Some of you know I have been sick, well about 8 days now. You know what? I am never sick, don't really have the time. lol Well today I had to go to the Dr. I have been sick with a cold since last Tuesday. It really wiped me out and I was couch bound all week. On Friday, I started getting an earache, not fun. I could not hear at all out of it and the pain was shooting down my neck. Well on Monday I decided enough is enough!!! I can not be sick anymore, no matter how I felt. I decided to ignore it (see post below...I am a nurse...not a good patient). Well I did okay ignoring it until yesterday. Everytime I coughed it hurt like little pins in my chest. So I decided I could have pneumonia, and needed to go to the Dr. I went in and I don't have pnemonia..PRAISE GOD!!! However I have a nasty ear infection...like one so bad I may have to see a ENT specialist and hope I did not do damage. What???? I really thought I was getting better. Well I received two lovely shots...OUCH. Also I have nice prescription meds and I have to go back. NOT FUN!!! I really am okay, at least that what I am telling myself, life has to go on. I will take my meds and I will be good as new. So thank all of you for your prayers and well wishes.

I really wanted to post something more exciting than about my sickness. I do want to share about my supper last night. As some of you know I was in a seminar this weekend about reducing debt. There were some great ideas to help me with my tightwardary (Mary's word). I do cook some from scratch, however I still use a lot of convience foods. However I have been reading my great friends blogs, Mary, Shani, and Tina. I have been inspired by those lovely ladies, and the seminar this weekend, to take it to another level. I had a meal made from scratch last night. I was in co op yesterday, so it is one of my easy meals...but I made it all from scratch. We had turkey sloppy joes, oven steak fries, and homemade banana pudding. Now if I was a good as the ladies listed above, I would have grown my veggies and spices. Who am I kidding, the only thing I have sucessfully grown has been kids. lol So I did buy my produce and meat, but the old me would have bought these things in a can, box, or freezer.

Turkey Sloppy Joes

1lb organic ground turkey (white meat)

1 bell pepper

1 onion

organic ketchup (don't know how much I eyeball it)

worcestershire sauce (eyeballed too)

I puree onion and bell pepper in my blender, Mix it wilth meat, add ketchup and worcestershire sauce. Brown and serve on buns.

Oven Steak Fries

Potatoes (how ever many will feed your family)

Your favorite steak seasoning

Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)

Heat oven to 450. Place wedged potatoes on cookie sheet. Drizzle EVOO on potatoes and sprinkle on steak seasoning. Cook for 25 minutes and that is all!!!

Banana Pudding I have used this recepie for years....found here. I do not add whip cream to the top, nor do I by that brand of wafers, and I use more bananas. So good going girls for your inspiration. Thanks!!!!!!!
Be blessed,

Chasity

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Sep. 17, 2008 - WAHOO !!! LOOK AT YOU !!!

Shared by Canadagirl

I am sooooooooooo proud of your next tightwadary level !!!! You GO Girl ! You don't have to grow things to save. I do b/c of where we are now. I have only had this situation for a few years. I keep taking my tightwadary one level at a time. That way I don't get overwhelmed and not do it.

I am trying out my new laundry soap RIGHT NOW. I will let you know how it goes.

Blessings and ((HUGS))
-Mary

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Sep. 17, 2008 - :)

Shared by CelticMom

Awwwe, thanks Chasity! But inspiration can only take us so far. I give you *all* the credit, because you DID IT!!! It gets easier, and falls into a nice rhythm. Pretty soon you'll be saving money, eating healthier, and making awesome meals and examples for your children!!! You go, girl! :)

Have a wonderful afternoon, my friend! What's on the menu for tonight? *grin*

Blessings,
Shani

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Sep. 18, 2008 - Get Well Soon!

Shared by Anonymous

I hope that you get to feeling better:) This is the season for all this stuff I believe. It is going around here like the plague thanks to all the weather change and crop dusting.

YUMMO! (As Rachel Ray would say) The recipes sound great. I will have to try them both. Hubby doesn't like to use turkey but my youngin's do. I know the steak fries would be a huge hit!
Roxy

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