Land of the birds

In the winter the birds are so loud and fly around from one yard to the next. I am always afraid to walk out there because I may have bird droppings land on me. So far I haven't. If you go outside you can see a sea of birds on the grass or on the trees. Once some start flying they all take off.

Here is the Army things that fly over our house. They get so close at night I turn on my porch lights so they don't run into the house. Usually they fly in groups. Enjoy

I love these berry bushes!

We have these berry bushes in our neighborhood. At Christmastime my neighbors clip some branches and make arrangements from them. The bushes in the top 2 pictures are going to be taken out to make room for smaller bushes. I hate to see them go.

I have never seen bushes like the ones below. The berries grow like grapes hanging. I hope you like them. Let me know if you know the names of these bushes.

Happy New Year!!

Here is a picture of our livingroom mantle. I love the Santa picture over the fireplace. I got it at Kirklands 2 years ago. Also I love the many stockings hanging waiting for Santa.

Here is a quote that I have loved for the last couple of years. I think that this would be a great way to live life. See if you agree-

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming:

WOO HOO, WHAT A RIDE!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Happy New Year!!!!

Well Christmas is over and I am still not done taking down the decorations!! Here is a picture of our tree, as you can see it is loaded. It is soo tall. I love all the homemade ornaments on it.

I dont think Christopher will ever outgrow Chuck E Cheese!! It made his day to see Chucky and get to hug him over and over. Hey this would be a good picture for me to frame what do you think?

THe other night I was teying to make Enchiladas (do you capitalize that or not?). Anyways the corn tortillas kept on ripping so I got aggravated and made a casserole instead. It turned out really good. Below it is the recipe in case you want it.

My Enchilada Casserole

No I don't measure anything!

First brown some hamburger meat. Drain it and set it aside. Then get a can of Enchilada Sauce (I used mild) and a can of tomato sauce. Combine them and heat them in a pan.

Layer a row of corn enchilas on the bottom of a greased casserole pan. Then a layer of cooked hamburger meat. Then a layer of chopped onions then a layer of cheddar cheese. Drizzle some sauce over that. Then repeat and repeat.

I cooked it in the oven at 350 for a half hour - I did not cover it. I ended up making 2 of these casserole dishes and poured the remaining sauce over the tops envenly. I like lots of sauce. Enjoy!!!

Christmas Open Houses and Cookie Exchange

There is some great blogs that have had Christmas Open House- check them out at www.boomama.net and www.hookedonhouses.net I LOVE to see how people decorate their houses. Also, join a Christmas cookie exchange at www.acottageindustry.typepad.com
We are cooking up some of our own cookies today. I hope to post the pictures tonight. Also, I'll try to post the recipes we used. Have a great day!!

Cookin up dinner!!

This is a new pot I got at Sam's for $39.00 I love it!! I could not wait to make Haluska. (I think thats how you spell it) It tasted soooo good I could have eaten it all.

Recipe: chopped some onion and brown it in butter. Cook egg noodles separately. Chop up some cabbage. I used a whole head of cabbage. After the onion is soft add more butter and the cabbage. Put on the lid and let the cabbage cook till soft. Add the egg noodles and stir, add some salt and pepper. Cook all together for a few minutes with the lid on so the flavors mix together.

YUUUUUMMMMMMM!!! As you can see I am not a person that cooks with exact ingredients.

Enjoy!!

My favorite Antique Store!!

I LOVE to go to this Antique store. In fact the woman that is selling both of these hutch's and items is the same woman I bought my hutch from. I love her ideas and all of the furniture she sells in this store. I could not resist taking a picture of these 2 displays. Aren't they pretty? To see the items up close, just click on the picture. Enjoy!!