Good morning!!!
I'm working on my second cup of coffee. Hopeing for a little get up and go this morning, lol
Hubby's lunch is packed and he is off to work, all the kids are up and we are just lounging around before we get into our day.
Yesterday turned out to be pretty productive, I know I was tired by the time bed time rolled around, which because dh had to work late, which put everything in our evening routine off, well we didn't get to bed till 11:30, and I am totally feeling it!!
Yesterday I mowed my husband's grandmother's yard, I mowed our yard. We live on 3acre plots but about an acre maybe a bit more, is cleared on each plot that needs mowing.
I also did laundry, dishes, meals, meal planning, birthday planning, and loved on my kiddos!!
Today will be more of the same, we need to sweep the lawns with the yard sweeper. I use the grass clippings as mulch around the trees and such. Dh's gram's clippings will probably just be composted in the woods. If I had a way to get them over here I would use them too.
I have work to do in the house and garden work as well. Its a mess, the weeds are getting out of control. I didn't mulch enough and that is a lesson learned to be sure!!
I have some baking to do, tomorrow there is a celebration of life for a dear childhood friend who died a year ago. I promised to bake something, not sure what but I wanted to contribute some way.
My neice's birthday party is tomorrow as well, infact we've been invited to 4 different celebrations tomorrow. There is no way we will be able to participate with all 4 but its so nice to be thought of and invited. I've made arrangements to get together with everyone but at different dates and times!!
So there ya have it, another day at home, trying to catch up and get things taken care of for the weekend so that we can enjoy the weekend.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!
Dana
Friday, August 17, 2012
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Good morning!!! 8/16/2012
Hello!!
Today is a day mostly at home, I've so far today mowed my husband's grandmother's yard and started laundry, checked the bank account and now I'm here checking in.
I've got lots of laundry to do, the housework to do as well as hopefully this evening work on our yard work.
I also need to finish one row on a baby blanket I am working on for my cousin Marjorie's daughter who's baby is due sometime next month. I need to finish it today so I can wash, dry and wrap it up, so I can drop it off to her tomorrow.
It's looking like a busy day.
I think dinner tonight will be Italian Sausages, with onions and peppers, served over rice. Its a nice quick meal and since I am still not feeling up to snuff, dh is still sick as well and I am planning on working like a one legged man in a butt kicking contest and will probably be pooped by the time dinner time rolls around its a perfect quick no fuss meal!!!
Hope you enjoy your day!!!
Dana
Today is a day mostly at home, I've so far today mowed my husband's grandmother's yard and started laundry, checked the bank account and now I'm here checking in.
I've got lots of laundry to do, the housework to do as well as hopefully this evening work on our yard work.
I also need to finish one row on a baby blanket I am working on for my cousin Marjorie's daughter who's baby is due sometime next month. I need to finish it today so I can wash, dry and wrap it up, so I can drop it off to her tomorrow.
It's looking like a busy day.
I think dinner tonight will be Italian Sausages, with onions and peppers, served over rice. Its a nice quick meal and since I am still not feeling up to snuff, dh is still sick as well and I am planning on working like a one legged man in a butt kicking contest and will probably be pooped by the time dinner time rolls around its a perfect quick no fuss meal!!!
Hope you enjoy your day!!!
Dana
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Chicken Soup
So the old saying is that Chicken soup is good for a cold....right?? Well to be honest I am one of those people that believes in doing things the old fashioned way.
And we are sick and tired of being sick. I've had the benefit of going to the dr for an antibiotic,my hubs on the other hand, well he's a guy and likes to suffer for a while before he likes to break down and go to the dr.
So I talked to him this afternoon and he's stuffy and miserable and I asked him what he wanted for dinner and he asked me if I could make him some good homemade chicken noodle soup.
Yes, of course I can and I would love to make him some.
1. Its sooooo yummy!
2. I really believe it has some medicinal properties to it, I mean if it's worked for my great grandmother's and their large broods of children there's gotta be some merit too it.
So any way I thought I would share my version in case your interested..
To get it started You will need:
A whole chicken
a large onion
a whole garlic head
3 carrots
3 ribs of celery
salt
pepper
3 bay leaves
Thyme- fresh if you've got it
Water
and a BIG POT :)
Ok so I unwrapped the whole chicken rinsed it off and removed the neck and giblets, rinsed them and put it all in the pot, I cut the onion in half, and I cut the garlic head in half NOT PEELING EITHER and threw them into the pot, I cut the carrots- (don't peel them either) and celery in half and put them in the pot, added the salt, pepper, bay leaves adn thyme, covered it with water and set it to cook. That's it. Easy huh???
I'm going to let it cook till the chicken is good and falling off the bones, then I strain it all and reserve the good awesome broth. I'll pick the chicken from the bones and it will probably make us 2 good meaty meals.
To finish the soup I'll take another raw onion, some more raw carrots, raw garlic and raw celery and chop them up and cook them a bit in another pot with a little butter, then add in probably half of the cooked chicken and enough reserved broth to make us a dinner size pot of soup then when it starts to boil I'll drop in some egg noodles and cook till the noodles are done then voila' Yummy good homemade chicken noodle soup!!!
With the other half of the reserved cooked chicken I can make another meal or freeze it for later, and I'll do the same if there is any of that good broth left as well!!!
So that's how I make soup!!
And we are sick and tired of being sick. I've had the benefit of going to the dr for an antibiotic,my hubs on the other hand, well he's a guy and likes to suffer for a while before he likes to break down and go to the dr.
So I talked to him this afternoon and he's stuffy and miserable and I asked him what he wanted for dinner and he asked me if I could make him some good homemade chicken noodle soup.
Yes, of course I can and I would love to make him some.
1. Its sooooo yummy!
2. I really believe it has some medicinal properties to it, I mean if it's worked for my great grandmother's and their large broods of children there's gotta be some merit too it.
So any way I thought I would share my version in case your interested..
To get it started You will need:
A whole chicken
a large onion
a whole garlic head
3 carrots
3 ribs of celery
salt
pepper
3 bay leaves
Thyme- fresh if you've got it
Water
and a BIG POT :)
Ok so I unwrapped the whole chicken rinsed it off and removed the neck and giblets, rinsed them and put it all in the pot, I cut the onion in half, and I cut the garlic head in half NOT PEELING EITHER and threw them into the pot, I cut the carrots- (don't peel them either) and celery in half and put them in the pot, added the salt, pepper, bay leaves adn thyme, covered it with water and set it to cook. That's it. Easy huh???
I'm going to let it cook till the chicken is good and falling off the bones, then I strain it all and reserve the good awesome broth. I'll pick the chicken from the bones and it will probably make us 2 good meaty meals.
To finish the soup I'll take another raw onion, some more raw carrots, raw garlic and raw celery and chop them up and cook them a bit in another pot with a little butter, then add in probably half of the cooked chicken and enough reserved broth to make us a dinner size pot of soup then when it starts to boil I'll drop in some egg noodles and cook till the noodles are done then voila' Yummy good homemade chicken noodle soup!!!
With the other half of the reserved cooked chicken I can make another meal or freeze it for later, and I'll do the same if there is any of that good broth left as well!!!
So that's how I make soup!!
Monday, August 13, 2012
Monday 8/13/2012
How was your weekend? Ours was very busy. The boys and the hubs went on a cubscout hike on Saturday. Then we stayed around the house for the rest of the day due to both dh and I having this summer cold.
I started another blanket while watching a show with dh last night. Its going to be a twin size and I've started it from scraps. I am thinking of making it striped with all country colors. As for scraps I have a bit each of drk country blue, cranberry, tan, and a drk green almost a pine color. I think it will look good together. I got the idea from a Mary Maxim catalog.
As of this morning dh thinks he may be getting over what ever it is, and I'm still fighting it, I still can't hear out of my left ear, the pain isn't as bad as it was but the pressure and not being able to hear is so very frustrating. I feel bad, I feel zapped, I need more down time I think.
As for my plans today I am canning beans..again. I am not complaining though, I enjoy it no matter how much I moan, lol. I've had one jar break so far today but if all the rest seal I will end up with 15 qts and 1 pt of green beans today. It's adding up!!!
I also picked some tomatoes, I am on the fence as to what I want to do with them.. there aren't that many ready they are trickling in a little at at time. I need more whole canned tomatoes, but I want to make salsa as well. I don't know if I'll have enough tomatoes to can spaghetti sauce like I planned but we will see how it all works out.
I think dinner tonight will be a Breakfast for dinner night. Bacon and Pancakes sounds good to me!!!
I'm off to clean up the kitchen now that the beans are all snapped and jarred, just waiting on the canner.
Have a great day!!
Dana
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Thursday 8/9/2012
Good morning!!
Thank you for all the well wishes. Seems like whatever was bothering Little Miss was short lived and I am thankful for that!!
I am still fighting this cold, but I think whatever I am doing, it must be working because I am starting to feel like this cold might be letting go a wee bit. I still feel congested but not as much. So hopefully it won't hold on too much longer.
I've been taking it pretty easy, not really doing a whole lot, although with the boys help I did can 6 quarts of tomatoes yesterday. My oldest did the scalding and my youngest son made sure I had plenty of jars and I did the peeling and stuffing of the jars while sitting at the table. Then we made sure the jars were clean, my youngest son put the lids and rings on and I tightened them down and loaded the canner. I only had enough to do 6 quarts but its 6 more than we had and we worked together to get it done. Love working with my kids!!
Well I am going to get going, I need to swap the laundry, and straighten up around here a bit, then I'll retreat to the couch. I still haven't cut my coupons from the weekend and I that seems like a good way to spend my time perched on the couch feeling lousy. :) I hope to be getting over this cold soon, it sure is a nasty one!!!
Have a great day!!
Dana
Thank you for all the well wishes. Seems like whatever was bothering Little Miss was short lived and I am thankful for that!!
I am still fighting this cold, but I think whatever I am doing, it must be working because I am starting to feel like this cold might be letting go a wee bit. I still feel congested but not as much. So hopefully it won't hold on too much longer.
I've been taking it pretty easy, not really doing a whole lot, although with the boys help I did can 6 quarts of tomatoes yesterday. My oldest did the scalding and my youngest son made sure I had plenty of jars and I did the peeling and stuffing of the jars while sitting at the table. Then we made sure the jars were clean, my youngest son put the lids and rings on and I tightened them down and loaded the canner. I only had enough to do 6 quarts but its 6 more than we had and we worked together to get it done. Love working with my kids!!
Well I am going to get going, I need to swap the laundry, and straighten up around here a bit, then I'll retreat to the couch. I still haven't cut my coupons from the weekend and I that seems like a good way to spend my time perched on the couch feeling lousy. :) I hope to be getting over this cold soon, it sure is a nasty one!!!
Have a great day!!
Dana
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Uh Oh spoke too soon....
So much for no one else in the house getting sick.........
Little miss told me last night her tummy hurt but honestly she was bouncing around playing like normal so I really never gave it a second thought...till this morning when she toddled out the hall completely covered in what I thought at first was vomit....it wasn't and it was definately from the south end. :/
I took her dripping right to the bathroom, stripped her down and set her in the shower, I started the shower pulled the shower wand down and just let her "play" in the rain (she likes how the "rain" tickles her feet) while I rolled up the rug in front of the shower because it got dripped on as well and I went to investigate the bedroom....
Oh wow, what a mess, the bed was a mess, the pillow I had used to keep her from rolling too close to the edge when I got up was a mess, even the dust ruffle didn't escape the mess. And of course I am still feeling like Grade A Number 1 Chewed Up Butt, the only thing going in my favor is that I can't breathe so I can't smell a thing..according to my oldest I am very lucky that my nose is turned off. He even went ahead and took the trash out because evidently it was that bad, lol again the only thing in my favor is I can't smell a thing, lol
So I get her showered and dry her off and get her dressed for the day then back to the bedroom I go...
Stripped the bed, it was soiled through the mattress pad and on the mattress :/
I started the laundry, cleaned the mattress and febreezed the whole works.
She's had another nasty diaper since the shower but no blowouts thank goodness and otherwise seems fine....
Time to break out the bleach and the lysol!!!
Please Lord let this illness be short lived and gone from our home as soon as possible!!!
Little miss told me last night her tummy hurt but honestly she was bouncing around playing like normal so I really never gave it a second thought...till this morning when she toddled out the hall completely covered in what I thought at first was vomit....it wasn't and it was definately from the south end. :/
I took her dripping right to the bathroom, stripped her down and set her in the shower, I started the shower pulled the shower wand down and just let her "play" in the rain (she likes how the "rain" tickles her feet) while I rolled up the rug in front of the shower because it got dripped on as well and I went to investigate the bedroom....
Oh wow, what a mess, the bed was a mess, the pillow I had used to keep her from rolling too close to the edge when I got up was a mess, even the dust ruffle didn't escape the mess. And of course I am still feeling like Grade A Number 1 Chewed Up Butt, the only thing going in my favor is that I can't breathe so I can't smell a thing..according to my oldest I am very lucky that my nose is turned off. He even went ahead and took the trash out because evidently it was that bad, lol again the only thing in my favor is I can't smell a thing, lol
So I get her showered and dry her off and get her dressed for the day then back to the bedroom I go...
Stripped the bed, it was soiled through the mattress pad and on the mattress :/
I started the laundry, cleaned the mattress and febreezed the whole works.
She's had another nasty diaper since the shower but no blowouts thank goodness and otherwise seems fine....
Time to break out the bleach and the lysol!!!
Please Lord let this illness be short lived and gone from our home as soon as possible!!!
Wednesday 8/8/2012
Good morning!!
It seems I've caught whateverevil summer cold that is going around. I can't breathe, my head is pounding, my throat is sore, I am just miserable. It came on so fast. I started feeling a tightness in my throat Monday evening then by the time I went to bed I felt pretty lousy. Yesterday was the worst. I had to go to my cake class then I needed to go into town for afew things, by the time I got back home I was D.O.N.E!! I curled up on the couch with the baby and we both napped for a while.
This morning I am sticking pretty close to home, I still feel horrible and I hope that whatever this is, that it leaves SOON before it effects anyone else in the house.
I'm going to send the boys to see if there are any tomatoes ready,and hope they come back with enough for a canner full. Sick or not the work has to be done. Thank God for OTC meds. They make it at least some bearable.
Hope your homes are sickness free and that you have a great day!!!
Dana
It seems I've caught whatever
This morning I am sticking pretty close to home, I still feel horrible and I hope that whatever this is, that it leaves SOON before it effects anyone else in the house.
I'm going to send the boys to see if there are any tomatoes ready,and hope they come back with enough for a canner full. Sick or not the work has to be done. Thank God for OTC meds. They make it at least some bearable.
Hope your homes are sickness free and that you have a great day!!!
Dana
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