If you do stuff, stuff gets done.......

If you do stuff, stuff gets done.......

Monday, September 30, 2013

Pinterest 5 in 5 -days 2 and 3 ( just a week late)

I tried 2 Pinterest recipes tonight.

As my husband prefers, we started the meal with a big salad. And I was very happy to be able to chew again. 

Supper was an oven meal. These 3 dishes all cooked at the same time and same temperature, the honey oat bread finished up about 15 minutes before the chicken and potatoes.  Whenever I plan a meal that can all cook at one time,  I feel very efficient. but it doesn't always go this smoothly. 
Paprika Roasted Chicken
Scalloped Red Potatoes with Rosemary
Honey Oat Bread  the bread is not a new recipe. I've made it quite a few times and I think it will always be a family favorite
Both recipes are very good. Not sure I will make the potatoes again as my husband and son both prefer cheese with their potatoes. I really liked the sauce so maybe I will just add some cheddar next time. 

Hopefully I can finish up this Pinterest 5 in 5 tomorrow and the next day.  
Anyone else playing along? It's AOK if you are pokey like me :) 

Very happy night for a wonderful couple

I can't believe I have not blogged in a whole week but we have just been busy here. We have company and I've been slowed down with some painful sores that interfere with chewing and talking.

We have had lots of fun this past week and the highlight was the wedding reception for our son Bobby and his bride Sheena. They were married in the summer in a "just them" private ceremony.   This weekend, they had a huge party to celebrate with all their friends and family.

This is a professional photo of the happy couple. There were 2 photographers there from OkiePhoto. One of them was running around them in circles with a sparkler while the other took these fireworks pictures. 
Really cool, isn't it? It really suits their fun personalities too.  


The party was just amazing and they had so many fun things to celebrate from a mountain of food and a   bounce house for the children. 
I really enjoyed the fireworks show, which the bride arranged and kept it a secret surprise for the groom. 

The flying lanterns were really cool too. They had a hundred of them and it was quite a sight to see them floating off in the night sky. 

My son took this photo. Little Elizabeth was so excited with the lanterns as her mom and dad light one. That is my dad, holding his great grandson JJ watching in the background. 

I did not take a camera to the party so none of these photos are my own, thankfully I could borrow them from Facebook.  OkiePhoto does amazing work and I am looking forward to seeing the rest of their great photos. 


Prayers and hopes for Bobby and Sheena, for a very long and happy married life together! 

Monday, September 23, 2013

Breakfast pockets - day 1 of Pinterest 5 in 5 challenge


Breakfast pockets

if you want to see the recipe,  it is on Pinterest and my changes are there too

I started the dough this morning and let it chill all afternoon. Then I made the filling and baked the breakfast pockets after supper. 
We are not hungry after eating supper so I can't tell you yet how they taste but they smell amazing! 


Thank you Carlye for the idea for this challenge!

Pinterest 5 in 5 days challenge and some other doings

Happy Fall Y'all!  I knew fall would be here soon but I don't look at the calendar much and was happy to read on Betsy's blog that fall had for sure arrived.
I bought a couple of mums and a couple of pumpkin type things.  Baby JJ and I found the green things,  I think they are horse apples maybe, growing on a tree behind the pond in our addition our morning walk.
I really like their apple green color and free always makes me happy.
That tonka truck belonged to my sons when they were little and now my grandsons like it just as much as their uncles and dad did.
Carlye Jo is having a Pinterest challenge on her blog,  to make 5 Pinterest pins in 5 days this week.  I love to do stuff and my first one will be some breakfast pockets.  The dough is mixing up in the bread machine as I blog.  The pockets should be quick breakfasts to keep in the freezer.  There is plenty of time to join in with us too.
Speaking of freezers,  I defrosted ours this morning.  The frost on the sides was starting to build up and pushing up on the baskets making it hard to get the door closed all the way.
I also put away some clean laundry that was air drying and straightened up the garage.
I don't usually get so much done when baby JJ is here but he is especially sleepy today.  He must of had a great weekend with his parents and big sister.
JJ likes to hold things while he sleeps and at my house,  he likes a bird potholder.  

Hope you all have a good Monday- whether you like to do stuff like me, or nap like sweet JJ.  

Sunday, September 22, 2013

feeling a little nostalgic about beef stew

I am making Beef Stew this morning for Sunday lunch.  I am not feeling sad but I am remembering how I made beef stew so many times for other Sunday lunches when our children were younger and living at home.
I would get up early to cook the meat and some onions. Back then it was usually hamburger as it was much cheaper than stew meat.  Then I would put it in our big crockpot.  I would peel and dice so many carrots and potatoes,  enough to fill the crock pot as full as I could get it and then top it off with tomato sauce and some beef boullion.
It would simmer all morning and would be ready when we got home from church.  Sides were usually a box of saltine crackers and some sliced cheddar.
Our children and any friends they brought  home to spend the afternoon all liked that crockpot stew.  Rarely were there any leftovers.

Today,  it will just be husband and me and maybe the one bachelor son.  That is fine.  I am glad my children have grown up to be productive adults with sweet families of their own to raise.

Beef stew is not my favorite thing to eat but I sure have fond memories of it!



I know young parents don't always like hearing this but the days when your children are young and dependent on you just might be days you remember as the best of your life.
The days may seem really long but the years go by so fast!