Help! My
computer won’t let me post!
Finally…back
online. I have been having trouble posting lately. I have lost 3 posts, due to
my assumption that electronics work when they are supposed to. Ha-ha, like that
ever happens.
Meet Jo-Nana!
This past fall my Sis fell in love.
With a baby! We all did. And her parents and sisters and brother.
*Entrance Jo-Nana*
Jo-Nana, her superman, 3 girlies and one
boy have become regular staples in our home. And us in theirs. Super card
players, pitch in meal ideas and me with built in baby sitters! Well Jo-Nana and
her crew go to church with us and even though the kiddos are not even close in
age they fit right in. I get baby time and she sees what her girls are gonna
act like in 5-10 years.
Her children are A 6 years, Buddy 4
years, Bear 3 years and Bee just turned 1. Jo-Nana and F (her superman) are
younger than me and mine but we don’t notice. They are as crazy as we are. F
and Superman have similar interests and backgrounds. And crazy enough the same
sense of humor too. Jo-Nana and I are too peas that lost their pod. Crazy, frugal,
and seem to love that weird sense of humor the two guys have.
Of course, if you knew sis you would
know she is addicted to children. The babies love her and she loves them all.
Strangers’ children come to her in the store for a hug. I have never seen
anything like it. Bug likes the older ones. She likes that they play games with
her and snuggle. Tiny and A are buddies. A loves that she gets to hang out with
a “big girl” and she feels special.
We are
driving my Superman crazier than usual. Two girls, turned women, think they are
ruling the world. The tiny one just thinks she is a big person and has the
attitude to match. As my dad always said…We need stock in TP and Maxi Pads!
Wow! Hormones are raging and tempers are flaring. We need spring! We all have
cabin fever and I feel sorry for my Superman and Jo-Nana’s too. (He’s just too
quiet and doesn’t complain like mine.) When we all get out of the house it
should be easier.
So, just
after Christmas we tried the freezer meals idea. One day of cooking marathon
style and a month worth of freezer meals.
Issue 1:
We talk too much! One day turned into 2 and only half of the recipes we wanted
to make happened.
Issue 2:
One stove. Some of the things need pre-cooked and we didn’t have enough
burners.
Issue 3:
Too many kids. Well I don’t foresee them leaving soon. Hopefully it will be
easier when we can throw them outside.
What we
learned
- Marinades are great! Pour them in with frozen IQF chicken or any other meat and freeze. It marinades as it thaws in the fridge. *Must be thawed in fridge. Fast thaw in cold water doesn’t give it time to marinate.
- Noodles don’t freeze well. At least not cooked ones. They come out chewy and weird.
- Glass doesn’t either. I have had bad luck with mason jars in the freezer. I just have a no glass rule now.
- Canning is awesome. Superman made his awesome tomato sauce and we canned it. I don’t know how long it would have lasted because it only made it 3 weeks at our house. We LOVE it! (Sorry I have not been given the recipe so I can’t share it. I do know he said simmering for 1 hour or more makes it magic.)
Are we
going to try it again? YES we are. We are frugal MOMmas and we have to save
money somehow.
We are also trying a DIY dishwasher
tablets recipe. I’ll let you know how that goes.
(Jo-Nana
tried them and this was the FB message I got)
JO-NANA: The
homemade dishwasher tabs suck. Leave a film worse than cheap tablets the
homemade low seems to work okay an keeps towels softer without softener, but I
do. Like the chunks. I have 2 more bottles, do u wanna try it and see what u
think?
ME: sure,
i also have a set of curtains if you want them. I've been using vinegar as
fabric softener and haven't had to use dryer sheets.
JO-NANA: Jeez u could interpret that? What i get for typing on
phone
Translation:
They didn’t work, but she made the laundry detergent and it worked ok.
Well I
have rambled enough for this time. Hope you could keep up.
Till next
time…
