Dinner 101

One of our goals for 2012 is to eat out less, which means we have to cook!
...let me make this clear, I DO NOT COOK!!!   So since I do not want my family to starve,
I have been learning to cook, well to throw stuff into a crock pot and forget it.

This has become one of our favorite go-to quick recipes which I discovered online.
My only mod is that I use Cream of Mushroom Soup.

Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings

Prep Time:
10 Min

Cook Time:
6 Hrs

Ready In:
6 Hrs 10 Min

Ingredients
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
2 tablespoons butter
2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
1 onion, finely diced
2 (10 ounce) packages refrigerated biscuit dough, torn into pieces
Directions

Place the chicken, butter, soup, and onion in a slow cooker, and fill with enough water to cover.
Cover, and cook for 5 to 6 hours on High. About 30 minutes before serving, place the torn biscuit dough in the slow cooker. Cook until the dough is no longer raw in the center.

...could I pull it off?

modern snow white by annikita featuring open back dresses

New Projects for 2012

Casting on something new......

...out with the old- in with the new.

Happy New Year!  Out with the old and in with the new!

This year for me will be a Holy Year- I will be more intentional in my daily devotions, attendance to sunday services, focusing our family towards service, prayers with EJ nightly, turning to God first!

This will be a Healthy Year- I will once again participate in the Avenue of the Giants 1/2 Marathon. I will once again been participating in the EA Active 30day Challenge. Once EJ goes to bed at 8pm only then will I will watch Days and use the eliptical, I will be in bed with lights out by 10pm.

This will be a Happy Year- From intentionally surrounding myself with positive people, focusing my crafting to specific projects, and working/challenging ourselves to become debt free. Slowing down and enjoying a novel, and I will be taking pleasure in simple things.

My resolutions are simple:

1. work my way through the bible in a year

2. FPU baby steps 1 and 2

3. post every sunday night on this blog (yes i already failed)

4. be more active- train for a 1/2 marathon

5. keep positive, remember who and what actually matters!!

...seriously????

I had someone tell me the other day

that she was jealous that I was so organized.

It made me think seriously??....

Where is the world did anyone get an idea that

I was organized, is that what I project- AWESOME

Reality is that I am the most scattered packrack

you can possibly imagine- I have decided that by

the end of the year, at least my office needs to

appear to be organized- and in the spirit of

full disclosure- I will give you a before picture

My office/homework/library/craftroom/yarnstash

I will post the after picture in January 2013-

...fall 2011 tv lineup!

There are so many awesome new shows that we are looking forward too! How do you choose? Simple DVR- everything gets a onetime watch, then we cut the junk after the fact-

(new shows in bold)

There are a few we are hoping to check out and catch up after the fact on NetFlix

-SuperNatural

-Lying Game

-Melissa & Joey

-Friday Night Lights

Sunday:

Against the Wall, Drop Dead Diva, Amazing Race, Good Wife, Once Upon a Time, Pan AM

Monday:

Alphas, Eureka, Castle, Terra Nova, Playboy Club

Tuesday:

Body of Proof, Biggest Looser, Glee, Unforgettable, Ringer, New Girl

Wednesday:

Revenge, H8R, Suburagatory

Thursday:

Big Bang Theory, Community, Whitney,

Friday: Grimm,

Saturday: Doctor Who, Psych

...like father like son

Nothing says I love you like sharing the Xbox controller- this is a special moment I walked into last Sunday.