Hasbro Tonka Rumblin Chuck Giving Away

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Taco Soup

We have been eating at home more, (It's better on the budget)So I found a reciepe for taco soup. Well I found alot but none that I was total pleased with. I found one that had some of the ingrediates I had but I changed a few things. It was so good and it goes great with corn bread. (Which was actually MY first time making it)Here is the reciepe below.


Taco Soup

1 lb. ground beef
1 tbs onion powder
1 can diced tomatoes with liquid
1 can kidney beans with liquid
1 can corn with liquid
1 can rotel
1 can mexican sytle chile beans with liquid
1 pkg. taco seasoning
salt & pepper to taste

Brown beef. Add onion powder and salt and pepper and cook until tender. Add remaining ingredients. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally.
If desired, may top bowls of soup with grated cheese. Goes great with corn bread. Serves 6 to 8.

Please Read!

Long-time friends of ours, Brian and Kristy Gray, were in a horrific accident Sunday afternoon. They were on their way home from visiting family for Thanksgiving. Their 2 year-old daughter, Helen, was killed. Kristy suffered a broken back and has been told that she may never walk again – to which she replied, "Well, I have a lot of work to do, then."   My heart is just aching for them. I feel so helpless, but know that prayer is the most important thing I can do for them right now. I ask that you join us in prayer for them. There is a Facebook Group set up for them also.   If you would like to mail them a card, you can use this address: Atlanta Medical Center Pamela "Kristy" Gray VICU-234T 303 Parkway Drive NE Atlanta, GA 30312 I know they would appreciate the mail just to know how many are thinking and praying for them. Kristy is looking at a long hospital stay.   Also, a fund has been set up in memory of Helen. All funds raised will go toward medical, funeral and other expenses they may incur. Here is the info: In Memory of Helen Gray First Commercial Bank Reference Acct# 1002131686 P.O. Box 040002 Huntsville, Alabama 35804 phone 256.551.3300   You can also donate via Paypal. Click here for more info on the fund and how to donate through Paypal.   Once again, prayer is the biggest thing they need and their families. Prayers for strength to deal with the loss of their beautiful baby girl and prayers for a miracle in Kristy's recovery. We serve an AWESOME God and He can do AWESOME things!

Update On The Family Of 4!

It has been awhile since I updated this! We have been very busy! We moved down the street to a huge house. It has 2400sf with 4beds and 2baths. We have somebody coming to do the kids rooms this week! Were really excited about all the changes. We moved a week before Edwina's 2nd birthday. Boy, was that a crazy week! Edwina also started preschool that week too. She is getting SO smart. I'm am a very proud momma. She has a play coming up soon which I can't wait to see. She is holding still at 21 pounds. She is a ball of fire. She loves to tell you NO. She can be very sweet but it don't last long. She loves her bubba more than anything. They are crazy about each other. Mikell is 7 1/2 months old now. He is moving around alot more now. He scoots around in circles everywhere. Everything in his reach goes in his mouth. He is 17 pounds now and growing more and more every second. He is wear 12 month clothes. Yeah I know! I am so proud of my babies. I am proud to be there mommy! Greg and I had to change our work schedules around. I'm staying with a guy at night now. So Greg had to start working the 4 to 12 shift since my new schedule is from 11 to 7. I learned with my job that there is always something changing, so I never know who I'm going to have. Which I hope I'm with who I'm with now for as long as he wants me there. He doesn't require as much help as my other two girl did. But he is a handful. I'm blessed with the life god has giving us. I still have no idea how we got here. I just know god has been with us the whole way.
This is a picture of our new house halloween:

An update on the family of four!

Mikell is going to be 4 months in 5 days. He weighs 15 pounds and is growing so fast. He's really moving alot these days. He doesn't like his swing anymore unless it nap time. He still want take naps in his bed. He goes to sleep at 10 like his sissy. But he wakes up at 5:30 when I'm trying to get ready for work. It makes it really fun but I enjoy the one on one time. Edwina turns 2 next month. She is also getting this really bad attitude. I have no idea where it has come from. She says uh oh after she's peed in her pull ups. Which doesn't help me but at least she's on the right path. She is getting so tall and lanky. She is a mess and she loves her Bubba so much. She goes around the house saying (Momma, Dadda, Bubba, G G and Esia which is Elisa). I guess thats who she loves the most. I started back working which was not the plan. I found my dream job and I didn't want to pass it up. I work for Autauga-Elmore Mental Retardation Board as a personal care worker. As of right now I take care of Laurel. She has autism and she has the biggest heart. I love her to death. I got a call from my boss the other day, and she wanted me to start taking care of a woman in Millbrook. It would be cheaper on gas but I would have to leave Laurel. I said no but she called back the other day, and said I could stay with Laurel in the mornings. But I would be with the other lady in the afternoon. I liked that idea so much better. I also get benefits since I'll be full time. Which is so good for us. Greg is working a night shift at the TA center in montgomery. It's so nice having him at home when I get off. Oh I also forgot Edwina starts dayschool the begining of August. I think it will be so good for her. She will be going 3 days a week. I am so thankful god has blessed us with so much. I keep thinking back a few months ago when we had no income coming in. All we had was love and faith. I'm so glad we didn't give up on our faith. We celebrate our 3rd Anniversary on the 22nd month of this month. I am so thankful for my wonderful husband it has been the most wonderful 3 years of my life!

"update on the life of a family of four"

Well it's been really crazy but it's all worth it. We have a ten week old that weighs 13 pounds. Wow I know but were so loving our chunky monkey. Our 21 month old is finally 20 pounds. She is so tiny but so perfect. She has a spit fire personalty. She likes to repeat everything we say. She is also such a good helper. She takes the diapers to the trash and put the bottles in the kitchen. If we forget to shut doors behind us so she want go in she shuts them. It's so cute watching her run around the house being so bossy. Our little man or should I say big man is getting so big. He can hold his head up really good. He likes to kick off of things. I think he might be a football player one day. He's getting so strong. My babies are growing up so fast. My little girl is about to be two. I just can't believe it. Our life has been going through so many changes. Greg hasn't been able to find a job since February. We had enough in our savings to help us out til April. So when may came around we had nothing. We had to borrow money to pay the bills for that month. Greg just got a job here, but they are having problems with the background check. They lost there pin or something stupid like that. But with everything that's been going on, he has decided he wanted to move back home. Which is in Georgia. I want to make him happy but I'm not sure it will make me and the kids happy. I'm not ready to leave my mom. She has been my rock and, she has made me into the woman I am today. I'm just scared to leave her. I think he thinks if we move back home it will fix all the problems. He got two job offers in Georgia that he likes, but I'm confused about what to do. We been praying alot and just putting it in gods hands. I'm afraid to make the wrong decision and it will affect our babies. We need alot of prayers that we will make the right decision. But I'm going to try and keep everybody updated on how things are going.

The life with a family of four!

I never thought I would ever say that. It's a crazy life full of diapers but it's so worth it. It's been the best three years of our life's. I've had two really bad pregnancy, so we made the decision that mikell was our last. But if god wants to bless us with another baby than it's meant to be. Mikell is almost 10 pounds and he eats 8 ozs every three hours. He has just started to sleep half way through the night now. Edwina is still 18 pds AND 2 ozs. Were so proud of those 2 ozs. When Greg was working out of town, I started something I can't stop. I let edwina sleep in my bed cause I was lonely. So now she sleeps with us. Our bedroom isn't that big, so it's interesting having 4 people in it. Greg goes may 1st for his physical for draper, so he should be starting out there soon. He and we really need this job so pray he gets it. Were trying to decide if we want to buy the house were in now, or try to find our dream house. We have been renting my parents old house for three years. It's the house I grew up in, so I wanted to start my family in it. We moved into our house right after we got married, and we brought both of our babies home in this house. But the house is shrinking on us, and were running out of room. We could add on but it would cost way too much money. Were really stuck on this decision and we don't now what to do.