Hopefully tomorrow, I will be standing in the middle of......

I can't wait!!!!

Wednesday Recipes Week 3

Easy Sausage Muffins
1 roll of sausage hot or mild
1 can of cheddar cheese soup
1 1/2 cups of Bisquik 
1/2 cup of water

Preheat oven to 350. Brown Sausage. Grease muffin pans- (makes 12-16 regular size and about 32 mini muffins) Mix all other ingredients. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes. ENJOY!

Winter 2010

These pictures pretty much sum up these past few months. Having boys is so much fun!!!
The picture on the bottom left is brantley and my nephew Kaden, the one on the right is TK and Bantley playing football. We hope the weather gets warm soon! We love the outdoors!

Boys having fun!!!

We can't wait until Spring!!! Soccer season is almost here! I know that Jaxson is going to have to be dressed out too! I am a true soccer mom! I admit it- huge SUV and all!

Happy Birthday Lauren!!!

TK's little sister is 19 today! So hard to believe!
Happy Birthday Aunt LaLa!

Just realized.... I forgot the Wednesday Recipe!!!!

For the second week... Since I have been super busy this week... I will do TWO super easy ones!!


Paula Deen Peanut Butter Cookies
**This recipe came from one of her shows about 4 years ago.

1 cup of Peanut Butter
1 cup of sugar or splenda
1 tsp of vanilla
1 egg

Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients together, roll into balls, place on greased baking sheet, flatten with a fork, bake at 350 for 12 minutes. Once out of the oven, sprinkle with sugar- enjoy!!!


Corn Souffle

1 Stick of Butter
2 cans of sweet cream corn
1/2 of sweet onion- chopped
1 box of jiffy corn muffin mix
2 eggs
1/2 cup of water

Preheat oven to 350. Melt butter, pour into bottom of baking dish. Mix all other ingredients together, pour into dish on top of butter, bake on 350 for 30-35 minutes. Once done, the souffle will be a slightly brown on top. ENJOY!!!

More pictures....

Here are a few more pictures from dinner. Yes, the Aquarium in Nashville, is a restaurant. Make reservations!!!!! We ate around 7ish so it was great! Seems kinda weird to eat seafood inside of an aquarium to me.......just thought about that! The 2nd picture above is of Bella and Brantley. The bottom is of me and my friend Kim. We are now ready for the next trip!!!

Nashville Aquarium

Last weekend, it was rainy here in bham so, we loaded up and headed to Nashville with the Binghams. We had a great time! Our kids are all close in age, so it was a very fun trip! Our table was right next to the huge tank in the center- so the bottom picture shows what the kids did most of the time!

I heart NYFD

This has to be one of the best photos from Haiti yet!!!

I heart saving money!

I think my husband is so proud of me! I think. I have started clipping coupons and taking advantage of great deals lately! I have always loved to grocery shop at Publix- but in reality I thought, I could go to Wal-Mart and save money. I WAS WRONG!!!  Publix not only will take all coupons- like wally world- will not, but they also double them- I think they double them up to .50. Not quite sure about that, but they double most! Publix also has coupons in the front of the store in the "free magazine" section. They also have BOGO deals- you only have to get one- and it is 50% off! Then if you have a coupon to go towards that- you save more! See how it works! I went Sunday night, while TK kept the boys, and I spent $87, but I saved $68.27 and that is groceries for 2 weeks! Did I mention they have several BOGO- so I bought a lot of groceries! A buggy full! My husband was amazed and this was a record! 2 weeks ago I only saved $25 and spent $60.

Rules for Saving:

1. take time- take 1 hour out of your week, to organize and clip= huge savings!

2. organize in catagories- organize into catagories. Example- Dairy, Frozen, Can goods,Deli/Meats, dry food items, snacks, baby items, toiletries, cleaning supplies

3. look for in-store coupons, BOGO, and only items you will eat/use- if you dont eat/use it- it is a waste

4. make a list on an envelope- make a list before you go- select coupons for stuff you are buying, then place them inside the envelope- so you have them available

5. Go to a store that doubles coupons!

6. Look online for printable coupons

7. Take time shopping! It has become like a therapy session for me!

These are just a few tips, that I have used and have been successful. Everyone has their own way. Also, save coupons from week to week- and some stores still except expired coupons. Good Luck! Please leave a comment if you have a success tip or story about saving money that we all need to know!!!

Happy Coupon Clipping!


A few Coupon resources-
http://www.iheartpublix.com/
http://www.coupons.com/
http://www.retailmenot.com/
http://www.printablecoupons.com/
http://www.southernsavers.com/
http://www.afullcup.com/

We love, because He first Loved us. 1 John 4:19

Please click on this link to see how your money can help needs in Haiti. These are not all adults, they are children, babies, moms, dads, grandparents. All of these people are loved ones and someone's family. My heart breaks for these people! If I had the money- I would pack up and go help for a week or two- I know they need nurses! I often talk with co-workers of mine, if we had the money- we would voulunteer all of our time that we spend working, maybe one day we can! Until then, I have to pray and send what little I can. Click on the link above to see what Compassion is sending to Haiti, but they need YOUR help!

Wednesday Recipes Week 1

Each Wednesday I will post a new recipe. Most are family recipes and some are my own! I cant promise you that any of these are served at a certain restaurant, but she does serve some of my grandmother's recipes, and they have been passed down to me. Most of these recipes will be easy, since I am the mommy of 2 boys, and still work part time at night. So they will be easy to say the least! Hope you enjoy!!!

Not Your Grandma's Coconut Cake

I know the thought of coconut cake- is not very good- but this cake is awesome!!! Not your grandma's coconut cake!!!

You will need:
9x13 pan
1 Butter cake Mix- (bake cake in 9x13 pan according to the directions on the box, and with the ingredients listed on the box- most call for 1 stick of butter, 1 1/3 cup of water, 3 eggs)
1 Can of Coco Lopez- (coconut milk mixture)
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
1 tub of whip cream
1 small package of coconut flakes (optional)

While you are baking your cake- according to the directions on box, mix 1 can of coco lopez with 1 can of sweetened condensed milk, set aside. (Make sure the whip cream stays in the fridge until you are ready to serve!)
After cake is done baking, once out of the oven, poke with a sraw or fork- all over cake- several holes!!! (make sure the cake is still hot/warm- or it wont turn out right)
Then immediately, pour coco lopez/condensed milk mixture all over cake- mixture will seep into cake.

Let cake sit for 30-45 minutes- once the cake is cool- you can then add the whip cream topping and sprinkle coconut flakes on top. Ready to serve!
Store in the refridgerator!!! It will keep for up to 3-4 days.

The longer this cake sits, the better it is!!! It is super easy! I usually make it the day before I am going to serve it.

To make it fun- you can add food coloring to the whip cream and/or to the coconut flakes- to make it perfect for each season! My favorite is to color the whip cream green and the coconut a little darker green- then add jellybeans for Easter!

We are the Champions My friends.........

We did it!!!! BCS Champions!!!!

                                            Hey Saban, is that a smile I see?

A lot of help from T. Cody (aka- Mt. Cody) and 2009 Heisman winner Mark Ingram, with these two no one could stop the tide!

This is one reason he won The Heisman!

Touchdown Alabama! This just might be the next Heisman winner, Trent Richardson.

My heart goes out to Colt McCoy- what an awesome interview at the end of the game!!! As much as I love The Crimson Tide- Tim Tebow and Colt McCoy have been favorite players of mine too!

What a perfect game!! It even started off with this awesome duo- I heart Josh Groban!!!!

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