This Is Kristin

~After moving to Tennessee, I had this poppy seed chicken at a lot of brunches, and friend’s houses, so I guess it’s a favorite out here. It’s very good and one my husband and kids love too. We eat it over rice, with broccoli or a salad on the side.

INGREDIENTS
vegetable oil
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 (10.5 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream (or milk)
1 (8 ounce) package buttery round crackers, crushed
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
1/2 cup butter, melted

DIRECTIONS
Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Reduce heat, and cook chicken, turning once, until no longer pink in center and juices run clear. Set aside to cool.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees Celsius).

Cut chicken into bite size pieces, and place in a bowl with the cream of chicken and mushroom soups, and the sour cream. Stir until well blended, then transfer mixture to a 9×13 inch shallow baking dish. In a separate bowl, combine the crushed crackers with the poppy seeds. Melt butter in the microwave for 30 seconds, or in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir butter into the cracker mixture, and spread evenly over the chicken.

Bake chicken in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until heated through and lightly browned on top.

~My Mother in law suggested I start taking Juice Plus, I’ve heard others say I should take Biotin for my hair, what vitamins do you take and how do they help you?

(I ask this after having my entire family pass around various illnesses the entire month of June)

To Brody, an amazing father to our boys!

And to our dads and papas to our boys!

Guess which electronic piece of equipment you can run for three hours because of the energy savings of recycling just one aluminum can?

Answer:
A computer or a television set!

Aluminum is the most abundant metal on earth. It takes 95 percent less energy to make a new aluminum can from recycled aluminum cans.

The aluminum can you recycle today will be back as a new aluminum can in 60-90 days.

~ I don’t know what that means, but apparently I have been virtually “tagged” by Kat, so now I need to write 8 things that you may not know about me.

Here they are:

1. I had an imaginary friend as a kid that was named, “Tuckie.”
2. I played indoor soccer, volleyball, tried gymnastics, and did modern dance for about a year
3. I tried out for softball, but walked home right after the ball hit me on my cold hand.
4. I played the piano and the flute in the school band, which ended after my teacher got arrested.
5. As a kid, I wanted to be an indian, so I never wore shoes, my feet are still very tough.
6. I broke 6 bones as a kid, mostly my wrists, and mostly falling out of trees, or off of my bike.
7. I re-broke my mom’s wrist showing her a self defense move I’d learned in a class.
8. I really love coffee.

~To continue the memeing, (whatever that means….) Go for it,
Brody,
Jessie, and
Booterblog

Kat has had a great idea to host an awareness fast from her blog. The idea is that you would fast for one full assigned day, and on that day blog about an organization that helps the poor, the orphans, the widows, etc. We have 11 ready to do this so far, but need 29 more, so if you are willing, and for the full details, see Kat

Curious about people’s experiences living in other countries? You can browse blogs from the countries of your choice from this website called, Expat- Blog

All in one breath he said, “We should plant some corn, and then when we get home from church, I can make a basket, and pick the corn, and then I’ll help you cook it, and then we’ll eat it, but if I don’t have time to make a basket, I’ll just use my easter basket.”

~ Just wondering…

These are my reasons.

1.To keep my friends and family updated on daily happenings and thoughts I am having, hopefully keeping us more closely connected.
2. To have a form of excersising my brain, to write, and listen, to think.
3. Now, to have online “community” friendships.

So tell me why do you blog? Is it for your carrer? Is it just for journaling? Is it just because you like to? (as was Seth’s reasoning, which got me thinking,) so why do you?

~ I figured I should say that I am well again, after all the wishing and prayers being sent my way, thank you!

Thankfully I had plenty of help from my friends, whom watched my kids all day while I slept, and stared, and recuperated. My son had his first sleep over, where he ate pizza, and stayed up until 12 am. Now one of their children is sick with the same throwing up virus…..sorry……
Hopefully Brody doesn’t get it next, he swears he’s never had the stomach flu, but this one is brutal, and now it’s going round two in our neighborhood… will he outlast it? I hope so.

~Thank you again, for your prayers and kind words sent my way!