Superbowl Sunday

Well we are really not fans of watching Football.  Now if Patrick would of know Football was on he may of had it on.  I did turn the T.V on to see if I could find it and well I couldn't.  It was not that hard to go trough all the 4-6 channels we have just depends on the day and the weather on how many channels we have.  So the t.v has been off all day.  And the boys have enjoyed being outside today.  Today was the day to clean out the fridge and pull out the meat out of the freezer for the week of meals.

Last week meal plan:
Monday-Turkey and Dumplings Turkey used from the turkey I cooked to make room in the freezer for our beef that we need to fit in there.
Tue-Left Overs- We has Parent teacher Conferences and everyone is doing Great.
Wed- Oven Tacos
Thur- Loaded Baked Potato Soup- this was AWESOME served with some biscuits.  The family is asking when am I going to make this again.
Fri- Sausage Gravy and Biscuits 
Saturday- Meat loaf and Mac N Cheese
Sunday- Apple Glazed Roast I used Beef and it turned out just fine
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This week
Monday-Corn Flake Enchiladas (new got it off the back of the box of cereal)  If you would like to know how to make let me know and I will post it.
Tue-Cowboys Stew I got this from the blog and on face book also Scarlet Threads
Wed- Fish and Mac N Cheese
Thur- Mandy Big Mess
Fri- Homemade Cheeseburger Runza's
Saterday- Leftovers
Sunday- Coke Roast

Also I have been doing so much better at the store making my list and sticking to it.  I only need to go to the store for a few things for this week.  Monday I go back to the Doctor to see how much I have lost and to see were I need to go from there.  If you could please put our family in your prayers my sister is going through a tough time right now and we will not know anything tell maybe tell Tuesday. 
Have a Blessed Week :)

Christmas

Christmas Day we have done things a little different every year.  This year we read The Story of Christmas and the boys got 3 gifts from us.  Based on the 3 gift the wise men brought.  The gold gift did not come so I had to compromise a little so they got a few more than 3.  I got this idea from a ladys blog that I follow you can visit her here.  Santa and his helper stay up tell wee in the morning doing the things around the house.  So instead of them going to sleep afterwards the wake the kids.  Telling them Santa came this Christmas it was 3 am.  They open there gifts and then we go to bed the kids stay up and play with there gifts and crash when they cant stay awake anymore.  It has worked out for the most part. 

 When you open the book it has little books that are numbered.  I handed them out and each of us read them out load.

Conner just need a little help with a few words.

The First Gift was myrrh ( something practical something they can use)

 Clothing can always be used.

The second gift is frankincense (something we all can enjoy together as a family)

Movies with some popcorn. We love watching movies together.

The last gift is Gold (something they really wanted)

Patrick got a pair of shoes green shoes that he just loved and the other boys got characters to go to the wii for there Sky-lander game.  And the boys had a few more gifts to open.  Then I made Christmas Breakfast.  Randy and I decided on not getting gifts for each other.(we did get one gift  from the boys)  We sponsored two little girls in China for Christmas this year instead. You can visit there blog here.

This is Lydia and her Chunky Sock Monkey I made just for her.  She is also wearing the bow I sent also sent a outfit.

This is Lena you can see the Chunky Sock Monkey legs they are pink with hearts.  You can take a look at the other children here.  
Most of the children at New Day are needing forever homes.

You can find the recipe here.  
Then it was time for Randy and I to lay down and get a few hours of sleep before the rest of the family came over.  As always I do Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner.  So I wanted something simple and I wastnt going to fund the whole holiday Dinner so I made a list of things that each family needed to bring so I could cook it.  Okay so the crack pot could.  This year Dinner was Mexican Style.

 

Enchilada Casserole

 Taquito Enchilada Casserole

Spanish rice

drinks

Chips and salsa

ref beans and rotel dip

 This one is Grinch

And here are some photos of Family

 My sister Melissa and her husband Graig and Bella there daughter.

 Randy's Mom and dad

 Uncle Julian

 Step dad Jim

My Mom Betty

And then us.  After we opened gifts from the family then there was homemade hot chocolate and more sweets.  I also gave gift baskets of the goodies I made to friends.

You can find most of the recipes on my blog 12 days of Christmas Cookies.  
This year was so different form the years before.  It was easier, not so stressed.  I hope you have enjoyed you Christmas.

Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving

This year was a little different for me.  I usually fix all of the yummy food.  This year I spread it all out I had each family bring a side and a desert. 

 

 Here are the 3 little beggars. 

My mom,sister and I went shopping at the 8pm black firday sales but I was home by 12.  We all ate way to much and they spread all the sales out 8pm, 10pm, 12am, 5am and so on 

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

If you would like to have a NEW great dish for next year here are some great ideas that I do at my home.  

    

 1. Marbled Pumpkin Cheesecake 

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/marbled-pumpkin-cheesecake/detail.aspx 

2. Fudgy Chocolate Cream Pie

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Fudgy-Chocolate-Cream-Pie/Detail.aspx?prop24=RD_RelatedRecipes 

3. Cranberry Gelatin Salad

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cranberry-gelatin-salad/detail.aspx 

4. Bacon Ranch Pea Salad

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/bacon-ranch-pea-salad/detail.aspx

5. Whipped Sweet Potatoes with Caramelized Apples 

http://www.marthastewart.com/338165/whipped-sweet-potatoes-with-caramelized