Boux

Other news in our life is my granddog as come to live with us. Yes I said my granddog! Our son Josh has a beautiful half lab-half rottreiller named Boux. He is 4 months old and weighs about 47lbs. Josh’s apartment complex tolled him that the limit is 35lbs and he had 24 hours to relocate Boux. Wellllll, being that Josh and Boux are truly in love with each other, guess who he called on. Boux loves it here in the country, he gets to run free and sleep on the sofa. It is truly a dogs heaven in this house hold. My sweet girls, Yada and Yackty {mini schnauzers} are getting use to Bou as will. Here are a few pictures of the new addtion to the family.

A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our youngest son Calum! He turned “sweet sixteen” on the 24th.

You will always be my BABY!

Donnie took Calum to HOOTTERS for hotwings and soda. This is Calum and their waitress.

I hope everyone’s Thanksgiving was filled with joy and turkey? I know I got my fill of both. Now that the turkey is put away, its time to start thinking about Christmas and Shopping. I did get my tree up and decorated, and yes I stayed with pink. It was hard for me to just look and reminisce about the children’s old decorations. I managed putting all of them back in their boxes for safe keeping, with the exception of a few that where close enough to pink or white. I’m still working on getting a few handmade decorations finished but for the most part I am all done with the tree. Here is sneek peek of our tree.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL

We are going to my sweet little sister’s home for Thanksgiving dinner this year. I’m being my families two favorite side dishes; Mexican Corn Casserole and Green Bean Casserole. Our family truly enjoys eating, sooo this is one of our biggest Holidays.

Mexican Corn Casserole

3 Cans of Corn {drained}
3 tablespoons of butter
3 tablespoons of flour
¾ cup of milk
1 8oz package of cream cheese
3 tablespoons of chopped pickled jalapeños
1 tablespoon of juice form jalapenos

In a sauce pan, combined butter, flour, milk and cream cheese. Cook on low heat; after the cheese melts and the sauce is creamy add jalapenos, jalapeno juice, and corn. Place mixture in a casserole dish and bake at 375 for about 35 minutes.

If you can’t handle the heat, omit the jalapeños. Don’t omit the jalapeno juice because it won’t taste Mexican.

Hope you enjoy.

Green Bean Casserole
From: Campbell's Kitchen

Prep: 10 minutesBake: 30 minutes
Serves: 6

Ingredients:

1 can (10 3/4 oz.) Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup (Regular, 98% Fat Free or 25% Less Sodium)1/2 cup milk 1 tsp. soy sauce Dash ground black pepper 4 cups cooked cut green beans 1 1/3 cups French's® French Fried Onions

Directions:

MIX soup, milk, soy, black pepper, beans and 2/3 cup onions in 1 1/2-qt. casserole.
BAKE at 350°F. for 25 min. or until hot.
STIR . Sprinkle with remaining onions. Bake 5 min.
TIP: Use 1 bag (16 to 20 oz.) frozen green beans, 2 pkg. (9 oz. each) frozen green beans, 2 cans (about 16 oz. each) green beans or about 1 1/2 lb. fresh green beans for this recipe.
For a change of pace, substitute 4 cups cooked broccoli flowerets for the green beans.
For a creative twist, stir in 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese with soup. Omit soy sauce. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup additional Cheddar cheese when adding the remaining onions.
For a festive touch, stir in 1/4 cup chopped red pepper with soup.
For a heartier mushroom flavor, substitute Campbell's® Condensed Golden Mushroom Soup for Cream of Mushroom Soup. Omit soy sauce. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped red pepper with green beans