Chewing on my sunflower seeds and enjoying the sights and sounds of summer.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Beautiful Evening
Sitting in a nearby town watching Kylie play ball. It's a gorgeous evening - 73 degrees and clear blue skies.
Chewing on my sunflower seeds and enjoying the sights and sounds of summer.
Chewing on my sunflower seeds and enjoying the sights and sounds of summer.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Rainy Day Chicken and Noodles
It rained TONS here yesterday. I thought we might have to make like Noah and build an ark to float away in. Too bad Colorado doesn't get some of this rain because that forest fire above Fort Collins wouldn't have stood a chance against the downpour.
It was dark most of the day and a little chilly so I made a more wintery meal last night. Do you do the same? Have your meals categorized by seasons? Anyway, my dear grandmother used to make a meal somewhat like I did last night except she always made her own noodles. I remember them laying on newspaper everywhere in the kitchen. I have asked my mom for her recipe but she hasn't been able to come up with it yet.
Anyway, here's what we had last night.
Chicken and Noodles
4-5 chicken breasts ( or a whole chicken would work nicely)
big pot of water
I put the chicken breasts into the boiling water and let them boil for a good 45 minutes to 1 hour. To the pot of water I add:
1 bay leaf
1 clove minced garlic
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 small onion. chopped
3-6 whole parsley leaves, diced
1 1/2 - 2 tsp salt (taste and add more if necessary)
black pepper, to taste
I didn't have fresh celery and my last onion was rotten so I remembered that I had picked up a bag of dried veggies from my local co-op. It had carrots and celery and onion and other nice spices in it so that is what I used to season my water last night.
Squeeze 1/2 a fresh lemon into the pot.
I add wide egg noodles at the end and let them cook until done. I thicken the broth with several tablespoons of flour and water mixed together.
I also dice potatoes and boil them to make a mash potato base for the chicken and noodles. I put a pile of the mashed potatoes on the plate and put the chicken and noodles over the top. You could just eat the chicken and noodles by themselves, though, and that would be just as tasty.
NOTHING beats this comfort food. The smell of this all cooking in the pot is incentive enough to put it together one evening. Enjoy.
It was dark most of the day and a little chilly so I made a more wintery meal last night. Do you do the same? Have your meals categorized by seasons? Anyway, my dear grandmother used to make a meal somewhat like I did last night except she always made her own noodles. I remember them laying on newspaper everywhere in the kitchen. I have asked my mom for her recipe but she hasn't been able to come up with it yet.
Anyway, here's what we had last night.
Chicken and Noodles
4-5 chicken breasts ( or a whole chicken would work nicely)
big pot of water
I put the chicken breasts into the boiling water and let them boil for a good 45 minutes to 1 hour. To the pot of water I add:
1 bay leaf
1 clove minced garlic
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 small onion. chopped
3-6 whole parsley leaves, diced
1 1/2 - 2 tsp salt (taste and add more if necessary)
black pepper, to taste
I didn't have fresh celery and my last onion was rotten so I remembered that I had picked up a bag of dried veggies from my local co-op. It had carrots and celery and onion and other nice spices in it so that is what I used to season my water last night.
Squeeze 1/2 a fresh lemon into the pot.
I add wide egg noodles at the end and let them cook until done. I thicken the broth with several tablespoons of flour and water mixed together.
I also dice potatoes and boil them to make a mash potato base for the chicken and noodles. I put a pile of the mashed potatoes on the plate and put the chicken and noodles over the top. You could just eat the chicken and noodles by themselves, though, and that would be just as tasty.
NOTHING beats this comfort food. The smell of this all cooking in the pot is incentive enough to put it together one evening. Enjoy.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Happy Father's Day!
They showed this video in church on Sunday morning. It's worth the 2 and 1/2 minutes it takes to view it!
Happy Father's Day to all the great dads out there!
Happy Father's Day to all the great dads out there!
A Fairytale
Once upon a time, in the Land of Love there lived a girl who dreamed of her knight in shining armor. He would be strong and brave. She dreamed that he would be a big guy, taller than she, and he would have dark locks. Her prince would be kind and intelligent and true.
She needed someone who would love her for who she was. Someone who would love her unconditionally without questions.
In her Junior year of high school she went to her gym class and across the room she spied a boy who was head and shoulders above their classmates. She got closer and he was wearing his football jersey and black shorts. He turned around and she realized he had a super cute bum. This was really important because she immensely appreciated athletic men in their tight football pants.
Her heart started hammering and she wondered if he might be the one.
In her quest to be near him, she and a girlfriend signed up for flag football, the only two girls to do so. After flag football was done, she decided she would take a weigh lifting class because he would be there also.
Her prince was a bit timid and so she used her network of friends to tell his friends that she liked him. She waited and waited for the day he would ask her out on a date. Homecoming came and went with no invitation.
The sad lass was taken to dinner at the country club by her father. He knew that she was heartbroken and waiting for the day that the prince would ask her to be his.
While she waited, she looked for ways to be near him. She sat on the bleachers during football practice and watched him, she left notes on his car and she drove by his house as many times as possible.
I know, the term "stalker" comes to mind but nobody even knew what that meant back then and it wasn't that way, anyhow.
Halloween was nearing and while the girl pined away for her beloved he decided that he would ask her on a date. He asked her in weigh lifting class and she responded with a hearty, "Yes!".
Their first date was a double date to a haunted house and to A&W for vittles afterward. They made the unfortunate decision to take home the A&W mugs without paying for them and had to return them that same night so they wouldn't be placed in handcuffs. Aww, young love and the brainless things done when passion rules the heart.
On with the story. He was to pick her up at a certain time and was 1 1/2 hours late because his friend was notoriously tardy. No one had cell phones back then.
She thought he had forgotten her and that she would never see him again. He showed up and she went with him because she was pretty sure that she already loved him.
She never dated another. Neither did he. In a few months, they were talking about getting married and they did a few years later on June 17, 1989.
This prince and his bride have been married 23 years today. They have had their share of struggles. Tough jobs, unemployment, triplet pregnancy and the four lives that hung in the balance for awhile, moves to far away lands, the loss of their house and financial struggles, and breast cancer.
Their love has never wavered through it all. Each year it grows stronger and they pray that God gives them another 50 years to spend loving each other.
The End.
I have found the one my heart loves. Song of Solomon 3:4
She needed someone who would love her for who she was. Someone who would love her unconditionally without questions.
In her Junior year of high school she went to her gym class and across the room she spied a boy who was head and shoulders above their classmates. She got closer and he was wearing his football jersey and black shorts. He turned around and she realized he had a super cute bum. This was really important because she immensely appreciated athletic men in their tight football pants.
Her heart started hammering and she wondered if he might be the one.
In her quest to be near him, she and a girlfriend signed up for flag football, the only two girls to do so. After flag football was done, she decided she would take a weigh lifting class because he would be there also.
Her prince was a bit timid and so she used her network of friends to tell his friends that she liked him. She waited and waited for the day he would ask her out on a date. Homecoming came and went with no invitation.
The sad lass was taken to dinner at the country club by her father. He knew that she was heartbroken and waiting for the day that the prince would ask her to be his.
While she waited, she looked for ways to be near him. She sat on the bleachers during football practice and watched him, she left notes on his car and she drove by his house as many times as possible.
I know, the term "stalker" comes to mind but nobody even knew what that meant back then and it wasn't that way, anyhow.
Halloween was nearing and while the girl pined away for her beloved he decided that he would ask her on a date. He asked her in weigh lifting class and she responded with a hearty, "Yes!".
Their first date was a double date to a haunted house and to A&W for vittles afterward. They made the unfortunate decision to take home the A&W mugs without paying for them and had to return them that same night so they wouldn't be placed in handcuffs. Aww, young love and the brainless things done when passion rules the heart.
On with the story. He was to pick her up at a certain time and was 1 1/2 hours late because his friend was notoriously tardy. No one had cell phones back then.
She thought he had forgotten her and that she would never see him again. He showed up and she went with him because she was pretty sure that she already loved him.
She never dated another. Neither did he. In a few months, they were talking about getting married and they did a few years later on June 17, 1989.
This prince and his bride have been married 23 years today. They have had their share of struggles. Tough jobs, unemployment, triplet pregnancy and the four lives that hung in the balance for awhile, moves to far away lands, the loss of their house and financial struggles, and breast cancer.
Their love has never wavered through it all. Each year it grows stronger and they pray that God gives them another 50 years to spend loving each other.
The End.
I have found the one my heart loves. Song of Solomon 3:4
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Fast pitch
Shelby and I were in Bemidji last night for her softball game. It was a perfect night for ball. 70s and clear. Shelby pitched the second game in a double header.
She was amazing! She struck out 7 batters and her pitches were coming across the plate fast. I told her she was large and in charge!
If I sound like a proud mama, I am! :) One of the dads asked me what Shelby had been doing and I told him that she and her daddy are in the driveway every night. He asked if Dan had a bucket to sit on and I said yup because his knees gave out long ago!
We headed home around 10 pm and it wasn't dark yet! I LOVE June! It was a full moon and as we came into a clearing there was the moon glowing over a lake. It looked like a large paper lantern.
While heading north I got a call from a friend who had taken the triplets to the beach with her kids. She said Levi had cut his foot on something on the bottom of the lake and it was deep. Dan left work early. He took Levi home and cleaned it out and butterflied it together. It probably could have used stitches but we opted for this route.
He is using crutches and hopping on one foot to get around. He's not interested in putting pressure on it yet.
So we are enjoying the beautiful days. Getting our beach time and going to ball games in the evening. Kylie's 1st game is tonight.
Like I said, summer is the bomb!
She was amazing! She struck out 7 batters and her pitches were coming across the plate fast. I told her she was large and in charge!
If I sound like a proud mama, I am! :) One of the dads asked me what Shelby had been doing and I told him that she and her daddy are in the driveway every night. He asked if Dan had a bucket to sit on and I said yup because his knees gave out long ago!
We headed home around 10 pm and it wasn't dark yet! I LOVE June! It was a full moon and as we came into a clearing there was the moon glowing over a lake. It looked like a large paper lantern.
While heading north I got a call from a friend who had taken the triplets to the beach with her kids. She said Levi had cut his foot on something on the bottom of the lake and it was deep. Dan left work early. He took Levi home and cleaned it out and butterflied it together. It probably could have used stitches but we opted for this route.
He is using crutches and hopping on one foot to get around. He's not interested in putting pressure on it yet.
So we are enjoying the beautiful days. Getting our beach time and going to ball games in the evening. Kylie's 1st game is tonight.
Like I said, summer is the bomb!
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