The morning meal has been made and the fire is burning in the fireplace. Hubby is cuddled up in front of it with his head deeply buried in the soft pillow. Kaydy sound asleep with warm thoughts flowing. I'm typing this out and just thinking how really thankful I am. The bills are piled high and I'm sure someone will call about something later but for now. All is well with my soul, as I was reading Gods word a peace just calmed my soul letting me know that all is well...........Have a wonderful day .I am.

I wanted to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving, I pray you have a good time with friends and family and that you all stay safe.........................sherry

        I thought I would post my kitchen. This is where I spend most  of my time so here goes. The picture on the wall says "Home is where the story begins"

I have a flower pot that matches my buddies on the other side. It holds the things I use everyday.

See my buddies, snail and froggy, they match my flower pot on the other side. I know they should go outside but i did really by them for my kitchen.

I keep my everyday items for cooking ready to use also. In my large canning jars I have my beans, navy and northern, each jar holds 3 meals. Mac in one, it will do 3 helpings of mac/cheese. Noodles will do 2 helpings 1 beef/noodles and one tuna/noodles. I jar of bowtie pasta, 2 helpings with cream sauce and mushrooms. So in those 5 jars I have two weeks of suppers and in my pantry, I can refill for my other two. This helps me with my budget, of 200 a month.

Thanks for touring my kitchen, please if you have your kitchen on your blog, let me know. I would love to see how other people have their Heart of the Home done........................sherry

           Our family didn't do much today. I am a little under the weather, so didn't even cook other than dinner. Our elc. went out this afternoon for about 3 hours. I read alittle then just laid still for awhile.  I have been working on my blog page, so please over look it .

           I've been working on my notebook. I have put in sections for things before work and then after. I do most of my chores in the evening, right after supper. I only like to spend about 30 min. the rest the time is for relaxing and family. I rise at 3:30 ,take my shower, read,blog than fix the morning meal. I then leave for work. I get home before our daughter, so thats when I clean. I like my house clean, but not so clean my daughter can't play or the grandkids don't feel comfortable. I try to have something cooking so the house smells good.

            Gods been so good to us. He knows that I am a help meet to my hubby, I am a God fearing woman, and that we raise our children to love Him, We are blessed..............................

  I'm cooking a crockpot of chicken breasts, I need some for BBQ and to put in noodles. I"ll take out a little to make me some chicken salad for lunch this week . I'm fixing yeast rolls today to serve with the noodles. This weeks menu:

• Chicken/noodles, yeast rolls, corn on the cob.
• cubed steak, mashed taters w/gravy, greenbeans
• beans,cornbread,fried taters,mac and cheese
• beef tacos,refried beans,
• homemade pizza,salad, bread sticks
• porkchops, taters, greenbeans
• fried chicken, mashed taters,veggie

all meals have a bread on the table,cottagecheese, salad or celery/carrots. well I'l try to write more later but for noe daylight has hit and the chickens are calling. I'm going to try to post pictures later today, if i can get it to work. Have a wonderful day,

    I'm so excited to be in a Secret Sisters group. PrairieMouse's house, started a group. This is going to be so much fun.....just the thought of it makes me smile. My day went pretty good. I stuck to my diet and walked my 2 miles. I hope everyone had a great day...................................................

     I have been working on being a better home keeper. My husband does trust in me to use what the Lord has given us to the best that I can. He never has taken charge against me for the money that  I spend. He knows that I spend carefully. To some this might not seem like much but to me it means a lot. One way I have been doing better is on our food bill. This is just a run down on what I sometimes do.

    I went thursday night and got everything I needed for this months meals. I did change some as walmart here had 3lbs chicken breast for under $5 so I picked up an extra bag of it . It has smaller breasts, but more of them then in the other bag i was getting. 

• I fix  chicken tacos out of 2. This works great by the time I cook together 2 lg bell peppers, whole sweet onion, then add lettuce, sour cream, shredded cheese and roll it in a big floured taco shell it makes plenty for us. I can then serve refried beans I had cooked over the weekend in the crock pot, just smash some beans add some cumin and cheese and dinner is fixed.
•  I take 3 ,pound them out thin, dip them in a egg wash, roll in seasoned bread crumbs and fry. Put smashed taters on the plate beside chicken add brown gravy over top, add veggy for side and done. If I have bigger breast meat I cut them in two.
• I take 2 breasts ,cook in chicken broth until done, shred and add homemade noodles, heat up rolls, and greenbeans done.
• I take 3, cut into strips, dip into egg wash, roll in seasoned flour, and fry.  serve with onion rings or fries. salad
•  I will use 2 for chcken soup, cook in broth, shred , add carrots,onion, turnup, cabbage, celery, few cubed taters , green beans, corn and yum, yum...........add corn bread or crackers

             This was out of one bag. I cook for 2 adults and one teenager. I do try to have icecream or some kind of sweet after dinner. Our daughter is also learning to fix these meals with me. I want her to know how to stretch a meal. Our oldest, is a great cook and also provides filling neals for her family. She loves to try new meals, and is a great cook.....I hate to say but better then me, but then again don't we want our children to be better. Have a great day...............................................

      Oct. was pretty good I stayed on my budget. I will buy our food needs by Fri. I have stayed at $200. for the last 4 months. This month I will buy my thanksgiving items and praise the Lord, my family doesn't like all the extra stuff...they like turkey/dressing, homemade noodles, greenbeans, mashed taters,/gravy, pumpkin pie, persimmon pudding. I have everything needed except the turkey, which I will buy as the stores start putting them on sell. Then I will look for the best buy. Our family likes homecooking, not much for the fancy things. My hubby and I grew up on a pot of beans ,fried taters and some kind of meat. Cottage cheese was always on the table along with,celery /radishes and if up to me a dish of pickled beets/ cucumbers in salt water. We never left the table hungery. My mother in law never has a meal with out pie,cake or pudding. This up -bringing maked my meals very simple, but filling.

        We started the budget on the rest of the house this last month. So far so good. I don't use my debit/ check card or anything else except cash. I do send my bills out by check, I don't do them on line anymore. This way I see the money go out. I did learn that if I have to use my cash allowance for something I do think twice and most of the time I won't buy. It is harder to hand out cash then to swipe that debit card. Cash I see leave my hand, the card takes it out of my checking acc. but I don't see it leave. Funny how your mind works

         Anyway time for me to leave for work all of you have a great day........................blondie

     The house was cooler when I got up this morning. The oven will feel good when I get to cooking biscuits and gravy after I am done here. The family is sleeping in, something we don't do very often. The sun will rise here in a little while, and I will go let out the chickens. Our son and family have gone to Indy for the weekend but should be back today. Our oldest daughter has moved to NC, with her family to be with her hubby.I sure miss them. I'm not one who likes the children out of site out of mind.....I like to hug and talk and know all about their lifes. I know times are hard with all of us, but just look at your family how can you not be blessed.........

     As some of you know we have been looking for a new church home. This is not easy as there are many places that are called Gods house, that are not. One thing that is hard for me is that I'm not one to go to a church just because the rest the family goes there or it has the so called right name, or group giving it it's rules. I want a bible believing, preaching church, one that is not going to go around things just so the person with the biggest pocket book won't get mad. or a church that thinks if you bribe the kids to come that thats ok, just get them here and we will do the rest.......how can you start out a christian walk like that? Anyway please keep us in your prayers on this. I hope everyone has a good day and God Bless,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,blondie (grandpa thinking of you today)

  We went for a cycle ride this afternoon, it was great.  There were a lot of people out enjoying the  changing leaves, I could of rode all day.

   The windows have been open all week, no air or heat that should help the elc. bill. I have been reading Dave Ramseys book "Total Money Make Over". I will start using the forms this pay day. Have any of you used it? I am looking forward to starting.

   I hope you all have a great week...............................................................blondie 

Today is cooking day. I will be cooking

• beans  in the crockpot
• a roast with taters and carrots in my other crockpot
• persimmon pudding
• browinies
• potato salad
• fried chicken
• egg noodles to dry
• meatloaf which I'll cook while I have the oven hot
• and try 2 loafs of bread

because I work full time I make some of the main stay foods today, I will have food in the frig to snackk on and food basics ready so all I need to do is make taters or open a veg works for me..

                  As I beat the rugs out on the porch post this morning I couldn't help but smile and think how many more women were out there this morning doing the same thing. God is so good.............even doing my chores I feel blessed. I then came in and ran them through the wash and mopped my floor. The smell of bleach and downy fill the air  LOL.

                 The cooking is done for the weekend. Chicken/dumplings, chicken veg. soup and chicken shredded for bbq.  That way I get to spend time with my family, we have done this for years. I cook if the other children are home. Hubby  will dig me some taters later tonight, after we get back from the church. They are having a sing tonight. 5 churches are coming. I can't wait.........

                    I hope all of you have a good weekend. .....blondie