October Fun Stuff

So I was downloading pictures to my computer from my camera and saw several cute ones that I wanted to share.
I bought a really cute muffin pan from Walmart with pumpkin and leaf shapes. I have had the most fun making everything from muffins to cornbread to biscuits in this!

Breck has started his new job as the Project Coordinator for Fleenor Security Systems, and he loves it!!! Praise God! He has enjoyed getting his space organized at work and feels like this will be a job that he will be at for awhile because he likes it so much! Yay! He posted several pictures to make it his space. :)

Before

After

Here's a cute picture. Kristen, Breck, and I all matched one Sunday morning at church. Breck and I were planned. Kristen was surprised. Oops!


Now I have some cute animal pics. We caught Spike and Bella having a stare-down one night!


This is Spike making the same face that Bella always makes with her tongue just sticking out of her mouth! Too cute!


Bella's favorite thing (well, one of them anyways) is putting her head out the window when riding in the car. She walks back and forth from window to window whining until I open one. I wish she would have discovered this when it was warmer outside! But she's too cute too resist!


After spending all day at Mimi's house playing outside, Bella was pooped!


Finally my latest and greatest news... Breck bought me a sewing machine yesterday! I have been wanting one, and so Breck (and I) did some yardwork for his mom to earn extra money. and he used his part to buy the sewing machine! I already made my first craft... it is an idea that my sister-in-law Beth sent me. It is a Rice Bag Foot Warmer that you heat in the microwave for 2 minutes, and it keeps your toes warm! I am actually using 2 right now- one behind my back and one on my feet! It is a very easy project, but I needed something like that to learn how to use my machine. I had no idea what I was doing. I had my instruction manual out reading how to load the thread. But I think I am starting to get the hang of it now. Maybe I will try something a tad bit more detailed next!

Silly Puppy!

Bella is loving this fall weather, so I have been leaving her outside in her leash. Here is the mess she got herself in the other day!




Spike is enjoying the fall weather too!

Apple Pie Cake

I tried this new recipe that Mom suggested. It turned out so yummy!

Here is the recipe:

1 box spice cake mix

1 can apple pie mix with Splenda (I would suggest to cut the apples into smaller pieces)

1 cup water

2 egg whites

Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.

Enjoy!

New This Week... Another Praise!

This week, Fleenor Security Systems offered Breck a full-time job as their new Project Coordinator! Even though his sales position didn't work out, they have been so gracious to let Breck continue working there part time the past couple of months. And this week they actually created a position and offered it to Breck! It is a non-commission (yay!), Monday-Friday job! Now Breck can still do Cruizers for Christ events on the weekends! We are so blessed that I had a good job during Breck's search, and now we are so grateful that he has a full time job!!! His first day was yesterday, and the best part is... he enjoyed it! Yay! Praise God!

New Recipes... and an Old One

Breck and I have been eating healthier and attempting to lose weight this last month. So, I have enjoyed trying out some new recipes.
Last night I made a Chocolate Diet Dr. Pepper Cake. It was so good! I just took a chocolate cake mix, added a can of Diet Dr. Pepper and 2 egg whites. I layered it with fat free cool whip in between. Yum!!! Breck is sitting here reading over my shoulder talking about how good it was. :)
This morning I got up and made Pumpkin Muffins that my mom gave me a recipe for. These are super easy and super delicious! You use a Spice Cake Mix, a can of pumpkin, and a cup of water. I made little mini muffins that were a perfect fall treat. Again, Breck is reading over my shoulder talking about how incredible these little muffins are! He says they are one of his new favorites! I must admit that I agree. However, next time, I might have to make bigger muffins- these little ones are too easy to just keep popping!

One thing that makes eating healthy a little bit easier is how much Breck and I both like salads. Last night we had huge salads loaded with healthy stuff! I had so much lettuce and veggies leftover that we used it for taco salad tonight! We love taco salad!

One final addition to this post that has nothing to do with food... We bought Bella a new bed today because she chewed up her old one. As it turns out, Spike thinks the bed is for him and seems to enjoy it more than Bella does.

Long Over-due Update

My neurologist called this week to tell me that Duke does not want to see me right now. My spot is so benign that they don't see the need to worry about it at this point. I will repeat the MRI in 6 months, and we will go from there. So, I guess in the meantime, we get to move on with our lives! Yay!

Homemade Fannie Farkle's

So, every time we go to Gatlinburg, we love to drive by Fannie Farkle's just to smell the onions and peppers cooking! It's our favorite! When we went there for our anniversary weekend, Breck actually got to taste the for the first time. Since we are trying to eat healthier, we decided to try a homemade healthy version of Fannie Farkles. So here's how we did it.

Healthy Ones Smoked Turkey Sausage- it comes in 2 long dogs, so we cut the each in half to fit on a bun (3ww points each)

WhiteWheat buns (1wwpoint each)

Sauteed onions and peppers in 1 tbsp oil, seasoned with seasoned salt and pepper (about 1ww point)

These turned out so good! Breck says it is going to become a frequent item on our menu!