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• Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - Energizer Turkey... It keeps going and going,lol
Posted By Dana
So originally this was going to be an update to the "Rubber Turkey" ya know because it stretches and streches like rubber, but I like "Energizer Turkey" better because it keeps going and going, lol
Tonight will be day 3 of Turkey for dinner, I am wondering how far it will stretch to feed us.
The first night we had
Turkey
Mashed Potatoes and gravy
Stuffing
and green beans
last night the kids and I had the same thing just reheated but dh wanted to make a sandwich so he had 2 turkey sandwiches.
Tonight dh will probably want sandwiches again since those are his all time favorite way to eat leftover thanksgiving turkey, I think I will make hot turkey and gravy sandwiches for me and the kids, however I think they may opt for something else as they weren't as thrilled with turkey again for dinner last night like their dad was, but I have plenty of stuff for them to choose from, They will probably want grilled cheese sandwiches with hm applesauce on the side.
So there ya go, 3 meals so far from a free turkey, I wonder how long it will last? |
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• Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - What's New
Posted By Char5
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I just realized how long it is has been since I stopped by to post anything.
The time just seems to fly around here by the time we make it through
classes and everyday chores as well as whatever project that I have going
at the time. I hope that each of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday
with your families and that you are well on the way to getting all of your
preparations finished for the Christmas Season. I wanted to pass along the
latest news from Cozy Home Designs as we are dedicated to helping you
create your own Cozy Home for your family to enjoy. I have exciting news
as I have discovered a new candle company: Diamond Creek Candles and I
now have my own web page set up with them at:
They are just GORGEOUS and you can purchase them online directly from
my web page and they will be shipped right to your door. Stop by the page
and check them out.
There are many new and wonderful things coming from them for the New
Year also, so I will have lots to tell you in the next couple of months.
the link at the bottom of the main home page after you select your
language at the top of the opening page.
One more piece of information that I am just ecstatic about!!! I am now
an authorized dealer of If Walls Could Talk Vinyl Words for Walls. This
is a Christian company and there are a good variety of Scriptures and
sayings to choose from so that you can express your family's thoughts and
beliefs for others to see. They are easy to apply and easy to remove so
that you can change them when you are ready. Contact me to view their selection.
Thank each of you for supporting me with your thoughts, and your prayers
and your business. You are the driving force behind Cozy Home Designs and
the reason that I continue to look for new items to bring to you for your home.
I am hoping that you have the BEST Christmas ever that the Lord will continue
to bless you through the New Year.
Hugs for now,
Charlotte
"Betsy Ross was a WAHM"-Charlotte Spears
(comment on our American Heritage of cottage industry)
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• Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - Evolution of Dance
Posted By Abundant Blessings Farm in Thoughts• Monday, December 1, 2008 - The First of December
Posted By SimpleFolk
I can't believe that December is here! We've been very ill for the last several days. We had a lovely Thanksgiving, but that evening, I developed a high fever. At first, I was concerned with my incision (infection?) but as it turns out, it was flu. I am still running a low grade fever and feel very tired and weak. The boys are mending quickly, thank the Lord. The worst of it for them was the first 24 hours. My leg is very bruised and still swollen and painful. It's been difficult to do my daily tasks and so the boys are pitching in with laundry and such. The biopsy results have not come in, and it looks as though I will wait another week for them.
We don't have our trees up yet, which has never happened! We will start this evening with some decorating and hopefully, be ready once the weekend comes. When I'm able, I want to take a walk around the farm to gather greens for garland. I'm planning a Christmas open house for friends and neighbors next weekend, so I pray that we can get well and stay well for the festivities.There's much to be done! I am making my "to do" list. I noticed that I need to polish the silver punch bowl. It seems only yesterday, I put it away! It only comes out for Christmas, and makes things seem so special. We have a bit of snow on the ground now which only adds to the charm of the season. There is much to look forward to!
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• Monday, December 1, 2008 - A Simple Woman's Daybook
Posted By SimpleFolk
For Today
Monday,December 1, 2008
Outside my Window... blowing snowflakes. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
I am thankful for... a little more energy today
From the kitchen...chicken soup and warm bread
I am reading...over some work for TOS that I needed to finish
I am hoping...for my test results to come in.
I am hearing... some soft Christmas music.
Around the house...we're taking a "sick day" and resting.
One of my favorite things... the warm quilt I've had over my lap today.
A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week... a Christmas party, an Old Fashioned Christmas celebration at an 1800's farm (can't wait!) decorating our home for the season
A picture thought to share for the day...
(Ginger folks from last year. We can't wait to make more!)
Please stop by to visit Peggy to peek into the lives of other "Simple Women," and to read the guidelines for creating your own Daybook!
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• Monday, December 1, 2008 - December 1st...... Already?
Posted By Dana
Wow, it just doesn't seem like it should be december already.
My day today was spent with my dad. He had cataract surgery on his right eye as well as vision correction surgery on the same eye. I get to take him next monday for the same exact surgeries on the other eye. He came through surgery just fine and once I got him home and settled he was insistant on staying by hisself and told me to go on home and get my youngest who was staying with his great grandma.
I love my dad!! He isn't all lovey dovey but I know he loves me too. I think we had a good time today, I know he was nervous about the surgery and I am so thankful that he came through it alright.
The anestesia left him pretty loopy and just about down right drunk after the surgery so he was pretty funny with the things he was saying, he really had me cracking up on the way home. He kept telling me things about my driving but the funny thing is that he couldn't see a thing, his one eye had been operated on and covered with a patch and the other eye isn't all that great with the cataract still on it and so when he was telling me about my driving it was pretty funny, because I know he couldn't really see anything all that great.
Spending time with my dad was great, I wish is was just because and not because he needed surgery but at least it was somewhat minor surgery and he is going to be great when its all said and done.
Have a great evening!!
Dana |
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• Monday, December 1, 2008 - A busy week ahead....
The week ahead is filled with activities....but fun activities!!!
We are home today...doing our school work and enjoying the bit of snow that has fallen. Tomorrow is my town day...I'm meeting two different ladies to sell them some of our "stuff". I will be so happy to have this stuff sold!!! Then it's off to Wal Mart to return something I bought on Friday, and do a bit of Christmas shopping. Then it's time for my Mom's night out!! It's our Christmas party...we'll celebrate with a good meal, great friends and a round of Dirty Santa!
Wednesday, we're "watching" a friend's BIL. He's mentally at the age of about 5, but is over 50 years old. They are going to the public school to teach an abstinence program (so proud of them!!). When they come to pick him up, we're headed for our milk run. I'm really looking forward to getting milk this week. The gal and her husband we buy milk from moved into a new rental home, and out of her parents' home this past weekend. We have a gift for her and can't wait to give it to her!
Thursday...at this moment, looks like we'll be home as usual that day. :)
Friday is our homeschool group's Christmas craft party. I actually have chosen my craft already! Yeah, me!
Saturday, we're headed to town to see Handel's Messiah at a local church. We've never seen this and are really looking forward to it!
Sunday, is a Christmas parade in town. We watched our little town's parade yesterday....can you tell we LOVE parades?!
So, that's our week....busy, but fun!
We bought our tree yesterday. And brought home a bag full of trimmings to decorate with. Yep, it helps to be married to someone who works there... 
I think we'll get it put up tonight, provided we get some other decorating done today. We have a TON of boxes of decorations...and I do mean a ton....that need to be unloaded and taken back to the attic so we can move around in there! The living room is small...and the boxes just make it feel smaller.
Next week doesn't look as busy...that may be the week we get started on cookies. I also am making a cake for a friend of mine for her grandson's baptism later this month. I need to get her approval on the design.
Lots to do, lots to do...but I just love the holidays....only wish the season lasted longer...
I'm off to make some hot chocolate for my red nosed babes who've been outside trying to play in the tiny bit of snow that fell this morning...
Have a blessed day!!
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• Monday, December 1, 2008 - Vision Forum sale!!!
• 2008-Nov-30 - What’s Been Coking in my Kitchen?
Posted By Crystal Miller
This afternoon was a little busy in the kitchen. It was a quiet afternoon and seemed like a good day to get a few things done. We ate up just about all our turkey. It lasted Thursday, Friday and Saturday for lunch. On Saturday evening I took what little meat that was left off the bird and used most of it in a Mexican rice casserole. I mixed about 5 cups cooked brown rice with 3 cups chopped turkey, 1 can spicy tomatoes, a little salsa and put it in a 9x13 pan, topped it with cheese and baked it until the cheese was melted and all was hot. While that was baking I made a double batch of my Cuban black bean patties (a new recipe that is in my Cooking with Beans! eBook). We had the rice casserole, black bean patties and salad for dinner.
Today I took the carcass and covered it with water, added a chopped onion, chopped celery and salt and it is currently simmering on the stove. I will leave it simmering until tomorrow morning and turkey soup will be tomorrow’s dinner.
That still left today to figure out what was for dinner. We are all ready for a break from turkey so I pulled out a bag of cooked red beans from the freezer. There were probably 5 cups of beans with their cooking broth. I also had a ½ lb of cooked hamburger in the freezer (last week I only used a ½ lb in one of my soups and froze the other ½). I added this with the beans and a can of diced tomatoes. I sautéed in olive oil, onions, celery and peppers and added this to the beans along with some chili powder and Tabasco and a little salt.. and voila! Chili Bean Soup for dinner! I am serving it with tortilla chips and a salad.
While I was cooking up my soups Leanne and Sierra made a triple batch of apple cinnamon muffins. I bought a 20lb box of organic Fuji apples on my last Azure order and have been working to use them up. We have eaten a lot of apples, made 3 apple pies and now 3 dozen muffins. The box is almost gone now.. 
Here is the recipe for the muffins:
Apple Cinnamon Muffins
1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour
¾ cup cane juice crystals
1 ½ t baking powder
1 t cinnamon
½ cup milk
6 T butter, melted
1 egg
1 cup grated apples
In a medium size mixing bowl combine whole wheat pastry flour, cane juice crystals, baking powder and cinnamon. Add remaining ingredients and stir until the flour is just mixed in. Bake in a 375 oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Makes 1 dozen
And if that was not enough going on Emily decided to make peppermint mocha lattes for her, Leanne and Sierra! LOL.. It was pretty impressive looking...
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I don’t have a recipe for her coffee creations printed down yet.. maybe someday! 
That is all the cooking for today!! Hope you all have had a pleasant and blessed Sunday on your homesteads!  |
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• Saturday, November 29, 2008 - Thanksgiving dinner revisited,lol
Posted By Dana
Dh mentioned that he was kind of sad, well maybe sad is not the right word, a little dissapointed maybe, any way he mentioned to me that he was missing having all the leftovers from a Turkey dinner, that because we do a collaborative meal with my brother and this year we were supposed to make pies, stuffing and cabbage that we didn't have any leftover turkey that needed eaten up and he was a little dissapointed about that.
And it just so works out that dh got a free turkey from work and I earned a free turkey from the grocery store and I think there was already a turkey in the freezer before we got the other 2 so since we have all of this frozen turkey ... yep... you guessed it... I have a turkey thawing out.
Well I could look at it as wow that is alot of work and alot of turkey for just the 4 of us but we are planning on sharing it with my parents and dh's gram and we still should have plenty for the 4 of us to make several dinners/lunches out of.
Works for me!!!, its actually great for the budget/ menu plan this week too. So its win-win for us!!
I'll keep you posted on how the rubber turkey works out for us this week!! |
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