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!
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