Souper Bowl Sunday

We don’t do much for the Super Bowl…hmmmm…come to think of it we actually don’t do anything for it! But I couldn’t resist the play on words so here is a favorite Taste of Home recipe I’ve cooked for over 11 yrs. This is the first homemade chili I ever made. My Daddy, a [...]

Friday Funnies

My Favorite Things

Awhile back I decided to make a list of my favorite things. So why not make it my Thursday{Thirteen} ? 1. My favorite book lately: Lies Homeschooling Moms Believe 2. My favorite cooking magazine: Taste of Home (btw they have a great website with lots of FREE recipes!) 3. My favorite multi-vitamin for Moms: SuperMom [...]

Wordless Wednesday

Well, I won’t be totally wordless This is my oldest son’s latest creation. He has recently discovered he loves to work with leather and hopes to one day sell his handi-work. Mom & Dad of course are encouraging him! A dear family that we’ve grown close to while we’ve been here in Knoxville is moving [...]

Great Minds Think Alike

It appears that Walter Williams and I were thinking the same thing. (See my post below on the inauguration.) President Obama’s Inauguration **Sigh** Why couldn’t he have been our first African American president.

Life around here

…has been a little crazy with sick children. All 5 have come down with colds/coughs, little Susannah being the sickest. 2 weeks later she is still running occasional fevers, eyes are goopy & runny, and her cough is wicked. She goes through periods of being clingy but for the most part she’s happy thankfully…just not [...]