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

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(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!

Nana's Little Helper

Bree just loves to help her Nana anytime I'm cooking!  Whether we're rolling meatballs, making a dessert, or whatever the case might be. 

One of her favorite things to do is to batter the chicken when we make her Mommy's favorite new dish, Crusted Parmesan Chicken.  (Oh!  And it's Aunt Jessie's, too!)

We dip us some chicken, have a little chit-chat, and  make a bit of a mess, but we have a good time doing it!  *smile*  She's a good little helper!  I love my time with her!

Nana's Strawberry Pie

This is one of my Janna's fave desserts!  I would go to the bakery to buy her one cuz, to be honest, I don't have lots of confidence in my own cooking.  But I finally got tired of spending $15. just to get this pie that, personally, I didn't think was that great. 

So I started searching for recipes, but most were more complicated than I wanted to deal with.  If it gets too complicated or has to many ingredients, lots of times, I won't even try it.  I like things simple and easy so I don't over-work my itsy bitsy brain. 

So I finally came up with my own little version of a strawberry pie.  And guess what?  It's super simple and so easy to make!

Last Christmas, I found, to my delight, that my niece, Haley loved it, too! 

So...here ya' go! 

Ingredients:

Fresh strawberries

Strawberry Gelatin (Premade in the produce section)

1/4 cup Sugar (Optional)

Fat-Free Cool Whip

Pet Ritz Pie Shell (For less fat, try the Keebler Reduced-Fat Graham Cracker Crust)


Directions:

Combine sliced strawberries with gel and sugar.  (Save some of the strawberries if you'd like to garnish your pie with them.);

If using a frozen pie crust, bake per directions on package.

 Spread strawberry mixture evenly in crust;

Cover top of pie with cool whip, and garnish with strawberries;

Refrigerate.

Oh yeah!  Eat up!

Crusted Parmesan Chicken

I originally found this recipe on All Recipes.com, and I tried it out on my family this past week. 

Oh!  It was so moist and yummy!  Of course, I put my own little spin on it and changed it up just a bit.  I try to always make things a little healthier if I can.

I served it with my oven roasted potatoes and a dinner salad! 

I hope you enjoy it as much as my family and I did!

Ingredients:

3-4 Chicken Breasts (Cut into cutlets or filets)
(This feeds my family of four)

2-4 T. Olive Oil

2 T. Minced Garlic

1 cup of Bread Crumbs

Grated Parmesan Cheese (I use the kind in the canister)

Mrs. Dash Original Blend

Season Salt (Optional)

Black Pepper

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees;

Cut chicken into cutlets or filets;

In a medium size bowl, mix your oil and garlic together;

In another bowl, mix your bread crumbs, cheese, and seasonings together;

Dip your chicken into the oil mixture, and allow any excess to drip into bowl;

Now dip the chicken into the bread crumb mixture and coat well;

Place chicken onto a sprayed, foil-covered cookie sheet;

Bake for approximately 30-40 minutes, depending on your oven.

Enjoy!