http://thehappyhousewife.com Thriving on one income in a two income world Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:58:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I apologize for the site issues last night. My hosting service was down for a few hours. Fortunately I didn't lose any data. I will be out of town for the holiday weekend, more posts coming next week. http://thehappyhousewife.com/site-issues/ Here are some easy Mexican style dishes that will please even the pickiest eaters. Crock Pot Shredded Beef Tacos One boneless beef roast 1 jar of salsa 2 beef bullion cubes Garlic powder Water Brown roast on all sides then place in crock pot. Add a jar of salsa, 2 bullion cubes crushed, garlic powder to your ... http://thehappyhousewife.com/easy-mexican/ Do you love to make messes? I don't, but my preschoolers do. I should have started my preschooler series with this post, but I got a little carried away last week with all my flash card excitement. One of the hardest lessons I have learned as a mom of preschoolers is ... http://thehappyhousewife.com/got-preschoolers-2/ Although I am thankful for her every Tuesday, since she is turning 14 this week it was time to send a little thankfulness her way. She is my oldest, and was kind enough to ease me into parenting. I was a young mom and didn't have any idea what I was ... http://thehappyhousewife.com/gratituesday-3/ Has this ever happened to you? You suddenly remember that you need to bring a dessert to an event, and you need to leave in an hour. Growing up, my mother used to make these cookies when we would forget to tell her she was in charge of snack ... http://thehappyhousewife.com/quick-cookies/ I started on my bedroom today. Before I began it was difficult to walk around, but now I can actually enjoy my room. My friend and I painted the walls sage green last week. I love the color, it is so relaxing. I still need to find a new comforter ... http://thehappyhousewife.com/baby-steps-to-clean-the-bedroom/ I am so excited about the Conquer the Clutter challenge being hosted at my other blog this month. When we moved (and displaced all of our stuff) much of the junk rose to the surface and now sits in piles around my house waiting to be sorted, tossed, filed, passed ... http://thehappyhousewife.com/conquer-the-clutter/ Another busy week here! My brother and his family will be coming on Tuesday for a week. As I type this I have 10 children sleeping (or not) in my house celebrating my daughter's 14th birthday. They made their own pizzas tonight, ate strawberry banana triffle and Rice Krispy treats ... http://thehappyhousewife.com/monday-meanderings-15/ This week my brother and his family will visiting at the beginning of the week, and then we all head off to a family reunion of sorts. I am bringing the snacks and smores. It will be a blast I am sure! Once again, I will be feeding 13 this ... http://thehappyhousewife.com/menu-plan-week-of-june-30th/ How do I know this... well, I tripped and spilled about a cup of paint on the carpet today while I was finishing the playroom. Unfortunately, I do not have pictures of this little mishap, although getting the camera did cross my mind in the initial moments of panic. When the ... http://thehappyhousewife.com/one-way-to-get-paint-out-of-the-carpet/