In the Potter's Hands

• Monday, November 24, 2008 - Sunday yeast rolls

Posted By sheryl
My mom and I went to Sam`s club earlier.  We bought the things we need to dinner Thursday.   Plum wore me out.   I am paying for it now.  I am hurting in my hips and now  I can`t sleep.   So I thought I would take the time to blog  about my day.   I started two batches of Sunday yeast rolls.  While we were at Sam`s I bought a 25 lbs of flour and two big things of yeast.    I want to get back into making breads.  My little man, who turned nine today, asked me when I was going to make some more of that good bread, you know mom the one I can put butter on.  It is funny, because only mommy can do anything for him.  I think that is why he is having such a hard time going back to school.  But his daddy feels it is better for him to be back in school and not being homeschooled.   I told him we had to do what daddy said.   Sammy isn`t to happy  about what daddy is saying.   I just say a little prayer for him each day that it will work out for him.   He comes home and seems like he had a good day then later on  ask if he can go back to being homeschooled.  I know God will work out what is best for him. 
I am sitting here watching A Martha Stewart`s Thanksgivng Special.   You would have to be rich in order to do and decorate the way she is doing things.  It looks very nice but it would cost a fortune.  Now I am watching the food network and they are fixing pigs ears.   Now they are making a sandwich out of them.   They guy looks like he is getting a little sick.  Funny.
Well I really should be making myself go to bed.  I have to take DD2 to the Dr. tomorrow afternoon.   I have some cleaning I need to get done.  Cook dinner and then take the kids to basketball practice.  So I had better go.
Comments (2) :: Permanent Link

• 2008-Nov-24 - Baby Photo

Posted By KimMC in Just Thoughts

Here is our sweet little fella.  He's 3 days in this pic.

Comments (6) :: Post A Comment! :: Permanent Link

• Sunday, November 23, 2008 - Thanksgiving dinner menu

Posted By sheryl
I finally sat down and came up with my menu for Thanksgiving dinner.    I still haven`t decided to cook it at my house   or cook at my aunts house.  My aunt is going to be gone but my mom  is staying with my papaw.  Since he is unable to come down to my house, I will either have to cook there or cook here, take everything up there.   Course, she only lives two mins away.  I live at the bottom of the hill and she lives at the top.
Here is what is on the menu so far;
Deep Fried turkey
corn
green beans
mashed potatoes
gibble gravy
homemade rolls ( Sunday rolls)
cornbread dressing
emerald salad
sweet potato casserole
pecan pie
pumpkin pie
cake
punch, pop, and coffee
We may come up with some stuff but I think, that  will be plenty.

I have my christmas tree up.   It is my Charlie Brown tree.  Well, that is what hubby calls it.  I just put up a primitive tree this year.  I like it.   Different.  I put up some decoration today. 

I will be doing my cleaning this week.   I hope to get my carpet shampooed in the living room.  Sometimes I feel like I will never get caught up. lol    I guess everyone feels that way from time to time.
Comments (1) :: Permanent Link

• Sunday, November 23, 2008 - This stood out to me

Posted By rebekahkjv

"A Lady's Choice"
By Lydia Slatton
Nov 5, 2008 - 11:40:14 AM
 

 
I saw my face reflected there
I cowered in the mirror's stare
I shook my head, sighed in despair,
I am not a lady.
 
For though I dress in skirts and gowns,
My selfishness, it knows no bounds,
Materialistic want abounds, and
I am not a lady.

I saw my slouching posture clear,
My bitten nails, my unkempt hair
And truly I began to fear
I am not a lady.


 
I saw the throat I used to yell
The lips from which profane words fell
And all the signs I saw did tell
I am not a lady.
 
And seeing this, I stooped to weep
For what strong, worthy man would keep
A wife whose darkness ran so deep? No,
I am not a lady.


 
What father glories in a child
Whose jaw is hard, whose ways are wild,
Who has the Word rebuked, reviled? No,
I am not a lady.
 
And when I from my tear-streaked face
Looked up, I gasped. Before my place,
The Lord, here in my private space,
said, "Yes, you are a lady!"
 
In disbelief I stood and cried,
"Lord, then has my reflection lied?
No jewel, veil, or rouge can hide
That I am not a lady."


 
He bid that I no longer stand
But kneel, placed my face in His hand,
Said, "Dearest, don't you understand
How you become a lady?
 
"You cannot do so on your own,
Every great lady past has known
That goodness stems from Me alone.
I make you a lady."
 
I washed my face and dried my eyes,
And evermore I ceased the cries
Fed by the world's unholy lies
That I can't be a lady.
 
And confident, I hold His hand,
And now we must, I understand,
Together work the task at hand:
Making me a lady.



© Copyright 2002-2008 by LAF/BeautifulWomanhood.org
Comments (0) :: Post A Comment! :: Permanent Link

• Sunday, November 23, 2008 -

Posted By rebekahkjv

Well I have been pretty busy and it is not always easy to post on here sometimes. I did delete my blog but I have changed my mind and made a new one. I may not be able to post everyday or even comment all the time but I do so love this website and alot of the wonderful women on here. As I posted last Sunday my nanny passed away a little over a week ago and we are missing her terribly.She was getting so poorly over the last couple of months that she could not be left by herself anymore. So Sundays was always my dads day to stay with her. That is one of the reasons we have home church alot is so that me and my mom can have church with my dad. Today is the first Sunday he did not go and I think it was very hard on him. I asked him last night if he was ok and what was he going to do today he looked a little lost. We have thanksgiving coming up this week and it is going to be a very hard time for all of us. She will be sorely missed. We are going to have Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner one more time in her house. It will not be  the same without her. I miss you nanny but I know that you are in heaven and I will see you again soon........

 

Comments (0) :: Post A Comment! :: Permanent Link

• Saturday, November 22, 2008 - Thanksgiving this year

Posted By sheryl
I had planned on having Thanksgiving at my house this but plans have changed.  The home health nurse came to visit my papaw today.   She told my aunt that my papaw is in the last stage of copd.   A week ago,  they had to take him to the hospital because he was having chest pains and his bp was 63/32.  He didn`t have a heart attack but it was his lungs.   He has been really weak since.  He is not breathing good and it working against his heart.   I know my time with him is getting shorter now.   He turned 94 years old in October.  He says, he is ready to go to be with mamaw.   He isn`t able to come down to my house and we are afraid it would be way too much on him to try.   This will probably be our last Thanksgiving with him.   I want to cherish every moment with him. 
I still need to plan out the menu.   When my mamaw cooked, she had to make sure that she fixed everyones favorite dish.   She always fixed way more than what we ate.  Christmas to. 

I am almost done with my Christmas shopping. Just a little more to go.   Since the kids have went back to school  I will have to add a couple more gifts to the list.  Sammy`s teacher I have known her since we were little and I  think she will be easy to pick something up for her but Hannah`s teacher I really don`t know her.   I think I will head to Nana`s gift shop for their gifts.
Comments (1) :: Permanent Link

• Friday, November 21, 2008 - Haven`t posted for awhile

Posted By sheryl
So much has happen since I posted last.   I am no longer homeschooling the kids.  They started back to school on Friday and Monday of this week and last. I can`t say I am a hundred percent happy about it.  But things were getting to the point of me being so stressed with everything I was having chest pains.   For right now, I think it is for the best.
We are still downsizing our homestead as far as the animals goes.  I am getting ready to get rid of all the  chickens.  All but the boer goats are gone. I hope to find a home for her soon.    We will be butchering the hog sometime in January.   Course, the turkeys, will be butchered sometime this week.   I have a horse I want to sell.  The reason we are getting rid of the animals is because Hannah is highly allergeric  to all of the animals.  She was tested  last week for them.   She is highly allegeric to cattle, horses, goats, cats and feather which takes in chickens.  She is also highly allergeric to white oak and some other trees.   So us burning wood isn`t helping.   She has had a time.   She starts on the drops Tuesday.   She has also tested postive for asthma.  Which just about everyone in my family has asthma.  She has had a time.
The kids are playing basketball now and that is keeping us hopping.  They both are really enjoying it.  It is funny Hannah is the tallest one on her team.  They have eight players, 5 boys and 3 girls.  I say she will be playing center.   

My mom and stepdad are still living in our camper.    They hope to be in the house by Christmas.   I hope too,  that way, we can have Christmas at her house.  I won`t have so much cleaning to do. lol.     I have been trying to get the house cleaned up  for Thanksgiving Dinner.  It is such a mess.  I am so far behind on my cleaning.   I just haven`t had the time to clean like I normally do. 
Well Beth is on her way with her boyfriend and I need to go.  Hopefully I will have more time to get on here. 
Comments (1) :: Permanent Link

• Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - Good Morning

Posted By Southernangel

I got my bottom braces on yesterday afternoon and so im in pain plus this weather is making my sinues act up and is making me plain miserable please have a blessed day

 

 

Alyssa

Comments (1) :: Post A Comment! :: Permanent Link

• 2008-Nov-15 - It's a Boy!

Posted By KimMC in Just Thoughts
Our sweet baby was born Fri evening.  "Little" boy weighed 9 pounds 4 oz  and 22 inches long.  He's a happy little chubb lol.  His big sisters are so excited over their little brother!
Pics soon :-)
Comments (12) :: Post A Comment! :: Permanent Link

• 2008-Nov-5 - Still Here!

Posted By KimMC in Just Thoughts

WOW I can not believe it's been 2 months since I've had a chance to post.    I've only have a few days left to go before our newest baby arrives!!  I've been sick a lot in the last few months between normal lack of sleep and the kids sharing colds. 

We have most of our garden harvested, potatoes were the main thing we planted this year.  So far we've harvested about 1000 pounds and still have at least another 400 pounds to get up this week.

Last week we had our first real snow that stuck on the ground.  The kids just loved it!!  Me, well I'm not so ready for winter yet LOL.  Once our potatoes are all in and the woods all been cut and stacked then I don't care.  I'll be able to snuggle by the fire with our sweet new baby all winter. 

I've been busy making new cloth diapers and fleece/wool soaker's to.  Each of my little seem to have out gown what I have!  And dd1 who has lots of diapers that fit her seems to have developed an sensitivity to the suade cloth inners (sigh).  She gets rashes from the pretty quickly now.  So I'm going to try and go back to flannel with her.  I'm hoping I can get all this sewing done before the wee one comes!

Comments (2) :: Post A Comment! :: Permanent Link

About Me

I am a SAHM and WAHM of four. I have three sons and a daughter whom I homeschool. I am trying to soften up and allow God to mold me to what he wants me to be.

Links

• Home
• View my profile
• Archives
• Friends
• Email Me
• My Blog's RSS
• Lock Family Magic
• Laflin Ministry
• Practical Pantry

Friends

• KimMC
• momof2
• countrygirl35
• ourlilhomestead
• MommyG
• katiebellesmomma
•
• surfercajun
• panshrmu
• puritanmother
• colleenmears
• Brierrose
• farmgal35
•
•
• Kris
• KrisM
• UnlikelyHomesteader
•
•
• Southernangel
Page 1 of 5
Last Page | Next Page