Ok doesn't look as good on my plate as it did in my mouth

Crock Pot Curry Chicken:

10 boneless skinless chicken thighs. Place into crock pot.
Then in seperate bowl put 1 jar chunky salsa, 1 C sour cream, 1/2 of an onion- chopped, & 2 TBS of curry powder. Mix together in bowl & then pour onto chicken in crock.
Turn on low for 8/10hrs, high 5-6hrs.

It was delish! Oh with the pic. I started to cut up the chicken & rememebered that I wanted to take a pic. So it looked better b4 I went to town on it. Really no knife needed just melted in your mouth.

Summer's all done

Happy birthday to me!

these are cupcake icecream from Coldstone Creamery! This was soooooo yummy!

Storms blowing out

evening snack

The bread was made with my bread machine. It's banana chocolate chip bread. However the chocolate chips went to the outside of the bread but it's still very yummy. My fav of all the breads that I've made so far.

Steering wheel

visited my sister & my cousin was in town from GA

Met my great cousin Lydia (3yo) for the 1st time. Lydia is on the left, Lys is in the middle & my nephew/ God-son is on the right. These are the younger kids there. There were more but going crazy in the basement

bad storm

took down the tree. It was dead anyways. Nature just did the job for me. That's Sparky my dog. He just had his 9th b-day the day b4. Happy Birthday Buddy

flowers

Mums & chives.
the mums are special to me b/c I got them from my grandmother's funeral service almost 8yrs to the day now.

the talk of the neighborhood

FIOS is being put in. Not too happy about the markings placed all over my yard. This is not all of them but the most concentrated spot.

Homemade breads in new bread machine

date & oatmeal bread on left & reg white bread on left

herbs gone wild-

Ok I'm gonna go against the grain of 365. I have taken most of these pics once every day but it's been a week sinc ei downloaded my camera or posted a new pic. So enjoy my massive postings.

Plants you see in the mix. Blueberry bush & yes got blueberries this yr, strawberries, then lemon balm, oregeno, rosemary.

7mos today

Baby Brie is 7mos today. Where has the time gone???

She just about ready to get herself into a sit postion on her own. She's been sitting unsupported since 5mos. She's just about got crawling down in the last 2 days. Today she figured it out how to get it going for 2 cross crawl arm movements b4 she falls then she army crawls the rest of the way, which she only got good at yesterday.

I've found her in her crib asleep & up on her hands & knees rocking in her sleep, silly girl. So I have started to roll her in a blanket like a bug in a rug to start out her arms being restrained a bit. She likes this. Forces her to relax & give up practicing her new moves for a bit. Much better sleeping after I went back to this form of swaddling. She gets herself outta of it but all I want to use it for is the falling asleep part.

We have started our 2nd week of swim classes with both girls. Lyssa is in her own class with a girlfriend of hers & Brie & I are taking a mommy & me class. Lyssie has taken off. She's now not afraid to put her face under the water & she's blowing bubbles. Big change fromthe girl on the way to class said that no way no how that she was gonna do that til she was 5yo. Brie has gone under the water too. We are working on her relaxing int he water which she does pretty well. I can get both of her ears under & she even got her arms & legs moving for a basic swim movement.

Last thought- still no teeth but preteething since 3mos.

Gotta love toothless baby grins.

taking an early fall walk

Fall is in the air. Leaves are starting to change & their is a nip in the morning air

water wheel

after many years of the water wheel in ShawneeLand it's finally back to working. It was so much in disrepair that it wasn't working for years then taken off to be repaired for another couple years. It's great to see the water wheel working once again & I think they landscaped it beautifully.

Family

This is my 91yo grandfather & 88yo grandmother with their children. My uncle Doug, mom & my Aunt Bonnie. My mom is the baby of the family unless you count the furry baby, Baby.

break in the storm

My travels to Virginia was delayed by this massive NoreEasterner that was sitting off the Coast of the Delaware Bay. I didn't want to travel in the curtain of rain & wind it was bringing down on the metro Baltimore area. So we waited it out til the worst passed us b4 getting on the road. It started letting up when we headed towards Harpers Ferry, WV. However this was the 1st true break of clouds that we saw the entire trip. Right over the lake in my parents development.

off for a few days

Me & the girls are headed to the mountains to spend some time with family. My Aunt is up from Fld & my grandfather is celebrating his 91st b-day. Each of his kids are taking turns then the grandkids with great grandkids in tow are headed to visit the patriarch of our family.

Will be back Sunday!

We Remember Today- 9/11

Hibuscus after the rain

Daddy's girl

Fountain

3 little pigs

18 piglets hrs old

Day at the park

Everyone calls this park the giraffe park & this is why. The real name is Lyn Stacey Getz park. That's a main road right behind it & was pleased as punch when I was able to snap the pic sans cars.

been waiting all summer for this!

a pedi!!!! YIPPEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!