My Peacefully Chaotic Life

This week's menu...not too fancy as I get tired in the evenings. :) Also I always keep salad fixins ready so we can throw in a salad along with any meal. Sometimes it is planned on the menu and otherwise it's just always available along with whatever I fix. MONDAY + BUSY DAY= McDonald"s TUESDAY grilled ribs macaroni and cheese stringbeans cornbread WEDNESDAY spaghetti garlic bread THURSDAY boneless wings (plain for the little ones, homemade sauce for us) oven fries FRIDAY cheesy potato soup SATURDAY roasted chicken potatoes (whatever we are in the mood for - baked, mashed, roasted, etc) fresh peas (frozen from the garden) cornbread (because my husband can't eat beans or peas without cornbread lol) SUNDAY L) leftovers S) tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches

You would think after this many years of marriage that I would have heard every story there is to tell from my husband. But the one thing that never changes is that ability of his to pop out with the unexpected. Yesterday after church he shared about the time when he lived in Mississippi and he walked outside and heard someone screaming. Following the sound, his eyes traveled upward. There above him was a sight to behold. A little boy was tied in a golf bag and swung precariously in a tree! His three older brothers had tied him in the bag, hoisted him into the tree and left him there! Now I don't know how he eventually got the little fellow down. It didn't actually cross my mind to ask. But it did get me to thinking. So hang with me for a minute. ;) All this time of knowing this person so well and I never had heard this story. How many people are there in your life that you don't know all their stories? I know, improper grammar but still, you get my drift. How many relatio...

Hope everyone has had a wonderful time through the holidays. We suffered with a terrible stomach virus the week leading up to Christmas and The GuitarMan finally caught it during the night Christmas Eve. The rest of us were still recovering from it at that point so our Christmas dinner was a little scant. I decided to make up for it yesterday! We had the usual black eye peas but this year I decided to forgo the collard greens. This is really unheard of in the South but I just didn't think I could face a big pot of leftover greens to deal with. Supposedly you need the greens for money the following year. Well, it's never worked up until now so maybe doing the reverse will work for us, we'll see lol ! I also cooked a ham with macaroni and cheese, cornbread, and big pot of jambalaya. For dessert, brownies! Everyone seemed to really enjoy it. But the one that really tickled me was Cornbread. He is by far my pickiest eater. Cheerios, banana, toast, cheese pizza, chips or tod...

I haven't been able to blog very often lately but it isn't because of being busy or even being lazy. No, we have been surprised by a Christmas blessing. We are expecting a new baby! Unfortunately, reading and the computer aggravate the morning sickness (mine has never been confined to morning!) So if I'm not around as often or if I happen to owe you an email or comment, please understand. :) I'm not slighting you! Although we view this as a huge blessing it does present some challenges. It would mean so much if you would place us on your prayer list and pray for our family. Have a blessed and merry Christmas week!!

A conversation came up yesterday and I shared this with my oldest son. It is certainly true in the South but I would suspect it is universal when dealing with people. *Don't mistake someone having good manners and courtesy for them actually liking you. *By the same token, don't assume that because someone doesn't practice good manners and courtesy that they don't love you to death. Think on it....I guarantee some folks will come to mind! ;)

Are you fulfilled? That can be a loaded question in today's world. It can mean different things to different people. I believe Satan loves to see people feel dragged down, depressed, and unfulfilled. When we succumb to to those feelings it brings with it a lack of contentment and a feeling of being dissatisfied. It causes us to lose focus and drift from one thing to another searching for our fulfillment. Unfortunately it often causes people to pass judgement on one another. One secretly feels unsatisfied with what they are doing. So deep down they think maybe it will make them feel better if they tear you down for your choices. You have a nagging feeling you could be happier "if only" and it so happens they are living that life so you join in on ripping them to shreds. Yet none of that adds to your fulfillment. Yesterday a friend and I had a conversation and it led into the subject of SAHM vs. working moms. She wasn't sure if she could be fulfilled being at home all t...

Blogger has been giving me a little trouble lately so I haven't been able to post. It's straightened out now so here I am. Life has been full, even without blogging. The little man's ear infection cleared up only to have the other ear start giving him problems. So he has been more clingy than normal and, if it were possible, even more finicky at mealtime! Speaking of meals, the element on our oven shorted out the other night just as I was about to bake a pan of cornbread. My handy, dandy husband not only baked it outside on the grill but he also repaired the oven. It was only a matter of days without it but I was surprised to realize how often the oven is used. I had to rethink all of my meal plans. When we were first married we rented a furnished little singlewide for a short time. It had no stove so I cooked everything using a crockpot, a waffle iron or an electric skillet! As a newlywed, I was just happy to "play house." I just did with what I had, bright orang...