THE HICKS CHRISTMAS!

We had a wonderful time this year. Addie is old enough to open presents and she was so excited. She did not know what she wanted to play with. However she spent the entire evening vacuuming my carpet with my little sweeper or playing with my Homedics Foot Massager.(which I absolutely love).



We had a wonderful time and plenty of food.



Mom was here and she made Addie a Christmas shirt and bought her a baby doll and made her a Christmas shirt and a pair of jeans. I got Kelly a Slanket from QVC, I hope she loves it as much as I love mine.

Tony was sportin' his TN Vols Christmas Hat, We had a blessed Christmas.

Kelly, and Coconut Pie!!

Here is one of Robert's Christmas gifts from Kelly. She called and was wanting to know what to get him for Christmas and he is so hard to buy for. He is not hard to please but he is wanting things that he really needs to pick out himself. Stuff for his motorcycle and things that no one would know what to get him.

He mentioned that it had been a long time since he had had a coconut pie. Kelly had never baked a coconut pie before so she went all over the net trying to find a good recipe and she found one. The finished product is pictured above it is so good and I don't really care for coconut!! She said it is really easy. I don't have the recipe, but if she posts it on her blog I will put in a link!!!

She has turned into quite the little cook. We jokingly call her Kelly Crocker!!! Thanks honey, your Dad said it is Yummy.(however he told Chase it was just awful, hoping he would not eat any of it:o)

Bell's was Great and so was Mom's Doc's Visit!!

Mom's Doc appointment went well. She is doin good. She has to go to Lexington in the morning for a Echo Cardiogram. She has not had one in a year and the doc says it's time. Then she has a follow up with Doc in Savannah around the end of April.(just routine)

We stopped at Bell's for lunch and had a Hamburger and Fries. We tried their Onion Rings for the first time today and they are really good too. Mom said it was one of the best burgers she has ever had.

The Burgers there have been written about in Magazines . They have been in business since 1954. It is on the way to Jackson and a great place to eat. They say they sell almost as much BBQ, but we have not tried it because the burgers are just too good.

I'M GOIN TO JACKSON(tn that is)

We are headed to Jackson to take my Mom for a Check with her heart doc. This is a follow up to the episode she had last month, just before goin to MS to visit with my brother and his kids. She had a heart Cath and it came back lookin fine. They always schedule a follow up appointment after she gets out of the hospital.

We are goin to stop at Bell's Diner in Henderson and have one of their Famous Hamburgers(not good for her heart??) I will call them soon, I'm not sure if they are open on Mondays.

We will have a good day of visiting, even if it is a Doc appointment. We may do some shoppin while she is in the Doc's office.

I will let you know how it goes!!!

Menu Plan Monday!! 2009!!!

I can't believe it is almost 2009 already. It seems like 2008 had just gotten started. Addie will soon be turning 2 and she is so smart. I can't wait to see what this new year will bring to our family. I just pray that we stay safe and well.

New Years day will be the same menu it has been for years. We cannot start a year without any of this menu. Robert will see to it that we have it. There has been times we have been to every store trying to find Hog Jowls.



MONDAY-Potato Soup and Grilled Cheese Sandwiches (oops forgot I have to take Mom to the Doctor, a late day appointment, we may have supper in Jackson)


TUESDAY-Potato Soup and Chicken Salad Sandwiches or Grilled Cheese


WEDNESDAY-New Years Eve...Order Pizza and have chips and dip.


THURSDAY-New Years Day...The usual meal is Blackeyed Peas(for luck)Hog Jowl(for health, go figure???)Turnip Greens (prosperity/money) and of course cornbread(it goes with everything else)

FRIDAY-Eat out or have Leftovers


SATURDAY-Eat out (BBQ from Rib Shack in Corinth)

SUNDAY-Day of Rest before gettin back to work and gettin 2009 started!!

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SANTA'S ON HIS WAY AND JESUS IS ALREADY HERE!!

It's Christmas Eve and an exciting time for everyone. This is the longest day of the years for most kids. It was for me and my three brothers. I can remember wondering "Is it ever gonna get dark and be time for bed?"

There is a website for trackin where Santa is. It is Norad Radar and click here for the link!

I hope everyone has a blessed Christmas and please remember the Reason for this Holiday!

It is all about a baby, in a manger, that died on a cross, for all of our sins, but yet is very much Alive today!!!

Thank you Lord for all that you have blessed us with and continue to watch over all of us. Amen

MY CHRISTMAS CASSEROLE (A FAMILY TRADITION)

BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

1 pound sausage(browned and drained)

6 slices bread,crust removed

1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

8 eggs

1 teaspoon salt and pepper

2 cups Half & Half(you can use milk)

1 teaspoon dry mustard

Brown sausage, drain. Layer bread in bottom of 9 x 13-inch well-greased baking pan. Sprinkle sausage over bread. Add cheese. Beat eggs and mix with salt, mustard, and Half and Half. Pour slowly over cheese. Refrigerate overnight. Bake at 325 F. for 45 minutes. Serve hot with jelly.

We will usually have country ham, chocolate gravy and biscuits with this also.

*Be sure and don't put a glass dish in a hot oven!!!! I let it set on the counter a few minutes before I put it in the oven.

*This freezes very well after it is cooked!!