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Wow can you believe in four days we will be having Thanksgiving Dinner!!! So this week with my Menu I took that into consideration. Woohoo, I did not have carry- overs this week. I stayed on track had to switch a day around to do so....I want to take a moment to thank you for visiting here and let you know how much I have enjoyed blogging and all the sweet comments I receive from you. I am thankful for you girls!!! I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving Feast and many things to show gratitude for in your life!!!
A big thank you to Laura for hosting Menu Plan Monday, please check out her site. She has fabulous ideas on menus and organizational tools. Here we go with my Menu...
Mon: Kraut and Summer Sausage, black eyed peas, Mac/Cheese.
Tues: Homemade Pizza, salad
Wed: Sloppy Joe's (manwhich), oven baked fries, fruit
Thur: THANKSGIVING DINNER at MIL....we all contribute to this meal...
Fri: Leftovers........what else would it be?
Sat: Eat out or carry out
Sun: Dinner at MIL....Yummy
OK girlie's it's Sunday evening. I have laundry in wash, a dish on stove for dinner at church tonight. I was checking my email and I run across this funny recipe!!!! Hope you enjoy
TURKEY RECIPE your dinner will be the talk of the TOWN!!You should try this!Sure to bring smiles from your guests!
1. Cut out aluminum foil in! desired shapes.
2. Arrange the turkey in the roasting pan, position the foil carefully. (see attached picture for details)
3. Roast according to your own recipe and serve.4. Watch your guests' faces...
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Today is the "Great American Smoke Out", a good day to encourage someone you know to kick the habit. With all the medical information about the dangers of smoking and second hand smoke, this alone should motivated us to encourage those we love and care about to kick the habit. Basically it comes down to the individual and their desire to continue or finally kick the habit and stop.
Girls, I know the Holidays are upon us. We are running on adrenaline and we have a million and one things to do. This month is Thanksgiving and if you are like me you are already planning for Christmas, there are just not enough hours in our days.
Lets all stop and take a deep breath and find some time to rejuvenate our body and soul. In this fast pace world of ours it is essential that we females carve out a little time for ourselves. This is not selfish nor is it unfair to take time to unwind. Your family will thank you for it.
I know you say "who has the time"! Well that is the idea, take the time, renew your soul, and I assure you the benefits will far outweigh the cost. My tip for today is simply "MAKE TIME FOR YOU" I have listed a few ideas below, please post your ideas on how you pamper yourselves or simply unwind. The list is unlimited, may you have a blessed day!!
Create a home spa- bubble bath, candles, and aromatherapy products.
Sip a cup of hot tea (fave. drink) and read a book.
Read and study a Chapter of our Bibles. Start a Journal.
I received a cute email from my sweet friend Leanne. I wanted to share a portion of it with you girls. Hope this makes you smile..ROFL
"A Friend Is Like A Good Bra...Hard to Find..Supportive...
Comfortable..Always Lifts You Up..Never Lets You Down or Leaves You Hanging...And Is Always Close To Your Heart"
Share this with a friend! I Just Did
Hello everyone, I have one carry over from last week. It seems lately I am having to adjust my schedule. I hope you enjoy visiting and thank you Laura at http://orgjunkie.com/ for hosting Menu Plan Monday, visit her for other delicious menu ideas.
Happy Veterans Day to all of our past, present soldiers and their families! If you are wondering why this is a revised version look at my Friday post, have a good laugh, I did....much love have a blessed Sunday.
Kat at justabeachkat tagged me for this meme. I am suppose to reveal 6 habits or things about me and post the rules to the game. The rules are post in the beginning.
Rules as Follows
1. Each player post 6 habits or facts about themselves.
2. At the end of the post the player then tags people and posts their names. Then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
My Six Habits or Facts
1. Thanksgiving is my favorite Holiday! Although I go overboard on
decorating for Christmas.
2. I can literally survive on 4 hours sleep.
3. I can not stand to leave my house with my bed unmade.
4. I have a love for photography, would love to take class and get better.
5. I love, love, love to read.
6. When I was little I was afraid of bridges. I would hold my breath and
close my eyes until we had crossed. I still hold my breath, guess just
old habits are hard to break.
Today I am tagging: Annette at Toadily Handmade Cards and Ashley at Nik Naks By Ash
Update: News Flash, am I getting old or what? I kept thinking all day it was Veterans Day today in reality in the real world it is Sunday!!! OMG, am I getting old or what~~~hehehe....well we all will just celebrate today and Sunday!!!! No harm done other than I think old age is getting to me.......
What a wonderful weekend! We all had a great time and laughed until we cried. We ate together, shopped together, prayed together and we even slept together.
So let me start at the beginning. The trip to Pigeon Forge was 4 hours give or take. We chatted, laughed, just played catch up on our daily lives. When we checked into our Hotel, we were treated with a surprise, Gretchen (our coordinator extraordinaire) had a treat waiting on our beds! What girl doesn't love a bag of goodies, roses, and she even included a very informative booklet on breast cancer awareness!!!We had a devotional on "Having a Mary heart in a Martha world", Gretchen did a magnificent job on this subject. She also had a Guinea Pig~ aka~ Sherri (my SIL) hoola-hoop. Sherri started with one hoop and would add another, each time trying to balance them all. Gretchen spoke on our "balancing act" in our lives, how we like Mary must prioritize our lives so that we choose the good things in life. We sang hymns and prayed. At the end of the evening we drew names for secret sister, whom we would choose a gift for and the reveal would be the last night of the Retreat. Then as only females would understand, we head out for donuts. Did I tell ya the time, yes it was 11:00 pm!!! Needless to say we were a sight for sore eyes in a church van 12 women pulling into Krispy Kreme to buy a dozen donuts each. lol The Manager must have been trying to get rid of us or either he felt sorry for us, he gave the last customer "one of our very own" two dozen free donuts. Did I mention we each bought a dozen, well most of us bought a dozen. So need I say more about the sugar buzz we all had!!!
Saturday morning began with Continental Breakfast!! Yum and Krispy Kreme donuts for dessert. lol Next on our agenda was " Tanger Outlet", to do some serious shopping. If you haven't been shopping with 12 ladies you really should try it. It was a blast to say the least. We shopped till we dropped and then we had lunch and refueled for more shopping. Some of our crew decided to go on to the van and wait. I must say we had some very interesting conversations in that Van. In regards to sleeping attire and undergarments (does anyone use that word anymore). Late afternoon we head back to the hotel to freshen-up for dinner and more shopping later that evening. We stopped at "Christmas Place" yours truly, trying desperately to carry less, decided not to take my purse. I carried my debit card, cash and was so proud of myself, until I stood in line for 30 minutes and was ready to check out only to realize I had no ID for my debit card. Sherri (SIL) to the rescue!!!! So we had a few laughs over being carded to buy Christmas ornaments....lol We decided to split up for dinner. Our group ate at Bubba Gump's Shrimp. Pretty cool place, lots of memorabilia from the movie "Forrest Gump" and the food was delicious, even though we sat near the bar, and we saw a young man celebrate his birthday by dancing on his table. We were ROFL.....Back at the Hotel we had a devo on "Friendship" and what it meant to each of us. We wrote the definition (our version) on a card and read them out loud. Then we started our gift exchange. It was fun to see who's name we drew and what we had decided to buy to show our friendship to them. Much love went into the choices and everyone was so pleased by each others thoughtfulness. We all had a prayer and back to our rooms for bed.
The next morning was breakfast and getting ready for Church Service at a local congregation. We learn that during the night 3 of our ladies had left early for home. A phone call was made to their room at 2:00 am and Pam's (DIL) who was back home waiting the birth of her child had gone into labor so they left to make it back in time for the birth. They made it to the hospital safely at 7:00 am and Sara Nicole was born at 11:11 am (Tish and baby are doing great). After our Church Service we head out for home.
I am so grateful for the opportunity to be with my Sisters-In-Christ, to have spent time with them. We are so lucky to have each other and I feel so blessed to have this special family to share my joy with. I hope you enjoy the pictures and laugh as we did!!!!
To freshen and help garbage disposal work more efficient
Try putting several ice cubes down the drain and turn the
disposal on for few seconds. You can also freshen up or remove
smelly odors with lemon juice. I add the ice to sharpen the
blades and then add the lemon juice to eliminate odors.
I hope this is helpful to you as always use caution when trying
new ideas.
Richard is out of town on business this week, so again we are going for simple. Please check out other menu ideas at http://www.orgjunkie.com/ thank you Laurie for hosting Menu Plan Monday.
Mon: Homemade Vegetable Soup, cornbread
Tue: Grilled Chicken, corn, peas, salad
Wed: Lasagna, salad
Thur: Leftovers (clean out Refrigerator)
Fri: Take out
Sat: My Birthday Dinner out of Town
Sun: MIL (my choice for birthday) yummy
Our Annual Ladies Retreat is this weekend. We are leaving in a bit. We are all excited to be able to get away and spend time together. There are 12 women meeting in Pigeon Forge. One of our friends is driving in from Ohio to meet us there. This group of ladies range in age from 28 to 65 years of age. I will post pictures later.
Go out this weekend and have fun either with girlfriends, loved ones or just by your self. Try to renew your mind and spirit. Have a blessed weekend!!
Hugs
