Cheesy Sausage and Egg Crescent Wrap-up!

I had Crescent Rolls, Eggs, Cheese, and Sausage and I was hungry!  Checked out pinterest and found this recipe which called for bacon, but I didn't have any, so sausage was an easy substitute!

For your viewing pleasure!

First you need to scramble your eggs (4 of them). (Forgot to show that part!)  Then you separate your crescents with the points out.  Kindof like a star. :)

You can see it a little better here.  Then you add CHEESE! Yum! (I just added a handful or so)

Then you add your seasoned and scrambled eggs. (I left mine a tad under-cooked, so they  wouldn't overcook in the oven)

Then I warmed up a few sausage links. :)

I peeled off the casing and chopped up 3 of them and put them on top of the eggs.

Then I pulled all the corners up and over till everything was covered up and then glazed it with butter, more cheese, and  a salt and pepper mixture.

Then baked it at 350 for about 15 mins.  

Slice a piece and enjoy it hot!  Super yummy and Reagan keeps asking for more! ;)

It was super easy and I hope you enjoy it too! :)

A little Abbott and Costello revisited...

Found this years ago and just discovered it again. :)  Enjoy!

If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch,

"Who's on First?" might have turned out something like this:

COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT

ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?

COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking

about buying a computer.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.

ABBOTT: Your computer?

COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.

ABBOTT: What about Windows?

COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?

ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?

COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look at the windows.

ABBOTT: Wallpaper.

COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.

ABBOTT: Software for Windows?

COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write

proposals and track expenses and run my business. What do you have ?

ABBOTT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?

ABBOTT: I just did.

COSTELLO: You just did what?

ABBOTT: Recommend something.

COSTELLO: You recommended something?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: For my office?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?

ABBOTT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!

ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.

COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let's just say I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?

ABBOTT: Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOTT: Word in Office.

COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.

ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?

ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue "W".

COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue "w" if you don't start with some

straight answers. What about financial bookkeeping? You have anything I

can track my money with?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?

ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.

COSTELLO: What's bundled with my computer?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?

ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.

COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?

ABBOTT: One copy.

COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?

ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.

COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?

ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!

(A few days later)

ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?

COSTELLO: I bought a PC from you. How do I turn my computer off?

ABBOTT: Click on "START "

Eli's First day of school was a SUCCESS! :)

Eli had a blast!  He said he learned what "I" says.. "I says i as in indian.  I says i i i" :) (The "i" is the short vowel sound in case you never had phonics!) He said that he played bowling, threw bean bags, drew letters, made an Indian, cut paper, had a snack, read a story, played with toys, etc..  My Mom is a fantastic teacher and it really showed with how excited he was about everything!  He's so excited to go again tomorrow!  I hope he keeps up the excitement! Ha!

Here are a pictures of the papers he brought home! ;)

He wrote his name and traced his I's and drew an Indian

 He pasted the "I" and then pasted the face on it. 

His folder he brought home

He got a "Terrific" and a sticker! :)

This was the countdown to school that Eli did.. Reagan "helped" him color it some though!  

He wasn't very happy about that!

Can't wait to hear what he learned tomorrow! :)

First Day of School for Eli!!!

CANNOT believe my sweet Eli is old enough to be in SCHOOL!  Because of the timing of when we moved back to North Carolina and the changing laws regarding Pre-K, I wasn't able to get him enrolled in Public Free Pre-K.  I was talking about this to his Dad, and he had the idea of my Mom teaching him since she hadn't found a teaching position yet, and that he would pay her to do it since I can't afford to right now!  My Mom loved the idea since she was already planning on having a daycare in her home, so we set out on getting all the supplies and books ready.  Then another friend needed someone to teach their son kindergarten, so now Mom is teaching Eli Abeka K-4 and Andrew Abeka K-5.  The upstairs living room is all decorated like a little schoolroom!  Too cute!  Eli was so very excited to start school! School is from 8:30-12:00 Monday-Friday, so hopefully Eli won't get too overwhelmed with a full day!

I somehow forgot to take pictures of the "schoolroom", but I'll get one later this afternoon! :)  Here are 2 of my sweet boy all ready!

Big Thanks to his Dad for his help with making this happen!

Free Chicken!!

Well, I am cheap/broke, so when someone says they are offering free food I pay attention!  Today is Cow Appreciation Day at good ole’ Chick-fil-A and if you dress like a cow you get a free meal!  I wanted to get a free meal, but the idea of going by myself without my kids was not entirely appealing.  BUT, I decided to let go of my pride and go for it! 

It was quite funny walking into the mall and walking past strangers and have them COMPLETELY ignore the fact that I was dressed as a COW!  Seriously people!

After getting over the udder (did you like that!) humiliation of walking into the Mall dressed as a cow, I rounded the corner to Chick-fil-A and initially didn’t see ANYONE else dressed like a cow! I was so terrified that this Chick-fil-A was not participating!  And then mercifully I saw a couple cow costumes and my fears were alleviated.  As I got to the register I noticed my friends Jennie and Laura from HIGH SCHOOL were sitting in Chick-fil-A!  This wouldn’t be that strange except Jennie is a Missionary to ITALY!  Seriously, I think I’m gonna sneak into Chick-fil-A, grab my food and go, but instead I see people I actually know all the way from Italy!! Haha!  They both had a good laugh at me all dressed up since they had brought their kids dressed up, but they came dressed as adult humans, not cows! ;)

We ate and laughed and just had a great time!  Then a Chick-fil-A associate told us about a way we could all win a FREE shake!  All we had to do was walk around the mall and find 6 cows with red balloons on them and write down which store and what number balloon!  So now I had the pleasure of walking around the Mall dressed like a cow! Ha!  I got quite a few stares and a couple chuckles and we finally found all the cows/balloons!  We even ran into Bro. Bru and I ran into another old friend from college!  I just could not get over how many people I saw today that got to share in the ridiculousness of my cow costume! Definitely no more pride left for Bette Anne!

But I had a great time and got a lot of compliments on my homemade “Eat Mor Chikin” sign!  Nobody believed me that I free-handed it! ;)  I guess that Art class paid off! Haha!

Here are a few pictures of me in my costume!  Hope you enjoy and a Big Thanks to Chick-fil-A for putting this event together! ;)

(The Sign!  I just looked at Chick-fil-A’s one and did my best to copy it!  I’m pretty happy with how it came out!)

(Now you can see why I got so many stares and chuckles! ;) )

Real or Pretend..

My sis Renee posted this idea that she got from a friend.  She provided this list of things that are real or pretend and the idea is to ask your children if the items are REAL or PRETEND. I was very curious how Eli would do, because I didn’t even know if he knew what “Real” and “Pretend” were!

So Here are Eli’s ideas of REAL or PRETEND!

Eli: Age 4

Item	Real or Pretend?
Princesses	Pretend
Hippopotamus’	Real
Robots	Pretend
Fireflies	Real
Dinosaurs	Real
Dragons	Real
Dragonflies	Pretend
Magic	Pretend
God	Real
Hearts	Real
Unicorns	Pretend
Presidents	Real
Monsters	Real
Police Men	Real
Alligators	Real
Kings and Queens	Real
Castles	Real
China	Not China, Just Country. ??
Rapunzel	Real
George Washington	Real
Moses	Real
Goldilocks and the Three Bears	Real
Buffaloes	Pretend
California	Real
Ghosts	Pretend

I added that last one (Ghosts) because I asked Eli if he knew what REAL and PRETEND meant and he said, “Pretend like Ghosts?” :)  And for China I said, “Is the country of China real?  And he said, “It’s not China, just country!” Whatever that means! ;)

I’m pretty happy with how he did because at 4 he still hasn’t lost the BELIEVING spirit, but he does understand that there are some pretend things.. :)

So, who is willing to try it?!

Big Questions for a Little Boy..

The other day Eli asked me “Did God die on the cross?” and I said, “No, Jesus died on the cross.” Eli, “But I thought God did.” Me, “Jesus died on the cross, but he is God’s son.”  Eli, “Why did he die on the cross?” I then tried my best to explain that he died to take away our sins and then explained what sin was and how we all are sinners.  He seemed to accept that and then just moved on to playing.

The next day he stopped in the middle of eating and looked at me and said, “So, who died on the cross?”  And I said, “Jesus.”  Eli said, “To take away what?”  Me, “To take away our sins.”  Eli, “Oh, okay.. Well, he didn’t take away Reagan’s sins!”  I said, puzzled, “Why do you say that Eli?  He died for everybody's sins.” Eli, “Well, He didn’t take hers away cause she just got done yelling at me and hitting me!!”

I couldn’t hide my chuckle.. Sincerely love this age! 

Website name change!

Just in case any of you have bookmarked this little old blog, I decided (with some encouragement from this chick) that my website address should match the blog title.

So.. the NEW website address is www.ourcrazyandwonderfullife.blogspot.com !  Yes, I know it's a little verbose, but most people just copy and paste or click on the link anyways! ;)

Thank you to anyone who actually takes the time to read my musings!

Egg Muffins!

I have become ADDICTED to Pinterest and getting all the AMAZING ideas for home improvement, photography, fashion, design and even recipes!  (If you want to learn all about my amazing new addiction then check out my sis's blog here for all you need to know!  If you need an invite, because I know you want one, then just send me your email and I'll send you one!)

So, back to the reason for this post.. Egg Muffins!!  I saw this on Pinterest and KNEW I had to make it! So, last night I whipped some up with my own little variation since I am never satisfied to just follow a recipe!  Who wants to do that?!  

So, without further adieu (you know I had to google how to spell that!) here is my Egg Muffin creation! :) 

First you spray the pan and lay the bacon in like this

Then you dice up some potatoes already seasoned and spoon some in each tin

 Now add 1 egg per tin

Aren't they pretty? :)

 You can scramble some if you like and add your seasoning!

This is one of my favorite easy seasoning mixes!

 Bake @ 350 degrees for 10-15 mins depending on how you like your eggs!

Then plate and serve! :)

 Super easy and my 2 and 4 year old gobble them right up!  Let me know if you tried this and what variations you made!  

(I know I'll add cheese and diced onions next time, but I didn't have any of either, so this had to do!)

Happy 4th of July America!

I wanted to take the kids and DO something today, but was at a loss for what to do.  I happened upon a link to the City of Shelby and turns out they had a 4th of July event at the Park with 5 or 6 bouncy houses INDOORS (This is a MUST in this ridiculous heat!) and for $3 per person you could bounce to your hearts content as well as ride the Carousel and the Train unlimited amounts of time!

We had so much fun and even though poor Reagan was scared to death at the SIGHT of the carousel horses, she eventually succumbed to my pressure and tried it and of course LOVED it!  

Here are a few pics from my iPhone of our fun day, so hope you enjoy and Happy Independence Day America!!