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Total Messages = 194	Last entry posted on: 08/28/2008 01:27:10

1. */*/*/*/* Welcome to the LOK Household for August, 2008 *\*\*\*\* (nt) - LOK-Staff 08/01/2008 17:50:20 (0)
2. */*/*/*/* RTAs and Repost *\*\*\*\* (nt) - LOK-Staff 08/01/2008 17:50:20 (0)
3. */*/*/*/* ROLL CALL -- Name, Age, Family Size, and what grade of school did you finish? *\*\*\*\* (nt) - LOK-Staff 08/01/2008 17:50:20 (14)
- beth,33, 7 of us and I finished 10 grade then went and got my GED bc I got pg. I have recently done some college (nt) - proudmommy5 08/01/2008 18:09:52 (0)
- Caroline, 35, 8 of us, and I just finished my Bachelor's degree (after 17 yrs of sporadic work on it!) and am continuing work on a teaching license at the graduate level and my Master's in Secondary Ed in the fall (nt) - ckmom 08/01/2008 18:54:10 (0)
- Denise (41), 7 of us in the house (oldest is married & doesn't live here). I've spent about 6 yrs (over a 15 yr period) in community college, but never finished any of the degrees I started (nt) - Denise1066 08/01/2008 23:06:46 (0)
- Charlotte,34,7of us here and 1 on the way, I have an associates degree. (nt) - momtoabunch 08/02/2008 14:34:20 (0)
- Lisa 45, w/7. Got my MS. (nt) - joyofsix 08/02/2008 16:40:22 (0)
- Kathryn, 26. 7 of us here. I have and associates degree in early childhood education. (nt) - kkat 08/02/2008 17:39:07 (0)
- Karen, 28, have a BA of Anthopology... and proceeded to stay home and have babies as my momma loves to point out. (nt) - xixstar 08/03/2008 02:10:55 (0)
- Penelope, 39, waiting for 12th family member. I have a BA in dance. (nt) - gelsum 08/03/2008 19:38:55 (0)
- Stephanie, 31, 6 of us. I finished 11th grade, but started 12th. (nt) - mommyto2and2 08/04/2008 12:56:19 (0)
- Kim (43) with 12 kiddos....graduated high school (12th grade) (nt) - kmomof12 08/04/2008 16:51:16 (0)
- Kathy(38), waiting for 12th family member also. I finished high school, just! Then did a year of fashion designing and quit that to get married. (nt) - duedrop 08/07/2008 16:08:19 (0)
- Heather, 31, w/ 4 kids, BS in Agriculture and BS in Secondary Education, - jbm4mom 08/14/2008 03:08:19 (0)
- Laney(23) Foster mom of 3 - Foster-Mommy 08/19/2008 07:26:10 (0)
- Adri (37) pg with #6, Bachelor in Psychology and English Lit. (nt) - multi-tasking 08/23/2008 17:56:17 (0)
4. */*/*/*/* Room of the Month -- Homeschool Room (Study Area/Library for non-Homeschoolers) *\*\*\*\* (nt) - LOK-Staff 08/01/2008 17:50:20 (5)
- This is my homeschool/sewing area (nt) - proudmommy5 08/01/2008 18:08:04 (0)
- Don't have room for a dedicated study area. Some of the kids do homework at the dining room table, some in the living room, and some in their rooms...it depends on the kid and what kind of mood they're in. (nt) - ckmom 08/01/2008 18:56:00 (0)
- Well, we live in a pretty small (for us) house & it doesn't have room for a designated study area. Several of our desks are in the dining area of the kitchen & there are bookcases with books in all the bedrooms & in the livingroom. The middle kids do their homework at the kitchen table, the soon to be college kid usually does his in his room on his bed (nt) - Denise1066 08/01/2008 23:15:38 (0)
- We have a room down stairs next to the playroom for studying, boardgames, arts and crafts. DD usualy studys in her room at her desk. (nt) - kkat 08/02/2008 17:42:31 (0)
- We have a rather small (when you consider how many are using it) room that is half computer/study/office and the other half is loaded with sewing/crafts/scrapbooking. And if we ever have the $$, one wall is reserved for a murphy bed to make it a guest room as well. lol The 4th wall is a double pocket french door to the living room and on the sewing side it has a window and entry to the kitchen. (nt) - gelsum 08/03/2008 19:43:34 (0)
5. */*/*/*/* [Put in Previous Month] Recipe Swap Results - Let us know what you tried and how you like it! *\*\*\*\* - LOK-Staff 08/01/2008 17:50:20 (2)
- corn dog casserole, and breakfast casserole both were great, I am planning on putting them in my main menu (nt) - proudmommy5 08/01/2008 18:11:09 (0)
- Corn dog casserole was a HUGE hit here. I want to try the crockpot breakfast when the recipe gets posted & I'm planning to try several other casseroles I found in the recipe section. (nt) - Denise1066 08/01/2008 23:02:40 (0)
6. */*/*/*/* Recipe Swap! -- Fruit Recipes! Main Dishes, Desserts, Etc! *\*\*\*\* (nt) - LOK-Staff 08/01/2008 17:50:20 (1)
- Cheese fry casserole - proudmommy5 08/01/2008 18:18:51 (1)
  - This sounds yummy! I'm going to have to try this. (nt) - mommyto2and2 08/04/2008 13:02:32 (1)
    - it is very good. I would make sure your cream cheese is soft cause I had a hard time spreading my out. I forgot to let it set out. (nt) - proudmommy5 08/04/2008 15:35:18 (1)
      - Thanks for the tip. I wondered about that when reading the recipe. (nt) - mommyto2and2 08/04/2008 15:41:19 (0)
7. */*/*/*/* Cooking Challenge Round-Up! Post the link to your challenge entry here! (m) *\*\*\*\* - LOK-Staff 08/01/2008 17:51:14 (1)
- Gonna get this up later today. My internet has been out all weekend, and I'm just playing catch-up. (m) - Mirz 08/03/2008 11:16:47 (1)
  - Will be posting on this tonight, here and on the HT blog. I got my challenge all done and pictures taken. Excited to post it, as well as dish about the next challenge. (nt) - Mirz 08/04/2008 22:10:32 (0)
8. I finally found my crockpot breakfast recipe....sorry for the delay - gelsum 08/03/2008 19:36:59 (4)
- Yum...sounds very good. What does dry mustard taste like? Is there a good spice to substitute for it if you don't have that? (nt) - Denise1066 08/03/2008 20:22:36 (1)
  - I haven't a clue really....lol - gelsum 08/04/2008 01:00:45 (1)
    - So this is what I found, "Ground mustard has no aroma or even much flavor until liquid is added." Mostly an acid is added and between that and time, the heat of mustard develops. It also quickly diminshes if sitting too long. We don't notice any heat in our dishes, just that something seems to be missing when we don't use it. HTH :) (nt) - gelsum 08/04/2008 01:13:32 (1)
      - Thank you!!! I don't have any & have never used it, so I think I'll just leave it out. Can't wait to try this recipe!!! (nt) - Denise1066 08/04/2008 13:53:58 (0)
- thank you so much I can't wait to try it (nt) - proudmommy5 08/03/2008 23:45:17 (0)
- sounds great and uses lots of eggs... ours chickens may star laying soon - xixstar 08/04/2008 16:51:25 (0)
- Ohhh thanks for sharing, sounds yummy! Like xixstar, I'm looking for ways to use up lots of eggs! (nt) - multi-tasking 08/24/2008 16:24:41 (0)
9. Does anyone substitute applesauce for oil? - Denise1066 08/04/2008 14:28:40 (4)
- I do! I really like it in the oatmeal casserole. I sub cup for cup. nt - lucina3 08/04/2008 15:12:08 (0)
- I sometimes do that, but usually only 1/2 the oil called for because I don't like the consistency when I use a complete sub of applesauce. I also like to sub in fat free sr cream for oil usually a 1/2 ratio again, but sometimes all. (nt) - gelsum 08/04/2008 15:31:39 (0)
- I do it all the time! (nt) - xixstar 08/04/2008 16:48:33 (0)
- I do that with some things! (nt) - laurata 08/07/2008 05:04:06 (0)
10. *!*!* Access Issues with Lotsofkids.com Website. Everyone please read! *!*!* - Mirz 08/05/2008 08:39:54 CDT (0)
11. I need ideas what to do with cucumbers!!! - momtoabunch 08/06/2008 14:40:26 (5)
- a couple of ideas - gelsum 08/06/2008 15:01:20 (1)
  - I used that latter one too but just use water, vinegar & sugar. I also add thin slices of red onion. (nt) - Ranae 08/06/2008 15:31:11 (0)
- We made this last year and most of the kids liked it (nt) - gmomof7 08/06/2008 15:14:09 (0)
- Besides the above suggestions, I would consider chef salads and thinly siced in sandwiches/pitas. (nt) - Ranae 08/06/2008 15:32:44 (0)
- We like fried cucumbers(M) - joyofsix 08/06/2008 17:33:01 (0)
- thanks evertbody! I knew you have great ideas!!! (nt) - momtoabunch 08/07/2008 13:03:50 (0)
12. *!* A bit late but, what's everyone's meal plan for the week? *!* (nt) - Mirz 08/06/2008 19:48:03 (7)
- Mine... - Mirz 08/06/2008 19:58:07 (1)
  - Ooh, can I come to your house?... - mini-mug 08/06/2008 20:15:41 (0)
- I must be late too, since I only made this weeks menu this morning. lol - gelsum 08/06/2008 20:00:04 (0)
- Ours - Ranae 08/06/2008 22:50:00 (0)
- So far this week - ckmom 08/06/2008 23:31:15 (3)
  - Lisa's got a good one...(joyofsix).....I think it was a couple archives ago. (nt) - gelsum 08/07/2008 02:09:28 (0)
  - Here is a quick dough recipe I use - Ranae 08/07/2008 02:13:09 (1)
    - My pizza dough - joyofsix 08/07/2008 15:11:40 (0)
  - Thank you, ladies, for the dough recipes. The one I ended up using was so so. I look forward to trying these out. At least I finally made pizza instead of picking up the phone and dialing for it. LOL! (nt) - ckmom 08/07/2008 20:17:32 (0)
- Here's what our week looks like - kmomof12 08/07/2008 12:36:30 (0)
- Way late but it's been an odd week(m) - joyofsix 08/07/2008 13:34:28 (0)
- My week...(m) - Denise1066 08/07/2008 16:03:36 (0)
13. Tuna cakes. --m - Mirz 08/06/2008 20:07:40 (1)
- thanks I can't wait to try this out. (nt) - proudmommy5 08/07/2008 15:31:12 (0)
14. sad about chicken, maybe we're not fit for keeping animals - xixstar 08/07/2008 13:35:46 (2)
- No, not really. - Ranae 08/07/2008 17:41:56 (0)
- Been There Girly - OurGoldenApples 08/21/2008 20:26:29 (0)
15. Hi ladies. I used to post here up until early last year and have joined back in over on the homeschool board, so thought I would come back here (if that is ok with you all) - PerfectPosy 08/07/2008 23:31:29 (3)
- hi and welcome back (nt) - proudmommy5 08/08/2008 14:28:58 (1)
  - Thank-you Beth, and what a beautiful photo you have in your siggy. (nt) - PerfectPosy 08/08/2008 23:19:49 (0)
- Anita, welcome back...I'm on main more than this board, but I'm trying to be more organized, especially when it comes to menus, so I will be here some. (nt) - ckmom 08/08/2008 23:30:28 (1)
  - Thanks Caroline, I'm in the same boat. Starting to get a head start on my "spring cleaning" already. (nt) - PerfectPosy 08/18/2008 22:00:08 (0)
- Glad to see you over here, Anita! Welcome back! (nt) - Mirz 08/09/2008 04:51:12 (1)
  - Thank-you Michelle, I am really enjoying being back. (nt) - PerfectPosy 08/18/2008 22:00:56 (0)
16. Denise1066 see your pm! (nt) - joyofsix 08/08/2008 12:23:38 (1)
- Thanks! (nt) - Denise1066 08/09/2008 04:19:09 (0)
17. how many of you have certain days you do the beding? - proudmommy5 08/08/2008 16:07:03 (2)
- Well, my kids do their own laundry. So on their day they strip their bed and wash their own bedding as well (makes for a full load then). I do mine & the baby's on our day. (nt) - Ranae 08/08/2008 17:40:16 (0)
- We do..... - room4more 08/09/2008 05:00:12 (0)
18. Cooking Challenge Wrap-Up! (m) - Mirz 08/09/2008 04:50:35 (0)
19. YEA ME!! I made my first quiche ever. It's true ... I've never made one before ... - Ranae 08/09/2008 14:23:57 (2)
- My kids insist on calling it egg pie. We like ours with a hash brown crust. (nt) - joyofsix 08/09/2008 21:07:31 (0)
- Good job, Ranae! I used to make Quiche Lorraine every Thanksgiving. I don't really know why I stopped, but I haven't made one in years. (nt) - ckmom 08/09/2008 22:57:18 (0)
20. Good Morning ..I just wanted to say� - kcole2 08/11/2008 14:35:57 (1)
- I commend you for working full time! - Tiddlywinks 08/13/2008 00:22:54 (1)
  - that's a cool link - my almost 4yo dd loves to help in the kitchen, so i bookmarked that for potential b-day/x-mas ideas. (nt) - mama-san 08/13/2008 11:47:54 (0)
21. *+*+*+*+* Meal Planners - What's planned for this week? *+*+*+*+* (nt) - Ranae 08/11/2008 16:05:46 (5)
- We just got back from vaca yesterday and my cupboards are fairly bare.... - mama-san 08/11/2008 16:44:41 (1)
  - Ok, I went shopping early this morning, NOW I have a menu! - mama-san 08/12/2008 14:02:23 (0)
- dd and I made a menu this week - xixstar 08/11/2008 20:36:33 (0)
- Ok, finally got it together - joyofsix 08/12/2008 15:18:16 (1)
  - mmm, I've been craving beef stew lately, lucky you. I typically only make it in the fall/winter, but I don't know if I can hold off that long. :) (nt) - mama-san 08/12/2008 19:29:43 (0)
- Better late than never? - Mirz 08/14/2008 13:44:44 (0)
- Later still... (m) - mini-mug 08/17/2008 14:15:19 (0)
22. Ranae, muffin question... - mama-san 08/11/2008 20:49:54 (1)
- Yeah, I use an 8x8 (greased). I also have used a 9-inch round cake pan - Ranae 08/11/2008 22:38:27 (1)
  - So, about your greenbeans - Tiddlywinks 08/13/2008 00:14:00 (2)
    - Not Ranae, but I think lots of veggies need blanched to inactivate enzymes that make them mushy. I'm a blancher. (nt) - joyofsix 08/13/2008 10:49:32 (1)
      - That's what I always thought, but apparently She has had success just freezing them. (nt) - Tiddlywinks 08/13/2008 13:27:20 (0)
    - I just flash freeze them first. Then I steam them when I want to cook them (microwave in a covered dish). Mine have never gone mushy that way. (nt) - Ranae 08/15/2008 14:07:55 (1)
      - huh. I need to try this again. (nt) - Tiddlywinks 08/16/2008 03:20:32 (0)
23. ok, given our family chaos lately (see main board).... today is cleaning and organizing day. - Shawna 08/12/2008 13:09:44 (0)
24. Side dish ideas? - mama-san 08/13/2008 13:01:15 (2)
- I don't know if I have anything special. --m - Mirz 08/18/2008 22:29:44 (1)
  - Thanks Michelle, for both the ideas and the support. I worry about the kids (and dh!) getting sick of stuff too, but it's not like they aren't eating well, they just aren't eating exciting things. (nt) - mama-san 08/19/2008 12:00:56 (0)
- Summer squash on the grill,... - momtoabunch 08/20/2008 05:23:52 (1)
  - sounds yummy, thank you! (nt) - mama-san 08/20/2008 11:56:04 (0)
25. Was looking for a recipe for my meal chart and found this site. --m - Mirz 08/13/2008 19:46:23 (1)
- I've used this site. It's pretty cool. (nt) - joyofsix 08/14/2008 23:25:59 (0)
26. What are your favorite "budget meals"? - mama-san 08/18/2008 16:57:19 (5)
- dirty rice comes to mind... - xixstar 08/18/2008 19:25:16 (0)
- Potatoes&sausage, bean and meat burritos, spaghetti, chicken&noodles, hot dogs&baked beans, hamburger gravy and biscuits. (m) - joyofsix 08/19/2008 01:37:53 (0)
- Spam Dish - Foster-Mommy 08/19/2008 08:07:52 (0)
- One of our recent favs is... (m) - Mirz 08/19/2008 11:54:27 (0)
- Thanks to all of you for your ideas, I will definitely use them! (nt) - mama-san 08/19/2008 11:58:43 (0)
27. Taco stains? What works? - JulieE 08/19/2008 19:06:52 (4)
- WD40 is good for grease stains.....not sure if it works after it has already been washed a few times. I've also heard Dawn dish liquid works well on food grease but haven't tried it for laundry (nt) - Denise1066 08/20/2008 00:56:15 (0)
- Dawn is the only way to go!! Put it on and let it sit for awhile then launder as usual. (nt) - momtoabunch 08/20/2008 05:16:57 (0)
- It might be set in now if it was dried. My cleaner is 1/2 C rubbing alcohol, 1/2 C peroxide, 1/4 C clear dawn and 1/4 C water. I spray it on and let it sit. It usually works if I get to the stain reasonably soon. (nt) - joyofsix 08/20/2008 14:03:59 (0)
- Thanks ladies. At least now I have a game plan for the next taco night - which is tonight, if I get up the energy lol! (nt) - JulieE 08/20/2008 19:22:06 (0)
28. sams club has the big bag of fried onions in again - 4hopeing4more 08/21/2008 14:14:20 (1)
- mmmm, no Sams around here but I saw a recipe for Green Bean Casserole the other day and have been thinking about it ever since, lol. No one else in my family likes it except me... (nt) - mama-san 08/21/2008 15:09:51 (0)
29. ok i have a HUGE pot of beans cooking we're gonna do bean and cheese burritos tonight what are some other good bean dishes you guys like??? (nt) - azmommaof6 08/21/2008 18:17:15 (1)
- We've really been liking red beans & rice here lately....I think you could make a variation with just about any type of beans (m) - Denise1066 08/23/2008 00:12:29 (0)
30. Bills..Bills...Bills.. - kcole2 08/21/2008 18:19:24 (6)
- I understand. I wrote the medical bills and it doesn't leave much. (nt) - joyofsix 08/21/2008 21:38:06 (0)
- we are this month, the poorest we've been in the past two years.. sigh. (nt) - xixstar 08/21/2008 22:53:58 (0)
- this is the worst week for us in a looooong time too. our pay today still leaves us $200 short for the mortgage, which will come out of overdraft. so we have $0 until next payday. we took vacation a couple weeks ago so those 3 unpaid days for me + payig cash for a drum set for ds (long story - great deal- bad timing) a couple weeks before that REALLY screwed things up. I soooo feel your pain. (nt) - mama-san 08/22/2008 10:56:00 (0)
- I'll have to also agree with all of you. (nt) - proudmommy5 08/22/2008 23:31:38 (0)
- Currently trying to decide what we need more.....running water or electricity, hoping to find a way to keep both & still be able to put gas in the van to get DH back & forth to work (nt) - Denise1066 08/23/2008 15:59:19 (1)
  - Whew.....got a reprieve, the water company will give me some time b/c we had a leak & have a VERY high bill (nt) - Denise1066 08/25/2008 13:17:18 (0)
- I just feel like my family is the only ones.... (nt) - kcole2 08/25/2008 14:38:41 (1)
  - your family is not the only one!!!!i had to slink into the water place today(which is inside the county offices) and in front of our mayore of the town pay our over due bill and hour before they were gonna shut it off (nt) - azmommaof6 08/27/2008 01:32:26 (0)
31. I found a menu for a family of 10, for $255 a month (~$1 per DAY per person)...... - DaisyLife 08/22/2008 17:23:28 (1)
- TFS...Actually I think her prices aren't that far off for around here - kmomof12 08/25/2008 16:03:11 (1)
  - It was a cool look into someone else's life but(m) - joyofsix 08/25/2008 19:17:27 (0)
32. Any suggestions on what to do with green beans? We've had a bumper crop and the chickens are bored with them. - multi-tasking 08/23/2008 17:52:39 (3)
- No suggestions....but oh so jealous!!! I thought I was going to start a garden this year and ended up going to school instead. I still haven't cleaned out my dead starter flats bc I am so disappointed I didn't have time to transplant them. If there is such a thing as garden envy, I have it...especially when it comes to green beans! They are my fav and I could eat them every day for days on end w/out getting sick of them:) (nt) - ckmom 08/24/2008 15:33:48 (1)
  - Until we moved here a year ago, I used to have garden envy and chicken envy! LOL - multi-tasking 08/24/2008 16:35:41 (1)
    - ooh, I've got tractor envy and now goat envy too. :) (nt) - xixstar 08/25/2008 16:38:51 (0)
- I LOVE dilly beans...you should be able to find a recipe on allrecipes I haven't made them yet, but my mom always did. You will need to water bath them. (nt) - gelsum 08/25/2008 17:48:18 (1)
  - My DH wants to try this. (nt) - multi-tasking 08/28/2008 00:09:13 (0)
- I make garlic green beans and use at least 2 pounds for our family... - momtoabunch 08/27/2008 03:00:05 (1)
  - Sounds yummy! I will definitely be using a lot of my frozen beans in this way! (nt) - multi-tasking 08/28/2008 00:06:05 (0)
33. My $100/week menu - joyofsix 08/25/2008 20:40:58 (2)
- wow that is great! What state do you live in that things are so cheap? (nt) - mom2twelve 08/26/2008 00:16:14 (1)
  - No lie! I need to move. That same menu would easily be double for me. (nt) - Tiddlywinks 08/26/2008 04:52:15 (1)
    - I live in rural Indiana and these are the Aldi prices from 8/1/08. (nt) - joyofsix 08/26/2008 09:25:49 (1)
      - We need an Aldi here too....Kroger is our cheapest store & it is much higher than that (nt) - Denise1066 08/26/2008 14:13:07 (0)
- Man I wish I had an Aldi here. I like your menu and those prices (nt) - proudmommy5 08/26/2008 12:59:21 (0)
34. * LOK-Bloggers, please read. * - Mirz 08/26/2008 07:36:21 CDT (0)
35. Can anybody help me with a cake frosting recipe.... (m) - Denise1066 08/26/2008 14:12:12 (2)
- Here's an easy one I just found... (m) - Mirz 08/26/2008 15:08:49 (0)
- Should note... (m) - Mirz 08/26/2008 15:09:44 (1)
  - any idea how much a "box" of powdered sugar is? I've got a BIG bag of it (nt) - Denise1066 08/26/2008 15:41:32 (1)
    - It's one pound. (nt) - ckmom 08/27/2008 00:00:24 (1)
      - So should that be about 2 cups? (nt) - Denise1066 08/27/2008 00:23:17 (1)
        4 cups but work with 3 cups to judge consistency. (nt) - momtoabunch 08/27/2008 02:51:29 (0)
36. *+*+*+*+* Meal Planners - What's planned for this week? *+*+*+*+* (nt) - Mirz 08/26/2008 15:10:38 (8)
- Monotony. --m - Mirz 08/26/2008 15:17:27 (0)
- Last week of the month....payday is Friday (m) - Denise1066 08/26/2008 15:56:52 (0)
- just starting mine (Thursday is shopping day) - weinloveforever 08/26/2008 16:14:53 (0)
- Dh's car - gelsum 08/26/2008 18:29:53 (0)
- here is a week of r dinners - proudmommy5 08/26/2008 23:42:38 (0)
- Here goes... - ckmom 08/27/2008 00:10:15 (0)
- This is ours - mom2twelve 08/27/2008 02:48:15 (1)
  - What is Texas beef skillet? (nt) - Denise1066 08/27/2008 16:25:46 (1)
    - a simple recipe I found...... - mom2twelve 08/28/2008 01:27:10 (0)
- This week(m) - joyofsix 08/27/2008 10:35:16 (0)
37. alright grocery shopping day is next monday and i've decided i'm gonna make a monthly meal plan before hand.for those of you that do a monthly do you rotate every 2 weeks or what?any suggestions are helpful (nt) - azmommaof6 08/26/2008 15:40:38 (2)
- I make a plan a month ahead (m) - Mirz 08/26/2008 15:57:32 (3)
  - thanks michelle it does help a lot!!!i think it's gonna be a monday through friday list because weekends Jerry always splurges and buys food and makes whatever (nt) - azmommaof6 08/26/2008 16:46:42 (0)
  - great idea to keep past plans -- I'm in a 12 month drout for meal ideas, wish I'd kept my old menus. (nt) - xixstar 08/26/2008 17:20:01 (0)
  - If I can find those old menus, they sure turn out to be helpful.... keeping them around is a great idea! (nt) - gelsum 08/26/2008 18:20:35 (0)
- I plan two weeks at a time - weinloveforever 08/26/2008 16:11:54 (0)
38. Time is going by so fast Christams is just around the corner ..when do everyone start buying for christmas? (nt) - kcole2 08/26/2008 20:44:26 (5)
- I'm seriously thinking that we need to come up with a way to just not do gifts this year (m) - Denise1066 08/26/2008 21:51:48 (3)
  - i would suggest an old fashioned xmas.you know you could all choose one other member in the family and make a gift for them.last year our xmas tree was totally handmade decorations and that was cool (nt) - azmommaof6 08/26/2008 22:41:44 (1)
    - None of us are very crafty, so making things for each other doesn't work very well for us. We don't spend money on decorations though, we reuse the same ones every year. I'm kind of thinking we may go through some or our existing "stuff" and have the kids choose some of their things they would like to give to their siblings as gifts (m) - Denise1066 08/27/2008 00:20:18 (1)
      - hmmm what about everyone doing one deed for another family memeber.like one of the younger kids may clean and wash your car as a present.one of the older ones could volunteer some one on one time (nt) - azmommaof6 08/27/2008 01:30:40 (0)
  - Yeah, us here too. My problem is that our extended family probably won't be so understanding. (nt) - Mirz 08/26/2008 23:45:55 (1)
    - We don't have much contact with extended family, so at least that is not a problem here (nt) - Denise1066 08/27/2008 00:21:49 (0)
  - I bought a discovery toys consultant kit ($115 incl shipping- something for each of my four plus a donation gift or two) to give the kids for christmas, and will be thrift store shopping for clothes and books. (nt) - laurata 08/27/2008 02:10:02 (0)
- I think my kids r just going to get one big gift and some stocking stuff. I have already started planning. (nt) - proudmommy5 08/26/2008 23:36:16 (0)
- I was just thinking about this.... - ckmom 08/27/2008 03:54:49 (1)
  - I've gotten some GREAT birthday presents at the consignment store...I especially like the large Little Tikes toys & some of the Step 2, Melanie got (m) - Denise1066 08/27/2008 16:23:12 (0)
- I've picked up stuff at garage sales for the younger 4 (10 on down), the older ones will probably get some $$.(m) - joyofsix 08/27/2008 10:31:00 (0)
- i buy year round and hav a gift box that I try to keep stocked when I find really good deals -- will be making lots of gifts this year though (nt) - xixstar 08/27/2008 13:00:55 (0)

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