The pumpkin patch

The beautiful pumpkins and gourds

A cute little baby pig....

Crazy little tornado shelter contraption I wish I had in my back yard....

It even comes with seat belts!!

This was the first time I've ever been to a corn maze not bundled up in a big puffy coat....it was a little bit sunny, can you tell? :)
Me and Joel lost somewhere in the corn maze.....

Pretty sunflowers and a cotton field in the background
Joel shooting the corn gun....where we wasted $3 and didn't even get close to the target.....

The pumpkin patch

And the pumpkins we decided to take home with us....

Lasagna

Recipe from: The Sisters CafeHalf of a 1-lb package lasagna noodles(9 or 10 noodles)

1 to 1 ½ lbs ground beef (We used 1/2lb ground turkey and 1/2lb ground turkey sausage)

1 C. chopped onion

1 28oz can diced tomatoes (undrained)

2 6oz cans tomato paste

2 t. sugar

2 1/2 t. dried basil

1/4 t. pepper
1/2 t. salt

1 15oz container ricotta cheese

1 egg, beaten

1 T. parsley flakes

4 C. shredded mozzarella cheese

3/4 C. grated parmesan cheese

Prepare lasagna noodles, drain. Cook ground beef(or turkey) and onion. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, 2 teaspoons of the basil and pepper. Bring to boil then reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 20 minutes.

In a small bowl blend ricotta, egg, parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.

Put a layer of noodles in a 9x13 pan, a layer of meat sauce, a layer of ricotta mixture and a layer of the mozz/parmesan cheese then repeat all the layers. Cover with foil. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes. Uncover, bake 20 minutes more. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

(The top picture of Lasagna is the actual Lasagna I made but this beautiful picture is sadly not...Taking pictures of food is actually harder than it seems...it didn't look very appetizing in the pictures I took...not good enough lighting or something... but it was SO yummy! So I had to find a picture from the internet that would make it look as good as it tasted!!)

Remember my junk store finds the other day?
before.......

and........after.......

The P. A. Student.....

Here is Joel in his new white coat and stethoscope....doesn't he look so handsome.......and professional :)

I hit the Junk store Jackpot!!

Look at all the great stuff I found yesterday! All in ONE visit!! And all for $25!!

I'm a working girl again!

I am now the proud front counter girl at the most adorable little flower shop. Its a whole new world for me and its so fun to be around all the beautiful flowers and decorations all day. I answer phones, take orders, blow up balloons, put gift and snack baskets together, help make corsages, help put out the new items and decorate the shop, unload the shipments of plants, put them in baskets and then shine them up and put a bow on them when they need to be delivered, run to the wholesaler and pick up flowers....all sorts of fun stuff!The first week I started working was homecoming week, and we were SO busy making homecoming corsages...not the typical wrist corsage you might be thinking of....the traditional southern homecoming corsages are HUGE!!! I took a picture of one next to a wreath you would hang on your door so you can see just how huge they are! The bigger the longer the gaudier the better!!

But I did get to make my first normal corsage last week...isn't it cute....Also....I planted this :)

Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

4 cans chicken broth (14oz)
1 cube chicken bouillon
1 1/2 C. carrots, chopped
1 1/2 C. celery, chopped
1/2 med onion, chopped
16 oz. noodles, homestyle egg pasta (I will probably not put quite this much in next time)
1 1/2 lbs cooked, cooled, chopped chicken breast
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 12oz can evaporated milk, or regular milk will work just fine

Boil the broth, bouillon, carrots, celery and onion for 20 minutes, or until tender. Add noodles and boil for another 10 minutes. (Cook the noodles first while the vegetables are boiling, so the noodles don't soak up all of the broth) Then add chicken, cream of chicken soup and milk. Heat thoroughly. Add pepper to taste.