Yummy Goodness...........Pear Preserves

This is what we've been eating with hot buttered biscuits as of lately! So good!

A Weekend Get-Away, Date night???

No, neither! John and I have had so much on our plates for so long I cannot remember how long it's been since we've had a date night. I know we left the boys with his sister and we went to supper for our anniversary in October. Before that it had been close to a year. As far as a weekend get-away (just the two of us) was 3 years ago.

Yesterday we hired a sitter so we could drive an hour to the hospital to visit John's Dad. We stayed at the hospital for 2 hours and then went to eat an early supper/late lunch at Chili's. Then we drove the hour home. It was so nice to be able to sit and eat and talk just the two of us. We love our boys dearly but there were NO interuptions, no potty needs, no cutting up food, no spills or messes to clean up...it was JUST us! We would love a get away though!

So how often do you and your hubby go out just the two of you? Or do you? Do you go on weekend getaways together?

Blessings!!!

Saturday, Saturday

Well Friday slipped away from me without getting a post finished! I started one on couponing but things got in the way and life happened. I also had a really bad migraine. It was one of the worst I have had in several months.

This morning the boys have their first Upwards basketball game. Afterwards we will come home to grab a bite of lunch and leave the boys with a sitter to head to the hospital. John's Dad has been in the hospital a week today. Yesterday he was transfered to a larger, better facility in Birmingham. He has swelling in his stomach/ abdomen area and it is worse when he eats or drinks anything. He also has swelling in his feet and legs and his legs hurt really bad. He is using the bathroom in his clothes without knowing it. His kidneys are not wsorking at all. He has a bleed behind one kidney. Non life saving surgery is not an option at his age (he's 83 years old). His bloodwork is also out of sorts. We will meeting with an oncologist as well.

Please keep him and us in your prayers. Blessings on this rainy Saturday!

I Wanna Read It, I Wanna Read It!!!

Here are the books I want to read this year! Some of them I did not get to read last year and they have been left on my list. What is on your reading list?

Blessings!

November 2011

This is our newest addition a Labradoodle that we took at just 2 days old. She was 4 weeks in the picture above. Her name is Princess!

Here's another shot of her and the proud "brothers"!

Here are the boys and my parents at Thanksgiving! Doesn't my Mom look great for the ordeal she has been through?!

Here are the boys in their Thanksgiving Feast attire for their Thanksgiving production. John was Little Deer and Mason was Thunder Bird!

Here is John driving us to our first Auburn game!

Little John is so excited he brought his camera to take pics of his fav Auburn players!

Mason is more excited about the toy catalog and picking out what he wants Santa to bring!

Here is our sweet Princess at 4 days old and 9 ounces.

Here are the boys ready tohead to their first "Panther" football game at school!

That sums up November!!!! Blessings!

Decluttering and Finding Organization

I love a new year, a fresh start! It makes me feel like I get a do over! In the Summer there is NO time for anything extra with all the work on the farm. It unnerves me and makes me feel lost in my own home. I am here merely to sleep only. Most meals are NOT even eaten here. I always try to get some things decluttered and organized in the beginning of the year so six months down the road when I go to work in June I can find my way....well somewhat!

I purchased a this calendar from here. Search under products. The one I bought is called Full Sized Page Per Day Planner With Scheduled Bible Readings. The purchase was for the whole year and not just the sample page. LOL! It has Bbile reading (you can get it wothout). I think it was $8 and I had a coupon code for $1 off.

I also found this neat FREE declutter and organize calendar. It is a great tool as well!

Next I made a list of all of the birthday, anniversary, ect. cards I would need for the year and went to the local Dollar General and purchased them. I came home and filed them under the apprioate month so I will never be without it when needed. You can also purchase a few extra general birthday cards for emergencies and such.

Then I took Mom Do It All Pocket magnetic fridge calendar and wrote in all appointments, birthdays and things that I already know so that in the mornings I can look on it to see what the day or week holds.

I keep a Mom's Plan It Planner in my purse.

I am currently going through each room and decluttering. This includes any item that we no longer need, want or will use. Then it's off to the Hope House to donate it. We normally have a yard sale in the Spring but I am so tired of things being piled up so I am just donating everything.

So how do you declutter and organize???

Blessings!

January 2012 Menu

JANUARY 2012

1 Ham, turnip greens, peas, dressing,
potato salad
2Chicken noodle soup
3 Jack’s
4Tacos
5 Shrimp salad, cookies
6 Steak, salad, baked potato
7 Santa Fe soup
8 Enchiladas, beans, rice, salad
9 Leftovers
10 Jack’s
11 Spaghetti, salad, bread, peach
cobbler
12 Peas, fried okra, potato salad,
cornbread
13 Sloppy joe’s, fries, slaw
14 Breakfast casserole, friend apples,
toast
15 Beefstew, cake
16 Pork chops, green beans, corn, fried
potatoes
17 Jack’s
18 Sauted squash, peas, friend green
tomatoes, cornbread
19 Burgers, fries, salad, peanut butter
fudge
20 Brats, slaw, chips
21 OUT
22 Cornmeal chicken, mashed potatoes,
gravy, green beans, biscuits
23 Butterpeas, cornbread,
mac&cheese, fried potatoes
24 Broccoli and cheese soup
25 Chili, cornbread
26 Gravy, biscuits, sausage
27 Nacho bar
28 OUT
29 Roast, carrots, potatoes
30 Potato soup 31 Jack’s