I Know All About..

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While we celebrating the 4th of July festivities downtown this weekend, Zachary was busy making friends with anyone nearby that would sit still long enough to chat with him.

He was talking with a little girl his age and noticed her baby brother laying nearby. Zachary was watching the baby and asked, “How does your brother eat? He doesn’t have any teeth?”

The little girl answered and told him that her mom fed the baby.

Zachary then nodded and said, “Oh. I know ALL about the bre*ast!”

{sigh}

Head on over to Mary's at Not Before 7 for some more Tiny Talk Tuesday!!

 

Menu Plan Monday {7.05.2010}

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Our town celebrated the 4th on Saturday night, so our dinner plans were put aside and instead we had a picnic together. I moved that recipe to this weeks menu instead ~ and will have to share that recipe with you all soon! It’s one of our favorite summer grilling recipes, so look for the recipe later this week.

We’ll be visiting with family soon too…so we may be having more leftovers depending on our schedule.

Monday

• Breakfast ~ Bagels
• Dinner ~  Indonesian Pork, quinoa and zucchini from the garden
• Extra ~ 4 loaves of homemade whole wheat bread

Tuesday

• Breakfast ~ Baked oatmeal
• Dinner ~  Husband’s delight {a great pasta dish with cream cheese} & salad

Wednesday

• Breakfast ~ Eggs & toast
• Dinner ~ Taco salad
• Extra ~ 4 loaves of homemade whole wheat bread

Thursday

• Breakfast ~ Whole wheat pancakes
• Dinner ~  Leftovers

Friday

• Breakfast ~ Cereal
• Dinner ~ Homemade pizza

Saturday

• Breakfast ~ Scrambled eggs, bacon & toast
• Dinner ~ traveling

Sunday

• Breakfast ~ Grandma will take care of us now!
• Dinner ~ Popcorn…because it’s a tradition in Rick’s family!

As Always: I’ve linked to any recipes that I’ve already posted. That’s it for the week ~ what on your menu?

 

Bible in 90 Days Challenge Starts Today!!

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If you've been thinking about joining along in reading the Bible in 90 Days, it’s not too late to join! The Challenge starts again today {and there are even a few ‘grace’ days built into the schedule}.

You don’t need to use a special Bible {unless you want to}, just print off the reading plan bookmark to use. I’m excited to use a new Bible that I recently purchased ~ one without footnotes so I’m not distracted.

You can also sign up for daily emails from the Bible in 90 Days ministry. I didn’t do it the last time, but signed up for it this go-round. Amy at Mom’s Toolbox will also be hosting Twitter parties using the #B90Days hashtag ~ you can read more about the challenge on her blog.

The 90 days that I participated in the program from January to March were wonderful! Yes, it’s a lot of reading, but I can honestly say it’s reading that I would prefer over any other. Looking back, it is something that really helped me shift my priorities and focus onto what was REALLY important in my life — the Word of God being the center. I learned so much through the process and am excited to start again with a different version in hand this time to see what God reveals to me in this 90 days.

A Taste of the Future?

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Let it be known {to all who care to hear}…

Today is the first day EVER that every single one of our children, at the same time, have slept past these hours:

7 am…7:30 am…8:00 am…8:30 am…and then at officially at 8:50 am, Laurianna was the first to emerge from her room.

Can you explain to me why I was awake at 6:30 am?

Mommy Rhapsody

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This is a 'mommified' version of the Bohemian rhapsody….and a great laugh for your morning.

 

      

 

Zippy Beef & Ziti Skillet {Recipe}

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This is a great one-dish meal that goes together quickly and really isn’t all that spicy…unless you’d like to make it that way. I adapted the recipe from one that I found somewhere in a magazine and we’ve used it for years now and love it!

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Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 12 ounces tube shaped pasta
• 2 14 oz. cans of diced tomatoes, undrained {we prefer the petite ones}
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 green pepper, seeded and diced
• 1-2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and diced
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 3 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups sour cream

Directions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
2. While pasta is cooking, cook the ground beef, onion and green pepper together in a large skillet until meat is cooked thoroughly. Drain.
3. Add tomatoes, jalapeños, honey, chili powder, and salt to the skillet. Cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
4. When pasta is cooked, drain and add to the skillet with the beef. Add in sour cream, mix completely and stir while heating, but do not bring it to a boil.

Print off your own 4x6 recipe card for Zippy Beef & Ziti Skillet. Once printed, just cut along the line and then fold the recipe card in half.