Tie Wristlet

This is the wristlet that I made for my daughter Jaymee.  She went thru and picked out the one she wanted.

Christmas Tree for 2012

Still have to put my Angel topper on it and straighten out the skirt but it is done.  95% of my ornaments are homemade from my grandmother, my kids, sister, swaps or myself.

My new picture

I purchased a gift bag from Wal-Mart and a frame from Dollar General and we put this together. 
My mom used the back side and put hers in a white frame.  So 2 pictures from a $2.50 bag.

Pineapple Banana Hummingbird Mini Loaves

1 pkg. yellow cake mix
1 box vanilla flavor instant pudding
4 eggs
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teasppon cinnamon
1 can (20 oz) crushed pineapple, juice drained and 1 cup reserved
2 medium ripe bananas well mashed (1 cup)
1/2 cup chopped pecans or nut of your choice
Preheat oven to 350.  Combine cake mix, pudding mix-dry, reserved pineapple juice, eggs and oil in large bowl with mixer for 2 minutes or until blended.  Add crushed pineapple, bananans and nuts mix just until blended.  Pour batter into 5 foil (I get 6) loaf pans sprayed with cooking spray.  Bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.  Cool completely.
Pineapple & Cherry Nut Mini Loaves
Substitute 1 cup Maraschino Cherries drained and halved for the bananas and omit cinnamon.
Crean Cheese Glaze
Combine 2 ounces softened cream cheese with 1 tablespoon milk and 1/2 cup powered sugar.  Drizzle over cooled loaves.

Carrot Casserole

Carrot Casserole
1 lb. sliced carrots
1/2 lb. Velveeta Cheese
1 stick butter
2/3 package Ritz crackers approximately 15-20
Cook carrots till tender.  Melt butter and cheese in saucepan, and add crushed crackers.  Mix cheese sauce into carrots. Put into a sprayed casserole dish and bake 15 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

Check out the Giveaway

On my sidebar you will find The Old Parsonage and she is having a giveaway for 2 books.  LeAnn has a nice blog so go check it out.

Companions

This is our dog Shorty (Shortcake) and a stray cat that appeared awhile back.  You would see the cat come up into the yard and eat Shortys food and now for the last few weeks you will see it come out of the dog house. It has a round spot to one side of where Shorty lays. The other a.m. I saw this and had to get a picture. They will sleep by each other.

Cloth Tic Tac Toe

Will put this in the boxes we are packing to send out to one of our Sunday School ladies grandson who is overseas.

Tree in backyard

This tree really has pretty color this year---even after our drought. The one picture is columbines that are starting up. We have roses blooming yet in this area. Not are norm.

Tie wristlet