
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Time Out for Theta Mom Thursday ~ Mommy got a break and a DATE night!

Wednesday, December 30, 2009
The Mayo Clinic Diet Book Review

ABOUT THE BOOK:
The Mayo Clinic Diet
by Mayo Clinic
Published by Good Books
Currently you can pick up The Mayo Clinic Diet: Eat Well, Enjoy Life, Lose Weight for $25.99 or on sale for $15.20 at Amazon. They also have the The Mayo Clinic Diet Journal for $14.99 or on sale for $10.19.
Weekend Wrap Wednesday ~ Christmas Day & Bloggy Friends Meet
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
A Christmas Carol Special Addition Book

Stave One introduces Ebenezer Scrooge -- a man so self-centered, not even Christmastime can put him in a giving mood. In this discussion we'll examine how selfishness is really our attempt to control our own lives, rather than allow God to lead us. We'll see how selfishness can cut us off from others, putting us in prisons of our own making. We'll also witness the freedom that selflessness can bring. And we'll discover what Jacob Marley laments: that selfishness can not only cheat people out of enjoying an abundant life on earth, but it can also rob them of the greatest treasure anyone could ever have -- eternal life with God.A. How did Scrooge show his selfishness in the way he acted toward his clerk? toward his nephew? toward the two gentlemen?
B. When his nephew wished Scrooge "A merry Christmas!" Ebenezer replied with "Bah! Humbug!" In other words, he was calling Christmas a bunch of nonsense. Considering what was said in the story, why does Scrooge think Christmas is nonsense? For what other reasons would you think Scrooge might not want to celebrate the birth of Christ?
C. What connections do you see between Scrooge's material, emotional, and spiritual selfishness? How do you see each of these impacting Scrooge's life in Stave One?
D. Jacob Marley tells Scrooge that "no space of regret can make amends for one life's opportunities misused." What opportunities did Marley misuse? What opportunities do we see Scrooge misuse due to his selfishness?
ABOUT THE BOOK:
A Christmas Carol Special Edition: The Charles Dickens Classic with Christian Insights and Discussion Questions for Groups and Families
~ Charles Dickens (Author), Stephen Skelton (Editor)
A Victoian Christmas Book Review

Monday, December 28, 2009
Tempt My Tummy ~ Ham and Stuffing Casserole
Ingredients
- cooked ham slices (enough to cover the bottom of a 13x9 casserole dish)
- 3 cups packaged dry cornbread stuffing mix
- 1 can cream of celery soup
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 (4 1/2 ounce) jar sliced mushrooms, undrained
- 1 cup cooked corn, drained
- 1 medium onion, chopped fine
- 1/2 cup celery, chopped fine
- 8 ounces shredded cheese (I used a mixture of Colby and Monterey Jack)
- Alexis Note: I took the ham and sliced it up into cubes and mixed it in! I used one box of the stover's cornbread stuffing mix and only the cream of mushroom soup, left out the mushrooms and used the shredded cheese I had in the fridge :). Instead ob butter I just used some cooking spray. And in my throw it together fashion I threw it all into the baking dish and mixed it up!
Directions
1
Spray skillet with cooking spray and add about 2 tbsp.2
butter and saute onion and celery till almost tender.3
In large bowl add the corn bread stuffing mix, the two cans of soup (undiluted), mushrooms with liquid, corn and the onion and celery mixture; mix thorougly.4
Spray a 13x9 casserole dish with cooking spray and put enough ham to cover the bottom.5
Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the ham.6
Spoon the stuffing mixture over the ham and cheese spreading the mixture evenly.7
Bake at 400 for approximately 30 minutes.
Make Something Monday ... Christmas Recipes

Baked Pumpkin Tapioca Pudding (Gluten Free, Lactose Free)
Sunday, December 27, 2009
What shall we do now that Christmas is over?
Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas to All and Hope there are Little tears!


2 lbs. link sausage, cooked and drained
1 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 lg. onion, sliced
8 oz. mushrooms, sliced
1 c. milk
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 c. shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
5 eggs, beaten
Line the bottom with bread. Arrange cooked link sausages on top.
Sauté onion in oil over medium heat until clear, about 2 minutes. Add mushroom and sauté until limp, for 4-5 minutes.
Arrange over sausages. Whisk together eggs, milk, and soup.
Ladle over the onion mixture. Sprinkle shredded cheese evenly over the top. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Bake, uncovered, until heated through, about 40 minutes.
Serves 4.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Things I've Learned this Week
A) When going to a birthday party for your husbands distant cousin. Make sure you call and ask an age. You may think they only have one kid, but surprise her man has a son from a previous relationship. Yup that bubble bath set you bought for the 2 year old not so Cool for the 8 YEAR OLD!!! {insert head slap}
B) When a friend calls turn off the Halmark Channel. Tears and unbearable talking making you friend go into a panic thinking the "he left" (the man on the TV of course) is not the he in your life. And her rushing to your house in a panic can cause for some quick explaining!
C) When you work from home or "home during the day" your the target for projects others think will be so easy for you put in the mix of your day. Also not being able to say no can cause problems too. Somehow you'll get yourself volunteered to help with the church newsletter each month. Oh no worries I can whip that out each month for you! Oh please don't make me come in with a 2 year old for 4 hours! Let me take it home, I promise I'll bring it back the next day!
D) When my husband says hun I'll drop off your car and walk to work, you take the kids to daycare. Realize that the same sarcasm that you use everyday your husband is using now on you and you're getting sucked into doing double duty of dropping the kids off coming back home to only find out that you also will be taking him to drop the car of and drop him off at work. Crap how did I get dupped by my own trick?
E) You can always ask for a discount and when you have a cold and use your sexy sick husky voice you can get $100 off your tires! Then when you walk in mind you not knowing you were taking your husband there with your semi combed hair and no make up you can shock the heck out of them. Then bust out with your $20 off an oil change also you can just see the look on there face of really this is the girl? Don't worry they get so busy and mess up and do a alignment on your car instead of the other Kia Sorento yup $185 improvement for FREE. Let's recap that would $100 of tires, $20 of Oil Change and $185 alignment for FREE. Yup you added that right $305 saved that day, take that for no hair done and make up day!
F) Stop listening the Christmas Miracles that the radio show is doing, when they come on turn the station. Sitting in your car crying at a stop light makes you look a little on the crazy side that and talking to the radio about what happened also can strike people as a nutty person in the car next to them and they then feel the need to speed up and get as far away from you as possible!
Phew I think that is enough for one Christmas Eve! I'm off to work a bit then clean the house and get the last presents wrapped and figure out what I'm missing so I can run to the store like a made woman who has watched Hallmark all day and is now crying to the Christmas Station. Oh lord be with me, the people around me are loosing it they just don't get it! :)
Merry Christmas Eve everyone, I'll be back with a post about my Christmas Sausage Casserole pictures and recipe to share! Oh yes and Santa Cookies too on Caden's new plate! XOXOX
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