Yummy Chicken Recipe

My mother gave me this recipe that my whole family really loves.  It's one that I try to make extra of, so that we can enjoy leftovers.

I guess you can't quite see the chicken in the picture, but it's there!

Italian Chicken in Envelopes

1 chicken - I use boneless, skinless chicken breasts that I cut into smaller portions.
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 med. onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced (or more if you like)
1 can stewed tomatoes
4 green olives, chopped or sliced
1/2 tsp. basil
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp celery salt
1/4 tsp pepper
4 bay leaves

Cut 4- 10" pieces of foil.  Grease w/ olive oil, or spray veg. oil.
Place chicken in center of each piece of foil.
Combine onion, garlic, tomatoes, olives, basil, oregano, celery salt and pepper and mix well.
Spoon some sauce over each piece of chicken.  Add 1 bay leaf to each package.
Fold foil into neat sealed package and place on cookie sheet.
Bake 425degrees for 40 min.  Serve over pasta or no-yolk noodles.
Makes 4 servings.

Christmas Day at our house

We woke up to a beautiful snowfall today, which is very unusual in Georgia.  I tredged through a few inches on the driveway to take this picture of our mailbox.

Then a shot of our house

And Jim's Avalanche was covered!

In the house, this is what was going on:

Fire in the fireplace

Christmas breakfast with my parents present

Reading the Christmas Story

Opening Presents

Phone calls

The dogs wanted to help Ryan open what was in his Christmas stocking.  He always asks for food in it...maybe that was the big draw for them!

Ryan was very excited to get Age of Empires Gold Edition, but I actually wanted this shot to show what Rico (the Golden) did to the wrapping paper.  He is 6 yrs old and such a PUPPY on Christmas morning, shredding up all of the paper with glee.

This was so funny.  We thought Ryan was engrossed with reading the box on his Pro Scooter, but it ended up he was snitching candy from his stocking and eating it behind the box.

 After dinner I fixed plates and we headed out on the snowy roads.  My friend's husband is very sick with cancer and on a feeding tube.  She won't take the time to cook for herself, so I drop off food occasionally.  Today she got a breakfast plate and dinner plate.  Jim shoveled their driveway and sidewalks while my parents and I ran on to some other (elderly) friends to deliver something to them.

On a less Christmassy note, my throat has been terribly sore and I've been coughing a lot more and not feeling really great.  I'm hoping I'm not getting sick.

And I got Photoshop Elements 9 for Christmas and it won't load.  So I have to call about that on Monday.  :(

But I'll leave you with one last picture that I took of the neighbor's tree.

I hope you all had a WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS!!!!

Merry Christmas

Wishing each of you a very special Christmas with your friends and family!

Deposition

This morning was my deposition for the car accident in June 2009.  The guy kept putting it off and then today it was so hard to remember everything.

I was told it would take 30-40 min. and it took nearly 2 hrs.  Some of the questions were so attacking, some so condescending ("Do you know what a circle is?"), some just so stupid.  The stupid ones that I really didn't know, that NO ONE would know, I said "I dont' know."  So he would change the question around and I'd still say "I don't know"  What part of I don't know don't they understand?

This is supposed to go to a TRIAL.  I just want this over.  All I did was backend the guy.  And I told them that if he was paying attention he could have driven forward.  Even if I still hit him, it wouldn't have been as hard.  But he was on his phone and not watching EVEN THO HE WAS STOPPED ON A BLIND CURVE.  Duh.

I've very stressed.  Been crying a lot in the 2 hrs since and feeling very lonely.  It's not like I can talk about it with anyone in the area, because of the ongoing trial.

Most awesome Christmas music ever!

Just watch and listen!

You'll hear the most awesome Christmas music ever!  Sooo cool!



(I know, I go from not posting for a month or two to several in a week!  I'm full of surprises.)

Prayers for Jeff and his family

Adrienne, at Grace for the Journey, has told us that Jeff will be leaving them for his heavenly home very soon now.  What a hard time for them, especially with the Christmas season!  Please be in prayer for them.  Pray that Jeff's going will be swift and peaceful and for peace and strength for the family.

Click on the link above to read her post and leave a caring comment.

Trying to come back

Thank you for your comments.  I keep wanting to blog, but just can't seem to get myself to.  I don't know what to blog about.  I think I have the winter blahs, plus other heavy stuff I've mentioned before.  I've been trying to keep up with reading blogs, though, and feel proud of myself for that!

I did want to share this video with you, in case you didn't see it on my FB page.  I thought it was pretty special.