Buddy Support System for the Organized Challenged...Like Me

I have had a Loving Home Yahoo Group for a while. For the past 4-5 months it's been inactive due to no members.

I've changed it a bit and have invited a few girls from a group I am on Christmas Clutter Countdown (I joined after Christmas last year). They were all interested in joining a small buddy group to encourage each other & help each other out. If anyone else is interested, please stop by and check us out.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LovingHome/

Blessings~Cherylann

Thanksgiving/Christmas/Holiday dinners

I know Thanksgiving is almost 4 months away and Christmas is almost 5.

But, I have a challenge for you. Send me your favorite turkey leftovers recipe.

Here's mine:

Ultimate Leftover Turkey Sandwich
Recipe By : Cherylann
Serving Size : 6
Categories : Sandwiches
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method-------- ------------ ----------------3 cups stuffing mix
12 slices toasted bread
6 Tablespoons mayonnaise -- or Miracle Whip
6 Tablespoons cranberry sauce
6 cups cooked turkey -- shredded
6 Tablespoons cream cheese

Prepare stuffing mix as directed on package; set aside.
Spread 6 of the toast slices with mayo and cranberry sauce; top with turkey and stuffing.
Cover with remaining 6 toast slices spread with cream cheese.
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 413 Calories; 24g Fat (51.9% calories from fat); 42g Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 127mg Cholesterol; 224mg Sodium. Exchanges: 6 Lean Meat; 2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

Recipe Pen Pals

Hi, I've recently started penpalling with a few friends across the country. Two are dear TNT friends, the other 4 are new friends. Last week, I sent my 6 pen pals a letter and 5 Christmas Cookie recipe cards.

I got the idea from a group called Cookin Pen Pals about 2 weeks ago, but I think the group has been deleted now, not sure why. I also got the idea of pen palling again from Elizabeth (see links to the right Elizabeth's Clothesline).

So, if anyone would like to participate in pen palling with me and trading recipe cards, just email me at Cherylann or post a comment here (email addresses, not snail mail, I will email you back). You will just be pen pals with me, I will not give anyone else your address. There are no requirements on how often to write me, no set amount of recipe cards or theme of recipes. Just do what you want/can and I'll write back :) ~Cherylann

Planning another OAMC session

I can't believe it's already been a month since my last session. It has been great, though, to just open my freezer each night & thaw out the next day's dinner for reheating. I cooked all the food completely last month, this month I think I may prep and put in the freezer & do the cooking after the thaw. We'll see. I guess it really depends on the recipes I choose.

Hopefully, I will have my recipes chosen and everything planned before I go to bed Thursday night. I want to shop Friday morning.

Does anyone have any TNT OAMC recipes? Or meals that can be frozen? If so, please forward them to me at Cherylann or post them in the comments. I have been doing this for a while, but it would be nice to add some new recipes to the rotation.

~Cherylann

I've been tagged....5 links

Just copy paste this and everything below up until my Five links:

Tami thought it would be cool to have a meme where we post links. We can post up to five. Then we tell five more people to share their links. If we all share who tagged us, our links are sure to be seen!

They can be business links, favorite sites, affiliate links, whatever you want…

There are Five Rules:
1. MUST be clean. No R rated sites.
2. Only FIVE links.
3. MUST tell 5 people.
4. A link back to the person who tagged you
5. Lara’s Place is the meme originator. (an active link would be appreciated)
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MY LINKS:
1. Tami (BF Blog)

2. Best Friend's 2 Blog
3. Elizabeth's clothesline
4. Pioneer Woman Cooks
5. FlyLady

I am Tagging:
1. Nichole
2. Elizabeth
3. JayeDee
4. Nancy
5. Garden Gnome

Tagged by:1. Tami

My Wonderful (almost) Kitchen

Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted. We’ve been on the go lately.

I got a new dining room table & chairs yesterday!!! Free!!! Gotta love that FreeCycle.

It is a very nice WOOD farmhouse table and chairs. The table top is butcher block and it has hunter green spindle legs. It has 4 hunter green chairs with tapestry flowered seats (I am going to recover…going to try to find an apple print, hopefully in tapestry). We are having to use 2 of our folding chairs for the other 2 chairs, but that’s okay by me. At least the folding table is now reserved for holidays & family get-togethers!!!

My kitchen is already red/hunter & decorated with apples. I need to get dh to paint my kitchen & put my border up (apples…of course). It’s just a very small kitchen, and it’s been the bane of my existence. But, slowly, it is getting better. It’s still small, but I am making changes here & there, as my budget & FreeCycle allow. Just think, 2 months ago, we didn’t even have a kitchen table!!! I didn’t think I had the room.

Also included in my deal was a stool for my scrapbook table, an office chair for my son’s desk, and a stand-up fluorescent light that lights up half the house (with no need for other lights to be on). We had it on last night, in my daughters’ room and it lit up the kitchen and laundry room as well. So, we can now leave all the lights off except this one if we are in one of those 3 rooms.

I am slowly starting to like my too small kitchen. To make up for the lack of counter space, I now have my long beautiful table to roll out dough or cool cookies………..Yay!!!

I've been tagged

What were you doing 10 years ago?
Working at a low paying job, renting a house that’s larger than what I currently live in. Dating dh, but not engaged yet.

What were you doing 1 year ago?
Getting ready to send my babies to Kindergarten & Pre-K. We took the kids to the zoo.

Five snacks you enjoy:
1) Funyuns with Dr. Pepper
2) Peanut M&M’s
3) Popcorn
4) Doritos
5) Chips

Five songs to which you know all the lyrics:
I know too many to list if there is music playing.

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:
1) Tithe, so that my church could afford to stay open.
2) Build a house.
3) Buy a decent car for me & dh.
4) Put aside a trust fund for each of my kids, so they wouldn’t have to worry about paying for a college education, or a house when they get older.
5) Not worry about money anymore.

Five bad habits:
1) drinking soda, though I do a lot less than I used to.
2) wasting time
3) procrastination
4) saying words that are not pure
5) letting things pile up

Five things you like to do:
1) spend time with kids
2) cook/bake
3) make gifts
4) scrapbook
5) craft

Five things you hope to never wear again:
1) the size clothes I am in, after I lose the extra weight
2) stirrups
3) leg warmers
4) neon
5) sweats

Five favorite toys:
1) computer, internet, printer
2) cell phone
3) dvd player
4) scrapbooking materials
5) crafts

You've been tagged, send me yours. You can post here in the comments, or email to me at: ChefCherylann@wmconnect.com