• 101 List

    <1. create a list of 101 things to complete in 1001 days[comp. 11.03.07
    2. Make Abby’s thank you cards, by Nov 7th [comp. 11.08.07]
    3. Send Abby’s b-day thank you cards, by Nov 10th
    4. Make x-mas cards by Dec. 7th[finished 12.11]
    5. Send x-mas cards by Dec. 12th [sent 12.14]
    6. Start a “the best thing today” journal[started 11.5.07]
    7. Meditate every day for one month
    8. Find a job I LOVE and that uses my skills and education to its fullest (hopefully teaching, but I will not discount something else that would be in education and made me happy)
    9. Keep up with list on blog
    10. Send out a b-day card to friends and family every year
    [1/?] 11. Complete Abby’s 1st year scrapbook[in progress]
    12. Make a wedding scrapbook
    13. Join teacher organization
    14. Participate in a teacher’s continuing education workshop spring/summer ‘08
    15. Have diploma framed and hang it
    16. Go to a play, musical or symphony at least once a year starting in 2008
    17. Get at least 3 pedicure a year(starting in 2008)[1/9]
    18. Make a list of 20 books to read (ones that I might not typically read), at least 5 being “classics” and at least 5 non-fiction [comp 11.5.07]
    19. Read 35 books (20 being from my must read list, others being book club books and whatever else)[12/35]
    20. Find a good dentist and go regularly
    21. Take up yoga
    22. Replace all bras and panties
    23. Replace all of my makeup and find a great line that works best for me
    24. Learn to use SLR digital camera better[in progress]
    25. Vote in 2008 election
    26. Make a list of 101 things that make me happy
    27. Start meal planning again[started 11.15.07]
    28. Start an ongoing grocery list on fridge [comp 11.5.2007]
    29. Start back up on Abby’s blog and post to it at least once a month[started 11.11.07] [17/32]
    30. Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day for one month(try really hard to keep it up)[started 6/27]
    31. Eat at least one piece of fresh fruit a day for 3 weeks[11/30] [started 11.12.07]
    32. Take at least one cooking class a year (starting in 2008)
    33. Donate blood
    34. Make a list of 20 “must see” classic movie that I have not seen
    35. Watch the 20 movies
    36. Buy a bike and start going on bike rides with Abby
    37. Take a child CPR class
    38. Make a budget for Christmas presents and stick to it
    39. Make a quilt of Abby’s clothes (with mom’s help)
    40. Get lasik
    41. Print and hang more photos of Abby
    42. Take multi vitamins every day for one month, and hopefully keep it up[14/30]
    43. No eating out, deliver, or bringing home food for 3 weeks
    44. Plan something awesome for Mom & Dad’s 40th anniversary next year
    45. Organize recipes
    46. Try one 3 new recipe every month
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    47. Do something with wedding dress
    48. Go out with Tara once every few months
    49. Call Tara once every 2 weeks
    50. Call or email Michelle once a month
    51. Give up caffine by January,
    52. Make an Indian meal complete with naan[comp. 11.03.07]
    53. Personal #2
    54. Call Mom & Dad once a week
    55. Clean out/organize mine and DH’s closet
    56. Clean out/organize Abby’s closet
    57. Donate all the things from closets
    58. Paint/decorate master bathroom
    59. Buy new range
    60. Completely redo front yard landscape
    61. Tile kitchen
    62. Clean out/organize laundry room
    63. Clean out/organize kitchen pantry
    64. Put handles/knobs on kitchen cabinets
    65. Buy new entertainment tower for electronics in family room
    66. Finish or redo master bedroom decor
    67. Buy at least 2 new nice sets of sheets for all beds in the house
    68. Care for and get grass to grow in backyard
    69. Make a work/cleaning schedule a stick with it for one month
    70. Figure out what to do with the fireplace
    71. Do whatever it is to the fireplace
    72. Paint or replace front door
    73. Enroll Abby in swimming lessons
    74. Potty train Abby
    75. Move Abby to big girl bed
    76. Buy big girl bed for Abby
    77. Redecorate Abby’s room
    78. Teach Abby how to read, or at least start
    79. Buy a playscape for backyard
    80. Take Abby to Sea World once a year
    81. Take Abby to the Ft Worth Zoo
    82. Go to the pool at least 3 times a week during the summer
    83. Find a great preschool
    84. Start family game night once a week with NO TV once Abby is old enough, (next year?)
    85. Enroll Abby in karate (next year)
    86. Enroll Abby in sport of her choice (at 3 or 4 years old)
    87. Take Abby horseback riding
    88. Introduce Abby to one new experience at least once a month[9/32](I have not blogged baout all of these though :(
    89. Take Abby camping
    90. Take Abby to the trail of lights
    91. Go on at least one vacation just the 2 of us
    92. Have a monthly date night[9/32] (I have not blogged about these though)
    93. [personal #1]
    94. Make a significant dent(reduce it by at least half) in debt
    95. Write a will
    96. Spend one night playing DH’s computer games with him
    97. Watch an anime movie with DH
    98. Pay off DH’s car
    99. Have family and friends over for Christmas dinner
    100. Have friends over for dinner at least once a month(8/32)
    101. Do something really cool and that we have never done before for 5 year anniversary in ‘09

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Back in the Kitchen!!!

Posted on July 27, 2008 by abbysmom1005

I have not been doing much cooking, or anything else, due to my back the past few months. Well, last week I finally felt up to cooking again and tried two new recipes.

The first one I found off of allrecipes.com. I was looking for easy chicken recipes that did not have to be baked. It is too hot to turn on the stove! This one caught my attention because DH looooves olives, and so does Abby for that matter. I decided to give it a try. I did change things up a little bit. (the best thing about my changes is that it reduced the cooking time to almost half)

Here is the link to the original recipe called Olive Chicken II. This was really good, DH and Abby loved it and I really thought it was very good. I served it with cous cous (the sauce from the chicken was wonderful over the cous cous as well, yum!), and steamed broccoli, our go to veggie. :) Next time I make this I plan on using Greek olives and sprinkling a little feta on top when serving, or as DH calls it “Greeking it up!”

Here is my adaptation. Sorry no pics. We are always in such a hurry to get the food on the table, I always forget about taking a picture. I will try to do better next time.

Olive Chicken

Ingredients:

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts

salt to taste

pepper to taste

½ cup flour

2 tablespoons olive oil

4 cloves garlic, crushed

1 bay leaf

1/4 teaspoon dried thyme

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

4 tomatoes, peeled and diced (or you can use 1 can diced tomatoes)

20 pimento-stuffed green olives

1 cup dry white wine

¾ cup chicken broth (I use low sodium)

Directions:

Pound the chicken to about ½ inch thickness. (you do not need to getting really thin, but just thinned out)

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.

Lightly dredge the chicken in flour/salt/pepper mixture.

Brown chicken in oil, about 5 minutes each side. Remove the chicken from the pan and keep warm.

Add garlic, bay leaf, thyme and pepper and mix well, then stir in tomatoes, olives, wine and broth. (deglaze any browned flour bits when stock and wine)

Bring to a slight boil then reduce heat to low and simmer. Add chicken back to the pan and cook uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear. Remove bay leaf and serve.

I have made one other recipe this month, but it did not fair so well. My friend Polly brought a wonderful chicken salad and cookies to us while I was on bed rest due to my surgery. DH looooved the Hippy cookies so Polly reluctantly (lol, just kidding) gave me the recipe. DH has a huge presentation that he is giving this week and has been working on all weekend. Yesterday I thought I would cheer him up by making these cookies. Well, I forgot to buy the craisins that the recipe called for. :( So they were not so great. I only cooked one batch and saved the dough. Hopefully I will be able to go out and buy some craisins tomorrow. These were seriously delish cookies. Oh, sorry I am not allowed to post the recipe though. Not because of Polly, she is obviously great at sharing her wonderful recipes over on her food blog. But, unfortunately the person she got the recipe from is not as generous. I will update with how they turned out with the right ingredients.

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