Since I didn’t get a chance to post this yesterday, I thought I’d do it today.
Ingredients~
One bag frozen butter beans (or lima beans)
4-6 pieces of bacon
salt
Directions~
Place all ingredients in a pan and add just enough water to almost cover. Cook for 20-30 minutes till beans are tender.
This is my super simple spaghetti recipe.
Ingredients~
1 lb. ground beef
1 onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
Italian seasonings
salt to taste
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
Directions~
Brown ground beef in pan. When almost done, add onions and garlic. When onions are clear add seasonings and salt..
Add tomatoes and tomato sauce.
Let simmer till done.
Directions~
Spread butter or margerine on bread. Sprinkle with garlic salt and parmesan cheese. Place in oven and broil until desired doneness. Garnish with parsley.
For Independence day we decided to take the children to the zoo. We knew that they would enjoy that more than seeing fireworks at their age. We had a lovely time! We bought a pass that allowed us to ride the train, tram and boat as much as we’d like, and apparently that is all that Jacob really wanted to do. From the minute we got there he wanted to ride the train. Forget the animals, we were there to ride a train!
We still have yet to make it through the entire zoo, but at least with a membership we do not feel bad about it, since we can just go again.
We did have fun in “Australia” this time. The kangaroos run free , but they tend to stay on this grassy pasture. But a few hopped onto the trail and came very close to us. The boys liked getting to meet them up close!
We also ended up meeting a nice family, and it turns out that we go to the same church! So that was neat.
All in all we had a nice day. The weather was perfect, the boys were great, what more could you ask for?
1. Bake a loaf of bread.
2. Add recipes to Catholic Homemaking site.
3. Clean kitchen (thoroughly clean countertops, sweep, mop, polish front of refrigerator, dust decoratives)
4. Dinner: Shepard’s Pie, Butter Beans, Bread.
5. Laundry.
6. Paint plaster trains for a birthday present for Jacob.
Things have been so busy around here! I tend to like to be challenged and to have a lot on my plate as they say, so it seems that I am constantly finding ways to be more busy. Like launching a homemaking website only weeks after opening my modest clothing business. Being busy challenges me, and I do enjoy it.
I am also going to try and spend a little more time on some crafts though. I haven’t had much time lately, and I think that having that time re-energizes me. It is my quiet time to just step away from everything else. I like to pray quietly as I create things, pray for the people I am making something for, or about anything that may be weighing on me.
Well I must get back to work!
Praise God from Whom all blessings flow!
My prayer is that in sharing what I have learned, I may be able to encourage someone else in their journey as a wife, mother and homemaker. Perhaps other ladies will feel that they can also contribute and together we can provide a vast resource for Catholic ladies living out their vocation in the domestic Church.
As homemakers it is easy to fall into letting the mundane tasks overwhelm us, but it is important to remember that the little things that we do to take care of our families have a greater purpose! In washing the laundry and preparing meals and wiping messy faces, we are showing our children love and kindness. Perhaps that kindness will grow into a desire to serve others. Perhaps they will learn from the quiet example that you are setting to die to self and serve Our Lord first. So remember as you go about your day doing the “little things”, that there is no work too small to matter to Our Heavenly Father.
May God Bless you as you strive to serve Him in all that you do!
We live out in the country, so seeing a deer shouldn’t be too much of a surprise, but we never see them near our house. We see them out on the main road, but never here.
But today there was a sweet little deer standing in front of the house, happily eating grass. Just too cute!
One of my big goals lately has been to create a stash of foods in the freezer to have on hand when I am running short on time, or for some reason am not able to cook as much as I’d like. So that has been one of my top items on my homemaking challenge lately.
My Homemaking Challenge for Today…
1. Bake rolls to add to my freezer stash, using my Homemade Rolls Recipe, and my White Rolls Recipe.
2. Wash three loads of laundry.
3. Dinner- Chicken and Broccoli Casserole, Rolls
4. Reorganize the children’s pajama drawers. The two older boys have outgrown some of the pajamas in their drawer and we decided to rearrange where we have them. I recently reorganized their dresser, so now I’m reorganizing where their pajamas are as well.
