I felt that I had to be dreaming

Sunday I went to B'ham to be a part of "A Night with The Chapman's" and Mary Beth was talking about God giving them bread crumbs after the loss of their precious daughter Maria Sue.

I came home a little stressed due to some problems with a family member. On the drive from the farm to the hills I was praying and asking God why things were going as they were. Honey and I have been constantly praying on how to handle this situation.

When I got home and checked my e-mail I had been given one of those bread crumbs! I was so stunned for lack of a better word that I was shaking. I felt that I had to be dreaming.

I have won a Masterbuilt Butterball Electric Turkey Fryer

The Masterbuilt Butterball Electric Turkey Fryer is one of the only turkey fryers with a CSA certification and a design that meets Underwriters Laboratories Inc. standards.

•  Retails at $159.96

• Has an adjustable thermostat temperature control
• Stainless steel construction
• Porcelain-coated inner pot
• Digital timer
• Folding lid with window and filter
• Cooking basket with drain clip
• Drain Valve for easy cleaning
• Saves on oil – uses 1/3 less than conventional turkey fryers
• It can feed up to 8 people when frying a 14 lb turkey
• Oh – and much to our excitement… the turkey fryer also boils and steams! Hello seafood boil!

 Amazon has these on sale right now order yours here!

Plus I had received another free book with a CD included!

PLUS we just received a phone call that the situation with the family member seems to be working out. 

I am sooo thankful for all God is doing in our family at this time and for my bread crumb!

I am already having Thanksgiving and can't wait to have a gluten free turkey.

Health update and basketball game.

It is 3am and I am up with a terrible sinus headache. If you read one of my earlier post I am having a few health issues. Yesterday morning I had a doctor's appointment to discuss my results on the test ran to see why my blood pressure is staying so high. The test results came back ok, praise the Lord. The whole time I was in the doctor's office I was sniffing with runny eyes, a normal with me. He decided to give me something to dry it up and dry it up it did. Now I think that I may be overly dry because I have a headache, but who knows right?

On another note we are at the farm taking care of Punkin and we had a fun time together last night. We took Punkin to a MSU men's basketball game. Honey and I began this adventure really tired and Punkin was wound up. She had a blast eating her hot dog and flirting I might add with boys in the student section. We moved from our normal seats to sit behind the rail so that she could walk without us being afraid she'd fall. I think she enjoyed this little bit of freedom although either I or Honey had a hand on her at all times and she tried several times to ditch us. We made it until after the first half when bless her heart she got tired took her blankie and tried laying down in the seat. We tried everything to get her to relax in our arms but she would not cooperate. Finally we decided that it was time to head home so I dressed her in her pj's and off we went. She feel asleep in the car and after we got her home I changed her diaper quickly as she whined and reaching for her bed. I know babies are ok when they get tired like this but it always makes me feel bad. I feel that due to my selfishness of having to see a basketball game I have worn her out, well she wore me out too so I guess we're even. I tell you what Dad and Mom have their hands full with this little lady, she knows how to get the boys attention and she's only 14 months ya'll.

Photos of our night out:

Finally ready for the game, I'm not as good as I use to be with the hair thing!

 Ok, so that's enough of one pose?

Eating her hot dog while watching the real Dawgs!!

Oh, man this is good!!!

We had several ceremonies and raising of new banners.

Always time for a little reading.

By the way I had to just eat my bar at the game, the result of being a Celiac with high blood pressure but hey we won the game so that made it worth it.

Now, tonight we will watch the Dawgs in action in football; man a win would be the icing on the cake for these Bulldog fans.

I'm ready for my children to come home!

Some things take forever at our house, like changing lighting fixtures, purchasing pieces of furniture  or buying a new mailbox.

We have been working on getting one of our guest rooms ready for company since we moved in the house. When three or our children came to visit in August we had to sleep some on a mattress on the floor. Now after much hard work we have began our new guestroom! I am sooo excited and ready for my children to come home.

This will be my kid friendly bedroom especially designed so that nothing will hurt my babies and there is nothing they can hurt. We still have a couple of pieces of furniture to buy but now at least they have somewhere to sleep.

Take a peak:

Ash and I will be attending "A Night with the Chapman's" on Sunday night and guess what just happened to me?

I was cleaning my glasses this morning and the leg broke. This is a major problem since my glasses are rimless and the eye glass places here didn't have the proper leg in stock. For a minute I thought that I was going to have to buy another set of frames but a precious lady asked where I got them when I told her she picked up the phone and called her sister who works there and who she is going to visit this weekend. The sister is going to give her what she needs and she'll repair my glasses on Monday morning.

NOW think about me this weekend while I am at our first season basketball game I hope I can see! At least at the concert I will be able to hear the music and speakers. I am using old glasses which are not bifocals so I am having a hard time adjusting. 

I have a doctors appointment in the morning to discuss my test results and then we are off to the farm once more to take care of Punkin.

Thanks for stopping by friends!!! I love you!

Mixes from the Heartland Italian Bean Soup review

 

As I've written lately I'm having a few health issues. EARLY Monday morning Honey and I drove from the farm to the flat land (2-hours) for me to have a couple of test done at the local hospital. I thought that I could nap during the test since it would take a total of two hours but I was wrong. It seemed that the minute I laid down and got comfortable I was wide awake. So needless to say when it was time for me to cook supper I was worn out plus my blood pressure was still falling from the test. It is finally cool here so I decided to make a pot of soup. I was soooo thankful when I remembered that I still had a few mixes to try from Mixes of the Heartland.

I chose to make the Italian Bean Soup and it was wonderful. I changed up the recipe by adding only 10 oz. of crushed tomatoes and deer sausage instead of Italian sausage.  SOOO easy just what I needed on this busy, tiring, stressful day.

Don't be afraid to change up any of these mixes, they work great no matter what you make! I promise!!!

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Product Description

Italian Bean Soup is cholesterol free, vegan friendly, and easy to make. Place in crock pot on medium 5-6 hours if desired.
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Ingredients

Freeze dried black, kidney, and navy beans, mixed dried veggies (dehydrated celery, carrots, red and green bell peppers, onions, parsley, tomatoes), garlic powder, crushed red peppers, rosemary, bay leaves, celery powder.

Directions

In 8 quart pan, add 8 cups water, 2 cups crushed tomatoes and package mix. Bring to a boil for 10 minutes, reduce heat and cook for 25-30 minutes until beans are tender. Last 10 minutes, add 1 lb. cooked ham or Italian sausage.