What's going on in my life, my house, my van and in my heart. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:50:00 -0600 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:50:00 -0600 As you may have read on my last post, I obviously don't kow what year it is as I made goals for 2010! LOL Anyway... something fun... *Getting to Know You, 2009 Edition* Completed on Sunday evening, January 25th 1. What is your occupation right now? Homemaker/Homeschooler. 2. What color are your socks right now?  I don't have any one! 3. What are you listening to right now. the dryer 4. What is the last thing you ate? pizza6. Last person you spoke to on the phone?  Lee's sister Sherri 9. What is your favorite sport to watch on TV? Football, but only college 10. What is your favorite drink?  diet Dr. Pepper 11. Have you ever dyed your hair? yes, but that was a long time ago too and I'm not sure you could even tell 12. Favorite food?  Pizza - I could eat it every day. 13. What is the last movie you watched?  Kit Kitteredge with Sofie 14. Favorite day of the year?  Thanskgiving 15. How do you vent anger?  I yell or eat 16. What was your favorite toy as a child? Fisher Price Castle, I still have it! 17. What is your favorite season?  Autumn. 18. Cherries or Blueberries?  Cherries 20. When was the last time you cried? Last night 21. What is on the floor of your closet?  a stool from my wedding, photo albums and a bag with maternity clothes in it and dust bunnies I am sure 22. What did you do last night? Celebrated my husband's fortieth birthday 23. What are you most afraid of? Any kind of harm coming to my family. 24. Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers?  Cheese, please. 25. Favorite dog breed? I dont have one :)   29. What is your favorite flower? carnations 30. Favorite Hobby? I think I am too tired and busy to have a hobby right now LOL 31. Have you ever tried singing Karaoke?  Not that I remember 19. Living arrangements?  Late 60s split foyer colonial with two acres and a creek 5. Can you drive a stick shift?  yes, but it's been a while 7. Do you like the person who sent this to you?  Yes! 8. How old are you today?  37 26. Favorite day of the week?  Friday. 27. How many states have you lived in? two, Ohio and Tennessee 28. Diamonds or pearls?  either one works! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/650274/ Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:50:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/650274/ I highly doubt anyone is checking this blog.It's been a long time since I've written. Today is the last day of 2009! Weird! Seems like 1999 was just yesterday. We are doing really exciting things tonight like watching TV, computing, folding laundry, and Lee is working on the tile floor in the laundry room . Whhooohooo Thoughts for the 2010: - cook more - cook healthier - move more - read more - yell less - worry less - pray more - hug more - smile more - talk less What about you? http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/638601/ Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:44:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/638601/ 1. Where is your cell phone? ummmmm 2. Your significant other? weeding 3. Your hair? messy 4. Your mother? working 5. Your father? working 6. Your favorite thing? sweets 7. Your dream last night? none 8. Your favorite drink? tea 9. Your dream/goal? Heaven 10. The room you’re in? Den 11. Your church? Celebration 12. Your fear? disaster 13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Home 14. Where were you last night? Grisentis 15. What you’re not? patient 16. Muffins? yes 17. One of your wish list items? hamper 18. Where you grew up? Ohio 19. The last thing you did? talk 20. What are you wearing? t-shirt 21. Your TV? Off 22. Your pets? rodents 23. Your computer? On 24. Your life? busy 25. Your mood? melancholy 26. Missing someone? No 27. Your car? messy 28. Something you’re not wearing? Shoes 29. Favorite store? Target 30. Your summer? fun 31. Like(love) someone? yes 32. Your favorite color? brown 33. Last time you laughed? Yesterday 34. Last time you cried? hmmmm http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/568522/ Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:26:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/568522/ Wow! My little baby is one today. We had cuddles. We bought a Pooh balloon. No over the top craziness on the outside but a lot of emotions on my inside. She is unbelievably cute and snuggly. She kept kissing the video camera. It's hard to comprehend that it was a year ago today that I first saw her face to face. I pray the Lord blesses her. :) http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/567867/ Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:59:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/567867/ Hello! I have a new nephew. You can check him out here: www.lawsonmb.blogspot.com You will see he is very very cute. Things are going well at our house. The trees are beginning to show teeny little leaves. The daffodils and grape hyacinth are blooming. We are in the midst of soccer season and that is fun. More fun when it is not raining, but still fun. At www.heavenlyhomemakers.com I found a new favorote recipe. They are called breakfast cookies, but we have already had them as snacks more than once. Giant Breakfast Cookies 1 cup butter melted 3/4 cup honey 2 eggs 1 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup buttermilk 2 cups whole wheat flour 2 cups whole rolled oats 1 cup raisins or chocolate chips (Susie speaking-  we like mini chips) Mix butter, honey, eggs, salt, cinnamon, soda, vanilla, and buttermilk. Stir in flour and oats. Fold in raisins or chips. Scoop heaping tablespoons of dough on cookie sheets. Bake at 350 for 15 to 20 minutes. Allow cookies to cool for 3 to 4 minutes on cookie sheet before removing cookies to cooling rack. Yummy!     http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/512344/ Mon, 7 Apr 2008 21:07:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/512344/ I thought I would share this link: www.christinemoers.blogspot.com Read White Shoes Before Easter. May God bless you today! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/503601/ Sun, 23 Mar 2008 20:15:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/503601/ Last night I was able to go into our church building's woship center and walk. Alone. NO noise. Dim lights. Just me. Just God. It was amazing. Nothing spectacular or awe-inspiring happened. Just quiet. I hope I get to do that again. Soon.   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/488289/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:06:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/488289/ I just glanced over at my little one (who turned six months yesterday!) and I can't believe how big she is! When did she gorw so much? I am also in complete denial about what size clothes she wears. I guess I think as long as I can squeeze her into certain clothes then maybe she hasn't gotten any older. She is really starting to watch the other kids. The other day G was zerberting (how do you really spell that?) baby's belly and after each time she would stick out her tongue! It was so cute to watch. :) I http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/471807/ Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:36:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/471807/ Well, yesterday was my husband's birthday. His gifts: candy, an electric sander, and roasted asparagus. I had never made asparagus and he had been hinting that he liked it after trying it at a restaurant. Just at the right time, a friend told me how to make it. He loved it! Today he mentioned that he could retire when he turned sixty. I reminded him, with a smile, that he would turn sixty in twenty-one years and he has a child who is not yet one. I also reminded him, with a smile, that twenty-one years ago he was eighteen. What  a place to be! Right in the middle of voting and retirement! Wow! We also made little molten lava cakes and homemade whipped cream for his birthday. The cakes are from a book I asked for (and obviously received) for Christmas called The Family Kitchen. Fun book.! I also was given Queen of the Castle, Preparing Him for the Other Woman:Preparing Sons for Marriage (the title is something like that), The Homeschooler's Book of Lists, and there is another but it escapes me at the moment!  Anyway, I have lots of reading/skimming to do! One of our favorite recipes and it makes two pans!! BTW- sometimes I leave off the sausage and/or mushroom and/or olives... just put on what you like. :) Chicken Manicotti 1 Tbsp garlic powder 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast 16 uncooked manicotti shells 2 - 26oz jars spaghetti sauce, divided 1 pound bulk Italian sausage, cooked and drained 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced 1 small can sliced black olives 4 cups shredded mozzarella 2/3 cup water Rub garlic over chicken and cut into 1 inch strips. Stuff chicken into uncooked manicotti shells. Spread 1 cup spaghetti sauce into bottom of each 9x13 pan. Place eight stuffed manicotti shells into each pan. Sprinkle with sausage and mushrooms.Pour remaining sauce over manicotti. Sprinkle with cheese. Drizzle water around the edge of each dish. Cover and bake one casserole at 375 for 60-70 minutes or until juices run clear and pasta is tender. Cover and freeze remaining casserole for up to one month. Thaw frozen casserole before baking.   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/468541/ Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:14:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/468541/ Okay, I think I am addicted to Diet Dr. Pepper. I used to absolutely hate diet pop of any kind. However, it's like the can is beckoning me! LOL I don't even mind if it is flat! Tonight at basketball I met a lady who knows me because someone else mentioned she knew me. The lady was very kind and sweet but then said to her young child "Honey, this lady has FIVE children!" haha I have heard "Oh you have your hands full!" and "are they ALLLL yours?" but that was a new one. One of my friends who also has FIVE children asked me if we grew a second head when we had the fifth because that's how some poeple look at us. haha I think it is funny. I also love the little old ladies who come up to me in the grocery store when I have all (or some) of the kids with me and they tell me that these ARE the good ol'days. Several have gently touched my hand or arm and told me abut their children or what they remember. It's so sweet. Sometimes I can't completely hear what they are saying over my children but it is sweet none-the-less. :)     http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/466488/ Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:25:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/supersusie/466488/