In the Kitchen ~ Sausage Cream Cheese Crescents ~ 5/22/14

I love recipes that use crescent rolls, so when I saw this recipe at www.mommyskitchen.net I knew I had to make them.  I, in fact, made them that very day!

Ingredients:

1 - 16 oz package of sausage, browned and drained
1 - 8oz package cream cheese, softened
2- packages crescent rolls

Thoroughly brown the sausage.

The heat from the sausage will help soften the cream cheese.

Mix it together well.

Put a heaping Tablespoon of the sausage filling on the crescent roll.

Roll :)  Place on a lightly greased baking sheet or use Parchment Paper like I did.

Repeat for all 16 crescent rolls.

Bake at 350F for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

The family all agreed that these were yummy!

Enjoy and share!


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Weigh-In Wednesday ~ 5/21/14 ~ Week 6

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Whatever you do, work at it wholeheartedly as though you were

 doing it for the Lord and not merely for people.

Colossians 3:23

I walked 19 miles this!  19 miles is a new record for me.

It all started with a missed day of walking.  Last Thursday, it stormed so I didn't go out for my walk.  I decided I would add a mile to two days to make up for it.

Friday, I walked 3 miles and felt great!  Saturday, I walked 3 miles again and felt great!  So, I've been walking 3 miles ever since.

A few days I've even walked and extra mile in the evening with the family for a few 4 mile days.

I guess you could say that I accidentally upped my walking routine to 3 miles a day :)


Week 6 check-in:

Miles:  19
Total Miles: 74.5

lbs lost:  1.0
Total lost:  11.0

Food Plan:  I worked really hard at watching my food intake this week and sticking to the plan.  Except for last night!  I really blew it last night :(

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Family Time ~ Spring Concert ~ 5/20/14

Last Tuesday, Kaylee had her Spring Concert.  She's in the band and in the chorus.  We went as a family to support her participation in the arts.

I actually got a picture of Kaylee and Laken together with their arms around each other.  It took a little bit of coaxing, but I got the picture!

My beautiful girl is growing up :)

She plays the flute and sat on the very end, so we had a great view of her.

The band is fairly small but they did an excellent job.

Here she is singing with the Chorus.  These girls worked so hard practicing.  It was beautiful.

Kaylee surprised us with a major solo in the song "We Beseech Thee",

It was a great evening spent supporting our girl.

And....the Spring Concert means that school is almost out for the year!

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Menu Plan ~ 5/19/14

Here is our menu for the week:

Monday:

Chicken Alfredo
Noodles
Broccoli
Apples

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Tuesday:

Weiner Winks
Fries
Corn
Grapes

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Wednesday:

Family Dinner at My Brother's

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Thursday:

Pork Chops
Mashed Potatoes
Salad
Strawberries

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Friday:

Out

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Saturday:

Pizza

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Sunday:

(Church Fellowship)

TBD

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Have a great Monday!

Make It Monday ~ Teacher Gift Jar ~ 5/19/14

I don't know about you, but I am eagerly anticipating the end of the school year.  I'm burnt out on fighting the kids to get up in the morning and out the door.  I also won't be missing the homework each evening.

Each year, I like to give my daughter's teacher a homemade gift to show appreciation.  This year I saw these cute Teacher Gift Jars over at www.mommyskitchen.net . 

What you'll need:

1 Glass jar
1 Large bag of M&M's
1-2 pieces of scrapbook paper
twine, ribbon or yarn
fancy scissors
Print off from Mommy's Kitchen

Pour the M&M's in to the jar.  Refrain from eating them yourself.

Trace around the canning lid onto pretty paper.

Cut it out and put the jar lid, paper and ring on to the jar.

Use the fancy scissors to cut around the poem.

Paste the poem onto pretty paper.

Punch two holes side-by-side in the top corner of the poem.

Wrap twine/ribbon/yarn around the jar and then through the poem.  Tie it in a bow.

Laken has her main teacher and a teacher's assistant, so I made 2.

Do you give a end of the year gifts to your children's teacher?

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Songs on Sunday ~ Waterfall ~ 5/18/14

Hosted by Faith, Hope & Cherrytea

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This is a new song they've been playing on K-Love.  I love it!

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Sunday Social ~ 5/18/14

1. What is your best summer memory as a kid?

Going to the beach at our local State Park with my cousins.

2. What is your favorite summer drink?

I love sweet tea but I've cut back on my sugar intake.  So give me some ice cold water :)

3. What is your favorite summer TV show?

4. What is the best outdoor summer activity?

Swimming!

5. What are your summer vacation essentials?

Some sort of water, a cabin or a tent, a book, a grill, a hammock and my family :)  I can't wait!!!

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Saturday 9 ~ Vacation ~ 5/17/14

Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love memes, however, and here is today's meme!

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Vacation 1982

Click HERE to listen to the song.

1) Do you know how to water ski?

Nope.  I've never even tried.  I think I'd be too chicken!

2) Do you have 2014 vacation plans? 

No major plans, but we do hope to go camping a at least a few times this summer.

3) Do you have a passport?

No.  I've never had a reason to get one.

4) If you took a 7-night cruise, could you completely unplug -- no phone calls, no texts, no internet?

No internet?  How would I check my blog?!?

5) Do you own a travel alarm clock?

My watch has an alarm clock but I don't know how to work it.  Right now it goes off at 2pm everyday and I have no idea why.

6) Though the Go-Gos broke up in 1985, they frequently reunite for live performances. What's the last concert you attended?

It has been quite a while since I've been to a concert.  I think the last one was Kenny Chesney and it was AWESOME!!

7) Their first hit was "Our Lips Are Sealed."  Can you be trusted with a secret? 

I'm good at keeping other people's secrets but not my own.  I fess up to everything!

8) In 1982, when this song was popular, the comedy Tootsie was in theaters. What movie makes you laugh?
  

This is horrible, but I can't really think of any movie in particular right now!

9) Sam is chewing on a Tums as she composes these questions. What's the last over-the-counter medication that you took? 

My last over-the-counter med would also have been a Tums.  We had breadsticks with sauce the other night and it gave me heartburn.

Happy Saturday!

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Feature and Follow ~ Author Meet Ups ~ 5/16/14

HAPPY FRIDAY, EVERYONE!

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Q: Have you met a favorite author and have a picture?

Sadly, I have never met a published author.  I'm going to be so jealous looking at everyone's pictures this week!

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