Words According to Kat

Kathy didn't cook a traditional Thanksgiving meal on Thursday. I asked her today if she missed having leftovers.
Her reply was NO, that she was making lasagna today.
"Real homemade lasagna" I asked, and not "Stouffers".
Yes mom, real lasagna from Stouffers. No one makes real lasagna anymore. You take it out of the box and bake it!

Treetime

Kat, did you give me this snowman last year?

Look at what a little deco mesh and lights will do.

Art Project....What next Grandpa?

Watching videos

Black Friday isn't Black when the little Peeps are here! ! ! !

McEwan Thanksgiving

Yes, the smallest of them will eat the most meat......go figure!?!?!
And Christy, I see the corn you froze. Good job!

Happy Thanksgiving one and All

Ham is done......sweet potato casserole in oven.
Sherrill's Macy parade is over, and he has finally climbed out of his chair to go outside.
Looks like another Thanksgiving day here.
Yes, he ate all of his 8 pound turkey breast, now he will have a 12 pound ham to devour. As for me, I have been living on turkey and lettuce, and lettuce, and more lettuce.

Happy vacationing to those that are traveling, and for those at home, hope you have a quiet peaceful
Thanksgiving Day, and a good nap!

Look What Kat saw on EBay

Vintage 1987 Avon "Count Down to Christmas Advent Calendar  with Mouse

Currently selling for $60.00  Does it look familiar? Yep, I use mine every year!

Jack and Katie. ..

So Brittany posted this on Aunt Cathy fb page.  Jack and Katie need one!!! 

Let the Shopping Begin.........

Do you know what this is?

It's the Poachit icon.  Just download it to your computer or phone, and go shopping.

I have looked up prices on all kinds of items so far.

So kids.......send me your list.

Grandma is ready to go shopping! ! ! ! !

Halloween Decorations for Next Year........

Whoever is around next year to climb in the attic, these are the Halloween decorations I will need.......

1 large blue tote                                             1 lamp post

1 large black tote                                           2 ghost

1 large orange tote                                         1 ghost on stand

1 black tree                                                    Monsters Inc man

2 large spiders                                                2 witches in large flat box

Not pictured boy, girl, and mom scarecrows.

Also upstairs is a waving ghost that was not used this year.

Halloween wreath should be in a closet.......somewhere, as well as place mats and tablecloth.

Hope Sherrill packs it all away in one place.

Maannddyyyy.........where R U?

Kenny's Party

Looks like a Minecraft kind of day! You're a teenager now!

Let the Decorating Begin

Sherrill finished up work early today so he decided to put up the Christmas lights while the weather was warm and the sun was shining. He pulled the tote from the barn, and when he opened it, he was in for quite the surprise. 

Mandy had graciously taken down the lights for him last year while we were in Reno. She had just thrown them all in the tote. His method is to remove all the clips, then put each section of lights in a separate bag and tie them up. That way they don't get tangled. (We forgot to tell her this)

He came inside, told me to get my shoes on so I could come and untangle the lights. SO I did. My part is done, and he is out hanging lights......one of his favorite things.

Next week he will start with the yard decorations. We got two penguins last year after Christmas on sale, and a pink flamingo (Meghan's favorite). This year he has even splurged for an igloo and another penguin, and a new reindeer and sleigh. The man LOVES to decorate the yard. I will stick to decorating my trees. Still can't decide on three or four this year.

Happy Birthday Kenneth

Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday dear Kenny
Happy Birthday to YOU!!

We LOVE you!

What's for Dinner?

This is one of the recipes Kat used while I was staying with her.

I'm giving it a try tonight.

Baked Chicken Parmesan

Ingredients:  

4 (about 8 oz each) chicken breast, fat trimmed, sliced in half to make 8

• 3/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 tbsp butter, melted (or olive oil)
• 3/4 cup reduced fat mozzarella cheese 
• 1 cup marinara 
• cooking spray

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 450°. Spray a large baking sheet lightly with spray.

Combine breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese in a bowl. Melt the butter in another bowl. Lightly brush the butter onto the chicken, then dip into breadcrumb mixture.  Place on baking sheet and repeat with the remaining chicken. 

Lightly spray a little more oil on top and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Turn chicken over, bake another 5 minutes.  

Remove from oven, spoon 1 tbsp sauce over each piece of chicken and top each with 1 1/2 tbsp of shredded mozzarella cheese. 

Bake 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted.

States I Have Visited

The states in red are the ones I have visited.  Looks I need to head to the northeast and knock a few of them out, then head towards the northwest.
Perhaps I should add all of them to my bucket list!

Letters from Catherine and Meghan

My pictures from Jacob are hanging in my room.

Thanks kids!

What was he Thinking?

Here he goes again.

I was filing away some of Sherrill's receipts and came across this one. It shows that on Nov 1, 2014 at 12:30 PM a "lady pick up" went to Sherwin Williams store and CHARGED a purchase to Sherrill's account. Now, she didn't sign her name at the bottom like you usually do, instead they just put 

"lady pick up". 

Of course I had to call and ask Sherrill about this one. He gave me one story over the phone, then at dinner he remembered, and identified someone entirely different. What is going on with this man?

He better be glad I'm not the jealous type. Paying off the women with paint! Can you really do that?

Kelli and Blake

Looks like Y'all are having fun!

Why does your vehicle always look so clean. It's as clean as mine.....and I'm an old lady!

Your hair has gotten long. When are you coming to see me???

Happy Birthday Dad

Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday dear Dad
Happy Birthday to YOU.

We had a marvelous birthday celebration. Fried chicken and Pineapple cream cheese cake......my favorites!

Unplug

This guy is so right!

The Life of Chris

Have you ever heard, or been to one of these concerts? They spray paint out at you. This is the group that Chris went with.......in Kat's car. He said he had beach towels for everyone. How cool is this?

Tristen, tell your mom you wanna go to the next one!

Birthday Celebration

Catherine had a great birthday celebration. Due to her allergies, she gets cupcakes with no eggs, butter, or regular milk. Looks like it was a Barbie Birthday! ! ! ! !

Happy Birthday Catherine

Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday dear Catherine
Happy Birthday to YOU.

We love you.

November Birthdays

November Birthdays

 9       Catherine McEwan

12      Grandaddy Joe

20      Kenneth McEwan

21      Cathy Bennett Evans

23      Tristen Evans     

Another Recipe

Found this on the Six Sisters Stuff blog. Kat, we've gotta try this!

Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes

Author: Six Sisters Stuff

Ingredients

• 1 15 oz can pumpkin puree
• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¾ cup Sweetened Condensed Milk (you could also evaporated milk... but I love sweetened condensed milk in my pie!)
• ⅔ cup all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line 12 cup muffin tin with paper liners and spray A LOT of non stick spray all over them.
3. Mix the pumpkin, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and Sweet and Condensed Milk. Add the flour, nutmeg, salt, baking powder and baking soda to the mixture and mix well. Fill each muffin cup with ⅓ cup of the mixture. Bake for 20 minutes and let cool. Remove cupcakes from pan and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. Top with whipped cream or cream cheese frosting. Sprinkle a little more nutmeg on top and serve. Makes 12 cupcakes.

Scared the Bejesus out of me

Snack time around here is around 8:00pm. Sherrill was in the shower, so I went out to the garage/office to get some Sherbet out of the freezer. And there he was, a white headed old man sitting on the futon, facing the TV. Yep, it scared the Bejesus out of me. She gets me every time.

No, it wasn't an old man sitting there, it was Meghan's blonde/white headed 4 foot doll sitting there.
She looks like an old man, kinda slouched down in the seat.

One of these days I am going to pee on myself. I wish Meg would hurry up and come get this doll.
She would really scare Chris!

Are These Kin?

Look at these two. Do they look alike? Name these kids.

McKeel Kids

Just a little lower Grandpa!
Look at Grandma's peddling witch behind me.
She can really fly when the wind is blowing.

I'd rather be playing soccer

Always smiling

Got my candy.....Let's get outta here!

McKeel Halloween Decorations

Talking Witch, black light skull, purple lamp

Is he from Monsters Inc?

Night time

Murray Kids Halloween

 Darling!                                                                        Handsome as ever!