I just received this recipe in my email,  I think I will try it and have it for dessert next Saturday when we have out of town guests for the weekend.

APPLE BREAD PUDDING
Courtesy of Jon A.

8 To 9 pieces of your favorite bread
4 tbs butter
3 apples, preferably Golden Delicious
2 tbs lemon juice
1 tbs grated lemon rind
1/4 cup to 1/2 cup honey (optional)
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 cup apple juice
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup toasted walnuts, optional

Spread bread with butter and toast both sides under a
broiler. Cut bread into chunks. Place all ingredients in
the slow cooker except walnuts. The amount of honey should be determined by tartness of apples.

Set slow cooker on low and allow to cook for 5 to 6 hours. If possible, gently stir halfway through cooking process. If desired, stir in toasted walnuts just before serving.

Sounds Yummy and I love to use my slow cooker, but never have any ideas as to what to cook in it, except like roast. 

Yep, I am still up.  ARGH!!  It is 12:24 am.   Tommy hasn't not decided to go to sleep yet.  It is going to be so hard to go back to work on Thursday with the hours we have been keeping.  Both Hubby and I are on the baby's schedule, what a little night owl.

Today was very productive.  I am a notorious list maker.  LOL!!  I completed about 1/2 of my list today.

TO DO:

Change Bedding
Weekly Cleaning
Mop Floors
Straighten the last shelf in the laundry room
Organize and unpack the toy room
Organize Cupboards in Kitchen (plastics, snacks and baking)
Finish Thank you cards
CLEAN Fish Tank (very gross, been a long time!!)
Make Appointment for a haircut
Make Copy of Picture for Dawn's gift

Got to run, baby just puked on our bed for Daddy..........Mommy to the rescue.

Hello everyone!!!!!!!!

I am feeling good about being prepared for the holidays.  I love having everything all bought and wrapped by December 1st as then we enjoy our time making cookies, going sledding, etc.  It makes the holiday season so much more relaxed.

I currently have all my presents wrapped and under the tree.  I went out and bought the last one this morning.  I wanted to pick up a movie that just came out today for a gift.   I still have to pick up something for my oldest son, which looks like it will be either a computer game or a pair of hiking boots.    I had to return the vision command thing I got him for the Mindstorm legos as it didn't work with the set we have.   ARGH!!

So at what age do you stop having gifts from Santa at your house??  We never do, Santa continues to come.  He always fills our stockings even hubby's and mine.  My middle son age 9 has informed me he knows that I am Santa.     But we agreed that he can just play along so that baby Tommy doesn't find out.   In our house Santa even has special wrapping paper that is only used by Santa and hidden. 

I still have to write our annual Christmas newsletter.  I am waiting until I pick up the new pictures of the boys to make the Xmas cards.  Well I have a ton to get done today....

TO DO:
Change bedding
Weekly Cleaning
Mop Floors
Straighten the last shelf in the laundry room
Organize and unpack the toy room
Organize Cupboards in Kitchen (plastics, snacks and baking)
Finish Thank you cards
CLEAN Fish Tank (very gross, been a long time!!)
Make Appointment for a haircut
Make Copy of Picture for Dawn's gift

Man, I better get running!!!!!!!!  I will check back later!     It is my little reward to myself...it is how I make myself get a ton done. 

TOMMY - Age 5 Weeks..........

What chubby little cheeks you are getting my little one. 

Surprise Package Cookies

1 Cup butter (no substitutes), softened
1 Cup sugar
½ Cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 Cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
65 mint Andes

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars.Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.Beat in vanilla.Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.With floured hands, shape a tablespoonful of dough around 42 candies, forming rectangular cookies.

Weekend Update...................

Hello.....well hubby was being nice to me again and didn't wake me up for church this am.  He thought I needed some sleep, which of course I did.  I slept until about 11:00am.  AAAHHHH.....

Yesterday, Saturday was pretty good.    We did some shopping, mind you I am not a person who enjoys shopping and believe it or not, I don't like to go to the mall.  But we went to the Mall of America and I dislike that even more.  LOL!!  We went to Studio 56 to get our yearly piece for our snow village.  Paul wanted to get a piece called "Bringing home Baby".   It had been retired and they didn't have it at the store.  They told us of a gift and drug store that carries Snow Village.   We headed there and they didn't have the piece on the shelf.  I asked the lady and she said she would look.  She had some she was saving in her office to give as presents for people that had babies.   She was so nice and allowed us to purchase one!!   So we have the piece for our village, which prefectly represents our year!

We also stopped at Babies R Us and I bought a shirt and a jeans outfit for Tommy.  Like he needs clothes......LOL!!   NOT!  After that we stopped at Wendy's and grabbed broccoli and cheese potatoes and headed home.   It was still early so we decided to try out a new cookie recipe for our cookie trays.

Every year we make about 13 cookie/candy plates for our neighbors and family.     This cookie was very good and I think we will be including it.   I will post the recipe soon

Well I best hit the shower and get the laundry done.   Then I want to organize and clean the laundry room, it really needs it.   Hubby is watching the Vikings game with the baby and then is going to set up our snow village (it really is more his than anyone Christmas).

I also hope to go purchase my last two gifts and wrap everything up!  I wanted to be done by December 1st, but this is close enough as long as I am done by the time I go back to work. 

Only 4 days and it is back to work........:(  I have a ton I want to get done yet!  Time to put it in high gear!