Christylee's Baby Shower

The Gifts

There were so many cute outfits!

I even modeled the sling for Christylee! LOL!

My baby blanket

I knitted washcloths for her too- a butterfly and baby buggy

Christylee with the food

The spread!

Mrs. Nancy (Christylee's Mom) Chrusty, and Carlie (her sister)

High School Friends-Christylee, Me, Alicia

Brinda and Linda Kentner-we haven't seen them in years!

This past Saturday I hosted a baby shower for Christylee at our house. Mom and I had a blast getting everything together. We had Chicken Salad Tartlets, Pizza Rolls, Taquitos, Cupcakes-white chocolate and chocolate, salsa and chips, a cheese ball, punch, and wedding cookies! It was really special for me...the bowl with the salsa and the punch bowl my Aunt Linda gave me. I feel really blessed she chose me to give those items too! I couldn't wait to use them!

Christylee had such a wonderful turn out! We had met some nice ladies and even saw some ladies we haven't seen in years! Christylee loved her blanket I knitted for her! It came with restrictions though....if I don't see Lily on it, I get to have it back!!! Mom and I were so happy to be able to share this with Christylee and Mrs. Nancy! Enjoy the pics. In a few days I will be able to post some pics of all the things I made for my friends with babies...just have 1 more gift to give out!!!

Heather and James' Baby Shower

Some of the crowd

Heather holding a soft fleece blanket

The food spread

The happy expecting couple!

Diapers!!! Yes!!!

So cute...tiny outfits!

Just a few gifts!

Mom and I threw a baby shower for Heather this past Sunday afternoon. We had so much fun fixing all that food and especially eating on it! Heather and James got a lot of gifts!!! I can't wait for baby Michael to get here soon! We are so blessed to have James and Heather as friends...and she cuts great hair too!!!

Dinner with Mom and Dad

Mertis M. Mertz....Dr. Mike's calls him Mertis Murtle

The Arbor we got married underneath at church!

Mom's flowers...they are really pretty!

Sadie Rose

My camera Man!

Gee that's attractive....I can't WAIT for Heather to get ahold of my hair!!!

Mom and Dad

The food spread!

Last night Luke and I went over to Mom and Dad's to eat dinner. Mom fixed a wonderful dinner of Ham, Hash brown Casserole, Baked Beans, Corn on the Cob, Fresh Tomatoes, and Chocolate Chip Muffins. We had the rest of our Peach Cobbler for dessert. After stuffing ourselves too much, we sat down to watch Pirates of the Caribbean. I had forgotten what a great movie that is!!! I love Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom. I think I'm going to see if we can't rent the rest of them tonight. Thanks Mom and Dad for a great meal! Love you!

A Yummy and Easy Peach Cobbler

Can you tell I love the fresh veggies and fruits in the summer? Last night we had Fried Cubed Steak, mashed taters and gravy, fresh purple hull peas, and some fresh fried okra (that was my favorite!!! And I used only a teaspoon of grease to fry it in!) I wanted to use my fresh peaches for a cobbler. This was SO good and stupid easy!!!

Easy Peach Cobbler
5-6 fresh peaches, peeled and sliced (if you can actually do 7 that's great...then you can snack on them as you cut them! haha!)
sprinkle some cinnamon over the top of the peaches...and a little nutmeg.
Top the peaches with brown sugar (it called for 3/4 c. but I didn't measure it....sorry!)
Top the brown sugar with 1 box yellow cake mix
Cube 1 stick butter and put pats over yellow cake mix
Sprinkle with 1/2 c. pecans.
Bake 350 for 50-60 minutes. Mine took about 50 minutes...the house smelled SO good while it was cooking. If you serve it warm with vanilla ice cream on it.....YUMMY!!!! Enjoy!

Breakfast for Dinner was great!

Paula's Butterscotch Rolls

Hash Brown Quiche

The Butterscotch Rolls of Paula's turned out great. They were gooey and yeasty and sweet....YUM!! The Quiche was pretty good too. You know I can't follow a recipe so instead of the green onions and ham....I cut up and fried some bacon with a vidalia onion. The crust would have been better had I read the right temp to cook it at....450 not 350. See you cook it at 450 then turn your oven down to 350 towards the end! Anyways. It was a pretty good dinner!



Paula's Breakfast Quiche
3 cups, shredded frozen hash browns, thawed and drained
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, melted
3 large eggs,beaten
1 cup half-and-half
3/4 cup diced cooked ham
1/2 cup diced green onions
1 cup shredded Cheddar
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Gently press the drained hash browns between paper towels to dry them as best as possible. In a 9-inch pie plate, toss the hash browns with the melted butter into the plate. Press them into the bottom and up the sides to form a crust. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown and starting to crisp.
Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. When the hash brown crust is ready pour the egg mixture over it and return to the oven.
Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for about 30 minutes until the quiche is light golden brown on top and puffed.

Paula Deen Breakfast for Dinner??? (Revised with Cooking Times and Pics!)

Here's the rolls all done and waiting to rise! Sleep tight little rolls til about 5:00 tonight and we'll eat you for dinner!!!

When I went to the Stattons the other day we watched Paula Deen's TV Show. She showed these Butterscotch Rolls and a Hash brown Crust Quiche. I thought...hmm...I'll make that for supper one night this week. So this morning I made the rolls....to let them rise for about 8-10 hours and we'll have them along with the Quiche for supper! Blogger is having some issues with pics so I'll post later! Here's the recipe for now!

Paula's Butterscotch Rolls
1 (3.5 oz) pkg. butterscotch pudding, not instant
16-18 Frozen Dinner Rolls
1/2 stick butter
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2c. pecans
Spray a Bundt Pan with Pam. Place the dinner rolls on the bottom. Top with the dry pudding mix, brown sugar, pecans, and butter. Put a damp towel over the top and let them sit for 8-10 hours! Hope they are good! Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Let cool in pan for 5 then flip onto plate and enjoy!

Ok, so it's not my ears this time!

That is a BIG praise! My tube is all in place and not clogged at all. The ear drum was a little red which would be because I now have a sinus infection. I have had an ongoing headache for about a week now which explains a lot! So now I'm on my good old friend Omnicef again for like the millionth time since October! Oh well....as long as it works I'm a happy camper! Thank you Lord it wasn't my ears after all!