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Mummy Dogs.....

I found my attempt at getting a good picture of one at dinner amusing.. here is my fave one..

Not so fave...

Ha ha I sent a pic to my mother in law, and she said it looked like something but she wasn't

about to tell me what, ha ha.

Here is how to make them!!

INGREDIENTS



1 can (8 oz) crescent  refrigerated rolls ( pillsburry)


2 1/2 slices American cheese, quartered (2.5 oz)


10 large hot dogs


Cooking spray


Mustard or ketchup, if desired

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat oven to 375°F.

2. If using crescent rolls: Unroll dough; separate at perforations, creating 4 rectangles. Press perforations to seal. If using dough sheet: Unroll dough; cut into 4 rectangles.

3. With knife or kitchen scissors, cut each rectangle lengthwise into 10 pieces, making a total of 40 pieces of dough. Slice cheese slices into quarters (1/2 slice cheese, cut in half).

4. Wrap 4 pieces of dough around each hot dog and 1/4 slice of cheese to look like "bandages," stretching dough slightly to completely cover hot dog. About 1/2 inch from one end of each hot dog, separate "bandages" so hot dog shows through for "face." On ungreased large cookie sheet, place wrapped hot dogs (cheese side down); spray dough lightly with cooking spray.

5. Bake 13 to 17 minutes or until dough is light golden brown and hot dogs are hot. With mustard, draw features on "face."

Dinner with my son, the autistic one ( warning graphic nature)

Dinner time has always been a challange, between the smells, textures, and for the longest time getting him to just sit still eat. Let's not forget the challanges he had with holding a spoon or fork.  So his biggest issue is textures or the smell now, he has actually vomited from eating certain foods. Last time as he puked his dinner on his plate, he said "See Daddy I told You I hate these kinds of beans" hurl, then said it again " See told you"..... anyways tonight I tried something new called Chili Cheese Bisquit bites, I made green beans and carrots with which some days he likes. Anyways he looks at his plate, and says MOMMMMM this looks like vomit. Great son, make mom feel good for cooking you a homemade dinner, then his sister laughs and goes but it tastes good mom.It looked like a lovley chili bean meal with bisquit, to be honest it kinda looked like vomit, .... anyways he ate everything but it first, and I said just try one bite for mommy. It has cheddar you love cheddar,which he does, because he sings " i love cheddar" all the time. To which his reply was not this kinda of cheddar... ahhh Ok son just one bite please. He tried it, and gagged and I thought we were going to vomit.. my thing is he has to try it, and sometimes I think he uses the vomit thing as a way not too try food,... I always make him try one bite, sometimes he is suprised and likes it, others his issues kick in, and we have a gag like response.

Just had to share how our dinner was tonight.... Hope you all have a great week.

How I Grocery shop, and my meal plan for the week.

I am once a month shopper, I buy all meals for the month at the first of the month, and only go back for a few things like bread,milk,produce. We spend $650 a  month on our groceries.  That's buying  Organic Milk, and having a child who is allergic to eggs,nuts, soy, to name a few things.  That averages to about $162 a week. Have to say I probaly spend less on meals because of things like my husband's soda addiction ( which costs about $40 a month), and his chocolate obession. I do buy in bulk when the price is good. I am a BIG coupon hunter. I do only use coupons for things I use regularly but it's easy to find them with sites like coupon.com, and the local paper. Most are meals average $4 to $8 a meal. We only buy 2 kinds of cearl in our house for the kids to eat and that's honey nut cherrios and wheaties, I make breakfast about once a week, and muffins once a week. Little man is obessed with Blueberrys, so I try to let him have something blueberry once a week rather waffles or muffins. His fave snack is Blueberrys mixed in applesauce. Well enough with all of that, on to the meal plan, here is what we are having this week. I do use recipes, I have collected, and I am really good at making up meals with whatever we have on hand.

Meal Plan:10/25

Sun: Chili Cheese Bisquit Pies ,carrots, and tators.

Mon :Mummy Dogs, My famous  mac n cheese,and green beans

Tues: Chicken Pot Pie, mashed tators, and peas
Weds: Salmon, rice, veggies
Thurs:Turkey Stromboli
Fri:Cheeseburger pie
Sat:  Out to eat with T&T, probaly Salsaritas where I can feed us for about $15 or less ( One kids meal free with each entree, which works out since A man doesn't eat kids meals)

Photos from Lowes Workshop for kids..

The kids loved it and enjoyed a grand time!!  Here is a few photos...

The finished project!!

Yard Sales are my weakness...

When we have some extra cash on hand, I wake up on a Saturday morning to go hunting for

wonderful things for a very low cost. I think if everyone realized the things you find at yard sales, more

people would be doing it.. I have found brand new things in the box, or with the tags for $1 or $2.

Here are few of my biggest treasures I have found...

                                   Boat table, for our nautical themed living room..

                                                       a whopping $25 including the glass.

And my beach framed photo for a whopping $10, the shelf my hubby made for $10 too.

Seashells were free, I am quite the sea shell hunter.

Fall has arrived in our home...

I love wreaths, I have several for every holiday,some I have made ,others I bought at walmart for a whole $10.. Here is our front wreath for our door, very affordable when you make it yourself. :)