Nov

08

Thirteen Games We Like in our Family 1. Trivial Pursuit 2. Pictionary 3. Scene It 4. Scrabble 5. Uno 6. Liverpool….a card game the kids taught us this summer 7. Guess Who…..one the kids loved when they were small 8. Balderdash 9. Mexican Train Dominoes 10. Scattegories 11. Boggle…..we don’t play much now because of […]

Nov

08

Auf Wiedersehen, good night. I was in the store last week to get just one little thing and happened to see that the bags of candy corn were on sale; only 60 cents and I thought I could use a bag for a recipe I found for a snack mix. I figured it would be […]

Filled Under: General

Nov

07

I spent a lot of time last week on some sewing projects. One of my kids asked me to make some baby things that they could give as gifts to friends that were having babies. So I’ve gotten them all finished, boxed up and mailed off to said child who has received them in the […]

Filled Under: Sewing

Nov

06

Sandra has invited us to share our traditions for the holidays. I missed doing this the first time around but she has graciously redone her post so more of us can share in this. I love Christmas and we have done several things over the years with our children to try to make it meaningful […]

Filled Under: Family, Home

Nov

05

Another week and here is my menu for the week Sunday……..Easy crockpot chicken & veggies Monday…….Bunkhouse stew, salad, sourdough bread Tuesday…….Cheesy catfish, butternut squash, green beans Wednesday..Church supper Thursday…..Salmon, salad, veggie Friday………White spaghetti & meatballs, salad (a new recipe I’m trying that uses ground turkey and has a white creamy sauce) For more great ideas […]

Filled Under: Food & Cooking

Nov

03

Tammy tagged me for this meme, 9 weird things about me So here’s my go at it…… “The way you do the things you do”….. 1. I like my cereal soggy, most of the time. 2. I grew up eating mayo on my peanut butter & banana sandwiches….hubby thinks this is very weird! 3. With […]

Nov

02

Time to post another crockpot recipe; you can check out more recipes at Sandra’s and be sure to let us know if you play along! Thanks Sandra for hosting this. Crockpot Bean Supreme 1 lb. pan sausage crumbled & browned (I have subbed ground meat or turkey seasoned) 1 lb. link sausage sliced (I usually […]

Filled Under: Food & Cooking

Nov

01

Thirteen Things About My Halloween Week 1. We had a harvest type festival at church over the weekend 2. With a cakewalk included…..I won a cake, & have frozen it to use at Thanksgiving 3. Also did trunk or treat at church for the kids 4. Had only a little candy leftover 5. So I […]

Nov

01

I’ve got another couple of books that I finished for my fall reading challenge. First up is 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper. As he is driving home from a conference, Baptist minister Don Piper has a head on collision with a semi-truck that crosses into his lane. He is pronounced dead at the […]

Filled Under: Books