Mandarin Orange Salad

• 2 1/2 sleeves Ritz brand crackers
• 1 stick butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cans mandarin oranges (drained)
• 1 (14 ounce) can condensed milk
• 1 small (8-12 ounce) frozen orange juice
• 1 large tub Cool Whip

Crust:

Crush Ritz brand crackers in zip lock bag with rolling pin. Add sugar and melted butter and shake, evenly distributing crackers, sugar and butter. Press in bottom of 9x12 baking dish, leaving a little of the mixture to garnish the top with.

Filling:

Mix Cool Whip, condensed milk, and frozen orange juice. When completely mixed, gently fold in drained mandarin oranges. Pour over crust and garnish with remaining crust mixture. Cover and chill for at least 3 hours. Best if served COLD.

*Passed down from the Michaud grandmas...may be served as a sweet salad or dessert~ summer or winter time (is often seen at the Schweigert house during holidays)!!!

The "Recipeeve"

The "Recipeeve"

1. 1 cup water
2. carrots
3. fishy crackers
4. cheese crackers
5. butter crackers

Put all ingredients together until well mixed and water is luke warm. Enjoy!!

O' Christmas Tree 2009

Our annual Christmas tree decorating, Charlie Brown Christmas, and leftover Thanksgiving dinner marked our Saturday evening!

All I want for Christmas!

Hint, hint my Chrissy poo, this is what I want from you know who!!!

Red Retro Telephone from Home Decorators.

Black Friday

In honor of "Black Friday", I will not be posting a blog today. And if by chance you need to reach me, I most likely can be spotted a some of my favorite shopping hangouts (hint: TJ Maxx) with one of the greatest shoppers I know...my Mom.

Happy Christmas shopping!!!

"Thankfulness" for family!

A Whole Month of Thankfulness As Told By Piper & Paige:

"ice cream, Mommy & Daddy, Katie, all my friends, "coffey" milk, my 2 headbands, seashells, pumpkin pie, Santa, "phone time" with Grammie, dance class, ponies, dresses, fruit by the foot, treats, family, beads, warm Baxter, leaves, Paigey Lulu, milkshakes, Piper, popsicles, PB&J sandwiches, necklaces, sparkle in my eye, preschool, jammies, pinecones, flowers, snow, warm winter jackets, Wiggles, ABC soup, Thanksgiving, haircuts, nailpolish, rings"...

Happy Thanksgiving!

"The turkey is a funny bird

Its head goes bobble-bobble;

And all he knows is just one word...

And that is gobble-gobble."~Author Unknown

~Happy Thanksgiving!