Good-bye September

Although Fall officially came  September 22…we try not to say good-bye to summer until the last day of September!  Then of course we are truly hoping that there will be plenty of warm days left before we need our winter coats and hats!  Look how much Little Man has grown over the summer months.   We miss those long summer nights already!

Home and Cooking!

Grape Salad
2 pounds of green/white seedless grapes
2 pounds red/black seedless grapes
2 cups chopped pecans
1 (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 (8 oz) sour cream
1 (9 oz) Cool Whip
Wash grapes and remove from stems. Add grapes and chopped pecans into large mixing bowl.
Mix sugar with sour cream and cream cheese until smooth, add cool whip and continue mixing until blended.
Fold in the cream cheese mixture into the grapes and pecans until all ingredients are covered. Refrigerate.

Grandpa’s Bean Soup

1 lb Italian sausage

1 cup onion chopped cooked together and drained

1 can great northern beans 15 oz

1 can white beans /kidney beans/pinto 15 oz

1 quart of tomatoes – 4 cups

1 can of diced Italian tomatoes – 15 oz

2 cups chopped cabbage –

1 cup sliced carrots

1 T white vinegar

1 T brown sugar

¼ t thyme

½ cup dry elbow roni

1 can chicken broth

Bring to a boil reduce heat and simmer 60 minutes

Kendry was in love with Grandpa’s soup.  With September coming to a close and the weather turning cool….soup is just what we need to keep our tummy warm! 

September Beginnings

It's that time of year again. There is lots of "new" in the air. New school year, new season, and new directions in life. 

We are a team…we are united in love…we are blessed to be together!  This is my handsome son with his world ready and waiting to be discovered and conquered however he chooses.  He has a tremendous support system around him, as do I. 

We have family who accepts whatever actions and choices we make and then we all pray to ensure that we are better for those decisions.  I have parents and grandparents who come to my rescue without expecting me to walk across water to repay them…(it would be impossible)…and I have a host of very close friends who keep us in their thoughts and prayers so we know we are never alone. 

Most of all I have this handsome little guy with a personality as big as life itself, he begs for physical contact and attention and he has totally claimed my heart in a way I’d not known was possible…

I am a very lucky girl!