Breakfast

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Breakfast this morning:

Vanilla yogurt, blueberries and

a drizzle of honey - mmmm!

Menu planner

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8 The kids are back to school and the house

is quiet - messy, but quiet. I have been feeling

a bit under motivated these past few days, perhaps

a little after the holiday blues. The Christmas

decorations are all neatly put away, so at least

that is done, but the house feels a mess and I

feel out of sorts.

The fridge desperately needs to be cleaned out,

and there are piles of laundry to do...

...as always really - ugh!

I am trying my best to snap out of it and

get back into the swing of things.

One of my goals for this year, besides finding

a new part-time job, is to be more organized with

my grocery shopping and meal planning.

I found some great ideas here, along with

the above menu planner - which I love and

plan to use.

Lego Batman Cake

Logan requested a Lego Batman Cake

this year.

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I think it turned out great.

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I think he did too.

Make a wish...

Chocolate Pot de Cremes

Made Chocolate Pot de Cremes for

desert over at Mom's the other night. They

were delish! Got the recipe here.

Everyone loved them - even D who typically

does not care for desert.

Served the cherry jam next to the
whipped cream in case we didn't like it,
but it was very good, so I would
mix it in next time.
Yum!

Six!

Happy Birthday Logan!

Six years ago today you were born.

Your favorite things right now are playing with

Lego's, coloring (we did a lot of this over the

holidays), Batman & Star Wars action figures,

playing Lego Batman & Indian Jones on your PSP,

and going to the park.

You are smart as a whip and very sweet

and sensitive.

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We Love You very much!

Recipe to try

Tuscan Chicken Simmer
4 small boneless skinless chicken breasts
8-oz. pkg. Cream Cheese, cubed
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup pesto
2 cups grape or cherry tomatoes
1 cup Finely Shredded Italian Five Cheese Blend

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HEAT large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on

medium-high heat. Add chicken; cover. Cook 5 to 7 min. on

each side or until done and lightly browned.

Remove chicken from skillet; cover to keep warm.
ADD cream cheese, water, pesto and tomatoes to skillet.

Cook, uncovered, on medium heat 2 min. or until heated

through, stirring occasionally.
RETURN chicken to skillet. Cook and stir 1 min. or until

chicken is coated and heated through.

Sprinkle with shredded cheese.

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Sounds easy and I think the kids will like.

A New Year!

Well, we made it through 2009.

Welcome 2010!

I am hopeful that it will be a good year.

Perhaps with a few challenges and big

changes, but hopefully all for the better!

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"Dreams are renewable, no matter what age or

condition, there are still untapped possibilities

within us and new beauty waiting to be born"

~ Dr. Dale Truner ~

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"Never give up, for that is just the place and

the time that the tide will turn"

~ Harriet Beecher Stowe ~