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We bought a home...

OH YES WE DID!!

I've never been so happy in my life (except when I first discovered Dove Chocolate, which was late in life..)

but anyway!  After 21 yrs. of marriage, 4 kiddos and 3, 8, 10, 15 moves we found her!  

And boy did she come with some baggage...the previous owners didn't seem to know how to turn on a vacuum, push a broom, wipe down a wall or even better, throw away a darn thing!  For 3 weeks now, yes 3, we have been hauling garbage out.  I even broke down last weekend and cried at the amount of filth this house has.  There was no amount of respect for yourself and worse yet the 3 kiddos that lived there.  Dog mess (over 100), cat urine, rodents...you get an idea.

Sunny side though, we got her for a song!  And that song plays over & over & over in my head!  Here's a little example of after only 1 hr. of cleaning...silly me though one dumpster was going to do it.

                    Back to hauling out, cleaning up and moving in!

Whoa Nelly...

I sat down to create a blog and remembered that I had this one!!  And it's been toooo long....life has been so crazy but now I'm back, for reals.  Let's get started with a recipe that makes a tummy smile, at least in this house!

Chili if you want to be more specific!  I love it & it's now starting to be the type of weather that calls for it-woo hoo!

For years my Mom would take HOURS to make chili...literally.  I never showed one bit of interest in cooking until I got married 21 yrs. ago and I had a hungry husband looking at me wondering what I was going to do to fill his tummy!  **funny story...the first morning we returned from our honeymoon I prepared opened a can of cinnamon rolls for him, put them in a pan and put them in the oven.  I'm not kidding here peeps, I had no idea what to do!  I waited about 10 minutes & well, they looked done.  I iced them and lovingly handed them to him.  I was so proud!  He took a bite and I noticed that when he pulled the cinnamon roll away it seemed to be stretchy and doughy.  Hmmm, what did I do wrong?!?!  Simple, they were underbaked...WAY underbaked.  But my KISA (knight in shining armor) ate every single one of them.  Now that's love!

Okay so fast-forward and I can make a mean cinnamon roll from a can now!

Back to chili.  Simple is best for me.  I will never proclaim to be something I'm not so I'll boldly stand up and say, "I don't enjoy cooking".  Nope.  But I have the KISA & our 4 kiddos that always seem to be hungry so I jump in & get it done.  Good, simple, full tummies, happy momma :)

Let's go:

~one pound of turkey meat (our preference, hamburger, whatever)
~2 cans of Bush's Chili Magic
~2 (15oz) cans of tomato sauce
~one can of corn (drained)...yes corn!
~1 jar of Pace Picante Sauce (mild, 15oz. jar)

Cook up the meat, open all cans, mix together and you have a chili that every. single. person. that has ever eaten it LOVES!  This recipe takes all of about 10 minutes to make.  Let's add in a little garlic bread on the side and dinner is done-yum!

This recipe works for our family & friends...your recipe may knock the socks off the ones you serve it to and for that, woo hoo!  Seriously!  As mommas, wife's & overall women, DO WHAT WORKS FOR YOU!  That's all that matters ♥

A whole year & a half?!?!?

that's how much time has went by since my last post!!  Not again chicka's...I'm so much more "organized" now!  Please forgive me!  Here's a freebie just for you & you & you...

 

 

♥ NOW GO LOVE REALLY BIG ♥

Humpday Happenings...

yea...that didn't happen...

not for lack of trying
just lack of good planning

ugh...

Dear God...stop me now...

                                                                             May 16, 2011

Maybe it's just me...maybe not.  Have you tried these almonds?!?!  Let me be honest...I could eat them ALLLLLLL day.  Every meal.  Every snack. 

                                                                              BUT

in doing that, you will be very "regular".......VERY.  Perhaps too "regular"
**consider yourself warned

Sadly, that hasn't made me stop.  Thank God they're good for you & the dark chocolate makes them even gooder :)

Find them, enjoy them but if you live in my neck of the woods, don't even think about taking the last bag on the shelf...

Got an empty bottle?

                                                                            May 15, 2011

Make it work for you!  I just "happen" to have an empty whiskey bottle...not mine...really!....and I loved the shape of it so I got to thinkin'...

Then I got to painting, adding some jute then added a handmade flower and I had a vase that I really loved!  Look around, try it yourself (any bottle will do) and add your own kind of flair!

Make a little ooh-la-la  :)