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    4 Wheelin’

    November 29, 2014 - By 

    Family Friday {4-Wheeler Edition} Earlier this month, we enjoyed a nice time visiting with one of our good friends, Mr. Paul, at his place. We enjoyed lunch at the Broadway Diner. Afterwards, we had a great time hanging out with Mr. Paul. The kids along with Drew’s girlfriend enjoyed driving a 4-wheeler and golf cart. A little look of concern from Caitlyn. What you don’t see a picture of here is Drew started to take off before this picture was taken. The throttle was messed up and Drew (with Caitlyn on the back) jumped the 4-wheeler up on a concrete…

  • Chili Citrus Spice Marinade
    Pork - Recipes

    Chili Citrus Spice Marinade

    November 28, 2014 - By 

    This recipe is called Chili Citrus Spice Maridinade that would be great with pork or chicken. You could do like I did and cook it in the oven or even better yet you could cook it on the grill. Servings: 1/2 cup Prep Time: 10 minutes + marinade time Cooking Time: depends on the size of the meat

  • Thanksgiving Recipes by an 8 year old
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    Thanksgiving Recipes by An 8 Year Old

    November 26, 2014 - By 

    In my scrapbook from my childhood, I found a gem. My 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Marshall, who was one of my all time favorite teachers had us write a recipe of how to prepare turkey and dressing. She typed all of our responses up just the way we wrote them. If you have young kids, I highly recommend you have them do this and save it for laughs later.

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    Turkey Day Art & Letter

    November 25, 2014 - By 

    While going through all the stuff I got from my Grandmother’s house, I came across a book with a lot of my stuff from school. Seeing these Thanksgiving projects brought back many memorable memories and I just had to share them. My turkey from 2nd grade (I think) My Thanksgiving letter from 1st grade. Not sure why I wrote it God, but ok. 🙂 Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

  • Things I Love About Thanksgiving
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    Things I Love About Thanksgiving

    November 24, 2014 - By 

    It’s Thanksgiving we and I’m really glad. These days many people put up there Christmas trees after Halloween. Christmas music is being played on the radio and of course, you can’t go to a store with out being overwhelmed by Christmas decorations. My family still chooses to wait to decorate until the 1st week of December. Having a real Christmas tree, it’s really not a good idea to put it up until then. With all that being said, I still love and enjoy lots of things about Thanksgiving and the month of November should be a time to be thankful.…

  • Colonial Day
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    Colonial Day

    November 21, 2014 - By 

    Family Friday {Colonial Day} Since Alex is in 5th grade, it was the year to have Colonial Day. I bought Drew a Colonial Outfit back when he was in 5th grade and for him it was almost too small. So needless to say, I was concerned that Alex was too big for it. A couple nights before Colonial Day he tried it on and it fit! I was so happy. I love to see pics of the boys side-by-side at the same age.

  • Taco Joes - Ever wanted tacos, but didn't have any tortillas in the pantry? Here's an easy recipe to remedy that situation/craving!
    Beef - Lunch

    Taco Joes

    November 10, 2014 - By 

    The other night I was seriously craving tacos and when I looked in the pantry we didn’t have any tortillas or any taco shells. I always think back to the days when I used to go to Taco Bueno, when they had the yummiest Taco sandwiches. I looked to see if we had any buns, which we did. I was in business! My family was totally making fun of me, but once they tried it there mouths were too stuffed to say anything. Servings: 4-6 Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs. of ground beef…

  • Southwestern Casserole
    Dinner - Recipes

    Southwest Casserole

    November 2, 2014 - By 

    Those of you who know me well, know I’m a big fan of Mexican food. This Southwest Casserole is a great spin on some of my favorite Tex-Mex recipes. Beef, black beans, corn, and tortilla chips…Yep, that’s all I needed to hear. This is another great recipes that can be made ahead of time or if not, it can easily be whipped up in less than an hour. Servings: 6 Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 2 lbs. ground beef 1 chopped onion 1 can spicy chili beans 1 can black beans 16 oz. corn (drained) 15…

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    Memories of the Month {10.2014}

    November 1, 2014 - By 

    This month I was happy about: being done with Thunder pics for another year. This month I was sad because of: of things I’d rather not talk about here. Something I accomplished this month was: making some big decisions about this blog.

  • Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars
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    Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars

    November 1, 2014 - By 

    I love these Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars. Now I will preface this by saying I don’t love Pumpkin Pie, so I have found it’s the Pumpkin Pie spice that is the whole reason why. Consequently, I just leave that spice out when making stuff that asks for it. I never realized how adding pumpkin makes cake so moist. Try these next time your in the mood for a sweet treat and have your house smelling amazing while doing so. Servings: 24 bars Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tbs. pumpkin-pie spice (I…