tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14920700384392905852024-03-14T06:02:14.706-07:00In My Mother's GardenA Blog for Mothers and Daughters!Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-35551046564516902352009-05-09T17:14:00.000-07:002009-05-09T18:12:41.023-07:00Our Anniversary<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdSprJxGgPZMi8_gjXDnQyGERooKP75ekBeowERbCrdnDHMFngrdFrDx-2I5DLB3cA4pcDtGh3yCT8WR9HikTcAKIW5dyEmMu9x297V5XyW1vpTaeS5A-lM1PHMO0y6HmuyRA8cEcsDc/s1600-h/Mompretty.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdSprJxGgPZMi8_gjXDnQyGERooKP75ekBeowERbCrdnDHMFngrdFrDx-2I5DLB3cA4pcDtGh3yCT8WR9HikTcAKIW5dyEmMu9x297V5XyW1vpTaeS5A-lM1PHMO0y6HmuyRA8cEcsDc/s400/Mompretty.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333991424522002930" border="0" /></a><br />May 10th is not only Mother's day, but also our anniversary!<br /><br />Douglas and I have been married for 23 wonderful and exciting years.<br />I thought you would all enjoy a "portrait" of the past 23 years.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI280Nz-MandF3lC-kobLwsng8zdiAPCT2xUy9EbPzIlXEH-mp4CinIW8FR2dbokg6tD8IjaeANBFf7TncQUim-vsx9nE_0Rhq9lLxArBlJsPPuZANYp2eFVoaTRMswz9kcSDTZn8v4rc/s1600-h/Altar.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI280Nz-MandF3lC-kobLwsng8zdiAPCT2xUy9EbPzIlXEH-mp4CinIW8FR2dbokg6tD8IjaeANBFf7TncQUim-vsx9nE_0Rhq9lLxArBlJsPPuZANYp2eFVoaTRMswz9kcSDTZn8v4rc/s400/Altar.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333991421235976834" border="0" /></a>Douglas and I were married on May 10th 1986.<br />Even though we were both unsaved at the time it is amazing and wonderful how the Lord brought us together.<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBtlrEPO4QwZS-3p7_OfRi334Wg7sNQ9IF-FRA4RzbsUI4QufV9Me0HsWIKakTvIsXh3uisc3FIx2yFxepEYsuBpzvr5X6vd3PCfUAVrdEonbtr88pfa1BHYK2gGlcjSzmG4zNroJICs/s1600-h/MomnDad.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBtlrEPO4QwZS-3p7_OfRi334Wg7sNQ9IF-FRA4RzbsUI4QufV9Me0HsWIKakTvIsXh3uisc3FIx2yFxepEYsuBpzvr5X6vd3PCfUAVrdEonbtr88pfa1BHYK2gGlcjSzmG4zNroJICs/s400/MomnDad.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333991421560762354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTigplUhRzCp0pPiVkIjs9sQL3uSYrOpApQwQMwEgZyo9396vhcL7ZZvHW2r-p8uzVwmrwYs6oMo4pWPzZLdKP6Sfwq_pDSO6xBfuVhA9LhuuNY6uQ9pjKkvGa14MYrWFvDn9QmOU4dM/s1600-h/limo.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 355px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTTigplUhRzCp0pPiVkIjs9sQL3uSYrOpApQwQMwEgZyo9396vhcL7ZZvHW2r-p8uzVwmrwYs6oMo4pWPzZLdKP6Sfwq_pDSO6xBfuVhA9LhuuNY6uQ9pjKkvGa14MYrWFvDn9QmOU4dM/s400/limo.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333990329928184498" border="0" /></a>Our first anniversary!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0iiVks_fZ6m_OQE7TserBfd-pId-fAH8DvxEyR1rju_IutWVrQTkLzbvTov38afV7iGU4kyIKCc5aSOoCHXsKItl8yrwWDY426WITHL9RvJyqs3xRYzg6p1KfHe2OMJpense6z47xJcs/s1600-h/limokiss.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0iiVks_fZ6m_OQE7TserBfd-pId-fAH8DvxEyR1rju_IutWVrQTkLzbvTov38afV7iGU4kyIKCc5aSOoCHXsKItl8yrwWDY426WITHL9RvJyqs3xRYzg6p1KfHe2OMJpense6z47xJcs/s400/limokiss.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333990332211290290" border="0" /></a>I love you!!!!!<br /><br />Enjoy the rest of the pictures!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMnj6ddnsFcsBMrXcqCQ8wuF9zjmCkB38Uo5L1ifSvcLCF6SYhdCapYA8rb9hvSpWc2pklCc7XcKXkvD_9u5PaMeOfIDDTNrbEUR2UPcHMO1szHqMO4y7OvY_viPdBcK4uiirMCQ2ILg/s1600-h/grasscountrygirl.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 342px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8u7VAhwjkN26K_okqsgMvdmuka18Ex-hNir8TkvtKUmZuMLVWw0rnoJFRuNFo72lZtxG9VOQGQvyYXcMAA7OD2wx0C5AXmKCcbqXItVi8BYWXdeICmcacy4zG6SmPwSZKE2MELFFKqGo/s400/dad+and+mom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333982949383295490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNbn52t1jdL7gsryaQ4suuBM-E8HSvu3mYRz7lUYwKqRy9bnjLM8c3ScnYec6g36R2LobuMOb2-2aMrBJhLSzweuYCR1Rqn_8D-y4GPqzCjrSP39DEQj6gPBK3A4Ai0lGyIm59X8Im1U/s1600-h/Dad+and+Mom+marriage+post.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNbn52t1jdL7gsryaQ4suuBM-E8HSvu3mYRz7lUYwKqRy9bnjLM8c3ScnYec6g36R2LobuMOb2-2aMrBJhLSzweuYCR1Rqn_8D-y4GPqzCjrSP39DEQj6gPBK3A4Ai0lGyIm59X8Im1U/s400/Dad+and+Mom+marriage+post.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333982946998655442" border="0" /></a>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-9920338351552361932009-04-28T12:03:00.000-07:002009-04-28T12:47:35.078-07:00And They Two Shall be One FleshThis past Monday I was asked to write a guest post for a dear blogging friend who has a great burden for married couples. Michelle from <a href="http://michellebyhisgraceandforhisglory.blogspot.com/">By His Grace and for His Glory</a> has done a month long series on the subject of Marriage and I would like to encourage all of you to visit her blog and to read the other three posts. They were a great blessing and I am sure will greatly bless and encourage you.<br /><br />I asked Michelle if it was okay to post here what I had written for her and she said that would be great<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlS_J7SSQ-wMAfNUC-MsJ9DJggMV9zRqKtBoAAgv81WNfQWZe562wqfeUJqCfEq2n0pUuxaObUFaulZp1aPk33OEHk_CfKUYXu_LbUZzzXWeNT77RFKXlwzXRUa5kZQq-lK5Gn4mFx-Qk/s1600-h/dad+and+mom21.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlS_J7SSQ-wMAfNUC-MsJ9DJggMV9zRqKtBoAAgv81WNfQWZe562wqfeUJqCfEq2n0pUuxaObUFaulZp1aPk33OEHk_CfKUYXu_LbUZzzXWeNT77RFKXlwzXRUa5kZQq-lK5Gn4mFx-Qk/s320/dad+and+mom21.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329827781737083026" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">And They Two Shall be One Flesh</span></span><br /></div><br />My name is Kathy and I am wife to my wonderful husband Doug. We will soon be celebrating our 23rd wedding Anniversary We have been blessed with eight children ages 20- 2years old. We are a home schooling family and have home schooled for the past 13 years.<br /><br />My husband and I were saved in 1992. Since then our lives have changed miraculously.<br /><br />The Lord has done a great work in our marriage so I thought I would share a few things that I have learned along the way.<br /><br />In the book of Genesis we read that God created Adam and Eve. We read that Eve was taken from Adams rib and Adam states that she is bone of his bones and flesh of his flesh.<br /><br />Do you know that we are also created for our husbands? God prepared us for the exact man that he has chosen for us<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Ephesians Chapter 5:31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh..</span><br /><br />We are no longer single before God but we become one with our spouse.<br /><br />In <span style="font-style: italic;">Ephesians 5:21-32</span> the bible compares marriage between a man and a women as a picture of the lord Jesus marrying His Bride the church and the type of relationship that we are to have with our husbands.<br /><br />When we unite in matrimony, when we say those vows before God we promise that this union is for life.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Ecclesiastes</span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Chapter 5</span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> * 4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.</span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> * 5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.</span><br /><br />When we make a vow before God we are to stand by that vow. Todays view of marriage is “If I do not like how things are going I can just throw in the towel and quit”. This is not Gods plan at all. When I finally realized this in my marriage it was a great turning point.<br /><br />I thought I would share a little testimony from my life since my daughter said that this might be a blessing to someone out there who might be struggling in their marriage.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />****************<br /></div><br />Before my husband and I were saved our marriage was very different. We followed the philosophy of the world. I should say that I did. My husband was from a divorced home and this was something that he had decided that he never wanted for his own life. I on the other hand had come from a home where my parents remained married.<br /><br />I must say I was young and so foolish. I did not love my husband as I should and I was very selfish. I wanted things my way and I was difficult to please. If my husband and I got into an argument I foolishly thought that the best thing was for us to just separate and get a divorce. The way of thinking by most people in todays world.<br /><br />After we were saved for a couple of years the Lord really began working in my heart and life and in my husband’s. I started to learn what a God Honoring marriage was suppose to be like and I knew that I had to make some changes in my life.<br /><br />One afternoon my husband and I had a disagreement. I was upset and my emotions finally took over. I was ready to say those terrible words again “if you do not like it here you can just leave” Instead the Holy Spirit got a hold my heart and I realized what I was about to say. I quickly changed my words to this - “If you do not like it here that is just too bad. The Bible says that you are stuck with me ” My husband just looked at me, I think in shock. This is when I finally realized that I made this commitment and it was for life<br /><br />As I share this testimony it is in hopes of encouraging anyone who is struggling to see that God has a greater plan and that through His grace we can have a marriage that is heaven here on earth.<br /><br />In our church we have a yearly couples retreat I love attending these. My husband and I have learned a lot about having a God honoring marriage. I would encourage all of you to take advantage of such retreats it will strengthen your marriage and your home.<br /><br />Did you know that marriage can be a part of heaven here on earth?<br /><br />Here are a few things that I have learned that have really been a great blessing to our marriage.<br /><br />Share terms of endearments, My husband loves to call me his Sweet Gal :)<br /><br />Love your man- We need to stop looking through dark color glasses and start looking for the good.<br /><br />Pray for your Husband! ( I daily pray that the Lord will use my husband in a mighty way to bring Glory to His Holy Name!) <span style="font-style: italic;">(I added this one here. I forgot to write this in my post for Michelle:) </span> this one is the most important !<br /><br />Be his helpmeet- There can be great satisfaction in helping your man :)<br /><br />Make him his favorite meal.<br /><br />When he comes home give him a great big hug and a big smooch and tell him how much you missed him<br />(<span style="font-style: italic;">Just as a side note our children love to see Daddy and Mommy being affectionate with each other)</span><br /><br />Listen to him and make him feel important to you.<br /><br />Talk some love talk. You know, tell him how handsome he is, tell him how strong he is and what a good provider he is. When I look at my husband in this way things really sweeten up in our relationship. How very blessed we are to have that special someone in our lives to share life with.<br /><br />As I began to allow the Lord to work in my life he also began working in my husbands life.<br /><br />Through these past 23 years together things have grown sweeter as we grew closer in our walk with the Lord.<br /><br />May you all be blessed as you walk together with your spouse in the newness of life.<br /><br />God Bless, Kathy<br /><br />I hope that you will hope on over to<a href="http://michellebyhisgraceandforhisglory.blogspot.com/"> Michelle's Blog</a> I am sure you will truly enjoy the other posts.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-90043160074931184142009-04-26T17:19:00.000-07:002009-04-26T17:39:03.200-07:00I Need Thee Every Hour<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4UWGJwNr5HvOWKnrhLyitZeA9DFk2Ak1aQmKg5eiU4viAJ755T_34564rLbPUmgG1ZsfJ3anjSV7PJvC67mMuPwJuGizzgN-3ZW0ZsvG-2QINfXw4IFncIjp_k8-8j0md2yaVH6hGvc/s1600-h/IMG_6161.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4UWGJwNr5HvOWKnrhLyitZeA9DFk2Ak1aQmKg5eiU4viAJ755T_34564rLbPUmgG1ZsfJ3anjSV7PJvC67mMuPwJuGizzgN-3ZW0ZsvG-2QINfXw4IFncIjp_k8-8j0md2yaVH6hGvc/s320/IMG_6161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329162786573375762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><center><br /></center> <div style="text-align: center;"><pre> <span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >I need thee every hour, most gracious Lord;<br />no tender voice like thine can peace afford.<br /><br /></span></pre><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ></span><pre><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" > I need thee every hour; stay thou nearby;<br />temptations lose their power when thou art nigh.<br /><br /><br />I need thee every hour, in joy or pain;<br />come quickly and abide, or life is vain.<br /><br />I need thee every hour; teach me thy will;<br />and thy rich promises in me fulfill.<br /><br />I need thee every hour, most Holy One;<br />O make me thine indeed, thou blessed Son.<br /><br /></span></pre><div style="text-align: center;">****<br /><br /> <span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >I need thee, O I need thee;</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >every hour I need thee;</span> <span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" > </span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" > O bless me now, my Savior, I come to thee.</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ></span><br /></div><pre><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" > </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKTUtwb59NXJI3RttIVkilHodRmv4Y2oKrpoXQ2_4xH9Bm_Iy8wQx64Z3PamVYEbAYKRWz-9HRuvCrzB_HV0YCAA6kHulqNKvUjQwd1fPd4MfMTX3ULHoho6zWsxxNpykEzQUi3NeucE/s1600-h/rose-in-white-satin.jpg"><br /></a></pre></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-2750045159532449832009-04-21T09:58:00.000-07:002009-04-21T10:55:14.857-07:00Garden Time!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT5AJT6RJ4txudef8ZFtFIz6EI6ZRL6GtMicQDLnHYSb_jNRX1gDsqikY-6rG08k1RVz-DfvB19ILpiFOrBPIwP1D2fs_Gb6t3HsFX9CsZ22PxriF2vs6IqPynXBdxMmF_q_3srvBA3k/s1600-h/IMG_6760.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT5AJT6RJ4txudef8ZFtFIz6EI6ZRL6GtMicQDLnHYSb_jNRX1gDsqikY-6rG08k1RVz-DfvB19ILpiFOrBPIwP1D2fs_Gb6t3HsFX9CsZ22PxriF2vs6IqPynXBdxMmF_q_3srvBA3k/s320/IMG_6760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327198131487214098" border="0" /></a>Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day so my son Brandon helped out and tilled the garden for us to get our summer vegetable garden started!<br /><br />This year we have decided to make the garden a lot bigger. We will have to till some more when the rain stops.<br /><br />Sunday night we placed our peas in a bowl of water and soaked them over night. Monday morning my husband and I were able to plant 5 rows of peas. I am planning on planting 5 more when the rain stops hopefully in a few days!<br /><br />I have never planted peas before so I am excited and I am praying that they will do really well this year.<br /><br />Other things we will be planting this year are lettuce, summer squash, eggplant, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, yellow stringbeans, butternut squash. We are even going to try some herbs basil, parsley, thyme, oregano.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNIfoi8EmARJ2r3bJyvNnIJ9-N9ijefLkZUqy2Ay-7nx5Sub7zkeofF6lLtl4kN7tFDKWBotLffxAh7rQwzxw_9YBYTSgwQUunqyn2DbUHYsjtm5W0tYgo7itX__IMnsUrLZSgU3ZOGQ/s1600-h/IMG_7768.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNIfoi8EmARJ2r3bJyvNnIJ9-N9ijefLkZUqy2Ay-7nx5Sub7zkeofF6lLtl4kN7tFDKWBotLffxAh7rQwzxw_9YBYTSgwQUunqyn2DbUHYsjtm5W0tYgo7itX__IMnsUrLZSgU3ZOGQ/s320/IMG_7768.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327203309716844866" border="0" /></a></div><br />I think we will need to really enlarge the garden! :)<br /><br />I get so excited in Spring time. I love to see all of the fresh new growth of the leaves and flowers.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cmmsYdnfbO0NdUAZjnzTy7cAkP95KH1x-niP4x0pIZ_ewBuirfL0_wiUyxic2Fx0E7EkpxUFR9asMcQOaYXf2ajVrwz8ImNSxhzzGHz2v42QwKkU99869fxGRpYMWxjE15LCMFMeu1k/s1600-h/IMG_7457.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cmmsYdnfbO0NdUAZjnzTy7cAkP95KH1x-niP4x0pIZ_ewBuirfL0_wiUyxic2Fx0E7EkpxUFR9asMcQOaYXf2ajVrwz8ImNSxhzzGHz2v42QwKkU99869fxGRpYMWxjE15LCMFMeu1k/s320/IMG_7457.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220340656210881618" border="0" /></a><br />(Last years garden!)<br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />If you have never planted a garden before I would encourage you to give it a try. <br />This really is frugality at its best!<br /><br />God Bless, Kathy<br /></span></span>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-59600588327039956562009-04-07T03:01:00.000-07:002009-04-07T03:28:29.187-07:00Trusting in My God!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ixvfeCc5Z_GE-37xHxvzJOAZGi-zfkYM76ekVVT3jstxX07IKxW2STjQ5Zhq3H_wKS45w1yhNtNkxEBWLLc9eSuJs0gjNP2r3HS_DPRPp5YnfKHWUj9ahmHnz45j4ZA6k1rfzCDga2M/s1600-h/Close_up_yellow_rose_edit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ixvfeCc5Z_GE-37xHxvzJOAZGi-zfkYM76ekVVT3jstxX07IKxW2STjQ5Zhq3H_wKS45w1yhNtNkxEBWLLc9eSuJs0gjNP2r3HS_DPRPp5YnfKHWUj9ahmHnz45j4ZA6k1rfzCDga2M/s320/Close_up_yellow_rose_edit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321893387421868194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Psalm 9:9-10<br />The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.<br />And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">During my devotions this morning I came upon this passage of scripture that was a great comfort to me.<br /><br />Last week on Thursday afternoon I received a phone call from my husband telling me that he had just been laid off from his job. As the feeling of panic gripped my heart I tried to say words of comfort to my husband.<br /><br />As the weekend came the Lord had calmed my soul and reminded me that I was to trust in him.<br /><br />We have heard a lot on the news about so many people being laid off. We have heard about the recession that we have been going through. We have heard about how the government was going to try to fix all of these problems. But you know I always knew down deep inside that our God is in control.<br /><br />This is not a new thing for us that we are going through. In 1993 when I was eight months pregnant with my 3rd child my husband was laid off. We were new Christians. Saved not even a year. We did fear and wonder how we would ever be able to go through such a great trial.<br /><br />God did some miraculous things during that time. We never missed a mortgage payment. We never missed a meal. All of our bills were paid and on the very week that I was due to deliver the Lord provided my husband with a job that put us on the insurance the day he walked into the shop and I gave birth to our beautiful son Collin. All bills paid.<br /><br />We serve a wonderful God.<br /><br />It is easy to go back to our flesh and to try to figure out what are we going to do to get through this but this time I want to see what my great God will do to get us through this!<br /><br />I want to give him all of the Praise!<br /><br />This week our church is having a revival meeting. I had determined last week even before we knew that my husband had been laid off that I was going to go to every meeting at the night services. It is running from Sunday through Thursday. Having little ones makes this a great challenge but I knew that I needed to be there.<br /><br />Last night the message really spoke to my heart. It spoke about being separate. The Lord has been speaking to my heart about this for a while now and I really want to please him. I am looking forward to the next few precious evenings of some good preaching and some words from my God.<br /><br />I think of that song often "Count Your Blessings Name Them One By One" How we have so much to thank our God for!<br /><br />I want to encourage all of you that are maybe having the same struggles that we are having or maybe some other type of struggle and right now you are going through the valley. Keep your eyes on the Lord! He promises to never leave us or forsake us!<br /><br />May God richly bless you all! Kathy<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Proverbs 3:5&6<br />Trust in the Lord with all of thine heart; and<br />learn not unto thine own understanding.<br />In all of thy ways acknowledge him,<br />and He shall direct thy Paths!<br /></div></div></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-66996102460821270292009-03-13T05:57:00.000-07:002009-03-13T06:28:33.582-07:00Frugal Friday!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzlQ-1xxzhJhcNxdBhLCKSFhyHUPOMffSTu8RT5MH2uazpjCI7BbDsBl2rDwWS3RtQ8ea7fiViXNFEvuWwBUZKfeh8L_51f8TbNSHZv_BXln8t3LNSFcNzy1OnA3-vFp_214T44xcTqU/s1600-h/FrugalFriday.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzlQ-1xxzhJhcNxdBhLCKSFhyHUPOMffSTu8RT5MH2uazpjCI7BbDsBl2rDwWS3RtQ8ea7fiViXNFEvuWwBUZKfeh8L_51f8TbNSHZv_BXln8t3LNSFcNzy1OnA3-vFp_214T44xcTqU/s320/FrugalFriday.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312659536753143362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here is my Frugal Idea this week.<br /><br />Spring is in the air and I am looking forward to hanging clothes on the clothes line again.<br /><br />Of course hanging them out does save on the electricity but what if you do not like how the clothes feel when they come off the line?<br /><br />Well a dear friend of mine gave me a great tip.<br /><br />If you want your clothes to feel softer when you take them off the line especially the towels :)<br />just throw them in the dryer for about 10- 15 mins than put them out on the line. This works wonderful. The towels are softer from the drying time in the dryer and they smell spring fresh from being on the line.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDTd1NAJCu5lgo0D-gpVsiy9y9Mwq8sGti5Wzohkk7e119aZBC8bAd3_ohF4EibvSYoXP98gQ02Bj3iEiRYZXUXcsSWfJgQGjgQ8SnU-zkAcX5twAmnI35kKYpnLTsqY5AOTLMpK22q8/s1600-h/IMG_8733.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDTd1NAJCu5lgo0D-gpVsiy9y9Mwq8sGti5Wzohkk7e119aZBC8bAd3_ohF4EibvSYoXP98gQ02Bj3iEiRYZXUXcsSWfJgQGjgQ8SnU-zkAcX5twAmnI35kKYpnLTsqY5AOTLMpK22q8/s320/IMG_8733.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226960396518547474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Have a great day and enjoy the Spring weather ! :)<br /><br />God Bless, Kathy<br />Check out some other Frugal ideas at <a href="http://www.lifeasmom.com/2009/03/frugal-friday-mind-over-money.html">Life as Mom Frugal Friday</a>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-25354050304401660502009-03-12T17:53:00.000-07:002009-03-12T18:20:42.869-07:00Super Saving Saturday!Well last week I shopped for two weeks again so this week I only needed to get the deals!<br /><br />I have read a lot about stockpiling so I have been trying to do this a little at a time.<br /><br />So here is how I did this week.<br /><br />I shopped at our local Shoprite. I do not do my majority of grocery shopping here but I usually pickup the items that are at a great buy especially if there are some great coupons to go with them! :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJAq3TgpEMZm73NjTeazTJ_FBEcsawIF5ZZ_PE8eOVf1JOTziGCuanvcsDKX1XUsPhmKo4kcriBlZobvLFv8_CK0RCWC7srSDJGsTOpMBaAl1APThjga4M54hoeF1Y7vzp60-93LD0Zk/s1600-h/blog+129.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJAq3TgpEMZm73NjTeazTJ_FBEcsawIF5ZZ_PE8eOVf1JOTziGCuanvcsDKX1XUsPhmKo4kcriBlZobvLFv8_CK0RCWC7srSDJGsTOpMBaAl1APThjga4M54hoeF1Y7vzp60-93LD0Zk/s320/blog+129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312473938587254274" border="0" /></a></div><br />Red Bliss Potatoes 5lbs reg price $2.49 ,on sale for &1.99<br /><br />4-Secret Flawless Deodorant reg price $4.29 each, sale price $3.99 each<br />used 4/2.00 mfg coupons and received $6.00 in store coupons for next shopping order<br /><br />6- Boxes of Kellogg's Cereal 2.99 each on sale for 3/$4.00<br />used 3 $1.00/2 mfg coupons<br /><br />2- Reynolds foil reg. price $3.49 each on sale for $2.49 each<br />used 2 $1.00 mfg coupons<br /><br />4- Shoprite Zip Freezer Bags 15 Ct reg price $ 1.84 each sale price $.92 each<br /><br />2-Scotch Brite Scrub Sponge 3 ct $3.29 each on sale for $1.99 each<br />used 1.00/2 mfg coupon<br /><br />1-Chock Full o' nuts coffee reg 2.99 on sale for 1.99 ( my sweet husband needed this :)<br /><br />3-Dannon Lite and Fit yogurt 6 pack reg $3.29 each on sale for $1.69 each (I had a rain check for these) used 3 - 1.00 mfg coupons (these came out to .69 cents each making each yogurt only .12 cents each :)<br /><br />I also had $5.96 in store coupons<br /><br />Grand total before sale and coupons : $71.37<br />Total after coupons and sale : $ 23.75<br />I saved $ 47.62 dollars !!!<br /><br />And I have $6.00 store coupons for the next trip!<br /><br />I am still learning the ropes but I am enjoying the savings !Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-44924974458231302552009-03-02T13:21:00.000-08:002009-03-03T09:38:53.874-08:00Menu Monday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HK9G03VtdZhAPR71Srx3xavC9bbdjhfhwHhf4WNJqPPu71mjY9qcRHAt71mLhyphenhyphenXg9_aj31VQiyJK6l7FvObmUAeXrA1lPToHGEh3XrBKvBkS91oamKkn8-7yNPHMihily7h9l0YgtUA/s1600-h/mpmfall1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HK9G03VtdZhAPR71Srx3xavC9bbdjhfhwHhf4WNJqPPu71mjY9qcRHAt71mLhyphenhyphenXg9_aj31VQiyJK6l7FvObmUAeXrA1lPToHGEh3XrBKvBkS91oamKkn8-7yNPHMihily7h9l0YgtUA/s320/mpmfall1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303128070167840354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dinner:<br />Lasagna, salad, butterhorn rolls (home made) Chocolate chip cookie dough cheesecake !<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYEMlYpGtprQ0-kc67O8Pq_ZkHZqNMc4uBucxhunl9aaTxNvWH9kbG8S3Hd_RPNAwvh21euT7GYa4xhtiKUNLsMlgkauRl5dRQ5ZUUDVE1EPJNotTYVzDQ2v0uinV0LAwSBLyZsDr0qQ/s1600-h/IMG_5757.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYEMlYpGtprQ0-kc67O8Pq_ZkHZqNMc4uBucxhunl9aaTxNvWH9kbG8S3Hd_RPNAwvh21euT7GYa4xhtiKUNLsMlgkauRl5dRQ5ZUUDVE1EPJNotTYVzDQ2v0uinV0LAwSBLyZsDr0qQ/s320/IMG_5757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309016989727027218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Rebecca's Birthday cake :)</span></span><br /></div><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);" href="http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/ovenfriedchicken.htm">Oven fried chicken</a>, fries, butterhorn rolls, apple sauce, peas<br />Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn, <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);" href="http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/yeastpanbread.htm">quick yeast bread</a>, apple sauce<br />Pancakes<br />Shepard pie, corn bread<br /><br />Lunch:<br />Sandwiches, fruit<br />chicken nuggets, yogurt, fruit<br />bagels, cream cheese, fruit<br />sandwiches, fruit<br />hot dogs, pickles<br /><br />Breakfast:<br />Cereal, Bananas<br />bagels, with cream cheese<br />oatmeal<br />cereal<br />coffee cake<br /><br />Snacks:<br />cheese sticks<br />yogurt<br />apples<br />bananas<br />cinn. rolls. (purchased these last week on sale for .49 cents at Aldis)<br />thin wheat crackers with peanut butter<br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br />Check out<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://orgjunkie.com/menu-plan-monday">"I'm an Organizing Junkie Menu Monday"</a><br />Check out my blog <a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);" href="http://inmymothersgarden.blogspot.com/">In My Mothers Garden</a><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /></span>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-46367446935689950742009-02-26T15:07:00.000-08:002009-02-27T08:07:43.203-08:00Happy 20th Birthday Rebecca!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZpHp5qjqc6DXpVHPvTPRu_EYpN9LHMfS6nTKqx2_UFuWjHIQ6N5fG9CFYyYXeRYMMbbRzQrgGisXdlC1AO1DmbH__7yLVVCg8ImF0jDye2bNKqrRF_1WOk0XHchJ9HBCVmXPKdOColk/s1600-h/Becca+lo.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZpHp5qjqc6DXpVHPvTPRu_EYpN9LHMfS6nTKqx2_UFuWjHIQ6N5fG9CFYyYXeRYMMbbRzQrgGisXdlC1AO1DmbH__7yLVVCg8ImF0jDye2bNKqrRF_1WOk0XHchJ9HBCVmXPKdOColk/s320/Becca+lo.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307248846215873698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our oldest Daughter is turning 20 today!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSoXE8nBsNd-QSX9TReQLDWtIUwk1UI9vqxYB9gbWZia2yXtV_whAUfn3r4UGCi7JMA5oSO4ZsgYxDY3Xiwnne7TWP-eH5r7bkZzA1zHDVniuxZN2h8inw1tym_0HcjMhImuA1DJjlzE/s1600-h/Becca+Becca.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSoXE8nBsNd-QSX9TReQLDWtIUwk1UI9vqxYB9gbWZia2yXtV_whAUfn3r4UGCi7JMA5oSO4ZsgYxDY3Xiwnne7TWP-eH5r7bkZzA1zHDVniuxZN2h8inw1tym_0HcjMhImuA1DJjlzE/s320/Becca+Becca.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307248847280128834" border="0" /></a><br />How times flies by!<br /><br />I know that we hear that saying often but it is so true.<br /><br />Rebecca has grown into a lovely young lady. She has a heart for God and a sweet and warm spirit.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryBgxTLrFhBymc3P27J960joGBdfVaG2x1N2sQszLbYW8r-979G_RJeAJkIfWPye5hoeX58ztragbOgxKz7WTWoMnMARz8FTnFn0EP6bKYkqIbQtB3m2ExtRPXflUIWvseq7G722oBbI/s1600-h/IMG_5297.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryBgxTLrFhBymc3P27J960joGBdfVaG2x1N2sQszLbYW8r-979G_RJeAJkIfWPye5hoeX58ztragbOgxKz7WTWoMnMARz8FTnFn0EP6bKYkqIbQtB3m2ExtRPXflUIWvseq7G722oBbI/s320/IMG_5297.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307248839427188642" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Our prayer that God will use her in a mighty way to glorify Him!<br /><br />Happy Birthday Rebecca!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7wNsds108xWLA4djD42I-Fco3Ig6bs2XhyphenhyphenISqFsYK1t4Iu6TgSAjhfAIFGNOMRM8WI88r5PZNEZNxga6a_iI0k091qhUAO-M9zKtniB4CmmnYwBqvFqBIMhMeLqeHLAQgd5pdw10Zts/s1600-h/IMG_5316.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7wNsds108xWLA4djD42I-Fco3Ig6bs2XhyphenhyphenISqFsYK1t4Iu6TgSAjhfAIFGNOMRM8WI88r5PZNEZNxga6a_iI0k091qhUAO-M9zKtniB4CmmnYwBqvFqBIMhMeLqeHLAQgd5pdw10Zts/s320/IMG_5316.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307248841651527474" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Love your Family!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ratherunusualmaiden4god.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">You can check Rebecca's Blog Here !</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5OmGZ13bguwc_vvJYj3SoYwIlAljrT3m69hrbizVwgLUUeyFjXOYCjgpNZY7tMiIqc37ZUcYxjdz9nJUMVv1U42dCc7B7F5hRvX_RcsZRfyldSiVaMkDOEXbgxwTkCrYC4ZM0s-Vjqw/s1600-h/titlekathy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5OmGZ13bguwc_vvJYj3SoYwIlAljrT3m69hrbizVwgLUUeyFjXOYCjgpNZY7tMiIqc37ZUcYxjdz9nJUMVv1U42dCc7B7F5hRvX_RcsZRfyldSiVaMkDOEXbgxwTkCrYC4ZM0s-Vjqw/s400/titlekathy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307509437756108434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-20313674277288332852009-02-25T07:43:00.000-08:002009-02-25T08:10:57.788-08:00Losing Weight Part 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhLNU3vxjg7lShWSn4amWV0GLndrCb_GfaiyYLg0zJRc-jVPOuweouHlIwLSLcBCA2aQ5_WoJWC_gDX5kV7MLzFolJw5T7aLGVmGulauI727U-rkRHybbnw3BmDkpLXLNP3RpdmpS1Go/s1600-h/blog+047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhLNU3vxjg7lShWSn4amWV0GLndrCb_GfaiyYLg0zJRc-jVPOuweouHlIwLSLcBCA2aQ5_WoJWC_gDX5kV7MLzFolJw5T7aLGVmGulauI727U-rkRHybbnw3BmDkpLXLNP3RpdmpS1Go/s320/blog+047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305069872348076242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In this post I thought I would mention a great site that I found <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);" href="http://www.sparkrecipes.com/">Spark recipe</a>.<br /><br />You can read my other two posts<span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);" href="http://inmymothersgarden.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-years-resolution.html">Here</a>, and<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);" href="http://inmymothersgarden.blogspot.com/2009/02/losing-weight-part-2.html">Here </a><br /><br />This site can be a great help in our quest to eat healthier and to lose some weight.<br /><br />Having a family of ten and trying to save money we end up cooking most of our food from scratch. So how do I figure out the calories, fat, fiber in my recipes.<br /><br />Most recipes do not have this information :)<br /><br />At <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);" href="http://www.sparkrecipes.com/">Spark Recipe </a>you can enter all of the ingredients and enter the serving size and it will give you the information for your recipe.<br /><br />They also have over 131,000 recipes to chose from that are lower in fat and calories.<br /><br />This site has been a great help to us. My homemade bread that we make from whole wheat grain is pretty high in calories. So for now I am eating some wheat bread from the store that is light.<br /><br />I know that I am getting more nutrition from the whole wheat bread that I am making, but I thought for a while I would try to reduce my calories to help me lose weight.<br /><br />So far I have lost 8 pounds. This is quite exciting. It has taken me a while but I feel good and hopefully I will continue to lose.<br /><br />The most important thing though that I need to do to lose weight I feel is trusting the Lord to help me to continue to eat right.<br /><br />Praise the Lord for all of his love for us.<br /><br />God Bless, KathyKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-90563229945189931972009-02-24T13:36:00.000-08:002009-02-26T15:56:42.904-08:00Menu Monday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HK9G03VtdZhAPR71Srx3xavC9bbdjhfhwHhf4WNJqPPu71mjY9qcRHAt71mLhyphenhyphenXg9_aj31VQiyJK6l7FvObmUAeXrA1lPToHGEh3XrBKvBkS91oamKkn8-7yNPHMihily7h9l0YgtUA/s1600-h/mpmfall1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HK9G03VtdZhAPR71Srx3xavC9bbdjhfhwHhf4WNJqPPu71mjY9qcRHAt71mLhyphenhyphenXg9_aj31VQiyJK6l7FvObmUAeXrA1lPToHGEh3XrBKvBkS91oamKkn8-7yNPHMihily7h9l0YgtUA/s320/mpmfall1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303128070167840354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dinner:<br />Chicken Kieve, Couscous, corn, corn bread, Salad<br />Pasta, Butter horn rolls, Salad<br /><a href="http://fullbellies.blogspot.com/2006/06/orange-chicken.html"></a>Beef Roast, Mashed potatoes, corn bread, peas, fried apples<br />Ham, roasted potatoes, corn, baked beans, salad<br />Pancakes, bacon<br /><a href="http://inmymothersgarden.blogspot.com/2008/06/pizza-pizza.html"></a>Homemade donuts. (<a style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);" href="http://ratherunusualmaiden4god.blogspot.com/">Rebecca's Birthday Request</a>)<br /><br />Lunch:<br />Sandwiches, fruit<br />chicken nuggets, yogurt, fruit<br />chocolate chip muffins (home made)<br />sandwiches, fruit<br />hotdogs, pickles<br /><br />Breakfast:<br />Cereal, Bananas<br />bagels, with cream cheese<br />oatmeal<br />cereal<br />coffee cake<br /><br />Snacks:<br />cheese sticks<br />yogurt<br />apples<br />bananas<br />grapes<br />thin wheat crackers with peanut butter<br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Check out <a href="http://orgjunkie.com/menu-plan-monday">"I'm an Organizing Junkie Menu Monday"</a><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /></span>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-25803563305709139062009-02-20T17:35:00.000-08:002009-02-21T07:45:47.655-08:00Saving Saturday!This week I did not have to go grocery shopping! At least not for a full weeks worth.<br /><br />Last week I decided to write up two weeks of menu's and I shopped for two weeks.<br /><br />It was so nice not to have to go to Aldi's and do the weekly shopping.<br /><br />I thought I would try this out this month and see how we would fair for two weeks on one shopping trip.<br /><br />So far everything seems to be working out very good!<br /><br />I actually could not believe my bill last week for two weeks was very reasonable which left a little over for a few extras that I picked up this week.<br /><br />Since I had a little extra this week I was able to go to a couple of local stores and snatch a few good deals.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here they are.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtJn01Re2uZz2TY4PtFrOpT-51Rg1AZj5oxizXudZg3tDgFZNL_DZwruzmXY0NpjmiEnDA9dviCRRHQIoI56iRBJPXNlYKFntKM7LuSZH_T3g3XtA8uoMTXHlHHxvxo951RboqAlrWPo/s1600-h/blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtJn01Re2uZz2TY4PtFrOpT-51Rg1AZj5oxizXudZg3tDgFZNL_DZwruzmXY0NpjmiEnDA9dviCRRHQIoI56iRBJPXNlYKFntKM7LuSZH_T3g3XtA8uoMTXHlHHxvxo951RboqAlrWPo/s320/blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305062978128308466" border="0" /></a></div><br />At Target this week I was able to buy :<br /><br />2 Lysol Neutra Air Kits On sale for $5.99 each<br />Used 2/5.00 mfg coupons and they came out to .99 cents each!<br />2 Pepperidge Farm Gold fish $ 1.79 each<br />Used 2/ 1.00 Target coupons paid .79 cents each<br />2 Nestle Tall house cookies refrig. dough on sale for 2.39 each<br />Used 2/ 1.00 mfg coupons paid 1.39 each (a treat!) We never buy these!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQAq8GGRSMVBDHoNVgKLtVjIVuyRMoZfqcTf48IEf8N985QkrPzaDcd-o4htfZs4zlhepYxP3kQs-P-kMPNkpfP8_EzxLcxb_ar3PMgmDakgOT51mYIzCZVbXM56Lf5RAP3VYet9xaMg/s1600-h/IMG_5582.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQAq8GGRSMVBDHoNVgKLtVjIVuyRMoZfqcTf48IEf8N985QkrPzaDcd-o4htfZs4zlhepYxP3kQs-P-kMPNkpfP8_EzxLcxb_ar3PMgmDakgOT51mYIzCZVbXM56Lf5RAP3VYet9xaMg/s320/IMG_5582.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305218750148021346" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">(Cookies in the oven Great Excitement! )</span><br /></div><br /><br />I also shopped at our Local Stop and Shop grocery store<br /><br />I was able to buy 4/ Healthy Ones Deli meat<br /><br />Reg price 3.49<br />Sale price 3.00<br />Used 4/ .75 cent coupons which where doubled.<br />I paid $1.50 each !<br /><br />The Lord is so good!<br /><br />Keep looking for those great deals! God Bless, Kathy @<a href="http://inmymothersgarden.blogspot.com/"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">In My Mothers Garden</span></a><br />Go to<a href="http://www.moneysavingmom.com/"> </a><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);" href="http://www.moneysavingmom.com/">Money Saving Moms</a> and check out some other great deals!Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-11121992114460166482009-02-19T05:24:00.000-08:002009-02-19T05:35:05.597-08:00Spring Cleaning ( Kitchen Oven)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEWsH59vCLMGWAGlo5uwiBinCfLtRbgu-Wsin0fZyBM6GFA-TJZ-PxyZvGPR5510TD1urnQUzXw2rQyi14e85ieiM1IyvDENfiu5PlCbjCDYddCBzlQF7KDq6O1XetMgmxCYonBimYhg/s1600-h/spring+cleaning+logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 73px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEWsH59vCLMGWAGlo5uwiBinCfLtRbgu-Wsin0fZyBM6GFA-TJZ-PxyZvGPR5510TD1urnQUzXw2rQyi14e85ieiM1IyvDENfiu5PlCbjCDYddCBzlQF7KDq6O1XetMgmxCYonBimYhg/s320/spring+cleaning+logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304231165564659202" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Today I decided to clean the Kitchen Stove.<br /></div><br />First I pulled out the oven and this is what was underneath. Not too bad. Considering I seem to have to do this often.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVokaI7c-BIVh7mnV64WhbLX_DZvvOcP5rq6oPPyGOajMErWiWywG5HpT5XBsGJ6BRMLrMi-XiZPjxJusQr3QFp7wQirAW_2cvP6JuR4Cq6TM_bE-rrFzMaHPEjcVbx9q3uFvDAYZW8Qk/s1600-h/IMG_5451.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVokaI7c-BIVh7mnV64WhbLX_DZvvOcP5rq6oPPyGOajMErWiWywG5HpT5XBsGJ6BRMLrMi-XiZPjxJusQr3QFp7wQirAW_2cvP6JuR4Cq6TM_bE-rrFzMaHPEjcVbx9q3uFvDAYZW8Qk/s320/IMG_5451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304228223177072738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">That was a quick clean not to hard :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWmlSMYmxUJsad2-eDqjSpa7j-FsqHBdT6Y_ycctt9TYdgDUKEgIlOe75z_EunTQH0d4ogjq7h9KbMzl2jIuaZ7BmhWOOqfWFVBC5vmWCKcNiAzNmqP0065CXNqTThpGKFk9xtHlxvco/s1600-h/IMG_5452.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWmlSMYmxUJsad2-eDqjSpa7j-FsqHBdT6Y_ycctt9TYdgDUKEgIlOe75z_EunTQH0d4ogjq7h9KbMzl2jIuaZ7BmhWOOqfWFVBC5vmWCKcNiAzNmqP0065CXNqTThpGKFk9xtHlxvco/s320/IMG_5452.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304228224651794418" border="0" /></a>Next I cleaned the outside of the stove.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-eiYyWPKkSVh_zo0EjeAaguen13h8Net_hp2hm-eaXzLZyj46NAoW_TBVSmt8LjBqddPKgu9D4YhYh5Ukf6k6KkTQuEqWBTNJBnHWwPQzUE02tH5movdxD8D0Web9hmeOrPK_9d6Nxc/s1600-h/IMG_5453.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-eiYyWPKkSVh_zo0EjeAaguen13h8Net_hp2hm-eaXzLZyj46NAoW_TBVSmt8LjBqddPKgu9D4YhYh5Ukf6k6KkTQuEqWBTNJBnHWwPQzUE02tH5movdxD8D0Web9hmeOrPK_9d6Nxc/s320/IMG_5453.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304228225635470626" border="0" /></a><br />I then placed the stove back and ran the self cleaning for 2 hours!<br />Praise the Lord for self Cleaning!<br /><br />The oven went from dirty to nice and clean :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hkya-Sxun-Qdgr1rmdZgbiWcJ1g5esxjJOB_xi9A8iLTcA3wLurn-7dGkitNNnyWcVWRDx4_s9HkBc5m6_Paxn1UDQW8auH3oTPe70NUhDnlUg8Dfnl-ma4iUUZIcmS1Q0bPea-yIMQ/s1600-h/IMG_5454.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hkya-Sxun-Qdgr1rmdZgbiWcJ1g5esxjJOB_xi9A8iLTcA3wLurn-7dGkitNNnyWcVWRDx4_s9HkBc5m6_Paxn1UDQW8auH3oTPe70NUhDnlUg8Dfnl-ma4iUUZIcmS1Q0bPea-yIMQ/s320/IMG_5454.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304230027273350482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NIEllDufcnDlB6aINKmlcq2ypD6MyGaa1T74vnE5FlTw0US7T98TL_iJORIJ1nYWJiSDfsVJXHmMoPnHEWT1EheIb1-QZC5CL4T0UPnZaUGFpYwy10wPsSJUBcA1Yh32kjsp-MsZ9fQ/s1600-h/IMG_5464.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NIEllDufcnDlB6aINKmlcq2ypD6MyGaa1T74vnE5FlTw0US7T98TL_iJORIJ1nYWJiSDfsVJXHmMoPnHEWT1EheIb1-QZC5CL4T0UPnZaUGFpYwy10wPsSJUBcA1Yh32kjsp-MsZ9fQ/s320/IMG_5464.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304230481743807650" border="0" /></a><br />You may think that by looking at it did not look to bad but in the 22 years that I have been married I have learned that keeping up with things makes it much easier to keep clean then to wait until it is really dirty which will take me twice the time to clean.<br /><br />Happy Cleaning! :)<br />Visit Crystal and <a href="http://biblicalwomanhoodblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/spring-cleaning-for-normal-people_16.html">Biblical Womanhood </a>to see what other woman are cleaning this week.<br />God Bless, Kathy <a href="http://inmymothersgarden.blogspot.com/">In My Mothers Garden </a><br /><br /></div></div></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-88281710246892164122009-02-18T08:20:00.000-08:002009-02-18T08:20:00.544-08:00Losing Weight Part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wDmHessFPG2azdGnXJhYc8A2wISRIfG4yV6-Cs8VTRd7Bnbbk2Pz3bw7CPI6K_yU85-DCDQtAE_RduxeQ2AzLhymq3hRQRfT29A5CRLwwR-TsgXXGsvYiml6xTBcA-J8RMxqJaCEeF0/s1600-h/tortoise-and-the-hare.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wDmHessFPG2azdGnXJhYc8A2wISRIfG4yV6-Cs8VTRd7Bnbbk2Pz3bw7CPI6K_yU85-DCDQtAE_RduxeQ2AzLhymq3hRQRfT29A5CRLwwR-TsgXXGsvYiml6xTBcA-J8RMxqJaCEeF0/s320/tortoise-and-the-hare.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302417461916019266" border="0" /></a><br />Today I was reading my son a book it told the story about the tortoise and the hare.<br /><br />We all know that story right. The hare was always in a rush and wanted everything to happen fast. You know quick results. The tortoise was not in such a rush and by his perseverance he completed the race and won the victory!<br /><br />I have been on many diets that are like this. Eat only meat and protein and lose weight fast or eat only bland tasteless food and lose weight fast. These diets have never lasted.<br /><br />Sure they produced some quick weight lost but the results did not last. As soon as I returned to eating normal food on came the pounds.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">In my last post I spoke about" The Weigh Down Diet" which really is not a diet it is a new way of life changing the way that you feed your body with the food that you have so you can slowly lose the weight and keep it off.<br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" >(Again I just wanted to strongly state that I do not agree with the author of this book in her religious beliefs)</span><br /></div><br />When I last lost weight with this program it took me a while to lose the twenty pounds. I felt good and not deprived.<br /><br />Well this time I thought I would add a little more to my eating or should I say less. I decided to start eating some food that is lower in fat or calories. Not tasteless but just better for me.<br /><br />I found this great website called "<a href="http://www.sparkpeople.com/">Spark People</a>". I really like this site.<br /><br />It helps you to keep track of your calories, fats, protein, and fiber intake. I am using it as a tool to help me with my weight loss.<br /><br />I love that I can go to the site and look up certain foods and see what their calories really are or I can also enter an item that I purchased and fill in all of the info for that item. I just click add to my food for that day and it keeps count of all of the calories that I have eaten and helps me to see what I am actually eating in a day and maybe where I need to cut back a bit.<br /><br />The best part about this program is that it is Free! It is wonderful. I had thought of joining Weight Watchers but we really do not have the extra money right now so this program is really helping me.<br /><br />In my next post I will write about another great site that has been a help to me in my quest to lose some weight.<br /><br />God Bless, KathyKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-2531166981447697152009-02-16T11:15:00.000-08:002009-02-16T15:22:56.960-08:00Spring Cleaning ( Dresser Drawers)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqV8D81edVkAqc2dfOc6wPocZd9Hz1vejOsyCVyT9ZiONhEU3wb9dgPM-BgVgJaHQxU9aVs4790Bo9XgpA00Znoyl34KMpXOY3oq674JFdiFjMB3ymeeLBrX0laDgYGpAEuf9rV012678/s1600-h/spring+cleaning+logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 73px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqV8D81edVkAqc2dfOc6wPocZd9Hz1vejOsyCVyT9ZiONhEU3wb9dgPM-BgVgJaHQxU9aVs4790Bo9XgpA00Znoyl34KMpXOY3oq674JFdiFjMB3ymeeLBrX0laDgYGpAEuf9rV012678/s320/spring+cleaning+logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303481384183462866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well I have been over to Crystals Blog at <a href="http://biblicalwomanhoodblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/spring-cleaning-for-normal-people_16.htm">Biblical Womanhood</a> and she is running a series about Spring Cleaning so I thought I would post about some of the cleaning projects that I have been doing around our home.<br /><br />With ten people living in our home there is always something that needs extra attention.<br /><br />While I was lying in my bed last night I began thinking about the boys dressers! They seem to always be in disarray.<br /><br />My four year old Caleb loves to dress himself so into his drawers he goes and rummages through every drawer until he finds just the right outfit. Here is the results after he is finished!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHTiszTu4mPaC4XLZ-0FBPOQ5Cdi0YgtPonMuvS9ci664h5xERpfZj0qp6HGSAbK5QY0FdPKYFI2JwW0b8usPZrgIPhNbTxFAmwaRY9fnhM4S-9otX0wmEXo1bq3hBQWOfSuizn-loks/s1600-h/IMG_5458.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHTiszTu4mPaC4XLZ-0FBPOQ5Cdi0YgtPonMuvS9ci664h5xERpfZj0qp6HGSAbK5QY0FdPKYFI2JwW0b8usPZrgIPhNbTxFAmwaRY9fnhM4S-9otX0wmEXo1bq3hBQWOfSuizn-loks/s320/IMG_5458.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303478268904020658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7MDBGd-pSqYZEUGyoMi5fuegqLxtrlvfE9xAgkhf-WVQId41BGFZqQsyflvDFhL-KsuZniSpu2CvS8vhjs66fFkLPduJCWZdfexcyecwvQL7PNYwPW1ZkcTaSkJKtMVWLOvJdR8Pqqk/s1600-h/IMG_5459.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7MDBGd-pSqYZEUGyoMi5fuegqLxtrlvfE9xAgkhf-WVQId41BGFZqQsyflvDFhL-KsuZniSpu2CvS8vhjs66fFkLPduJCWZdfexcyecwvQL7PNYwPW1ZkcTaSkJKtMVWLOvJdR8Pqqk/s320/IMG_5459.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303479087064408370" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4DHl8MIv4-m71Ezom90pc2ZUXZZxLwTpPS79bhHiKDFLGWjmPCB8U2zXXP7TCehjRK_2aAN09eqnKiBvJLxav6Y672XeMfrRoNSwmmtEIEgnL5J_bgmzmdyL0GEQMybdf3sZ-3gMgXo/s1600-h/IMG_5460.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4DHl8MIv4-m71Ezom90pc2ZUXZZxLwTpPS79bhHiKDFLGWjmPCB8U2zXXP7TCehjRK_2aAN09eqnKiBvJLxav6Y672XeMfrRoNSwmmtEIEgnL5J_bgmzmdyL0GEQMybdf3sZ-3gMgXo/s320/IMG_5460.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303479088800040402" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">What a mess!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">After about a 30 mins I had the drawers back in order. I removed some of the clothes.<br />I realized that he had way to much which added to the mess.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3IhvfFZSjB2vrYBCuZ5cPi1xldj2oTMgXKzdDIU0tTNmcxrCQWS2Xl_np6u-gf6PDp9TlFdDul5ZCeioowlxUF3woEcahRur-pqixkXyI62_AlZQFOlnNS7unWWwo-crykJ_CMlNlMg/s1600-h/IMG_5463.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3IhvfFZSjB2vrYBCuZ5cPi1xldj2oTMgXKzdDIU0tTNmcxrCQWS2Xl_np6u-gf6PDp9TlFdDul5ZCeioowlxUF3woEcahRur-pqixkXyI62_AlZQFOlnNS7unWWwo-crykJ_CMlNlMg/s320/IMG_5463.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303478425170804418" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDFgXoUwTTSzhD5QM7sD2PNCtb-6F5_5AzDRmV6PxJ9guoyaGGtnni-GItwVOC9NzvPB413j06d7-Cp40T6wKkvUl8xpLlgy5ZBsocIu1-mdRULVCIKtTdOu_Bgg9cmzEJrfDra8KpgA/s1600-h/IMG_5462.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDFgXoUwTTSzhD5QM7sD2PNCtb-6F5_5AzDRmV6PxJ9guoyaGGtnni-GItwVOC9NzvPB413j06d7-Cp40T6wKkvUl8xpLlgy5ZBsocIu1-mdRULVCIKtTdOu_Bgg9cmzEJrfDra8KpgA/s320/IMG_5462.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303478327908713682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3aAztSXzBiKwnqwfO79L-ljrtAJlzUjKmmBgUZiBvzRA1seCDHUR5tIgAIgz_p_xxeaW-ItYEeivIDN5M253g14xt3JOVPJNUDP5vxc7eIZV1yqUrA8XAWNdn55_K6A6ZEsds4SYKg0/s1600-h/IMG_5461.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3aAztSXzBiKwnqwfO79L-ljrtAJlzUjKmmBgUZiBvzRA1seCDHUR5tIgAIgz_p_xxeaW-ItYEeivIDN5M253g14xt3JOVPJNUDP5vxc7eIZV1yqUrA8XAWNdn55_K6A6ZEsds4SYKg0/s320/IMG_5461.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303478323495730274" border="0" /></a>So much better!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Now that the warm weather is coming a warm 40 degrees :) I am really itching for Spring!<br />So getting our Spring Cleaning started sounds good to me! Happy Cleaning!<br />Check out Crystals Blog <a href="http://biblicalwomanhoodblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/spring-cleaning-for-normal-people_16.htm">Biblical Womanhood</a> and see what others are taking on!<br /><br />God Bless, Kathy <a href="http://inmymothersgarden.blogspot.com/">In My Mothers Garden<br /></a></div></div><br /><br /></div></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-46949228199489867392009-02-15T12:35:00.000-08:002009-02-21T07:50:56.728-08:00Menu Monday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HK9G03VtdZhAPR71Srx3xavC9bbdjhfhwHhf4WNJqPPu71mjY9qcRHAt71mLhyphenhyphenXg9_aj31VQiyJK6l7FvObmUAeXrA1lPToHGEh3XrBKvBkS91oamKkn8-7yNPHMihily7h9l0YgtUA/s1600-h/mpmfall1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HK9G03VtdZhAPR71Srx3xavC9bbdjhfhwHhf4WNJqPPu71mjY9qcRHAt71mLhyphenhyphenXg9_aj31VQiyJK6l7FvObmUAeXrA1lPToHGEh3XrBKvBkS91oamKkn8-7yNPHMihily7h9l0YgtUA/s320/mpmfall1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303128070167840354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dinner:<br />Roast, mashed potatoes, salad, applesauce, home made butterhorn rolls<br />Pasta, Butter horn rolls, Salad<br /><a href="http://fullbellies.blogspot.com/2006/06/orange-chicken.html">Orange Chicken</a><a href="http://fullbellies.blogspot.com/2006/06/orange-chicken.html">,</a> white rice<br />Kielbasa, Potatoes, corn, corn Bread, fried apples<br />Pancakes, bacon<br /><a href="http://inmymothersgarden.blogspot.com/2008/06/pizza-pizza.html">Pizza</a><br /><br />Lunch:<br />Sandwiches, fruit<br />chicken nuggets, yogurt, fruit<br />chocolate chip muffins (home made)<br />sandwiches, fruit<br />hotdogs, pickles<br /><br />Breakfast:<br />Cereal, Bananas<br />bagels, with cream cheese<br />oatmeal<br />cereal<br />french toast<br /><br />Snacks:<br />cheese sticks<br />yogurt<br />apples<br />bananas<br />grapes<br />thin wheat crackers with peanut butter<br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Check out <a href="http://orgjunkie.com/menu-plan-monday">"I'm an Organizing Junkie Menu Monday" </a></span>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-91166200076586671992009-02-12T15:07:00.000-08:002009-02-13T12:25:59.982-08:00New Years Resolution!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qgvzrzQ8Vt6zuv9xWelb5xdfDI8PbvBkJHWo1sjeqPg2EggObJ0eu7iq6s-GGVpPPEA71XtGfkfwfRKqVc5urRWXGs5xq2JUeQ8MLoIUYV8rH82CR7gTZCMUf66fW11I0AtBoosswSk/s1600-h/tape-measure.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qgvzrzQ8Vt6zuv9xWelb5xdfDI8PbvBkJHWo1sjeqPg2EggObJ0eu7iq6s-GGVpPPEA71XtGfkfwfRKqVc5urRWXGs5xq2JUeQ8MLoIUYV8rH82CR7gTZCMUf66fW11I0AtBoosswSk/s320/tape-measure.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302108044246163426" border="0" /></a><br />New Years Resolutions. Its that time of the year.<br /><br />In January I decided that I wanted to read my Bible through this year and to lose weight!<br /><br />Well my last post I spoke about my devotional that I have been using. You can read it<a href="http://inmymothersgarden.blogspot.com/2009/02/daily-devotions.html"> here</a> if you missed it.<br /><br />So I will talk about what I am doing to try to lose some weight.<br /><br />About a year after I had my fifth child I decided that I really wanted to lose weight so I began to pray about it because I knew that it would be so hard to do in my own strength.<br /><br />The Lord led me to this book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Weigh-Down-Diet-Gwen-Shamblin/dp/038549324X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234480910&sr=1-1">"The Weigh Down Diet"</a> I began to read it and it had many things that really made a lot of sense.<br /><br />I prayed and asked the Lord to help me and I began my weight loss.<br /><br />Some of the things that the book spoke about was cutting back on my portions. Sounds simple right? It was hard for me. I was brought up to always eat what was on my plate.<br /><br />Of course if the food tasted really good I did not really want to stop.<br /><br />After eating this new way for a while it became easier and I lost 20 pounds. I was so excited!<br /><br />I was feeling so much better but as you can guess I did not only have five children so I shortly became pregnant again. :) Sadly my old eating habits came right back and on came the pounds again.<br /><br />Three children later now and I have decided that it is time to try to lose the extra weight again.<br /><br />Here is one of my strategies that I am using. I will post again to share some other things that I am trying to do to help me lose some weight.<br /><br />I realized that I needed to change my way of eating but one of the things that I had liked about "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Weigh down</span>" was that I was still eating my normal food just a lot less of it. Changing the way that I thought about food really made the difference.<br /><br />In the "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Weigh down program</span>" I was taught a little more on how my body worked and how it used the food that I feed it.<br /><br />God created us to feel hunger, when I needed to be feed. God also created us to know when enough was enough you know that " I am full feeling". Many of us ignore that feeling or we eat so fast that we have over eaten before that feeling of "<span style="font-weight: bold;">I have had enough</span>" signals us to stop eating.<br /><br />By reducing the amount I eat I am also reducing the amount of calories I am consuming, and the amount of fat. <br /><br />I also am trying to take a small plate to serve my food on. This helps a lot. I feel like my plate is full. <br /><br />I am really trying to be in tune with my body while I am eating. Listening to that feeling that I am satisfied so I need to stop no matter how much is still on my plate. One thing that the author spoke about was eating what I liked on my plate the most first. So I adopted a motto for my self.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">"Eat the Best and Leave the rest "</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This has really helped me. If I want dessert after I would try to plan for that leaving myself still a little hungry. <br /><br />I would really recommend this book it gave me a lot of good insight and ideas. <br /><br />Now with that said I must also state that aside from this book I do not believe or agree with the author on other issues that she is dealing with. <br /><br />As with any thing I took the information that was useful and discarded the rest.<br /><br />In my next post I will share some other things that I am doing to make changes and to help me lose some weight.<br /><br /><br />God Bless, Kathy<br /><br /><br /></span>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-71918523291643330642009-02-09T10:49:00.000-08:002009-02-12T18:41:41.512-08:00Making Yogurt Stretch!<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6C0k_tHyoblFcSgH4e-tJsu1oJw3INlSP68S9cPfFypELs2dzlnFw0f5X3QrUnRjqliyRHx6kZyENokPvLFadDh_p8Q9s2eLOtqEWYVkhq6orxgW_ExMkBO8Ecv0DCfNFFTa7n-nPjM/s1600-h/Frugal-Friday-2-771381-714372-787747-747831.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6C0k_tHyoblFcSgH4e-tJsu1oJw3INlSP68S9cPfFypELs2dzlnFw0f5X3QrUnRjqliyRHx6kZyENokPvLFadDh_p8Q9s2eLOtqEWYVkhq6orxgW_ExMkBO8Ecv0DCfNFFTa7n-nPjM/s400/Frugal-Friday-2-771381-714372-787747-747831.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300873581948268850" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Hi, I wanted to share how I try to make our Yogurt stretch. Now I know that there are some of you who probably make your own yogurt I have not gotten that far yet, but with 8 children who all love yogurt I needed a way to make it stretch and to make it tasty at the same time.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">My daughter Rebecca and I have been trying to lower our calories and exercising in an effort to lose some unwanted pounds. :) I have purchased some low fat lite yogurt and of course the children all want some. </span> <br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I usually do the majority of my shopping at our local Aldi's . They have a 32 oz plain or vanilla yogurt which they sell for $1.59. That is pretty good. </span> <br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">So what I thought I would try was to take one of the low fat yogurts with fruit and to put about a tablespoon or so in each serving of the Aldi's yogurt and mix. My children love this. </span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">It helps me to stretch that yogurt and to keep every one happy at the same time . :)</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Do you have any ideas. I would love to hear them. God Bless, Kathy </span><br /></div><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fJ_AlSr19Av4wbh-DlpuYKbIVLYCRiKEqY2ZRq_c2vOHnzpmKZVi3Xldl2HImVItkWoSGWG3DX6R5Ap57l0FvFWQ8gdyfJAvNJAp6vIqRTXNvpfa8rpChgpBPVhaxVxYL2pcwCziBUM/s1600-h/yogurt_6864701.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fJ_AlSr19Av4wbh-DlpuYKbIVLYCRiKEqY2ZRq_c2vOHnzpmKZVi3Xldl2HImVItkWoSGWG3DX6R5Ap57l0FvFWQ8gdyfJAvNJAp6vIqRTXNvpfa8rpChgpBPVhaxVxYL2pcwCziBUM/s320/yogurt_6864701.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302105766997221554" border="0" /></a>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-44256264126525400342009-02-08T17:51:00.000-08:002009-02-09T18:20:37.897-08:00Daily Devotions<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tRZTs6kpZJLPc1ubhYZfFEhMde5ZmMOHeTdttGOQbGG2TRf0-YokSxF__TEQemHiXSwnrtQcKs3EuW2bjz9aIlGr2lg5uDIoUnXmjUyp0aCisDxtL346XoXkeBK4hPRNV81cxXHizaM/s1600-h/1woman+reading_apple.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tRZTs6kpZJLPc1ubhYZfFEhMde5ZmMOHeTdttGOQbGG2TRf0-YokSxF__TEQemHiXSwnrtQcKs3EuW2bjz9aIlGr2lg5uDIoUnXmjUyp0aCisDxtL346XoXkeBK4hPRNV81cxXHizaM/s400/1woman+reading_apple.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300246644756106562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">("Girl Reading" by Charles Edward Perugini, 1878)</span><br /></span></div><br /><br /><br />A Dear Friend of mine blessed me this Christmas with a devotional to use to help me read through the entire Bible this year. I am really enjoying this devotion so I thought I would share it with all of you.<br /><br /><a href="http://glowpublications.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3&zenid=5eb837a41ee6affff2aa7914f6e06a93">A Heart Devoted</a> is the name of the book.<br /><br />Every day it has a little devotion written to women to encourage us in our daily walk with the Lord.<br /><br />I love these little devotions. They have really encouraged me. It always seems to be about something I am going through that day and it just comforts my soul. It is a blessing to know that other women have the same struggles. And they share their wisdom on how the Lord has worked in their hearts.<br /><br />I hope to share some of the things in the week that God speaks to me about.<br /><br />May God Bless you as you serve Him,<br />KathyKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-13997792445453207282009-02-08T17:37:00.000-08:002009-02-08T18:12:54.616-08:00Menu Monday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qc36A7ByNbdQ3bBU4Wp6Kzr3H5mCx-uIObPeV6mn9CbpI40kdapZtnOGnR_J69Ysnod-3VPl7WSHlAaU4CIJTDK3HqRLC_13j3zjIzVnqEMcOD1OdiaORj6_EVOTieV0qH5L8Uw_nQE/s1600-h/mpmfall1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qc36A7ByNbdQ3bBU4Wp6Kzr3H5mCx-uIObPeV6mn9CbpI40kdapZtnOGnR_J69Ysnod-3VPl7WSHlAaU4CIJTDK3HqRLC_13j3zjIzVnqEMcOD1OdiaORj6_EVOTieV0qH5L8Uw_nQE/s400/mpmfall1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300610814894267570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Welcome to Menu Monday.<br /><br />I thought it would be fun to share my menu for the following week.<br /><br />For a family of 10 a menu has proven to be a great blessing.<br /><br />So here is our menu this week.<br /><br />Dinner<br /><br />Pull pork, homemade rolls, chips salad<br />Ham , Potato and Cheese Casserole homemade butterhorn rolls<br />Grilled Italian Chicken, mashed potatoes, peas, applesauce, bread<br />Meatloaf, rice, stuffing, quick yeast bread<br />Pasta, salad, bread<br />Pancakes<br /><a href="http://inmymothersgarden.blogspot.com/2008/06/pizza-pizza.html">Pizza</a><br /><br />Breakfast<br /><br />French toast<br />Cereal<br />Bagels<br />oatmeal<br />Cereal- Banana<br />Oatmeal<br /><br />Lunch<br /><br />Pasta<br />sandwiches PB & J, yogurt<br />chicken nuggets, peaches<br />hot dogs, mixed fruit<br />Sandwiches grill cheese, pickles, fruit<br />Mac and cheese<br /><br />Check out <a href="http://orgjunkie.com/menu-plan-monday">"I'm an Organizing Junkie Menu Monday" </a><br /><br />Kathy<br /><br /><br /></span>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-61294575188547816982009-02-08T08:33:00.000-08:002009-02-08T11:48:04.014-08:00Saving Saturday!Here are the deals that I was blessed to find this past week.<br /><br />Rite Aid:<br /><br />They had Bounty Paper Towels B1G1 Free. At our local store they were 1.29 each reg price.<br />I had a $1.00 Mfg coupon for 2/1.00 .<br />I had two coupons so I was able to purchase four rolls for .15 cent each !<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-_sEsmuQXc-Bv_p1sFPRM2Nt8b9uDriIyzztnPEay_GclXC4d_DU6JvwRI6HW55ul2Pt_lGYO01T9dNBIpHFUN13D_fFU79U5g5uRlxhYgEMJN9Qcax_8jtydFUS4OdUKqQvq9M8hyA/s1600-h/IMG_5248.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 386px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-_sEsmuQXc-Bv_p1sFPRM2Nt8b9uDriIyzztnPEay_GclXC4d_DU6JvwRI6HW55ul2Pt_lGYO01T9dNBIpHFUN13D_fFU79U5g5uRlxhYgEMJN9Qcax_8jtydFUS4OdUKqQvq9M8hyA/s400/IMG_5248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300468663133413202" border="0" /></a><br />Shoprite:<br /><br />This is a local grocery store up here in New England and lately I have really be finding some great deals.<br /><br />Here is what I purchased last week.<br /><br />4- Colgate toothpaste<br /> On sale for .99 cents each (reg 2.19)<br /> I had 4 $1.00 Mfg coupons so they were Free<br /><br />4- Mennen Speed stick deodorant.<br /> On Sale for .99 cents each (Reg 1.89)<br /> I had 2 Mfg coupons for 2/1.00<br /> .49 cents each<br /><br />4- Robitussin cough Formula 4 oz.49*<br />On sale for 1.99 (reg 4.99)<br /> I had 4 Mfg coupons for $1.00<br /> .99 cents each<br /><br />3- Sucrets Ice 6 pk<br /> On sale 1/2 price 1.49 (reg 2.99)<br /> I had 3 Mfg coupons for 1.50<br /> Free for all of these!<br /><br />$47.83 worth of items for $6.53 oop<br /><br />Praise the Lord! :)<br /><br />Have a great day God Bless, and Happy shopping! KathyKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-78416285642551882202009-02-07T17:19:00.000-08:002009-02-07T17:50:38.712-08:00I'm Back !Well Dear Friends I want to say hello! How long it has been since I have written a post!<br /><br />I want to thank those who left a comment sharing with me your desire to keep my blog up and to keep posting.<br /><br />Things here have been very busy! With school in full swing the days just seem to fly by.<br /><br />Many things have been added to my plate this year so it seems hard to find the time to write a post. I do enjoy hearing from all of you. I have made a few friends along the way which has been a great blessing and encouragement.<br /><br />There were many reasons that I started this blog last summer. I enjoy learning different things and through blogging I have learned a lot about the internet and using the computer. Of course Rebecca is still my teacher in this area. Praise the Lord for her! :)<br /><br />I also had hoped to be a blessing to other moms out there . I remember what it was like being a young mom and desiring to learn from others.<br /><br />The Bible says that the older women is to teach the younger. I know that I still have a lot to learn. We never stop learning do we? But it is my prayer to at least encourage other women to love the Lord and to raise their children for him.<br /><br />I hope to be more consistent.<br /><br />May God bless you all as you strive to serve Him!<br /><br />God Bless, KathyKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-16015479867456554092009-02-04T17:57:00.000-08:002009-02-04T17:57:01.299-08:00History comes Alive!Many people have dreamed of traveling back in time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQR35CDkMik_UPHuookEkXEuHY5XPAjqgtxro6zt5Bp3ylCpoFb59RFwAqyLgSZY2n7-XVBIMv1R_d11HRvK6kZycB8bj1zRXDkYac_eQ6O2d1KSf9acxChs0G79Dj2nPEdyWmVg1u80/s1600-h/img26.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQR35CDkMik_UPHuookEkXEuHY5XPAjqgtxro6zt5Bp3ylCpoFb59RFwAqyLgSZY2n7-XVBIMv1R_d11HRvK6kZycB8bj1zRXDkYac_eQ6O2d1KSf9acxChs0G79Dj2nPEdyWmVg1u80/s320/img26.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218952691947307874" border="0" /></a>Books have been written, films produced, documentaries recorded about such an event as time travel. It seems an impossibility, doesn't it?<br /><br />However, I know of a time Machine that exists in nearly every town: The local Library.<br />Reading historical fiction is my "little time machine", and it makes History come alive!<br />The library has so many little time machines!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUz3pZGKb_7kaYcBpMmMNLUsknAmzzrGjQ1K1bISV9zSCy8r5LiSnesHRmUOD5VjjXobbLbNQF4XAXJ0S3sCMOa8ZlwpnWyx1fW-jvauEdFIL8EC7mKJCscau600WuiXVCqjehmtpl4ZQ/s1600-h/P1150330.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUz3pZGKb_7kaYcBpMmMNLUsknAmzzrGjQ1K1bISV9zSCy8r5LiSnesHRmUOD5VjjXobbLbNQF4XAXJ0S3sCMOa8ZlwpnWyx1fW-jvauEdFIL8EC7mKJCscau600WuiXVCqjehmtpl4ZQ/s200/P1150330.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218952163354805234" border="0" /></a><br />Up until five years ago I didn't like history that much, it was "ok"<br />but not fascinating or captivating- I thought it was just a bunch of boring facts and dates.<br />I never thought that history could be interesting at all.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBf4vP0FuseyzbWOwVhlOsS76BPfb-yU7maORenTjEBCk8yF3J2dJL4AM3zSO6KGtepvPgkl-DP7k60RztBhNmBxWW7-6muC1dS7lI0rRRxiGwvHyeCLMOevEtn8ejQrTRPqQ1tb0ZdFw/s1600-h/Dear_America_Voyage_on_the_Great_Titanic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBf4vP0FuseyzbWOwVhlOsS76BPfb-yU7maORenTjEBCk8yF3J2dJL4AM3zSO6KGtepvPgkl-DP7k60RztBhNmBxWW7-6muC1dS7lI0rRRxiGwvHyeCLMOevEtn8ejQrTRPqQ1tb0ZdFw/s200/Dear_America_Voyage_on_the_Great_Titanic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218497670849129362" border="0" /></a><br />Then, one day I was in our local public library and came upon a book,<br />It was called "Voyage on the Great Titanic" and it was from the "Dear America" series. I liked the cover painting, and so I thought I would read it.<br /><br />When I finished the small book a week later, I was hooked. This fictional diary was amazing! I felt like the girl "Margaret" was writing to me about her adventurous disaster on the Titanic. I even enjoyed the true facts and photos in the back! History from a girl's point of view who was about the same age as I was captivated me!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIUStMAvNmPOwhghROgkUPKMYz9O3QQ-NQRt9Tg8spDgstJwvdUNrjiGfxkCnfVhiit5zroMyzEibGn-MsW0ERVnftdQ1q3iN4vVJ_35fZiz5iW_LULrk87MLttHWgj-4hJdp1leySqE/s1600-h/0590394665.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIUStMAvNmPOwhghROgkUPKMYz9O3QQ-NQRt9Tg8spDgstJwvdUNrjiGfxkCnfVhiit5zroMyzEibGn-MsW0ERVnftdQ1q3iN4vVJ_35fZiz5iW_LULrk87MLttHWgj-4hJdp1leySqE/s200/0590394665.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218497810732289522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhuwicYjHq0TaOiHf8C6RpY8Rr8TTr6t5Qxi5WSn982zR27cfOFwhHgm2M6GIg4l1Uxf1AQRVDYprboTNAwQCr1cRZBiA_nZld8CuwUuOAgR1DWwlgfWQFCycharPhBqVG6BsOnJfaLk/s1600-h/index.aspx.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhuwicYjHq0TaOiHf8C6RpY8Rr8TTr6t5Qxi5WSn982zR27cfOFwhHgm2M6GIg4l1Uxf1AQRVDYprboTNAwQCr1cRZBiA_nZld8CuwUuOAgR1DWwlgfWQFCycharPhBqVG6BsOnJfaLk/s200/index.aspx.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218498029558755922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEHFesLxNf9gpWJ6Vqn5xCfhLVq-rSIRF8O1v1B8n5YH3CX8Rh6O77uUxJvLGh-gTSOnfmHBNikAC0Q7j9DPZuSpf08oop5TbgRMizHrpziVu7E08Glk-EIQ_5aA8TLQNZRU7uslva0A/s1600-h/n192671.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEHFesLxNf9gpWJ6Vqn5xCfhLVq-rSIRF8O1v1B8n5YH3CX8Rh6O77uUxJvLGh-gTSOnfmHBNikAC0Q7j9DPZuSpf08oop5TbgRMizHrpziVu7E08Glk-EIQ_5aA8TLQNZRU7uslva0A/s200/n192671.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218498152171581378" border="0" /></a><br />I went back to the library<br />and found a few more.<br /><br />History was suddenly coming to<br />life right before me! I began to<br />check biographies and other books about the time periods of the diary I was currently reading.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then I found another book,<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2JRGH52P4WLLVU6dnrpIbg3YiaIPQ4PKl2FhnPoxhoY-vzQRJMgt6e5_we0Zm_IIKl36E06n08DSbiLGjwfiskVQsV1cuLkaQUOpk5GOpoVCZEfCN44UJpTQWu7BOZvOucPOObUZWIQ/s1600-h/0590684841.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2JRGH52P4WLLVU6dnrpIbg3YiaIPQ4PKl2FhnPoxhoY-vzQRJMgt6e5_we0Zm_IIKl36E06n08DSbiLGjwfiskVQsV1cuLkaQUOpk5GOpoVCZEfCN44UJpTQWu7BOZvOucPOObUZWIQ/s200/0590684841.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218948772367927106" border="0" /></a><br />I had heard about the Great Queen Elizabeth I, and since the Royal Diaries were from the same writers of Dear America I thought I'd give it a try.<br /><br />Once again, I was captivated! And the best part was that these Royal diaries were about real girls, who lived and affected history. I looked for more, and found some!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKIiEpTv-0jhIlMQ2-ZRcgzQhtmJ7mdcdFbyhBmMn1srqBitZ9n4K3BCk9xiOaWhWqeYyXOa-HoCYP-J2cpwf2WTUCVFtUKOHjem21oBM06Ij2-9BfIZRkGNQKnDEQj_yQad5CalR5xc/s1600-h/meyer_anastasia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKIiEpTv-0jhIlMQ2-ZRcgzQhtmJ7mdcdFbyhBmMn1srqBitZ9n4K3BCk9xiOaWhWqeYyXOa-HoCYP-J2cpwf2WTUCVFtUKOHjem21oBM06Ij2-9BfIZRkGNQKnDEQj_yQad5CalR5xc/s200/meyer_anastasia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218949865391027746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtdUDbDVsCfZCccIX2dqGmPISgZvATdhxvFXYkNVj_-l9a_I1sFX3zlGcQN2SMZhf1r8YoHe_28zr4p5blm3idn4yB9esyLty02EZockjQj00voc4lM0rFTvnbNWwoeA9duDwmoOH-9s/s1600-h/6a00c22525a354f21900d09e57bb78be2b-500pi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtdUDbDVsCfZCccIX2dqGmPISgZvATdhxvFXYkNVj_-l9a_I1sFX3zlGcQN2SMZhf1r8YoHe_28zr4p5blm3idn4yB9esyLty02EZockjQj00voc4lM0rFTvnbNWwoeA9duDwmoOH-9s/s200/6a00c22525a354f21900d09e57bb78be2b-500pi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218950002218903586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHDvaHOLRvtn9TE43a5VsC_WOJsP1RVL_ZKPpou64p3YZct5hiCTNbVIzKS79n8pAMn0O2zc8z5wQNWu67xxiHfg4tNGeQv45ibmYEuTo7O_K7gj3DPIoosmOFhKtooD3QJbJhAmq5wE/s1600-h/n192611.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHDvaHOLRvtn9TE43a5VsC_WOJsP1RVL_ZKPpou64p3YZct5hiCTNbVIzKS79n8pAMn0O2zc8z5wQNWu67xxiHfg4tNGeQv45ibmYEuTo7O_K7gj3DPIoosmOFhKtooD3QJbJhAmq5wE/s200/n192611.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218949934130879186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />These books were great!<br /><br />But I kept coming back to the Elizabeth one, I read it over and over. I was so fascinated by the Tudor house, that I got out a whole bagful of books about her and her notorious father, King Henry VIII.<br /><br />My Mother looked at a few of my books, and then we saw a documentary/film about the Tudors. Since that time my Mother and I have been studying the Tudor house. We have grown closer together, and have fun reading books, or watching films about this famous family.<br /><br />I LOVE HISTORY!<br /><br />There are so many stories out there, waiting to be read! If you have a child who is bored to death of history, try Historical fictions.<br /><br />There are so many books out there that are historical fictions, and non- fictions that take dry boring facts and make them come to life! Most of these can be found at the local library.<br />God Bless, Rebecca.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmx0qEBERwPFpKBXxpr-VlTCJg8DW44Vc7851IF-ToivRcC4i1nqyzYOCzbeA9tVbCWeRzcPt8_yJ0irZWCRhTRbGRp_DSBnKIXLu0OUg8jHx24NYPkWk1Ao5o2rA5OLCXx8p8ngtOXYE/s1600-h/FOR+FREEDOM+THE+STORY+OF+A+FRENCH+SPY+Jacket+Cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmx0qEBERwPFpKBXxpr-VlTCJg8DW44Vc7851IF-ToivRcC4i1nqyzYOCzbeA9tVbCWeRzcPt8_yJ0irZWCRhTRbGRp_DSBnKIXLu0OUg8jHx24NYPkWk1Ao5o2rA5OLCXx8p8ngtOXYE/s200/FOR+FREEDOM+THE+STORY+OF+A+FRENCH+SPY+Jacket+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218956104141181554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrrWKuJxph98xht5ELh1zt4m1zRb8weQfHSeHlMl2ErG80Z5LPqf1LV-Axr98Ozuvb7IwokJ2bnNVQevzNArj-SWV_Pt0INt2GX1zOpv04O8FmEUxnX2shUTTPWBwWlR0Ju4pBwYmzHg/s1600-h/gods_smuggler.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrrWKuJxph98xht5ELh1zt4m1zRb8weQfHSeHlMl2ErG80Z5LPqf1LV-Axr98Ozuvb7IwokJ2bnNVQevzNArj-SWV_Pt0INt2GX1zOpv04O8FmEUxnX2shUTTPWBwWlR0Ju4pBwYmzHg/s200/gods_smuggler.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218956098669351858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_1qV1oQlaFUhCEln9ah7Pc7UroLfIN3iw7vmyH1wq1Pfl8Z4B0gTWehHTsCtbGq-DhbqYvdKbM0dTxVHvf5MpjSLuHTi9FK1hmtgOAtlOFxhuR07CeAfAgjanet9pbz0I9Y1VxnDkS0/s1600-h/little+house.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_1qV1oQlaFUhCEln9ah7Pc7UroLfIN3iw7vmyH1wq1Pfl8Z4B0gTWehHTsCtbGq-DhbqYvdKbM0dTxVHvf5MpjSLuHTi9FK1hmtgOAtlOFxhuR07CeAfAgjanet9pbz0I9Y1VxnDkS0/s200/little+house.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218956104622882914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7ZcqxPJ0RORXm82hhAwShMRZBK5GDwk2HxgZlcNUn6MCPFCI5qprwpe_T9VYFZSERxxOA3QthrvBPv8I6e69kYuceqkK0WcmtwgOOcU9hTTqJw8f0pNJ3AJIHpr9vkjtKrQvY9ARcd8/s1600-h/lacemaker.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7ZcqxPJ0RORXm82hhAwShMRZBK5GDwk2HxgZlcNUn6MCPFCI5qprwpe_T9VYFZSERxxOA3QthrvBPv8I6e69kYuceqkK0WcmtwgOOcU9hTTqJw8f0pNJ3AJIHpr9vkjtKrQvY9ARcd8/s200/lacemaker.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218956103861556338" border="0" /></a>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-9269634357992612622009-02-01T17:56:00.000-08:002009-02-09T10:47:59.450-08:00Little brother<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><br /><br /></div><a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7W2TbYTlWHJ4O6R57sY7Z0LATC1kH7SD5Fv9JIj2wD-WpoEs2XLrbr8t-aOFXjm_wbMVbmhyphenhyphenP2norVR6Q1tpKSzXzSe7vzGetQHRjPURGW3N0ECiknRnaQPjB76DtNpVc5cuzrGKGuGM/s1600-h/DSC03061.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7W2TbYTlWHJ4O6R57sY7Z0LATC1kH7SD5Fv9JIj2wD-WpoEs2XLrbr8t-aOFXjm_wbMVbmhyphenhyphenP2norVR6Q1tpKSzXzSe7vzGetQHRjPURGW3N0ECiknRnaQPjB76DtNpVc5cuzrGKGuGM/s400/DSC03061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216352460322988226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Meet Caleb. He is a 3 (soon to be 4) yr old little boy. Blessed with an incredibly innocent face and a "Melt-your-heart" smile.</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"> My Mom refers to him as "Little Mr. Edison" Why?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Our Little Caleb is a curious boy.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Did you know that as a child </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);" href="http://www.thomasedison.com/">Thomas Edison</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"> burnt down his father's barn due to one of his "experiments."</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Little Thomas Edison was a curious boy.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Thankfully, our little curious boy hasn't burnt down a barn or house, however. . . .</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZquAk-h7BEHfamAlMSWeSx9gByTCOYBcrrILZdYJBqunDu0hJaOQE5WVrxkQ91QjaywVKdzWKLnOJETE3IDw7YeafGpwDAJJzGq030N02ATne8Z-25uU9wBKUnJujTG3PUmI3_2qB6c/s1600-h/DSC01942.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZquAk-h7BEHfamAlMSWeSx9gByTCOYBcrrILZdYJBqunDu0hJaOQE5WVrxkQ91QjaywVKdzWKLnOJETE3IDw7YeafGpwDAJJzGq030N02ATne8Z-25uU9wBKUnJujTG3PUmI3_2qB6c/s200/DSC01942.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216352057051259154" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><br />I remember when my father found red acrylic paint on our basement floor. The Suspect had fled. However, we quickly found the culprit, red handed.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Our little "Edison" was truly caught red handed.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">At least it was washable paint!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0dwpVJEPXHHqQHJyz0v6RpiccakDLsHW5xQFSOJqdwPGFhBRIL1zYPld2H9GujfFEqTtPtGulQC_Tsyy5wCIlCZ6YZ_fJoe67ufJjIVdJZM1I750aBpCJ44x2pZ92Jl8uWC-sBRqLF8/s1600-h/DSC02433.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0dwpVJEPXHHqQHJyz0v6RpiccakDLsHW5xQFSOJqdwPGFhBRIL1zYPld2H9GujfFEqTtPtGulQC_Tsyy5wCIlCZ6YZ_fJoe67ufJjIVdJZM1I750aBpCJ44x2pZ92Jl8uWC-sBRqLF8/s200/DSC02433.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216724658739021618" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">This one was very "fun!"</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Our Sweet little boy dumped an entire can of black pepper on the table! And right before dinner!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Although we scrubbed and scrubbed, our meal was still spicy.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">This was 1 year ago, however Caleb still dumps black pepper on his dinner every once in a while. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhnqy54wrS72CrRpRUOpzZAcS1A9DcYF7tqAXhlI4bFB6ZadTF4e7IQbBS9u8REocmB2V7rc-m3aYS977t74yhLuQEYCzmJ9CFog8j8Jt4qzoQq-ZhdRshobXPFdrk2UZsKtq4mIoEgQ/s1600-h/IMG_6867.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhnqy54wrS72CrRpRUOpzZAcS1A9DcYF7tqAXhlI4bFB6ZadTF4e7IQbBS9u8REocmB2V7rc-m3aYS977t74yhLuQEYCzmJ9CFog8j8Jt4qzoQq-ZhdRshobXPFdrk2UZsKtq4mIoEgQ/s200/IMG_6867.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216351113679878082" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><br />This actually took place a few days ago. I was making chocolate chip muffins for lunch, when Caleb walked up with a big smile, and a chocolate mustache!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">He had apparently stolen several chocolate chips while I had my back turned!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5BLLAUAVUq8R_ITYKpw1K7p3GtIqu7hG1txZPx39S2HuGLz1O9IK1IzqaeaA-IoQHM9DV7GrRd2fIHKN5B6HsWLkf5LP9mbdeCEX3h8wH5k1-KHZOwlYlAXDE9NPDpB4bNS_x3juxGo/s1600-h/IMG_5835.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5BLLAUAVUq8R_ITYKpw1K7p3GtIqu7hG1txZPx39S2HuGLz1O9IK1IzqaeaA-IoQHM9DV7GrRd2fIHKN5B6HsWLkf5LP9mbdeCEX3h8wH5k1-KHZOwlYlAXDE9NPDpB4bNS_x3juxGo/s200/IMG_5835.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216351438452194658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Ever curious, my sweet little brother!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">This is a vacuum.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">However he turned it into a race car while daddy was trying to fix it!</span><br /></div><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq2r6j5W-X84gTDxOyVoRGIBB7RvAUt8mh1xJlA29oFiez6G7xdmgD8cLMcsig-Nvz0GGk10m0iQgkXHtUy5WKg0Wmkj88C44lBB09CZn_uFGCbLjCHFH7Td9RwMEMvPH88BMXGAqcUU/s1600-h/DSC03062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 410px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq2r6j5W-X84gTDxOyVoRGIBB7RvAUt8mh1xJlA29oFiez6G7xdmgD8cLMcsig-Nvz0GGk10m0iQgkXHtUy5WKg0Wmkj88C44lBB09CZn_uFGCbLjCHFH7Td9RwMEMvPH88BMXGAqcUU/s400/DSC03062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216727009982929490" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><br />No matter how curious, no matter how many messes he makes, Caleb is priceless! He's always got a great big smile!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">He is soooooo CUTE!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">He is a treasure from God.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">I'm proud to call him my brother, and my little buddy.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">He had a bib when he was an infant that said, "With this Smile I can get away with anything"</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"> Not quite true, but perhaps close!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:180%;" ><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">I love you little Brother!</span></span></span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(204, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492070038439290585.post-33413491454870232762009-01-30T17:52:00.000-08:002009-02-09T10:46:35.821-08:00We love Pizza!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">I love this post, it is one of our earliest! 6-21-08<br />Enjoy!</span><br /><br /><br /></div><a style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuH-kdudhNIeBjTtgRBAP310IK2PIMamKuC1Lovzj46gwehL-2eOO_PjDKjbb1xecknD5W6dmh6VrooN4Do9Olko1sFnREK2EkKII2GOBlloyiTOVweKgqdxmXfHlkrApy6_m7UjdxMnE/s1600-h/IMG_352422.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuH-kdudhNIeBjTtgRBAP310IK2PIMamKuC1Lovzj46gwehL-2eOO_PjDKjbb1xecknD5W6dmh6VrooN4Do9Olko1sFnREK2EkKII2GOBlloyiTOVweKgqdxmXfHlkrApy6_m7UjdxMnE/s320/IMG_352422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215146192239748162" border="0" /></a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Any one for Pizza?!</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Rebecca and I thought it would be fun to share with you our favorite homemade pizza!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Every Friday night we usually make Pizza for a treat! Of course we are a large family of 10 so we double the recipe. Click </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);" href="http://www.pizzamaking.com/panpizza.php">Here</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"> for the website for the dough recipe.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">After we make the dough we let it rest for a while. When we are ready to make our pizza we preheat our oven to 425 degrees and make two round pizzas reg size and one pan pizza in a stone deep dish ( thats for mom!) After many trials and errors we have decided that we like to precook our pizza doughs for about 10 mins.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWE5KtyqpWMyJMZ_rUCMeHfpfuD9i3SuP3GiRfRdvtpMCawwgU8526bqDKSuFyczW8swZtZhSk3Wnf0FhJ64Mw06_iolcQZZ6F_0d2xTqLBu-k2OA4Xceum7KAosH6ljFlZMQhw2hWGWg/s1600-h/IMG_6677.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWE5KtyqpWMyJMZ_rUCMeHfpfuD9i3SuP3GiRfRdvtpMCawwgU8526bqDKSuFyczW8swZtZhSk3Wnf0FhJ64Mw06_iolcQZZ6F_0d2xTqLBu-k2OA4Xceum7KAosH6ljFlZMQhw2hWGWg/s320/IMG_6677.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215140902290318530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">My husband used to work at Dominoes for about four years until the gas was making it unprofitable to work there any more. One of the perks of working there of course was free pizza!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">While he was there he learned to make a very good recipe called "Philly cheese steak pizza".</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">It is not quite the same but for those who have had it they come back for more!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">You will need the following ingredients:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">American Cheese</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Provolone Cheese</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Deli Roast beef sliced (I usually purchase ours at Aldi's )</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Mozz. cheese</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Peppers, onions and mushrooms are optional. Of course My husband loves these added.</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ICdugeFbanXF7a8dedEggRWmKIHTiNV7geNGyR1FVBC05Vurf1OrmEMdyq7jv5QOsafz2NAiO1YbVNUWnhotxKPn3tbS-vi8YEsY_W3gXUlugrGyQ1zIqdkbQ9Q0l18bNnlQm4oCr78/s1600-h/IMG_6685.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ICdugeFbanXF7a8dedEggRWmKIHTiNV7geNGyR1FVBC05Vurf1OrmEMdyq7jv5QOsafz2NAiO1YbVNUWnhotxKPn3tbS-vi8YEsY_W3gXUlugrGyQ1zIqdkbQ9Q0l18bNnlQm4oCr78/s320/IMG_6685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215142645647233202" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">We then return it back to the oven for about another 10-15 mins. The other two Pizzas are one pepperoni and one deep dish cheese.</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURJGSi6xycQCNDk7s9Zfd9ZK8MA1xOOwOLMCakE4VDdhEfwewiGbGCPiBlxJHhUj19eSsPMq-12_O_2wGobFbmGEmLrOnWSAXRXyrXdSRbDLAk0kP9d-0ODGA1Q698m4G7XWr1Jom0KE/s1600-h/IMG_6687.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURJGSi6xycQCNDk7s9Zfd9ZK8MA1xOOwOLMCakE4VDdhEfwewiGbGCPiBlxJHhUj19eSsPMq-12_O_2wGobFbmGEmLrOnWSAXRXyrXdSRbDLAk0kP9d-0ODGA1Q698m4G7XWr1Jom0KE/s320/IMG_6687.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215144604212034930" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Ummm, doesn't that look good!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">Now the finished product!</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6BNOsNSXYvduA3lMcsXjx2GKTSELbBvHJaGStoDQc_Qx0IZzMFgeNOLjjm6iyeo7XjA3Oa1GrsMaoljz7z_b2Q0euY6SQw4l-BkuGJwWLoDt1lOrJogJhY6I1Lj7YoAkvNryy1s6SfY/s1600-h/IMG_6691.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6BNOsNSXYvduA3lMcsXjx2GKTSELbBvHJaGStoDQc_Qx0IZzMFgeNOLjjm6iyeo7XjA3Oa1GrsMaoljz7z_b2Q0euY6SQw4l-BkuGJwWLoDt1lOrJogJhY6I1Lj7YoAkvNryy1s6SfY/s320/IMG_6691.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215144993031832082" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">This pizza is requested often and goes really fast!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">We hope you enjoy the recipe!</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9HJtQjSV0uVB8X3YsEAgXfHeZqC_tauqd_f2HEMzNsQ0laNRp1_a0zMBVM1aOz-GEAuhpaNuLz0WoXKdk24zT1ZOLuwVpuLQ3svNaV_3B8tfjo4Qvnfgjp7DecyEyDlEE7mOxNaa2iM/s1600-h/piz.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9HJtQjSV0uVB8X3YsEAgXfHeZqC_tauqd_f2HEMzNsQ0laNRp1_a0zMBVM1aOz-GEAuhpaNuLz0WoXKdk24zT1ZOLuwVpuLQ3svNaV_3B8tfjo4Qvnfgjp7DecyEyDlEE7mOxNaa2iM/s320/piz.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215145841508406978" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"> Here is our wonderful pizza maker! </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-q2a-jN0CLxSdtjJEu_-lFDhzlLiqn0MtfL4nkr0XjQZmnXl6LZ820VOBnnzufNq7SxJOqY6K9zHtaK9t4KhXJXejyQULkaYrXvmR6ByPJnLt1bzFi02-6vWELwkUnjzYQh2j9AJPlo/s1600-h/IMG_6687.JPG"><br /></a>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096951828696120204noreply@blogger.com0