My Blessings

These are my blessing

Gifts from God

Menu for the week of October 28

MENU for the week of
October 28, 2007
Sunday
Breakfast
Cereal and milk
Lunch
Pizza puff pockets, punch
Dinner
Cavatini
Garlic bread
Corn
Kool-aid

Monday-Ashley
Breakfast
Grits, links, eggs, toast, grape juice
Lunch
Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches
Dinner
Chicken tender strips
French fries
Corn, kool-aid

Tuesday-Andrianna
Breakfast
Cereal & milk, toast, orange juice
Lunch
Turkey dogs, sun chips, milk
Dinner
Smothered steak
Rice & gravy
Mixed vegetables

Wednesday-Tiffany
Breakfast
Malt-o-meal, toast, milk
Lunch
Macaroni & cheese, salad, apple juice
Dinner
Grilled chops
Smothered cabbage
Corn bread, corn, kool-aid

Thursday-Jonathan
Breakfast
Oatmeal, fruit cup, milk
Lunch
Cheese sandwiches, noodles
Dinner
Baked chicken legs
Potatoes salad
Sweet peas, kool-aid

Friday-Emily and Marcia
Breakfast
Turkey links, French toast, water
Lunch
Pizza burgers, fries, kool-aid
Dinner
Spaghetti & meatballs
Salad, garlic bread
Kool-aid

Saturday-My Knight-Dinner only
Breakfast
Bob Evans Restaurant
Lunch
Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, chocolate milk
Dinner
Sub sandwiches
Baked chips
Berry flavored water

We miss you Daddy, and God bless you on you trip.

Love your blessings and the Love of your Life.

You are in our prayers.

New to the world of blogging

Well, blogging is very new to me. At times I don't know what to write. But as time goes on I will master it. I love reading other blogger. It's very interesting to see and read about different things that goes on in the world. There are great people still out there. People that are very helpful. I see other blogs and wonder how did they do that, I'm referring to the video and pictures, and other nice things I've seen in other blogger blogs. I just want to thank all of the fellow blogger that visited my blog. I know it's not that exciting yet but it will be. We are family, God bless and I'll blog you tomorrow.

Three Days and Counting, Stuttgart, AR

My husband is our Pastor personal driver, and this year he was chosen to take my Pastor and our First Lady to Stuttgart, AR. This is the first time in twelve years of marriage we've been apart. When he first left I was fine, it was Tuesday morning everything was going as usual, until that evening. That's when it started, the questions, Mom when is dad coming home, that was from my seven year old, then the next was the five year old, and the baby he is very irritable. He knew his Daddy wasn't home. This is day three and I'm still hanging on, I miss him so much. He's going to be gone until November 6, That's a long time. He's been calling me every day and night, so that's a help with the missing part. You know when God put two people together they become one, and that's the case with me and my Knight. But I believe this trip is going to bring the bond between us even closer. My blessings are still asking the same question when will Daddy be back and I tell them in a week, but actually it's a week and five days. Just keep us in your prays. God bless.

Menu for the week of October 7

MENU for the week of
October 7, 2007
Sunday
Breakfast
Cereal & milk, orange juice
Lunch
Baked chicken and bread
Dinner
Turkey
Dressings, greens
Chicken spaghetti, macaroni & cheese
Punch

Monday-Ashley
Breakfast
PBJ sandwiches, fruit
Lunch
Fruit, Popcorn
Dinner
Baked chicken wings
Spaghetti
Dressing

Tuesday-Andrianna
Breakfast
Cereal and milk, grape juice
Lunch
Pizza, fruit cup, apple juice
Dinner
Chicken fajitas
Corn on cob
Kool-aid/strawberry lemonade

Wednesday-Tiffany
Breakfast
Oatmeal, toaster strudel, chocolate milk
Lunch
Ravioli, salad, water
Dinner
Smothered pork chops
Alfredo noodles
Steamed asparagus, cranberry juice

Thursday-Jonathan
Breakfast
Pancakes, eggs, chocolate milk
Lunch
Sub sandwiches, pickles, ruby red grapefruit juice
Dinner
BBQ wings
Potato salad
Steamed carrots, broccoli, cauliflower

Friday-Emily and Marcia
Breakfast
Turkey sausage, eggs, yogurt, orange juice
Lunch
Pizza bagels, carrots, sliced apples, lemonade
Dinner
Baked macaroni goulash
Mixed vegetables, Soda

Saturday-My Knight-Dinner only
Breakfast
Ham, sausage, bacon, eggs, grits, French toast
Lunch
Grilled hot dogs, baked chips, punch
Dinner
Lasagna, salad
Garlic bread, Cranberry/pomegranate juice

It is so much fun working with my blessing in the kitchen. The oldest girls help with prep,

getting everything in order to start cooking. I try during the summer to create quick meals. During the fall and winter season is when we do crock pot meals, and a lot of baking. I enjoy cooking, I have a few cookbooks, and on Saturdays, I take the time to look at the cooking hours on PBS. I try to have veggies with every meal.

New Recipe I come across when I was visiting Pioneer woman blog, Delicious!

Pioneer Woman Chicken Spaghetti

2 cups cooked chicken

2 cans Cream of Mushroom soup

2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese

1/4 cup finely diced green pepper

1/2 cup finely diced onion
1-4 oz jar diced pimentos, drained

3 cups dry spaghetti, broken into two inch pieces

2 cups reserved chicken broth from pot

1 teaspoon Lawry’s Seasoned Salt

1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper

Salt & Pepper to taste

1 additional cup grated sharp cheddar cheese

Cook 1 cut up fryer and pick out the meat to make two cups. Cook spaghetti in same chicken broth until al dente. Do not overcook. When spaghetti is cooked, combine with remaining ingredients except additional 1 cup sharp cheddar. Place mixture in casserole pan and top with remaining sharp cheddar. Cover and freeze up to six months, cover and refrigerate up to two days, or bake immediately: 350 degrees for 45 minutes until bubbly.

(If the cheese on top starts to get too cooked, cover with foil).

Menu for the Week of September 30, 2007

MENU for the week of
September 30, 2007
Sunday
Breakfast
Oatmeal, toast, orange juice
Lunch
PB & J sandwiches, chocolate milk
Dinner
Baked whole fryer
Dressing
Sweet peas & carrots

Monday-Ashley
Breakfast
Cereal & milk, muffins, orange juice
Lunch
Hot dogs and polish, chips, kool-aid
Dinner
Chicken tenders
Mashed potatoes
Sweet peas
Kool-aid/grape

Tuesday-Andrianna
Breakfast
Bacon, grits, eggs, chocolate milk
Lunch
Cheese sandwiches, ramen noodles, kool-aid
Dinner
Tuna sandwiches
Potatoes
Green beans
Kool-aid/lemonade pink

Wednesday-Tiffany
Breakfast
Cereal & milk
Lunch
BBQ boneless wings, gizzards, French fries, kool-aid
Dinner
Smothered steak
Homemade mashed potatoes, corn
Kool-aid/orange

Thursday-Jonathan
Breakfast
Instant breakfast, orange juice
Lunch
Hot pockets, salad, flavored water/berry
Dinner
Pork chops
Flavored noodles
Green beans, Soda

Friday-Emily and Marcia
Breakfast
Sausage patties, toaster strudel, milk
Lunch
Sandwiches/Pbj, fruit cup, flavored water
Dinner
Tacos and taco salad
Kool-aid/blue raspberry

Saturday-My Knight-Dinner only
Breakfast
Bacon, sausage, grits, French toast, potatoes, O.J.
Lunch
Pizza, salad, fresh fruit, juice
Dinner
BBQ
Cole slaw
Potato salad, Soda

I give each blessing a day to work with me in the kitchen.

Library Day

The day started off great, the children got up, did their first assignment, life studies(chores). Got dress, fix breakfast and ate. We brush our teeth, we were on our way, until the knight awoken, he got dress and ask me if I could ride with him to the store. Throw my time off.

Today is library day we go to the library every Wednesday. This week the librarian stated story time and it started at 10:00a.m., so that meant we had to be there at 9:30am. Didn't make it, my knight didn't get me back until 9:45, we didn't reach the library until 10:00a.m. It all went well, it just threw my whole day off . We didn't leave the library until 12:30, we were suppose to be gone at 12:00. I love my life, it's one adventure after another. Let me get to the point, the library is part of our curriculum, reading is very important in our household. If you can read knowledge will follow. I let each blessing pick out six books, then I pick out two that I want them to read.

We're studying Maya Angelou for the next to weeks. My older blessings are reading books she wrote and giving their input about the book in their open journals, also their reading about her life as a poet. The next group is learning one of her poems, and the youngest group I'm reading her biography to them. Geography, we're learning about Japan. Math, 10th grader pre-algebra, 6th grader multiplications, 4th grader money and measurements, 2nd grader double digit subtraction, my kindergarten single digit addition, my pre-preschooler numbers. Read, Read, Read, Read that's what were doing in reading. Science were finishing our studies on plants and getting ready to start on the weather-Tornadoes. Art, all fall creations, from colorful leaves to pumpkins. Spelling each level to whom is required. Grammar/language art, we're all working on Nouns. So that's what were working on this week. God bless.