SUPER supper!!

Yes indeed! I am not one to brag about my own cooking, but this was seriously some tasty food. Diced potatoes with bacon, seasonings, drizzled with ranch dressing, and topped with shredded cheese! OMG GOOD!! I also tried a recipe from pinterest. 7-up biscuits....super simple and probably the best homemade biscuits I have ever baked.



7-up Biscuit Recipe...
2 cups of bisquick
1/2 cup of sour cream
1/2 cup of 7-up
1/4 cup of melted butter

Mix bisquick, sour cream, and 7-up together to form a dough. Pour your melted butter in a 9 inch baking dish. Dust counter top with flour and roll out dough into the shape you prefer. (I used a cup to cut mine in to perfect circles even though you can't tell now.) Bake at 450 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. SERIOUSLY try it! You will be amazed at how light and fluffy they turn out....not to mention the fattening, but yummy butter bottom.

V.B.S 2012

Unfortunately they only got to go one day. We were SUPER busy trying to get moved. Even though we only moved 3 streets over it seemed like it was taking forever to get it all done. Hoping for some more church fun soon though. Calvary Baptist has some pretty amazing people that attend. :)

Pigs

Pigs in the blanket!! So simple, and so delicious! A can of biscuits, a pack of wieners, and sliced cheese. Roll out biscuits, place half a piece of sliced cheese, and half a wiener, and roll it up. Bake until golden brown. My kids LOVE these! :)

Going to the boot!

So Miss Priss had a check-up on the 25th. We haven't switched to an endo doctor here in New Mexico so every 3 months we make the 12 hr drive to Louisiana for her A1C and thorough check-up. It all turned out well. Her A1C was a little higher than they want it to be, BUT it has came down since her last visit. After seeing nothing, but desert for a while you get so happy when you see TALL pines, and mud puddles. The humidity is a KILLER though, and definitely something I don't miss!

drunk chicken.....yummy!

After years of hearing about how awesome drunk chickens were I decided to give it a whirl. A 2.00 chicken, a can of Budlight, and some seasonings. Not much to lose if it turned out bad. So I went to my best friend for advice....GOOGLE! I found out how to make the rub, and yada yada...! It turned out WONDERFUL! Sam even said that I deserved a raise for it. :) That has to mean something since the man has been eating my cooking for 12 and a half years!

Fig Heaven

Yes indeed!! LOVE that we have a fig tree in our yard! Not only figs,  we have pomegranates, and grapes also. Definitely makes this country girl feel at home eating figs straight from the tree. ;)

snowcones

Nothing like a snowcone on a HOT summer day! Don't worry it was sugar free! :)

Addiction Much????

My new addiction/hobby/addiction...lol! I could sit and crochet all day, BUT I have 2 kids, a husband, and housework that I wouldn't trade for anything.....NOT even crocheting! It is so relaxing though. I am hoping to start a small business soon. I would love to donate half of my profits to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation!

Chiles and Jalapenos

So while we were out trying to find something different to eat we stumbled upon a fresh veggie and fruit stand. We ended up getting chiles, jalapenos, onions, and cantaloupes. I roasted the peppers, diced the onions, and ate the cantaloupes. I love that when I need diced onions I can dig in the freezer and grab a bag. We will definitely be getting more before season is over.

back at it

Back to the world of blogging! Ahh...feels so good typing. So we have had a lot of changes in our lives since I last posted on our old blog. For starters our princess was diagnosed with diabetes on 2/18/11! Yeah big lifestyle adjustments there. In September of 2011 we decided to pack our clothes and move 610 miles from the only home our kids had known. Sam couldn't find work in Louisiana so to Jal, New Mexico we came. We got here on a Friday morning. That following Monday Sam had found and a job, and income has been steady every since. Such a blessing!! Our kids have somewhat adjusted to their new lives. Well lets just say they have accepted the fact that this is home now. We still get the occasional meltdowns. Kobie only has his when he is mad at me. Morgan on the other hand has them quite often still. Especially at bedtime. It was weird to go from trees, dirt roads, and a huge lake....to pavements, sidewalks, no trees , and a lake that would be called a pond where we are from. On the upside we are about 2 minutes from the stores, post office, etc. School is currently 3 blocks a way, but we will be moving soon, and will be even closer to it. We have parks, a swimming pool at the high school and lots of different sports that my kids would have never got the opportunity to play in our old hometown! Even though we miss our family dearly this move was the best decision we made for our kids, and ourselves! So now that we are caught up on our current situations in  the Mitchell household I guess its time for me to get off here and finish supper! :)