Christmas Pie

Cherry Pie

1 box Dream Whip (2 envelopes)

1 cup evaporated milk, chilled

1 - 8 ounce block cream cheese

2 cups sugar

1 can Cherry Pie filling

2 graham cracker crusts

 

Pour cold evaporated milk into a large mixing bowl.  Add 2 envelopes of Dream Whip.

Whip until stiff (about 4 minutes).

 

In a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth.

(Scrape bowl often with a spatula while beating.)

 

Pour into Dream Whip mixture and beat until smooth.

 

Put 1/4 of mixture in each graham cracker crust. 

Put 1/2 of Cherry Pie filling on top of each pie and smooth rest of mixture on top of pie.

Chill.

 

 

 

I always looked forward to my mother making these pies at Christmas time when I was a girl.

I made two of them today, one to take to my husband's parents' house tomorrow and one to take to my mother and dad's house on Sunday.

 

Sweet hubby and I are home alone on this Christmas Eve afternoon.

Both sons are at their girlfriends families' get-togethers and our daughter and her husband and babies aren't coming in until after Christmas.

 

So, we are going with the flow, starting our own new traditions.

We're going to our church's Christmas Eve service and then out to eat.

Something totally new to us for a Christmas Eve, but I'm looking forward to it.
It's special to me any time someone else does the cooking and clean up!

 

But I think things will be pretty normal in the morning with our traditional opening of presents and then our Cinnamon Roll Breakfast.

 

 

In fact, one of our sons asked if he could invite his girlfriend for breakfast.

Maybe the other son's girlfriend can come too.

 

I have to admit that I do like tradition, but change can be good too.

 

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas whether you celebrate with old traditions or new!

 

 

 

 

 

Post linked to:  Show and Tell Friday 

                         Pink Saturday







My favorite day of the year!

                                        This Happy Valentine woke up to a dark, rainy day outside.

But it's all sunshine and happiness inside her home!

Her sweet hubby gifted her with chocolate, a pot of tulips,

and a sweet Valentine.

She has happy butterflies on her cabinet top.

They're waiting to go to the kindergarten Valentine's party this afternoon.

They can't wait to see 17 little kindergarten smiles.

Wishes to you for a Happy Valentine's Day from

Hope your day is filled with love and warmth.

Love is...

...a blogging friend that sees a little coffee cup and thinks of someone who mentioned in a blog post that she was hunting for just such a cup.

 

 

 

Love buys that sweet little cup for her friend.

 

 

She carefully packages it along with a beautiful Love stocking and cheery Christmas kitchen towel...

 

 

...and even pays the extra bucks to send it priority mail so that her blogging friend will get it in time for Christmas!

 

 

 

 

I will think of you, my sweet friend Elaine, every time I sip my morning coffee from my new cup!

 

Thank you!!!

 

 

 

 

Love is also a husband that spends his hard earned vacation time with his bride of thirty years.

We have spent a lot of special time together this holiday season.

We've:

• shopped together
• attended our church's Christmas program
• spent time around our piano singing Christmas songs together
• visited Noccalula Falls Park in a nearby county where they have put up thousands of lights ~ beautiful!

And

We have have another date tonight!

We're going to a community college where they are showing free Christmas movies. 

Tonight they're showing Elf.

I don't know if the movie is any good, but I know the company will be!

I am so blessed with family and friends!

A Happy Valentine

 I'm up bright and early this morning to begin my favorite day of the year! 

I have BIG plans!

Our special supper is in the Crock pot ~ pot roast and vegetables.  I made extra rolls a few days ago and have them stashed away in the freezer all ready to pull out and finish cooking to go with our meal this afternoon.

Now I'm going to get my special Valentine treats all baked up for my guys and my household chores done this morning while the temps are still quite chilly.  Because....the weatherman has promised us a sunny day with afternoon temperatures in the 60's!  As soon as my work is done I plan to go outside and play in the sunshine!

Want a peek at my thrifty decorations?  I made everything from supplies I already had.  And they make me quite happy.

My wishes to You from A Happy Valentine!

May Your Day be Blessed!

I cleaned my sitting room today...

... but since it's such a dark, rainy day I can't get good pictures of my sparkling clean room. So instead, I'll just show you the happy Valentine banner I made a few days ago. I'm so glad something is happy and cheerful on this drizzly day (something besides me, that is :).

Now I'm going to slip into my pink rain gear and go for a quick walk before starting supper.  Hope it's a bright cheery day where you are today!

First Blog Year in Review

My blog was born on January 2, 2010, and what a wonderful first year it has been for me!  I've made many new friends and had the privilege of visiting  many of your homes through your posts.  I'm so honored that you have taken the time to come by my place today to take a peek at my simple life.  Please come often, stay awhile, and leave me a comment.  I look forward to spending more special time with you this next year.  Love you all! ~ Sherry

P.S.  And last of all, this is the link to my very favorite post of the year.

This post is linked to Show and Tell Friday, Pink Saturday

Home Alone

Our church services were cancelled today because of our inch of snow left over from yesterday ~ don't laugh my northern sisters, this is Alabama ~ so with pockets full of Christmas money, my guys have hit the icy road to the nearest Bass Pro Shop.  Thus, I am home alone.  I can't decide what I want to do first.  Maybe pull out my long neglected watercolors and make some original New Year's greeting cards to send to friends whom I never got around to sending Christmas cards to~shame on me! Or...

...start the embroidery part of my tea towels.  I've finished up the crocheted edging on both towels and they are awaiting their colorful embroidery. Or...

....maybe I'll just visit the candy bowl while I'm trying to decide.

Christ-mas at our House

This post is dedicated to my daughter, Heather.  We're missing you and Matt on this Christmas day but we're looking forward to seeing you both tomorrow!  Wanting to shorten the many miles between us, I made pictures of our morning.  And to all my other family and friends; I'm so happy to have you join us this blessed Christmas morning!

The living room~ after Santa

Santa even filled MY stocking!

Won't you come into the breakfast room where we'll sit down to made-from-scratch cinnamon rolls, crisp bacon, coffee, and milk?

Oops!  It's all gone...

...but here's what they looked like.  Can you smell them?  (The left-overs are in the fridge.)

Here's the recipe, Heather, and anyone else that might want it.

Now the kitchen's all clean (we'll not talk about the living room :),

We're getting ready to go to Grandma and Grandpa's.  The chili's in the crock pot and I just pulled the coconut pie out of the oven.

Here's the recipe I promised you for the pie:

Coconut Pie

2 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup evaporated milk
1 tablespoon vanilla
1/2 stick butter, melted
7 oz. pkg coconut

Cream eggs and sugar together.  Mix melted butter with eggs and sugar.  Add milk and vanilla; mix well.  Fold in coconut.  Pour into a deep-dish unbaked pie shell. Bake at 350 degrees 40-45 minutes, until golden brown.

That's it!  Easy-peasy and so yummy, and I don't usually even like coconut!

Oh yes, I saved the best till last.  It's snowing!!!!!  We're getting our White Christmas in Pleasant Valley!

Thanks for the Snowman Sharon!

Merry Christmas to my Heather and the rest of my family and friends!!!  May your day be blessed!

This post is linked to Pink Saturday