Thank the Lord we aren't packing to move to another house, just heading out for the shore for a few days of vacation and rest!
Figuring out meals for us on a family vacation has been an interesting challenge, but I found a great chicken salad recipe to make beforehand and I had to pass it along:
Lighter Chicken Salad (from Martha Stewart)
Ingredients
Coarse salt and ground pepper
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (6 to 8 ounces each)
1/4 cup light mayonnaise
1/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 to 1 teaspoon hot sauce
2 celery stalks, finely chopped (I usually opt out of these, I have never been a fan of celery)
1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
Bring 1 inch salted water to a boil in a large skillet with a tight-fitting lid. Add chicken, cover, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer 5 minutes. Off heat, let chicken (still covered) steam until cooked through, 12 to 14 minutes. Remove from skillet; when cool enough, cut into chunks or shred with two forks.
In a medium bowl, stir together mayonnaise, buttermilk, mustard, lemon juice, and hot sauce. Stir in chicken, celery, onion, and parsley; season with salt and pepper. Serve on bread or over greens.
See you when we return! Hopefully with pictures and stories to share.
6.25.2008
6.08.2008
Happy Birthday
Today is my dear one's birthday. 29 years of life and 2 of them together, what a gift.Seth, I love you more each day.
6.07.2008
Before and After
The bathrooms are finally done, here is a little picture show of the progression of the powder room...its been totally transformed (pictures of the upstairs bathroom to come):
DURING (the new floors are in and the old stuff is out, but the hideous wallpaper remains. Note to self or anyone considering putting up wallpaper, this is the best piece of advice I can give: DON'T DO IT. The price you pay when you try and take it down really isn't worth it. We ended up having to sand down the walls, put two coats of primer over the wall paper and then paint two coats to get rid of that horrible memory)
SEMI-AFTER (new toilet is in and paint is almost done, we have yet to get switchplates or a new air register, but most of the work is done)
Our living room chairs finally arrived and they turned out just the way I wanted them to. And Mom was here on the day the truck dropped them off, that made the deal even sweeter.
Still waiting to hang up the pictures, the ones by the fireplace are waiting to find a home on the empty wall...one of these days...
The dining room is slowly coming together. Seth is quite proud of the chandelier and if you come over and say anything to him about it, I guarantee it will conjure up a story of how it was such a hassle to hang and that it only took all day to do it. But he really is my hero for doing it, I probably couldn't have done it any better.
We finally painted our kitchen! It kind of happened by accident while throwing a new color up on the wall and the next thing I know Seth had most of the kitchen painted. It's a pretty bold color and I'm still not totally sure how I feel about it, but I think I like it (at least for now).
If you want to see the real deal come on by! We love "pop-ins."
BEFORE
DURING (the new floors are in and the old stuff is out, but the hideous wallpaper remains. Note to self or anyone considering putting up wallpaper, this is the best piece of advice I can give: DON'T DO IT. The price you pay when you try and take it down really isn't worth it. We ended up having to sand down the walls, put two coats of primer over the wall paper and then paint two coats to get rid of that horrible memory)
SEMI-AFTER (new toilet is in and paint is almost done, we have yet to get switchplates or a new air register, but most of the work is done)
Our living room chairs finally arrived and they turned out just the way I wanted them to. And Mom was here on the day the truck dropped them off, that made the deal even sweeter.
Still waiting to hang up the pictures, the ones by the fireplace are waiting to find a home on the empty wall...one of these days...
The dining room is slowly coming together. Seth is quite proud of the chandelier and if you come over and say anything to him about it, I guarantee it will conjure up a story of how it was such a hassle to hang and that it only took all day to do it. But he really is my hero for doing it, I probably couldn't have done it any better.
We finally painted our kitchen! It kind of happened by accident while throwing a new color up on the wall and the next thing I know Seth had most of the kitchen painted. It's a pretty bold color and I'm still not totally sure how I feel about it, but I think I like it (at least for now).
If you want to see the real deal come on by! We love "pop-ins."
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