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Menu planning

I shop every 2 weeks for groceries. I usually have about $100 to spend so i have to get creative. We have Zoey every other week, so the menu is pretty bland then. This girl eats carrots andcheese and chicken!

Here is the menu...
Monday- Date Night at Don Picos
Tuesday- crockpot spaghetti
Wednesday-frito pie and cornbread
Thursday-little caesars pizza pizza
Friday-tomato soup and grilled cheese
Saturday leftovers and then Teriyaki bacon chickeb skewers over rice
Sunday-breakfast for lunch!!

We always go out on mondays and have pizza pizza on thursday...
Tuesday-California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Chicken pizza
Weds-Kani's chicken cory's favorite
Friday-Sheffield soup
Saturday-crockpot italian chicken with bowtie pasta
Sunday-crockpot chicken and dumplings!

If you want a recipe, i will be glad to share!

Got a Le Pan

Its no Ipad but I love it! Cant wait to learn how to use it!

family night with the Blacks...

Laura and Zoey played together all night long. They created notes and handed them out. Mine said "You Rock"... love that Laura girl!

We just sat around and told stories of how the boys got into trouble! Martha seemed like the angel!
My pretty little girl!!
PLaying spoons... oh yeah... i won.... well, i just had the least letters!!
Love this face. Always. She makes me smile as much as her daddy. I love my life.

my world recently...

she lost a tooth. she is only 4.
my 2 best kids. i love them bunch.
happy birthday walker. can't believe you are 6.
what a cutie. she makes me smile.

Exploding Chicken Taquitos

I know, it's been a while. I made a quick dinner tonight. If you have only 15 minutes, make these and serve with some spanish rice [i used uncle bens 90 second rice and it was awesome.] and you won't be disappointed...

HG's Exploding Chicken Taquitos [these are fairly low calorie but Cory didn't miss it!]

Ingredients:
8 small (6-inch) yellow corn tortillas
One 9.75-oz. (or 10-oz.) can 98% fat-free chunk white chicken breast in water, drained well
1/2 cup salsa
1/3 cup shredded fat-free cheddar cheese
1/4 tsp. dry taco seasoning mix
Optional: red enchilada sauce, additional salsa, fat-free sour cream, for dipping

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a medium bowl, combine the chicken and salsa, and mix thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes. [this allows the flavor to soak in.]

Remove chicken mixture from the fridge, and drain any excess liquid. Add cheese and taco seasoning, and mix to combine. This is your filling. Set aside.

Dampen two paper towels, and place tortillas between them. Microwave for about 1 minute, until tortillas are warm and pliable.

Take one tortilla (keep the rest between the paper towels), spray both sides lightly with nonstick spray, and lay it flat on a clean dry surface.

Prepare a baking sheet by spraying with nonstick spray.

Spoon about 2 heaping tbsp. of filling onto the tortilla. Spread it evenly across the entire surface, and roll tortilla up tightly, so that you have a cigar-shaped tube. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.

Bake for 14 - 16 minutes, until crispy. Allow taquitos to cool for 5 minutes. If you like, dunk in enchilada sauce, salsa, or sour cream!

YUM! Let me know what you think if you try it!

My week in Review

Monday - Cory, myself and Zoey went to have breakfast at Cracker Barrel. We had a great time. After that we were going to go to the park, but the weather was a little less than stellar, let's face it, the weather was for the birds. Everything was cold and wet and that wouldn't be a very fun time at the park. We decided to go home and watch Despicable Me. It's such a cute movie.

After the movie, we decide to take a nap. Zoey and I bunk in the bottom bunk and Cory up top. 4 hours later, Cory comes in and wakes us up. We were both sick and running fever. Zoey had wet the bed and me!! I went home to shower. Come back to his house. Run 103 fever.

Let's just say... no fun!

I took of on Tuesday, Zoey stayed home and Cory tried to figure out how to care for 2 sick girls at 2 different houses.... let's just say it wasn't easy.

We both went to the Doctor, i had bronchitis and zoey had strep. i am still coughing and zoey seems to be fine even though she only made it to school one day last week.

I am feeling better. Today, we went to a birthday party in Spring at a Bouncing Bear place. I think we have decided to have a party like this for Zoey. She will LOVE it.

Well, I hope this week is better... I have to work late monday and tuesday, but i get off early the rest of the week! I am going to work real hard and try to meet some goals by month end.

Church was good today. It was nice to hear an encouraging word. I loved that my family was all together and i love to hear cory and mom sing the songs! good day.