Quick and so, *so* easy Dinner!

Last night I made Meatloaf Muffins for supper. They were delicious! I tweaked the original recipe by adding brown mustard, worcestershire, omitting the soup and mixing ground beef and turkey together. Hey, a recipe is more like a guideline anyway!! Oh and if you decide to try it out, don't bake them for an hour like the recipe says...25 minutes is about right.

I prepped some fresh asparagus with olive oil, salt, pepper, and spices and put them in the oven about 10 minutes before the muffins were done. Wow, Rachael Ray would be proud of my Thirty Minute Meal!

I beLIeVE

I do believe that the Lord will one day heal me of my thyroid disease. I do believe that He has already healed me from the ultimate sickness...death. So, even if I have to deal with my thyroid disease for the rest of what is left of my life here on earth, there WILL come a day when I will be restored and renewed!!

While I wait upon the Lord to work out His perfect plan in my life, I choose to LIVE. I could write a list of ways that my sickness has affected my life; from day-to-day life to "my" plans for a family. These are all, some more than others, extremely difficult issues to deal with. But, I've tried extremely hard to keep my head up and live life! And the blessings in my life far out weigh my problems!

I did have a bit of good news from my last doctors appointment. All of my thyroid numbers are within normal range and that is an awesome bit of news. Keeping them there is another story, it will involve a constant tweaking of medicine, until my body restores itself or my thyroid just burns up completely.

Thank you for your support during this time and keep on keeping on with me as I live out this beautiful life that God has given me!

Food Revolution

Did any of you watch the first episode of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution that was on TV last night? Frankly, the previews grossed me out so I had no intention of watching the show. However, curiosity won me over and I tuned in to see what it was all about. All I have to say is WOW!! (If you have no idea what I'm talking about, click HERE to see Jamie's website).

I am completely ignorant when it comes to school lunches. That is a bridge that I have not had to cross yet and I am quite certain that things are a lot different now than they were when I was in school! However, based on what I saw last night, I would be packing my kid's lunch so I would have (some) control over what they were eating!!

The next episode airs on Friday night. If you need some motivation to start cooking healthier meals for your family, tune in!

MPM - Week of 1/18/10

Sorry I'm a little late with this post!! I had my plan all written out but forgot to post it on the blog! :)

Mon - Toasted Cheese, fruit, Veggie Chips

Tues - Home Group

Weds - Swedish Meatballs with Egg Noodles, green beans

Thurs - Beef Roast with carrots and potatoes

Fri - Mexican Casserole

Sat - Left overs

Sun - Simple Supper Sunday

For more dinner ideas visit OrgJunkie.

Have You Bathed in a Horse Trough Lately?

We spent Christmas weekend with Lance's family at his sister's ranch in Starr, TX. This was the first time that we had the opportunity to visit and stay at the Boot Jack Ranch. We had such a great time. Since everything is very rustic, Lindsay took a bath (and we showered) in a horse trough.

I am very disappointed that the pictures that I took of her ALL turned out blurry (darn camera)! But, you get the jist, so I'm posting a couple of them anyway :)

You can tell from her rosy red cheeks that she spent too much time outside in the wind. Her cheeks are not red because she was hot!! Quite the opposite in fact!! It was so cold while we were there and we even ran out of propane (that is what the central heat/air runs on) in the middle of the night on Friday night. The temp in our room was 58 degrees when we woke up on Saturday! Thankfully we were able to build a fire in two different fireplaces to warm up. Lindsay had such a blast with her three cousins that she didn't even notice that it was cold!

Moving on Up!

Lindsay has finally moved on up into her new big girl bed. It's been a long time coming, but we finally got it done!

She's been ready for quite some time and outgrew her crib months ago, but it just took a little time to get her furniture. She's been sleeping in the new bed for a week and has done great! The best part about the transition is that she will not get out of the bed until you come into her room to get her. I have pondered "teaching" her that she can get out on her own, but have decided to hold off on that for later. :) So, we'll see if she figures it out before then!!

We still have some kinks to work out in order for her "new" room to be completed. We need to get some new sheets and curtains and rearrange some of the things on the wall. She doesn't care though...this afternoon she told me "Thank you for my new big girl bed"!!

MPM - Week of 1/4/10

I hope that you all had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. If you are like me, you love the holidays, but are glad when life finally gets back to normal!! So, here's to the first full week of the New Year, may it be a "normal" one. :) And, in an effort to get back on track with my menu planning, here is the first MPM of 2010!



Mon - Taco Ring, corn-on-the-cob



Tues - Crispy Ranch Chicken, green beans



Weds - Homemade Chili



Thus - Left overs


Fri - Swedish Meatballs with Egg Noodles



Sat - Left overs again??



Sun - Simple Supper Sunday



For more recipe ideas visit OrgJunkie.