The Wednesday Weekly Recipe:

Fruity Lemonade Slush
Country Time Lemonade Flavor Drink Mix or Country Time Lemon and Berry Sippers Drink Mix (Will use 1 quart line amount on cap)
1 Cup of cold water
2 Cups of ice cubes
1/2 cup of fresh strawberries or frozen peach slices
1. Measure the drink mix into the cap to the 1 quart line.
2. Place the drink mix, water, and 1 cup of the ice cubes into a blender container and cover. Blend on high speed until smooth. Add remaining ice cubes and fruit. Cover and blend until smooth. Serve immediately. Store leftover slush in the freezer. Makes 4 servings.

Our little princess Mary Kate is 1 today!

Mary Kate got a Learning Kitchen for her birthday from us. It makes many sounds and is just right for her age. She has enjoyed playing with it. She also had cupcakes at V.B.S. today with her friend Isaac.
After Vacation Bible School Mary Kate decided to play with her baby. I sang patty cake with her and she clapped her baby's hands together.
Saturday she will have a birthday party with family and friends. Her friends and cousins will get to swim in the new pool her uncle Bryan gave her for her birthday.

The Wednesday Weekly Recipe

European Salad
1 bag of European blend lettuce
Broccoli (1 cup of chopped broccoli, the tops only)
Green Onions (cut 2 into small pieces)
Mandarin Oranges
Strawberries (optional)
Grilled Chicken Strips (1 package)
Ramen Noodles (The dry noodles only)
Walnuts or almonds (A small package of one of them.)
Salad Dressing:
1/2 cup of oil
1/2 cup of sugar
1/4 cup of red wine vinegar
1 tsp. of soy sauce
Mix all the salad ingredients together. Mix the salad dressing ingredients together in a seperate small microwave safe bowl. Put the bowl into the microwave for 2 minutes to heat up the dressing so the sugar will dissolve. Pour dressing over the salad an hour before you serve it. Put the salad back into the refrigerator to chill it until you serve it.
You can double the recipe to feed more people. This is a great summer salad!

Mary Kate's Fun In The Puddles

Mary Kate enjoyed her time playing in the puddles on Tuesday. It rained about 6 inches during the day so she had lots of puddles to play in Tuesday afternoon.

The Wednesday Weekly Recipe:

Swanson Pork With Red Peppers and Potatoes
4 boneless pork chops
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 can of white potatoes sliced
1 medium onion sliced
1 teaspoon of dried crushed oregano leaves
1 cup of Swanson Chicken Broth
1/2 cup of diced sweet red peppers
Heat oil in nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chops and cook for 10 min. or until well browned. Remove chops.
Add potatoes, onion, sweet red pepper and oregano. Cook for 5 min. or until browned. stirring occasionally.
Add chops and broth. Heat to a boil. Cover and cook over low heat for 5 min. or until done.

Our Little Memorial Day Babe!

Mary Kate is enjoying her first Memorial Day. She has been playing at home inside with her toys. She also has been outside some to play in the rainwater that has collected on a white tarp covering our new patio. Mary Kate is growing up so fast! In 10 days she will be 1!
This afternoon it was raining a lot and storming. Mary Kate could not go outside so daddy built something for her to destroy. Tim decided to make Mary Kate a tall book building with some of her books for her to push over. She seemed to love destroying the building.

The Early Wednesday Weekly Recipe:

Tim and I are going out of town to a Braves game so I wanted to post a recipe early.
Here is a great recipe my sister in law sent me. I have not made the recipe, but my sister in law says it great!
Mexican Sundae Dessert
30 Oreo cookies (crushed)
1/2 can of Hersey's Syrup
12 oz. can of salted peanuts
1/2 gallon of vanilla or chocolate ice cream
3/4 stick of melted butter
1 8 oz. container of cool whip
Mix cookies, peanuts, 1/2 syrup and butter and put into a 9 by 13 lightly greased dish. Melt the icecream on defrost in the microwave. Pour on top of cookie mixture. Top it with cool whip and then drizzle the rest of the chocolate syrup on top. Freeze over night. Serve directly from the freezer. It is easier to cut if you leave it out a few minutes before you cut it to serve it.