5 ingredient Soup

5 Ingredient Soup

1 15 oz can refried beans
1 pint/15 oz can broth
1 pint/15 oz can corn
1 pint/15 oz can black beans
1 pint/15 oz can diced tomatoes (original recipe calls for rotel)

Mix refried beans and broth until combined. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 10 minutes.

by: Lynn Szwalkiewicz..

Replacement High Chair Cover/Pad

Before my youngest granddaughter Kastyn was ever born her parents bought a used high chair. I offered to make a new chair pad/cover. Its finally done and good thing too because Kastyn is about ready to sit in her high chair. This is obviously not her high chair but it was the best way I knew to show it off. I have since finished the circle area near the bottom with bias tape and cut the center of the circle out and clipped the button holes which will allow the straps to go through. It isn't a piece I would take to the fair and enter but it will serve its purpose. Its also reversible so maybe they can get a little more wear out of it before it has to be washed.

Blue Jean Messinger Bag

I made this messinger bag for my oldest granddaughters birthday. She loves cammo. The main part of the bag is made from the leg of a pair of jeans that Jeff wore out. The pocket is from a pair of Joy's jeans. I save the legs, pockets and zippers of worn out jeans. Usually the girls pockets are cuter than men's jeans but I do save them as well. I love unicycling and remaking things out of things that would normally be tossed or given away. It makes me feel like I am being a good steward of the money my husband makes for our family.

3 Bags made this morning

I made these three tote bags this morning. Last week the neighbor gave them to me and I was under the impression they were for me to use. Last night she text ed me and asked if the bags were done? oops. I misunderstood and thought they were for me not for a customer. I got busy and made them this morning so she can take them to whoever wanted them.

Pedal power wheat grinding

Tis True

Houston pastor asks church members to get tattoos for Lent

Designer Scott Erickson, left, and Pastor Chris Seay join other community members at Ecclesia Church in Montrose who have gotten tattoos.


HOUSTON — Asking his congregation to get permanent tattoos as a part of their Lenten observances may be one of the craziest things Ecclesia pastor Chris Seay has done at his artsy, pop-culture-savvy Montrose church. The tattoos represent the Catholic Stations of the Cross as a part of the church's art exhibit for Lent called: Cruciformity: Stations on the Skin.

Though the church hoped to get just 10 people to volunteer to get the tattoos (one for each station of the cross), between 60 and 80 people are got inked for the project. Their tattoos display different scenes from Station of the Cross, following the story of Jesus' death and resurrection.

“We're going to have a lot of people who don't go to a church and who are in the tattoo culture,” said Seay. “We hope that as you pause and look at this art, God will speak to you about who he is and what he's done for us. I want to declare to them, `Hey, you're welcome here.’?“ Seay estimates half the Ecclesia community has a tattoo. They're more popular than ever among young people, with about 40 percent of Americans under 30 sporting ink, according to the Pew Research Center.

In Christian communities, religious-themed tattoos are relatively common. Christian satire blog Stuff Christians Like lists “tattoos for God” among contemporary Christian trends, noting the use of body art as a tool for evangelism. There is still a debate, often cultural and generational, about whether it is appropriate for Christians to get tattoos. “There are definitely some Old Testament passages that have something to say about (tattooing), but we don't think they have weight in this contemporary circumstance,” said Seay, a Christian author, Baylor grad and third-generation pastor. “If we thought the Scriptures were prohibiting it, we wouldn't be doing it.”

http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20120223-houston-pastor-asks-church-members-to-get-tattoos-for-lent.ece

Reclaimed wood raised beds

Space saving bed

This is a really neat idea. I like how it provides for three children to each have a bed of their own and also that they can be compacted into the area of one bed to allow play room when not being used to sleep. I wonder if this idea would work in a camper? Notice too that the bottom bed has legs so it isnt so low to the floor. I really like this idea.

Tag Rag

This is a taggie I made this morning for Kastyn. Its about 12 inches square. These can be made any size and you can use any ribbon and rick rack you have. I cut my ribbon pieces 5 inches. The color on the pix isn't very good one side is a lime green with flowers and the other side is a sort of purple cloudy print.
Be sure that you do not leave these in the crib or where the baby is sleeping because there is always he possibility that they can wrap their tiny fingers up in the ribbon. If this concerns you you can remedy that by only sewing one end of the ribbon into the seam and tying a knot at the other end.

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Corn Dog Bites

CORN DOG BITES

1 cup self rising flour
2/3 cup cornmeal
1 Tbsp sugar
... 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup buttermilk
1 pkg hot dogs
Oil for frying

Combine first three ingredients in a large bowl. Combine 2 Tbsp oil,
egg, and buttermilk; stir into flour mixture, mixing well. Cut each
hot dog into 5 pieces. Dip each piece into batter coating
completely. (Use wooden picks to aid in dipping). Heat oil to 375.
Fry pieces until golden, turning once, draining on paper towels.

recipe by: Lani Olson Thompson

Do you know these songs?

When I was a child I had two uncles serving in the military. One was in vietnam and the other was in Germany. Brothers both serving at the same time. We were very patriotic and loved our country. We knew most of these songs by heart and sang them while we played. Do you know these songs? Do your children know them? Sad to say, my children do not know them. My husband is a vet, his dad is too and all 7 or 8 of his brothers are vets. Lets learn the songs of our branches and service and be proud of our country again.

U.S. Air Force

Off we go, into the wild blue yonder,
Climbing high into the sun.
Here they come zooming to meet our thunder,
At 'em boys, give 'er the gun.
Down we dive, spouting our flame from under,
Off with one hell-uv-a roar!
We live in fame or go down in flame,
Nothing'll stop the U.S. Air Force.

Here's a toast to the host
Of those who love the vastness of the sky.
To a friend we send a message,
Of his brother men who fly.
We drink to those who gave their all of old;
Then down we roar to score the rainbow's pot of gold.
A toast to the host of men we boast,
The U.S. Air Force.

Minds of men fashioned a crate of thunder,
Sent it high into the blue.
Hands of men blasted the world asunder,
How they lived, God only knew!
Souls of men dreaming of skies to conquer
Gave us wing, ever to soar.
With scouts before and bombers galore,
Nothing'll stop the U.S. Air Force.


U.S. Army

First to fight for the right,
And to build the nation's might.
And the Army goes rolling along.
Proud of all we have done,
Fighting until the battle's won.
And the Army goes rolling along.

Then it's Hi! Hi! Hey!
The Army is on its way,
Count off the cadence loud and strong
For where'er we go,
You will always know,
That the Army goes rolling along.

Valley Forge, Custer's ranks,
San Juan Hill and Patton's tanks,
And the Army went rolling along.
Minute Men from the start,
Always fighting from the heart,
And the Army keeps rolling along.


U.S. Coast Guard

From Aztec shore to Arctic zone,
To Europe and Far East.
The flag is carried by our ships,
In times of war and peace.
And never have we struck it yet,
In spite of foe-men's might,
Who cheered our crews and cheered again,
For showing how to fight.

We're always ready for the call,
We place our t rust in Thee.
Through surf and storm and howling gale,
High shall our purpose be.
"Semper Paratus" is our guide,
Our fame and glory too.
To fight to save or fight to die,
Aye! Coast Guard, we are for you!

SURVEYOR and NARCISSUS,
The EAGLE and DISPATCH,
The HUDSON and the TAMPA
The Names are hard to match;
From Barrow's shores to Paraguay,
Great Lakes or ocean's wave,
The Coast Guard fought through storms and winds
To punish or to save.


U.S. Marine Corps

From the halls of Montezuma
To the shores of Tripoli
We will fight our country's battles
In the air, on land and sea.
First to fight for right and freedom,
And to keep our honor clean.
We are proud to claim the title of,
United States Marines.

Our flag's unfurled to ev'ry breeze
From dawn to setting sun.
We have fought in ev'ry clime and place
Where we could take a gun.
In snow of far off Northern lands,
And in sunny tropic scenes,
You will find us always on the job.
The United States Marines.

Here's to health to you and to our corps
Which we are proud to serve.
In many a strife we've fought for life
And never lost our nerve.
If the Army and the Navy
Ever looked on Heaven's scene,
They would find the streets are guarded by
The United States Marines.


U.S. Navy

Original Lyrics

Stand Navy down the field, sails set to the sky.
We'll never change our course, so Army you steer shy-y-y-y.
Roll up the score, Navy, Anchors Aweigh.
Sail Navy down the field and sink the Army,
sink the Army Grey.

Get underway, Navy, decks cleared for the fray,
We'll hoist true Navy Blue so Army down your Grey-y-y-y.
Full speed ahead, Navy; Army heave to,
Furl Black and Grey and Gold and hoist the Navy,
hoist the Navy Blue

Blue of the Seven Seas; Gold of God's great sun
Let these our colors be Till all of time be done-n-n-ne,
By Severn shore we learn Navy's stern call:
Faith, courage, service true With honor over, honor over all.

Revised Lyrics (by George D. Lottman)

Stand, Navy, out to sea, fight our battle cry;
We'll never change our course, So vicious foe steer shy-y-y-y
Roll out the TNT, Anchors Aweigh. Sail on to victory
And sink their bones to Davy Jones, hooray!

Anchors Aweigh, my boys, Anchors Aweigh.
Farewell to college joys, we sail at break of day-ay-ay-ay.
Through our last night on shore, drink to the foam,

I WON

I love to read Jennifer's blog over at Double Nickle Farm. She lives in New Mexico and tell about the life there and her sweet family.

Jennifer is having a cookbook give away each month this year and can you believe I won the Amish cookbook? I am so thrilled.

You may want to read Jennifer's blog and enter for her next cookbook give away. Here is her blog address: http://doublenickelfarm.blogspot.com/

Thank you so much Jennifer.

Jar Pincushion

This is such a neat idea.

source: http://www.craftbits.com/project/canning-jar-pincushion