More pictures from our Worm Digging Expedition

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Something Funny

French Phrases

Prépare-toi pour une journée incroyable!
Get ready for an incredible day.
This was the phrase on our French Living Language calendar on Tuesday. I knew we would have a more interesting day than usual. The kids were out of school for a planning day, and Ian had a friend come over for the morning.
He came with a mission-- to find worms for a fishing trip that afternoon. The kids were definitely ready for the challenge, so off we went.

They had a lot of success in this spot.

Even Isabelle got in on the action. She wasn't afraid to pick up any of the worms!

If you zoom in on this picture, you can see some of the worms in the picture. The mission was a success.

Sloppy Joes

The Ultimate Recipe Swap this week is birthday dinners. I decided to combine it with the Frugal Friday post because one of our the kids most requested meals for birthdays also happens to be a frugal meal. Sloppy Joes are one of Ian's favorites, and when he was younger he had a lot of allergies. There were no mixes for sloppy joes that he could eat.
Fortunately, we had a homemade mix that we liked better than the store bought ones anyway. We use ground turkey because Ian couldn't eat beef at first. Now we are just all used to ground turkey. The added benefits are that I can make it with ingredients that I always have on hand, and it is cheaper than buying Manwhich or whatever.

The recipe is adapted from Desperation Dinners
2 pounds ground turkey
1 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic
6 ounces tomato sauce
6 ounces tomato paste

Cook ground turkey. Add the brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and garlic, then stir in tomato sauce and paste and cook 5 minutes more.

I have also added lentils, either pureed or whole with varying levels of success. The kids aren't too thrilled with them, but I try to sneak them in.

For more Birthday Recipies see the Ultimate Recipe Swap.
For more Frugal Ideas see Frugal Fridays.

Restoring Order

This week I decided to clear off my dressers. Although, it is not a big job, it is one that never seems to get done. One problem is that there is just not enough space in our house. My dresser has become the spot to put things that don't really belong anywhere-- you know, just until I figure out where they should go.
(We actually have two dressers in our bedroom that Stephen and I share. They aren't really ours. We are living in a furnished apartment on campus while we are in school.)

And here are the after. You may have noticed that I have empty picture frames sitting on my dressers. I have been meaning to order other pictures to put in them since we moved! It's one of those things that is not really pressing, so it doesn't get done.

There are more posts on Restoring Order on Homespun Heart.

This month, I am also trying to "toss 50 things." I have a good start, and I have some other things in mind. :)

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