SLOW COOKING & THANKFUL THURSDAY & A TAG CHALLENGE

Good Mornin' Yall,

I do hope that everyone had a great Wednesday and ready to start a new day. It is currently 29 degrees with a windchill of 20 degrees. The winds are out of the Northwest at 9 mph. It was a beautiful and Sunny day here yesterday, but the wind made it feel alot colder than it actually was. I think the high only got up to around 37 degrees. I am up way early this morning, so I know the temperature will be dropping a few more degrees before Sunrise. The high today is only suppose to be around 29 degrees. Tonight it's suppose to get down to like 17 degrees. I do think they have taken the chance of freezing rain out of the forecast on Friday or they have lowered the percentage chances. Anyway, we will probably just get some more cold rain if anything at all.

Today is SLOW COOKING THURSDAY. If you would like to join in the fun, go visit Sandra@http://familycorner.blogspot.com/ and sign the Mr. Linky and leave Sandra a comment and then post your Recipe on your page. I am going to share my Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup with you. The recipe that you share is supposed to be cooked in a Slow Cooker. So make sure you remember that if you decide to join in the fun. This recipe that I'm sharing can be cooked in a Slow Cooker. I just didn't cook mine in the Slow Cooker the other night because I didn't think about doing it. I'm used to cooking on top of the Stove most of the times. About the only thing I do cook in my Slow Cooker is a Roast. So, here goes my recipe for a Slow Cooker.

KAREN'S HOMEMADE VEGETABLE BEEF SOUP

Take 1 1/2 - 2 pounds of Ground Chuck and boil it till it gets done. After the Ground Chuck is done, drain and rinse real good. You can either wash the pot that you boiled your Ground Chuck in or use another pot and put the Ground Chuck back in the pot. Next, you cut up 1/2 Green Bell Pepper finely chopped, and a 1/2 Red Onion finely chopped. Add these 2 items into the pot with the Ground Chuck. Take 2 cans each of Whole Kernel Corn, Green Beans, and Carrots and drain and rinse these vegetables. Add all the vegetables in the pot with your other ingredients. I also add 2 each of Beef and Chicken Bouillon Cubes in there. Add Salt and Pepper to taste. Finally, I add about 3/4 of a bottle of Ruby Kist Vegetable Juice from Concentrate and pour that in the pot with everything else. You will need to add some water to this as well. It depends on how large your pot is and how thin you want your soup. Cook everything on Medium heat until it comes to a rolling boil and stirring on occasion. After it has come to a boil, I put it down on Low or Simmer and add about 1/2 bag of Elbow Macaroni Noodles. I just let it simmer until the Noodles have cooked. This goes very well with a fresh pan of Homemade Buttermilk Cornbread or just some Crackers. You can always add whatever vegetables you want to go in your soup. I usually put in some Potatoes, but I forgot to Tuesday when I was fixing it for us. The Sky is the limit as to what you want or don't want in yours. The Ruby Kist Vegetable Juice I got from our local Dollar General Store. I asked the Store Manager if they had any Tomato Juice and he said that was the only thing they had. He also said that alot of people, including him, used it in Stews and Soups. I told him I was going to put it in some Soup. It is very good. I hope you enjoy my Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup if you try it. Just be sure to let me know if you do cook it and how you liked it. Be sure to go and visit Sandra if you would like to participate.

Today is also THANKFUL THURSDAY. If you would like to participate in THANKFUL THURSDAY, go visit Iris@ http://eph2810.com/. Just sign the Mr. Linky and leave Iris a comment to let her know that you have your THANKFUL THURSDAY posted. Today, I am so THANKFUL for so many things. I am so THANKFUL that I have such dear and wonderful FRIENDS like you. You all have been so good to me and my Family while we have been going thru hard times. I know each and everyone of you has said prayers over and over for us. For that, I am THANKFUL. I am so THANKFUL for the Power of Prayer. Prayer does work. GOD answers those Prayers in HIS time and not ours. I am THANKFUL that JESUS CHRIST died on the CROSS to save me and everyone from our Sins. "THANK YOU" GOD for loving us that much and for all you do for us. AMEN!!!! I am a Sinner and I know GOD forgives me. I am THANKFUL that GOD does forgive me for my Sins. I LOVE YOU DEAR GOD AND ASK THAT YOU BLESS ALL MY DEAR BLOGGING FRIENDS AND FOR YOU WATCHING OVER ME AND MY FAMILY ALL THE TIME. "GOD IS GOOD, ALL THE TIME, GOD IS GOOD"!!!! This is just a few things I am THANKFUL for on this THANKFUL THURSDAY. What do you have to be THANKFUL for on this THANKFUL THURSDAY? If you would like to let me know what you are THANKFUL for, please feel free to leave them in your comments. And don't forget, if you want to participate, please be sure to go visit Iris.

I was tagged last week to another Meme. I was tagged by Patti@ http://nonnasnews.blogspot.com/. It is a Tag Challenge. So, here goes this Challenge.

4 Jobs I've had

1. Factory worker

2. Secretary/Bookkeeper

3. Dispatcher for a Police, Fire, and Ambulance Department

4. Stay-at-Home-Mom

4 Movies Watched Over and Over

1. The Titanic

2. Steel Magnolia's

3. Fried Green Tomatoes

4. Laura Ingalls Wilder T.V. Series

4 Places I've Lived

1. Lepanto, AR

2. Searcy, AR

3. Jonesboro, AR

4. Caraway, AR

4 Shows I Watch

1. Rachel Ray's 30 Minute Meals

2. Paula Deen's - Paula's Party

3. Little People, Big World

4. Jon & Kate Plus 8

4 Places I've Been

1. California

2. Mexico

3. Disneyworld (Florida)

4. Las Vegas, NV

4 People Who E-Mail Me Regularly

1. Joyce

2. Laura

3. Tammy

4. Network

4 Favorite Things to Eat

1. Chinese Foods

2. Seafood

3. Steak & Baked Potato

4. Southern Foods

4 Places I'd Rather Be

1. Las Vegas, NV

2. On a Beautiful Beach

3. Hawaii

4. Canada

4 Things I Look Forward to This Year

1. Being able to get caught up on our Finances

2. Save some Money

3. Go on a Trip

4. Getting Closer to GOD

4 People to TAG

1. Joyce

2. Brandy

3. Tammy

4. Pea

Whewwww, that was harder than I thought it was going to be. LOL. I actually had to stop and think and write all of this down. I enjoyed it tho and "THANK YOU" Patti for Tagging me. If I didn't Tag you and you want to play along, feel free to do so. Just let me know so I can come and read your Tag Challenge.

I would like to "THANK" Brandy@ http://mommysquietspot.blogspot.com/ for giving me this Lovely Button. She is one of my new Blogging Friends that I met not too long ago and she

has been praying for me and my Family during this difficult time. "THANK YOU" so much Brandy for this Special Button. It means alot to me and I am going to keep it displayed on my Sidebar. Brandy also won Mary's Giveaway over at Mary@ http://maryswritingnook.blogspot.com/. "CONGRATULATION'S" Brandy on winning Mary's Giveaway. Just be sure to take pictures of what Mary is sending you and share it with us. This was Brandy's very first Giveaway that she won.

My DH got in yesterday morning around 12:45a.m. I was awake when he got in and I heated him up some of the soup that I had fixed for me and the girls that night. He really loved it and complimented me so much on it. That sure makes me feel good. Anyway, I went to bed around 2:00a.m. and had my alarm to go off at 4:30a.m. It went off alright, but I shut it off and said to myself that I would lay there another minute or two. Next thing I know, I just happen to wake up aroundn 6:00a.m. I had to get up and start my coffe and get the girls up at 6:30a.m. for them to eat their Breakfast and get ready for School. After I took the girls to School, I came back home and took my meds and ate me a bowl of Cereal and layed back down a little after 9:00a.m. I set my alarm to go off at 11:00a.m. so my DH could get up and get his shower and drink some coffee. I did get up in time this time. I didn't want to, but I did. My DH and his Uncle left here around noon today going to Memphis to pick up their other load and then head up to Minnesota. Hopefully if the weather co-operates, they will be back on sometime Friday morning.

Well, I guess I've done posted about enough for this Thursday. LOL. Once you get behind, it seems like it takes forever to get caught back up. I have been having to write things down about what I am going to post about. LOL. Now that is bad huh? LOL. Take care my friends and have a great day. May God Bless Each and Everyone of You.

LOVE & HUGS,