A delectable Christmas tradition!

A long time tradition from my family is to have sausage cheese balls for breakfast on Christmas morning.  Before any presents are open we must have these amazing little sausage balls!  They are so delicious!  I am hosting Christmas for my family this year and I have no clue what I will be making for lunch, but I know for sure I will be making sausage cheese balls for breakfast!  Yum!  They are also super easy, and if you are starting to notice a trend in the recipes I post it is that they are easy!  I am not a patient cook, and I don't prefer to spend my time working in the kitchen.  

I am linking up with Leslie from Lamberts Lately today to share some favorite Christmas foods!

Sausage Cheese Balls!

1) 1 roll of sausage (normally about 16 oz, I believe)
2) 8 oz cheddar cheese
3) 8 oz bisquick

Directions:
*Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
*Mix together in a bowl...I have to use my hands to get a really good mixture.
*Roll into balls, and place on a foil-lined baking sheet.
*Cook for about 25 minutes, or until brown.
*EAT!!!!

Picture taken from Google Images...my food never looks this good.  Ever.

Please comment, or link up with Leslie, with your own Christmas food ideas!  Don't forget to follow the blog so I can have a great giveaway!

Weekend Wrap-up

Our little family had a super fun weekend, and once again I have the looking-at-Monday blues.  Mondays are just the hardest!  Ellie and I have so much fun getting ALL of Mike Saturday & Sunday, and it is such a drag sending him back.  

Friday night I went with my older sister, Diane, to the Nutcracker Market.  It was so much fun!  We went sans kids, and that was pure freedom.  Ha!  It was so nice to take our time strolling through the booths without little ones screaming impatiently, and drawing unwanted attention our way.  We didn't buy a thing, but I did get several ideas that I can replicate on my own thanks to my local Hobby Lobby.  Can you imagine taking kids to the chaos below?

Since I was having a night 'on the town' I thought I would style my hair with hot rollers following a hair tutorial you can find here.  If you hop on over and look at how perfectly Leslie rolled hair, you can imagine my high expectations for my hair!  I failed to meet them...

It didn't get much better so I won't bother posting the after.  That way no one will feel compelled to say something nice.... :)

We went to my nephew's 6th birthday party on Saturday, and Ellie got to see her Mimi and Grandad!  That was a lot fun, and I cannot believe he is 6!  He is so cute and so fun!  Ellie adores him!  He can do just about anything and she will crack up.  I love it!  I'm sad I didn't get a single picture.

Today I took some friends to Galveston to board their cruise ship so we did not go to church, and pretty much stayed home the whole day.  Mike set up the ball pit we got Ellie with some of her birthday money, and she is such a fan!  She crawled in and out, and placed the balls in and took them back out.  Rinse and repeat.  It was so cute to watch!

I took this picture tonight at dinner....where did this big kid come from??

Such a big girl eating her PB&J sandwich, peas, and cheese cubes.  Sigh!  It really does go by so fast!  I melt at her little feet crossed, too.  Little lady!

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Embarrassingly Easy Corn Casserole

This recipe is so easy it is almost embarrassing.  It is so good!  We have this at every Thanksgiving, and sometimes I make it during the year because Mike LOVES it!  I made it tonight so I could get some pictures.  

Don't worry...the dish tastes way better than it looks!

Corn Casserole

3, yes 3, Ingredients: 

1) Frozen Corn (I use the steamable kind...way easier!)

2) Cream Cheese

3) One can of chili peppers

Mix all 3 ingredients together, and heat for 30 minutes at 350 degrees!

Enjoy!  Yum!

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Let's get political, political!

Well I am bummed.  Anyone with me?  What a disappointment!  There is so much to say about the election, and so much that makes my blood boil, but since it is so late in the day after the votes were counted, I feel anything I would say has already been said.  Besides no one reads my blog to hear my opinion on politics.  But what if they did?  Would I be willing to share?  I think so.  Would I be prepared for ugly comments?  I don't know.  Let's be honest, though, I only get about 2500 hits a month.  That is definitely not ground-breaking!  I was thinking last night, though, about how political parties reach people...how people get their messages out.  Something fell short this year, and it is probably a combination of many things.  Any conservative knows the liberal media is part of the problem, but what can be done to circumvent that problem?  I don't know.  I am sure some great minds will come up with something before 2014, which is definitely going to be heated.

I read probably 20 blogs, regularly, not to mention the ones I just hope to randomly, and not a single one mentioned the election.  I am not blaming them, or even saying there is anything wrong with this, but I am wondering why?  Is it a lack of knowledge?  Do people not feel they have enough info to blog about it?  Surely it cannot be controversial, now-a-days moms can hardly post a thing regarding their OWN child without someone saying something negative.  Ridiculousness.  I was just thinking these people whose blogs I read have so much influence!  Is there a way for that to be tapped into?  All just thoughts. 

What Ellie has been up to...

Our sweet one year old is so busy all of the time!  I did such a good job documenting milestones when she was itty bitty, but I have been horrible at writing them down since about 9 months.  Here is what she has been up to, and a few fun facts!

- She is about 31 inches tall, and weighs right under 25 pounds!  That is 87th percentile for weight, and 86th for height.  I would say that sounds pretty healthy to me!

- She has 9 teeth, I think.  She won't really let me get in there to look, and I prefer to not be a chew toy.

- She says mama, dada, more (mow), thank you, and ball.  She can sign finished or all done, which is very helpful at meal times! :)

- She is the world's fastest crawler, and I would put her in a competition to prove it if there was such a thing! ;)  This child is not yet walking, and y'all I am so ready to be done with crawling!  She just doesn't know how good things will be for both of us once she takes those steps.  She will walk holding on to everything and everyone, including my dress, t-shirts, back of shorts, but once she realizes she is standing on her own she is quick to drop to the floor.  Sigh.  I want no comments about how I should be glad I am not chasing after her, yada, yada, yada.  Hogwash.  I want a walker.  I was so happy when she started crawling, because I love that she is mobile and can entertain herself by exploring.  When she walks we can enjoy being outside more, and her little hands won't be all over gross floors when I do put her down places.  I'm ready.  Part of me thinks she knows how badly I want her to walk, and this is like the first signs of rebellion.  I wouldn't put it past her...

- She LOVES Bubble Guppies.  She dances to all the music, and that show can seriously hold her attention for almost the full 24 minutes.  It comes in handy when mama needs to wash dishes, fix lunch, etc.!

- She still loves to shop!  She will be super cranky at home, and then as soon we go out she is her normal happy self!  I love it!

- She loves to read! 

- She is a daddy's girl, but right now she is going through an extremely attached to mama stage, and mama is not complaining!

- She loves to play in and with her clothes...if I am desperate for a break and want her to entertain herself, I will simply place folded laundry on the floor and let her at it!  My next trick will be to teach her how to refold it! 

She continues to be so much fun, so happy, and the love of our lives!

Favorite Dessert Recipes!

Today I am linking up with Kelly's Korner to give a favorite dessert recipe!  I was going to do one tailor-made for the holiday season, but there are going to be so many of those I thought I would do an everyday favorite of mine!  This one is super easy, not unhealthy, and just a good treat to have when you are craving a dessert, but don't have the extra calories to give!  Ha!  This was my favorite dessert growing up...Frozen Yogurt Pie.  Y'all this is so easy!  It is almost embarrassingly simple and easy, but so delicious.

Frozen Yogurt Pie

* 2 yogurt containers of your favorite flavor (I normally use Yoplait strawberry)

* 1 container of cool whip (save even more calories by using low fat or no fat!)

* pie crust (I sometimes use the granola pie crust because it is 'better' for you)

Mix the yogurt and cool whip together in a bowl, dump it in the pie crust, and freeze for about 4-6 hours.  You may have to set it on the counter to thaw a bit before serving, depending on how long you freeze it.  

image taken from Google images...mine never look quite this good!  Ha!

This is so good!  I told you it was super easy!