The Blind Side

I went to see this movie in theaters, and just watched it again last night. It really and truly moves me. It makes me so happy...at the same time, makes me want to cry! While there is some language and drug use in the movie, it just lets you know how bad Michael Oher's life was before he met Sean & Leigh Ann. If you haven't seen it, please do!

So much of the movie reminds me of my Uncle Gary. If you don't know about him, here's the story. Gary was a homeless man. A guy that went to church with us out in TN met him one Saturday evening. He bought him some dinner, and put him in a hotel for the night. He invited Gary to church the next day. Never really expecting to see him again. Low and behold, we walk into church that Sunday morning, and there was a shaggy, redheaded man sitting on the back row. I have to admit, he was gross looking, smelled bad, and I just kind of walked to sit down, not wanting to talk to him. I'm so ashamed of that now. That day, we took him to eat dinner, cut his hair, got him some new clothes. He looked like a new man!

That night, he slept in the church building. My parents couldn't sleep a wink. They had a spare bed, and here this man is attempting to sleep on a pew. The next day, Dad and Steven picked him up to go to work with them (they had a flooring business together at the time). That night my Dad told Mom that Gary would be staying with us. I don't remember if it was for a night or more, but I slept in my parents bedroom floor with the door locked. Dad got to know him, and he was a good, nice man. He'd had a rough life, and had some addiction that he wanted to try and straighten out. So Dad brought him home. He lived with us until he was able to get his own apartment, and later a trailer.

He sang in my and Will's wedding. "When You Say Nothing At All" will always be Uncle Gary's song...as well as "Love Lifted Me", since that was his favorite song to lead at church.

He obeyed the gospel, and was doing great! Then my parents moved. The move was rough on Gary. He didn't like change, and there was a lot going on at the time. After a while, he went missing. We didn't know where he was and if he was even alive. It was terribly rough on our family. We loved him so much. He was apart of our family.

Then in early 2008, we got a call from a hospital in Georgia. Gary was in the hospital dying of cancer. When he was asked if there was anyone they could contact, he said his family and gave them our numbers. Mom and I drove to get him. We brought him home, and got him in some cancer treatments. However, he lost the battle to cancer in May of 2008. It was actually the day of my baby shower from the church my parents attend. We were late to my shower because he died that morning.

I will never look at a homeless person (or a person that's addicted to drugs or alcohol) the same way again. I used to think that it was by choice, and they were just lazy. And while that's definitely true in some cases, it's not true in all of them. Uncle Gary changed my life. I can totally relate to the line in the movie when one of Leigh Ann's friends says "You are changing that boy's life" and Leigh Ann replies,

"No, he's changing mine!"

Crafty Day!

Today, I was in a crafty mood. I've seen so many Mom's make their kids custom shirts for Holidays or whatever. I decided to give it a try. I ended up making a lot of mistakes, but had a lot of fun. I'm mostly pleased with the outcome. I'll probably make this a tradition for the next few years (at least until they decide they're too old for it!), so maybe I'll get better as time goes on. So, here is some pics of the twin's 2010 Thanksgiving Shirts:

Meredith's

Seth's



Both together :)

 Don't look too close, or you'll see my mistakes!!! But considering I've never made anything like this before, I'm pleased with them! :)

Tasty Tuesday

I haven't been very good at blogging lately...I just totally skipped last Tuesday's post. My kids were coming home that day from my parent's house, and it was a crazy busy day. And I just never thought about it the rest of the week. But today, since Thanksgiving is right around the corner, I am going to post a recipe that I love for Turkey Day!

Sweet Potato Casserole
4 cups (5-6) Sweet Potatoes, mashed
2 Eggs
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Evaporated Milk
2 cups Mini-Marshmallows
3/4 cup Butter

Cook sweet potatoes on oven rack at 375* for 1 hour. Combine all ingredients and put in 9x13" dish.
Top with:
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1 cup Pecans
3/4 cup Butter, melted

Bake 350* for 1 hour

Enjoy!

Tasty Tuesday

Today's post is made with a lot of emotion. A dear woman that I have known my whole life passed away last night. She was a precious lady, and will be greatly missed by many. Kenneth and Sue used to live in the same town as me, but moved a couple of years ago to be closer to their kids. While they still lived here, I once made a large pot of stew and some cornbread to take to them. Oddly enough, that's what I planned for dinner tonight. As I was putting my stew on to simmer, I was remembering times with Kenneth and Sue. When I made that stew for them, they gave me the best compliment I've ever recieved. They said my stew tasted very similar to my great-grandmother's. Grandma was a wonderful cook, so to even have them compare my stew to hers was a major compliment! So that's the recipe I am going to share with you today. It's quite simple, and you can change it to your liking. :)

Stew
2-3 lbs of stew meat, browned and seasoned with Meat Tenderizer, Garlic Powder & Minced Onion
2 cans each:
Green Beans
Peas
Diced Potatoes
Sliced Carrots
Whole Kernel Corn
Tomato Sauce
Tomato Paste

Drain 1 can each of green beans, peas, potatoes, carrots & corn. Mix all together and let simmer all day. The longer it can simmer, the better it is! Will and I aren't big fans of chunks of tomatoes, but if you'd rather have diced tomatoes instead of tomato sauce, you can! Add any other veggies or seasonings you want. Enjoy!

Please remember Sue's family in your prayers...especially Kenneth.

Fall/Halloween 2010

Playing in the leaves

She would throw leaves in the air and squeal...so fun!

Love the Fall!

Fun in the leaves

Daddy helping Meredith climb a tree

They love being outside!

Meredith is a fan of Corn on the Cob!



Seth loves his Papa!



Riding in the Wagon at the Pumpkin Patch

Our awesome pumpkins

Close up of Dad's Pumpkin

Close up of Will's Pumpkin

All the kids at Don and Heather's for a Halloween Party

Snow White, Nana, Biker Dude & Papa

Snow White & Biker Dude enjoying finger foods!

My little Biker Dude

Sweet Pea Bowtique

I make custom ordered hair bows for girls of any age! You can find me on Facebook or on this Blog

Tasty Tuesday

Oriental Slaw
1/2 Head Cabbage, Shredded
3 Green Onions, Sliced
1/2 cup Sliced Almonds
2 T. Sesame Seeds
1 pkg. Chicken Flavored Ramen Noodles, Crushed (save the soup mix)

Put cabbage and onion in large bowl. Put almonds, sesame seeds & noodles on cookie sheet. Bake 350* until lightly brown. Add to cabbage mixture. Pour dressing on when ready to serve.

Dressing
2 T. Sugar
3 T. Terragon Vinegar
1/3 cup Oil
1/2 t. Pepper
1/2 t. Salt
1/2 t. Accent
1 pkg. Ramen Soup Mix

Put in a container with lid, shake well.

Changes

Will and I started doing Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University last night along with his parents, sisters and their families. We are really excited about it. We did the first lesson, then came home and made a plan to do our first baby step. We have to save up $1,000 for an emergency fund. We are cutting as much out of our life style as we can to get out of debt as soon as possible. We have been married for 6 years, and we've always had some sort of debt or another. I'm tired of it! Anyway, we decided last night that we are going to shut off our internet and Netflix, as well as a few other things. So you probably won't be hearing from me as often (not that you did a lot anyway). We will keep our phones, which we can get internet on, so I will be able to occasionally blog. Please keep us in your prayers as we begin this journey and as we fight to get debt free!!!

Tasty Tuesday

Loaded Potato Soup

12 Red Potatoes
3 cans Cheddar Cheese Soup
3 cans Milk
Green Onions
Bacon Bits
Grated Cheddar Cheese

Cut potatoes into bite sized pieces, boil until tender. Drain. Mix soup and milk and heat slowly so not to curdle. When it's warm, add the potatoes and simmer for 10 minutes. Garnish with the onions, bacon bits and cheddar cheese.

Super easy and yummy dish! Enjoy! I fixed this for dinner tonight and Meredith LOVED it. She kept saying "It's Yummy!"

Sickness

We have had quite a bit of sickness in our household over the last week. I've had a terrible cold, complete with migraines and nausea. Seth decided to follow my lead and get a cold too. Poor kid has felt terrible. He started out with a cough, fever and runny nose. I thought he was getting better yesterday, he acted like he felt better, wasn't running fever, and was just more active. We had Will's parents, sisters and their families over last night for a study. After Larry & Vickie and Richard & April left, Amy and I looked at Seth and saw that his breathing just didn't look right. So we picked him up and listened to his chest. He sounded terrible. He was wheezing very badly! So I decided to take him to the ER. Amy offered to go with me so that Will could stay home with Meredith and so I wouldn't have to drive to LR by myself late at night! Children's Hospital was wonderful!!! The waiting room was SUPER full. There were very few seats open. But since Seth was wheezing, they got him right back. We were in our own little curtained room in no time. About 57 people (ha) came in to listen to him breathe, all of them felt so sorry for him - he sounded TERRIBLE!!! After a breathing treatment with a super cool dinosaur mask, a dose of steroids, a chest x-ray, teaching Momma how to use an inhaler for him, and Momma and Aunt Amy getting a little delirious, we headed home. Diagnosis: Wheezing! lol So, for the next 4 days he is on a steroid and an inhaler.

He seems a lot better today. He's still coughing, but isn't wheezing!!! Seems that the medicine is doing it's job and making him all better. I'm so glad!

Will is fantastic. He got up to get ready for work, and went to the pharmacy to get Seth's medicine. Seth screamed for his Daddy the whole time. I was so exhausted that I felt like I was going to pass out. I hadn't slept in about 4 nights because of us being sick. While Will was at the pharmacy, he called work and explained what's been going on. He got today off! So he came home and took care of the kids so I could go back to bed. I slept until almost noon!!! He fed the kids lunch and put them down for a nap. I got up around then, and he is napping now. He's exhausted too.

Art by Amber M.

I am absolutely in love with this photo, and the editing that my friend, Amber did is fantastic! She is a wonderful photographer...and a wonderful friend!!! Thank you so much for this precious picture!

This and That!

Not much exciting has been going on in our household lately! Potty training has been the highlight of the last month. Meredith is doing pretty good with it, if I make her sit on the potty chair. She doesn't want to stop playing long enough to go...she'd still just as soon go in her panties. But she always gets so excited when she does go potty in the potty chair.

We've been working with Seth and Meredith on learning to pray, memorizing a verse, and singing a few songs. They love it! At dinner time, Will will get them to repeat the prayer after him. Now, we'll all hold hands in a circle and Meredith usually says "Say God!" They are learning Ephesians 6:1-3 right now. They can both say "Children obey your parents" without much help. After that, they do really good repeating after us. They love to sing songs, and Meredith knows just about every word to "Jesus Loves Me". We are also working on "This Is The Day".

Our good friends had a baby last Saturday! He's a super handsome little chunky monkey! His name is Aiden, and he weighed in at 9 lbs 5 oz!!!! I am going to keep him when his Momma goes back to work. I am looking forward to spending 2 or 3 days a week with that sweet angel! Meredith is already in love with him! We were getting ready to leave the other day and she said "Go see Aiden?" 

Aiden

We went shopping the other day, and I snapped the following picture with my cell phone. It's not the greatest quality picture, but I love it! The twins LOVE to go to Wal-Mart, and they LOVE to help push the cart. We get lots of looks and giggles from people when we are in Wal-Mart. I mean, how cute is that!!! :)



Walking outside of Wal-Mart

Here are a few pictures from church. A couple of weeks ago, some good friends of ours from Texas were in for a visit. We had 5 two year olds at church that day! So Amber took a few pictures of them!

Abby, Meredith, Seth, Daniel & Haven

My beautiful kids!

Meredith & Seth

I love the sound of my children's laughter!

Today for lunch, I made grilled cheese and tomato soup. I've never met a 2 year old who likes tomato soup...until my daughter! She LOVES it!

Turn it up and drink soup!

Such a pretty smile!

Lick that bowl clean!

Handsome boy!

Other than that, we had a random trip to my parents house a couple of weeks ago. Will had to go up that way for work, so we left Monday night and came home Tuesday afternoon. It was fast and crazy, but lots of fun! I enjoyed getting to spend a little time with my parents, sister, and brother-in-law. I got to go see my sister's house now that she lives out there. She's working very hard making it into a beautiful home! I'm so proud of her! :)

We've had a couple of family game nights with Will's family. "The Game of Things" is a hilariously fun game that will have you rolling. We will have to do it again soon!

Still no showings on our house. I'm trying to be patient and know that God is in control. I'm just getting tired of living in "limbo".

Tasty Tuesday...late again!

Chicken Casserole

6 boneless, skinless Chicken Breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
6 slices Swiss CheesePlace
1 can Cream of Chicken Soup, diluted with 1/2 cup milk
1 3/4 cup Chicken Stuffing

Place chicken in a greased 9x13" casserole dish. Place cheese on top.* Spread soup mixture over chicken and cheese. Sprinkle stuffing on top. Cover with foil.

Bake 350* 45 minutes, remove foil and cook 15 minutes longer.

*Broccoli Spears may be added.

This is such a yummy and easy dish. We eat it pretty often. I love to have cranberry sauce with it! YUM!

Tasty Tuesday (again, a day late)

We were out of town yesterday. Will had to go out of town for his job, it just so happened to be really close to where my parents, sister & brother-in-law live. So we went up Monday evening and spent the night with them. The twins and I spent the day with my Mom yesterday, while Will worked. Then we met him to come home. So I wasn't really on the computer yesterday. So here's the recipe I was going to post. :) It's a super easy casserole, that always goes over really well. I have taken it to potluck several times, and I don't usually come home with much, if any, left. It's also really good leftover. :)

Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

1-1 1/2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced
8 slices Swiss cheese, torn up
8 ounces Ham sandwich meat, diced
1 bag Croutons, crushed (I think it's best with the Cheesy Garlic flavored ones!)
1 stick butter, melted

Mix up. Place in 9x13" dish. Bake 350 degrees, 45 minutes.

Tennessee Volunteers

My Dad is a huge Tennessee Volunteers fan. He almost always wears something with the logo or that's orange. I've never really said anything about it to the kids, but it's amazing at how they pick up on things like that. This morning, I dressed Seth in a Vols outfit. Then he looked down and said "PAPA!!!"

Just ramblin'

We met with our new realtor Friday morning. We asked her to reduce our price, which she did. Hopefully that will get the ball rolling and get the house sold! I am getting VERY tired of living in a house that's for sale. Friday, we did a little re-arranging that Phyllis suggested. Basically just taking a leaf out of the dining table and moving a cabinet to another wall. It made our dining room look larger. We went ahead and packed up a few things that we don't need out all the time. That helped with a little clutter. Maybe our extra effort over the weekend will help!

I am really needing prayers for patience right now. It's so hard for me to know that I want to make a change, but it's not happening. Maybe God's saying no? But when everything else seems to be pushing us in the direction of change...

In other news, a week ago today we started potty training Meredith. After a rough start of being gone unexpectedly a couple of times, the kids being gone to Aunt Amy's while Momma went to the doctor, then Momma getting sick and sending the kids to Nanny's for a day...we finally got started good and strict on Saturday. After cleaning up more accidents that I cared to count, I think we had a breakthrough last night. For the first few successes, she acted like she didn't know what she'd done. But last night, she jumped up and started squealing and asking for "cammies" (candies - I've been treating her with M&M's). Today, she's only had 2 accidents! I am sure she'll love the fact that I'm blogging about this when she's 16, but I am so proud of her! :)

Tasty Tuesday

The recipe that I decided to post today is very special to me. It's a layered chocolate cake that my Grandma taught me to make when I was about 11 or 12 years old. It was the first layered cake I'd ever made, and that is such a special memory to me that I know I will remember for always. I hope you enjoy!

Ding Dong Cake

Chocolate Cake Mix, of your choice. Bake in layers, as directed. Cool. Cut each layer in half with a string, dental floss or thread.

Mix well:
1 stick butter, softened
8 ounce cream cheese, softened
12 ounces Cool Whip
16 ounce powdered sugar

Ice between layers of cake. Frost with your favorite chocolate icing.

Tasty Tues-err-Wednesday

Yesterday was a busy and crazy day, so I never did get a recipe posted. So, I'll just post it today! :) A little background on this recipe, my Mom had given me a bunch of recipe books not long after Will and I married. One of which was the 1984 Festive Foods. For my 19th birthday, Will found this recipe in that book, and made me dinner. We usually just went out for my birthday, but he decided to cook that year. It was so nice to just sit back, relax, not have to worry about dinner or clean up! When he said he was making meatloaf, my heart dropped. I don't like meatloaf! But, I couldn't tell HIM that! So I quietly dreaded dinner. When it was ready, I sat down at the table, he blessed the meal, we filled our plates, I took the first bite. This didn't taste like any meatloaf I'd ever had! It was filled with HAM and CHEESE! It was delicious! Since then, it's become one of our favorite meals. I made it last night for dinner. We had company over, and Will loves for me to tell people how I came across this recipe. :) I hope you all enjoy it!

Sicilian Meatloaf

2 pounds Ground Beef
3 Eggs, beaten
3/4 cup Bread Crumbs
1/2 cup Tomato Juice
1 Tablespoon Parsley
1/4 teaspoon Dried Oregano
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Pepper
1/8 teaspoon Garlic Salt
8 Thin Slices Ham
6 ounces Grated Mozzarella Cheese

Combine ground beef with eggs, bread crumbs, tomato juice, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper & garlic salt. Mis until well combined (I use my hands) On a piece of foil, about 15-inches long, pat mixture into a 12x10 inch rectangle. Arrange ham slices on top, leaving margin around edges. Sprinkle with cheese, reserving 1/2 cup. Carefully roll up meat, using foil to lift. Seal edges and ends. Place seam side down in 13x9" baking dish. Press down slightly. Bake 350* 1 hour 15 minutes.

I love to serve green beans, ceasar salad & rolls with it...Yummy! :)

Movies

Will's working late tonight, so I'm spending the evening with the twins. We can get Netflix streamed instantly onto our TV, and they just put up this movie:

It's a wonderful movie for little girls to watch! Its all about how true beauty is on the inside. We will definitely be adding this to our DVD collection soon!

A couple of months ago, the twins and I were out of town, and Will watched this movie:
He told me that I should watch it. Since he was working last night, I did. I have to admit that through the whole movie, I thought Will was playing a joke on me...not my kind of movie at all! But the ending brought tears to my eye...I think I gasped when I realized what was going on! I will put a disclaimer on it, this is NOT a movie for children! There is language, and LOTS of violence in it. It's not the kind of movie I would normally recommend, but the ending was so powerful! It touched me so much! I would like to watch it again, I think it's one you will get more and more out of each time you watch!

The frustrations of selling a house...

A real estate agent showed our house today. It's been a while, so I was thrilled to get a phone call this morning. We've been rather frustrated with our realtor. She was super nice when we met with her and signed our contract. At the beginning she was pretty good at keeping us informed on things with our house, even though there wasn't much to tell. Since we signed with her, 3 months ago, today was the 5th time it's been shown (and never by her). We've e-mailed her 3 times in the last 2 weeks and never heard back from her. We have talked about dropping our price a little, and can't get in touch with her to get that done! We found out over the weekend that she has pretty much quit the real estate business, and has become a teacher. Which is great for her. She's great with kids (Meredith loved her) and I know she can be very successful as a teacher. However, I'm pretty frustrated that we didn't get a telephone call!

This is the 2nd time that's happened to us. A few years ago, we tried to sell the house. We signed a contract with a different agent at a different company. Our agent retired not long after we signed with her. And we didn't get a phone call then either!

We are going to go to the company's office later this week to see what they'll do for us. I hope they'll either let us out from under our contract, or let us transfer the contract to another agent.

Please pray for us right now. We are wanting to sell the house and buy a larger house in the country to raise the kids. So we hope that they will be understanding with our frustrations, and get our house sold SOON!

EDIT: Will just got a phone call from our NEW agent! The agent we signed with finally e-mailed Will this afternoon (probably while I was blogging...lol) to let us know about her career change and to let us know that she is asking another agent be a co-agent on the listing. The new agent has over 20 years experience, so I hope she'll get it sold. We're meeting with our new agent Friday morning to discuss the details and we'll talk about reducing the price. Will mentioned it to her on the phone and she seemed to agree. I'm excited about this change, and hope that our new agent will get it SOLD! :)

Starting a Business?!

When the twins were first born, I wanted to get Meredith some of those big, crazy bows...you know the ones as big as her head? (Ok, maybe not THAT big...lol) I checked into buying some of them, and decided that I could make them for her. So I e-mailed a cousin of Will's who makes bows, and she sent me some how-to information. After several failed attempts, I finally got the hang of things...and I LOVE it! Meredith pretty much has a bow to go with every outfit, and if I get her something new that she doesn't have a bow to match, I'll just make her one! :) I've made some for friends with baby girls to give as gifts, and while I was wanting to make them to sell, I have always been overwhelmed by the thought. I've reciently had several people come to me to make some bows for their daughters. I have 1 order right now that I am working on, and others that I am waiting to hear back from. So it looks like I may be starting a business!!! Eek! I'm still overwhelmed by the thought, but I am going to just take it a day at a time.

Tasty Tuesday

Monster Cookies

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
12 oz chocolate chips
1 cup & 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
3 eggs
3/4 teaspoon light corn syrup
2 cups peanut butter
2 teaspoons soda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4 1/2 cup oats
1 package M&M's (Don't add to dough)

Mix all together. Drop on pan & mash down with 3 M&Ms per cookie. Bake 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes per pan.

*I made these one Christmas with green & red M&Ms, and called them Grinch Cookies. :)

Enjoy!

John 13:1-17

Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him; Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God; He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet: Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter said unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I was thee not, thou hast no part with me. Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. Jesus saith unto him, He that is washed needeth not save to was his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean. So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you: Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well: for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master., have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. John 13:1-17 KJV

As a special surprise to Lindsay (and many guests) Samuel washed Lindsay's feet at their wedding reception, while Matt read those verses from John.

Mr. and Mrs. Barnes

My little sister is now married!!! Samuel and Lindsay were married last Saturday, September 4th. They had a lovely wedding, and I was honored to be apart of it...and to have my babies be apart of it! I was so thankful that they did so well, and that they walked down the aisle, and even stood at the front for a few minutes! We had such a great time, lots of wonderful memories were made!!! Here are a few pictures from their special day...

Beautiful Bride

Handsome Groom

Flower Girl & Ring Bearer
(Meredith & Seth)

Parents of the Bride
(Gig & Paula)

Samuel's Mom (Annunziata) & Samuel

Mom (Paula), Lindsay, Dad (Gig)

Lindsay & Bridesmaids

(Jessica, Kayce & Nicole)

Samuel & Groomsmen

(Matt, Brett & Barry)

Wedding Party

Mr. & Mrs. Barnes

Wedding Shirts

My little sister is getting married on Saturday!!! She had shirts made for the bridesmaids and a few others for a girls night out (Pedicures & Dinner!!!) as well as the rehearsal/rehearsal dinner. I decided the twins couldn't be left out! So I went and got them each a shirt and iron-on letters and made them these shirts. I thought they turned out super cute!

Tasty Tuesday

Smothered Chicken Enchilada's

8 oz. Sour Cream
2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup
1 Chicken, boiled, de-boned & shredded
2 packages Taco Seasoning
Corn Tortillas
Cheese, of your choice

Cook chicken in taco seasoning as directed. Roll into corn tortillas and place in 13x9" baking dish. Mix sour cream & soup. Pour over top. Spread cheese over top. Bake 350 degrees 45 minutes, or until hot.

Enjoy! This is one of our favorite meals! Add green chilies to the sour cream/soup mix, if desired.

Prayers Please!!!

A realtor showed our house this afternoon!!! Please say a prayer that these people will LOVE the house and buy it!!!

Surprise Breakfast Guests!

Zoe

Larry the Cucumber

When you have kids, you never know who might "drop by" for breakfast every day. This morning we had Zoe the dog and Larry the Cucumber join us!

Funny side story to Zoe the dog...Samuel has a dog named Zoe. Meredith and Seth LOVE her. She is so good with the kids and seems to LOVE them too! Right after the twins birthday a few weeks ago, my Mom, sister and I took them shopping. Meredith saw that stuffed animal in Target and went crazy over it! She walked all over target holding Zoe to the ground saying "Zoe walkin'!" Nana decided she needed to bring Zoe home with her so she bought it for her. Nearly every morning after she gets up, Meredith has to say "Morning Zoe Grace!" I'm so glad that my Mom decided to buy that for her because it is definitely a favorite toy around here! (I don't usually buy stuffed animals since we have a WAGON-FULL in their room)