Sneak Peak

Here's a little teaser of Ben's room. It's not quite finished but his room may just be the first one that I can put my stamp of "DONE" on...too bad he doesn't spend too much time in it. :-)

Balls!!??

He may have been just a tad bit confused and by the end of the day, had even concocted some wild idea that balls grew on trees. But he certainly had a "ball" this weekend when we took him apple picking. We went to this local orchard where we picked two full bags of Jonagolds and then walked around the orchard.
B thought that they were balls and was picking up all of the small ones and throwing them as he yelled "Ball!". We stopped correcting him after about the 5th time. He loved it. Now I just have to work my way through two large bags of apples. Mmmmm...apple muffins, apple cake, homemade applesauce, apple crisp, apple pie......

Go Pioneers!

B and I attended our first Malone game today. The Pioneers played Anna Maria (MA) and won their first game of the season, 69-0. Jeff said the team set several offensive school records today.
B did pretty good. We sat in the bleachers for the entire first half and he did very well. He really liked the marching band at the first part of the game and as long as he had snacks he was a happy camper. We went up into one of the suites for the 3rd quarter and ended up walking around the stadium complex for the 4th quarter. It went smoother than I thought it would. He wasn't mobile at all last year, so I didn't know what to expect this season. I'm very thankful that we have options though.








*Awkward...as we were walking around the stadium in the 4th, we stumbled upon a certain moose who appeared to be winding down his/her gig for the day. I had to snap a shot...

Ever Try Wordle?

If you are looking for a fun project using words in an artistic way head on over to and play around a little in their create area. Pretty neat stuff! I'm thinking of a couple of verses that would be great paired up with some new projects.

Uncle Andy

We had a nice visit from Uncle Andy this weekend. We....

watched some movies...


trimmed some bushes and worked on a couple of other projects outside...


B backed into Uncle Andy's car when he wasn't lookin'...whoops!


we had some good laughs...


and we played "try to catch the blinds"


Thanks for visiting Uncle Andy! We hope you can come back soon!

World's Best Homemade Enchiladas...IMO

I made the following recipe this week with some shredded chicken ($5 Rotisserie bird from Sams). It was awesome! And as a bonus it also said that it could be doubled and frozen if you would like to make an extra meal for later. I was a little worried if B would like it since it had a little spice to it but he gobbled it up.

Shredded Beef or Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients:

1 T butter or margarine
2 medium onions, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 T all-purpose flour
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup milk
2 (4 oz) cans chopped green chilies
1/4 t salt
1/4 t ground cumin
8-9 flour or corn tortillas
2 1/2 cups cooked, shredded beef chuck roast or shredded chicken
1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
2 green onions with tops, thinly sliced (optional)
Sour cream
Salsa

*I also added one can of red enchilada sauce and 1 can of rinsed and drained black beans

Directions:

1. Prepare your meat however you would like. I used leftovers from a rotisserie chicken and shredded it. I then stirred in a can of red enchilada sauce and can of rinsed and drained black beans. You could probably add sweet corn or other ingredients as well. Set aside.

2. In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic until onion is tender. Mix the flour in the broth, stir into pan. Stir in milk, chilies, salt, and cumin. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside.

3. Grease a 13x9 inch baking dish. Spoon a little sauce in the center of each tortilla; spread to the edges. Place meat mixture down the center of each tortilla. Combine cheeses (I just used a bag of the Mexican blend); sprinkle on top of meat mixture. Roll up tortillas and place in baking dish, seam-side down.

4. Pour remaining sauce and some enchilada sauce sauce over tortillas, if you like a wet enchilada use more sauce. Sprinkle with green onions and remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 20-30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Serve with sour cream and salsa.

If making ahead and freezing just prepare and cover the pan with foil and freeze. Make sure that you write the cooking instructions on the foil. When you are ready to bake, let it thaw completely in the fridge and bake the same way. You will probably want to take it out the night before you plan to make it. Make sure it is cooked all the way through. Enjoy!