Ahhhhh....Relaxation!!

 

This is how I'm spending my Friday night

A Ghost Town

 

The story we've been told by some locals here is that this used to be a railroad town, back in the late 1800's-early 1900's.

Then for some reason they closed the railroad down and slowly the town died. It was really neat to see all the old houses and other structures.

We were all imagining a thriving small town back in it's prime....

 

 

 

Fried Chicken Tenders

 

1 cup all-purpose flour

2 cups Italian-style seasoned bread crumbs

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

2 eggs, beaten

2 tablespoons water

24 chicken tenderloins

2 quarts oil for frying

 

Directions

1. Place flour in a shallow bowl. Place breadcrumbs in a separate shallow bowl, and mix with ground black pepper and cayenne pepper. Place eggs and water in a small bowl.
2. One piece at a time, coat the chicken in the flour, the eggs and the bread crumbs, and set aside.
3. Heat oil in a deep fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
4. In small batches, fry chicken 6 to 8 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove chicken, and drain on paper towels.

Thank you Allrecipes.com!

 

A love for North Dakota...

 

 

 

 

Beautiful Badlands Sunset!

 

Theodore Roosevelt

 

We're so lucky to have such a great hands on learning experience anytime we want, at the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. We've explored the Badlands, Museum, and anything to do with Teddy Roosevelt, our 26th president. My daughter is really fasicinated with all of his accomplishments. Hunter, Cowboy, Soldier, Author but more importantly he was also Homeschooled!

 

This is Madison with her completed report on Thedore Roosevelt, which I must say she did a fabulous job on!

 

Way to go Maddie!

 

 

 

Teddy Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States of America

 

 

North Dakota Badlands

 

 

Cowboys

 

 

 

Theodore Roosevelts Cabin

 

Welcome to the Badlands!

 

 

If you're ever near the town of Medora, you have to go to the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park!

 

If you're ever near the town of Watford City, you have to go to the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park!

Boys and their Noses!!

This weekend we had a scare when Jackson decided to stick small round crackers up his nose! He had been eating them and then came up to me a little while later and said, "Nose, MA". I looked up his nose and found one up his nose! I almost began to panic, but quickly calmed myself because I didn't want him to see me upset and then it turn into a sheer battle to try and get it out! I yelled for Madison to go get Daddy! He came rushing in and tells Maddie to get the tweezers. (almost like we were planning on own mini urgent surgery. So, Jackson's in my lap. Clay's got the tweezers but his hands are so big that I told him just let me do it. It took me a couple trys but I got it out and Jackson thought it was funny to see that come out of his nose. I tried to stop the laughter ( and hide mine) telling him you can't put things up your nose. Clay then looked at me and said "Dang Baby, you did that a pro!" Haha....

 

After posting on Facebook I realized a lot of other people have gone through the same thing. My Maw Maw told me a story that her and my great grandmother were babysitting my Uncle Scott and all his boy cousins, when they discovered that all the boys had stuck peas in their noses and ears and her and my great grandmother had to sit there with all those boys, using tweezers and get them out. She said it was an absolute riot!!

 



He's A Stud!

 I have a love for the outdoors and I'm thankful to have a family that enjoys it as much as I do.

My husband was off work on Wednesday so we decided to take a trip to Medora.

We went to the Theodore Roosevelt National Park-South Unit. And, it was amazing!

Whitetail & Mule deer, Elk, Buffalo, Wild horses, Turkey, and praire dogs were all out and some gave us some incredible pictures and video!

Here's a video of a stud deer that was unbelievably photogenic :D

 



Happy Thanksgiving!

Stormy Brooke Designs!!!

I just got my new bracelet from Stormy Brooke Designs!!

 

I am in love with it!

 

Here's a little info about this wonderful company:

 

Stormy Brooke Designs has been creating unique, custom jewelry since 2006.

 

SBD Creates Jewels for the Glory of the King of Kings!

 

Stormy designs the most creative,unique designs for customers for the glory of God!
 Her Mother, Marie Clark, is also a designer for the company. Each have their own, unique style and together create a line that has something for everyone; appealing to many different tastes!

 

 

As you can see wearing this bracelet makes me super happy!

Not only is it beautiful but it represents my faith in my Lord & Savior Jesus Christ...

 

Stormy Brook Designs Facebook page is awesome! And, the best part is it's so easy to order!

Prices are affordable and the beauty of the jewelry is like no other.

 

 Everything is so unique. There really is something for everyone!

 

You can simply order by commenting on Stormy Brooke Designs Facebook  photos or emailing stormybshields@yahoo.com

 

(Links are the names above)

 

Thank you Stormy Brooke Designs!!!

I'm SO in LOVE with your jewelry!!

 

 

 

 

 

Visi....Can it really be this easy!?!

Yes, it is!!

 

For the past 19 days, I have taken a little pill called Visi. It's an all natural weight loss pill that is seriously changing my life!

 

I just wanted to share this wonderful product and show ya'll what it's doing for me. In 19 days I've lost 12lbs. Looking at these photos I never realized how much 12lbs can make a dramatic difference on your appearance! I'm so excited to see further results with this awesome product!

 

 

 

 

Click here to learn more about Visi products!!!

 

 





Caroline G Necklace!

 

I got my new Caroline G coral bubble necklace last weekend and finally got the chance to wear it!

 It's a great statement piece and I LOVE it!

 

 

 

 

Her Facebook page is awesome!

I claimed a great coupon offer and was able to purchase this necklace for only $9.99!!

 

Check out Chasing Big Dreams  blog & shop! Also check out Caroline G Shop on Facebook!

 

(Click on the names above to go there now!)

 

Thanks Caroline G, I love your jewelry!!

Our Thankful Tree

What are you Thankful for?

 

This was a wonderful activity to talk with my kids about what they were thankful for. It really touched my heart to hear my daughter tell me the things that she appreciated. And, even Jackson included a few things :D

 

Here's how we made it:

 

Supplies:

 

Construction paper

scissors

marker

 

 

 

First, Madison traced her hands on several different colors of construction paper.

 

 

Then we cut them all out.

 

 

Then, we thought about all the things we are thankful for and wrote them on the hands (leaves!) and put them on our bulletin board.

 

 

 



Yellow King Corn Craft

All we did for this craft was cut out green & yellow construction paper which makes the corn & husk, then glue them together. Then we took some popcorn and glued them onto the corn. The my daughter painted some of the popcorn red. Our homeschool lessons this month have included learning about indians, corn, The Mayflower & Pilgrims. So, this activity was great!

 

 

Indian Hat Craft

 

Our Indian Hat Craft

 

Supplies Needed:

white construction paper

5 or 6 different colors of construction paper

scissors

glue

 

This was a quick craft that the kids loved!

 

Cut strips of white construction, a couple of inches thick. Take two of the strips and glue one of the ends together. The cut the other different colors into the shapes of feathers. Glue the feathers to the white long strip.

 

After you get all of the feathers glued to the white strip glue the other ends together to make a circle. And, whala! Your indian hat!

 

 

Here's my little indians!