{Christmas Morning Breakfast}

This is a tradition at our house.   I make it on Christmas Eve and pop it in the oven before we open presents the next morning.  So very very yummy! 

Ingredients:

1 pound ground pork sausage

1 tsp mustard powder

½ tsp salt

4 eggs, beaten

2 cups milk

6 slices white bread, toasted and buttered, cut into cubes

8 ounces mild cheddar cheese, shredded

Preparation:

Crumble sausage into medium skillet, cook over med heat until evenly brown, drain.

In a medium bowl, mix together mustard powder, salt, eggs, and milk. Add the sausage, bread cubes, and cheese and stir to coat evenly.

Pour into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 8 hours, or overnight.

Preheat oven to 30 degrees. Bake 45 to 60 minutes or until set.

We have topped with salsa, sour cream or ketchup.

xoxo, bree

{Pintervention}

Stop pinning and start doing... lol. 

It's actually a fun way to see everyone else's interpretation of something.

I need to make it quick today!  Sooooooooo this is something I made for a work pot luck.  FRESH from pinterest.  LOVED it.   And I'm thinking my cute dish - well made it even cuter!

xoxo, bree

{weekend recap and deep breathing}

This past weekend I was all amped up.  I BLAME PINTREST.   I wanted to organize, decorate, clean, cook... and do it in two days.

Saturday I asked Rob to bring the tree out of storage.   He did.  And there is sat in the box until Sunday.   I decided to paint.   I have been wanting to do it for awhile.   So I headed to Wally World (aka Walmart......., i know, i know but it's 2 min from my house).   I decided on the color - open sesame.    I was going to get this red wall covered and it was only going to take me 2 hours in my head, as it was now 1 pm.   I finished at 1am.   But it's done.   I LOVE it.   It is a huge change.   I love the contrast with my white shutters.   Try to see past the sparse decor, since my decorations where taken down to be replaced with Christmas.  It's almost exhausting how much pinterest projects.   I NEED and WANT to get done.    



Before:



After:

This was going on outside while we I was busy.

My "sweet" helper.  Offering all kinds of moral support.   She thought she scored when no one was watching her down her "chocolates".    Mommy was just too busy, lol.   *mother of the year*

Before:   *pictures stink, sorry*

After:  ** and so NOT decorated**

I did this last night..... I don't know.   It isn't floating my boat - stay tuned.

{Deep breaths.....}

oh ya.... and I made this.

I wanted to TRY this out - see if it was Christmas morning worthy.    It twas..... but plain old syrup I would suggest.   The icing was waaaaay to much.    You can find the recipe, here.
Again... blame Pinterest.

AFTER the holidays - I am going to attempt painting the cabinets.  I'm thinking dark and then distressing them. 
My inspiration can be found HERE.

**update**  

This made me laugh....  Raven's post.  And who would of thunk... A pintervention party.  LINK up my fellow Pinners! - so now I must join a "pintervention".

xoxo, bree

loooooooooong weekend.

{THANK YOU}

First of all THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart to all the men and women who have served this great country.   Some have made the ultimate sacrifice along with there families... {Hero's}    To think of all the spouses out there that sacrifice by not having there spouse or Daddy or Mommy there for everyday things and gone for great lengths of time, all so that we can have the freedoms that we have and take forgranted.   Sincerely from the bottom of my heart.   THANK YOU.

11/11/11 = Bunco at my house.

I made the BEST, white corn chili {thanks to Kirby}.  Serioulsy. 

WHITE CORN CHILI:

   2 cans great northern beans

1 ½ cup chicken broth

1 chicken bullion cube

2 cups diced cooked chicken

1 ½ tsp garlic powder

1 (4 oz) can diced green chilies

1 ½ tsp Cumin
1 ½ tsp Oregano

¼ tsp Cayenne pepper

1 med onion – chopped

2 cans white corn

2 cups grated jack cheese

16 oz sour cream

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Sauté onions in butter or oil.

Add spices and seasonings.

Add all other ingredients (except for cheese and sour cream).

Simmer 20 min.

Add cheese and sour cream.

Cook thoroughly. DO NOT BOIL.

IT was sooooo yummy!

AND the best little pumkin pie in a jar recipe.... find it here.  OMGosh it was good!  Bunco has been so much fun.  Sometimes I don't know if the girls are laughing at me or with me...  **cheers ;)**

{blush...}

I LOVE to take pictures.   I can't explain it.   I LOVE learning about photography.  I don't know that I have ever been so pationate about anything in my life.  I love that my mood can be so easily can be explained in my pictures.   I can't tell you how many nightmares I have had - that I am going somewhere amazing {Fiji, was one} and I didn't have my camera... so off the boat I jumped.  But what I really love is when someone really LOVES my pictures.   Hailey wrote and awesome spotlight on me on her AWESOME blog - you MUST check out her furniture, HERE.   And my sweet friend Rachel wrote another one HERE.    Thank you ladies...

Please let me know if you are interested in some pictures. 

  I would LOVE to capture some sweet moments for you and your family!

{Helping daddy with lights... in the SNOW.}

This weekend was also a busy one... Rob is in Christmas light hell heaven.  Our house has already been Griswaldified.    Now for the inside....  I love Christmas too, don't get me wrong.   Rob just likes to be THAT house ;). 

{AND we cleaned out the play room.  No more baby-ish toys =(}

{...........and now there is room for more toys.}

xoxo, bree

{TGIF}

All I can say - is TGIF... This has been a long one. I am in need of some baby girl/ mama time. I stole a super cute craft idea from a friend, which I will be posting next week - stay tuned. You are gonna LOVE it. I AM also going to make this dessert - yup.

It looks sooooo yummy! But I do need to mention... DID you see the news last night??? STEVEN POWELL - arrested. You, Mr. Powell are sick as hell, in my lil option. AND in honor of It's FRIDAY - a little booty shake for you to enjoy! I LOVE her crazy arms at the end. I LOVE THIS BABY GIRL =) A fabulous weekend to all!