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!
Saturday, January 19, 2013
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!
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