Another not-so-boring day~What do you do with a duck in your yard?

Early this morning, my kids went out back to check on the dogs…and my middle son noticed that it sounded like a duck outside.  Well lo and behold, our dogs had found a duck and were ‘checking it out’.  I’m not sure if they were trying to attack it or play with it…but they scared it.  For a while, it just laid in the grass, and didn’t want to move, even when I went near.  Now, it is up walking around my porch quacking.  It is loud!  I don’t know how to get rid of it, I tried to shuffle it out the gate, but it didn’t want to go…..however, I don’t want my dogs getting it again   They are in the kennel now.  I guess we’ll see what happens.

I live in the city, and I have a duck quacking in my backyard….and my neighbors complained about my dogs barking…hhmmmmm

New Recipe~Yummy!

My cousin is back in town, and we’re hanging out with him and his girlfriend.  Tonight, she made dinner for us, and boy was it good!  My entire family loved it and voted it to be ‘on the menu’    This recipe can be used for breakfast or dinner…

1 loaf of french bread (seasoned bread is yummy with this also!)

1 pkg. Sage Sausage (yes it must be Sage flavored)

1 egg

1/2c. milk

4-8oz shredded chese

Cook the sausage in a skillet over medium heat (making it crumbled).  While you are cooking, take the loaf of bread, slice it in half longways (making the bottom a little deeper than the top), and hollow it out, saving the pieces of bread in a medium mixing bowl.  When the sausage is cooked, drain the grease and put it in the bowl with the bread.  Add the egg, and about 1/2 of the cheese.  Mix.  Put 1/2 of the remaining cheese into the bottom of the bead.  Put the mixture on top of the cheese.  Sprinkle remaining cheese on the top of the mixture.   Cover with the top.  Brush with butter, wrap in aluminum foil and place in a 350 degree oven for about 20-30 minutes (long enough to warm through).

Remove from aluminum foil and broil for just a minute or two to crisp up the crust.

Slice and serve.

IF you have leftovers, wrap and store in fridge, and eat cold (or warm) in the morning for breakfast.

My husband, who is trying to work off his extra weight has affectionately named this Heaven and Hell.  He said it’s Heaven to eat but it will be Hell to work off!  Visit his blog (I’m sure he’ll have something humorous to say about this dinner.)

Idea Queen Tips Blog

Wow! This blog is awesome! The Idea Queen is full of money-saving tips, tricks, recipes and fun! I spent quite a bit of time just browsing through all of the wonderful ideas she has. I found a great recipe for homemade hair gel…yep..that’s right…homemade hair gel. I can’t wait to try it, I even have all of the ingredients in my cupboard! She has recipes for homemade bubble bath, school lunch recipes (to help minimize the boring same-ol’, same-ol’, and a healthy alternative to overprocessed lunch-in-a-packages), inexpensive Christmas crafts, chore lists, projects with magnets, and much, much more. I just can’t believe all of the information and great ideas she has! I know I will be stopping by frequently! If I could figure out how to work my blog properly, I would add her to my favorites, or blogroll….hmmm…I feel an upcoming project! LOL
Since Halloween is getting near, I thought I’d also share some of the pages the Idea Queen has for yummy treats, spongebob costumes, and pumpkin carving patterns. Be sure to check them out!
Thank you Idea Queen for your awesome ideas, and resources!

Getting Started… a little bit about me

I just recently (3 weeks ago) quit my full time job of 7 1/2 years to be a stay at home/work at home mom. I have my own candle business and also make juice pouch purses You can check it all out at http://www.simplythebestcandles.biz/
I am newly married, although we haven’t actually had our wedding ‘ceremony’ yet, we will be doing that next month. I am very excited! We are doing a hawaiian theme wedding in our backyard…complete with lanterns and tiki torches, lol. My dress should be arriving today…yay!
My children are wonderful, but this whole staying home thing is going to take some getting used to. It’s been a long time since we’ve all had to be around each other all day long.
Now..I’m going to go and try to figure out how to link other sites to my blog..lol
Have a great day!