The past 5 days....

Part of this post was going to be my Saturday post. Then I decided to just hold off and do my weekend wrap up on Monday. But I had a four day Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. I thought it would be good just do do the wrap-up post on Tuesday. But going back to work yesterday messed up my plans so I am finally doing a weekend wrap up on a Wednesday. Almost time for another weekend now, but here it goes. It started out Friday with a trip to get my phone fixed. It had quit charging. Turns out the port went bad. I am loving my phone. It's an LG K8+ 2018. 

I ordered a new case from Amazon that night and got it on Monday. 

I stopped by McKay's and found some neat Christmas coffee table books for .75 cents each.  

I went to Dollar General to get some garland for my fireplace top.

While I was there I found this cute fall milk can.

I love the way it turned out. 

Saturday we went to Colby's football game. He looks so cute out there playing. 

He's the quarterback and we got to see him score a touchdown which broke the tie. Neither team scored after that so they won the game. I had a blast. 

As I was out shopping this weekend, I saw the most unique scarecrows at AC Moore.

I am loving the pilgrim ones, but not loving $19.99. I'll watch for a huge markdown or I'll just pass on them no matter how cute they are. 

Sunday morning they were celebrating Grandparent's day in Sunday School Pre-K class. Some of the grandparents couldn't make it so I got recruited to be an honorary one. They served us refreshments then we got little painted boxes and a cross to make out of Lego's that they helped us with. It was fun to be back in a class I helped out in for about 6 or 7 years.

We had children's church and I got a picture of some of the kids because we will be having a few graduate to big church the first Sunday in October. But I still get a few of them for another year. Alexis and Shelby spent the night with me on Saturday so they were at church with me. Shelby was out helping a little friend get her blood sugar down when I took the pic. Alexis is the second row on the left (dark hair, glasses). She was my helper for the day. She has a birthday this Friday so I have some more fun plans coming up.

I went back to work yesterday and had a hard time getting in the groove. But I managed. When I came home, my two favorite deer were back. It's almost an every day thing. I come home. They are there. I try to get a good picture. They just look at me and we manage a stair down. I take some pics. They go back to eating and I go in the house. They never run away from me.

Well, that's my wrap up. Hope you are having a good week. 

Prayer watch

Please pray for those in the path of Florence. My niece Emili and her best friend Brittany are in Wilmington, NC. Who knows where this thing will end up hitting and how much it will bounce around going up the coast. Let's remember everyone in it's path and pray for safety.

Birthday time

Happy birthday to my son-in-law, Michael. I hope you have a wonderful day and a very Happy Birthday.

Sunday's song

A simple easy recipe for a fall snack....

I love Facebook memories feature. It reminds me of things that I did so I can do them again. Such is the case with today's memory from a few years back. I had purchased a Pyrex Halloween bowl with the black cat. When candy corn started showing up in the stores everywhere, it reminded me of a concoction I had made for several years. I purchased a bag of candy corn and three packs of honey roasted peanuts. 

I filled the bowl 1/2 full with candy corn.

Then I added a layer of honey roasted peanuts. 

I put the lid on and shook it up real good to get it mixed up. Not only is it colorful and delicious, but it tastes exactly like eating a Pay Day candy bar. I really suggest you try it this fall. I am never without it now.

Speaking of candy corn, this also popped up in my memories. My niece Amy had made this out of clay flower pots and a glass bowl candy dish. Isn't it just adorable? If I am not mistaken, she may even have made the runner underneath it.  

What a crazy sky....

As I was driving to work the other a storm was brewing. Funny thing was, it was only brewing on one side of the road. To my right hand side it was dark billowing clouds. To the left hand side big white fluffy clouds. It was so crazy but kinda cool. Check them out. 

My Food Blog

For a little fun today, I thought I would do a food blog. I look at other food blogs and am so impressed with the elegant dishes, the fancy names of the dishes and the amazing layout of the photo shoot for the dishes.

Since I am a picky eater and a lazy cook, I had to laugh at myself for some of the "meals" I fix. I was discussing this with someone the other day. They suggested I do a food blog entitled "What Real People Eat." I thought that was cute so here I go, sharing some of my real-life meals that real people eat. 

Being in the south, we don't always eat healthy (well, I'm not sure I EVER do.) But we sure love our pork sausage and fried bacon. In an iron skillet but in a pinch we will do it in the oven.

Biscuits. Most definitely biscuits. And for me, it's from a can. NEVER EVER from scratch. Wouldn't even know where to begin. 

Homemade beef cabbage veggie soup. This one does take some effort because you have cut up the cabbage. But it is so delicious.

I will occasionally make homemade spaghetti sauce from scratch with a pinch of this and a pinch of that. I love it, but it would probably never be found in an Italian restaurant.

Oh and homemade biscuit gravy. A once a week thing when I have the time. I love bacon gravy instead of sausage gravy. Oh great, now I'm hungry.

And homemade pizza bread. The best in the land. I make these 2 or 3 times a month. So simple and so good.

I also buy what is called barbecue buns which are top sliced hot dog buns and grill the sides for delicious hot dogs. 

I also make a pizza cheese sandwich quiet frequently. I just make a grilled cheese but the inside is pizza sauce, pork sausage (cooked) and colby-jack cheese. A creation my grandson, Caleb, came up with when he was 8 that is now a family favorite.

And the one meal every grown up will fix for supper in a pinch but never admit to....cereal and buttered toast. I always have apple butter on the side. 

There you have it my food blog. The simple meals for a simple life for a simple person. I am what I am.