Whatever Wednesday

I just wanted to take another chance to apologize for the lack of blogging lately. As I mentioned yesterday I have not been feeling good and neither has Stephanie. While Stephanie has been batteling chronic sinus infections I have been having a lot of chest pain. This has been going on since June and although I have been through many tests no one had found the answer. It wasn't until a couple of weeks ago that they decided to do some x-rays of my neck and spine. Sure enough it gave them a clue and they ordered for me to have a MRI. Now I am the first to admit that I am a baby when it comes to those and I have a panic attack just thinking about being trapped inside this tube. After talking to my doctor they decided that I could have a new MRI called an upright MRI done. I had that done last Friday. Today I went to my doctor and found out I have 2 herniated disks, one if which is pinching a nerve, and my back is full of arthritis. I am being sent out to see a spine doctor and was given some meds to help with the arthritis. Tomorrow I have to go have a ton of bloodwork done to check out the arthritis part. It hurts me to sit or lay down for more than a couple of minutes which is why it is hard to get on here and blog. Not sure what the spine doctor will do for sure but surgery is looking very likely. If that happens I will be down some but please stick with us as we both try to get back on track.
If you have never heard of an upright MRI and you have problems being enclosed in tight spaces go goggle it. You can see pictures of it and get some details of how it works.

Tasty Tuesday ( Chicken and Corn Soup)

First I want to say that we are sorry that we have not posted much lately. Both Stephanie and I have not been feeling well and that has put us both behind schedule. I promise we will get better about posting daily very soon. In the meantime I made a new soup last night and it turned out really well. I thought I would share the recipe with you for Tasty Tuesday.. Let us know if you make it!

Chicken and Corn Soup

3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
1 white onion, chopped
3 red potatoes, diced small
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 carrots, peeled and sliced thin
1 tsp. dried basil
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1 can corn
1 can cream style corn
3 cups chicken broth
parsley
pepper

Dump in crockpot and cook on low for 7 hours.

Tasty Tuesday ( Pizza Spaghetti)

Pizza Spaghetti

Cook 1 ( 16 oz) package of spaghetti according to package directions. Drain
Stir in one jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce into drained spaghetti. Pour innto a greased 9x13 pan, Top with all your favorite pizza toppings. Cover with 2 cups shredded pizza cheese. bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Suggested Toppings:
ground beef
sausage
pepperoni
mushrooms
green peppers
onions
olives
italian seasonings
parmesan cheese

make it monday diy car roads for toddlers

Today I am going to show you how I made streets for my daycare children to play with. These started out as empty mountain dew and Pepsi cases.  I simply cut the boxes in rectangles large enough for 2 hot wheel cars to fit on it.   Then I added dashes down the middle.  So simple and easy.  I also made one to be a crossroads
The kids really enjoyed playing with these.
There are pictures below showing what they look like.
Have a great Monday night

recipes using girls scout cookies

Well as promised I have been searching the web for recipes using girl scout cookies.  Today we are going to start with a pie recipe I found on the taste of home web sight.  Sound easy and yummy.

Grasshopper Pie Recipe

• Prep: 15 min. + freezing
• Yield: 8 Servings

Ingredients

• 2 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
• 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
• 15 drops green food coloring
• 24 chocolate-covered mint cookies{thin mints}, divided
• 2 cups whipped topping
• 1 chocolate crumb crust (9 inches)

Directions

• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in milk until smooth. Beat in the food coloring. Coarsely crush 16 cookies; stir into the cream cheese mixture. Fold in whipped topping. Spoon into the crust. Cover and freeze overnight. Remove from the freezer 15 minutes before serving. Garnish with remaining cookies. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 357 calories, 16 g fat (11 g saturated fat), 29 mg cholesterol, 151 mg sodium, 46 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 6 g protein. 

Taste of home has a lot more recipes  here is a link to the page I found this on

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Girl-Scout-Cookie-Recipes

So go check them out and get more cookies from Mnidy

Whatever Wednesday

Hey everyone Stephanie here.  Take a look at what Mindy front room looked like a few weekends ago.

Mindy is the cookie mom for her daughters daisy troop.  So she has a house full of cookies.  Well seeing all these cookies got me thinking I bet there are some great recipes out there using girls scout cookies.
  So for the next week or two I am going to be search the web for recipes that use girl scout cookies and post links here.

So stay tuned for recipes

Tasty Tuesday ( Sloppy Joe Potato Tot Casserole)

Sloppy Joe Potato Tot Casserole
1 pd ground beef                  2 cups chopped onion
1 (16 oz) bag frozen corn     1 can Sloppy Joe Mix
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
1 (28 oz) bag of frozen tater tots

Preheat oven to 350. In med skillet, combine ground beef and onions. Cook 8 minutes and drain well. In a large bowl, combine beef mixture, corn, sloppy joe mix and 1 1/4 cups cheese. Pour mixture into a 2 1/2 qt baking dish, top evenly with tater tots and remaining cheese. Bake 40-45 min