Sunday night dinner....

THe kids got 4 new tails for Christmas from auntie Diane (cousin actually )

so when I said we were having shrimp and cod for dinner .....well the cats came runnin.... hee hee



my crazy wacky food world !!

as you all know I love food ....okay I love THE FOOD....

vegies--meats--fish--fruit..... etc..........

so here is my Sunday night list for this week

bananas

pomegranets



Cod


rock shrimp

they were sauted with butter ,wine,salt a dash of hot paprika a tiny bit of pineapple for a nice sweetness




fresh pineapple



rice


and so here is what I came up with ,



I was going to make chocolate cake BUT with all the fruit I desided to do a "fosters" type thing

So Butter, brown sugar,honey,brandy and bananas and fresh cut pineapple were sauted lit aflame and served over ice cream sprinkled with yummy pom seeds and a little crunchy lady finger cookie on the edge !DELISHHHHHH

lil prayers

PrayerS of St. Ignatius Loyola
Suscipe
Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my entire will, All I have and call my own. You have given all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and your grace. That is enough for me. Amen

As a Cradle Catholic

("born and raised & practicing" for those not familiar w/ the term)

I was taught many prayers, I never thought much of it,or the fact my parents taught me many in Latin , never thought much about it all .....its what we do ...did...
I realize more and more the that all they taught me is so very important now more than ever ...drudging through life at times is harder than we think and I know I would have never have made it through the tough times without my friend and heavenly father ..Jesus to guide and help me.

praising God is so important in my life and I am so happy that my husband has been touched by the holy spirit and is growing everyday in his faith as well.

Boas Festas!!!! Merry Christmas!!

what can be said that has NOT been said before about Christmas???? well I believe there is always Something to be said BECAUSE every Christmas is different, and has a personality of its own.


This year was tough ....in many ways , I lost 2 uncles, I gained a new little cousin ON Christmas Day!!

I discovered how strong I am emotionally and mentally after a year of Unemployment, & an unwelcome return of an enemy...ULCER.

BUT my family has grown closer and my relationship with my mother is the best its ever been. My Brother kicked Cancer in the ass!!
my niece is IN LOVE teee heee!!!

my sis in law also in love with the most handsome interesting man :) has her art work displayed in Germany in January !! AND I am so sad I can not be there to support her!

BUT with all the things that disn't happen the way I wanted I have this amazing feeling that 2010 will be remarkable

and our Christmas day was perfectly spent enjoying family and food .

Deck the Halls.......ta da ta da Daaa...

"Its thaaaaaat time of year, when your heart is a glow ...every song you hear seems to say....Meeryy Christmas......


is there a Holiday that makes you feel as WARM inside?? well excluding Cinco de Mayo here...ya get too many spicey tacos and.....well thats NOT what I mean...

every year we have our established traditions that we made when Davin and I were alone ..no kiddies BUT since the kids we have added SO many more FUN ones !!


Hard to believe we have lived here for 4 years its seems so fast....Izzy was Dillons age when we came here.

I am very tradtional in my style with an ecclectic collection of treasures I have been given as well as bought in all the places we've lived.

BUT at Christmas I revert into a New England mentality And it makes my home feel LIKE home to me.

MERRY CHRIST-mas




they spin with the heat from the lights!




my antiques are my favorites




Handmade in Plymouth Mass By a neighbor friend who worked as an actor/real gardener at the plantation.





SANTA GETS A SPECIAL KEY !!! We don't want him to eat alone! we leave salad for the reindeer!

new obsession HATS HATS HATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GAME DAY For the Whole Family.. and eye candy for mom as well

once a year it happens and every year it goes down the same way ...My Husband and i take turns talking trash to each other all in good fun ....OR IS IT?? Bahahahahaa!!!

insert evil laugh here ___________________

NOW...... I LOVE FOOTBALL always have , But as much as I can get in there and cheer and boo and say

"COME ON!!! That WAS A BS call!!!!"

I am only a red blooded American woman so how can I ignore the TIGHT PANTS,

Being a fan of New England ...well its not a Bad thing to be Girl as well with a quarterback THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT!!! bad enough his WIFE is A VICTORIA'S SECRET MODEL!! HOTTIEeeeeee!!!

BUT he also ..(coaxed by her I am SURE) models as well and WHY the Hell NOT I say!!!

BUT gotta say that It does NOT stop at My QB

The Denver Broncos have got a couple of SIZZLERS As Well .....

Brandon Marshall....... OH my Goodness ...BLUSH*





this year on one of the coldest days we have had so far it happened again .




Denver Broncos ( my hubbys team AND our States NFL team) Against

My Team The New England Patriots






every year I find No better excuse then a my team playing against his to make a menu traditional to my home state .

Clam Chowder






some kind of shrimp meal this year I choose crawfish and shrimp in cream sauce





baked candied Sweet Potatoes
rice
and fresh corn Corn Bread.





and who ever wins at least we all agree that the food is hot and yummy!!





AND NO matter who loses well..........................

Theres always Ice Cream ........

Fall Back...

I can NOT imagine my life without fall. for me it is the most perfect time of year. the temps,the smells the sights the sounds .. all of it is ME , it takes my heart as its prisoner.

My favorite smells on this Earth are as follows....Apples,cinnamon,vanilla,nutmeg,fresh brewed coffee,roasted turkey,rainy days at the oceanside,damp Mountain forest air. their are many more BUT these are my favorite.

I come alive in my Kitchen I silently say little prayers of Thanks to my Grandmother and Mother for giving me the great gift of The Love of baking and cooking.

I miss My Mothers Yard and this time of year when I was a child meant Baskets of Apples and Grapes, I remember picking huge zuccinis and corn.

I become sad at times thinking I need to get settled and have that again for MY children, I long to find a place in this world where they can experience the same only different lifestyle that builds spirit and respect for the earth.
living in disturbia is so bland NO fields or oceansides No early dark afternoons that are perfect for spooky hide and seek.

BUT I do what I can with what we have which is Good and fun as well just very very different .

I baked my first pumpkin bread of the year along with a loaf of banana bread
ahhhh all the pretty warm inviting smells soothing everyones moods.

a annoying headache has got me grounded and tonights dinner will be Breakfast foods
Blueberry waffles and eggs etc....

I hope to feel better on Sunday when My football team plays My husbands here at home and a goodnights sleep is what the Dr. ordered. on a cool fall night.

Raggedy Ann and Andy paperdolls

new Dolls !!!

I love their litle faces !! hope you all like them as much as I do ! the clothes are so cute!! have fun!

Just double click on Doll or clothing and then right click and add to a file folder in your computer OR click and Print when ever you like they'll be right here hangin out on my blog :)