Happy Easter

We are excited that we are together for Easter and that the weather is beautiful here in Lexington. 

Baby Blanket....done!

I am super excited to brag about my most recent accomplishment.  I figured out how to crochet a ripple...the design, and then I applied it to this...a baby blanket enroute to Cincinnati.  Beth...I enjoyed making this for your little angel; I hope the colors are what you had in mind.   

Thank you Beth for sending me an update...here she is...with the blanket I made. 

The Mad Potter

For our wedding anniversary, my friend and MOH...Kim, got us a gift certificate to The Mad Potter.  Eighth anniversaries...should be a gift of ceramics, and this was where we spent our Saturday morning.  Mack and JMS painted a race car bank, and I painted a garden gnome....looks like the travelocity guy.  JMS ran out of "concentration" at about 30 minutes into the project.  So, Mack took him next door to Baskin Robbins.  This was the "kodak" moment we thought to share. 

Help I fell off my blog and I couldn't get up...

Acknowledgement is the first step. 

1.  "I have not blogged in FOREVER!" 
2.  I almost couldn't remember my log-on information.
3.  I am working too much. 
4.  I haven't been cooking for my family...nor grocery shopping. 
5.  I am not finished with my crochet project.
6.  JMS is still worth reporting about....a few new things:  he has a worm collection in one of my flower pots, he recently visited pop and grandma in SC...and now uses the phrase "save some for later" quite a bit, and he tells me regularly that he is not ready for school yet. 

I'm sorry to my dedicated readers.  I will try harder.  :)

Chicken Dinner

So, I'm trying something special tonight....

Ingredients:
3 Boneless Chicken Breasts
10 oz Frozen spinach thawed and drained
1/2 a stick of Cream Cheese
4 Tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 cup Shredded Mozarella Cheese
1 Egg
12 Crackers (I used Ritz)
Butter

Preheat oven to 375

Butterfly and pound flat three chicken breasts...that was fun! (put inside a zip lock bag for easy clean up)
Mix spinach, and three cheeses.
Spread spinach on the chicken and then roll up and pin with toothpicks. 
Dip in egg wash. (just the egg)
Dip in crushed crackers mixed with parmesan cheese. 
Bake in a glass dish (9 x 13) with seams down.  I then put 4 pats of butter in the dish to keep them from sticking. 

Bake about 30 minutes.  Then, serve on warm pasta sauce.  My husband (aka test subject) and I both agreed it was very tasty!!! 

Go Cats!

We celebrated our anniversary this year by attending our first UK Basketball game!!!  UK vs. University of Tennessee.  It was really fun and we had a great time!  This was the "cell phone shot."  We were a little nervous that if they lost we wouldn't be invited back considering the winning streak that the team is on.  No need to worry anymore...they won!

Week 1

So, I have officially one week (five days) under my belt as a store manager.  What can I say?  I'm actually enjoying myself.  I am getting to make decisions and not have to clear them through someone else.  I am getting to set the course for the team.  I am getting to initiate change and see fairly fast results.  I think I was most apprehensive about the team not wanting to change.  However, I think that they want change probably more than I do.  How awesome is that?  It is a really great feeling.