by Millie Copper | Sep 10, 2012 | food thoughts
Christopher and I are back in Oregon. The company I work for needed me so we drove from our home in Wyoming last weekend. We’ll be here until next weekend. Christopher (age 3) has been pretty good but I’m sure it’s not easy for him being in a...
by Millie Copper | Jul 30, 2012 | Around the Homestead, food thoughts, frugal options, Life in Wyoming
I’m sure that everyone is familiar with the fact that over 50% of the United States. I’ve seen several news reports that indicate we can expect grocery prices to increase 3-5% on average. I’m noticing that even many of the things I buy from local...
by Millie Copper | Jul 24, 2012 | food thoughts, Road Trip
The children and I arrived home from Oregon on Saturday afternoon. The girls had a great visit with family and my work went quite well. But it is sure good to be home! My food week in Oregon did not go as well as I had hoped. We did take along a small cooler of...
by Millie Copper | Jul 10, 2012 | Feeding Children, food thoughts, frugal options, Road Trip
We are back in Wyoming after our surprise trip down to Oklahoma. The children and I were down there for a week and then my husband came down along with my sister and her family. We all drove home on Saturday choosing to drive ‘straight-thru’ arriving...
by Millie Copper | Jun 29, 2012 | food thoughts
My dad took a tumble a few days ago so the children and I are basking in sunny Oklahoma to help out my folks. My parents moved here a couple of months ago and this is our first visit. It is quite beautiful and quite warm. My dad broke his collar bone, a couple of...
by Millie Copper | May 16, 2012 | food thoughts, Money v. Time, Someone Else's Shoes
This is supposed to be week 3 of the latest installment to the series Someone Else’s Shoes. This experience is Money v. Time. On Monday, I posted our spending for May 7 to 13. Today I am supposed to have a long post for the time part. But I don’t....