Thank You and Gratitude

This week is Thanksgiving and there is a lot of thanks and gratitude in my life (the list is not in any particular order)

*Family (extended included)

*Friends (and the crazy ones too)

*Roof over my head

*Freedom

*Religion

*Food

*Money/Job

*Health (depending on the day)

*My cat

*Cable TV

*Never going with out

*Always having sufficient for my needs

*Laughter of little children

*Excitement in children's faces

*Memories

*Happiness

*Sunshine

*Tender Mercies

*Priesthood

*Grandparents who shaped my life (all are gone now)

*Disney Land (where a kid can be a kid and an adult at the same time)

*Sand between by toes

*LIFE IN GENERAL and all the things I see and think about around me!

Happy Thanksgiving to all and be grateful for what you have and not to dwell on what you don't or never will have. There are many blessings to be grateful for especially in this day and age!

Cheesy Chicken Casserole

Oh this is SO GOOD!!! Everyone needs to make it for their families! I highly recommend it! The recipe is for three servings so if you have a bigger family, just double the recipe and the size of the pan and enjoy!

1 can (10 3/4 oz) cream of chicken soup

1 1/3 cup water

3/4 cup UNCOOKED regular white rice

1/2 tsp onion powder (or garlic salt works as well)

1/4 tsp black pepper

2 cups frozen mixed veggies (this is optional)

4 skinless bonless chicken breast halves (we used full chicken breasts)

1/2 cup (or more) shredded cheese

1-stir soup, rice, water, onion powder, pepper and vegetable sin 11 x 8 shallow baking dish

2-Top with chicken, season chicken as desired (I just put more garlic salt in) and Cover

3-Bake at 375 for 50 min or until chicken and rice are done, top with cheese, let casserole stand, stir rice before serving

**Can use green beans as a side dish, tastes excellent with this or garlic bread or fruit

It's my Birthday and I will cry if I want to!

Because I am turning 29 on Friday November 14th, yes folks, you see that number right, here are 29 questions/answers about myself:
1-What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning?
*That was a weird dream!
2-What should I have for breakfast/lunch/dinner?
*Depends on who is cooking, what box it's coming out of or how much money I have
3-What kind of pet do you have?
*kitty kat
4-How do you handle road rage drivers?
*If little kids are reading this, cover their eyes.....usually a finger or five...
5-How much do I spend at Kohl's?
*I have never been out of there with less than 100 bucks of purchased merchandise!
6-What is your favorite day to grocery shop?
*Friday nights, it's quiet and I never have a date
7-What side of the bed do you sleep on?
*Right
8-Hose or knee highs?
*Are you kidding? Knee highs and for no more than TWO hours!
9-Costco or Sam's Club?
*Neither, I get confused shopping at both of them!
10-How old were you when Santa didn't (exist) any more?
*He doesn't????!!!!!!??? Can you say therapy?
11-Dates you have been on in your life?
*Real ones or fake ones? Maybe 5-don't know if they were real dates tho..
12-Left handed or right handed?
*For what purposes? I write with my left and do a lot of things with my right
13-Taco Bell or Taco Time?
*Neither, I am all about Bajio
14-Night owl, morning person, or perky afternooner?
*None of the above, just ask my family!
15-Pen or Pencil?
*I write better with a pen
16-Type of car?
*Beaut the Tribute-yeah baby!
17-How do you wash your dishes?
*with the two little hands attached to my arms in the kitchen sink
18-Facial hair or none?
*Me personally, I have a couple of whiskers.....for kissing purposes, NO hair!
19-Favorite Place to shop?
*Target
20-Favorite thing to buy?
*Food
21-cell phone, I-Pod, blackberry, IM,.....
*Do not know how to use an I-pod, oh be quiet y'all! I barely know how to use a cell phone, I love to IM and what the heck is a blackberry, isn't that a fruit?
22-Favorite out fit
*Tinkerbell PJs, Firefighter sweats, anything that's not a dress
23-Favorite month?
*September
24-Most memorable moment?
*standing on a table at Hard Rock Cafe in Washington DC and have everyone sing happy birthday to me when I turned 18
25-Most embarassing?
*Let's just say I called some random number and asked them to bring some toilet paper to Medical Records at Lakeview since we were out.....never got it OR for the Bayview YSA-let's just say Pizza Hut, Wyoming!
26-Postion to sleep in?
*Fetal
27-Favorite Drink?
*Jack Daniels..............grape shasta
28-Favorite person?
*my mommy (sorry to everyone else!)
29-What are you afraid of?
*Spiders, earwigs, cooked spinach, baseballs, certain car doors.....
Well there it is folks, enjoy! Feel free to comment!

Random thoughts About Me

1. Do you like blue cheese? Never tried it, just the name sounds gross, I am American cheese, and swiss cheese all the way
2. Have you ever smoked? I am allergic to cigarette smoke so NO!
3. Do you own a gun? Why? I would shoot my eye out!
4. What flavor of Kool-Aid was your favorite? The grape kind until I realized it tastes just like grape Dimetapp!
5. Do you get nervous before a doctor appointment? Depends on which one since I only go to 15!
6. What do you think of hot dogs? They are good only if dad b-b-q’s them
7. Favorite Christmas movie? Elf, Mr. Krueger’s Christmas (makes me cry every time)
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? A bottle of vodka if it’s available…..:0) just kidding! Orange juice or chocolate milk
9. Can you do push ups? What are those? Have you seen my arms?
10. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? I hate jewelry but hope to one day have a nice beautiful wedding ring!
11. Favorite hobby? Sleeping, reading, cooking
12. Do you have A.D.D.? Nope, some of you think I do……
13. What's one trait you dislike about yourself? My flabby stomach
14. Middle name? Bertha………(Jean)
15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment. I need to go to bed, I need to brush my teeth, I need to wake up in 5 hours or less.
16. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink? Water, chocolate milk, specific soda pops
17. Current worry? Am I going to wake up in time to go to Tooele in the morning?
18. Favorite place to be? In bed asleep…..alone (unless the cat wants to cuddle)
19. Who did you bring in the New Year with? Heck if I know, I was asleep at like 7:30 that night!
20. Where would you like to go? The beach, DisneyLand
21. Name three people who will complete this? I have no idea
22. Do you own slippers? 7 pairs of big and fuzzy ones…..
23. What color shirt are you wearing right now? white
24. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? Last time I did, I slipped out of bed and fell on the floor so NO!
25. Can you whistle? Nope
26. Would you be a pirate? Why, they are dirty, sweaty and look like Captain Jack’s nemesis
27. What songs do you sing in the shower? Primary Songs, what’s it to you?
28. Favorite Girl's Name? London Piper
29. Favorite boy's name? Brighton
30. What's in your pocket right now? Nothing
31. Last thing that made you laugh? Katey’s blog about funerals
32. Best bed sheets as a child? White ones that had little pink flowers on them
33. Worst injury you've ever had? Too many to list, but probably one of the three concussions that I have sustained in my life
34. Do you love where you live? Yep
35. How many TV's do you have in your houses? 2
36. Who is your loudest friend? They all are!
37. How many dogs do you have? Why can’t cats count? I am not a dog fan!
38. Does someone have a crush on you? How should I know?
39. What is your favorite book? Anything with a little suspense, romance, mystery, history….
40. What is your favorite candy? Tootsie pops, milky ways, tootsie rolls
41. What is your favorite Sports Team? None, I don’t like any of ‘em
42. What song do you want played at your funeral? Another one Bites the Dust? (that’s for you Katey!) No seriously, I have my funeral planned and I want Danny Boy, I know that My Redeemer Lives and I Believe in Christ

Don't Listen to the Messages on the Cellphone!

So for those of you who know me, I have a cell phone for no apparent reason. I just use it as looks. I am not one to text, trust me I have special tutors for that and I still don't get it! I only check the messages once a week if that......so I decided to be unnormal and check my messages on friday as I am driving. Silly me....So it's from the colon cancer surgeon saying he would like to see me every three months "to look". He brought up my case at their weekly cancer conferences or whatever the heck they do and the suggestion was to torture me as much as possible since those kinds of exams are SO MUCH FUN!!!!! So the plan is to call him back and say "have you ever had this much fun yourself?" and WHY DO I HAVE TO BE TORTURED?? Apparently I am so unusual (duh, no surprise there!) they want to watch these tumor cells and how fast they grow and how I feel and all that yaddayadda. So we'll see what the phone conversation is like this week....sigh.....

And the winner is.....

Her name hereafter shall be known as Millie the "Beaut", a mixture of ideas from Lisa Willey and Stefanie W. P. Thanks for the suggestions! I have been absolutely been feeling SO cool driving that car.
However, I got my first ding in her at the gas station (why is no one in my family surprised since I had that experience with Grandma's boat?) Plus thanks to the too late explanation from Jonny Poo, I thought the tank was empty and went to fill it up and the pump thing kept rebelling so I kept squeezing and the end result was me smelling like gas (the kind from the gas pump) Thankfully no one lit a ciggy around me! I was soaked down the front, uuuggghhhh talk about gross, needless to say the clothes and the brand new coat are on their 2ND wash of the day! Jonny Poo's explanation was that tributes and fords have slower sensors to let you know when the tank is full and when it's not. Here's your sign Kristen!

I did what??

I did it!! A 2005 Mazda Tribute for an early birthday present! I pick it up on Tuesday. My car decided to pass away peacefully at 9:00 am on friday, thankfully in the driveway, after i had tried to get it fixed a few weeks ago. It was just time since I have had it a few years and it had over 100,000 miles on it and was so good. Good bye Green Gerta! Hello ---- new ideas for a car name anyone?? Here's a picture.....