Life Lessons Learned

I was holding Avery last night when she discovered that her cute little finger fit precisely into her nose, which she pronounces noooooe. She stuck her finger so far in there that I thought she might reach China and pulled out a little Avery sized boogie. At this point could almost see the tiny neurons reacting in her amazing little experimental brain and she looked at it for a minute or two before she decided that this could possibly be a food product and stuck in into her mouth. It wasn't in there for long though because she immediately pulled the "yucky" face and stuck out her tongue! I was so humored by this experience and chocked it up to just another Life Lesson Learned. Boogies = Yucky Yes, I am very proud! She is so dang funny.

Recipe Mania

I have to post a couple recipes for my pals at work. Thanks to my awesome sister-in-law for the recipe for the cowboy beans. She is a great cook and everytime I bring them to a party everyone wants the recipe.

Cowboy Beans...by Jaime Bassett
1 pound of browned hamburger
1 pkg of crisped crumbled bacon....the real deal, not bacon bits ladies!
1 x-tra large can of pork n beans
1 can of black beans
1 can of Kidney beans
1 can of white beans
1 can of diced green chilies
1/2 cup brown sugar or to taste
1/2 cup of BBQ sauce or to taste ( I like Jack Daniel's or Bullseye)


Ooey Gooey Chex Mix
1 cube real butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup Karo syrup

Boil rapidly for one minute stirring constantly. Pour over cereal mixture and stir.
Cereal Mixture
2 cups rice chex
2 cups corn chex
2 cups of honeygrahms
2 cups wheat chex
2 cups coconut
1 lg pkg sliced almonds