My husband is a big fan of Rolo’s and when he saw me looking at this recipe, he promptly asked me to make them. They turned out great and will be a keeper in my recipe box. But not only was it tasty, it was also extremely easy to make.

Ingredients:

1 package of Rolo’s

1 Box of Devils Food Cake Mix

2 eggs

1/3C oil

Mix cake mix, oil, and eggs. Take a small ball of dough and form a ball around the rolo. (Only use enough dough to cover the rolo so that it can spread through the cookie). Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 7-8 minutes. You can sprinkle with powdered sugar is you wish.

After what seems like a long week, I’m back sitting behind the computer. I can’t believe how quickly Thanksgiving came this year and as quickly as it came – it went. I’ve posted about this before, but I’m certain that time somehow speeds up when you get older. As you get older, you get more responsibilities and worries and so life just seems to pick up. Then again, at times it can seem like it can take forever when you’re waiting for something to happen.

I’m still in the process of packing up our home and getting ready to show it. I’ve done a really great job in the last week with putting a dent in all of it. However, it’s just a dent and there’s still plenty to do. I have enormous respect for people who have moved several times in their lives. I don’t expect to be doing it but maybe one more time after this (maybe!). I wouldn’t mind if this is the last time though.

It’s so hard to believe that Christmas is just around the corner and even more hard t believe that my baby is crawling and can stand on his own while holding on to the sofa. To think, a year ago he was still inside of me and I was purchasing his car seat and stroller. Now I’m searching for a new car seat for “boy boys” because he’s outgrown it already. I’m so blessed and so grateful that he’s growing in leaps and bounds and is the happiest baby I’ve ever seen in my life. I suppose that means I’m doing something right .

I cannot wait to get our Christmas tree up and his presents under the tree for him. It’s something my husband and I just love – the Christmas tree. And I’m looking forward to seeing the look on his face when he see’s it lit up for the first time. I was hoping we would have ours up already, but last year – week by week, ours decided to die. It’s pre-lit tree and section by section it was dying. We made up for it by stringing lights on it, but it’s not the same and honestly it looks pretty sad. So our plan is to get a new one this year. Hopefully tonight when the hubby gets home from work, we can venture out and purchase our first Christmas tree together as a family. I look forward to decorating it more this year than ever before. And I’m sure I’ll feel that way every year now that our son is here.

I’ve gone through quite the transformation over the years, when I was a child – I loved Christmas and would make a list of all of the things that I hoped to get. Then it was making a list of the things I needed as a young adult and then it was still things I needed as I set up our home together after we were married. Now… I don’t care about getting a single present. I just want to make sure that our son gets the things he needs and enjoys Christmas the way children should.

I already have the greatest gifts that life can give a person – a wonderful husband who loves me and an amazing, healthy, happy and extremely intelligent child. I don’t need anything more than their love and support.

This is a wonderful recipe for winter. I’ve made this so many times, I don’t need the recipe anymore It is also requested for every holiday.

CHEESY HASH BROWN POTATOES (from Cooks.com)

2 lbs. frozen hash browns, thawed
3/4 cup  (1 1/2 sticks) butter, melted and divided
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 pint (2 cups) sour cream (regular or light)
2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
2 cups crushed corn flakes
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine thawed hash browns with 1/2 cup melted butter and all the remaining ingredients except the corn flakes. Spread into a 9×13″ baking dish. Mix 1/4 cup melted butter and the crushed corn flakes together and sprinkle over top of casserole. Bake at 350 degrees, uncovered, for 1 hour. Serve hot.