My Favorite Little Gobblins......

Mazlin & Milayah

Drae...

                                  Miss Mckenzie                                                                    Carson

Elijah

ElAdrian

Kujo...Kujo...Kujo.....

Kujo ( my favorite dog)  had a rough night.. Thinking she had an upset stomach.. Normally sleeping with Eric / Vanessa  she opted my bed.   When I got up to shower she was at the foot of the bed.. This is what I came back to.

Good thing I love this pooch!!!!  *lol*

Student of the Month....

Elijah has been working very hard in school.... Today he received Student of the Month for IMPROVEMENT... It was well deserved.... Way to go Elijah!!

Wilbur Ellis Food Drive - Phase II

Wilbur Ellis and the PAWS parent group work together on this phase of our food drive.  Wilbur Ellis will provie a Pizza Party to the class that will bring in the most food in a 1 week period.   This year we included the Middle School & High School..   The Elementary kids bring in the most food by far.  They get so excited .. One class had all their cans hidden in a closet so no one could see or take their food.  The kids were helping us count and load onto our court..  I was so amazed .....   The total lbs that they donated was 1,980 lbs of food.  Thank you !!!   Thank you to the Wilbur Boys for helping me collect and drop off the food.   It's a team effort!!

The shelves were empty.   I took this pic as we had unloaded several boxes.  We are their biggest suppiers & are so  glad we can do this....  

Phase III will be right before Christmas... Some of the businesses we deal with are big donors... I love living in a small town community where everyone pulls together !!

Apple Weekend.....

Braeburns, Golden's, Gala's, Honey Crisp.... It was an apple weekend ....

5 bags of Apple Crisp Filling

3 bags of Apple Cake Filling

15 pints Applesauce

I'd say it was a success!!!!

First Grandma Weekend .....

Our first overnighter .... He is such a happy baby ....   Love you Drae!!!

Miss Mckenzie is such a hoot... they say she looks like me... and yeah I see  small resemblence but that morning when she woke up and looked like this... OH MY!!!  She looked just like me especially the hair *lol*

                                                          Love you Kenz!!!

Stay Tuned........

                    
                                              March 19, 2013 -  Kevin & Amanda Whitaker........
                                                                    (It's a girl)

3rd Annual Wilbur Ellis Pumpkin Patch.......

For all that know me that scrapbook .... know at every retreat that I ever went to that the pumpkin patch pictures were what I always started working on first... As I sit here and go thru these pics.. Oh how I yearn to go to the retreat this weekend & oh how I yearn to scrapbook these pics....

Me & the Boys ( notice Adrian's pose *lol*)

Me & the grand kids ,,,,,,

Grandma.. what you talking about???

                                                 Carson looking for the perfect pumpkin...

I got to carry Drae around .... Jenn & Amanda took all the great pics (thanks girls)

                                                           
                                                                   Uncle Elijah & Carson

                                                               Sister-In-Laws

                                                                   Love them to the moon!!

                                                                          Love her smile!!!

                                                           Love this pic!!!

                                                      Jenn and her family (missing D - he was at work)

                                                                             

                                                                        Father & Son

Apx. 36 adults .... 38 kids..... 1 one ton with hay in the back ..... a caravan of 10 cars......great weather,  2 cookers full of homemade chili, 72 hotdogs,  72 rolls, frito's, sour cream, cheese, grapes, chips, cookies, cupcakes,    and all these great pics and more.....  I would say a successful pumpkin patch trip!!!!

I Love Fall......

I love the colors.... I love the crisp cool mornings and the indian summer afternoons,  I love the colors.....

                                                        What can I say... I love FALL!!!!

Sunday Dinnner.......

Another reason I love fall - I love to cook !!!!

I'm gonna wing this recipe *lol*.... I made it this weekend and it was ohh so good.  I should wait and talk with my good friend Heather maybe there's a post somewhere that you should follow but hey I know it won't be as fun *lol*

I'm going to call it  "Chicken Cordon Blue Casserole"  I used an 9x13 baking dish.... Enough chicken breasts to cover the bottom of the pan... I used the thinly sliced ones ...  seasoned with Garlic pepper and Lawry's ( a little salty... I'm going to nix the Lawry's next time)... a layer of ham neatly layed on top.. a layer of cheese - I used swiss slices (next time Provolone & two layers)... 2 cans of cream of mush soup mixed with 1 can of water... poured over the top evenly... and a box of stuffing.....  Baked at 350 for about 45 mins.  It was delicious!!!! 


Potato Casserole........

20 oz bag of frozen hashbrowns....
16 oz of sourcream
1/2 pkg of dry ranch dressing (recipe called for 1 pkg to much for me)
1 pkg real bacon bits
2 cups cheese

Mix all together..... throw more cheese on top..... bake in 9x13 pan at 350 for hmmmmm I don't know... I forgot to time it *lol*.... till it's not cold in the middle and the cheese is melted on top  *lol*


Carmel -Glazed Apple Cake

Cake -
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil ( I use canola)
3 eggs
3 cups flour
1tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
5 Granny Smith  peeled, cored,& cut into 1/2 inc pieces
1 1/4 cup pecans or walnuts
2 1/4 tsp vanilla

Carmel Glaze
4 tbls butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
pinch of salt
1/2 cup heavy cream

Preheat oven to 325 - Butter and flour 9x13 pan. 

Cake-
Beat both sugars and oil in a mixing bowl until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift together flour,baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt - gradually add to egg mixture mixinig just until blended.  Stir in apples, pecans and vanilla, pour into pan,
Bake for 50-75 mins or until toothpik comes out clean . Let cool in the pan and prepare the glaze.

Glaze-
Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. Stir in both sugars and salt. cook over med-low heat for 2 mins.  Add cream and boil for 2 mins stirring constantly.

Poke holes in cake ... Pour glaze over cake evenly.... Serve warm or at room temp.

It's delicious!!!





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R.I.P. - Peggy

Peggy Mast was my ex-husbands mother.  She was a wonderful caring person.   She took me and my kids in and treated us as if we had been in the family forever.  Peggy... we loved you and will miss you!!! 

                      Margaret Peggy Mast passed away October 18, 2012 at the age of 75 in Sierra Vista, AZ

Happy Birthday Miss Mazlin!!!

I love this kid to the moon!!!!

Opening her Cowboy Boots -

Now this is a lap full *lol*

                                        
                                                         I spent most of my time chasing this one..

                                                                  Grandma quit squeezing me!!!

Carson Night.....

Kevin & Amanda went out on a date night and I got to have a date night with Mr. Carson.

He would sit on the floor play the with xbox controller ... jump up point at tv and yell at  and then laugh.  The boys were cracking up at him..

                                                                         Hi Grandma!!!

                                                      Love when he smiles with his eyes!!!!

                                                   Love this pic.. makes me mushy inside!!!