tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29625940205206428772024-03-05T00:24:36.989-05:00Many Blessings, Busy Lifemy rambling thoughts and family happeningsJenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.comBlogger599125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-17705426698094436722021-06-30T13:19:00.003-04:002021-06-30T13:19:47.518-04:00UpdateUpdate in case someone actually reads this blog.Christmas card for 2020Until next time...
JenTJenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-18290114122449861572017-05-16T15:01:00.002-04:002017-05-16T15:01:23.818-04:00Recipe Series Chicken: Southwestern Chicken Salad in Avocado BowlsAnother good summer-time lunch recipe that is best if the chicken is cooked ahead in the crock-pot.
Southwestern Chicken Salad in Avocado Bowls
2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
2/3 cup sour cream
3 tbsp chunky salsa
1 tbsp fresh copped cilantro
1 tsp lime juice
2 avocados
1. Mix together shredded chicken, sour cream, salsa, cilantro, and lime juice in a large bowl.
2. Cover and refrigerate JenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-42091572303091514552017-05-16T14:55:00.001-04:002017-05-16T14:55:58.316-04:00Recipe Series Chicken: Crunchy Hawaiian Chicken WrapThis one makes a good lunch for those warm summer days. I suggest cooking the chicken in the crock-pot ahead of time.
Crunchy Hawaiian Chicken Wrap
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/8 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp poppy seeds
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 1/2 tsp onion powder
1 1/2 tsp chili powder
2 cups fresh broccoli, chopped
1 1/2 cups fresh carrots, peeled, shredded (I would buy the ones JenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-17964683245936353982017-05-16T14:46:00.001-04:002017-05-16T14:46:22.630-04:00Recipe Series Chicken: Crock-pot Orange ChickenCrock-pot Orange Chicken
Ingredients:
2 large carrots, peeled and sliced about 1/2 inch thick
2 large red or green bell peppers, cut into 1/2 inch chunks
3 cloves garlic, finely minced
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
8 oz orange juice concentrate
2 cups mandarin orange segments
2 green onions, chopped
hot cooked rice
Put everything except the JenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-40367812194866241452017-05-16T14:31:00.000-04:002017-05-16T14:31:33.662-04:00Recipe Series Chicken: Southwest Chicken CasseroleAnother recipe that starts with cooking your chicken in the crock-pot.
Cook about 3 chicken breasts, 4 if they are on the small side
You can actually cook the first four ingredients with the chicken in the crock-pot to save time later.
1 small can cream of mushroom
1 small can cream of chicken
1 can Rotel
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 bag of Doritos (nacho cheese flavor), crushed
Shredded cheddar or JenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-56705856688778883102017-05-16T14:23:00.000-04:002017-05-16T14:23:52.208-04:00Recipe Series Chicken: Lemon Poppy Seed ChickenAnother good recipe for the crock-pot and also served over rice. This is my second daughter's favorite...everyone else loves it too.
Lemon Poppy Seed Chicken
5 chicken breasts, cooked in crock-pot until tender and shreds apart easily
1 cup sour cream
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 stick butter, melted
1 sleeve Ritz crackers, crumbled
Poppy seeds
Mix together in a JenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-71031614711463795782017-05-16T14:16:00.002-04:002017-05-16T14:16:33.654-04:00Recipe Series Chicken: Island ChickenSummer is the time for Crock-pot recipes. Here is one of our favorites.
Island Chicken
3 lbs chicken (we prefer boneless, skinless chicken breast)
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 clove garlic, chopped
1/2 cup soy sauce (we use Bragg's Liquid Aminos for a healthier option)
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp vinegar
1 green pepper, sliced
1 large can pineapple chunks, drained (JenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-57262534645389724682017-05-16T14:09:00.001-04:002017-05-16T14:10:15.256-04:00Recipe Series Chicken: Sour Cream Chicken EnchiladasI am going to do a series of recipes that our family loves. You are free to use these, adjust to your taste or needs, share them, ignore them...whatever.
First will be some chicken recipes and to start that off will be Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas.
I realize that the weather is warming up, so some of these will be crock-pot recipes. Also, for those recipes where the chicken is JenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-82329108040032549712017-01-17T18:36:00.000-05:002017-01-17T18:36:19.914-05:00because chickens are homeshool curriculum
My latest acquisition...French Black Copper Maran chicks. We think at least one is a rooster. These lay super dark chocolate colored eggs. I can't wait!!
As for the title...well, yes, we count anything and everything for homeschool curriculum...after all there are lessons in every aspect of life. And that is what we are doing - teaching life.
Until nextJenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-11904940583499095772016-12-17T20:51:00.001-05:002016-12-17T20:51:17.151-05:00well it's almost that time... You know that time of year that, well, the year is almost over.
Christmas is only a week away and we celebrate and revel in the greatest holiday of the year. Then the year winds down and suddenly it's Jan First!! A new year!!
I would like to consider myself a fairly optimistic person. So I generally look ahead to the new year and all the possibilities that JenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-15383288870628371172016-10-31T22:13:00.001-04:002016-10-31T22:13:53.431-04:00when it rains it pours!! blessings that isIt pays to exercise!! No kidding...Saturday on my way into the gym I found a quarter and a penny on the ground. lol
I went over to the library after my workout and they were cleaning out their lost and found...I walked out with a ladies wallet and a zipper pouch of school supplies.
I dropped my hubby off at work and went to Kroger to pick up a few things. I don't like to shop on an JenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-1250689030934389502016-09-29T16:01:00.002-04:002016-09-29T16:01:47.744-04:00Boss Hogg's BBQ Shack Pigeon Forge, TNWoooo-eeee!! Can you hear it now? That sound of great satisfaction and excitement? Yeah, well, if you go Boss Hogg's BBQ Shack in Pigeon Forge, TN, you'll be squealing like that too.
They claim to be the best BBQ place in town and I have to say - I agree with them!
They make their very own unique BBQ sauce that really puts that finishing touch on some JenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-66833439380010644702016-09-16T17:37:00.002-04:002016-09-16T17:37:33.395-04:00giveaway input If I can get enough traffic on this blog, I can host some giveaways.
I love giveaways! I love to win and I love to give stuff away!
Now for your input - what kind of stuff do you like to win?
Until next time...
JenTJenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-23851233092243896072016-09-15T19:33:00.001-04:002016-09-15T19:33:19.159-04:00Chicken RunI've actually never seen the movie Chicken Run, but I thought it was a catchy title.
We have chickens. A lot more than what I have here, but they were scattered hither and yon, and I didn't feel like chasing them down just for a mug shot. We also have ducks.
These are the latest acquisitions. We have had them for about an hour or two. We bought them from a local JenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-47146934755047317162016-09-07T16:02:00.001-04:002016-09-07T16:02:26.148-04:00McKenzie Music
Ok, time to brag. :)
Our oldest has just recorded her first CD.
(At the recording studio with her younger sister)
You can order them on her website here.
At the bottom of her website is a link to her Facebook page also. You can follow her there to keep up with the latest happenings.
For a few years she has attended a local flute circle and JenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-4615756808844274542016-09-04T19:04:00.001-04:002016-09-04T19:04:08.233-04:00learning geographyOver the years my homeschooling method has went through a few changes. I started with workbooks, stopped using certain ones, added textbooks, stopped using workbooks completely, went to unit studies, and that's about where we are.
My method leans more toward an unschooling atmosphere than a traditional style. This year I decided we would learn geography as a unit study. Since JenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-90380475555487240462016-09-02T08:52:00.001-04:002016-09-02T08:52:20.725-04:00roll call If you have been reading my blog for any length of time, you will notice that I have not written much in the last couple of years or more. I am going to correct that...meaning I plan to start posting more often.
So what I would like to know is - is anyone still reading my blog? lol
If you are would you please comment below? Just a simple 'yes' will do. ThanksJenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-29235108761299351752016-08-31T19:14:00.003-04:002016-08-31T19:14:57.208-04:00Ben-Hur remade Most movies made years ago, those we consider classics (or very close to a classic), really shouldn't be remade. I have absolutely refused to watch some of the remakes; Annie, The Sound of Music. I really didn't want to watch Ben-Hur, but my hubby convinced me to go with him...or maybe he bribed me with a Sonic slush and .50 corn dogs. Well, however he got me to the JenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-72083762179346496262016-08-03T15:35:00.003-04:002016-08-03T15:35:46.434-04:00Without Warning by Lynette EasonMy book review of Lynette Eason's latest book, Without Warning of the Elite Guardians series.
I should know by now that I will NOT be disappointed with a book by Ms. Eason. I enjoy every book she writes! I am really looking forward to the third book in this series. I like her strong heroines and even stronger heroes. I like that these ladies are in an unusual career for women, even inJenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-87464611647252833932016-05-24T18:35:00.001-04:002016-05-24T18:35:46.336-04:00graduate number two
13 years ago we started down a path called "Homeschooling". We were totally new at this. We knew a few people that were starting at the same time, or had only been doing it for a few years. We were completely in the dark. Greenhorns. Newbies.
Last year we graduated our oldest child. She had no desire to get a college degree so we did not pursue that.&JenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-86767067828005559522016-05-20T13:17:00.000-04:002016-05-20T13:17:11.814-04:00Father's Day giftMy oldest daughter is saving money to record a cd of her playing the Native American flute. She did a t-shirt campaign about a year ago, but now has another design to offer. This time it's for those special people in our life...dads.
With Father's Day just around the corner, now is the perfect time to get the dad in your life a t-shirt just for him.
Just follow this linkJenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-36584582460509147192016-04-25T14:38:00.003-04:002016-05-20T13:17:32.527-04:00update Time has a way of getting away from you. I post so seldom these days. I vaguely remember some years ago when I posted every day, sometimes more than once a day. Aww...those days are long gone. A few years, and kiddos, later and my days are pretty full.
Aww...life. It ebbs and flows like a river...sometimes calmly, peacefully flowing withing its pristine banks.JenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-20747930740775570532015-07-27T19:35:00.003-04:002015-07-27T19:35:40.384-04:00The post in which I may or may not be kidding
What's is like living in the Smoky Mountains? Well, at the foothills anyway.
Kind of cool...kind of hectic...somewhat irritating at times...but other times pretty nice.
If anyone else has ever spent any time of their life in a tourist town, you probably know what I mean. When people find out you live in a tourist town they have questions; what's it like, do you have to battleJenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-41979917064591673302015-06-22T13:48:00.000-04:002015-06-22T13:48:03.490-04:00graduation timeThe time has come.
Our first graduate.
Until next time...
JenTJenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962594020520642877.post-19220347754316650172015-05-23T10:26:00.000-04:002015-05-23T10:26:36.101-04:00Dear Christian... Dear Christian, what sin were you committing before you got saved?
With all the hoopla over Josh Duggar, I decided to write a post to voice how I felt about it.
I in NO WAY whatsoever condone what he did. He was wrong. But he was wrong 12 years ago. He said that after that incident he REPENTED, got saved, and changed his behavior. Whoa - what? He became a JenThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422346799483379873noreply@blogger.com1