Ham and Potato Soup

One of my husband’s favorite things to eat is ham.  He devours the stuff.  I cook a 10 lb. ham for Easter every year.  I’m sure a lot of you do the same thing.  You probably cook a huge Easter dinner for your friends and family.  The difference between me and you is that I don’t cook a 10 lb ham, mashed potatoes, corn casserole, green beans and sweet rolls for a large group of people.  I don’t need to cook for a large...

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Creating A Coffee Filter Lamp.....From A Goodwill Good Deal ~ $6 Lamp

I really wish that I could take the credit for coming up with this idea, but my creativity never led me to the idea of using coffee filters for a lamp shade!  I actually came across the idea somewhere in the blogosphere a few weeks ago.  When I saw the idea, I LOVED it!  I knew I had to try to create it.  Yesterday, I Googled "coffee filter lamp shade", and I came across a few tutorials.  Once I looked over a tutorial,...

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It's A Goodwill Good Deal ~ $1.50 Center Piece

  While at Goodwill, I came across this serving dish for $1.50.  It was marked for $2.99, but it was half off.  I originally went to Goodwill looking for a large bowl to put fruit in and a goblet to use as the base of the bowl creating a serving dish that in my mind would look something like this picture.  I planned on gluing the bowl and goblet together and painting the entire piece.  When I came across this serving...

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Good Words For Good Friday

I don't have much to say today, but I think this song and portion of Scripture says it best.   LAMB OF GLORYGreg Nelson and Phil McHughVerse 1:Hear the story from God's WordThat kings and priests and prophets heardThere would be a sacrificeAnd blood would flow to pay sin's priceVerse 11:On the cross God loved the worldWhile all the powers of hell were hurledNo one there could understandThe one they say was Christ the LambChorus:Precious Lamb of GloryLove's most wondrous storyHeart of God's redemption of manWorship the Lamb of Glory    Luke...

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Achy Legs and A Balanced Life

I’m a girl who really likes a daily schedule.  I live by a to-do list, and I love the feeling of knowing that I have accomplished all of the things on my daily to-do list.  One of the reasons I like a schedule is because it helps me keep a balanced life.  I think balance is really important.  It’s important for me to make an attempt to try to keep my life well balanced physically, spiritually, mentally and emotionally.  Lately, I have been failing at the physical part of my ideal balanced life.  I'm sure that's because...

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Too Busy To Blog

What a busy, busy week I’ve had!  It’s been a little bit crazy for me this week, and I’ve just been too busy to blog!  It seems like every spare minute I had was spent at the library.  I was trying to finish up some last minute details on my classes before my semester ended.  I think I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been working on my masters since January of 2010.  This semester flew by, and it didn’t help that I was soooo...

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Indiana Weather, My Mother-In-Law and Italian Food

J Don’t you love Indiana weather?  Remember my March 30, post.…the one about the snow….well, today is April 10, and it’s a muggy 84 degrees outside.  Honestly, you never know what the weather is going to do around here.  I took the girls to the park on Thursday, and I was chilly in my long sleeve shirt, sweat shirt and light jacket.   By Friday, I was sweating in my tank top and light cardigan.  I wouldn’t be surprised...

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Adding Flair To A Boring Lamp Shade

I love the lamps at Hobby Lobby, but I really love this lamp at Hobby Lobby.          What I don’t love is the price; there’s no way I’m paying $89.99 for this lamp.  Even with a coupon, I just can’t justify spending that much on a lamp.  Since I knew I wasn’t going to purchase the lamp, I used it as my inspiration for adding a little flair to some existing lamps I had in our bedroom.   I...

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South Side Shopping Day

Last Saturday, my mom and I went on a little shopping trip.  I have been wanting to blog about it for awhile now, but I was sick last week and didn’t get around to it. Tonight I finally got around to it. JI used to live on the South side of Indy before moving to the North side three years ago.  The best part about having an apartment on the South side was the shopping.  Without having to drive very far down HW31, I could go to...

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It's a Goodwill Good Deal ~ $2 Candelabras

While recently rummaging through a Goodwill store, I came across these two iron candelabras.  I only paid $1 a piece for them, so it was really good buy.  They need a little bit of TLC, but I can make them beautiful with little time and effort!  I thought they would go nice on my dining room table.  I like the blue color; it’s kind of rustic and shabby chic, but I think they are going to end up being silver when I’m finished...

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Sunday and Monday Dinner ~ Two Meals in One

Roast is a go-to Sunday meal in our house.  Whenever roast is on sale at Kroger I stock up, so we have roast at least once a month.  I usually cook it in a crock pot, so it cooks low and slow while we are church. There's nothing special about the way I make roast.  I just salt and pepper the meat, and sear it in a pan before setting it in the crock pot.  Next, I put in a sliced onion, several mushrooms, dried parsley,...

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