Christmas Morning Cheese Grits

Hey All,

I'm linking up with A Handmade Christmas over on Proverbs 31 Living to share some Christmas ideas. This is a good idea and it will be fun to see what everyone is making, creating, or baking. So go on over and check out A Handmade Christmas and take a look at what everyone is doing. Have some fun and link up and share your ideas.

My first posting is going to be our favorite breakfast Christmas Morning Cheese Grits Recipe. I know for some of my old blog friends you have seen this before but maybe this will get my creative juices flowing and I will have something new by next week. Or somewhat. lol

Christmas Morning Cheese Grits Recipe

2 cups Quaker Quick Grits (uncooked)
Cook as directed on grits box. (water, salt, etc.)

1 lb. Velvetta Cheese (cut in cubes)
Stir in with cooked grits

1 stick butter or margarine
Stir in with above

2 eggs- mix in a cup
Milk- add enough milk to make 1 cup

Add to grits mixture.

Pour into a greased Red baking dish

Bake at 300 degrees for approx. 1 hour
Or until you think they are done.
Sprinkle paprika over top for color.

Enjoy!

CREEPY

Hey All,

Let me tell you about a couple things that have happened in the past week. Creepy!!! The other day I went to school to pick up the teens and take Jene` to work. On our way home all of a sudden there was this noise... clicking... loud clicking.... and this other noise mixed in with it. My first thought were the boys were doing something and I said... what are you doing back there? My boys yell nothing and the neighbor teen is pointing, staring, and says it's that. I look down at the radio and it's..... well it's.... trying to play the cassette player and the radio at the same time. Now it WASN'T ON it was OFF. I tried to pushed the button to turn it off and nothing happened. I tried to click the eject button and nothing happened. It did this all the way home. I turned the car off and then turned it back on it was still doing it. I then again turned it off waited a couple minutes and turned it back on and it was still doing it. So a couple hours later when hubby came home I told him about it and he went out turned it on and NOTHING!!! It hasn't done it since.

Yesterday I had to go to the school once again and pick up kids and I dropped Jene` off at work. We hadn't made it too far when Colin says..... mommy their is a lizard in here. That of course caused a lot of commotion in the back with the teens trying to catch it. They finally got him and I pulled over and they tossed him out the door into the grass. Well that is after he let go because he latched onto a figure and wouldn't let go at first. Freaky!!! I told Jene` that from now on she could walk to work because there was just too many things that happened when I came to pick up. She was like...... YEAH RIGHT! I know I really wouldn't do that.

I'm still not feeling all that great. But not as bad as the other day. This house is a mess during leaf falling season there is only 4 of us who go through it. lol Maybe it will rain soon and give us a break. I have to be up bright and early in the morning and be at the church by 9:00......it's going to be cold...... for the boy scout food drive. Daddy can't go so mommy has to and I'm hoping a lot of the boys show up so we can get it done and get back home. Since we are right there we should go by the library also and return these books that have been read and pick up some more.

I think I'm going to go pull out my crochet bag of many projects started and do something where I can be on the couch with a blanket. I have a few hours yet before I can go to bed Jene` and Dale are at the last football game. GO YELLOW JACKETS!!!!

Take Care :)

WOW The Projects I Have Found

Hey All,

Yesterday was an allergy day from ok you know where. Sneezing, blowing nose, and itchy watery eyes all day long. I couldn't take any medicine until I knew it was safe... to be awake so I could walk up to the bus stop... to be awake if by chance the school should call saying someone was sick... to be awake if I needed to drive. I don't do well with any medicines and it does get to me at times because there is nothing more than I would like to start feeling better a whole lot sooner. Since I was feeling yucky I decided there was nothing better to do than to work on my blog. It took the better part of the day doing the side bar going through my favorite blogs and weeding out those that no longer existed or getting new links for those that moved. Added a few others that I had saved in my favorites. Now that is done.

Today I felt somewhat better still not 100% but not as bad as yesterday. Had to run to the grocery store and then I came home and started working outside on the leaves. If it wasn't for the fact that you now can see the driveway it would look as if I hadn't done anything at all. There are so many of them out there already! I'll let the boys work on the backyard this weekend. Share the fun. lol Since I probably shouldn't have been out there at all doing that with my allergeries so bad. I never said I was brightest light bulb in the pack! lol

Now onto those projects I had seen. Over on Make It and Love It she has made a sweater dress for a little one using her old sweaters. COOL IDEA!!!! Or maybe that should read.... WARM IDEA!!!! I love it! Now my little princess is of course too big so on to little Miss Kaylee and Miss Em. If I can only get my daughter and sister to measure their kids correctly or if they even have a tape measure. Anyhow go on over to Make It and Love It and take a look. So cute! It doesn't look that hard and she has done step by step so I should be able to follow along okay with it. Tomorrow I will have to go through my closet and see what I can find. The only thing that worries me is Kaylee is tiny. I might have to see if Jene` has any that she wants to get rid of. I know she got rid of a lot during the summer when we cleaned out closets. I will have to put the word out to friends and I may come up with a few to work with. It might take more than one try. lol

I've been searching for the skirt and leg warmers that I saw about a week ago. I thought I had saved it but I can't find it. It was also made from a sweater and cute. I've done a search and came up with a few but not the one I was looking for. Oh well maybe I'll come across it again or try one of those others.

For some reason I'm having problems typing stuff out tonight. My links don't seem to be working right when I go to edit them now and everytime I try to back space it takes out the stuff I don't want taken out. Maybe I should have waited to take that allergy pill! So lets try this next paragraph once again.

I found this really cute t-shirt headband and thought Jene` would love it also but I was wrong. This would be adorable to make smaller versions of it for the little ones. You can hop on over to Zakka Life and check it out. It worked that time! See I just needed to complain about it.

I better get to bed morning just comes too early!

Take Care :)

The Day Coming To An End

Hey All,

The time flew by today and I didn't get much scratched off my to do list. Ran a couple errands this morning and one of them was to the library and it's never a quick trip when I stop there. Colin reads every night to record in his book log so he goes through a lot of books. He likes it when I go and he comes home from school and there is new books for him to pick from. During the summer he spends a lot of time there but during the school year he just likes to come home and pick out something to read. He likes me to find books that he can go onto Book Adventure and take a test after he reads them. But this is a chore in itself because I have to go search Book Adventure to see what they have test for then go onto the library site and see if they have the books or if I need to request them from a different library. Many books he would like to read we just can't find at the library. I have asked for permission to start making up test so we will see how that goes.

I did manage to get the living room and dining room vacuumed and mopped. The area rug shampooed. Some dusting done and the boxes of halloween and camping gear dragged into the laundry room. Have to have help getting them into the storage room. A couple loads of laundry done and the deck swept off. Washed the sliding glass door windows... all the nose prints on the lower half. Dishes done up, dinner made, and dishes done up once again. Oh I forgot I did wash the table and chair legs oh man were they disgusting!!!!!! How????? How can they get that bad without noticing it sooner????? Tomorrow is another day and more time to get more of my list done. I do need to add working on my blog to the list. lol I've noticed while trying to surf around that many of the links no longer work or they have moved.

I started cutting out this apron... hmmmmmmm... it's not a pattern it's the apron that you cut out and then sew. I had bought 2 of them a few years ago when the little princess wanted to learn how to sew for her and her friend. Ok, that sewing thing didn't last long enough for her to try anything other than a boa scarf and a couple pillows. Anyhow I have one of them cut out and ready to sew or ATTEMPT to sew but first I have to get my sewing machine back it's out on loan. Oh yeah they had that mole project to do!!! Ya all remember we had to do that one last year. And I just can't wait because we will have it to do again next year. I just hope he gets an easy element to work with like his sister did. Anyhow back to the apron I was thinking that I should make up a pattern so in the future if I want to make one I can use whatever I have on hand. Well that's if I can get this one done right. lol And I'll have to find some paper big enough to trace it. I guess they should have something like that at Hobby Lobby or Hancock's. Or maybe I could find some butcher paper to use that would be big enough. Anyone have any suggestions?

It's already 11:00 so I guess I had better walk these two mutts and find fat cat and bring him in. Since it's starting to cool down at night he doesn't like to stay out if I don't bring him in now I will be awakened in a few hours to this horrific meowing until I get up and let him in. Yeah I know all the animals here are SPOILED!

Take Care :)

Manic Monday

Hey All,

It's Monday and I've started my to do list for the week. Ya know those daily task that just doesn't seem to stay done. Laundry that multiplies as fast as you can do it. Vacuuming and mopping that never ends with a long haired collie. Oh yes the little witch and the cats contribute to this as well as the kids and hubby. Not exactly sure who is worse with the tracking through when it comes to the kids and hubby. And it doesn't help matters any that the collie loves to bark and attack the vacuum cleaner while I'm trying to run it. Yeah I have gone through vacuums with this one between his hair burning out motors and with him biting holes into the hose. As my neighbor likes to say he's a little pycho. Oh lets get back to the list dusting which takes forever... did I mention a long haired collie. It makes me wonder why I do these chores at all because as soon as I'm done with one thing and move onto another the first thing I have done has hair on it. He certainly lets me know he is here. lol

I need to start getting leaves up the rain and wind have done a number around here. Also have several branches to pick up. Saturday night just as the little munchkin was getting ready to leave for trick or treating it started to down pour but it didn't last long. He was able to go out and have a fun time gathering goodies. But when the kids came home they weren't here long and it started to down pour again and lasted a few hours. I still can't believe big sister offered to take him out and about. Maybe she is realizing she will more than likely be gone next year and won't be home for halloween.

Aaahhh yeah that weekly list... take care of halloween decorations and camping gear. Sweep off deck and take care of all pots. I have some mending that needs to be done. And several errands to run the calendar seems to have something on it for everyday this week.

I better get busy the floor looks dry over there so I can move the area rug back and give it a quick shampooing. Move stuff out of the way so I can do the other half of the room. And the fight will start again with the vacuum and that long haired collie.

Take Care :)

Bloggin

Hey All,

I'm going to try once again keep up with my blog and blogging friends. Seems like my days go by so quickly and I don't have time to do the things I like to do. I've decided to get back to the things I like and enjoy doing. Reading what my blogging friends are doing and blogging about what is going on around here. I apologize to all of you that I have neglected and hope you forgive me.

How is everyone doing? We are all fine here on this misty chilly evening. The weather has changed overnight once again. This morning as I was walking the dog I just looked in amazement at the leaves that had fallen overnight with the wind and rain. A big branch fell just missing my van and lay across the driveway. Fall is here and feels like winter is on it's way.

I want to share my cousin's craftiness with you all. I do know some of you have already seen this but oh wow did she do a great job making this table. Click here to go to Nickers & Neighs and scroll down to the second posting and there is a picture of it behind the couch. Then if you scroll to the bottom there is a picture of it outside while she was working on it. It so fits her home! Awesome Job Mel!!!!!

I'm still having camera issues. The pictures were turning out blue and after a lot of grumbling I fixed it somehow. Not sure how but the pictures were better. Then the princess takes the camera and had it for so long I forgot what it looked like. I've got it back and guess what? The pictures are blue again!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Maybe that has been my problem with blogging I haven't been able to take pictures.lol Withdrawal symptoms???? And as you can see there are no pictures yet. She did download the pictures to the computer that were on there but do you think I can find where they are? NO! She said but mom they are blue. I'll find them sometime or another.

I'm off to do some blog catchup and then some surfing I need some new projects. Something new to start is what I need.

Take Care :)

A Halloween Blog Give Away

Hey All,

Hop on over to Days Too Short and enter the Halloween Give Away. You have until Saturday night at the stroke of the bewitching hour to get an entry in. Go on by her blog and take a look at what she has made. Good Luck All but I hope I win. lol

Take Care :)