I was looking at my last blog post and realized, it’s been a REALLY long time since I’ve posted! Oops!
Well, since August, we’ve done a lot of work on our house! We’ve replaced more windows, started on another bedroom, and started re-siding the north end of the house.
We’ve never done siding before, so we’re learning! Once you get going, it’s not too bad. But it’s tricky figuring out how to space your siding out to match the heigth of your wall. As of tonight, we’re ALMOST done!! Hopefully tomorrow we’ll place the last few pieces.
Back in September, I went to our church’s big yearly women’s retreat. It was held at Webster Conference Center in Salina. And let me tell you, it was awesome! Met some awesome ladies and was challenged. My mom got to join me, so it was really nice to have her here for a couple days.
We’ve had a couple opportunities to babysit our awesome nephew, Liam. I absolutely love the time I get to spend with him. It definitely affirms my dreams I have to be a mom someday. I love playing with him and it feels so good to hold him while he sleeps! He’s so precious!
He’s walking all over the place and definitely keeps you on your toes!
He loves to play with my phone…
Our kitties are best buddies…
And Liam is really enjoying Flip…
Life has been hectic the last month or two. My friend Camille and I have taken on the task of heading up our church’s big yearly women’s event, the Fall Refresher. It’s really fun, but also a very big job. The actual event is October 14, so we’re in the home stretch.
I was also asked to help lead a bible study at church. (I need to learn to say no, but I hate to let people down.) It’s been really good so far. But I must say, I miss having evening off to spend with my hubby.
We’re also very involved in the Celebrate Recovery worship band at church which meets every Tuesday evening.
Can’t really think of anything else new. I’ll try to do better after life slows down a little bit! I’m ready to just relax and enjoy fall.
One last thing, I want to share a recipe with you that I made last week. With the temperatures getting cooler, everyone loves a good bowl of chili. This is just a little variation of a traditional chili, and it’s yummy!
Pulled Pork Chili
What You Need
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2 cans (14-1/2 oz. each) fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 cans (14-1/2 oz. each) chili-ready diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (15-1/2 oz.) red kidney beans, rinsed
1 can (15 oz.) black beans, rinsed
1 large onion, chopped
2 Tbsp. chili powder
2 tsp.ground cumin
1 boneless pork shoulder (2-1/2 lb.)
1 pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1-1/4 cups BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
Make It
COMBINE all ingredients except meat, cheese and sour cream in slow cooker. Add meat; cover with lid. Cook on LOW 10 to 12 hours (or on HIGH 7 hours).
REMOVE meat from slow cooker. Shred meat; return to slow cooker. Stir.
SPOON into bowls; top with cheese and sour cream.
