Girl's night out

We included Rick because it wasn't suppose to be just girls but the boys had other plans already because we decided to go check the game room out on the spur of the moment.





Jessica threatens me with her hair straightener before we go!
The girls battle it out at foosball.


It was hard playing on a full sized table after playing on our mini game table.

Ham & pineapple pizza

January Recipes

As you know, each child plans a meal once a month and makes a shopping list for the meal. Jessica cooks much more often because she enjoys it. No one is forced to cook but the kids made up a rule that if you don't cook one month, you don't get to try what everyone else makes the next month. Out of the mouth of babes..

This month Tyler made a very easy chicken recipe:







































Zesty BBQ Chicken
21/2-3 lb chicken cut up or chicken pieces
2/3 c brown sugar
2 T vegetable oil
½ c honey
1 tsp seasoned salt
2 ½ c bbq sauce
½ c onion chopped

Preheat oven to 300F. Coat chicken with cooking oil. Season with salt. Mix onion, brown sugar, honey, and bbq sauce together. Pour over chicken. Bake uncovered for 2 hours.





Jasmine made a recipe we've done several times before. Tyler for some reason does not like this dish at all even though he likes everything in it. If someone doesn't want to eat something we don't make a deal about it. They just make something else for themselves. If they don't like a certain vegetable, they just get another one. We don't do food battles. (We have enough bigger issues to deal with!)

















Jasmine's Frankfurt Noodle Bake
1 lg can tomato soup
1/3-1/2 c water
1 can drained corn
1 tbs sweet relish
1 tsp mustard
1 pkg hotdogs sliced
4c cooked spiral macaroni

Stir ingredients together. Pour into baking dish. Bake at 350F for 30 minutes.








































Jessica repeated the taco bake which she made a few months ago. This has become a favorite. (I suggest Gas X as a side dish!)















Taco Bake
2 lbs hamburger
2 tomatoes
lg onion chopped we skip)
2 tsp chili powder
15 oz can tomato sauce
½ tsp salt
pkg taco seasoning mix (mild)
½ tsp pepper
15 oz can kidney beans
12 hard taco shells
2 c grated cheddar cheese
1/3 to ½ head lettuce shredded

Brown beef, add onions, cook until tender/brown. Add seasonings, tomato sauce and beans. Break shells into 1/4ths and place in bottom of 9x13 pan. Spoon meat over shells. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Top with lettuce and tomato.

Twins

Jessica

It was really fun walking Jessica to the teen building last night. I had her take her glasses off because it makes her look totally different. Her SS teacher walked by and Jessica said, "hi." The SS teacher said "hi" but in a way that you could tell she didn't think she knew Jessica. A few yards later she stopped, turned back and called, "Jessica? Is that you?" We had this happen at least six times where people didn't recognize her at first but then all of a sudden they figured it out. It was too fun!!

Jessica's New Look!

First, Happy half birthday Ty on the 23rd.













Jessica before:












At SuperCuts:




















Hair going to the place that does the wigs for kids with cancer.

Totally Random

Random:

You just got a mall gift certificate. Where do you head first?
JC Penneys. There's always something on sale.

You're on amazon.com. What's in your basket? (Use your imagination if you've never ordered from them.)
The Oxford English/Creole picture dictionary, Kote Ti Chat La Ye? (Where's the Kitty?), Double Minds by Terri Blackstock and The Face by Angie Hunt.

You go to the video rental store. What are you looking for?High School Musical 3 or Madagascar 2 but I don't think they are out yet.

Where's the marker in your Bible?
I have an NIV that stays in the car and is for church. The marker is at John 17 because the pastor is preaching through John. I am reading a chronologically Bible daily and the marker is in Revelation 3 because I didn't get done last year! Still have about 2 weeks to go.

What are you hiding from your family?
Mint flavored chocolate kisses.

What's your game?
Before this week UNO, Rummikub or Catch Phrase. But lately I've gotten hooked on pool on our little game table.

What's the last movie you saw at the theater?
Madagascar 2 (High School Musical 3 before that)

You're next up at Starbucks. What do you order?
Soda. I don't drink coffee but I threw this question in because most people do.

What's in your CD player?
FFH, Steven Curtis Chapman, Jana Alayra, Nicole Mullins

You're packing. Where are you going?
Three trips in a row!! Feb 5 Mother-daughter cruise, Feb 26 Florida Christian Writer's Conference HERE, Mar 19 (I hope!!!) Haiti.

What's your biggest goal for this year?
Get our adventure book contracted.

What's your biggest event this year?
Lots. Ty's graduation, the above mentioned trips, and hopefully the twins home!!

I'm making all this up to procrastinate on my writing. What should you be doing instead of reading it? : ) (Feel free to answer that in the comment section. And please feel free to do this on your blog. Add your own questions too.)

Highlights from Adam's birthday

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