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elizabeth ruth

Gates Road

Mississippi girl who loves Jesus, herbs, and exercse!

Interests: loving God and his people, being happy, playing house with my hubby :)

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Moving The Blog!

Good morning! I’ve switched to a different blogging platform! I’m still using the same name but it is a different address. And for those of you who subscribe to my posts, you’ll need to re-subscribe at the new location! I tried to figure out how to just change my whole... Continue reading

Posted Feb 13, 2018 at the unexpected domestic

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And the Kitchen is Clean!

Ugh. Well my kitchen is clean. But it’s like eleven o’clock. Last summer I read a post about building habits and the author would piggy back a task onto something that would happen no matter what. For example, she wanted to start the habit of cleaning her kitchen and dishes... Continue reading

Posted Feb 6, 2018 at the unexpected domestic

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Meal Plan No. 2

ok I have to do the kind of quickly because I just got out of the shower and I’m hiding in my room before Kevin realizes how long I’ve been back here! I didn’t post this on Sunday like I usually try to do so I’m just gonna start with... Continue reading

Posted Feb 5, 2018 at the unexpected domestic

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Coming Up This Week.

I have several things that I need to get accomplished this week before Friday! Why Friday? Because on Saturday I have a maker’s market that I’m going to have a booth set up at and I need to spend Friday getting ready for that! Yesterday I wrote a list of... Continue reading

Posted Jan 30, 2018 at the unexpected domestic

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Meal Plan No. 2: Jan 28-Feb 3

Sunday: Roasted Meatballs, Potatoes, Carrots, and Broccoli Monday: Ham, Green Beans, and Potatoes Tuesday: Leftovers Wednesday: Mini Sausages, Corn, and Sweet Potatoes Thursdsy: Spaghetti, Green Beans Friday: Dinner with the Haddoxes Saturday: Pizza, Corn Continue reading

Posted Jan 27, 2018 at the unexpected domestic

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Meal Plan No. 1: Jan 24-Jan 27

Okay my first serious meal plan of this year! It’s no secret that I love meal planning. When I first started doing it when we were completely broke, it really helped me not waste money or food and really helped me not get so discouraged about things. Even though it... Continue reading

Posted Jan 27, 2018 at the unexpected domestic

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Eye surgery day.

Soo today I had what is hopefully my last eye surgery unless I get another detached retina! We had to be in Jackson at 5:30 this morning and that was rough. But I feel like everything went smoothly and on time. We were back home by lunchtime and pretty much... Continue reading

Posted Dec 14, 2017 at the unexpected domestic

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Snow Blizzard in Mississippi

I wrote this a couple of days ago and I just realized I never published it. Oops! Last Friday it snowed in Mississippi! It snowed a lot, not like how in the past the weather reporters would tell us it was going to snow and then it basically sprinkled down... Continue reading

Posted Dec 13, 2017 at the unexpected domestic

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Pine Belt Holiday Expo & Christmas Market

This past weekend I participated in a Christmas market downtown Hattiesburg at the train depot. I had the BEST time. Goodness it was a lot of work but it was so fun to see other people walking around and getting to chat with different folks. Not to mention that we... Continue reading

Posted Dec 4, 2017 at the unexpected domestic

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Meal Plan: 12/3-12/9

Hey there strangers! It's naptime here for the Haddox household so I'm sitting outside on my back porch with the doggos having some much needed quiet time. I've been pretty busy these past few weeks(more on that later) so sitting here with the quietness of a chilly afternoon is really... Continue reading

Posted Dec 3, 2017 at the unexpected domestic

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Meal Plan 12/4-12/10

My menu for this week has changed multiple times and this is pretty much what I've ended up with! Sunday: Pancakes, Church, Pizza Monday: Pancakes, Pizza/potato salad, Chili Tuesday: Sausage balls, Hamburger, Tacos Wednesday: Sausage balls, Tacos Thursday: Pancakes, Tacos, Jambalaya Friday: Pancakes, Hamburgers, Spaghetti Saturday: Pancakes/sausage balls, Jambalaya Continue reading

Posted Dec 5, 2016 at the unexpected domestic

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Daddy Comes Home Today!

So today Kevin comes home and I thought I would check in with my "hitch goals." I got 4 things out of 6 taken care of, 1 thing I started on, and one thing I didn't even try. Here's my original list: 1 - Submit DVDs and books to Amazon... Continue reading

Posted Dec 1, 2016 at the unexpected domestic

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Meal Plan 11/27-12/3

What I'm eating this week! Sunday: Tomato Soup/Grilled Cheese Monday: Sausage Balls, Turkey Sandwich, Swedish Meatballs Tuesday: Pancakes, Chicken Pot Pie, Dumplings Wednesday: Pancakes, Chicken Pot Pie, Swedish Meatballs Thursday: Sausage Balls, Dumplings, Etouffe Friday: Pancakes/pop tarts, Hamburgers Saturday: Sausage Balls, Hamburgers, Etouffe Continue reading

Posted Nov 28, 2016 at the unexpected domestic

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Thanksgiving 2016

We had such a fun and busy day for our first Thanksgjving! Finley was so adorable in his outfit that I got him with a little turkey on the booty! Continue reading

Posted Nov 28, 2016 at the unexpected domestic

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Make All the Balls!

So lately I've been trying to do some different recipes, mainly to add some variety for me to eat. After a while life can become monotonous and eating habits can get stuck in a rut. I was looking through my recipe books and the recur for meatballs caught my eye.... Continue reading

Posted Nov 21, 2016 at the unexpected domestic

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Meal Plan: 11/20-11/26

So now that Kevin is off at work and not home for supper, I get to expand my meal plan and make dishes that he doesn't really care for. Which is super exciting to me! And with it getting colder that means soups!! I'm also taking another step and planning... Continue reading

Posted Nov 20, 2016 at the unexpected domestic

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A New Hitch, A New Beginning

Whenever Kevin leaves to go on a new hitch, it always feels like a new beginning for me to get stuff done around the house. I mean, it may be that I am trying to fill my time that I would have otherwise spent with Kevin but it also gives... Continue reading

Posted Nov 18, 2016 at the unexpected domestic

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New Phase of Life

Ah! I'm an offshore wife again! I'm glad for us to be back in a life we are used to and comfortable in. Except this time I'm doing it with an infant and an extra dog in my house. Last night as I was driving home from church, I realized... Continue reading

Posted Nov 17, 2016 at the unexpected domestic

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Meal Plan 11/13-11/19

So oops, I skipped last week! But here's what I'm planning to eat this week: Sunday: Chili Monday: Meatballs, baked green beans, baked potato Tuesday: Taco soup, macaroni and cheese Wednesday: Leftover Meatballs, macaroni and cheese Thursday: Taco soup, salad Friday: macaroni and cheese, potatoes Saturday: Chicken noodle soup Continue reading

Posted Nov 14, 2016 at the unexpected domestic

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Sitting at the Table

This past week I've been trying something different. We hardly ever sit at our dinner table for meals but I want to change that. Sitting on the couch worked for us when it was just the two of us, Kevin and me, but I don't want to deal with the... Continue reading

Posted Nov 4, 2016 at the unexpected domestic

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The Meal Plan Project: October Wrap Up

Ok so first of all, wow. Tomorrow is November already! Second, I now have one month of meal planning under my belt and I'm hooked. Around three or four in the afternoon I just read my little list of what to eat that day and I go ahead and get... Continue reading

Posted Oct 31, 2016 at the unexpected domestic

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The Meal Plan Project: 10/23-10/29

So I started this week off without a meal plan and Tuesday night was a disaster! I couldn't think of anything at all to cook! I have been doing this for just almost a month now and I already need it! So I sat down today and jotted one down... Continue reading

Posted Oct 26, 2016 at the unexpected domestic

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Quilts and Quilting

I’ve been in the process of making things lately. Mainly right now I have been working on a trio of memory quilts for a friend. I’m using shirts that belonged to her grandfather that her grandmother saved. She lives on the coast so she mailed the shirts to me. When... Continue reading

Posted Oct 19, 2016 at the unexpected domestic

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Meal Plan: 10/16 - 10/22

Last week I think I did pretty good on my meal plan! We ended up eating with Kevin's parents on Friday night so I get to use hamburgers for this week! I went grocery shopping on Thursday $124.88 which now leaves me with $126.03 left in my grocery budget! I... Continue reading

Posted Oct 17, 2016 at the unexpected domestic

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kitchen garden.

We are on a major reset with our finances right now so in addition to me trying out a new (very low) grocery budget, I had an idea that I could plant foods that I like to eat. When I shop for foo, I pretty much stick to foods for... Continue reading

Posted Oct 14, 2016 at the unexpected domestic

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