Our new house...

Soon we will be moving...to this house...we are really excited.

Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Casserole

Letha says that this is a yummy recipe...from The Taste of Home Cookbook:

4 pounds sweet potatoes/about 5 large peeled and cubed
1 cup milk
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
18 large marshmallows

1) place sweet pototoes in a large saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender; drain.....(seems like you could used canned instead)
2) Transfer into a large mixing bowl and mash. Add the next nine ingredients, beat until smooth. transfer to a greased shallow 2 1/2 quart baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 40-45 minutes or until heated through.
3) top with marshmallows, bake 5-10 minutes longer or just until marshmallows begin to puff and brown.
yield...10 servings

Walkin' in a winter wonderland...

Doug and I enjoyed the snow today...we went for a couple long walks around our neighborhood...


Here is Doug right outside our house:


Here is one of me:


We walked down the alley with Turbo and Jasmine...they love the snow!
Turbo:

Jasmine:

Us:


We walked down to the lake:


Doug with a nice snowball:



Just one more of us in front of the house...

Little baby Dougie...

Over Thanksgiving I asked Doug's sister if she had any baby pictures of Doug...so we all had fun looking through pictures of their family from years ago... Here are some of Doug as a little guy:

This one was taken when he was just five months old with his mom:



Here he is at nine months old with his mom:



To be fair...here are a couple of me as a baby:

It's Christmas time...

'tis the season for lights and colors...here are some of our decorations around our house!!

First of all....our coffee table, which is acting as our tree this year...






Our stockings...



Our outdoor lights on the house... it turned out a bit dark in the picture...guess you all will have to come see it for yourself...:)



Here is a closer picture of the doorway...




So, for this evening, before everything gets going for the holidays...I am watching The Princess Bride...Doug and the cat are...sleeping...



and the dog is participating quite well too...

Cool Dog video...

I have watched this like four times...so cool! Check it out HERE!

turbo vs the computer

see this cute cat...



see why i'm mad...