late night snack

Speaking of snacks, Scott and I are on a mission to lose weight. I am writing about this in the hopes that it will serve as a form of accountability on my part! I've actually done pretty well so far with the eating part of it. Exercising? Not so much. I'll get there though. Believe it or not, I used to be pretty skinny. Before, what I like to refer to as the GREAT DEPRESSION (JP's adoption), I enjoyed running/biking and lifting small weights. My goal is to get to that point again. It will take lots of prayer and discipline, that's for sure.

I packed up all of my "skinny clothes" and have them stored in the attic. Let's see how long it takes me to get back in them... I am hoping BEFORE summer????

We'll see. I'll post random updates from time to time. Now, I'm off to enjoy my President's Day vacation with my favorite Mayan Indian!

another pinterest recipe

CHICKEN ROLL

This one was SUPER simple! I tried it earlier this week. It was pretty good! I won't say that it was my all-time favorite, but it was DEFINITELY worth making... very cheap & very quick. Perfect for the working wife/mother.

Here's what you'll need:

- 2 cans of white chicken ( I bought Swanson )

- 2 sleeves of crescent rolls ( I used the store brand at Ingles)

- 1 packet of Ranch (powder) dressing

- 8 0z of cream cheese

- hot sauce ( no particular kind)

Here's what you do:

1) Roll out the crescent rolls and press them together into squares.

2) Layer them around your baking sheet into a circle.

3) Drain chicken, mix with cream cheese in a bowl.

4) Add 1/2 packet of Ranch sauce and hot sauce ( as much or as little as you want)

5) Spoon out chicken mix onto the crescent rolls and fold the corners over.

6) Bake at 350 until rolls are golden brown

I served this dish with fast food fries from the frozen section of the store. You can dip in sour cream or the sauce of your choice. Or, you can serve it plain. Depending on how many you're serving, it should feed you MORE than once!

ENJOY! :)

good food + GREAT friends = a good time!

Emily & Prentice
Me & my work wives, Karen & Stephanie

My job is CRAZY wild on most days, so it makes it SO MUCH BETTER when I work with these crazy gals! I LOVE them and we have the most fun together! A night on the town after a tiring Thursday makes it all worth it... (well, maybe!)

extra! extra! read all about it!

I hope to post pictures soon, but little baby Preston is beginning to walk!! It is the cutest thing ever. He gets so excited AT US getting so excited, so he tries to run. And then he falls! When he takes his time and lets go of the couch or chair, he is consistently taking four to five steps!

We are SO proud of him! I cannot believe he will be ONE YEAR OLD at the end of March....man, how time flies!

Stay tuned...

happy valentine's day

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, everybody!! I woke up this morning to a card from my husband and a smile from my son! I was reminded of how blessed I am.

Life is so much easier when you have special people to share it with! I am very fortunate to have my husband, son, mom, dad, sister, extended family, Scott's family, and best friends to share life with! Thank You, Lord!!

I hope everyone has a fabulous Valentine's Day! Tell someone you love them...

our weekend

Scott and I have become DANGEROUSLY addicted to the television series, Burn Notice. Dangerously. We have all three been lazy this weekend. JP spent a lot of time playing around the house and in his room while Scott and I have been catching up on our BN episodes! If you've never watched the show, it's awesome...it may have replaced NCIS. *Gasp*

I've mentioned before that JP is going through a stage where he is afraid of EVERYTHING. At times, it is a struggle to get him to play alone in his room. So, in an attempt to help him with this, Scott bought him these AT&T Cell Phone/Walkie Talkies. You can get them for $8 at WalMart. So far, it's been worth the money. The idea is that if JP is playing in his room or anywhere in the house alone and gets scared, he "calls" us on the walkie. It's really cute. He'll say, "Hey daddy, do you copy?"

We did not go to church today because JP's had a cold. I didn't want him in a bounce house with 30 other children. So, we stayed home and played a few games.

Operation is one of his all time favorites!

He worked a little bit on his "skyscraper."

We built a tent over his bunk beds. This was our view from inside. We were waiting on the movie to begin...

That's about it. We've been EXTREMELY lazy all weekend. We've only left the house to go to the store and to pick up Little Caesars pizza. But, it's been nice. Sometimes our week gets so hectic, it's hard to catch up on rest. I've enjoyed it!

cousins = love

Lindi came to visit today. Preston was so funny, he kept crawling over to Holly and Lindi and laying his head on them. He's such a LOVER!
Deep in thought...

JP was reading Preston and Lindi a story.

Tomorrow is finally Friday!! Woohoo! For me, that always seems to make Thursday a little bit easier. I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!