One of our kiddos said: "Mom, is that a new shirt? It's cute!"
Me: "Thanks! It was only $3.99!" (gotta love clearance sales!)
Kiddo: (in all sincerity) "Wow, it looks like it cost at least...
$4.99."
~Isn't motherhood fun?! : )
~Becky
June 8, 2009
June 5, 2009
We may never eat grilled cheese sandwiches the usual way again...
I know I just shared some recipes the other day, but I just have to share another.
Our boys said it was "the bomb!"And you know a recipe is good when your HUBBY who doesn't like to cook, wants the 'secret' to it just in case I don't make it for him again soon enough. : )
~Only a certain picky child asked for the "peanut butter and jelly option." But 5 out of 6 isn't bad!
It's from the latest issue of Family Circle.
Ham and Caramelized Onion Grilled Cheese
1 lg. onion very thinly sliced
1/2 tsp. sugar
pinch of salt
4 tsp. spicy brown mustard
3 tsp. horseradish sauce
2 tsp. honey
8 slices of whole wheat bread
12 slices of ham
4 slices of Swiss cheese
(I doubled it for my gang)
Coat a medium skillet with cooking spray (or butter -yum!) Add onions, sugar and salt to skillet. Cover and cook for 10 min. Stir occasionally.
Stir together mustard, horseradish, and honey. Coat 4 slices of bread this mixture. Then top with 3 slices of ham. Place some caramelized onions on top of the ham and then a piece of Swiss cheese. Top with a plain slice of bread. Spritz both sides with nonstick cooking spray
(or butter -yum!) Cook over medium heat until cheese melts.
Enjoy!
P.S. One our boys suggested something that he thought would make these even better and I think he's right. Banana peppers!
But aren't all sandwiches better with those?!
Have a great weekend!
And three cheers for SUMMER VACATION!!! : )
Whoo-hoo
Whoo-hoo
Whoo-hoo
~Becky
Our boys said it was "the bomb!"And you know a recipe is good when your HUBBY who doesn't like to cook, wants the 'secret' to it just in case I don't make it for him again soon enough. : )
~Only a certain picky child asked for the "peanut butter and jelly option." But 5 out of 6 isn't bad!
It's from the latest issue of Family Circle.
Ham and Caramelized Onion Grilled Cheese
1 lg. onion very thinly sliced
1/2 tsp. sugar
pinch of salt
4 tsp. spicy brown mustard
3 tsp. horseradish sauce
2 tsp. honey
8 slices of whole wheat bread
12 slices of ham
4 slices of Swiss cheese
(I doubled it for my gang)
Coat a medium skillet with cooking spray (or butter -yum!) Add onions, sugar and salt to skillet. Cover and cook for 10 min. Stir occasionally.
Stir together mustard, horseradish, and honey. Coat 4 slices of bread this mixture. Then top with 3 slices of ham. Place some caramelized onions on top of the ham and then a piece of Swiss cheese. Top with a plain slice of bread. Spritz both sides with nonstick cooking spray
(or butter -yum!) Cook over medium heat until cheese melts.
Enjoy!
P.S. One our boys suggested something that he thought would make these even better and I think he's right. Banana peppers!
But aren't all sandwiches better with those?!
Have a great weekend!
And three cheers for SUMMER VACATION!!! : )
Whoo-hoo
Whoo-hoo
Whoo-hoo
~Becky
June 4, 2009
A crazy night
I've never been one to buy sugar cereals for my kiddos...And so I don't know
what came over me. ; )
~Not only shouldn't you shop when you are hungry but apparently in my case,
hungry + exhausted =
-Which I've never bought before! lol
I came home and told my kiddos that we were having a late night Captain Crunch party!
They were in a mild state of shock. : )
One of them quoted the line from the movie Bedtime Stories when the kids ate hamburgers for the first time...
"Life-changing!"
(but not something I'm planning on making a habit of)
~Becky
what came over me. ; )
~Not only shouldn't you shop when you are hungry but apparently in my case,
hungry + exhausted =
-Which I've never bought before! lol
I came home and told my kiddos that we were having a late night Captain Crunch party!
They were in a mild state of shock. : )
One of them quoted the line from the movie Bedtime Stories when the kids ate hamburgers for the first time...
"Life-changing!"
(but not something I'm planning on making a habit of)
~Becky
June 3, 2009
More from Oswald...
Here are some of my latest favorite quotes from Oswald Chambers:
"It is much easier to DO something than to trust in God' we mistake panic for inspiration. (Yes, Amen) That is why there are so few fellow workers WITH God and so many workers FOR Him. We would far rather work for God than believe in Him."
"We act like pagans in a crisis, only one out of a crowd is daring enough to bank his faith in the the character of God." (ouch!)
"God's love to me is inexhaustible, and I must love others from the bedrock of God's love to me. Growth in grace stops the moment I get huffed. (now there's a cute word)
I get huffed because I have a peculiar person to live with. Just think how disagreeable I have been to God! Am I prepared to be so identified with the Lord Jesus that His life and His sweetness are being poured out all the time?"
"It is not only wrong to worry, it is infidelity, because worrying means that we do not think that God can look after the practical details or our lives, and it is never anything else that worries us. Have you ever noticed what Jesus said would choke the word He puts in? The devil? No, the cares of this world. It is the little worries always."
"Your god may be your little Christian habit, the habit of prayer at stated times, or the habit of Bible reading. Watch how your Father will upset those times if you begin to worship your habit instead of what the habit symbolizes."
"It is much easier to DO something than to trust in God' we mistake panic for inspiration. (Yes, Amen) That is why there are so few fellow workers WITH God and so many workers FOR Him. We would far rather work for God than believe in Him."
"We act like pagans in a crisis, only one out of a crowd is daring enough to bank his faith in the the character of God." (ouch!)
"God's love to me is inexhaustible, and I must love others from the bedrock of God's love to me. Growth in grace stops the moment I get huffed. (now there's a cute word)
I get huffed because I have a peculiar person to live with. Just think how disagreeable I have been to God! Am I prepared to be so identified with the Lord Jesus that His life and His sweetness are being poured out all the time?"
"It is not only wrong to worry, it is infidelity, because worrying means that we do not think that God can look after the practical details or our lives, and it is never anything else that worries us. Have you ever noticed what Jesus said would choke the word He puts in? The devil? No, the cares of this world. It is the little worries always."
"Your god may be your little Christian habit, the habit of prayer at stated times, or the habit of Bible reading. Watch how your Father will upset those times if you begin to worship your habit instead of what the habit symbolizes."
"Never let cares or tribulations separate you from the fact that God loves you." Amen!
~Becky
June 2, 2009
Making a child smile
We've been blessed to be sponsors with Compassion Intl. for many, many years now. We think they are wonderful!
We've had 2 children who dissappeared from the program because their countries had a civil war... That was sad. The first one that happened to had been our 'child' for such a LONG time that is was really hard not knowing what had happened to her. Our other child hadn't been 'ours' long when the same thing happened again to him in his country. But, I'm happy to say that our third child has been ours for a number of years now. : )
As much as we enjoy reading our child, Dayana's letters, we are really bad at writing back! I always have guilt because I really stink at the correspondence aspect of the program. (I do remember Christmas gifts but I just don't write regularly) -Until lately!
I think what changed things was when my hubby got really energized about having us pray for her. Then we all started writing her together with everyone adding some imput. When her letters arrive, we read them while sitting around the dinner table. So, we are finally getting better at this after ALL these years!
Our latest picture of Dayana arrived recently and really touched all of our hearts. She wasn't smiling, at all. Her smile became our prayer.
And God answered it we believe. It all happened with something as little as a page torn out of a coloring book! One of our kids had the idea to send one of those in our last letter to her. The next letter that we received sounded like it was from a different child. She sounded so happy and she sent us her love (which she always has done) but this time she added her "kisses." It was so sweet. I hadn't thought about how something so simple could bring her such joy. (maybe because we have SO much and they have SO little)
I'm looking forward to meeting her one day, in heaven where I KNOW she'll be smiling all the time.
We've had 2 children who dissappeared from the program because their countries had a civil war... That was sad. The first one that happened to had been our 'child' for such a LONG time that is was really hard not knowing what had happened to her. Our other child hadn't been 'ours' long when the same thing happened again to him in his country. But, I'm happy to say that our third child has been ours for a number of years now. : )
As much as we enjoy reading our child, Dayana's letters, we are really bad at writing back! I always have guilt because I really stink at the correspondence aspect of the program. (I do remember Christmas gifts but I just don't write regularly) -Until lately!
I think what changed things was when my hubby got really energized about having us pray for her. Then we all started writing her together with everyone adding some imput. When her letters arrive, we read them while sitting around the dinner table. So, we are finally getting better at this after ALL these years!
Our latest picture of Dayana arrived recently and really touched all of our hearts. She wasn't smiling, at all. Her smile became our prayer.
And God answered it we believe. It all happened with something as little as a page torn out of a coloring book! One of our kids had the idea to send one of those in our last letter to her. The next letter that we received sounded like it was from a different child. She sounded so happy and she sent us her love (which she always has done) but this time she added her "kisses." It was so sweet. I hadn't thought about how something so simple could bring her such joy. (maybe because we have SO much and they have SO little)
I'm looking forward to meeting her one day, in heaven where I KNOW she'll be smiling all the time.
~Becky
May 27, 2009
For peanut butter and jelly lovers
The classic sandwich at our house is a fried peanut butter and jelly!
Just assemble and then cook like you do a grill cheese sandwich. (with butter) Yum!
My mom-in-law turned us on to those when the kids were really little and we've been making them ever since.
A new fun favorite that we tried the other day is a peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich! .
Spread one piece of bread with peanut butter, add thinly sliced bananas and sprinkle with cinnamon. Then add a drizzle of honey and top with bacon. (I used turkey bacon)
and add a top slice of bread. A big hit and a stick to your ribs sandwich!
The other new fun favorite is a peanut butter sandwich with mashed bananas and sprinkled with chocolate chips inside. : )
So, have a happy PB & J day! Or a PBB &B or a PBB&CC... lol
~Becky
Just assemble and then cook like you do a grill cheese sandwich. (with butter) Yum!
My mom-in-law turned us on to those when the kids were really little and we've been making them ever since.
A new fun favorite that we tried the other day is a peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich! .
Spread one piece of bread with peanut butter, add thinly sliced bananas and sprinkle with cinnamon. Then add a drizzle of honey and top with bacon. (I used turkey bacon)
and add a top slice of bread. A big hit and a stick to your ribs sandwich!
The other new fun favorite is a peanut butter sandwich with mashed bananas and sprinkled with chocolate chips inside. : )
So, have a happy PB & J day! Or a PBB &B or a PBB&CC... lol
~Becky
May 26, 2009
It works! Trust me! ; )
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