Faith, Home, & Family
Due to everyone in my family being sick for about a month, and my mother being in the hospital, we postponed family Christmas. Well, yesterday was the day! We had a great time with all 6 of our kids and our son in law. We ate, talked, watched old videos, and exchanged the gifts we had drawn names for. I didn't take any pictures of the food! I was … [Continue]
*This 5 Tips Staying in the Hospital with Loved One post contains affiliate links Having a loved one in the hospital is hard! I was in and out of the hospital with my son for over three years when he was receiving treatments for leukemia. My mother has now been in the hospital for 3 weeks, with at least another four weeks to go. Traveling back … [Continue]
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I've been missing from most online activities for the last 2 and 1/2 weeks. And it was all due to sickness. A couple of my kids have been sick for about 3 weeks. I've been sick for about a week and a half, and my husband and 2 more kids have been sick for the last week. We've had multiple visits to the doctor and multiple medicines. … [Continue]
My middle daughter had her 20th birthday last Thursday. I made her our favorite chocolate cake. If you want the best chocolate cake ever, get a can of Hershey's Cocoa and follow the recipe on the back of the can. Honest. You will not believe how awesome this cake is. Flavorful and always so moist. Make sure you use the frosting recipe … [Continue]
My kids can go through so many bars of soap. Is it just my house? (Please tell me it's not!) They are not whittling soap bath toys. (at least I don't think so!) The soap just seems to "melt" and be used up so quickly. Have you ever been using a bar of soap, and it gets so soft and squishy, it seems like a lot of the soap is coming off … [Continue]
The new recipe I tried last week, Venison Guisado, turned out to be a big hit. Guisado means meat & spices, and is a Mexican dish. This recipe I tried from the new venison cookbook I bought, uses taco seasonings, and is served on tortillas. So basically, a taco. lol The family loved it! They said they liked this recipe better than the usual … [Continue]
