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I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.


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Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum – Yorba Linda, California

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It wouldn’t be a family vacation without a visit to at least 1 museum.  Yesterday we took a self guided tour {the best kind if you ask me} of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California.

First of all, have you ever been to Yorba Linda? I had actually never heard of it before, but man, what a nice place.  The museum was about a 20 minute drive from Knott’s Berry Farm, and they have an In-N-Out there as well. Yee-Haw!

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The property sits on just under 9 acres and it is gorgeous!

tree at richard nixon birthplace

The graves of President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon are located on the grounds near the home Richard Nixon was born in.

richard nixon house home birthplace yorba linda

Here is his home. He father built it from a kit. How cool is that?

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The inside of the home was cozy, with a piano, couch, hutches, a few bookshelves, and a dining nook. The docent said 90% of the items in the home were original to the family. Wowza!

richard nixon bedroom birthplace yorba linda california

This was the room President Nixon was born in.  He would have been born in a hospital, but the nearest one was in Whittier, California, and it was the middle of January and there was snow.  The thought of making your way to a hospital while in labor, via a horse and buggy, probably was not to appealing to his mother Hannah {I can’t blame her} so President Nixon was born at home instead.

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See that grey thing in the center of the picture? That was the family bathtub. Hmm. My guess is people didn’t bathe everyday back then.

richard nixon home house kitchen yorba linda

Check out this kitchen! That’s it man. A sink, an ice box and a little counter space to chop the garden veggies {not pictured is the kitchen stove which sits across from the kitchen sink}.  I mean really, what more do you need? I don’t know about you, but I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE walking through old houses, especially ones containing period furnishings. Clearly, this was a time before computers, and television sets.

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Have YOU been to any museums or landmarks lately?

Over the years which on has been your favorite one to visit?

~Mavis

P.S. I think mine is the Natural History Museum in London.

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California Dreamin’

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Santa was rather clever this year. Rather than leaving a bunch of gifts under the Christmas tree, he instead filled Monkey Boy and The Girl’s stockings with gift cards to their favorite hot spots, and then left a few plane tickets under their tree.

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He knew they’d rather spend a few days in So Cal with their cousins going to Knott’s Berry Farm and In-N-Out Burgers, than giving them anything that could have been made by elves.

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Santa also gave Ernesto a 3 day “Extended Stay” pass for doing such a great job this year.

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Santa gave Mavis the Gift of sleep,

roller coaster

And the Handsome Husband a package of Depends so he could ride scary roller coasters with his kids.

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All in all it was a great Christmas filled with lot’s of food, family and fun.

Memories. You can’t wrap them or give them as a gift. You have to live in the moment to enjoy them.

Life is good.

How did you spend the holidays? Did you have fun? Get everything you wanted?

Get anything really, really weird?

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Recipe – Ham and Cheese Biscuits

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If you have leftover ham in your refrigerator and are looking for a creative way to use it up, these ham and cheese biscuits we made the other night are delicious. I’ve made them before with chopped onions, diced tomatoes, chives, corn, you name it, anything goes.

Another great recipe for leftover ham is Rustic Pea Soup. It’s our favorite.

Do you make anything special with YOUR leftover ham?  I’d love to find a few more recipes.

ham and cheese biscuits

Ingredients

  • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbs. granulated sugar
  • 2 1⁄2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1⁄4 tsp. salt
  • 4 Tbs. cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 2 eggs
  • 2⁄3 cup heavy cream {I used 2% milk}
  • 1 Tbs sugar
  • 1 cup diced ham
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup

ham and cheese biscuits recipe

Directions

Preheat an oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat. In a bowl, stir together the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, syrup, and cream. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and stir until a sticky dough forms. Add chopped ham and cheese and mix until combined

Using a 3 Tbs cookie scoop {or a 1/3 cup measuring cup} scoop dough on to a parchment lined baking sheet or silpat.

Bake until the scones are  bit crusty and have a hint of golden brown on the top {about 12 minutes}. Serve immediately with butter.

Makes 12 biscuits.

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Cool Garden Topiary – Elephants, Flowers, Pigs, Peacock, Lion, Race Cars + More

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I think the elephants are my favorite, what about you? Do you have a favorite?

~Mavis

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