Attention ALL Parents and Grandparents!!

Hey!!

If any of you are in the Columbus area tomorrow Saturday March 5th, you aren't going to want to miss Columbus Kids Resale at Northside Middle School!! It is from 8am to 2pm and it is a great sale!! I buy most of my kids clothes and accessories there! Here is a list of items you can expect to find:

*Spring/Summer Clothing and accessories (infant-teen)
*Maternity Clothing of all seasons
*Uniforms: school, sports, band cheer, gymnastics, and dance
*Toys and Video Games: board games, puzzles, blocks, dolls, electronics, trucks, cars, pull toys.
*Play equipment: sports equipment, swings, ride-ons, tricycles, slides, cars, sand boxes, water tables, yard toys, scooters, bikes, kitchens, playhouses, etc.
*Nursery/Baby Items: diaper bags, monitors, bedding, bottles, room décor, bathtubs, rockers, furniture, blankets etc.
*Baby Equipment: swings, exersaucers, strollers, bouncy seats, slings, carriers, high chairs, boosters
*Books and Media: current books about children, parenting, education, and pregnancy

Hope you all can make it!! Happy Shopping!!
Blessings and Love!

Welcoming our new little Jones!!

Hey everyone!

It feels like an eternity since my last blog post! So I thought I would update you all as to what life has been like for the Jones' for the past 2 months!

We finally welcomed our newest daughter, AnnaLeigh Marceline Jones, into the world on January 28th. She weighed 6 lbs 10 oz and measured at 19 inches long!

Our family minus Benny and Emma!

Sweet Big Brother Love! He was so excited!

Sissy meets her new sister!

Benny came to meet his sister, but was too impressed! LOL...he took one look at her and said NO!! But he has come around and now loves on her!

Cuddling with Daddy!

Sweet Baby!

So Sweet!!

Whenever we came home from the hospital, both boys were sick! Trey tested positive for the flu, and Benny had a respiratory infection! So they were quarantined at their grandparents houses for a few days. Then about a week later Emma and AnnaLeigh started showing some signs of sinus infections and were coughing their heads off. So we went to walk-in on a Saturday and both girls had ear infections!! Later on that night around midnight, I woke up to feed AnnaLeigh and she was burning up!! I checked her temperature and it was 101! So I take her to the ER (doctor's orders) and she tests positive for RSV. She was only 16 days old at this point! So they admitted her and we stayed in the hospital for a week. But we are so blessed!! She recovered so well!! God is so GOOD!

So we have been home two weeks this Saturday and boy does it feel great to be home! So now it is back to routine for us. Starting next week I will be back to menu planning and adding a few new blog parties to my routine! So stay posted for some fun!!


"But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." Isaiah 53:5

What an awesome God we serve!!

Blessings and Love!!

Menu Plan Monday! (Jan 3rd)

Hi Everyone!!

I hope you all had a blessed holiday season! We sure did!! It was so much fun getting to see some family that we don't get to see very often, and spending time with the ones we do...haha! Well, I kind of fell off the blog scope for a couple weeks, but I'm back now. We are anticipating our new little one's arrival within the next week or two so I have been trying to get our house ready and prepared. So...this week's meals are going to be easy ones for me due to the fact that I am constantly having contractions...so this might just be a crock pot week! lol

Monday- Pot Roast (Crock pot!!)

Tuesday- Ham, Cheesy Potatoes, and Buttered Peas

Wednesday- Tacos

Thursday- Turkey Pot Pie

Friday- Leftovers

Saturday- Hot wings and Chili con Queso with Chips and a side of football
playoffs!! (Crock Pot recipe to come! Thanks to my hubby for buying me the Crock Pot size that I needed to make it!)

For more menus or to share your family's menu go to Menu Plan Monday at Organizing Junkie!
I pray you all have a great week in the Lord!

• I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart.” Psalms 40:8
  

Oh Fudge!!

Well this was my first year making fudge. It was relatively easy, although it will give you some great arm muscles from all of that stirring! I am just happy both batches passed the Hubby Test! I love my Dave with all my heart, but he won't hesitate to let me know he doesn't like something (in a very sweet and nice way, but blunt too! LOL). So whenever he said that he liked it I knew it was worth sharing! Its a simple recipe from Marshmallow Fluff! So here it is!

Yummy Chocolate Fudge



5 cups of sugar
2 small (5 oz) cans of evaporated milk
1/2 stick of butter or margarine
1 jar (16 oz) marshmallow fluff
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 large (12 oz) bags of semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup of walnuts

-Combine first 5 ingredients in a dutch oven. Blend together over low heat.

-Once its blended well bring it to a boil over medium heat (it needs to be a rolling boil not just slightly boiling). Then boil slowly for 5 -7 minutes stirring constantly! (to make sure it is done use the soft ball test)



-Remove from heat stir in chocolate and vanilla (and nuts is you use them) until it is all blended and smooth (work fast because it cools quickly). Pour it into 2 buttered 9x9 pans or 1 13x9 buttered pan. Let it cool and then eat it up! It makes about 5 lbs.



Blessings and Love!!

Menu Plan Monday!(Oops...Tuesday) (Dec 20th)

Hey Everyone!!

I have been so busy getting ready for Christmas and Sissy Birthday, that I have kinda fallen off of the face of the blog world!! But I thought I still can post my menu, even if it is a day late! haha...Last week didn't really go as planned but oh well! We can have some grace around this time of year right? lol... I am baking all day today so I will be posting some recipes tonight of some of the yummy treats that have passed the "Husband Test".

Monday- Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, and Green Beans(that I burned!! :( )

Tuesday- Chicken Pot Pie

Wednesday- Pulled Pork Barbecue Sandwiches and Mac and Cheese

Thursday- Out with the in-laws for Christmas

Friday- Out to my Aunt's house for Christmas

Saturday- Hosting Christmas Dinner (Sage Turkey*, Smoked Ham, Stuffing, Sweet Potato Casserole, Green Beans, and Rolls)

Sunday- Out with the Jones' for Christmas

*recipe to come

For more recipes or to share your family's menu, go to Menu Plan Monday at Organizing Junkie!

Stay Posted! There will be lots of recipes and knitting patterns to come!!
Blessings and Love!

Happy Birthday to My Sweet Emmaline!!

*Sigh* Saturday our precious little princess turned one!! (Although she still looks like a 6 month old!) haha...I can't believe she is one! With the boys it seemed to me like they were ready to hit that new milestone of being a toddler, but Sissy is still so little to me! But on we go into that new phase of life!! She is one of the sweetest little things God has ever put on this planet! Here is a look into our first year with our little angel!

Our family's Christmas present last year!

And it was love at first sight for Daddy!

Sissy at Trey's 6th Birthday Party!

I love those big baby blues!!

Sweet Baby Girl!!

Just Gorgeous!!

Let's Eat Cake!!

I pray you all have a relaxing Christmas week!

Blessings and Love!!

Menu Plan Monday! (Dec 13th)

Hey everyone!!

Well we have a jam packed week ahead of us!! This week Trey has his Christmas program(which he has been asked to play Joseph this year...:) so exciting!) this Tuesday, church on Wednesday, dinner out with my Praise Team from our church on Thursday, and Saturday is our little Emma's first birthday!! Whew...I'm tired already!!! LOL...well we had a few carry overs from last week that I will be doing this week. And I didn't get to my Christmas baking last week so this week I will be living in my kitchen in between everything else that is going on so watch for some yummy recipes! haha...well on with the menu!

Monday- Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, and Buttered Peas

Tuesday- Out to Dinner with the Family!

Wednesday- Pulled Pork Barbecue Sandwiches and Macaroni and Cheese

Thursday- Out to Dinner with Praise Team!

Friday- Grilled Chicken with Pasta* and Salad

Saturday- Emma's 1st Birthday Party!!

For more menus or recipes, go to Menu Plan Monday at Organizing Junkie!

I pray you have an awesome week!! Enjoy this great time of the year and enjoy your family!!
Blessings and Love!

"Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you." Jude 1:2