Good Food

I love one dish meals. It's so easy and delicious.
The weather around my house has been so rainy and cold, that I have been wanting to make a hot pot of something. I made some tacos for supper the other night and used venison as the ground meat. I had some left, so I decided to turn it into chili beans for last nights supper. All I needed was canned beans, diced tomatoes, and chili seasoning.

Any brand will do

 

I just warmed the meat in a soup pot, added these ingredients, and got it to boiling. I turned down the heat to a simmer and covered it.

 

 

 

 

Next, I decided to make a salad. My husband and I have been trying to eat a salad every night with supper. I now really love salad. I usually used Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and one small Gala apple diced up. Sometimes I add more vegetables if they are in season. I love garlic and herb dressing on this salad. It has a sweet and sour taste with the apples - Ummm!

 

 

You can't have chili beans without good old cornbread. So, that was next on my menu. I just buy a bag of cornmeal, and follow the directions on back of the bag. I am trying to lose weight, so just one piece for me, but boy was it good!

 

 

You should try this quick and easy meal sometime when you have leftover ground meat. It cooks up quickly, and is so good.



 

Creative Whimsy

I love to go treasure seeking in thrift stores, antique shops and the Goodwill. I also love owls, so I scored one day when I found this cute owl. I'm not exactly sure what it is. It looks like maybe a napkin holder, but I loved the stain glass look of the colors, and the graphic nature of the owl, so I bought it.

Isn't he cute!

 

 

I keep him in my kitchen window so that the light will shine through the colors. One day I had the idea to draw him. I wanted to have some "me time." I need this time when you are home all day with three children homeschooling, cleaning, cooking, LAUNDRY!!- So I drew him on watercolor paper with the intent to paint it.

You can see that I decided to color him instead. I used my cheap colored pencils (one day I will have a nice set for craft projects).

 

 

My "me time" has to be broken up into small time slots, so this took several settings before I finished him, but I like it.

 

Isn't he the cutest thing.

Here's a close up...

 

Sometimes we just need to do something, just for the sake of being creative. I really enjoyed creating this little guy. I think that I will fame it and hang it somewhere. He makes me smile.

 

 

 



A New Start

It's has been awhile since my last post. I guess that life has been just really busy, but I do want to be more consistent in blogging this year. I will be attempting to learn all the blogging ins and outs so that I can post at least three days a week.

My two youngest have been involved in our community basketball league, and so we have been spending our Saturdays at the local school's gym. I though I would share a few pictures of my daughter's lastest game (they lost, but they sure had fun).

 

She's number 23.

 

Most of the pictures didn't turn out so well, but I did get a good shot of her after the game.

 

 

She loves being part of the team, and making friends.

 

She and her dad have been busy doing chalk drawings on our driveway. The weather has been so mild here in North Carolina that it has felt like Spring.

 

 

 

A moon with Mickey Mouse ears - What?

A very happy sun (sorry about the shadow)

Ma and Pa (very cute)

 







There was also a very fine dragon, but he was so big that I couldn't get all of him in the picture frame. He was very colorful. The recent rain has washed the canvas clean, but I'm sure they will return again on one of the mild days. Hope you are enjoying some nice weather.

Have A Great Resurrection Sunday!

Butterflies remind me of the new life we have in Christ Jesus.

Jesus said, "I am the resurrection, and the life; he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die." John 11: 25-26

We who believe in the Lord Jesus, and His finished work on the cross, have been resurrected with Him in a new life eternal.

The metamorphosis of a butterfly is a picture of becoming a Christian. The old man passes away, and becomes a new creature in Christ just as the caterpillar becomes the beautiful butterfly. This power of transformation can ONLY come through Christ.

Each time you see a butterfly this summer, thank the Lord for the transformation that  He has made in your life. We have a lot to be thankful for this Resurrection Sunday.

It's A Birthday Party!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

My youngest daughter celebrated her 9th birthday this week. She decided that she wanted to have a Unicorn cake. How was I going to pull that off? I found a horse head cake pan at a craft store, and decided to give it a try. I made a horn out of an ice cream cone and just covered it with icing. I think it turned out pretty good, and she loved it. I made a rainbow out of cupcakes just in case there wasn't enough cake.

For snacks, we had whale crackers, mini dill pickles, pigs in a blanket, and rice crispy treats. We added sticks, and drizzled white chocolate and sprinkles on the rice crispy treats. They looked cute, and tasted good too!

My birthday girl decided that she wanted a pinata.

We had crafting time. The girls all made their own headband. We had a rainbow theme going so we made rainbow colored hearts and hot glued them to the headband (pictured below). Another craft was a rainbow painted picture frame (not pictured).

We have an inflatable moonwalk for small kids, so it really came in handy for the party.

Treat bags consisted on rainbow colored treats - crayons and skittles.

Birthdays come around way to quickly for me. I can't believe she's 9 already. 

Big Sis volunteered to do the face painting.

Happy Birthday My Sweet Girl!

WELCOME TO MY BLOG

This is my first official post. I'm a little nervous about blogging because I'm not really tech savvy, but I have a sixteen year old daughter that can help me along the way (whew!) I will be posting different things such as homeschool projects and ideas, crafts, home decorating projects, my thoughts, my faith, and inspiring quotes, images, and tutorials. I hope you enjoy this little nesting box, and hope to grow and learn with each post.

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