Jar o’ Bacon

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This is kind of funny, at least my girls think it is… but hey, it works!

We like bacon but it’s hard to know how much we want and need and it varies. So I learned from some other blog that I don’t remember… that you can roll up the individual strips and flash freeze them on a cookie sheet. And then store them in a freezer box or bag.. or jar!

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I suppose that you could stash them in a freezer bag, but I’m trying to get away from using too much plastic. We have to use plastic bags for all the rocks and minerals, so I’m trying to not use them in my day to day use. The jars work great. Just stash a few in there and pop in the freezer.

All you have to do is take out as many strips as you want and they thaw really fast. And then you can uncurl them and fry or bake away!

And bacon in a jar will make your children laugh!

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Jar o’ Condiments

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My kids laugh at me, but I love these large mouth canning jars and they are really handy for lots of things… including…. condiment packs!!!!

Since food places love to give you way toooo many of these things, I decided that I would start to collect them so we can take them with us camping next summer. That will be the easy way to do it! I’ll bet I can smush a whole lot of them into one jar for tidy keeping. So now, instead of throwing them out, I can save them up and re-use them… or well, they have never been used… okay save them from not being used and ending up in the trash. They are perfect for camping though… and kind of fun too. The kids like trying to use up the jar o’ condiments before we leave!

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Rock On…

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Just a few shots of the rock chaos in the moby….

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It may not look like a lot to you, but when you’re used to oh, 4 or 5 orders a day MAX and suddenly you start getting 15-25 a day steady for like 2 months, it really has a way of creeping up on you and invading your lifestyle! HAHA I was actually dreaming about bagging rocks last night! And yesterday and today have been record days so far… I suspect it will slow down in a few more days… Wednesday or Thursday at the latest because then people will think they aren’t going to get something by Christmas. We work like crazy to get everything out the door as quickly as we can, but sometimes it’s a little close! We always end up next day mailing a box or two!

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