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1~ My husband.  

Having him here with me in this world is one of life's most precious gifts!  I almost lost him last year and I appreciate him so much more!



2~  Sitting down to dinner as a family.  

We can talk, eat and enjoy our meal with one another.  It's priceless!



3~ Being Clutter Free!  

It's a daily process but so freeing!



4~Being Organized.  It's an ongoing journey

f you haven't seen the first installment on Creating a Home Binder you can find it here. 



The next portion of my Home Binder is a weekly To Do List.   

It's a working journal and so it's not very pretty.  It works for me.  ;)  



This list might seem long but it only takes a few minutes to do these things. Two things I get done every week are change my sheets, vacuum and a detailed wiping

I posted this Tuesday but wanted to post it again because I wanted to share it at other linky parties and be a polite participant. ;)!  I promise this will be my one and only repeat!



Goodness~  this post is going to be image heavy.  I took out a vintage quilt out of the hutch and took out my camera with my wonderful 105mm macro lens that I've kept on it.  I love that lens.   And how can I

This potato salad is just like Grandma used to make and it's oh so good!  I make it the day before a barbecue or picnik and stick it in the fridge to chill overnight.  It makes ALOT so you might want to cut it in half for your family.

5 pound bag of red potatoes or golden 

12 hard boiled eggs

Mayonnaise to the consistency you like (I use more than a half of a large jar)

Relish or sweet

These aren't healthy.  And neither are the Jack in the Box 'real' versions.  I've made these twice in the past 6 plus months.    In fact, before I even tasted a Jack's taco I was eating these Mexican side of the family's tacos.  

They're easy and minimal ingredients too.  





Here's how I watched them being prepared as a young girl~

Ingredients~

I dozen corn tortillas 

1 pound ground beef

This has been a staple recipe for our family forever.  It can be ordinary pork roast, add some bbq sauce and make bbq pork sandwiches,  the gravy can be thickened and you can have open faced pork sandwiches.... it has so many options!  



I usually use a pork roast, but the butcher had some pork pieces on sale, so I used that. Sometimes I use pork butt.  If your meat is too lean it will

Lately I've been contemplating on Resignation.  

My will and desires have to be put aside and yielded to a God who is all knowing and who knows what is best for me. 

He knows what is best for me~  

That's a hard pill to swallow when I love to hold on to the reigns of life and take control of every minute detail. 

It's a hard road that even the Apostle Paul walked.  So why should I think

There are a few thing that have made my life a whole lot easier and 

I'd love to share them here with you.  

There are so many organizing sites and apps that you can pay for and download.  There are also free sites that are awesome.  Some can become a bit overwhelming with info and some can't be adapted to meet each person's needs.  I've merged what works for me into what I use today and it's

Happy Mother's Day to all my sweet readers~!



It's been a few years since I've been without my dear Mom who passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease.  I never wanted to remember her for the latter years but wanted to remember her as she was when she loved life.  If there was one word that could describe my Mom it would have been love.   You know when someone loves you and I

Some might cringe at this and some might say it's most awesome!  ha!  I say it's most awesome!  



I love super streamlined drawer organizers from places like bed, bath and beyond... but the price is something I'm not too fond of.  I love me some youtubers that have serious money to organize and arrange every inch of their home~ but I can't bring myself to splurge like that.  ;)  



So I did a

I have loved quiche since I was about ten years old when I first tried it.  And I've loved it ever since.     

Hubby had wanted me to make him Spagetti this week, and since I'm not that big a fan,  I decided to make myself a quiche.  And my tastebuds are so happy!  

I started out rolling up a homemade pie crust~ although you can use store bought pie shells.  I use the basic Crisco pie crust

I love pie crust and making one that looks nice can sometimes be difficult~  If the weather is hot and humid it makes the dough difficult to work with.   

Here are a few tips that I use to make a great looking pie crust.  



When measuring out shortening I line my measuring cup with plastic wrap, making sure the wrap touches the entire bottom of the cup.  I scoop my shortening in the cup and

This really wasn't meant to be solely a cooking blog~   I've got to change things up so I'm promising myself some non foody stuff coming up!  



These are so easy and yummy and little and big kids love them.  

They also go by different names, such as~ 

Eggs in a frame,  

Eggs in a nest 

Eggs in a hole

Eggs in a basket

Toad in a hole



Cookie Cut a whole in

Here's a little bit of what I've been whipping up in our kitchen lately.  Some of these have made it to my blog, some were too simple to merit a post, and others were new recipes I tried but weren't good enough for a post of their own  ;)  



Grilled Pepperoni and Cheese on Homemade Bread with Salad in a Jar~







Beef Stroganoff~



Corned Beef Sandwiches and Salad on Homemade Bread~ 

I stopped at a yard sale yesterday and came across these cook books for a quarter each!   



I had about 6 of them when we were first married and they have some great recipes in them.   Looking through and marking recipes that I wanted to try I found my Oven Baked French Toast recipe in it and I always wondered where I got that recipe from!  



Yup~  now I know and it only took me 23 years to

I can't tell you how good this is~!!!  Pastry Pockets filled with chicken and topped with gravy and cheese.  Yes~  It's high in Sodium and super redonkulously high in fat.  But it's good and you aren't going to eat this every day~ so make a salad for a little balance and just go ahead!  ;)  



Originally from Janell @ Comfy in the Kitchen I've adapted this a bit and hope you like it too~