Slow Cooking Thursday

Don't forget to add your name to Mr Linky and a link back to your SCT post so others can come by and see your recipe too. As always, share your slow cooking recipes but if you REALLY REALLY don't have one and still want to participate, then you can share any kind of recipe. BUFFALO CHICKEN LA…

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{ Wanna Try That Wednesday }

-- I'm hoping to start feeling better so that I can make some of these dandelions with the kids. What sweet decorations they will make for the house. -- I also want to finish making some of these, I started some for Jasmine's birthday and then got sick so had to put them aside. They'…

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Slowly.....very slowly coming around

Nicholas came down with whatever I had, he's been home from school with the exact same symptoms, so this morning, I hauled us both to the doctor and said "ok....enough now, fix it once and for all" . Turns out we have Respiratory Infections and let me tell you, for someone who had neve…

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Happy Homemaker Monday

On my bedside table: Knit Two Vicks, Kleenex, Motrin, Tylenol etc etc On my TV: Five Mile Creek Season 1 Paranormal State On the menu for tonight: Chicken in a Cream Sauce and Garlic Mashed Potatoes On my To Do List: Get some cleaning done, since I've pretty much been sick for a week everything's ju…

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Happy Birthday Jasmine!

10 years old today.....10 years old. It feels weird even saying it, I can't believe my baby girl is entering the Tween age when it seems like just yesterday I was watching her take her first steps, seeing her smile and flashing her first teeth. Now, she is an absolutely gorgeous red head with a…

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102.3, cough, congestion and so forth

I'm sure you're wondering where I disappeared to especially since I haven't even made it to the Slow Cooking Links from yesterday. I'm sorry, but I'm in bed with a high fever, cough, sore throat and bad congestion. I feel absolutely horrid, but of course it's not surprising.…

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Slow Cooking Thursday

Don't forget to add your name to Mr Linky and a link back to your SCT post so others can come by and see your recipe too. As always, share your slow cooking recipes but if you REALLY REALLY don't have one and still want to participate, then you can share any kind of recipe. Gayle’s Honey Oran…

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He always knows best!

Yet for some unknown reason I still question and wonder and get frustrated and sometimes I downright demand answers from Him, as if I think I deserve anything with the attitude. See it's always been a struggle for me, the whole control issue has been exhausted in my life and even on my blog, I&#…

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{ Wanna Try That Wednesday }

Image credit: LuckyKate Crafts -- Oh these are just too adorable NOT to try. Imagine how cute your Jam jars will look with these toppers on. -- When Nicholas was born, the Squadron Commander's wife came over with a gift. It was this adorable hooded towel and since then I've wanted to make …

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Sweet Child of Mine!

You always hear "follow your instincts as a parent" and today was one of those days. One of the days to take that lesson to heart and follow through on it, no matter how many doubts may have plagued you or how you may question what you're doing. It's not what others think that m…

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Breakfast is served!

Good Morning everyone, come on in and have some breakfast with me. I made some more Homemade Butter yesterday and had a cup of buttermilk left, so I used it to whip up a batch of wonderful fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes . So good! You'll never used the boxed pancake mixes again. But for those that ar…

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Happy Homemaker Monday

On my bedside table: The Friday Night Knit Club Small mason jar with fresh flowers Country living magazine On my TV: Robin Hood Season 3 Paranormal State On the menu for tonight: Cowpoke Chili -recipe will be up on the food blog later On my To Do List: Just a quick pick up after the weekend....I did all my s…

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Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do, Or Do Without

Image Credit: Debbie Mumm Remember the old saying? It seems so fitting for today's struggling economy, doesn't it? For me, personally, I try my best to live by that saying....I use the things I have at hand, wear them out as long as I possibly can, make do with what I have or I just do witho…

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Hello everyone.....

Thank you for all the prayers, I feel so much better today, though not 100% yet, but at least I'm able to walk around. Yesterday was plain awful, I couldn't get out of bed, my body hurt so bad, I was running a fever of 103, tummy aches, nauseated, you name it. It was just horrible. Thankfu…

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I'm out for the count!

Expiration dates are there for a reason....next time you think you're safe to eat or drink something past that date.....think TWICE! I'm in bed, I can't even bear to stand up, I feel so sick. Stomach issues are so debilitating at times, especially when you have young children to take ca…

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Slow Cooking Thursday

Don't forget to add your name to Mr Linky and a link back to your SCT post so others can come by and see your recipe too. As always, share your slow cooking recipes but if you REALLY REALLY don't have one and still want to participate, then you can share any kind of recipe. Slow Cooker Chicke…

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Grocery Shopping, Bill Paying, House Cleaning...

So went my day. Pay days are usually the busiest for me, they start early and end late in the evening, when I finally sit down and take the weight off my feet, giving my weary body a much needed break. This morning started with a trip to the commissary, now for some shopping is frustrating and anno…

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