Preparing a Thanksiving Feast

My favorite part of Thanksgiving is spending the day cooking together as a family. I always enjoy working together, and the children love feeling like they had a hand in preparing the meal!Nothing's better than a made from scratch pie!Daddy takes on the task of making the turkey. This year he made a delicious rub with butter as the base. The turkey stayed so moist and was absolutely delicious!The boys were so excited and anxious for the food to be...

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Not Me Monday

This edition of Not Me Monday should really be called "Not Us Monday", due to this moment of my husband's...We were sitting at Cracker Barrel, eating dinner, and because my children have the MOST polite manners, my son, Joshua, did NOT stuff an entire biscuit into his mouth. He did not then turn to my husband and say, "May I have some butter please". We did not understand what he said, despite the overly full mouth, because we are so used to hearing...

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Pink Saturday

If you know me very well at all you know that I am a fan of pretty things, and that I am a homemaker. And you probably also know that I love when you can find homemaking tools that also happen to be pretty.That is why I am in LOVE with Gloveables. I am a tad old-fashioned, and I like wearing gloves for tasks like dishwashing or cleaning (gotta keep my manicure pretty and my hands soft, lol) So, Gloveables are a perfect fit.If you haven't already,...

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Thankful Thursday

This Thanksgiving I am reminded how blessed we are to have our family. Each of our boys are such an amazing blessing, and I am just so honored that God would let me "borrow" them for a while.They bring so much joy into our lives! Sometimes they also bring challenges, LOL. But one thing is for certain- I am so thankful that I get to be their Mommy!I am also just so thankful that they have each other! There is something so preciously sweet about hearing...

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Proverbs 31:13

"She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands."God must have a sense of humor...Timing always seems to work out interestingly to me, and I could not believe that this was the verse today. Today I have been guilty of what so many of us homemakers do. I have been working diligently, but I cannot say that I have been working willingly.Does that matter? It matters to God. The attitude behind what you do is even more important than...

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Just had to share...

Ok, I saw this and just had to share because it TOTALLY fits my day...Lo...

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Wordless Wednesday

Pax Chris...

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Proverbs 31:12

She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life One of the reasons Proverbs 31:10-31 was written, no doubt, was to help guide men in finding the right kind of wife. The key to finding the right woman, is to look to the Lord in prayer and steadfast trust so that God Himself might be the One who finds her. And what is the right kind of wife? A wife who will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. The virtuous...

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Happy Stitching!

I have been working on a table scarf with cross-stitched flowers on each end. I will have to remember to share a picture once it's finished!Lo...

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Simple Woman's Day Book

Outside my window...a very cold gray day!I am thinking... Is it normal for a child to completely memorize an episode of WonderPets after seeing it only once...From the learning rooms... preparing for Advent!I am thankful for...my chubby little baby who is growing so well :)From the kitchen...I bought butterscotch chips to make a batch of pumpkin butterscotch muffins...I am wearing...Gray yoga pants, a pink and white striped Liz Claiborne hoodie (oh...

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Guinea Pig Babies - Yes, AGAIN

The other morning I walked into the boys' room and was surprised to find two MORE mice...Rascal and Fluffy were parents again! The new mice are named Lenny and Ming Ming (Wonderpets, Wonderpets, we're on our way!) after two of the characters from the boys' favorite show.They are adorably cute, but now we have SIX guinea pigs...Hu...

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Our Weekend

Friday was a busy day! I baked a batch of Cowboy Cookies for my Mommy and Me get-together Friday evening, and Jamie had his one month check-up that afternoon. Can you believe Jamie is over ten pounds????? Ok, so it isn't really THAT difficult to believe, lol.The boys had fun hanging out with Daddy while Mommy was out...Jacob was so cute talking to me about it later. He said he was glad I could go and play with my girl friends, but that HE was my...

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