thorough cleaning, and I was …