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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Beans, Beans, Beans

I mentioned before that I am trying to get more beans into our weekly menu. They are inexpensive & nutritious. Last night I made Black Bean Sloppy Joes for tonight's dinner and today I am making Baked Beans. I am using my Nana's recipe. She uses a bean pot but I am using crock pots. I soaked the beans overnight and then drained & rinsed them this morning. I didn't have any fatback in the house so instead I improvised with 3 ham steaks we had on hand. They are now set to cook for at least 8 hours.

Adding All the Ingredients

I added 1.5 ham steaks to each crock pot.

Covering the Beans with Boiling Water

See Ya in 8 Hours!

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Menu for the Week

I have other menus written up but I needed to write one to fit the sale items we bought this week. Our local store had some good buys on meat, (not fabulous but better than I've seen in awhile), so most of the meals will use those buys. A new thing I'd like to add to our menu are more bean recipes. With the price of food rising constantly I'm looking for cheaper, filling, nutritious meals.

I've decided that for this week I am not going to attach a specific day to each meal. I will most likely go with my mood of the day to choose what is for dinner. Even though I am not setting a day to each recipe I do think choosing recipes in advance will help greatly. I am not a big fan of cooking and the simpler I can make the process of getting dinner on the table the more likely it is to happen.

Here is our menu:
The slash (/) means I will choose between the two.

* Pot Roast w/Potatoes & Carrots; Green Veggie; Biscuits/Muffins

* Chicken Pot Pie (Bisquick Recipe) /OR/ Chicken & Dumplings

Green Veggie/Salad, Muffins

* Potato Soup; Green Veggie/Salad; Cornbread

* Made from Scratch Baked Beans & Hot Dogs with whole wheat buns /OR/ Mexican Hamburger Rice Bake

Carrots & Potato Slices

* Pork Chops Supreme /OR/ Sarah's Pork Chop Casserole

Green Veggie/Salad, Cornbread

* Taco Soup, Nachos, Green Salad, French Bread

* Black Bean Sloppy Joes with whole wheat buns; Carrots; Chips/Tortilla Chips

What do you think?

Some of these recipes will be new to us. I'm curious to see how they turn out and are received by the family.

SUMMERTIME 2012

2012

It was a year full of learning not only educational-wise but life lessons too. We have come to treasure those we love more than ever. Family time is to be savored and memories to be created and viewed as priceless. And our Lord is to be praised, trusted & loved.

We are enjoying our summer. It is full to overflowing with VBS volunteering & attending, Taekwondo, park playdates, gardening, Staycation, camp, birthday parties, visits from loved ones, adventures & day trips, friends, outdoor fun, swimming, summer treats, church & lots of trips to the library. It is wonderful to have some time to renew & relax.

OUR 12th YEAR

It is hard to believe we are in our 12th year of homeschooling. Where does the time go? It seems as if I should feel like an expert by now. But that's not the case. I learn more every year & always look forward to the opportunity to grow.

This year we have made some big changes. At first I was a little cautious wondering how we would handle this. But God has been amazingly gracious. We have made many new & wonderful friends. Even with cutting back our schedule is full to overflowing with fantastic & fun opportunities & experiences.

I look forward to seeing what more God has in store for us this year and sharing it with you, our friends & family.

Summer, Here We Come!

We are winding down our school year. We've finished our co-op studies & had our last classes of the year. AWANA is almost over as well as TKD. The spring soccer season is in full swing. Soon summer will be here. Swimming, park days, field trips, VBS, popsicles, gardening, bike rides & fun with friends are things we are all looking forward to. We will be doing some fun studies over the summer as well. Some we have already begun!
As always our days are full to the brim. Many like to comment that Dave & I have our hands full. I agree. Our hands & lives are full of fun, laughter, learning & growing. I wouldn't trade it for the world.

A New School Year

School has begun! It isn't officially fall here yet but our fall activities have started. We are now back in AWANA, Wednesday night groups, Sunday school, soccer, homeschool & 2 family learning co-ops. This week we have added Taekwando to our schedule. Yes, we are busy! On top it all off I am co-leading our large, church homeschool support group. We kicked off the new school year with a picnic. It was an amazing time & lots of fun was had though the weather tried it's best to ruin it. God prevailed!

This year we have a 9th grader (How did we get to high school already?), a 6th grader, a 3rd grader and one in Kindergarten. And don't forget our little toddler!!!! As many like to comment yes, we have our hands full. Our hands are full of blessings, of life and of love. Some days bring more challenges & tough times but through it all we grow stronger & closer.

Announcement *

She is here! Safe & sound & BEAUTIFUL! We are all wrapped around her little fingers. Our little princess arrived on
April 6 at 8:06a.m. by C-section. She surprised us all by weighing only 7lbs. 9oz. We had expected her to be at least 9lbs. based on the ultrasounds. She is also 19.5 inches long. A little peanut!
As you can see from some of her hospital photos she is already learning to accessorize. Lol. The nursery nurses at the hospital stuck a pink bow in her hair. I love it!
I will not be publishing her real name on my blog due to safety reasons, (just like I have done for my older children), but if you'd like to know feel free to email me privately and I'd be happy to share.