Okay gals my recipe for today is corn fritters....how easy this is!
1 can corn....drained
3T flour
1 small onion diced
salt and pepper
egg
combine all of the above and fry in oil in a hot skillet until brown on both sides....that's it....yummy!
Monday, June 30, 2008
Menu for week
Our angel food came in...yahoo....I am always like a kid in a candy store when my angel food order comes in every month!
I always feel a sense of peace when my cupboard and freezer are full.
With the new yummies in the house I have made the menu for this week....
Monday - breakfast - cereal (I caught it on sale and with a purchase of three I also got a free gallon of milk), lunch - blt, dinner- it is just me and the youngest tonight so it was mac n cheese and pizza rolls
Tuesday - breakfast - pancakes and syrup, lunch - sandwiches (will still have some leftover sandwich meat from the weekend trip), dinner - ribeyes on the grill, mashed potatoes, green beans and buttered carrots
Wednesday - breakfast - cereal, lunch- leftovers, dinner - bbq chicken leg quarters, corn and greenbeans
Thursday - breakfast - egg and toast, lunch leftovers, we are leaving for camping so we will have a dinner of hotdogs when we get there and get set up
Friday - breakfast - sausage, gravy and biscuits, lunch - hot dogs, dinner - hamburgers and fries
Saturday - breakfast - pancakes and bacon, lunch - italian sausage, dinner - pork riblets, mashed potatoes, corn
Sunday - breakfast - biscuits with jelly, lunch/dinner - chicken tenders and fries
We will be back home from camping Sunday....thank God for holidays!
I always feel a sense of peace when my cupboard and freezer are full.
With the new yummies in the house I have made the menu for this week....
Monday - breakfast - cereal (I caught it on sale and with a purchase of three I also got a free gallon of milk), lunch - blt, dinner- it is just me and the youngest tonight so it was mac n cheese and pizza rolls
Tuesday - breakfast - pancakes and syrup, lunch - sandwiches (will still have some leftover sandwich meat from the weekend trip), dinner - ribeyes on the grill, mashed potatoes, green beans and buttered carrots
Wednesday - breakfast - cereal, lunch- leftovers, dinner - bbq chicken leg quarters, corn and greenbeans
Thursday - breakfast - egg and toast, lunch leftovers, we are leaving for camping so we will have a dinner of hotdogs when we get there and get set up
Friday - breakfast - sausage, gravy and biscuits, lunch - hot dogs, dinner - hamburgers and fries
Saturday - breakfast - pancakes and bacon, lunch - italian sausage, dinner - pork riblets, mashed potatoes, corn
Sunday - breakfast - biscuits with jelly, lunch/dinner - chicken tenders and fries
We will be back home from camping Sunday....thank God for holidays!
Blueberry Cottage making a house a home challenge Monday update
Hello ladies!
Well here is my Monday update....still no pix...ughh one day soon I will have new batts in the digital camera...I promise and then I will give you guys a tour of the homestead.
Today I opened all of the windows and let the fresh air come in. I turned off the central air as it was only about 80 degrees here in KY today.
I also put a teddy bear blanket on my couch that had been put up for awhile and an antique teddy on the corner of the couch. This is the upstairs couch that never gets sit on and since the puppy has ate it some over the past few months the cover was a necessity but putting my nice teddy blanket was a big step for me.
I am trying to pull out the good stuff that I don't use and use it everyday. After all who more to impress than your hubby and children?
Love ya'll!
Well here is my Monday update....still no pix...ughh one day soon I will have new batts in the digital camera...I promise and then I will give you guys a tour of the homestead.
Today I opened all of the windows and let the fresh air come in. I turned off the central air as it was only about 80 degrees here in KY today.
I also put a teddy bear blanket on my couch that had been put up for awhile and an antique teddy on the corner of the couch. This is the upstairs couch that never gets sit on and since the puppy has ate it some over the past few months the cover was a necessity but putting my nice teddy blanket was a big step for me.
I am trying to pull out the good stuff that I don't use and use it everyday. After all who more to impress than your hubby and children?
Love ya'll!
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Washing Soda is in!
Yahoo my case of washing soda came in! I just got finished making a double batch of laundry detergent. I also put a tiny drop of eucalyptous scent that my Nana gave me. It is a really strong scented oil so it only takes a TINY amount.
It smells so good!
I have my dryer working again since we were blessed to get our electric redone. Thank you Jesus! So I am very excited to get the laundry that has piled up after our weekend trip done and put away.
As I mentioned in my earlier blogs, we make our own laundry detergent. The recipe that we use calls for washing soda, which I could not find anywhere. So I was using baking soda....not the same thing. So I ordered some washing soda from Arm and Hammer and now I am excited to get the laundry going with this new batch of detergent.
It is a sad, sad thing when this excited me! :-)
It smells so good!
I have my dryer working again since we were blessed to get our electric redone. Thank you Jesus! So I am very excited to get the laundry that has piled up after our weekend trip done and put away.
As I mentioned in my earlier blogs, we make our own laundry detergent. The recipe that we use calls for washing soda, which I could not find anywhere. So I was using baking soda....not the same thing. So I ordered some washing soda from Arm and Hammer and now I am excited to get the laundry going with this new batch of detergent.
It is a sad, sad thing when this excited me! :-)
Sunday Service to God
We go to church as a family on Sundays and the children and I go on Wednesdays if hubby has to mow. If hubby doesn't, then sometimes he will go on Wednesdays too. Now going to church doesn't save a person. Only through Jesus Christ can one be saved. But going to church does hold us accountable and help us in our daily walk with Him.
I have heard many people's excuses not to attend church regularly. There isn't enough time is the number one that I hear. You have 24 hours a day, and seven days every week. That is 168 hours every week that you have. I don't understand how a person cannot find just a couple of those 168 hours to spend in God's house.
Then comes the other excuse "I can worship God wherever I am. There is no need for me to do it in a church." True, you can worship God wherever you are. But in God's word he says that it is good to come to the house of the Lord. It is good to be a part of the body of Christ. You need to have those brothers and sisters in Christ that will stand with you and help you through your daily walk with Him. If nothing else attending church on a regular basis holds you accountable. It keeps you on track. How else are going to sit under the preachings and teachings of God's elders?
And of course there is the "I don't believe in organized religion". Who's talking about religion here? Find a church home where you feel comfortable. Make sure that the church is a Bible believing church. Make sure that the pastor of the church is a gentleman who truly knows the Bible and studies it and when you sit underneath his teachings, you can feel the spirt of God speaking to you.
There are many other excuses for not attending church on a regular basis. I just hope that whatever your excuse is, that you reach into God's Word and find out what He says about it. And then do His will concerning church attendance in your life.
Once you start attending on a regular basis you will find that it is easier and easier to make it a part of your life. Before you know it you will just go and not even think twice about it. And then one day when you are ill or cannot make it to the service you will be so upset because you will just know that there is a blessing you are missing out on!
I have heard many people's excuses not to attend church regularly. There isn't enough time is the number one that I hear. You have 24 hours a day, and seven days every week. That is 168 hours every week that you have. I don't understand how a person cannot find just a couple of those 168 hours to spend in God's house.
Then comes the other excuse "I can worship God wherever I am. There is no need for me to do it in a church." True, you can worship God wherever you are. But in God's word he says that it is good to come to the house of the Lord. It is good to be a part of the body of Christ. You need to have those brothers and sisters in Christ that will stand with you and help you through your daily walk with Him. If nothing else attending church on a regular basis holds you accountable. It keeps you on track. How else are going to sit under the preachings and teachings of God's elders?
And of course there is the "I don't believe in organized religion". Who's talking about religion here? Find a church home where you feel comfortable. Make sure that the church is a Bible believing church. Make sure that the pastor of the church is a gentleman who truly knows the Bible and studies it and when you sit underneath his teachings, you can feel the spirt of God speaking to you.
There are many other excuses for not attending church on a regular basis. I just hope that whatever your excuse is, that you reach into God's Word and find out what He says about it. And then do His will concerning church attendance in your life.
Once you start attending on a regular basis you will find that it is easier and easier to make it a part of your life. Before you know it you will just go and not even think twice about it. And then one day when you are ill or cannot make it to the service you will be so upset because you will just know that there is a blessing you are missing out on!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
one of my poems
This poem was written by me shortly after I lost my five year old daughter to cancer in 2001. I missed her so much, I still do....
"I am drawn quietly to her grave to check on her.
Just as I was drawn quietly to her room when she slept.
I trim the grass around her marker,
and I dream of trimming the bangs from her forehead.
I place flowers in her vase,
and dream of placing bows in her hair.
I hold her memory dear to my heart,
as I dream of holding her in my arms."
"I am drawn quietly to her grave to check on her.
Just as I was drawn quietly to her room when she slept.
I trim the grass around her marker,
and I dream of trimming the bangs from her forehead.
I place flowers in her vase,
and dream of placing bows in her hair.
I hold her memory dear to my heart,
as I dream of holding her in my arms."
Recipe for Day --
Okay here is the recipe I have chosen to share with you today...
Mary Jo's Bean Dip (don't let the title fool ya....this can be an entire meal for the family)
2-3 lbs ground beef
2 cans refried beans
8 oz sour cream
2 pks mexican cheese
16 oz jar of salsa
2 pkgs taco seasoning
Brown beef and stir in taco seasoning using directions on package. Set aside. In a greased 9 x 13 casserole dish spread refried beans, then sour cream, 1 package of cheese, meat mixture, salsa and then remaining cheese. Bake at 350 until cheese is melted. Serve with tortilla chips.
You can also put some lettuce and tomatoes on your plate to round out your meal when serving it for your family.
Now my frugal heart would tell you to shave your own cheddar cheese from a block because it is cheaper and if you have your own refried beans made up, of course use those, and if you canned some salsa last year from your bumper tomato crop then that is another money savings. And the last of course would be to use your own home made taco seasoning! :-)
Enjoy!
Mary Jo's Bean Dip (don't let the title fool ya....this can be an entire meal for the family)
2-3 lbs ground beef
2 cans refried beans
8 oz sour cream
2 pks mexican cheese
16 oz jar of salsa
2 pkgs taco seasoning
Brown beef and stir in taco seasoning using directions on package. Set aside. In a greased 9 x 13 casserole dish spread refried beans, then sour cream, 1 package of cheese, meat mixture, salsa and then remaining cheese. Bake at 350 until cheese is melted. Serve with tortilla chips.
You can also put some lettuce and tomatoes on your plate to round out your meal when serving it for your family.
Now my frugal heart would tell you to shave your own cheddar cheese from a block because it is cheaper and if you have your own refried beans made up, of course use those, and if you canned some salsa last year from your bumper tomato crop then that is another money savings. And the last of course would be to use your own home made taco seasoning! :-)
Enjoy!
Keeping a Clean House
Your house can easily get out of hand and quickly. I know this from personal experience. If I do not stay on top of my house cleaning every day it will look mesy and dirty. It will look like I have done nothing all week. And inevitably this is when you will get company. It never fails.
I have found that by just doing a few things each day you can keep your home looking clean and inviting. Now we have four people, one cat and one dog living in our small home so it is not going to look its best except right after I do my weekend clean. But by doing a little each day it doesn't look like I have done nothing for a month! :-)
Each day when I wake up I head downstairs to load laundry. And then after getting ready and getting the kids ready, I make my bed. I use a comforter and shams so this is easy. I do a quick straighten of my room and the bathroom -- just a quick one (picking up the towels, dirty clothes, etc). Then I head to the kitchen and get breakfast ready and lunch packed. While I am doing this I straighten up the kitchen. I make sure that the counters are clean, etc.
Next I head downstairs and reload the laundry and bring up a load to put away. By this time we are needing to kick in to warp nine speed. So I make sure the kids have their shoes on and all the items that they need and as they are doing this I grab the little battery operated sweeper (love it!) and do a quick sweep of the kitchen, hall and bath (if there is enough time I sweep the living room and bedrooms). Then it is out the door we go.
When I get home from work I start cooking supper. As I cook I have a sink of warm dish water and I as I cook, I wash. I also quick clean the bath cabinet (I keep a spray bottle of bleach water handy to just quick spray and wipe), and the toilet seat. I also keep a spray bottle of alcohol and water in the shower to quick spray as we get out of the shower each time we spray it on the walls and tub of the shower. (This is a cheap version of shower spray that you buy and it does just as well)
I reload the laundry a couple of times in the evening and I try to keep picking up after the kids. I make sure that the table is cleared in the kitchen as that is the first thing people see when they come into my home. I make sure the bathroom is kept clean and straight and the mirror clean.
I only do the vacuuming and general cleaning once a week and if we are gone camping or away for the weekend I don't have the time to do that so this quick clean every day really helps.
Hopefully this will help you keep your house inviting to others.
I have found that by just doing a few things each day you can keep your home looking clean and inviting. Now we have four people, one cat and one dog living in our small home so it is not going to look its best except right after I do my weekend clean. But by doing a little each day it doesn't look like I have done nothing for a month! :-)
Each day when I wake up I head downstairs to load laundry. And then after getting ready and getting the kids ready, I make my bed. I use a comforter and shams so this is easy. I do a quick straighten of my room and the bathroom -- just a quick one (picking up the towels, dirty clothes, etc). Then I head to the kitchen and get breakfast ready and lunch packed. While I am doing this I straighten up the kitchen. I make sure that the counters are clean, etc.
Next I head downstairs and reload the laundry and bring up a load to put away. By this time we are needing to kick in to warp nine speed. So I make sure the kids have their shoes on and all the items that they need and as they are doing this I grab the little battery operated sweeper (love it!) and do a quick sweep of the kitchen, hall and bath (if there is enough time I sweep the living room and bedrooms). Then it is out the door we go.
When I get home from work I start cooking supper. As I cook I have a sink of warm dish water and I as I cook, I wash. I also quick clean the bath cabinet (I keep a spray bottle of bleach water handy to just quick spray and wipe), and the toilet seat. I also keep a spray bottle of alcohol and water in the shower to quick spray as we get out of the shower each time we spray it on the walls and tub of the shower. (This is a cheap version of shower spray that you buy and it does just as well)
I reload the laundry a couple of times in the evening and I try to keep picking up after the kids. I make sure that the table is cleared in the kitchen as that is the first thing people see when they come into my home. I make sure the bathroom is kept clean and straight and the mirror clean.
I only do the vacuuming and general cleaning once a week and if we are gone camping or away for the weekend I don't have the time to do that so this quick clean every day really helps.
Hopefully this will help you keep your house inviting to others.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Tuesday Happenings
Today was a rough day at work...ugh! If only I could be an SAHM. Oh how my heart longs to be a housewife and mother full time. But I am thankful to God for a good job that is close to home. I work for a great company so I am not complaining about the job....just the fact that I have to be away from home at all.
I woke up this morning at 6:30. It was the usual get myself ready and then the girls ready. The girls had scrambled eggs and homemade biscuits this morning.
I had to go to an OES meeting last night so I nabbed some leftovers for me and hubby to have for lunch today. Yummy-- and I didn't have to cook them (or pay for them). It doesn't get any beter than that!
On the way home from work I had to stop at the Family Dollar for a gallon of milk. This killed my soul since I had to pay 4.35 for a gallon! Ughhh but in our town this is all we have and it would have cost too much money to head to the grocery in the next town up. So I paid it. I also found some clothes on clearance for the girls so it wasn't a waste. I did save some money.
I got home at about 5:30 and hubby was waiting in the driveway to go to his mowing job. So it is just me and the girls. We still have leftover stroganoff so we just warmed up leftovers for supper. However hubby has requested a fried bologna, egg and cheese sandwich when he gets home. That's okay he will just have the stroganoff for lunch tomorrow. :-)
Tomorrow we will have dinner at church so I don't have to worry about cooking. I am just going to fix a simple dessert to take.
We have a pageant in a town that is about an hour and a half away on Thurs, Fri and Sat this weekend so I have to get some lunchmeat, chips and donuts and drinks to put in a cooler so we can just eat out of our hotel rooms. The oldest got sponsors to help with the cost of the hotel room and pageant fees. (a note on the pageant we are not pageant people-- but this is not a beauty pageant)
But anyway we are not going to be able to afford to eat out so here is my way to save money while we are away from home this weekend.
Thursday -- breakfast and lunch at home...we will head out in the afternoon. Dinner will be sandwiches, cokes and chips from the cooler in the room.
Friday -- donuts and milk for breakfast in room....sandwiches, chips and snack cake for lunch in room...dinner we will splurge for the kids and order pizza
Saturday -- donuts and milk for breakfast in room.....sandwich, chips and snack for lunch in room....we will be heading home so we will have dinner at home.
So the only cost for food to eat out will be Friday and we will just order a large one topping pizza so that won't be too bad at all.
We are not planning on leaving the hotel as they have a pool there so we will not have any entertainment expenses either.
So anyway back to today. I washed a sink of dishes and I am getting ready to make some no bake cookies (we are selling them tomorrow to help cover expenses for the hotel this weekend) I have to make 75 to sale and some for home, and some to take to the sitter. So I am going to be up to my elbows in no bakes. While I am doing this I also have to do about 4 loads of laundry (where it all comes from I will never know). Oh and that reminds me that I have to make a small batch of laundry detergent just to hold me over until my washing soda that I ordered comes in and then I will make a big batch.
I have already swept the floors but I need to straighten the family room. Then I have to get the kids baths and get them ready for bed. Whew....I wish I had more hours in the day!
Well see you guys tomorrow!
I woke up this morning at 6:30. It was the usual get myself ready and then the girls ready. The girls had scrambled eggs and homemade biscuits this morning.
I had to go to an OES meeting last night so I nabbed some leftovers for me and hubby to have for lunch today. Yummy-- and I didn't have to cook them (or pay for them). It doesn't get any beter than that!
On the way home from work I had to stop at the Family Dollar for a gallon of milk. This killed my soul since I had to pay 4.35 for a gallon! Ughhh but in our town this is all we have and it would have cost too much money to head to the grocery in the next town up. So I paid it. I also found some clothes on clearance for the girls so it wasn't a waste. I did save some money.
I got home at about 5:30 and hubby was waiting in the driveway to go to his mowing job. So it is just me and the girls. We still have leftover stroganoff so we just warmed up leftovers for supper. However hubby has requested a fried bologna, egg and cheese sandwich when he gets home. That's okay he will just have the stroganoff for lunch tomorrow. :-)
Tomorrow we will have dinner at church so I don't have to worry about cooking. I am just going to fix a simple dessert to take.
We have a pageant in a town that is about an hour and a half away on Thurs, Fri and Sat this weekend so I have to get some lunchmeat, chips and donuts and drinks to put in a cooler so we can just eat out of our hotel rooms. The oldest got sponsors to help with the cost of the hotel room and pageant fees. (a note on the pageant we are not pageant people-- but this is not a beauty pageant)
But anyway we are not going to be able to afford to eat out so here is my way to save money while we are away from home this weekend.
Thursday -- breakfast and lunch at home...we will head out in the afternoon. Dinner will be sandwiches, cokes and chips from the cooler in the room.
Friday -- donuts and milk for breakfast in room....sandwiches, chips and snack cake for lunch in room...dinner we will splurge for the kids and order pizza
Saturday -- donuts and milk for breakfast in room.....sandwich, chips and snack for lunch in room....we will be heading home so we will have dinner at home.
So the only cost for food to eat out will be Friday and we will just order a large one topping pizza so that won't be too bad at all.
We are not planning on leaving the hotel as they have a pool there so we will not have any entertainment expenses either.
So anyway back to today. I washed a sink of dishes and I am getting ready to make some no bake cookies (we are selling them tomorrow to help cover expenses for the hotel this weekend) I have to make 75 to sale and some for home, and some to take to the sitter. So I am going to be up to my elbows in no bakes. While I am doing this I also have to do about 4 loads of laundry (where it all comes from I will never know). Oh and that reminds me that I have to make a small batch of laundry detergent just to hold me over until my washing soda that I ordered comes in and then I will make a big batch.
I have already swept the floors but I need to straighten the family room. Then I have to get the kids baths and get them ready for bed. Whew....I wish I had more hours in the day!
Well see you guys tomorrow!
New Electric~
Sorry it has been a few days guys but guess what?!
We finally got our electric redone. Yah! Our house was built in 1969 so it only had a 100 amp service. We now have 200 amp. And it is all new. The box and breakers have all been replaced. Our dryer plug was replaced as it burned up and the 220 box was replaced as that burned up too. (I know...we are lucky the whole house didn't burn up) God is good!
They just finished today and the electric company is coming to inspect tomorrow.
Now we just have to get the old gas furnace and central air unit replaced with a heat and air pump.
Thanks to papaw for the loan to get these things done. It was getting pretty dangerous.
I can't believe I am so happy over an electric box......I must really be an adult now. :-)
We finally got our electric redone. Yah! Our house was built in 1969 so it only had a 100 amp service. We now have 200 amp. And it is all new. The box and breakers have all been replaced. Our dryer plug was replaced as it burned up and the 220 box was replaced as that burned up too. (I know...we are lucky the whole house didn't burn up) God is good!
They just finished today and the electric company is coming to inspect tomorrow.
Now we just have to get the old gas furnace and central air unit replaced with a heat and air pump.
Thanks to papaw for the loan to get these things done. It was getting pretty dangerous.
I can't believe I am so happy over an electric box......I must really be an adult now. :-)
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