Messy Chicken

Last night I made an old time favorite supper,  Messy Chicken.  I'm not sure how healthy it is but it sure is good. I thought I would share as it is super easy.  I think you could crock pot it easy also.

Remember I am making for the masses so I made a LOT.  Also remember nothing is carved in stone and measurements are estimates as I don't measure anything.

10 lbs chicken quarters
1 large box corn flakes, I use the cheapest I can find.
If I have mushrooms I slice some up.

I layer chicken, corn flakes and mushrooms in my pan.   Once that is done I blend about a quart and 1/2 of milk with maybe 2 rounded table spoons of corn starch, and a large spoon of better than bullion.  I usually toss some black pepper in the blender, blend and pour over the chicken.  Cover and cook until done.

Simple and fast to get on to cook and wonderfully  tasty when served! 

Quilt Two Finished!

Today in my quiet house, with only two children it was very quiet.  I worked on the second quilt.  Grand son was here so I did his next.  I decided on the green binding for his.  I think he liked it!

I'm not sure why the colors didn't show up as well.  I think it must have been the light from outside that messed it up.  The colors of the top are the same as the other one.  

Two more to go.  I really have the hard part done.  I may have one back that I need to piece, but the other I have way more than enough material to do the "girly" one.  The brown for the boy one may have to have some streaching.  

Soft and Satin Blankie

Anyone else suffer from not doing something the easy way?   What started as a simple maybe hour project turned into a reather large project.  Youngest grand daughter LOVES to tuck a blanket next to her cheek to go to sleep.   I decided since I knew we had some scrap satin type material that was given to us to to use it and make her a "blankie".   Once I had the material dug out I discovered there was quiet a bit of it.  Most in pinks, purples, but some other colors.   I had a brain storm or something.  I decided that since I had so many all the littles would love one!  

I cut squares about 14x12, I decided on 3 squares by 4 squares.  They won't be huge, but will be easy to drag around.  I have all the tops made and one completed.   I started with the grand daughter I planned on making for.  

I think she likes it!  She was so sleepy.  I was holding her and she leaned over into the blanket and just laid there.  She didn't go to sleep, and in a bit she sat back up.   

I am very pleased at how it turned out.  I hope the others turn out the same way.  I have one color binding I don't think I will use.   I ask DIL to pick me up 4 blanket bindings, any color.  She did awesome on three, but the bright red just doesn't fit any of the colors in the blankets.  I can't decided if I want the binding to be bright and stick out or go with a milder color.  Of course it may depend on when I get around to finishing, before or after a town trip.

I may save the red for a binding on a blanket for the new grand son arriving in Nov. 

Just a few pics...

It really is to hot to do much but hide out inside.   I did get a few pics.   I may do another post later with more of what different kids are up to.  These seem to be youngest Grand daughter for the most part.  

This was my Bible Buddy this morning.  He climbed up on my lap as I was journaling and parked where you see him.   He is a cuddle bug!

Grand daughter is mobile, not walking but she isn't 8 months old yet!   What she is doing is pulling up everywhere!   Some of her favorite pull up things are dogs.   She loves the dogs and they seem to love her.  I missed the pic. of her crawling under the rat terrier, or him dropping his toy in front of her and moving it just as she would grab it, then drop it again. 

Then she pulled up on my foot stool where there just happened to be a tiny kitten sleeping.  A SOFT kitten.   She loved the feel....

 And the taste!  

Just after she finished tasting this ear she decided to pull the whole cat off the stool and went backwards with a boom.    A few tears and she was back to chasing critters.

Stir Fry and other strange ways to eat Veggies

I am the first to admit my kids are not "normal". They are already well down the path of healthy eating. I am laughing at the meals they are cooking around here.

The other night I did chicken fajitas for supper. I wanted more green in mine so I grilled some with just onions and peppers. This was for them.  While it was cooking I chopped some cabbage zucchini, spinach and who knows what else to go with the peppers onions and chicken. I ended up with almost as big a pot of it as the plain. It was a good thing since MINE got ate! The next day for lunch I doctored up the rest with the same assortment of veggies. It got ate also.

Last night I had the kids chopping onions, okra, tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, mushrooms, to make a gumbo type stuff. Again I had a huge pot when they got finished chopping. It cooked down to about 1/2 pot. I had maybe a serving left after we all ate. Meat was some wonderful BBQ chicken 13 yo did.

Today for lunch 11 yo decided to make a stir fry for her, 10 yo and 8 yo grand daughter. They all helped. It had zucchini, onions, mushrooms, okra, cabbage, spinach, broccoli and I'm not sure what else.   She seasoned it with the kitchen cabinet.  I know curry was one of the seasonings she used.   They scarfed it down.

She is making more for supper tonight!!!!  I didn't try any at lunch so I can check it out tonight.

Like I said not normal kids.

We have had grand daughter here a lot and another little girl who is 9.   The 9 yo went home today and she was excited to tell her mom all the foods she ate and LIKED! Cabbage, spinach, okra and I don't know what else she didn't "like", but found out she does.  One thing they beg for is quesidieas which I require to have a healthy helping of chopped spinach in.   They love them!  They will ask for them!  Just add cheddar cheese to a tortilla then a hand full of fresh chopped spinach.  Grill and enjoy.  Personally I want onions and peppers in mine, but not everyone does.  Wonder if mom will even believe her?

Kids think it is fun being creative. I encourage them to experiment. They do know we have to eat our experiments even with they don't taste that great.

Grand kids

Life just keeps going on around here.   Today we had a house full.  I had to get a picture of grand son's new shoes.   If you can't tell they are heels!  He navagates well in them.   He also fights over them well!

 Then a picture of Freckles and grand baby.  Grand baby LOVES the dogs, but this is her pick.  She pulls ears and tries to stand on her.  Some times dog takes her business else where, but usually she just puts up with it.  

I really liked this picture.   She is just over 7 months old now.   A very busy little girl.

This and That

Life keeps plugging along at a super sonic speed.   I am shocked to see the year half over.   Where did the first have go?  What did we do?  I do know that we have all enjoyed the rains this spring.  We were blessed with another inch yesterday evening/last night. After last year everyone appreciates rain so much more.  Even the kids give thanks often as we count our blessings, GREEN is counted often as a blessing.  Our pond filled to just under running over last night.  We have a chance of rain again today.   Last night the rain came hard and fast with lots of run off and little soaking in.   Today I hope we get more and it soaks.  That will make the road interesting, but I can deal with interesting.  

In other news that I find most interesting I continue to read and to play with supplements for dealing with D10's attitude, his oppositional defiant disorder,(ODD).  This is his biggest issue.  It is such a layering of ODD, ADHD and RAD.  What is what in it.  How do you deal with the layered mix of issues best.   Some feel medication, but for me that is a last resort.   We have obtained some help with the homeopathic meds.  In reading and researching I stumbled across some info that really fit him.  People with magnesium defeciencys exibit many of the issues I deal with daily with D10.  They are moody, they are argumentive.  So I decided to add magnesium to his diet.  I ordered Calm, from Amazon.  The ratings were wonderful and in looking at reviews so many described my son.  It came in last Wed.  I gave him some Wed night.  Then again Thur. morning.  He seemed more content with life and his choices, which had been stinking and the consequences that brought about.   By Sunday dh ask who the kid in the kitchen was?  He was putting up dishes in a timely manor.  MN has even jokenly (sorta) complained she can't find reason to argue with him, and he isn't arguing back like before.   It is like all the ODD has been wiped away.  He does wrong, he is a kid, that isn't what I am saying.  He doesn't go out of his way to do wrong. In the past he lived to make people mad.  That isn't happening at all.  He is also more touchable.   Even last week if you walked by and rubbed his shoulder or hair he would pull away and you would get the look.  Now he seems to LIKE that touch.  

On the adoption front I am in love!   I ask for prayers that the three children I am in love with find their way into our home.   I seldom have kids effect my heart strings the way these have.   I have been overly pro active.  I sent a case worker a "Meet the Jones" picture book.  I have contacted her and our case worker and said I want!  I now have to pray and wait.  I ask that those that feel led pray also that doors be opened, hearts guided and familes made.   I pray it is our family for these three, but more importaintly I pray they are quickly put in their God ordained family.