The Start of a Homesteader Mom
MERGING THE BLOGS
I'm thinking of merging this blog with my cooking one. And calling it something like COOKING AND OTHER THINGS WITH LITTLES UNDERFOOT. So if suddenly things start to dissapear from here you know where to go. That blog is public so no need to ask for acccess or anything ok!??One more thing, my weight, finally..
Yes, it is time to address the weight issue. I have had that thing up at the top of my blog for my weight loss for I don't even know how long.. and I haven't been making a conscious effort to lose any. Well, that is over. Today, I did really good. I had:
a chicken breast salad with very little ranch dressing
attempted a vegi hot dog, EW! Never again!
Salsa with White corn chips.. not very many
two green onions
about 4 pringles.. my daughter had some and I ate them without realizing what I was doing.. GAH!!
I also had one of those Vitamin Waters, Strawberry-Kiwi
~~more sugar than I wanted, but all WalMart had was Dasani water and I don't like the taste of that stuff.. and I was sooo thirsty after getting groceries. Um.. what else have I had today? I actually think that is it. =) So I actually think that is pretty good.
Hopefully I can do as well tomorrow.
Something fun.. pen pals for you...
In my search for Home Ec curriculum for my daughter I stumbled across something fun. Pen Pals that you can sign up for. A way of getting back to writing things on paper and cards and actually mailing them out instead of using email. I signed up and got my pen pals.. you can get up to two. I already got a card from one of them and it was so much fun. So if you might want to sign up, here is the link. Have fun!!
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I ordered my pressure canner today!!
Well, I finally did it. =) I ordered my pressure canner today from Walmart.com. It is only the 16 Qt size, but I figured that would be fine for me. Plus in the description it said it is ideal for flat top, ceramic stoves. I was worried about that. I found some information at pickyourown.org that said most flat top ceramic stoves won't get hot enough for a pressure canner. So hopefully the description was correct. Now I just have to get the Ball Blue Book, all the little gadgets I will need and of course all my jars and lids. Yay! I am very excited!
A new resource I found..
I was checking my yahoo mail tonight to put something on Freecycle and I had a bunch of emails from www.Nubella.com. They all had to do with healthier eating. Many had links to recipes on their site. I have been sitting here perusing through many recipes that sound delicious and trying to figure out how exactly I am going to organize them for future reference. =) I am not sure how I got signed up for these emails, but I am definitely glad I did.
A new Grandchild
Michelle came over this morning to talk to dad and I. She told us that she is 3 weeks pregnant. We are not shocked, but then again we are. Michelle has been dating Gill for 4 and 1/2 weeks now. They live with his parents. Michelle told us that she and Gill will get married soon, but her divorce needs to be done 1st. She also told us she is going to keep looking for a job and try to go to school too. We will see. Michelle has not worked a day since she has moved back down here months ago. Everyone has been supporting her and the babies. We will love and welcome any grandchild, we just wish she was on her feet taking care of the babies she has now before adding more. Michelle's sisters are upset and disappointed in her because they have raised Jeffie and Maddie as much as Michelle has. We need to keep this in prayer and Gods hands where they belong.
God Bless, mj
FEMININE FRIDAY~HAIR:)
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An outfit that you own (or a photo of a favorite look) that exhibits your femininity (does not have to be a dress...be yourself!)
A hairstyle, accessory or piece of jewelry that is special and makes you feel beautiful
Something in your home - can be nonwearable, of course - that represents your femininity (it can be anything!!)
An inspiring or thought-provoking article, book review or quotation on any topic related to femininity
Feminine Friday is not about being a cookie-cutter. Share what femininity means to you and how you define modesty, beauty and being a Daughter of the King. I look forward so much to seeing what everyone shares!
"Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues."
Oliver Goldsmith
Here is my favorite hair clip. It's very pretty and feminine (in my opinion anyway
) It holds all my hair and doesn't come undone! I got it at shoppers drugmart I think for about $9. I wear it with dressy clothes as well as with jeans and casual tops. It might not always match "casual" but I like the way it holds my hair and dresses up an otherwise "blah" ponytail
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My children are HOME!!!
I am so happy.. my children are home.. It was so nice to go to the church and pick up my babies.. yes i know they are not babies. But to me they will always be babies.... YOu moms out there know what i mean.. :-)
I have been resting and listening to the children about all there fun. My next to the oldest daughter stepped out of her confort zone while she was on her trip.. She sung at the nursing home.... She loves to sing and has a great voice however we have never been able to get her to sing.. She did on the mission trip.. .. Priase the lord...
I am in a lot of pain still. I get tired real quick when i get up to do anything.. And i am still waiting to hear from the doctor. I am sure i will hear something on monday...
I pray that each of you are having a blessed weekend. Elizabeth is canning pickles right now and jackie and rebecca are picking peas out of the garden.. Steven is mowing the yard he said it needed done bad.. bless his heart.. James is vacuming and picking up a few things..
Well got to go and rest some
glenda
26 Guards
God's 26 GuardsHere's a message (taken from my inbox) that will bring you chills.
Have you ever felt the urge to pray for someone and then just put it on a list and said ,
'I'll pray for them later?' Or has anyone ever called you and said, 'I need you to pray for me, I have this need?'
Read the following story that was sent to me and May it change the way that you may think about prayer and also the way you pray.
You will be blessed by this....
A missionary on furlough told this true story while visiting his home church in Michigan ..
'While serving at a small field hospital in Africa , every two weeks I traveled by bicycle through the jungle to a nearby city for supplies.
This was a journey of two days and required camping overnight at the halfway point.
On one of these journeys, I arrived in the city where I planned to collect money from a bank, purchase medicine, and supplies, and then begin my two-day journey back to the field hospital.
Upon arrival in the city, I observed two men fighting, one of whom had been seriously injured. I treated him for his injuries and at the same time talked to him about the Lord.
I then traveled two days, camping overnight, and arrived home without incident....
Two weeks later I repeated my journey. Upon arriving in the city, I was approached by the young man I had treated. He told me that he had known I carried money and medicines.
He said, 'Some friends and I followed you in to the jungle, knowing you would camp overnight. We planned to kill you and take your money and drugs. But just as we were about to move into your camp, we saw that you were surrounded by 26 armed guards.
At this point in the sermon, one of the men in the congregation jumped to his feet and Interrupted the missionary and asked if he could tell him the exact day this happened.
'On the night of your incident in Africa , it was morning here and I was preparing to go play
golf. I was about to putt when I felt the urge to pray for you. In fact, the urging of the Lord was so strong, I called men in this church to meet with me here in the sanctuary to pray for you. Would all of those men who met with me on that day stand up?' The men who had met together to pray that day stood up. The missionary wasn't concerned with who they were, he was too busy counting how many men he saw. There were 26
This story is an incredible example of how The Spirit of the Lord moves in behalf of those who love Him. If you ever hear such prodding, go along with it. Nothing is ever hurt by prayer except the gates of hell. I encourage you to forward this to as many people as you know. If we all take it to heart, we can turn this world toward God once again.
As the above true story clearly illustrates, 'With God all things are possible'.
More importantly, how God hears and answers the prayers of the faithful.
Some pix and things....
ok, well below are 2 pix taken of Anna Joy today and yesterday. She is really growing and I can tell she has gotten heavier. We are pretty much over our nursing woes..........though this nursing is a full time job. Ain't she a cutie!!
Alright....our oven is broken and they can't fix it. Joys of living in a country where only the foreigners have ovens......well....married foreigners. DH is going to try again and see if we can't order a part from overseas. I will check with some missionaries in the capital where there are alot of American schools......surely this part is here in Taiwan.
Until then.....I am really stuck on how to cook. TECHINCALLY I shouldn't be cooking..........Chinese custom gives me the whole month off. But, though dh can cook, and very well at that, he seems to think it is tiring..........HELLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOO like ya think I love it? ok, really I don't like cooking......maybe cause it's I don't like my kitchen and lack of space to do anything or keep anything? i don't know....but without my oven I am seriously stuck on ideas of what to cook. I have a bread maker, but last loaf I made it turned out into a knot of somekind.....totally messed that one up and so sorta afraid to do that again. I am dying for banana bread though.........any muffin type breads for the bread maker? one loaf of bread is not going to cut it for my crew. I am looking though for something for a breakfast bread......
well......that's it for now.........here are two pix of our princess:
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