Chili's Chicken Enchilada Soup...

So... This could be thes best and worst discovery all year. Best because I LOVE this soup... Worst because I kept tryin to tell myself it's not THAT unhealthy... but now I know the ingredients! I guess besides the Velvetta it's not too bad??

Anyhew... here's for the Enchilada soup lovers:

1 TBSP Vegetable Oil
1 Lb Chicken Breast
1/2 C Diced Onion
1 Clove Garlic, Minced
4 C Chicken Broth
1 C Masa Harina
3 C Water
1 C Enchilada sauce (I just used the whole can accidently but it turned out good;)
16 Oz Velvetta Cheese (ughhh we were doing so good on the ingredients!!)
1 tsp Chili Powder
1/2 tsp Cumin
1 tsp salt

Add one tablespoon of oil to a lrg pot over med heat. Add chicken breasts to pot and brown 4-5 minutes per side. Set chicken aside. Add onions and garlic to pot and saute over medium heat for about 2 minutes or until onions begin to become translucent. Combine masa harina with 2 Cups of the water in a medium bowl and whisk until blended. Add masa harina to pot with onions, garlic, and chicken broth. Add remaining water, enchilada sauce, cheese, and spices to pot and bring mixture slowly to boil. Shred chicken into small bite-size pieces and add to the pot. Reduce heat and simmer soup for 30-40 minutes or until thick.

* The masa harina is a special mexican flour usually used to make corn tortillas. It'll either be in the flour/sugar aisle or the Ethnic aisle. It was only $2 for a bag.

It makes quite a bit... So use a decent size pot. then just sprinkle cheese and tortillas and devour;)

My $10 Eyeglasses!!

So these are my first successful experience with buying online glasses... You may not consider it a success if you have a thing against orange/white glasses with swirls on the arms... and if so you are just wrong! I love em... Including shipping they cost me 14 dollars! Including the prescription lenses! next time i'll for sure put the anti-glare coating... but I figured i'd just do cheap n easy to see if they were gonna be real crappy quality.

Some hints if you're thinkin bout buying online:
1.ZenniOptical seems to have the best customer satisfaction. Just make sure your prescription is correct (the 1st time i ordered one of the -'s got left off a # and so it was all funky. Not their fault... it was mine).
2.Also make sure you get your pupillary distance from the optometrist if they didn't write it on your prescription. (only takes a sec and they should do it for free. DONT guess.)
3.Check the size of frames you are buying. Most glasses put the size on the arm of the glasses so you can just check yours... if it's rubbed off, just go try on some frames at Wallyworld or wherever and see how big/small of frames you need. (made this mistake with the 1st pair also... i didn't look at the size and they were WAAAY too wide for my head.)

That's it! It's really simple but doing the above saves you from the learning curve. I just bought an expensive pair of glasses at Costco the same day I bought my cheapo ones online... the online ones came sooner.. and i'll probably like em more!

ScripturePillows

sooo... we are having a push to get the girls to read the scriptures more... finding ways to remember to read them each day... yaddayadda. One of our cute little girls on Sunday told us how she puts her scriptures under her pillow so if she forgets... her head it's em and tHEN she remembers... anyhew so I ended up making them these pillows with pockets to give em... we used em at mutual and played scripture taboo... whoever gets it first got 1st pick of pillowcase... Ended up being pretty fun.
They are pretty easy to make so it'd also be great for a activity if ya ever need one... (turns out making them all yourself takes a while!! especially when you gotta make 17 of em! ;)

young women's values...

I ENDED UP POSTING EM ON FACEBOOK CUZ I THINK MOST OF YOU ARE ON THE FACE THAT MIGHT WANT EM... THEY ARE JUST IN A ALBUM IN MY PICTURES... ;)
So this is mostly for the girls... I know alot of you mentioned you were in YW... I made these a while back... we made em into posters... figured I'd post em on here in case anyone wants to use em... I have all of em but couldn't post all em at once so I just did 4 on here... If they don't copy well off the blog, just let me know and I can email all of em to you... they are in jpeg format

Parvo Survivor!

I've never been so excited about Bailee Poop in my life! Let me explain...
So... the little pup I wrote about before is out of our lives :( Turns out the lady that we got it from was NOT a very good foster family... THe pup had parvo... and even though Bailee was supposedly up on her shots she managed to get it too!! It was a VERY traumatic experience... we LOVE our little baileegirl. Luckily we caught it early enough and Bailee is bigger so she had a better chance of survival! But it was still scary... and expensive! There's no guarantee of survival with the treatments... We were able to choose outpatient treatment so it made it a little better...
So i've been serving babyfood, pedialite, lamb, chicken, hamburger, cottage cheese, yogurt, scrambled eggs for a week... IN case you don't know much about Parvo its a disease that attacks their intestinal tract... they can't eat and throw up alot and get naasty diahrea... Puppies have like a 80/90% fatality rate. Bailee's over a year old and wieghs over 40 lbs so the odds were better... I've been montoring her 24/7... checkin her bowel movements and etc... anyways she hasn't thrown up in almost 5 days and her stinkies and getting more solid... and she's eating tonns of food and just wants to play ALL the time... so we are officially declaring VICTORY over PARVO! ;) I wish it on NO ONE. It's such a sad, sad thing. When you adopt make sure you have all the information from the agency and make sure it's VALID so you can turn them in if they sell you a dog that is infected. Our little guy had it when we bought him... They are legally supposed to check before they sell you one. I've turned em in to eerywhere I can find... hopefully they won't allow any more pups in that lady's house... Parvo's a VERY contagious disease (canine-specific) and lives for months, sometimes YEARS untreated. ANyhew... lots of information so i'll quit!

OH YEA... YOU CAN'T SEE IT... BUT HER SHIRT SAYS "ONLY CHILD..." SHE GETS HER WAY AGAIN CUZ WE WON'T BE ADOPTING ANOTHER PUP FOR AT LEAST 6-7 MONTHS (UNLESS WE MOVE;)

New Addition!

Yes we are animal lovers... So this is our newest pup! He's one of 17 in the litter! We love him already... though Bailee hasn't quite made up her mind. I'm not sure she wants to share the attention. She's getting better though... I think she also is afraid to play with him since he's so tiny still. She gets in trouble when she chases the cats.. and Zeke is still smaller than Nixon and Taj. He's an Anitolian Shepard mix... so he won't be smaller than Bailee for long!

Tagged

Alrighty Marcia... so explain the tag thing and then tag me... punk! ;)

What's this all about?

A-Z Tag

A--Attached or single: Attached... BTW 7 years Marcia? ridiculous! I've been married for just over 2... He's a keeper.
B--Best Friend: Danny... duh. You're husband should always be your best friend!
C--Cake or Pie: Niether? If I had to choose i'd say cake... cuz it could be ice cream cake! Ooh and I like my gma's strawberry cake thing... ooh and i love cheesecake! OK it's DEFINITELY CAKE!
D--Day of choice: Anyday off work... I actually enjoy Sundays lately cuz it's different than the rest of the days... and I love Church even though we have the dreaded 1:00 church... and most sundays we get together with family and/or friends to play games... and football games are on...
E--Essential Item: Computer. I seem to be at it non-stop lately!
F--Favorite Color: Bright pink and bright green... who knew. and yellow. and blue.
G--Greatest Accomplishments: Getting my degree.. even though I don't use it much.... I'll never forget the experiences I had and memories made at college!
H--Hometown: Moval... I've moved on!
I--Indulgences: Clearance Sales... Home stuff...
J--January or July: July! January is still too cold... and Christmas just ended so all the Christmas stuff leaves... Definetly July!
K--Kids: Just non-human ones... Taj, Nixon, and our favorite... Bailee... she's a dingo.
L--Life is complicated without: Contacts. I can't see anything anymore without em.
M--Marriage Date: November 17,2006
N--Number of Siblings: Just my older brother brandon...
O--Oranges or Apples: Oranges. definetly Oranges. My teeth are too sensitive with the apples... it gives me shivers sometimes when i bite into apples...
Q--Quotes: All of em. I love em. I should be doing what Marcia does... I look for good quotes all the time.... I think the one I put on my blog heading is super cute..
R--Reasons to Smile: My dog. My husby.
S--Singer/Songwriter: Everything that doesn't swear every other word. Last CDs I got were Taylor Swift, Jason Mraz, and Brushfire Holiday. I need to get some new music... it's been a while.
T--Tag 5 Friends: Uhhhh..... who know who reads this... I'll tag Pam, Jen, Shane(Hunter), Melissa ( this counts for 2 since there's 2 melissas on here!)
U--Unknown Fact About Me: I want to take a photography class. no one knew it cuz I jsut decided it.
V--Very Favorite Stores: Ones with clearance signs on em... I love the element store at the outlets. Homegoods. Target.Ikea.
W--Worst Habit: Procrastinating. Not doing laundry.
X--X-ray or Ultrasound: I always loved giving ultrasounds in the training room at school... so ultrasounds.
Y--Your Favorite Food: IceCream. particulary chocmaltedcrunch and cookiedough. Also anything with pepperochinis... except icecream with pepperochinis... that doesn't sound good.
Z--Zodiac: Virgo
**Did you learn anything new?**Will you play?**

New calling at Church!

This Sunday I was released from my calling in Activities :( (I actually really enjoyed it for the few months I was in it!) and accepted 2 new callings.... I'm now an assistant with the Beehives in Young Women's(12-14yr olds)... as well as Assistant Ward Camp Leader! I'm a little overwhelmed but very excited to be able to work with the Young Women! We have a HUGE ward... and lots of Beehives... this last Sunday we had 14 Beehives! Yowza! Looks like we'll have our hands full! "Busy as a Bee".... you might even say! ;) I'm also excited to be able to get involved with Girls Camp! Sure is different than the A-frames we had!

BY THE WAY: Anyone working in Young Women's... if you are doing a googlesearch for images to use... don't type in "young women" and assume that google is going to know what you are looking for... I won't tell you WHAT showed up... but needless to say I'm pretty sure it wasn't anything related to faith, integrity, virtue... ecetera! ((Virtue is the newest YW value... I didn't know they added a new one! and they changed the theme a bit at the end!)

Bumbling Beginner Blogger....

Soooooo.... Here's a funny story... Audrey kept mentioning how she couldn't ever see her comments on my blog... I kinda just didn't think about it... I don't really know what i'm doing anyway... So I figured I'd try to figure what she was talkin about... And I found all the comments from people since I started the blog! So instead of going through each post i'm just gonna reply to em all here:

So here we go...

Miss Lyndsee-- I'm so sad I didn't see this til now! I used to live in MoVal and I would have gladly rescued you! :) We don't live too far... it's about a half hour away or so... Is it your husband's family thats there? I grew up there... next time you come this way let me know.... My cells on my facebook so you can just call me up and i'll come running!

Melissa Silcock-- SO glad I found you! I think about ya all the time... Especially everytime I have a cheesecake! Littlebabyslickrock is just adorable... along with the rest of your wee ones! I'm gonna email you after this! And yes... my husband is a cutie... haha....

Marcia- Have you heard of California? You should move here. :) I hadn't said it in like... a week so I figure I should. Also... Thanks for defining tagging for me... If I ever tag someone.... You'll be it first... lucky girl!

Melissa Hyde- Little belated but we got that worked out... Your blog is so dang cute... I miss your craftiness to feed off of...

Di- We have 1 dog and 2 kitties... I can't believe you have 3! I'm going crazy with 2! I love em so it's not like I'd ever get rid of either of em... but my limit to indoor cats is one from now on... We have an automatic litterbox and it still drives me crazy how much those things poop!

PamelaKay- Never bounced a check... but overdrafted via checkcard;) I'm not THAT good! ((Up at Ricks when I was living off nothing.... we didn't even have cell phones remember! How Arcaic!))

Christian and Stephanie- Yes... Meteor Showers at Ricks! Also a few in Cali and Utah... But the Idaho ones were the best.... climbing up on some potato mills... or out in the sand dunes.... nothin like it...

Shannon- Happy belated B-day... now i'll never forget your birthday:) And thanks for the congrats!

Anyhew... So I'm learning! gimme a break!

Our only Christmas Pics!

Sooo... we didn't take many pictures at Christmas I guess! This is all I have from Christmas... Just a "family portrait" with Bailee-gurl and then one from Christmas morning! We broke away from tradition this year and went out to Danny's sister Trish's house for Christmas Eve... we played games and had some grub... Chad and Dave taught... well... tried to teach us Dominoes. Turns out you don't just stack em up in long trails and then push one over... there's an actual game. Chad had all these funky sayings... that's Chad. Anyways on our way back we were able to still make it to the end of the Mattsen's Christmas thingy... but we missed the Mallow fight:( We spent Christmas Day at my parent's house.... they got their Christmas present early... they now have the largest TV of anyone I know. It's massive. We love it. Brandon gave em a Blu-Ray for Christmas so we basically zombied out on the TV all day! We had a great relaxing day!

I am... I want... I wonder....

I am: watching the celtics/cavs game and looking at people blogs...
I want: to not have to pay any bills...
I have: the cutest little dog
I dislike: kids that feel they are entitled to everything
I miss: college life.... sometimes. i miss my friends:)
I fear: BEES.
I feel: frazzled.
I hear: Cleveland has an early lead. Anytime Boston looses is a good time.
I crave: the summer weather. and a LemonBerry Slushie from Sonic... too bad its far.
I usually: think i should be doing more.
I search: for good deals. Clearance is one of my favorite words
I wonder: if we'll ever grow up
I regret: not figuring out a way to work with my degree
I love: my family and friends.
I care: how people feel
I always: clean up after my husband, dog, and cats.... eat too much... wish I was on vacation...
I worry: about everything.... and nothing.
Iremember: Having something to do everynite
I believe: we could all be doing a little more
I sing: whether you like it or not
I try not to: stress about too much
I don't always: say the things I should.
I argue: over Xbox
I write: on post-its all the time.
I win: Tetris. I'm pretty good at it. And Scattergories. Domination.
I lose: money at texas holdem. blackjacks bettah.
I wish: teachers and nurses were paid more and sports celebrities were paid less.
I listen: to everything. But not to as much of the rap/hiphip anymore... alot of it has just gone way too far.
I don't understand: Why people get paid millions of dollars to take a picture of britney spears in her car.
I can usually be found: at the computer trying to "work"
I forget: everything.
I am happy: when I forget about all the things that I can't change.

SAAAAAANTA!!!

Bear with the photos... we took em with our cellphones and it was dark! Just another reason I LOVE Murrieta... I never knew why there were these big white stars in the middle of streets all over the city... TILL SANTA CAME! Turns out every year Santa comes around on a big sleigh... WITH Rudolph.... and some carolers in the sled... pass out Candy Canes... Sing carols... Take pictures... and collect Canned goods for the needy. It was so much fun! So what if i'm 27... with no kids... and was so happy to see Santa:) We were over at my parents house and so we ran out with Bailee and snapped a few pics with Bailee... I mean... she's our baby girl:) We spoil her. She was SOOOO scared of Santa! It was so funny! She liked Rudolph much better. Anyhew... So glad I live here.

Who says there's no snow in Southern California???

Who says it doesn't SNOW in CALIFORNIA!!!! We aren't being wimps by complaining that it's cold in California... Granted this is higher up... not in Murrieta... but we did have a decent amount of snow right in Wildomar... just like.... 2 exits from our house. This is up at Mt. High... not known for its amazing snow but rather for its location.... Usually it consists of a few feet of "real snow" and the rest ends up being manmade... This is ALLL real though... we had a BIG storm come through. Danny, Chase, and Beau ignored the warnings and tried to go snowboarding... The road was closed and the police officer warned them if they go up and get stuck no one is coming after them.... They somehow made it up there with the Xterra and it's glorious 4weel drive.... Only to get in 1 run... get stuck on the lift for 45 minutes... and then have them have to shut down the ramp. At least they got free tickets! I'm just glad they got home safe.... albeit verry late.

100 things

A friend of mine did this & I thought it was time for a new blog post.You can copy & paste & bold the ones you have done.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (rockband... does that count?)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (no but i sure have eaten my share... there's nothin THIN bout thinmints!!!!)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car (only had 3 miles on it!!:)
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous (Whattup Rodney King!)
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee-- UGH 1st day in Hawaii... I cried.
100. Totally copied a post from someone else's blog to your ownhmmm. 56.... not too bad... I better start workin on the rest... Husby lets go on Vacation!

Things about my Husby...

1.Where did you meet your husband? Well- technically we knew each other in like... elementary/middle school... but he just "little danny stoddart" until 2003... when I came home during the summer and saw him comin out of the ocean with his curly long head o' hair and wetsuit 1/2 on... surfboard in hand... bowchica wow wow. He wasn't little Danny Stoddart anymore;)

2.How long did you date before you got married? We dated for like... 3 1/2 months before he left on his mission... then he left and I did my thang... and then he came home and we dated off and on for about 2 years... and we got married in 2006.

3. How long have you been married? 2 years and 2 weeks.

4. What does he do that surprises you? Hes a lot smarter than his High School grades show. And he is pretty much good at everything. It's sickening.

5. What is your favorite feature of his?I miss his long curly hair;) love his blue eyes! Our kids are gonna have blue eyes... YESSIR!

6. What is his best quality? He's a stud. I know he'll do everything he can to give his future kids a better life.

7. Does he have a nickname for you?Lovebug... Most the time just babe though. You shout out lovebug in the middle of the grocery store and people will think he's gone fruity.

8. What is his favorite food?French Toast. It's impressive how much he can eat in one sitting. I think the only reason he ever stops eating it is because he's cleared his plate, my plate, and the leftovers from the table next to us.

9. What is his favorite sport?Surfing, Snowboarding, Basketball Pretty much anything. And he's pretty darn good at it all too :)

10. When and where did you first kiss?On the beach... late at night... or early morning. So romantic.. Just me, him, Demo and Heath.

11.What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? We LOVE to go on Vacations... We also love watching movies in the middle of the day.

12. Do you have any children? three. Bailee is a 1 yr old dingo.... taj is a 3 yr old tabby... and nixon is a 2 yr old fatass. oops I mean torti. As for human kids.... i'll get back to ya on that.

13. Does he have any hidden talents? He doesn't really hide much. Like i said he's good at everything. You should see him flip off buildings. He's kinda known for it. It's kinda a big deal. People know him.

14. How old is he?25 (yes... he's 2 years younger. robbin the cradle... ohhhh yea!)

15. Who said 'I love you' first? Him... obviously. I would never say it first. I thought he was kidding.

16. What is his favorite music? Mostly punk... or anything he can shake his booty to!

17. What do you admire most about him? That he's a lover not a fighter. And that he's a freakin Adonis.

18. What is his favorite color?Blue.

19. Will he read this?I seriously doubt it.

20. Who will you tag about this?I don't know what that even means. This is like... my 3rd post or something!

Babysittin' Bella

We kidnapped my parents dog Bella last nite and brought her to our house... She was in heaven. (She's not too ladylike though... silly bella. She sprawled out on the couch or up in our bed all nite... Needless to say bailee got a little green with envy! Our nephew Ricky was stayin with us last nite too... so we ended up taking Bailee, my parents dogs Bella and Reggie, and my brother's dog Remi to the dog park... (that's a WHOLE lotta dog).

Bella had just gone to the groomer's the day before... got shaved and bathed... smellin all pretty and girlie-like! So OF COURSE within 5 minutes of the dogpark fun...

She was a mess. She found a HUGE mudpool to roll in! Sorry parents:) We took her back and gave her another bath... She wasn't too happy to have 2 baths in less than 24 hours... I'm pretty sure it was worth it though!

It's Our Anniversary...

For our Anniversary... we didn't feel like taking another big trip right after Hawaii... So we decided to just stay local and play... We went to Old Town Temecula and walked around... And of course we took our baby Baillee!:) We went into this candy store and I found Mint Aerobars! Yum! We went to Bailee's favorite restaurant... Mad Madeline's... They are dog-friendly and even give em a cold bucket of water and free dog-patties! We went and got Danny's favorite... French Toast for breakfast... Ate lots of Candy... And just had fun! Two years... in the books. No big deal really... I think we got this marriage thing down. Love ya babe-- (he'll probably never read this...)

Hawaii

Halloween in Maui!

We flew out to Maui for Halloween this year.... We had a blast.... We met my best girlfriend from the good ol college days and we played! We found this cute little plantation style condo/house to rent that was very quirky... and fun. We had great weather! We went on the Lanai Dolphin Landing tour and saw a bunch of Spinner Dolphins.... super fun to see! We also went to a Luau and Amber and I got onstage and pretended to Hula.... I'm sure everyone thought we were drunk skunks.... but we were sober little bunnies like always... It was Danny's B-Day that day so we had him stand up and the whole place sang Happy Birthday to him! Time went way to fast.... Time to start planning another trip!