Moving Back Home

Jessica and her little family moved back home today.  While I'm so excited to have them living close to us again, I know it's hard on them. 

They didn't want to leave the beauty of the Hill Country, and I can't say I blame them.  That part of Texas is the best to me; I'd love to live there myself!

 But...I'm glad to have my youngest and her family back home!  I've missed them so much...

Graduating From Kindergarten

That's right!  My Bree Bree graduated from Kindergarten on Tuesday!  I can't believe just how fast this school year has gone by!  Seems like just yesterday that she walked through the door to her Kindergarten class! 

 

Now here she is with her principal receiving her little diploma!  She makes this Nana so proud!  All her Mommy and I hear is how sweet a little girl she is! 

 

Just wish we could take her and my Carlie Pooh to Neverland so they'd never grow up!

 

Life goes by way too fast!

 

 

Bourbon Chicken

Now here's a little recipe I've been wanting to try for awhile! I found this little jewel at All Recipes.com.

We have a restaurant here called "Golden Corral", and they serve Bourbon Chicken there. Let me tell you, that is some good chicken! Unfortunately, our nearest Golden Corral closed down.

So I've been bound and determined to get the recipe and give it a try.

 

Now I don't think my chicken taste just like theirs, but it is definitely good! And it's definitely worth a try! My family fell in love with it!

Hope you enjoy it, too!

Ingredients:

2 Boneless Chicken Breasts (Cut into bite-size pieces)

1-2 T. Olive Oil

1-2 T. Minced Garlic

¼ t. Ginger

¾ t. Red Pepper Flakes

¼ cup of Apple Juice

1/3 cup of Brown Sugar

2 T. Ketchup

1 T. Cider Vinegar

½ cup of Water

1 T. Cornstarch (If thick sauce is desired; my family prefers it)


Directions:

1)Heat oil in a large skillet;

2)Add chicken pieces and cook until lightly browned;

3)Remove chicken;

4)Add remaining ingredients and cook over medium heat until well blended and dissolved.

5)Add chicken back to the mixture, and bring to a hard boil;

6)Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes uncovered.

Serve over yellow or brown rice.

Enjoy!


First Dance

Bree had her first dance at school last Friday night! Bet you'll never guess what kinda dance it was? Yep! It was a 50's Sock Hop! How did you ever guess that! *smile* 

She went with her Uncle, and she had a blast! Janna said she danced her little heart out. I showed her how to do the twist before she left, and Janna said she twisted all night!

So proud of my precious grandbaby!

A Little Bit of Sugar

So I'm cooking the other night, and I asked Bree to get Nana some sugar.  I turn around to find her all puckered up for a kiss. 

I grinned and said, "Oh! I need some sugar for the tea, but I'll be glad to have some of that sugar, too!"

Isn't it funny being from the South and talkin' the way we do? 

My grandkids don't know which "sugar" I'm talkin' about!  *smile*  I love it!

Fab Fall Ideas

Love this picture!  Follow me on Pinterest for more awesome fall decorating ideas!

 

(Courtesy of CountryLiving.com)

 

 

Pumpkins and Scarecrows and Flowers...Oh My!

Fall is finally here, and it's my favorite time of the year! Cooler days and brisk nights, beautiful leaves adorned with red and gold tints falling from the trees, and the first of my favorite holidays is near - Halloween! 

 

I just love decorating with pumpkins, cute little scarecrows, and gorgeous fall flowers! 

And, oh! The cartoons and Halloween specials I get to watch with my granddaughters are the best! 

It's just a great time of the year! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Beach Baby Bree

Bree celebrated her 6th birthday at the beach, our fave place, in case you didn't know that by now!

Carlie had a blast feeding the birds then chasing them!

 

Of course, we enjoyed our fave beach picnic - sandwiches, funyuns, and sodas!  Why is it that those sandwiches taste so much better at the beach?

 

Janna rented us a Charger to drive down to the beach for the day!  What a ride!

 

And we shopped, of course!  Here's Bree at the Rainforest Cafe Gift Shop!

 

We ended a great day with a trip to Galveston Island's new Pleasure Pier!  What an awesome day!

"Play" Time

Bree the Pirate!

Well Bree attended her very first play last night!  Her mother - my oldest - Janna treated us to "Peter Pan" put on by a nearby college.

The young actors did a great job!  My favorite was, of course, Peter Pan.  And...like the original Peter Pan, the part was played by a woman. 

The young lady who played Peter last night was awesome!  And we were lucky enough to catch up with her afterwards so that Bree could get a picture with her!  Bree had a blast, and we had a very fun night!


Bree and "Peter Pan"

Peter Pan

I'd Rather Be At The Beach



The girls all had fun in the water...

So me and my "girls" recently had a fun day at the beach!  We just love going down to Galveston when we get the chance.  Yeah, I know it's not Florida's beaches, but it's our beach, and we love it! 

We enjoyed a day of sandwiches on the beach, playing in the water, building sandcastles, and, of course, visiting our favorite seashell shops!

  

 

Bree had a blast feeding the seagulls...





While Carlie had fun playing in the sand.


It was a great day!