Good morning

all the kidos are here and they are all asleep!!!! so yesterday with 4 kids running around and with nap time i was able to clean my whole house!!! i was very proud of my self! so today is friday and leo is at work my:( and he has to work all weekend. it sucks that he wont get a day off till nexted weekend inless he has to work then to but the up side 30 hours of ot!! and my bday is nexted month hehehe. so this weekend i am going to go threw johnnys room and get ride of cloths that are to little and box them away and hopfully have more room in there. i spoke to soon now jeremy and johnny are up and coloring!! so i made this last nite and its sssssssssssssssssooooooooooo good thought i share it

Sautéed Chicken with Lemon Garlic Sauce

1 T. olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
2 chicken breast halves
salt, pepper
1/2 C. chicken broth
1/2 C. pitted kalamata or other intensely flavored olives
1 T. lemon juice
1 C. cooked rice, optional

Heat oil in medium skillet. Add garlic and saute over medium heat 1 minute. Add chicken, seasoned with salt and pepper to taste, and brown 5 minutes per side.

Remove chicken. Pour in broth and scrape up any browned bits. Return chicken to skillet along with olives. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Remove chicken and keep warm. Add lemon juice and cook down liquids by a third. Return chicken to pan to heat through.

To serve, spoon chicken and skillet sauce onto each of 2 plates. Serve rice on the side.

Makes 2 servings.

and i made these 2 side mmmmm

Roasted Red Potatoes

olive oil spray
1 lb. red potatoes, washed and cut into 2-inch pieces
2 t. margarine or butter
1/2 C. chicken broth
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 425°F. and spray a lasagna-size or other baking pan. Add potatoes and enough broth to make an inch of liquid in bottom of pan. Dot potatoes with margarine and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Bake 30 minutes. Liquid will be nearly evaporated and potatoes will be brown. Serve the potatoes on individual plates and pour any remaining liquid over them.

Makes 2 servings.


2 C. baby carrots
1 C. chicken broth
2 T. balsamic vinegar
1 T. butter
salt, pepper

so thats all for know later gators

time to start this again!!

ok so what has been goin on since my last post..... my nana went to be with Jesus in aug 2010 after a long battle with cancer. but she is know watching down on us and protecting us i miss her a lot but she isnt in pain any more so that gives me comfort. well in october my brother moved down from norfolk va with his 2 boys. shannon stayed up there because she is in the navy and gets out in november but i hope sooner. i miss her like crazy and i knw the boys and rod do to. so i am know watching them and johnny and a nother lil girl yes i know im crazy but i love it. jeremy will be 2 in april bee is 11 months and the other lil girl i watch is 1 and johnny is 2. so in november i made my very first turkey!!!!! and it came out great!!! johnny turned 2 in december and we had a buzz lightyear party most of my family came and friends johnny made out like a bandit!!ooooo and i finally got johnny on a SLEEP SCHUDULE!! we had a great christmas. my sis n law came home for a while. we are truly blessed to of had a great christmas this year.!! we had a good new years with friends..and well know valentines day is soon. everyone caught up??!! i promis to post more this site is my out lit and i will find time!! later gators