Even though last Monday was January 1st today feels more like the new year has begun. I guess it is because the holidays are over and we have started school again . Today has been a good day,with a small exception of some sickness. The children did a great job of getting up,doing their morning chores and starting school .I was able to get my 4loads of laundry done and now have a fifth one in the wash .Remember that sickness I mentioned?. It adds some extra laundry to the pile :) Besides laundry and the normal work of the day I am hoping to give the kitchen floor a good scrubbing and clear some clutter in there. I praise The Lord for another year of life to live for him!
Monday, January 6, 2014
Friday, July 5, 2013
Hello!
So I was working around the house today and I was thinking," Hey, maybe I could start a blog" then I came to the computer and realized I ALREADY have a blog!! Not really, I am only kidding! -:) It has been a REALLY long time since I have posted anything on here. I really like reading other people's blogs and I like to write about our lives too but when I sit down to write I feel at a loss for words! If you know me you know that I am very seldom lost for words whether they come out right or not ;) You see I really don't count myself as REALLY good at anything. I don't say that in a "praise me" attitude at all!! I really like to save money and shop at thrift stores and keep life simple but then I may turn around and do something completely unexpected and spend some money foolishly or buy something new or go out to eat or go to a theme park with the children or maybe even get my hair and nails done on the same day!! Well, maybe not the nails since I keep them very short :) but you get what I mean! -:) I am just a normal wife, mama and child of God!
Sometimes I do good and sometimes I fall but God is so faithful to pick me back up and then I start again! Rain or shine I have been blessed with a wonderful physical and spiritual family and I will try to give you a peek into our lives through this blog!
Sooo, here we go again! I will try to post some pictures of the family and about days of our lives here and there with a little homeschooling and cooking in the mix as well! If I find a way to save some money or come across an idea that is a help to me I will share it with you too!
Talk to you again soon!!
Sometimes I do good and sometimes I fall but God is so faithful to pick me back up and then I start again! Rain or shine I have been blessed with a wonderful physical and spiritual family and I will try to give you a peek into our lives through this blog!
Sooo, here we go again! I will try to post some pictures of the family and about days of our lives here and there with a little homeschooling and cooking in the mix as well! If I find a way to save some money or come across an idea that is a help to me I will share it with you too!
Talk to you again soon!!
Friday, March 8, 2013
Freezer cooking!
Hey! Happy Friday! We are getting ready to start our Friday fun night! I thought I would tell you about a little experiment I did today.
Ok, so I have been seeing in the freezer section of the grocery store a lot of frozen rice dishes and frozen potatoes you steam in the microwave. That got me to thinking. If they can do it then why can't I?? So, when I saw that Aldi had their 5 lb. bag of red potatoes for $1.19 this week I decided that this would be the week to try it! I got 3 packets of ranch seasoning BOGO at Bi-lo. I took my potatoes, lightly coated them with oil and then with the ranch packets, covered and put them in a 350 degree oven for 1 hr. I took them out of the oven and let them cool, then I put them into 2 freezer bags . It was about 7 1/2 lbs. of potatoes. They are in the freezer and I am planning on trying them next week.
One thing led to another and I decided to try and freeze my favorite broccoli, rice and cheese casserole. I had some chicken breasts that I had bought on sale and I decided to add them to the recipe to make it a meal! I doubled the casserole and used 2 chicken breasts. It looked really good! I was able to get 2 meals out of it. They are now in the freezer as well. I plan on eating the potatoes with the casserole although it might be kind of risky trying both of them out at the same time :-) I will let you know how they turn out!
I got the pack of boneless chicken breasts for $4. I used 2 in the supper meals and I cooked two and put them in a bag for "fancy" quesadillas for supper one night! 3 meals for $4 dollars of chicken isn't too bad!! I have some black beans in the crockpot cooking with some cilantro and a little garlic to freeze and serve along side the quesadillas and some extra for another spanish meal. Sometimes, I like to have the beans whole instead of refried for a change.
We have had a good day of school and thrift store shopping, park and a little gardening in the front yard.
God is good and I am humbled to think that He loves me!! Have a good weekend!
Ok, so I have been seeing in the freezer section of the grocery store a lot of frozen rice dishes and frozen potatoes you steam in the microwave. That got me to thinking. If they can do it then why can't I?? So, when I saw that Aldi had their 5 lb. bag of red potatoes for $1.19 this week I decided that this would be the week to try it! I got 3 packets of ranch seasoning BOGO at Bi-lo. I took my potatoes, lightly coated them with oil and then with the ranch packets, covered and put them in a 350 degree oven for 1 hr. I took them out of the oven and let them cool, then I put them into 2 freezer bags . It was about 7 1/2 lbs. of potatoes. They are in the freezer and I am planning on trying them next week.
One thing led to another and I decided to try and freeze my favorite broccoli, rice and cheese casserole. I had some chicken breasts that I had bought on sale and I decided to add them to the recipe to make it a meal! I doubled the casserole and used 2 chicken breasts. It looked really good! I was able to get 2 meals out of it. They are now in the freezer as well. I plan on eating the potatoes with the casserole although it might be kind of risky trying both of them out at the same time :-) I will let you know how they turn out!
I got the pack of boneless chicken breasts for $4. I used 2 in the supper meals and I cooked two and put them in a bag for "fancy" quesadillas for supper one night! 3 meals for $4 dollars of chicken isn't too bad!! I have some black beans in the crockpot cooking with some cilantro and a little garlic to freeze and serve along side the quesadillas and some extra for another spanish meal. Sometimes, I like to have the beans whole instead of refried for a change.
We have had a good day of school and thrift store shopping, park and a little gardening in the front yard.
God is good and I am humbled to think that He loves me!! Have a good weekend!
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Saturday
What a day! Whew! It has been busy but also lots of fun! We started off the morning by doing some minor straightening of the house. Mostly because the children sleep in the family room on Friday nights and watch a movie.Last night they had a mini marathon of the old cartoon Duck Tales :).Then " the girls" cleaned a little of the prophet's room ( a place where preachers and missionaries can stay when they come through).
We had some friends come by for lunch and some fellowship on their way to NC for a meeting on Sunday. They couldn't stay too long because of snow in the forecast where they were going. We had Little Ceasars pizza and chips for lunch.It was good to spend some time with them!!
After a little while we went over and cleaned the church and put up the flags for our Missions meeting that starts tomorrow. We came back home and put the finishing touches on the prophet's room . We relaxed a little and stared out the window for snow. Well, we didn't see much of that :( There is some yucky rain that has fallen and it is supposed to be freezing tonight. Lord willing the roads will stay clear so that we will be able to have services tomorrow.
We were very excited to welcome a missionary family back that we have seen grow up, get married, have children and serve the Lord on a foreign mission field! We enjoyed re meeting their sweet little boy and twin girls. We had vegetable soup and crackers for supper and Hope made us some yummy chocolate cupcakes with oreo frosting for dessert. We enjoyed talking about their family and ministry and old times :)
After they left, we cleaned up the kitchen, everyone got baths and watched one more Duck tales ;)
Everyone is in the bed now and I am going to take my shower and follow shortly!
God bless you and I hope you have a wonderful Lord's Day tomorrow!!
We had some friends come by for lunch and some fellowship on their way to NC for a meeting on Sunday. They couldn't stay too long because of snow in the forecast where they were going. We had Little Ceasars pizza and chips for lunch.It was good to spend some time with them!!
After a little while we went over and cleaned the church and put up the flags for our Missions meeting that starts tomorrow. We came back home and put the finishing touches on the prophet's room . We relaxed a little and stared out the window for snow. Well, we didn't see much of that :( There is some yucky rain that has fallen and it is supposed to be freezing tonight. Lord willing the roads will stay clear so that we will be able to have services tomorrow.
We were very excited to welcome a missionary family back that we have seen grow up, get married, have children and serve the Lord on a foreign mission field! We enjoyed re meeting their sweet little boy and twin girls. We had vegetable soup and crackers for supper and Hope made us some yummy chocolate cupcakes with oreo frosting for dessert. We enjoyed talking about their family and ministry and old times :)
After they left, we cleaned up the kitchen, everyone got baths and watched one more Duck tales ;)
Everyone is in the bed now and I am going to take my shower and follow shortly!
God bless you and I hope you have a wonderful Lord's Day tomorrow!!
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Happy Dishes!
That sounds kind of funny doesn't it! :-) We have started a new dishes system at our house and it is working well! Our 3 oldest girls, Hannah, Hope and Faith, and I are taking turns doing the dishes for a day. Monday is Hannah's day, Tuesday is Hope's day, Wednesday is Faith's Day then the rotation starts again. My day is Sunday . Ok, so I know this sounds soo unfair. WHAT they have two days and I only have one!!! Well, the thing is that every night after supper, if they have kept up with loading the dishwasher and running it, I help them with the supper dishes. See, I'm not such a bad person ;) I do Sundays because it is kind of an odd day as far as the kitchen goes so I thought it would be better to take that day. It has worked well and all 4 of us have enjoyed our "break" from dishes when it is not our day!! Just for fun we made up a song which even Joy sings to the "lucky" person of the day :-)
"Happy dishes to you
Happy dishes to you
We hope you can clean theeeeeem
Happy dishes to you"
It is a silly song and it always brings a smile to our face.
"Happy dishes to you
Happy dishes to you
We hope you can clean theeeeeem
Happy dishes to you"
It is a silly song and it always brings a smile to our face.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Cute quotes from our 2 yr.old!
The children and I went to town for a little while this morning. While in the checkout line at Walmart Joy ( 2 yr. old) saw a Mickey Mouse with a heart on the front with the word LOVE. Hannah ( one of our 11yr.olds) asked her what it said. Without hesitation she replied,"I love Joy". She loved that Mickey and I guess she thought it loved her too :-)
On the way home as we passed by a church she said , loudly, " A church, Hallelujah!!" ha ha . That girl is a mess.
One day our children will be grown and gone and I want to remember the little things along the way they did that made me smile!!
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Saturday
Well, I didn't leave town after all today :-) Kevin and the three older girls went on to the meeting this morning and I stayed home with the three younger ones. We had hoped to have company after church tomorrow and I really felt like there were things that I needed to do here at the house to be ready for the day. I was able to watch some of the service as they were streaming live. There are days when technology is awesome!!
For breakfast we had yummy country ham biscuits I found a pack with 7 thin slices for $1.05 at our local Bi-Lo. I had never seen those packages before so maybe it is something new they are carrying.Kevin and the girls left at about 11:30. I put on some laundry,chatted with a friend and then made us a simple lunch of ham sandwiches about 1:30.The children played outside while I did some house cleaning. It was a very casual quiet kind of cleaning and actually pretty relaxing.
After the children came in we made homemade chocolate chip cookies. We all enjoyed the time together and I actually let them lick their spoons when we were finished... shhhh ,don't let their sisters find out it is not something I am in the habit of letting them do ;-). For supper I made hamburgers and homemade fries. I was able to buy hamburger on sale for 1.79/lb. this week so I went ahead and premade 2 meals worth of extra burgers to put in the freezer for later .
After supper the girls enjoyed a bubble bath and the big boy took a shower in mama and daddy's shower:)
I painted the girls fingernails and toenails and they ate some of the cookies we made. Baby girl went to bed early as she was overly tired and in need of sleep (she was WILD)!! The other two are enjoying playing together and will be in bed soon.
Kevin called and they are on the way home. After the meeting they drove about 45 minutes to visit a family whose baby girl is in the hospital. They really need a touch of God in their lives right now. Please pray for them if you think about it.
I am getting ready to work on the little ones Bible verses for the month with them and then they are off to bed and I am off to get a cup of coffee and put my feet up for a while!!
Good night. Take care and God bless you!
For breakfast we had yummy country ham biscuits I found a pack with 7 thin slices for $1.05 at our local Bi-Lo. I had never seen those packages before so maybe it is something new they are carrying.Kevin and the girls left at about 11:30. I put on some laundry,chatted with a friend and then made us a simple lunch of ham sandwiches about 1:30.The children played outside while I did some house cleaning. It was a very casual quiet kind of cleaning and actually pretty relaxing.
After the children came in we made homemade chocolate chip cookies. We all enjoyed the time together and I actually let them lick their spoons when we were finished... shhhh ,don't let their sisters find out it is not something I am in the habit of letting them do ;-). For supper I made hamburgers and homemade fries. I was able to buy hamburger on sale for 1.79/lb. this week so I went ahead and premade 2 meals worth of extra burgers to put in the freezer for later .
After supper the girls enjoyed a bubble bath and the big boy took a shower in mama and daddy's shower:)
I painted the girls fingernails and toenails and they ate some of the cookies we made. Baby girl went to bed early as she was overly tired and in need of sleep (she was WILD)!! The other two are enjoying playing together and will be in bed soon.
Kevin called and they are on the way home. After the meeting they drove about 45 minutes to visit a family whose baby girl is in the hospital. They really need a touch of God in their lives right now. Please pray for them if you think about it.
I am getting ready to work on the little ones Bible verses for the month with them and then they are off to bed and I am off to get a cup of coffee and put my feet up for a while!!
Good night. Take care and God bless you!
Friday, January 18, 2013
It's Friday!
Happy Friday! Today has been a good day. We started with school this morning, then we had a trip to the zoo with our homeschooling friends from church. Even though we thought it was going to be REALLY cold it turned out to be a not so bad day! We had a lot of fun and the children and I enjoyed the fellowship with friends!! We were planning on having homemade pizza tonight but once we got home I realized we needed to clean the church.The children and I went over together and cleaned while daddy put things back in order since a lot of things had been moved around due to a funeral at the church on Thursday. Sooo, we were treated by daddy to Little Ceasars instead!! $10 was well worth the time not spent in the kitchen :-) We all watched an Undercover Boss which featured our home town and the children are watching a Charlie Brown.
We also hit a milestone today by Joy wearing big girl panties to the zoo with no accidents! Yay! I am so excited to be entering the no diapers stage!! Babies are sweet but those diapers are something else :)
School went well this week. There were no major breakthroughs or major backslides either.We just did what we needed to and enjoyed being outside in the wonderful warm weather we had this week!
Tomorrow we will be going to a youth meeting about 2 hrs away. It is always a blessing and well worth the time and effort. I plan to have our clothes for tomorrow and Sunday laid out tonight. Looking forward to some spiritual help and encouragement tomorrow and Sunday!
Have a great weekend!!
We also hit a milestone today by Joy wearing big girl panties to the zoo with no accidents! Yay! I am so excited to be entering the no diapers stage!! Babies are sweet but those diapers are something else :)
School went well this week. There were no major breakthroughs or major backslides either.We just did what we needed to and enjoyed being outside in the wonderful warm weather we had this week!
Tomorrow we will be going to a youth meeting about 2 hrs away. It is always a blessing and well worth the time and effort. I plan to have our clothes for tomorrow and Sunday laid out tonight. Looking forward to some spiritual help and encouragement tomorrow and Sunday!
Have a great weekend!!
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Happy New Year!
How exciting to start a new year! My children were questioning why I was so excited about the new year. It is simply this. This year is brand new with none of the failures and struggles of the last year. It is a bright new clean year . There are many opportunities to do things better. To love God more, to love my family more , to love those around me more! I could go on and on!!
Some of my goals this year are to memorize more scripture, make a special effort to show my love to my family and friends and those who are needing Christ, get a better working schedule for our family and to lose some weight.
We started school back this week. While the schedule didn't work quite like a wanted it to it still has helped to give the day some guidance with school, chores,play, and mealtimes. My favorite thing has been our routine after supper of cleaning the kitchen, bath times, devotions and then some family time with daddy . It has given us a peaceful end to the day. I know that not every day will work out that way but I know that God always has a reason for the interruptions that come our way!
I pray that God will bless your new year as well!
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Quick tip!
Hey! Just wanted to pop in and give a quick tip that I am really enjoying and seems like it will be saving some money in the process! I wish I had a camera in good working order so that I could post pictures with this. Ok, so I read that you could pour some fabric softener in the bottom of a big bowl, and then take an old t shirt or hand towel ( I used a cheap terry cloth rag from Dollar General) and let it soak in the fabric softener. After it has absorbed the fabric softener take it out and allow to dry thoroughly. Guess what?? You have a dryer sheet that will last through many loads!! I am on load 20 right now and it is still working great! When your new dryer sheets starts not working as well you just add a little more fabric softener to it and repeat!! I love finding new easy ways to save money! Take care!
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Friday, November 16, 2012
Wow! It is hard to believe it is the middle of November! We have finished school for right now until after Thanksgiving. This year I decided to take a week off from school for the Thanksgiving holiday. Our time off started today with a family photo shoot. We have never been regular about getting pictures taken so it was way overdue! A talented young lady at church has started a photography business Brittany Rose Photography and does a great job. I am excited to see how they turn out!! After the photo shoot the children played at the park for a while and then we had pizza for lunch. It really was a lot of fun!
Tonight we are having sloppy joes and homemade curly fries for supper and are playing Monoply Millionaire. It is supposed to be a faster way of playing Monopoly. I am planning on buying a game a week from now until Christmas for us to play on Friday nights. The children will enjoy getting a " surprise" every week and it will build up our game collection as well!! I like having activities we do together that build lasting memories. ( This will be coming out of my grocery budget).
Tomorrow we will be having a Thanksgiving supper at our church. it will be nice to fellowship and eat together. There are turkeys and hams to bake and gravy to make. I will be the green lady tomorrow as I will be taking broccoli casserole with jalapenos and broccoli salad. The broccoli casserole w/jalapenos is a recipe I tried while a guest at someones home. I really liked it. The broccoli salad is a request from Kevin. Hey, if he is happy I am definitely a winner!!! All of the ladies bring side dishes so I know we will have lots of yummy food!!
On Sunday we will be having a visiting missionary for lunch. I am still thinking about what to fix for that :).
I will leave with the recipe for Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes.
Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes
1 lb. of hamburger or deer burger
onion
bell pepper
beef broth
streak sauce
provolone cheese
Brown the ground beef with the onions and bell pepper. You can cut these to taste and add as much as you would like. Drain the meat. Add just enough beef broth to cover the meat. add 2 Tbsp. of steak sauce.
Let the meat simmer until most of the liquid is evaporated . Put it on hamburger buns and add provolone cheese. Our whole family liked these and that's saying a lot!!
Take care and have a blessed weekend!
Tonight we are having sloppy joes and homemade curly fries for supper and are playing Monoply Millionaire. It is supposed to be a faster way of playing Monopoly. I am planning on buying a game a week from now until Christmas for us to play on Friday nights. The children will enjoy getting a " surprise" every week and it will build up our game collection as well!! I like having activities we do together that build lasting memories. ( This will be coming out of my grocery budget).
Tomorrow we will be having a Thanksgiving supper at our church. it will be nice to fellowship and eat together. There are turkeys and hams to bake and gravy to make. I will be the green lady tomorrow as I will be taking broccoli casserole with jalapenos and broccoli salad. The broccoli casserole w/jalapenos is a recipe I tried while a guest at someones home. I really liked it. The broccoli salad is a request from Kevin. Hey, if he is happy I am definitely a winner!!! All of the ladies bring side dishes so I know we will have lots of yummy food!!
On Sunday we will be having a visiting missionary for lunch. I am still thinking about what to fix for that :).
I will leave with the recipe for Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes.
Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes
1 lb. of hamburger or deer burger
onion
bell pepper
beef broth
streak sauce
provolone cheese
Brown the ground beef with the onions and bell pepper. You can cut these to taste and add as much as you would like. Drain the meat. Add just enough beef broth to cover the meat. add 2 Tbsp. of steak sauce.
Let the meat simmer until most of the liquid is evaporated . Put it on hamburger buns and add provolone cheese. Our whole family liked these and that's saying a lot!!
Take care and have a blessed weekend!
Friday, November 2, 2012
Hey! Just wanted to post a little of our last two weeks. We have picked up family, dropped off family, enjoyed time with my mom ( and a little time with my dad),welcomed a new neice who is just adorable,loved on nephews and a sweet sister in law that we rarely see, cooked, cooked, cleaned, had more family in and still found time to do school everyday!! It has kept me on my toes a little more than normal.
The children and I have been battling sinuses and colds this week. It has been wonderful to be able to stay at home and do school while still being able to rest some if needed!! With the cooler weather we have also been able to run the fireplace in the mornings which makes for a cozy spot to have my devotions and read with the children throughout the day.
I have come across two recipes in the last two weeks that we really enjoyed. One was "cheesesteak" sloppy joes and the other was taco casserole. I will try to post the recipes in the next day or so.
Today we are having canned chicken noodle soup for lunch. After only getting three hours of sleep last night due to being so stopped up it sure does sound yummy and easy. I will probably take a small nap a little later to give me an extra boost. -)
My aunt and cousin and her family are down and will join us for supper tonight . We are having chili and monterey jack cheesy cornbread. Maybe we can whip up a dessert as well.
I cannot close without sharing some special blessings. On Sunday night our church had a fellowship meal after the service. Kevin and I were blessed by a card for me ,signed by the ladies of our church, and one for him signed by the men.. A sweet young lady also made us a beautiful cake!! Not only was it pretty, it tasted really good too :) God has been so good to me!! Salvation was the greatest gift He has given me and along the way He has added so much more!! Have a blessed weekend!
The children and I have been battling sinuses and colds this week. It has been wonderful to be able to stay at home and do school while still being able to rest some if needed!! With the cooler weather we have also been able to run the fireplace in the mornings which makes for a cozy spot to have my devotions and read with the children throughout the day.
I have come across two recipes in the last two weeks that we really enjoyed. One was "cheesesteak" sloppy joes and the other was taco casserole. I will try to post the recipes in the next day or so.
Today we are having canned chicken noodle soup for lunch. After only getting three hours of sleep last night due to being so stopped up it sure does sound yummy and easy. I will probably take a small nap a little later to give me an extra boost. -)
My aunt and cousin and her family are down and will join us for supper tonight . We are having chili and monterey jack cheesy cornbread. Maybe we can whip up a dessert as well.
I cannot close without sharing some special blessings. On Sunday night our church had a fellowship meal after the service. Kevin and I were blessed by a card for me ,signed by the ladies of our church, and one for him signed by the men.. A sweet young lady also made us a beautiful cake!! Not only was it pretty, it tasted really good too :) God has been so good to me!! Salvation was the greatest gift He has given me and along the way He has added so much more!! Have a blessed weekend!
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Cheesy Broccoli Chicken Noodle Soup
Hey! I thought I would share the recipe from our lunch today. It has a LONG name but it is yummy!
Cheesy Broccoli Chicken Noodle Soup
2 chicken breast ( I use bone in)
1 bag frozen broccoli
Velveeta or sliced cheese
1 bag of egg noodles
Milk
Boil your chicken in a pot big enough for the soup. Don't add too much water since you want to be able to add a little milk at the end. After chicken is through cooking remove from pot and dice, cube or shred. Add egg noodles and frozen broccoli to the pot. By the time the noodles are through the broccoli will be too :). You need to keep an eye on it since you there is not a whole lot of extra liquid in the pot. When the noodles and broccoli are done add in your chicken and cheese. I just eyeball the cheese. Today I used 6 pieces of sliced cheese and it was a plenty. At the very end add a little milk to make it soupy. You probably don't HAVE to add the milk but it does add a creamy texture. I wish I could have added a picture but my camera is on the blink :(. This was the first soup I thought of with this cooler weather today. I like soup anytime of year but there is something special about having it when the temperature starts to fall :) Have a great day!
Cheesy Broccoli Chicken Noodle Soup
2 chicken breast ( I use bone in)
1 bag frozen broccoli
Velveeta or sliced cheese
1 bag of egg noodles
Milk
Boil your chicken in a pot big enough for the soup. Don't add too much water since you want to be able to add a little milk at the end. After chicken is through cooking remove from pot and dice, cube or shred. Add egg noodles and frozen broccoli to the pot. By the time the noodles are through the broccoli will be too :). You need to keep an eye on it since you there is not a whole lot of extra liquid in the pot. When the noodles and broccoli are done add in your chicken and cheese. I just eyeball the cheese. Today I used 6 pieces of sliced cheese and it was a plenty. At the very end add a little milk to make it soupy. You probably don't HAVE to add the milk but it does add a creamy texture. I wish I could have added a picture but my camera is on the blink :(. This was the first soup I thought of with this cooler weather today. I like soup anytime of year but there is something special about having it when the temperature starts to fall :) Have a great day!
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
It's Tuesday!
Hey! I really like Tuesdays. The week is rolling along, school is at a steady pace and most of the time the house shows the fruit of a good Monday of getting things back in shape from the weekend. Well, not today! There is lots of cleaning and laundry and schooling to do today. It's not too bad though as we have gotten off to a pretty good day with school and the house.
My personal goal today is to get my kitchen table cleared again. The paint has dried in my kitchen cabinets so I can put everything back now. It was fun to eat and school in the family room for a little while but I am ready to be back in the kitchen. We are having beef enchiladas, spanish rice and refried beans for supper. Lord willing we will be eating our supper at the table!!
I am hoping to get my camera working soon so that I can post a few pictures of our family and our days. I hope you are having a good week! Take care!
My personal goal today is to get my kitchen table cleared again. The paint has dried in my kitchen cabinets so I can put everything back now. It was fun to eat and school in the family room for a little while but I am ready to be back in the kitchen. We are having beef enchiladas, spanish rice and refried beans for supper. Lord willing we will be eating our supper at the table!!
I am hoping to get my camera working soon so that I can post a few pictures of our family and our days. I hope you are having a good week! Take care!
Monday, September 3, 2012
Happy Labor Day!
Hey! We had a great weekend!I was able to go on church visitation for the second month in a row!! I am so thankful for a sweet friend and my sweet sister staying with the children so that I could go. I also had a sweet friend go on a visit to a lady who had visited our church! I am surrounded by sweet people!! :) I came home and made some chicken and rice, cream corn and homemade biscuits. Guess what??? the biscuits were good!! Yay! My little niece stayed over night with us. She is an only child ( for another 6 wks) and she enjoys all the playmates she has when she comes over. While our little one was taking a nap I snuck off to Walmart, Lowes and Big Lots to look for a new curtain for my kitchen. It was nice to have a little while to clear my head and look around. I did all of this in about 1hr. For supper we had an easy pancake meal, gave the little ones a bath, had devotions and laid out everyones clothes for Sunday!! Sunday we had chocolate chip muffins and blueberry muffins for breakfast. We had a Wonderful day of services! The messages were a blessing and the Spirit of the Lord could be felt in the singing and testimonies! God is soo good!!
Today we have been invited to my sisters house for lunch! Yay! I am taking baked beans,chili and buns since I was planning on cooking that for us already -). It will be fun to be able to go visit with her for a little while! We will have cajun red beans and rice with smoked sausage for supper. I recently bought $100 lbs of red beans for $40! A friend also bought 100 lbs of black beans for $40! We split the beans 50/50 so now we both have 50 lbs of each bean!! We are planning on going to a revival meeting tonight so we will need to have supper pretty early. Tomorrow we will start back on the school schedule again bright and early!!
Please pray for a dear friends mom who will start radiation and chemo treatments this week.
Take care! Have a blessed week!
Today we have been invited to my sisters house for lunch! Yay! I am taking baked beans,chili and buns since I was planning on cooking that for us already -). It will be fun to be able to go visit with her for a little while! We will have cajun red beans and rice with smoked sausage for supper. I recently bought $100 lbs of red beans for $40! A friend also bought 100 lbs of black beans for $40! We split the beans 50/50 so now we both have 50 lbs of each bean!! We are planning on going to a revival meeting tonight so we will need to have supper pretty early. Tomorrow we will start back on the school schedule again bright and early!!
Please pray for a dear friends mom who will start radiation and chemo treatments this week.
Take care! Have a blessed week!
Friday, August 24, 2012
Glad to be back!!
Hey! We have completed our first full week of school and I have to say I am glad to be back! Back to normal routines and schedules and hopefully some blogging too :). The children seem to be adjusting well and I am slowly working out the kinks to make our days run a little more smoothly. It seems like it usually takes me a little longer to get in a groove when I have a new little one in phonics. Lydia is doing great though!! She loves to learn and feels so grown up being in "real" school. Hannah and Hope are in 6th grade this year! Wow, where does the time go! Faith and Caleb seem to be right on track with there schooling which is good considering the first part is usually a review of the previous year -). Joy has been a different story. She is 2 so we are in the middle of all kinds of training. A friend of mine who also happens to be a veteran home schooler gave me some tips on some things to keep her entertained so I will be putting together a "busy" box tomorrow. Even though our days are full there is still time for hugs and laughs and good times together!
Tomorrow will be an unusually not busy day so the children and I and maaayybe daddy will be going on a little shopping outing in the afternoon. All of us are looking forward to it!
Tonight we had homemade pizza for supper then the children rode their bikes outside while Kevin and I sat on the tailgate of his truck and watched. It was so nice just to sit outside together in the nice weather and enjoy the family. I did ride a bike for a few minutes just to give the children some entertainment ha ha!!
On Sunday we are having Missions Sunday at the church. We will be having the preacher and his wife over for lunch. I know what I am cooking for the meal but am still undecided on the dessert. On Sunday night we will be having a missionary and then an international supper. Since I grew up around Mexican food that is usually what I take but this year and i am looking for something a little different. I love to try new foods so I am really looking forward to it!
We'll that's it for now! Take care!!
Tomorrow will be an unusually not busy day so the children and I and maaayybe daddy will be going on a little shopping outing in the afternoon. All of us are looking forward to it!
Tonight we had homemade pizza for supper then the children rode their bikes outside while Kevin and I sat on the tailgate of his truck and watched. It was so nice just to sit outside together in the nice weather and enjoy the family. I did ride a bike for a few minutes just to give the children some entertainment ha ha!!
On Sunday we are having Missions Sunday at the church. We will be having the preacher and his wife over for lunch. I know what I am cooking for the meal but am still undecided on the dessert. On Sunday night we will be having a missionary and then an international supper. Since I grew up around Mexican food that is usually what I take but this year and i am looking for something a little different. I love to try new foods so I am really looking forward to it!
We'll that's it for now! Take care!!
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
What I like about Tuesday and Wednesday
I like Tuesdays because that it is the day our week really gets going, since our Mondays are like most peoples Saturdays. We usually do a lot of cleaning and laundry and I cook a "meat and Potatoes" kind of meal. The girls have piano so that usually gives me about 30 mins to either go in Goodwill or Dollar Tree.
It is normally a busy day but it also gives a good feeling of accomplishment! During the summer we have been watching some kind of movie or show together at night . These are mostly from the library or Netflix.
I like Wednesdays because we get to go to church! I always enjoy the laid back atmosphere of Wednesday night services. It is also when our church family shares more of there prayer request and we have a time of prayer.
I also check out all the sales ads and make my menus and shopping list for my grocery shopping trip on Thursday! It is fun to see what the deals are. I like planning the meals based on sales and what will be going on the next week. Lately, I have been trying to cook something new each week. Sometimes it has turned out great! Sometimes, it has been a flop!! I usually try to cook something in the crockpot or have something that does not require a lot of prep time. Tonight we are having crockpot shredded bbq beef, squash, roasted ranch potatoes and green beans. If I get a chance to run to the store I make the squash into a squash casserole!!
So there you go. That is what I like about Tuesdays and Wednesdays!! Most of all I enjoy being with my family and serving the Lord together!!
Take care and God bless you!
Monday, June 25, 2012
Happy Monday!
Hey! It has been a happy Monday around here! I hope that yours has been as well!
They finished the flooring in our addition today! it looks like we are almost through. We may possibly be finished by the end of the week, YAAAA!! We are all very excited.
They also finished work a little early. Since Kevin didn't have a lot to do this afternoon we got to spend some good family time together!! We enjoyed our time with "daddy"!
I am hoping to use this time of moving things around to purge some of our stuff. As we move room by room I plan on going through everything. There are always high hopes of getting everything "just right" but I am somewhat of clutter bug so just getting it better will be a task!!
I ordered our Math for next year today! I really like Math U See. This year our Lydia will be joining the official school crew! She loves to "read" already. She will find a book that she likes the cover of and just look at it for a long time,even if there are no pictures. Caleb, our boy, is just the opposite! He is really good with numbers, but give him a book at he looks at it like he doesn't know what in the world it is! He is slowly improving so maybe this year he will take off!
Well, I'm off to finish our night time routines! Take care and God Bless You!!
They finished the flooring in our addition today! it looks like we are almost through. We may possibly be finished by the end of the week, YAAAA!! We are all very excited.
They also finished work a little early. Since Kevin didn't have a lot to do this afternoon we got to spend some good family time together!! We enjoyed our time with "daddy"!
I am hoping to use this time of moving things around to purge some of our stuff. As we move room by room I plan on going through everything. There are always high hopes of getting everything "just right" but I am somewhat of clutter bug so just getting it better will be a task!!
I ordered our Math for next year today! I really like Math U See. This year our Lydia will be joining the official school crew! She loves to "read" already. She will find a book that she likes the cover of and just look at it for a long time,even if there are no pictures. Caleb, our boy, is just the opposite! He is really good with numbers, but give him a book at he looks at it like he doesn't know what in the world it is! He is slowly improving so maybe this year he will take off!
Well, I'm off to finish our night time routines! Take care and God Bless You!!
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
I'm still here!
Hey Ya'll ! (ya'll being anyone who still comes to look even though there hasn't been an update in some time:)
We are busy, busy and the summer has just started! We finished school near the end of May and the children went off to stay with both sets of grandparents. They usually go sometime during the summer but they have never stayed with both in the same trip! They were gone for TWO weeks! except for my little Joy who is not old enough yet and my Lydia who came home after one week. They had a great time but I doubt we will be doing the back to back weeks again. This mama missed her babies too much!
The home addition is coming along great! We should be painting by the end of the week!! YAY! It has come along WAY faster than we though possible! A man from our church has been coming almost everyday but Sunday and my wonderful husband has been working along his side as much as he can! There have been several other men from the church that have given there time to come and help . The Lord has blessed us with some very faithful friends who are willing to help as much as possible.! I have to say that the last year has led me to see some of the worst in church members and some of the best. God has been so good to us!!
Our garden has really taken off the last few days. I will be freezing some squash tonight. Hopefully, we will be making a batch of pickles this weekend. we may even get to can some green beans we will have to see the next day or so. We are all excited since it didn't look like the garden was going to do to well. We love our veggies!
I hope you have a great week!!
We are busy, busy and the summer has just started! We finished school near the end of May and the children went off to stay with both sets of grandparents. They usually go sometime during the summer but they have never stayed with both in the same trip! They were gone for TWO weeks! except for my little Joy who is not old enough yet and my Lydia who came home after one week. They had a great time but I doubt we will be doing the back to back weeks again. This mama missed her babies too much!
The home addition is coming along great! We should be painting by the end of the week!! YAY! It has come along WAY faster than we though possible! A man from our church has been coming almost everyday but Sunday and my wonderful husband has been working along his side as much as he can! There have been several other men from the church that have given there time to come and help . The Lord has blessed us with some very faithful friends who are willing to help as much as possible.! I have to say that the last year has led me to see some of the worst in church members and some of the best. God has been so good to us!!
Our garden has really taken off the last few days. I will be freezing some squash tonight. Hopefully, we will be making a batch of pickles this weekend. we may even get to can some green beans we will have to see the next day or so. We are all excited since it didn't look like the garden was going to do to well. We love our veggies!
I hope you have a great week!!
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