Beginning Again with Ben

Ben has been with me for thirty days now. It seems so long yet such a short time too. So much has happened in thirty days, yet… ya.. you know it… so much has remained the same!

Still no pics. Sorry guys. I’m lazy!

I came across this page http://alphainventions.com/ because yesterday it brought 20 viewers my way. Its a website that simply scrolls through different blogs. It was very fun to watch! i recommend it highly!

It’s Sunday. Football day. Haven’t watched any myself, which is OK. I miss watching football on the weekends, but for me it’s a family thing. One thing my family did as a family was hunt and watch football. i still remember my mom hitting her head on the overhead light in the house in the woods. The Packers of course had scored a touchdown. Celebration was in order.

We watched every game, every Sunday. I know more about the rules of football than probably any other commercial, professional sport. I LOVE football, but I feel so old school when I watch it now because I no longer know any of the players and whats up with these new rules?? Everything looks different, more hip, more flashy. It was bound to happen I suppose.

Turkey day is coming up fast. I’m still happy to be going to see my family, if for no other reason than that I get to drive my car all the way down there!!! I really like my Pontiac. Never met a Pontiac I don’t like though, so…. but last night, after remembering that I had the manual option with my car, I used it to drive home. It was AWESOME! I squawked those tires for a full block! Next time I have to remember to take the traction control off! Don’t worry, I was very careful and made sure there weren’t any cops around!

This morning i got up and went grocery shopping! I even used COUPONS!! I saved like $8 and spent about $75. This budget thing is awesome! At this rate I’ll be able to afford all the wonderful toys I want! I went home and made a batch of cheesy hashbrowns. I’ve had 3 huge helpings so far. Man, I love those things.

I first had cheesy hashbrowns when I cooked out at the Woodside Ranch in Mauston, Wisconsin. It was a staple and we had it at least once every week and I don’t think I could ever eat enough of these hashbrowns.

• 2lb. Hashbrows, thawed,
• 10.75 oz can of cream of chicken soup
• 8oz. sour cream
• 2 c. cheddar cheese
• 1/2 c. butter
• 1/2 c. chopped onions
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Mix it all together and put in a casserole dish and bake at 350 for 40 minutes.

Absolutely spectacular!