Saturday Morning Snuggles

We love our quiet Saturday mornings around here!

Getting the girls off to Kid's Day Out (KDO) 2 times a week, packing lunches, zoo trips, play dates with friends and cooking dinner each night, I'm more than happy to welcome Saturday. 

We love to climb into our big bed and snuggle together, even if it's only for 5 minutes.

How do you enjoy your Saturday mornings?

Friday Favorites

It's Friday.... and a long weekend.... and Daniel is taking Tuesday off... yay!! I'm excited, can you tell?!?!
Anywho, I'm linking up with SnoWhite for her Friday Favorite Finds. Check out these awesome looking treats! Have a great weekend and take a minute to remember those who have served our country and thank those who are serving now!!

Please note: Click on the picture to take you to the original recipe. These are not my recipes!

Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream... my ice cream freezer bowl is freezing now to make this for Monday night dinner at my parent's house... excited!

From: Joy the Baker

Source: joythebaker.com via Ginny on Pinterest

Frozen Hot Chocolate... mmmm!

From: MamaFoodie

Source: mamafoodie.com via Ginny on Pinterest

Baked Oatmeal (to-go)... We like to-go breakfasts in our home.

From: Sugar-Free Mom

Source: sugarfreemom.com via Ginny on Pinterest

Favorite Find Friday

Hey y'all! I'm linking up with Sno White over at Joy in my Kitchen for this weeks rendition of Friday Favorite Finds! This is a great time to find new recipes to try or just drool over. I usually just drool. ;) Happy 100 Friday Favorite Finds to you Sno!

Here are some favorites for this week! Enjoy!

Chocolate Brownie Cheesecake Ice Cream... Wow!

Source: cookiemadness.net via Rachel on Pinterest

We love breakfast in this house so I had to pin some yummy looking cinnamon rolls. Of course I need another cinnamon roll recipe like I need a hole in the head. :)

Source: lh4.ggpht.com via Katy on Pinterest

Blueberry French Toast Sandwich? Yes, please!

Source: evokingyou.com via Jeanine on Pinterest

Garlic Bread Pizza Crust

Source: howsweeteats.com via Rachel on Pinterest

I hope you got some good ideas or just drooling is fine too. :)

Have a great weekend!

*All photos were taken by the wonderful recipe creators, and were embedded on this blog using Pinterest. To see or pin the original recipe, click the "Source" link below each photo.

This post is linked to: Finding Joy in My Kitchen - Friday Favorite Finds.

Friday Favorite Finds

Happy Saturday! I hope you're all getting your "honey-do" lists done and such. That's what we have going on here today. It's very exciting stuff! :)

I wanted to add my friday favorites that I've been eyeing the past couple of weeks. I don't get on Pinterest near as much as I used to but I still manage to sneak a couple minutes here and there. Here's what is looking good to me!!

From scratch Garlic Cheese Bread

Source: laurenslatest.com via Anika on Pinterest

French Toasted Angel Food Cake

Source: bhg.com via Anika on Pinterest

Chewy Low Fat Banana Nut Oatmeal Cookies

Source: skinnytaste.com via Leigh on Pinterest

I'm linked up over at Joy in my Kitchen for Friday Favorite Finds. Come join if you've found great recipes or want more recipes to try!!

Friday Favorite Finds

I'm linking up with SnoWhite over at Joy in my Kitchen for her Friday Favorite Finds.

I've finally figured out how to embed the images from the very addicting site Pinterest! It makes these treats even more tantalizing!!! Head on over to SnoWhite's blog for more great recipes.

I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves! :)

Source: salad-in-a-jar.com via Ginny on Pinterest

Baked, whole wheat powdered sugar donuts

Source: thedeenbros.com via Ginny on Pinterest

Lasagna Soup

Source: rfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org via Ginny on Pinterest

Strawberry Valentine cookies

Source: cookinupnorth.blogspot.com via Ginny on Pinterest

Lemon cookies

Source: pearls-handcuffs-happyhour.blogspot.com via Ginny on Pinterest

Paula Deen's banana pudding

Friday Favorite Finds

Happy Friday! I'm linking up with SnoWhite for her weekly "Friday Favorite Finds" where we share the recipes we've been spying this week. Hop on over to her blog and check out the great recipes!

Here are mine:

Peanut Butter and Jelly Monkey Bread

from: Picky Palate

Chicago Style Pot Pizza-Take 3

from: Eat at Home Cooks

Chicken Florentine Bow Tie Pasta Bake

from: Picky Palate

Just a few this week as it's been busy around here!

Enjoy!

Friday Favorite Finds

Welcome Friday! I'm ready for the weekend and I know y'all are too!!

I'm linking up with SnoWhite at Joy in my Kitchen for her weekly addition of Friday Favorite Finds where we share recipes we've been eyeing all week long and can't wait to try. Come link up and join the fun!

Here are the recipes I've been looking at:

Crock pot spaghetti sauce

from: A Season for All Things

Crock pot spaghetti sauce 2

from: Joy in my Kitchen

I'm going to combine these 2 recipes to come up with my own, at least that's the plan!

Sourdough Starter/Bread

from: Annie's Eats

I've been looking for a starter for awhile and might finally take the plunge into the process, we'll see!

That's all I've got this week since we've been busy around here. Have a great weekend!

Friday Favorite Finds

I'm linking up with SnoWhite over at Joy in My Kitchen today for her usual "Friday Favorite Finds." I haven't been snooping too much this week on recipes but I do have a few I'd like to try. Link up with SnoWhite if you have a list of your favorite recipes from the week!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Freeze

from: Kraft Foods

Homemade Non-Toxic Hand Soap

from: Heavenly Homemakers

Peanut Butter Sheet Cake

from: Lynn's Kitchen Adventures

Oreo Popsicles

from: Food.com

Frosty Strawberry Dessert

from: Food.com

Enjoy trying new foods this week! I'm trying a new pizza sauce coming up and a couple new dishes next week!

This post is linked to At Home with Haley for Recipes I Can't Wait to Try!

Friday Favorite Finds

I'm linking up this post to Joy in my Kitchen's Friday Favorite Finds where we share some good recipes we've been eyeing this week. There are some amazing cooks out there and I can't wait to try these recipes. Yummy!

Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets

Skinny Taste

Mexican Layer Casserole

Clay in His Hands

Easy Strawberry Shortcake

Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom

Chocolate Truffle Torte

At Home with Haley

Homemade Pudding Pops

Heavenly Homemakers

Southwest Chicken Sandwiches

Cooking with Mrs Sea Monster

And of course the majority of the recipes I can't wait to try are desserts. Typical me! :)

Friday Favorite Finds

SnoWhite over in Joy in my Kitchen is doing a linky on your favorite recipes. Go join the fun! I am!!!

Here are my favorite recipes I want to try soon!

Breakfast Items in the crockpot

A Year of Slow Cooking

Giant Breakfast Cookies

Heavenly Homemakers

Italian Chicken Subs

Food Plus Heat

Cajun Chicken Noodle Soup

Cooking During Stolen Moments

Dutch Oven Chicken and Brown Rice

Food Plus Heat

Homemade Applesauce

Frugal and Simple

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip

What Meghan's Making

This post is linked to Joy in my Kitchen's Friday Favorites.

2009 Completed Reads

The year isn't over yet but I want to share the books I've been reading.

I love love love to read. I've always got a book with me. I sometimes carry them around in my purse, lol. I even feel like I don't read enough. But now that I've studying the Bible on a regular basis I'm doing that in place of reading other books, which of course is still reading. So I will include them into my completed reads. I'm putting a star next to my favorites and some that I suggest you read. Maybe a book report to come later on those favorites, we'll see. ;)

1. The Last Sin Eater* (Francine Rivers)

2. The Lovely Bones*(Alice Sebold)

3. Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith (Anne Lamott)

4. Lord of the Flies (William Golding)

5. In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)

6. Redeeming Love* (Francine Rivers)

7. 12 Extraordinary* Women (John MacArthur)

8. House (Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker)

9. Behold the Man* (Chuck Swindoll)

10. When God Met a Girl (Snaden)

11. Esther Bible Study (Beth Moore)

12. Story of Grace Series*--5 book series; Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba and Mary (Francine Rivers)

13. Into Thin Air (John Krauker)

14. Two From Galilee* (Marjorie Holmes)

15. Dakota (Katherine, forget last name)

16. 12 Ordinary Men (MacArthur)

17. Mollie: The Journal of Mollie Dorsey Sanford, Nebraska and Colorado Territories 1857-1866* (Mollie Dorsey Sanford)

18. The Society* (Michael Palmer)

19. Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)

20. Scouting the Divine* (Margaret Feinberg)

21. The book of Genesis

22. I am not but I know I AM (Louie Giglio)

Here are my 2009 reads. I hope you find something you've never read and find joy in it.

Have a great day!

These are a few of my favorite things...

In no particular order...

Books
1. The Bible
2. The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
3. Bird by Bird
4. 10 Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives
5. Cowboys are my Weakness


Songs/Hymns
1. Amazing Grace
2. Lifesong (Casting Crowns)
3. How Deep the Father's Love (Joy Williams)
4. My Desire (Jeremy Camp)
5. We (Joy Williams)



Books of the Bible
1. Proverbs
2. Esther
3. John
4. Ruth
5. Colossians

Recipes*
1. my mother's Chocolate Chip Cheesecake
2. Parker House Rolls (Bobby Flay)
3. Butterscotch Dip, great with fruit (Paula Deen)
4. good ole' chocolate chip cookies (a staple in cooking)
5. fruit pizza
*Now since I'm only doing 5 favs I had to choose. I definitely have way more favorites than this. I have a sweet tooth too so a lot of my favorites are sweets.

TV Shows
1. Gilmore Girls (boo, I'm upset its over)
2. Criminal Minds
3. Law and Order SVU
4. Supernatural
5. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Vegas ONLY)

Cooking Shows
1. Everyday Italian (Giada de Laurentiis)
2. Barefoot Contessa (Ina Garten)
3. Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee
4. 30 Minute Meals with Rachel Ray
5. Boy Meets Grill with Bobby Flay

Colors
1. PINK
2. RED
3. Black
4. Green
5. Blue

Drinks
1. Water w/lemon
2. Raspberry lemonade (sugar free or w/sugar)
3. Diet Dr. Pepper
4. Cranberry Grape Juice
5. Red Wine

Things to do
1. read my Bible
2. attend church
3. read/write
4. be with family and/or friends
5. be with fiance, Daniel

About the upcoming wedding:
1. marry my love Daniel
2. get lots of presents, lol
3. see everyone that I haven't seen in awhile
4. having my closets friends and family with me when I get married
5. spending time with the family I rarely see anymore


I guess this wraps up my fav 5's. Hope you enjoyed them. I couldn't think of many more categories so if you think of any others you'd like for me to do, feel free to let me know and I'll write some more.
-Ginny