Katie & I recently did a "freezer crockpot cooking day." 

We prepared about a month's worth of meals each, all to be stored in the freezer 

and then put in the crockpot each morning. 

Just shopping for the ingredients was fun - "We need 17 onions."/ "Grab 4 pounds of shrimp!"/ 

"HOW MUCH beef do we need? That's crazy." 

We were worried that our stuffed-to-the-brim cart was going to yield a huge bill, 

but in the end we each spent $121.50. Not bad for a month of no-fuss dinners!

When it was all said and done . . . 

The slicing and dicing took about 5 or 6 hours but it kind of flew by since we were so busy.

Plus we had each other for company, which made it a fun project.

When we first moved to Jenkins, we went over to the Jesseys' often for dinner and a movie.

We've recently gotten back into the habit.

The only problem is deciding what to watch . . . they literally have over 1,500 dvds. 

 Richie had surgery this week, so after service last night we headed over for a visit.

We played cards and had Katie's hot cocoa

And, finally, a hunting snowman.

With a rifle.

That's service in Jenkins!