http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2008/03/irish-potato-cabbage-soup-with-soda.html
This is what I am in the mood for this weekend. It's rainy, cold and just plain blah outside here in Iowa. I found this recipe when I was doing Gluten Free/ Vegan. OMG it is to die for. The Gluten Free Goddess's recipes are amazing, and full of amazing flavor. I have never had soda bread before and I fell in love!! I know, probably not the best love affair to have but damn it was yummy!! So tonight my fabulous husband and I are going to cook together and make this wonderful meal. (the kids don't like so I will make them something like broccoli/chicken/alfredo pasta for supper.) They don't know what they are missing!!
If you get a chance please check out her blog...she is AMAZING!!
I Corinthians 13:4-7
4 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. 5 It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
Home is.....Here!!
I know we moved in almost a month ago now, but I wanted to share a picture of the new place. We are really loving it! There is such a peace here. Even when things are stressful with the kids, JR's job, finances or anything....we still find at the end of the day that we have a peaceful place in which we live. I have never know this feeling so strong in any place I ever lived. It sounds kind of nutty doesn't it? How can a house make you feel peaceful inside? I thought that too but I think a combination of things has my heart and mind at peace. 1. it is OURS!! nobody else owns it (well except the bank), 2. The area is quiet, neighbors are nice (the ones we have met so far anyway), and 3. The kids have a little more freedom now, they walk to school and walk home on their own. I don't have to be so overprotective of them anymore. This in itself calms me right down to my core.
This is where the kids will grow up and call home. Even Shelby even though she won't live here for long. They will associate this place with HOME!! We plan to stay here for a very long time. :)
I Corinthians 13:4-7 4 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. 5 It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Hi...Remember me?
I know it has been ages since I have posted. So much has happened since then, We finally closed on our house March 29th, and got to move in on March 31st!! What a crazy weekend that was!! I am never moving again. I am still feeling the effects of the lifting, bending, hoisting and any other actions I did over the course of the week previous and the week after. Not to mention the 2 1/2 full days of packing, loading and unloading we all did.
But, it is done, we are moved in and actually I think we have done quite well getting things put where we want them. :) I am pretty proud of the progress we have made thus far. We still have some boxes that we actually cannot unpack just yet because we are planning a homemade bookcase/shelving endeavor and since it will be a permenant fixture we want to be sure to take every consideration with it.
The kids are adapting and making friends, they are enjoying their new rooms, even though they don't have their beds yet. LOL *they do however have brand new mattresses on the floor till the furniture arrives (which hopefully will be within the next week or so)*
Elizabeth is struggling with the amount of homework, and gets frustrated quite easily with it. I feel for her, I was never really a math whiz either and I too get frustrated with it still to this day. But she is now learning Chinese and Spanish!! How cool is that? 3rd grade and learning not just the basic reading, math and science, but 2 languages!! :) Ryan however is another story altogether. He is smart and does well in school and his behavior at school is good (as far as we know, since we haven't heard anything to the contrary we are going with it). But his behaviors at home are horrible. He is disrespectful, he is lying, and being a complete con man. I see so many of his bio dad's attributes in him and it scares me to death. I am praying and praying that we can get his world turned back to the right path real fast before anything sets in too deep. My Ex is still homeless, jobless and I have heard that he is back living in his car again. I just can't let Ryan be ruined by his dad. I just can't imagine going all this time without a job, or a place to live. It is quite sad really.
Of course he doesn't talk to me or let me know anything. Which I believe is unfair since his behavior, lifestyle etc all impact our kids. I am by no means perfect but everything I do is with their safety, well being and health in mind first and foremost.
Okay enough ranting. I have some reading to do and some homework to complete for a bible study I joined and started just a couple of days after moving here. So I best get at it. :) Thanks for reading.
I Corinthians 13:4-7 4 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. 5 It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
But, it is done, we are moved in and actually I think we have done quite well getting things put where we want them. :) I am pretty proud of the progress we have made thus far. We still have some boxes that we actually cannot unpack just yet because we are planning a homemade bookcase/shelving endeavor and since it will be a permenant fixture we want to be sure to take every consideration with it.
The kids are adapting and making friends, they are enjoying their new rooms, even though they don't have their beds yet. LOL *they do however have brand new mattresses on the floor till the furniture arrives (which hopefully will be within the next week or so)*
Elizabeth is struggling with the amount of homework, and gets frustrated quite easily with it. I feel for her, I was never really a math whiz either and I too get frustrated with it still to this day. But she is now learning Chinese and Spanish!! How cool is that? 3rd grade and learning not just the basic reading, math and science, but 2 languages!! :) Ryan however is another story altogether. He is smart and does well in school and his behavior at school is good (as far as we know, since we haven't heard anything to the contrary we are going with it). But his behaviors at home are horrible. He is disrespectful, he is lying, and being a complete con man. I see so many of his bio dad's attributes in him and it scares me to death. I am praying and praying that we can get his world turned back to the right path real fast before anything sets in too deep. My Ex is still homeless, jobless and I have heard that he is back living in his car again. I just can't let Ryan be ruined by his dad. I just can't imagine going all this time without a job, or a place to live. It is quite sad really.
Of course he doesn't talk to me or let me know anything. Which I believe is unfair since his behavior, lifestyle etc all impact our kids. I am by no means perfect but everything I do is with their safety, well being and health in mind first and foremost.
Okay enough ranting. I have some reading to do and some homework to complete for a bible study I joined and started just a couple of days after moving here. So I best get at it. :) Thanks for reading.
I Corinthians 13:4-7 4 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. 5 It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
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