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SO for supper we tried out the Pumpkin french toast. Honestly, even though its under 5.00 its kinda bland. If you do make it use whipped topping instead of syrup.

On another note, I have decided not to shave my legs until I get back to my preGaret weight. Hopefully this will be before summer or my girls will just die of embarassement. I am currently at 127.2 lbs, I need to get down to 112lbs. I really need to do this for my own self esteem and for my health before it gets out of control. Wish me luck and if you know any good secrets on healthy food that taste good let me know. We are really good eaters so Im not worried about that part. It's more of getting my lazies into the gym in the morning and staying there for 1-2 hours. As many of you know this last summer I ran a marathon. Last year I ran two Half marathons. By the end of June I was running 15miles at 9-9:15 a mile. So since then I have gotten the lazies and I feel I am starting all over. UGH! Even while preparing to run 26.2 miles I still didn't lose any weight so I know I have a tough road ahead of me but once its off I know I can maintain. Wish me luck please and if you pray Please pray for me

One last thing, Facebook. I joined today and it was amazing, I had no idea how many people were on facebook. I really don't feel like starting over on my life history or the books and movies I like so all pass on that part of it but I do enjoy reading messages on my fake Wall. No graffitti is on this wall I found out. The only bad part is everyone can read what you write. I wrote my SIL a silly message after realizing everyone could read it. I had to delete immediatly and now I feel awful that someone might have read it. Maybe all just stick with the blogging and regular email and phone calls.

Please pray for Cait tommorow Thursday. She will be going to sections for swimming. If you know anything about sections this is a huge HUGE deal. She works every year at qualifying and this year she is in 3 events.

Madison is going to a scrapbooking camp with her grandma Peggy for the weekend, please pray they have a safe wonderful time.

Until next time, Good Night

French Toast Bake

What you said you loved the pumpkin pie and want more recipes using the Pumpkin.
Well if your a thrifty coupon cutter you would have ran into this weeks ad for French Toast Bake. Along with this was a 1.00 off coupon for the sausage it requires. So in the recipe it asks for 30 oz pumpkin pie filling. Hello you just bagged a few 2 Cup porportions of Pumpkin pie. So measure out 30 oz. Use your 1.00 off coupon, if you live near me you can run to the bakery outlet and get your texas toast loaf for 1.00 (also one located in St. Cloud across from Sammy's Pizza) and your working towards a supper under 5.00. Here is the recipe
1 Pkg Johnsonville Brown Sugar and Honey Breakfast links
12 eggs (1.79)
1 Can (30oz.) Pumpkin Pie Filling FREE
1 Can (12oz) Evaporated Milk
1 Tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
15 slices of bread cubed (I used 10slices of Texas toast)
Confectioners Sugar
Maple Syrup

Cook Sausage cut into 1/4" slices
whish the eggs, pumpkin filling, milk, cinnamon and vanilla
in large bowl combine pumpkin mixture, sausage, bread
transfer to a GREASED 13x9 baking dish

bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 35-40 mins or until knife inserted comes out clean
Dust with Confectioners sugar serve with syrup

How to make Tallow

HOW TO MAKE TALLOW FOR SOAP MAKING!

PERFECT PUMPKIN PIE

How to make a real Pumpkin Pie

Slide shows

I am trying to get the Perfect Pumpkin Pie How to's, Laundry Soap How to's, Diaper Making, Lye Soap making and other how to's in the Slide show area. Please use these. If you have questions just email or call me. I love sharing my money saving earth friendly tips.

Halloween Time

Soap Making

Here is a slide show with once again poor music. This slide show is how to make a bar of soap. I will try to get a Laundry soap tutorial up this week. I am having so much fun making soap.
Norah's towel for Kindergarten was laid over a cinnamon soap loaf box and it smelled like cinnamon. Needless to say she needed the towel so I let her take it to school all smelly and she said it smells just like home. She had all her friends smelling it.

Jeremy had a big day today. Seems he was the Star for the day amongst the 6years and younger croud. What a beautiful day. I finally pulled the last of my Celery. We are making Chicken pot pie and Ham and Bean soup with it. Yum Yum!

Rendered Tallow and a goofy Friend

Here is a link I made on how to render tallow
http://s274.photobucket.com/albums/jj257/Amydecker/Videos/?action=view¤t=56ec0dd5.pbr
Here is a link a goofy soap making friend made. She loves revies on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oh9aZZghdI

Busy as a bee

Almond, Honey, Cinnamon SOAP oh it is sooo yummy, I have about 7 doz handmade soaps at my home right now. It has been so much fun. I will try to put up a tutorial this week on how to make it. I will also do a video on making your own Laundry soap. The real thing no just Borax, Washing soda, And Kirks soap. I can show that one too but not as cost effective or dangerous.
They aren't sleeping yet but about 20 mins after this shop they wouldn't wake up not even for McDonalds.
Garet has now Pood and Pee'd in the Potty. He was going on the potty all day for several days, after the Pooping he decided he can do it, so he has nothing more to prove. He has since been done with the potty. The training was short lived.

Only in our home!

Only in our home will you get in the same meal Homemade Sweet Potatoe Pie for desert and Instand sweet Potatoes for a side dish. Hmmm... Ok mom made the Sweet Potatoe Pie and Jeremy made the Instant Sweet Potatoes. All give him a little credit he did make a fantastic Carmel Apple PorkChop and only by default did we fall back on the Instant S. Potatoes.

Credit must also be given to Caitlynn. She makes the best Pie Crusts, She is thinking about Culinary school when she graduates and I think that is a wonderful idea.

Garet surprised his family yesterday. He can now go down in Decker history as the first child to use the potty on his own before 3 years of age. At Garets delicate age of 2 years and 5 months he decided to take the training into his own hands. Mother thinks he can wait until he is closer to 3 so she is not training herself rather than him. Garet seems to think his age is apropriate for the task. After removing his dry diaper to change it he asked if he could use the potty. Whatever I thought. So he ran in there while I stayed in his room thinking nothing of the sort when I heard him Peeing. I ran in there clapping and scared the begeezes out of him. Yep he shot right out of the potty. Oh well. He did not understand what all the hoopla was about and when mom called dad all he wanted to talk about was getting a bath. I wonder now how many times he has went and I never noticed since he didn't make any deal out of the endeavor.

Madison brought home straight A's on her midterm grades. Caits will be home soom and hopefully she has done just as well. Cait has already qualified several times for Sections in Swimming. She will swimming Backstrock, IM, and two relays the Medely relay and the 400 relay. Madison brought home a 20 min time on her 2.5 mile race last week. Both 0ur girls amaze us on there sporty abilities.