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I found a couple bags of peaches in my freezer this past week. I was soooo excited! Why was I so excited about a bag of frozen peaches? well these were my mommy's peaches( she had in her freezer but I brought a lot home this past summer since daddy was trying to get rid of a lot of food in there). That's her handwriting too :) I knew what I was going to make too....peach cobbler! So I called up Sandra(my mother in law) and asked her for her DELICIOUS recipe! Thanks Sandra....we LOVE your cobbler! here is the recipe for those who want to try it:
1/2 cup of butter
3/4 cup of sugar
3/4 cup of flour
1/2 cup of milk
one large can of peaches( or in my case, frozen peaches)
you will melt the stick of butter in a 13 * 9 pan in the oven while it is preheating to 350.
While the butter is melting you will mix the sugar and flour together in a bowl
Take the pan out when the butter is melted and pour the peaches and milk then top it with the flour/sugar mixture. Bake till golden brown....I forgot how long it was ...oops :)

Today was going to be our "lazy day". You gotta love those days...nothing planned, anything goes, just have fun and relax :) Well, it all got started when Nathanael wanted to make something, so I gave him an empty shoe box. The first thing that box was was a guitar( he put rubber bands around it) then he decided it didnt' sound exactly like a guitar so he wanted to make a truck. I suggested he make a boat since I didn't have anything for the wheels. he was happy so he started making his boat. When he was having difficulty making his mask stay in place, I suggested several things but then daddy steps in and says HE can make anything....well, I don't think he knew what he was getting himself into for TWO hours later, he had made not only one little boat but 4 little sailboats, one for each of the kids :) He did an awesome job I might add....His creative side came out today for which the kids were very pleased....

Even got the hairdryer out so the paint could dry quicker ;)

Pretty good artwork Brett :)

The final outcome.... Good job honey!

This is what I did today:

Can you guess ?

Yep! Made homemade strawberry jelly. Having biscuits this morning, although they were good, I was missing one thing....strawberry jelly to go on them...
This was the first time I had used store bought frozen strawberries but tasting the jelly you would never know...even have enough strawberries to make 2 more batches so don't worry, daddy, I'm bringing you home some next week....well....that is if the grandkids don't get into them before or your daughter...he he... :)

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This morning we had a big breakfast like we usually do on Saturdays. Today it was eggs and homemade biscuits. Yes, I know Pillsbury makes wonderful biscuits (like my sister Ashley reminds me :) ), but I am trying to find a recipe for biscuits like my mommy used to make every Saturday morning. While I was rolling out my biscuits this morning my mind went back to when I was growing up...... I could vividly remember coming downstairs and seeing her in the kitchen frying bacon or sausage, stirring the country gravy, biscuits already rolled out and cut and in the oven, and eggs in a bowl waiting to be scrambled. I could even hear the music that always played in the background.( for if you knew my mommy you knew she loved her Christian music playing throughout the house. It wasn't loud just playing softly, giving a warm, peaceful atmosphere in the house.) She did make the BEST country breakfast and everything was made from scratch which meant my mommy was up WAY before anyone in the house. she also wanted to be sure to have breakfast hot and ready for us when we got up. She was an example of a Proverbs 31 lady.....vs 15 "she riseth also while it is yet night and giveth meat to her household....." Yes Mam, that was my mommy! I love you mommy and I am so thankful for the Bible principles you taught me through your everyday activities!

If someone has an awesome biscuit recipe could you please send me? These are the best that i have made so far but still looking....

I have come across a blog of a mother who gives devotionals each week and lately they have been on topics I have REALLY needed. I wanted to pass them on and if you click on her site and put as a favorite to read when you have a moment :) I hope they are just as encouraging to you as they are to me....www.mannaformoms.com

Manna for Moms | Encouragement

Manna for Moms Encouragement

Manna for Moms | "Soundtrack" by Megan Breedlove

Manna for Moms "Soundtrack" by Megan Breedlove

28/365

One night this week while waiting for daddy to come home from work I pulled a gingerbread train out for the kids to decorate. I know, this is something usually done during Christmas time but hey when you find it on the clearance aisle for $3 this mommy will grab it up for a time when I need something to keep sanity in the house :) And it did! For almost an hour the kids had so much fun putting it together. I had the instructions out but the kids really wanted to do it "their" own way so I let them have it and I sat back and watched and of course took pictures :) I did have to get on Cailyn several times trying to sneek in a lick of the icing or piece of candy :)

At the end the train looked....well, shall I say "colorful" ? I did allow the kids to keep it as a centerpiece on the table for a few days before I had to "replace" it :) My excuse was that I wanted my plate of fruit back on the table so Cailyn would grab at that when she needed a snack and not trying to grab candy off the train :) hey it worked and I had no complaints :)

27/365

Wednesday morning the kids woke up to a light covering of "white" on the grass. They were so excited they wanted to go play in the "white stuff" :) They had no idea that more "white stuff" was on the way later that day.... So after breakfast I had no problem asking the boys twice to take the garbage out. In fact Madison even "volunteered" to do the boys chore that morning(wish it was like that EVERY morning :) ) Andrew had just received a new, well new to him, raincoat from our good friend Cindy. He hadn't worn it yet so I told him he could wear it to take out the trash since it had just started rain/snowing again. As you can see he was excited...he was going out in the "white stuff" AND wearing his new coat! :) I love it when my kids get excited about small things (though big things in their eyes)!

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This picture was not taken today but thought I would post it since I hadn't posted it to my blog yet. This is Madison and she is definitely my "girlie girl" ! She HAS to have her nails painted ALL the time,loves pink for EVERYTHING, her hair brushed and put up even if we are only staying home, always has to have lip gloss in her purse, she is usually the first to get dressed for the day(she wouldn't be the one to stay in pajamas all day), loves to go shopping with mommy(especially if we are shopping for her :)), already begging me to get her ears pieced(she has to get daddy's approval first) , and everything else, including the Attitude, that goes along with being a "girlie." Even though her mommy is totally different, she is learning to just enjoy those precious moments of painting her nails, taking her shopping and doing "girlie" stuff with her just because her mommy knows her little girl enjoys it and her mommy really enjoys spending time with daughter! I love you Madison Lea! you will always be Daddy's and Mommy's "little girl".

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Ohh goodness... little Thaddaeus, I'll let you get by with it now since I highly doubt you know what you are doing but give a few years you better not try to hold any girl's hands :)

Yesterday, Brett and I had a taste of what it would be like if we had 7 children... but don't worry, grammy...like I said....IF we had 7 children :) But thankfully if the Lord did give us 2 more, we wouldn't have 7 of them 7 and under :)....they would be older but anyway, like I was saying....IF.....now back to what I was saying...we babysat 2 little children yesterday so the parent's, our friends, could have a day out by themselves. Their little boy is 2 and their newest addition is 2 months younger then Thaddaeus. You can tell by the pictures that Thaddaeus likes having a playmate.

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I love my baby's feet! He is going to have great toes for "pinchers"....mommy is going to make sure of that :)

On Friday the kids and I went down to DC to the Museum of Natural History. We took a friend of ours, Theresa Ward with us and it was the first time for all of us. The kids love animals so they really enjoyed this museum. There was a lot of good information about the different animals but then there was a lot of junk about how the animals were "evolved." When Nathanael would read about "millions of years ago" or "evolved" about the animals, he would say very bluntly " no mom, God made us" or "it didn't happen millions of years ago". I was so proud of him that he didn't mind saying out loud that he disagreed about what had been written. So even though this museum has some cons, it was good to see how my son could pick out the information that was false and I could also impart to the other children that God made us and we just didn't "evolve".

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My son Nathanael loves to draw. Where he gets that I have no idea since neither his daddy nor I can draw much. But I am so glad he enjoys it. and I may be biased but I think he does pretty wel,l seeing he is only 7 and has had no one to teach him...most of what he draws is things he has seen and he can just go draw it...pretty amazing kid! I have had to buy a couple folders to keep all his pictures in. I try to date them so one day he can look back and see how he has progressed over the years. He drew this one for daddy the other day since his daddy used to fly in planes....but I think he forgot daddy was in the Air Force not the Army :)

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Just a picture of our lunch on Tuesday...salad and pizza...one of my favorites recently. Eating pizza always leaves me feeling blah but eating salad with it, well I feel better knowing I ate something healthy with the greasy stuff :) And lately the kids, especially the boys, are even ASKING for a salad! Can you believe that! Its hard trying to get veggies down them but salads they love; so mommy has been buying lots of lettuce lately. At least I found one healthy food they all like to eat :) My mommy would be proud of her grandchildren because she loved her salads too!

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Thaddaeus is such a happy little fellow. He is now almost 6 month old and he loves to smile!Even when he has kept mommy up ALL night, he can still put a smile on mommy's face by just giving her a grin like he is doing in this picture.....then mommy forgets how tired she is and she has to love on him :) He just learned how to sit up on his own and enjoys being able to sit and play with his other siblings....I think he thinks he is a "big guy" now that he can sit up :) So thankful the Lord gave us Thaddaeus! And Dawn do you recognize the PJ's :) These are the ones you bought for Nathanael and they have gone thru all three boys :) hard to believe that Nathanael used to wear these......

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One day last week I was trying to get the other children ready so I asked my little mommy's helper to help me with feeding Thaddaeus, who at the time was LOUDLY letting everyone in the house know that he was hungry and that he wanted it NOW! Madison did a great job in helping quiet the house that night and relieving some stress that was building up in mommy :) And as you can see Thaddaeus was quite a happy camper and so was mommy! Thank you Madison...I love you and so glad you love to help mommy with Thaddaeus!

Well I am still alive, just not blogging as faithful. :) Guess I got way behind on doing a post a day. But I am back and will try to post a few pictures to catch up. I did take pictures this past week but with our church having Mission's Conference we had quite a busy week that I didn't take time to post the pictures. So here they are:

While I was folding the laundry I looked over to check on Thaddaeus and he was completely out as you can see :) He was sooo cute with his mouth completely open I had to take another picture :) Wish I was doing that right now but I know the minute I go to sleep he will awake ....

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Does this look familiar? :) A basket overfilling with laundry...

I needed to do laundry yesterday but put it off and today I really didn't want to pull it out and start knowing it would be a full day chore if not two days. Reluctantly though I went ahead and pulled it out,and by the way there are 2 big baskets not just that one :), and began filling my washer. But as I was filling it the Lord reminded me to be thankful that I do have clothes to wash. Not only being thankful for the clothes but for the 6 precious people the Lord has given me and I have the privilege, you might say, to wash their clothes!I am so grateful for the family the Lord gave me and I need to keep a positive attitude when washing clothes because one day they will be all gone and I will, I'm sure miss washing their clothes. ( I mean my children will be out of the house....Lord willing Brett will stick around :) )

10/365

" Oh wow! What is this stuff?"

These pictures were from this past Saturday when we got about in "inch" of snow :) We took Thaddaeus out this time and it was his first time in the snow....he didn't really smile too much so dont' know if he liked the cold stuff. But the other kids sure did! Even though we only had about an inch it was good packing snow for snowballs so we all had a good snowball fight! Mommy got daddy a couple good times when he least expected it :)