A Date With Daddy

Friday night at 7:30. Caitlin has a date for the annual Girl Scout Father/Daughter dance and it's the best date any girl can ever have. A date with Daddy. Daddy is a thoughtful date, an appreciative date and a gentleman who treats our little lady like the little lady she is. Daddy, as a date,  NEVER disappoints!The theme for the dance this year was PAJAMA PARTY! hence the reason my daughter is in her jammies! She even found a sleep mask and decided to use it as a headband! Caitlin is very creative :)   They left our house for an evening of fun and food at the the school gym. She danced the first and last dance with Daddy~~the rest of the time, I was told by Daddy, that she went off with the other 7 year old girls and had herself a grand ole time! Dad, meanwhile, sat with the other Dads discussing Dad stuff. A good night!

Meanwhile, Billy and I were home together enjoying our time as Mom and son! He helped me store more of the Christmas decorations, then I made him some veggie quesadillas (his favorite!) and we played Yahtzee. If I haven't already told you about this SIMPLE, and I mean simple,  and quick recipe for veggie quesadillas, please pay attention cause you will love them. Who would think just a few ingredients like these would make such a tasty treat! Onions, peppers,mushrooms sauteed in a little butter or margarine till soft. Put your tortilla on some parchment paper on a flat pan and scoop on your veggie mix. Add a big lump of shredded cheese (whatever you have) on top and put another tortilla as a lid! Bake in the oven at 375 until golden and guess what? It's done, it's yummy and so satisfying! and healthy too! I cute them into 4's with a pizza cutter.

Try it, you'll like it! (as one old commercial used to proclaim!!) I have also added chicken, tomatoes (drained) and other good stuff. Be inventive. Go through your fridge and use what you have. We don't waste food in this house! Anything probably will do! It's got melted cheese--it can't go wrong! ;)

I did a few more stitch pictures with decorative buttons. I had done about a year ago and did some more this week! I have so many new ones to start. I'm working on one now with the saying "Be Humble and Full of Grace". Words to live by. Grace is something we all need to attain. Being humble is a constant job considering the world we live in where being humble and grateful for what you have is not visited often!

Be Yourself--so important to maintain YOU and not be THEM

I also wanted to show you those Christmas ornaments I picked up for 50% off. I am off to a good start collecting for my new *additional* tree next year of cupcakes, candy and kitchen items Christmas tree that I plan to have in the kitchen! Collecting is the fun of it. I think collecting is so important when you actually do the foot work! Since I was young I always collected Nancy Drew books and children's mystery series books. In the days before ebay, I would find them at garage sales every so often or in the" for sale" bin at the library. Nothing was better than stopping in a used book store and digging through boxes of dusty volumes to find the one elusive Nancy Drew book with the dust jacket intact! The thrill of the hunt! and that good feeling has lasted a lifetime cause I remember each and every Nancy book I got in such a place and where! Oh, I picked this one up from that old book  store in St James. This one I got at a garage sale  two blocks away from my house. This one I received when my cousin was cleaning out her attic. One particular volume I found was ina dusty old bookstore I was in with my Dad in Marblehead,  Massachusetts!  Sooo fun.

 Believe me I am not knocking ebay. I love to see and buy things that I have longed for and just can't find. I have utilized ebay a great deal! But it certainly doesn't replace that special "I found it!!!" feeling!

Back to the Christmas ornaments, when I was in the store and searching for my special Christmas items for this tree, I had that feeling! Because I had to look through several bins of tangled garland, open boxes of lights and countless Christmas stuffed animals! Under it all were these great additions! and the mitten ornaments were just a bonus! I love mittens!

We are expecting some light snow overnight tonight. I am hoping to wake up tomorrow for Church and see a white coating on my lawn and trees. The peacefulness of snow in the early morning or late night is just breathtaking to me. I also have learned to predict the weather by watching my backyard wildlife. They are the best meteorologists!  The squirrels and birds have a sixth sense. Watch it in your yard and you will see! Nature is an amazing thing!