foospiration May 28

Thought:

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do." - Mark Twain

Recipe:

Strawberry-Peach Chicken Salad

•Strawberry Yogurt Dressing 2 containers (6 oz each) Yoplait® Original strawberry yogurt
•1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
•2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
•Salad
•6 cups Bibb lettuce leaves or mixed salad greens
•1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and cut into strips
• 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
• 1 medium peach, peeled and sliced
• 2 medium green onions, sliced (2 tablespoons)
•Directions 1. In blender or food processor, place yogurt, strawberries and wine vinegar. Cover; blend on high speed about 15 seconds or until smooth. 2. Arrange remaining ingredients on 4 serving plates. 3. Serve with dressing. Cover and refrigerate any remaining dressing.

Birthdays

It was nice to be back in Caldwell, even though it was only for a short time. It was nice to see some of our friends and family. We are sad that we didn't get to see all of them.

Thanks to all who came.

Jolie, Stephanie and Braden in the middle of the water fight we had.

Foospiration May 21

THOUGHT:
"What we are, that only can we see. All that Adam had, all that Caesar could, you have and can do. Adam called his house, heaven and earth; Caesar called his house, Rome; you perhaps call yours, a cobbler's trade; a hundred acres of ploughed land; or a scholar's garret. Yet line for line and point for point, your dominion is as great as theirs, though without fine names. Build, therefore, your own world." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

RECIPE:
Chicken Tortilla Casserole

•1 doz. Corn tortillas
•½ c milk
•1 T minced onion
•1 can cream of chicken soup
•1 can cheddar cheese soup
•½ lb Monterey Jack cheese
•1 c sour cream
•1 lg can diced green chilies
•4 c cubed cooked chicken
•½ tsp garlic salt
•1 c chopped olives
•Tear tortillas into bite size pieces, fry until crisp. Remove and drain. Soak onions in milk for 5 minutes. Add soups, sour cream, green chilies and garlic salt. Arrange half of the tortillas and half of the meat in a 9 x 13 inch dripper pan. Cover with half of the soup mixture, sprinkle with half of the grated cheese and olives. Repeat, ending with the cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Serves 8 generously.

Out of the mouth of babes.

Well the other night we had hot dogs for dinner and Shaunee asked if hot dogs were the hangy down part on cows that the milk comes out. LOL

Justin has been talking about good guys and bad guys and heaven for some reason. Last night he had gone with his aunt Karla to her school where she teaches and on the way home he was asking about bad guys. Well he gets home and sits down on my lap and asks if we are going to heaven tomorrow. I said, "No we weren't going to heaven for a long time." He then asked me " Does everyone go to heaven?" I said, "Yeah." Well his comment to that was "Good guys go heaven" and in a very serious voice said, "Bad guys go to hell." Where he learned that I have no idea.

City Of Rocks--Almo, Idaho

At the beginning of the month we went the City of Rocks in Almo, Idaho. Grandma Lainey came and spent the weekend with us and we took her there, as she had never been. Grandpa Rick was supposed to come, but he had to work. We had a lot of fun climbing on the rocks and exploring. We climbed up on "bathtub rock" and we saw the Twin Sisters, Elephant rock, and a lot more. It was fun to see cactuses.

Justin inside a cave rock

Justin and Grandma

Thought and recipe May 14

THOUGTH:

"Cultivate the light you have within you, and it will shine through as a radiant expression that will be seen by others."
President Gordon B. Hinckley

RECIPE:

Caramel Brownies

•1 German chocolate cake mix
•½ cup plus 2 T. butter or margarine, melted
•2/3 cup evaporated milk
•1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
•1 (14 oz.) bag caramels
•1 cup chopped pecans
•Mix dry cake mix with butter and 1/3 cup of the evaporated milk. Pat half the dough into bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 325 for 6 minutes.
•Sprinkle chocolate chips over dough in pan. In a saucepan, heat caramels and remaining evaporated milk; stir until creamy. Pour caramel mixture over chips and dough in pan.
•Mix ½ cup of the chopped nuts into the remaining dough. Drop dough by spoonfuls over caramel mixture. Sprinkle remaining nuts on top. Bake at 325 for 18-20 minutes. Let sit until cool before cutting into bars.

If I die before you wake.

This is absolutely awesome! This soldier video is new and different. It is moving and heart warming. Enjoy and pass it on! Three soldiers wrote the song and put this together in their 'free time' over there. The Singer needs a Recording Contract when he comes home!

http://www.flashdemo.net/gallery/wake/index.htm

Kids say the darnst things continued.........

The other day we were driving through a small town and we were on the outskirts of it and a dog ran out in front of me and I had no time to react......Well I said, "Dang it" and Shaunee asked me what was wrong and I told her that I just hit a dog. She asked. me if I hit it on purpose and I said, "Of course not", and she said, "Nice speed bump huh."

Last night we went to Albertsons to get the awesome deal on cereal they had and Shaunee wanted me to carry her and I told her that I couldn't carry her as my back hurt and she said, "I think that your back hurts cuz you have one big zit. LOL

Last night on the way home from the store I was talking to Karla, Joe sister and asked her if Joe was hard on shoes when he was little ( Just bought Justin a pair of new shoes and already need to buy him new ones). She said that she doesn't know about Joe, but Jana was and still is hard on shoes. Shaunee in a very loud voice says, "Jana steeled shoes."

Thought and Recipe May 7

Thought:
"If there's ever a tomorrow when we're not together, there's something you must always remember:
You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.
But the most important thing is, even if we're apart, I will always be with you."
Christopher Robin

Recipe:
Apple Snickers Salad

5 Medium Granny Apples (cut into bite size pieces)
1 King Size Snickers Bar (freeze –then put into a Ziploc
freezer bag and hit into pieces with a hammer)
1 Small Cool Whip
Mix altogether and serve.

Happy Birthday to Justin!

It is hard to believe how fast time flys. Justin turns 4 today. When I was pregnant with Justin, we were living in Joe's parents house in Elba, Idaho while they were on their mission. Joe was working for Simplot in Caldwell, ID and would come home on the weekends. My pregnancy with Justin was pretty easy, except as usual I was a nervous wreck. Towards the end of the pregnancy I was getting nervous because I wasn't feeling him move like I thought I should. They ended up doing an amneio. to see if his lungs were developed enough. They were and he was born May 6, 2004 and 7:32 AM and weighed 9lbs. He was three weeks early and weighed 9 lbs. He is a fun boy! He is into Cowboys, transformers, "Cars", Spider man, and whatever it is he is thinking about that day. Happy Birthday Justin!

Thought and Recipe April 30

I thought that it would be kind of cool to post a thought and a new recipe each week. I love trying new recipes and I can always use inspiration. Every Wednesday will be a post for a new thought and recipe.

THOUGHT:
"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Chicken Crescent Rolls
•2-3 chicken breasts boiled and cubed
•8 oz. cream cheese
•Mushrooms, onions chopped
garlic powder, salt, ground pepper to taste
•Green pepper chopped (optional)
•Mix together
•1 package crescent rolls
•Fill crescent rolls, put rolls in an ungreased 9x13 pan
•Sauce:
•1 can cream of mushroom soup
•½ - ¾ can milk
•Cheddar cheese
•Bake at 375 for 30-45 min. until golden brown on top.

Dinosaur Park

Well we thought that we would give the dinosaur park in Ogden, UT another try. We had gone last summer and Justin and Jade had a blast, but Shaunee was scared out of her mind. We had a hard time convinving her that the dinosaurs were not real, and the noises that they made were coming from speakers hidden in the grass. Well this time she was sure that she wanted to go and that she wouldn't get scared, cuz the dinosaurs aren't real right. Well we get there and she is totally freaked out! She hangs back inside the museum and Jade, Justin, Jana, and I head out to check out all the dinosaurs. The two little ones are having a blast. When Justin and I would hear the dinosaur noises we would pretend that they were after us and start running. Towards the end, Karla convinced Shaunee to come outside and see the dinosaurs, and play on the dinosaur play ground. We had a lot of fun!!!!!!!

Like Father Like Son!

When Joe was little he wouldn't want to eat dinner and an hour or so later he would want cereal. One night this happened and his older sister, Karla said to him that if he didn't eat his dinner he wouldn't get any cereal. Well he wouldn't eat his dinner and later he wanted cereal. His dad and Karla told him no, and so he went and hid in the dyer and told them that he was going to stay in there forever unless they got him Cheerios.

Well.........Last night after dinner I found two little kids playing in the dyer. Justin and Jade both climbed into the dyer and shut the door, and you could hear them giggle when the light went out.

Kids say the darndest things!

For those of you who know Jade, she eats like there is no tomorrow. She eats more than Shaunee and Justin combined. If she is eating something that is hers you better not touch it, but if you are eating something, you better be willing to share. Anyway, yesterday I was eating a tomato and of course here came Jade asking for a bite. I gave her a bite of tomato and it wasn't long before she came back asking for more. She said, "More nonos please." Also last night we had chicken and she loves chicken. Well she scarfed up hers and then asked for Shaunee's. She said, "More bones."

Shaunee asked this morning if the dinosaurs were going to be back on the earth when Jesus comes again.:)
Continued conversation.......Shaunee asked her Aunt Jana this same question about dinosaurs and, Jana told her she didn't know, and Shaunee's reply was, "Well cave-men will be."

Moving

Jade and I flew to TN at the beginning of the month to look for a new house. We spent a week with Joe looking at houses. After a lot of searching, we finally found our home. We will be making the big trip to Beech Bluff, TN the first week in June. Yahoo!!!!!! I don't have to be a singal mom anymore. What an adventure we are in for!!

Easter Morning

Make a scrapbook - it's easy!

Coloring Eggs With Grandma

Justin and Jade went down to Grandpa and Grandma Jones' house to color Easter eggs which has been a tradition for the last couple of years. (Shaunee was sick this year, so she didn't get to go.) Jade was sooo excited about coloring eyes, and wanted to dye hers all the same color. She was having so much fun, she didn't want to give up her eggs. We had to sneak them away when she wasn't looking.

Easter

It was nice to have Joe home to spend some much needed time together. It will be great when we can all be a family again. The kids all decked out in their Easter outfits.

Moved

It was hard to leave our beautiful home in Caldwell. It is hard to believe that we have lived here for 4 years. We have a lot of memories in that house, but we hope to create new ones in our new home. We have met some WONDERFUL people who we love and will miss very much. One of the hardest parts will be not being able to walk down to our family's house that lived 4 houses down from us. The Jones' are very special people in our lives and we love them very much. Another thing that will be sad is not being able to hang out with Aunt Corrine and Uncle Jarom, Nate, Steph, the kids, and all our wonderful friends. (Kenison's, Stevenson's, Warrens, too many wonderful people) We love you and will miss you!

Us

Well where do we begin with Barrow Bunch? Joe and I have been married for almost 12 years and we have 4 beautiful children. Tegan who would have turned 8 this year, Shaunee who turns 6 this year, Justin who turns 4 this year, and Jadelyn who turns 2 this year. We are getting ready to go on a BIG adventure. Our family is moving to Tennessee.:)