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Vegetable Beef Soup

Simple and delicious!

Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
1 can of tomato soup
1 cup water
1 can beef broth
1 can diced tomatoes
2 small cans or 1 large can Veg-all
salt, pepper, and parsley to taste
Optional: 1 can diced potatoes, drained
(makes for a heartier soup)

Directions:
Brown beef in a large pot and drain fat. Add all other ingredients and simmer until heated through. Serve with cornbread and enjoy!

Side note: Don't be afraid to add more tomatoes and seasonings. This recipe is very easy to customize. Play around with ingredients and be creative!

Printable Recipe

Successful Day!

Yesterday, Marcus and I went to some antique stores around town and found lots of goodies!  I am working on a project that will remain a secret until I post the final pictures, but here are a few items we found that I will use. 

Wooden crates

Planter baskets that I will re-purpose

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Marcus cleaning out one of the wooden crates

Cute crocheted rug that I found for Kingsley's room for only $2.98!!

It was also a productive day around the house!

 Even Kingsley helped!

And finally, my current crochet project!

Thank you Cris for the beautiful chunky weight yarn!

It's the first time I've used chunky weight and I have to say, I'm in love!

My Greatest Creation

Kingsley is 16 months old today!  It has been so much fun watching him develop and learn this past year.  Here's a sweet picture of him on Christmas Eve. 

Picture by Jessie Johnson-Vines

Crocheted Christmas

I am fairly new to the craft of crocheting so taking on the huge task of making all my Christmas presents this year was somewhat challenging.  I spent an entire month searching for patterns and through many trials and errors I fine tuned my skills enough to be successful!  In reality I finished close to 70% of my gifts within the two weeks before Christmas.  Mostly because fall semester didn't end until the 13th and school took up most of my time.  Nevertheless, it was fun and in the process I realized my passion for crocheting.  Here are some of the finished products!

Legwarmers	Bowl
Cowl	Beanie
Beret-Back	Beret-Front