Drumroll Please....

I chose to paint our front door black!

Tomorrow is the big day. I'll be sure to take pictures when it's done.

Remarkable Savings at Randalls

I recently read an article about saving money by shopping the sales circulars rather than using coupons. (Coupons would of course save us even more money, but I'm just really sick of clipping coupons at the moment.)

So, David and I shopped the circulars this week, and we found that Randalls had the best deals for the foods we buy. We spend $87, and we saved more than $33. Not bad!


Then, when we got in the car, I glanced down at the coupon that had printed out at the register. It's a $10 coupon off my next grocery purchase of $10 or more!!!!

All I can say is "not too shabby."

Black or Red?

I recently received approval from our landlord to paint our front door. It's currently unpainted "primer white."

Can you help me decide on a color? I'm leaning towards black or red. Which do you like better?

Or should I go with turquoise? I can't decide!

Water Matters

Our water bill was paid by the HOA in our townhouse complex. So, naturally, we used exorbitant amounts of water. We left the water running all the time - especially when brushing our teeth, doing dishes and waiting for the hot water in order to shower. It was ridiculous.

I didn't realize how bad it was until we received our water bill last month. With just the two of us (and Rose!) we spent $43 on WATER (sewer & trash too)!! CRAZY!

So, this past month we tried to cut back, and I'm pretty excited because we got our water bill today. It was only $19!!!

Phew!

Our Home

Living in a house is so much more work than a townhouse! We even have 400 less square feet, but it definitely takes longer to clean. We have to mow the lawn now that it's getting warmer, too.

I wouldn't trade it for the world though. I LOVE living in our home! There's so much light, no stairs, less toilets to clean and it feels like a home - even though it's not ours.

Do you live in a house? Apartment? Townhouse? What do you love about it??

Prayer

There was a lady today who was terribly distraught. I cannot get her out of my mind. I don't know her name, but I grieve with her. She lost a friend. Please pray she would be comforted and find peace in the Spirit.

Waiting

We are all waiting for something. Very rarely are we completely content with things. There's always something we desire, and we think "if only I had ____..."

When we're teenagers it's college.
When we're graduating college it's a job.
When we're single its marriage.
And when we're married it's children.

I have that desire - the one for children. I often think about how much I want a family.

A few days ago I realized I have a family. It's a family of two.

David and I were talking about how we can't wait for God to bless us (with children).

I realized we are blessed. We don't have children, but God has not forgotten us. We've been blessed in more ways that we could have ever dared to desire.

I'm done waiting. I'm ready to live.

Job 23:10

But he knows where I am going.
And when he tests me, I will come out as pure gold.

Laughter in Life

Some things are funny no matter how old you are!

Example: Tooting

Chicken Stuffed Poblano Peppers

We had this for dinner today, and we both thought it was amazing! Enjoy!

Ingredients:
4 large poblano peppers
taco seasoning
garlic powder
chili powder
6 frozen chicken tenderloins (I used Kroger brand)
4 oz. cream cheese
2/3 cup shredded cheddar & monterrey jack cheese
ranch dressing

Directions:
1. Cook chicken

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Place chicken tenderloins in oven safe dish. Top with taco seasoning to taste & cover dish with foil.
• Cook chicken at 375 for 40 minutes.

2. Prepare & roast peppers

• Slit open poblano peppers and remove seeds.
• Broil peppers in oven until browning. Rotate every 4 minutes.
• Let peppers sit until they are no longer too hot to touch.

3. Stuff and bake peppers

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Shred chicken in microwavable bowl.
• Add cream cheese.
• Microwave for 20 seconds and blend together.
• Add shredded cheese, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 Tbsp chili powder to mixture.
• Stuff peppers with prepared mixture.
• Bake stuffed peppers for 13 minutes on 400 degrees.

Serve with ranch dressing.