The BEST enchiladas you will ever eat!

Not kidding.  Best ever.  Forget about your sour cream chicken enchiladas.  These rock the house and are in a whole different league.  If you don't fall in love with these and proclaim them the best ever, I don't know if we can still be friends.

 I stole this picture from my cousin's blog after she made them from my recommendation

Honey Lime Enchiladas
6 Tbsp. honey
5 Tbsp. lime juice 
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 pound chicken, cooked and shredded 
8-10 tortillas
1 lb. Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
16 ounces green enchilada sauce
1 cup whipping cream

Mix first four ingredients and toss with shredded chicken. Let marinate for at least 1/2 hour or more. 

Pour about 1/2 cup enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Fill tortillas with chicken and shredded cheese.

Mix remaining enchilada sauce with the whipping cream and leftover marinade. Pour sauce on top of enchiladas and sprinkle with cheese.

Bake for 30 min. in a 350 degree oven.


Now go. Make them as soon as possible and thank me later.

Jedi Training

For McKay's birthday party we had a Jedi Training Party.  The first activity was a physical training with Yoda.  The kids had to haul Yoda around on their backs as they ran through the swamp, balanced on one foot, jumped and ducked over objects.

Young Jedi trainee Charlotte formed a particularly strong bond with Yoda (pictures to come at a later date).

Next came the light saber training.  Master Divad  instructed the younglings in the proper techniques and skills needed to wield a light saber.  When everyone was sufficiently proficient with their light sabers, they were prepared to go on their first galactic quest.  They followed clues around the galactic empire and brought important information about the empire back to Yoda.

 Yoda deemed them ready to face the empire and all of the newly trained Jedi were sent to destroy the Death Star.  In the end, the force was indeed with the Jedi, and the Death Star was destroyed and order was restored to the galaxy.

Even Master Divad joined in to help destroy the Death Star.

Something to think about

IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER 

by Erma Bombeck

(written after she found out she was dying from cancer)

I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren’t there for the day.

I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.

I would have talked less and listened more.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.

I would have eaten the popcorn in the “good” living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.

I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.

I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.

I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains.

I would have cried and laughed less while watching television, and more while watching life.

I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn’t show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.

Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I’d have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderful growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

When my kids kissed me impetuously, I never would have said, “Later. Now go get washed up for dinner.”

There would have been more “I Love You’s.”

But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute… look at it and really see it… live it and never give it back.

Stop sweating the small stuff. Don’t worry about who doesn’t like you, who has more, or who’s doing what.

Instead, let’s cherish the relationships we have with those who DO love us. Let’s think about what God HAS blessed us with. And what we are doing each day to promote ourselves mentally, physically, emotionally, as well as spiritually.

Life is too short to let it pass you by. We only have one shot at this and then it’s gone.

My little cutie

I love babies!  Charlotte is almost 15 months old and I just love this stage of her babyhood.  She is learning all sorts of new things.  She can say dad, mom, gog (dog), hi, ouch.  She loves to make silly faces with me.  She has eight teeth.  When you ask her for a kiss, she gives you about five in a row.  She loves relaxing in a bubble bath.  She likes to compete with her siblings to be the loudest.  She still likes to chase the vacuum.  She has already mastered going up and down the stairs in our new house.  She still likes to get up 2-3 times a night.  Her hair is slowly coming in and we have no idea what color it is.  It's kind of an auburn color.  Her eyes are changing and are currently grey.  I just love this little cutie and am so grateful she is in my life.

McKay's Birthday

McKay turned 7 on January 3rd.  Yikes time flies!  He requested a Millennium Falcon cake.  I did my best.

Deer in the headlights

Make a wish!