If You're Cold...

You should relax in the sunshine

in Florida!

It was 75* on Saturday

as we visited Sea World.

A Most Perfect Day!

As we left town on Sunday

it was 80*

How's that for January 24?

Look A Likes

This is our youngest GRAND~girl Reagan.

This is her 2nd cousin Brady.

I think that they could pass for brother and sister.

What do you think?

Happy Birthday Girl's birthday cake.

And can you believe I didn't even get a piece!

I can't either!

I had a meeting and had to leave early :(

5 Years Old

Today is Shelby's 5th birthday.

Wow, has 5 years gone by fast!

She is one silly girl.

We will celebrate at Sea World, Orlando this weekend.

Then we will come back by Papa and Grandmother Crenshaw's

house to pick up Walgrin and his brother.

Both girls are so excited to get their hands on those puppies.

Not sure those puppies are ready for them.

Happy Weekend!

3 Years Old

Happy Birthday Gracie Irene!

Gracie is my GREAT~niece.

She is Rachael Jacobs Daley's daughter.

(Ryan's too)

Try These

if you wish to clear your sinuses!

I'm in love...

With my new favorite snack!!!

Zesty air baked rice and corn crisps!

Zesty alright!

Tasty Tuesday

This is another one of those family recipes that

seems to show up every Thanksgiving and Christmas

around the Crenshaw and Griffis homes.

My mama got the recipe years ago from my daddy's niece, I think.

She can correct me if I'm wrong.

It's always been a favorite of a lot of people.

Blueberry Roll in not really a "roll" at all!

It's just fixed in a 10x13 pan, there is no

rolling of any kind unless you roll your eyes or something else :)

I'm surprised that I have never

posted it on this blog or my private recipe blog.

So for prosperity and for the record, here's the recipe.

Blueberry Roll

Crust:

1 1/2 cups self~rising flour

1 1/2 sticks butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 cup chopped pecans

Filling:

20oz. can of blueberry pie filling

Topping:

1 8oz. pkg. cream cheese

1/2 cup milk

3/4 sugar

1 med. cool whip

Directions: Mix all crust ingredients together and press into a greased 10x13 pan. Bake at 325* for 25 minutes.

Let cool completely.

Spread on can Blueberry Pie filling over the cooled crust. (If you don't like blueberries you can use blackberries, raspberries, or strawberries or any other pie filling of your choice)

Topping: Cream together the room temperature cream cheese and sugar. Add milk and mix and then fold in the cool whip. Pour topping over the pie filling and cover and refrigerate until cold and firm.

Somebody Wants Something

And I wonder what it could be?

Horse And Carriage Ride

Harrison and Christon gave us a two night stay

in Charleston, S. C. the week of Christmas.

We were celebrating our 32 wedding anniversary.

I always have to take a horse drawn carriage ride.

I've done it every time I've been.

I love it and I love Charleston!

Pretty Bird

Not sure what kind of duck this is but I thought they were beautiful.

I took this a few weeks ago at the Jacksonville Fl. Zoo.

The GRAND~girls are out of school on Monday and so we are going back to the Zoo. I'll look them up again and find out what they are called.

Tasty Tuesday

Confession: This is the first time in my life that I have soaked beans. Like it is so hard or something :) I used my black beans I got in bulk from the cannery. I also used my own homemade chicken stock. I forgot the cornstarch, I took out a big bowl full of beans and then pureed the rest then threw the bowl of beans back in the pot. I added a little cheese and a dollop of sour cream and this is an awesome soup!

I loved it and so did the Sweetheart.

Zestified Black Bean Soup
Ingredients
2 cups dried black beans
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp ground cumin
1 Tbsp lemon juice

1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups of homemade chicken stock or canned
1 10 oz. can of Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained
2 Tbsp cornstarch

1. Soak black beans overnight in a bowl full of water. If you forget to soak, as I often do, then add the beans to boiling water, remove from heat and let soak for 2 hours. Once soaked, drain and rinse. More on cooking dried beans here.

2. Add the soaked and rinsed beans to large saucepan and cover with 2 inches of water. Add the chopped onion, crushed garlic, cumin, lemon juice, and salt in with the beans. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and cover. Cook for about an hour.

3. After an hour, add the homemade chicken stock and the undrained can of Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies. Let the soup simmer for another 30 minutes, or until the beans have softened.

4. Then add the cornstarch. Sift and whisk at the same time to keep from getting clumpy in the soup! ( I forgot to add this)

Recipe from $5 Dollar Dinners .com

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday

to my 2nd DIL

Jordan Bain Griffis aka Jor Jor

We love you very much and hope for you a fantastic day!

59 and 9

Happy 59 Anniversary

to my in~laws,

Clemon and Kathleen Griffis

And the Sweetheart's youngest son is 9 years old today.

He's 26 pounds and difficult.

Look at the attitude, all I asked him to do was to smile at the camera and this is what he gives me!

Hey, I'm the one that feeds him he best be nice to me!

Creamy Peanut Butter Pie

Ingredients
1 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
1 8 oz package of plain cream cheese
1 8 oz container of cool whip
1 cup of confectionery sugar

Directions
Soften the cream cheese by letting it sit out for a while. Mix the peanut butter and the cream cheese together until there are no lumps left. Add in the confectionery sugar. Mix well and add cool whip. Pour evenly into your favorite pie crust (graham cracker crust usually goes well with this pie). Cover and let the pie sit in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours or until firm. For added taste you can sprinkle crushed Butterfinger or Snickers candy bars over the top, or even mix them into the pie itself.

This is the first time I ever made a peanut butter pie and it turn out pretty yummy.

I also used Extra Crunchy Jif peanut butter, my favorite!

I don't believe in creamy peanut butter.