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What's for dinner?

Tonight I made these
http://www.hugsandcookiesxoxo.com/2013/08/worlds-most-amazing-meatball-parm.html

Can't wait to try them. They smell delicious!
Update: My picture sucks! But these were so yummy!

See ya love ya bye!

What's for dinner? The dreaded question I repeat to myself daily anywhere around 4pm to 9pm!

Tonight it's Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas, EASY Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas mind you. And they're delicious.

Ingredients:
1 small onion, chopped
1 1/2 Cups shredded chicken
* I boiled 3 large frozen chicken breasts and Cut them into chunks*
3/4 Cup Shredded Cheese
16 oz. Salsa
4 oz. Cream Cheese
8 Floured Tortillas
Salt and Pepper to taste.

Preheat oven to 350.  Spray 9X13 inch  pan with cooking spray.

Add Chicken and onion to skillet, I added about a TBL butter, cuz butter makes everything better.
(or you could cook onions a little bit first and then add chicken)

Cook 2 or 3 Minutes

Add Cheese, cream cheese and 3/4 cup  Salsa. Heat and Stir until cheeses are melted.




Spoon about 1/3 cup chicken Mixture down center of each tortilla, roll up and place in 9X13 pan, drizzle remaining 1 1/4 cup salsa. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese and cover. Bake for 15 minutes or until heated through and Cheese on top is melted. ( I added more cheese before I rolled up the tortillas. Mmmm! I wish I would have salt and peppered them at this point...next time!)




 My son is a super Picky eater and he Loved these!


Yay! Now I don't have to worry "what's for dinner" for another 24hrs!

See Ya Love Ya Bye!

S.M.I.L.E
2013 YW Camp

I was called to be the camp director back in February. HOLY SMOKES! I tried to say no. Well I did say no and then said 'just tricken'. Of course I said y..yyee...yes.

About the beginning of March I was feeling SUPER overwhelmed. Not only did I already have a family, home, yard, etc. I was trying (notice I said trying) to take care of, I now had 4 church callings. I teach Sunday School each week, I am the RS coordinator, which means I plan all the "Home making" nights, and March was a huge one, the RS birthday dinner. (By the way I rocked it, I did the Price Is Right and it was fantastic!) I just got called as the Camp Director, and of Course my VT calling.

Needless to say I was in tears. I was pretty sure I was the only woman in our ward. I wanted to call the 2nd Counselor back and asked if he had really fasted and prayed for me to be camp director? Or I shoulda asked him if I was the first person he called? If I was...to try some other ladies and if he couldn't find anyone else to call me back, (then of course I coulda screened my calls).

Anyhoo, after the big birthday dinner was done, and I was able to  attened the Temple a time or two. Things started to fall into place. And with some wonderful helpers, Girls Camp was a SUCCESS!



Our Theme Was SMILE Spiritually Minded Is Life Eternal.  I wont go into to much detail cuz I'm pretty sick of camp stuff still, but I do want to say I have a Testimony of Jesus Christ, He is our Savior, He loves us,  if we choose to SMILE, and make the best of what we have, and have faith in Him he will bless us in many more ways!

I truly enjoyed our group of girls! I was so worried we would have major girl drama and we had none!


 Some of the crafts we did were SMILE blocks, paper sack journals, and we Tye-Dyed Shirts.


 But very best of all, the cute Mister Jeremy Nance took off three whole days of work and spent them at camp with us! That makes me SMILE just typing it!





We had a SENSATIONAL guest speaker, Testimony meeting was wonderful. Besides the plague of mosquitoes during the day and the below freezing weather at night I can actually say I am grateful for the opportunity I had to be "Miss Inch" and that this calling has now expired!  Hallelujah!
See ya love bye!

May is a busy month in the Nance Household.  A whole latta Birthdays. Miss Kenlee turned 10.  I guess when you turn 10 your very specific with what you want for your special day....She didn't want a "FRIEND" Birthday party this year, She just wanted to go to the Geriatric Buffet  Golden Coral with her family.  She didn't want "CAKE AND ICE CREAM" she just wanted an Ice Cream Cake. And of course a volley ball. Because according to her she rocks at volleyball!
( I did surprise her with a one friend sleepover, cuz I'm just cool like that.)





Tanner Man turned 8
He won the birthday round up on the radio, ya he rocks.
Earlier in the month he went on a field trip Ice Skating, and could hardly wait to go again, So we went with his little friend Emmett. Oh ya and he made his own birthday cake. He did not have to go to school that day, and that was "awesome"!




And here is a little clip of Emmy Lou Whoo, Just cuz I think she is so stinkin' cute:


Jerm, had a B-day too, no pics of Mr. Growly Gus though.

Kenlee is still my cute little Dancer. Her team took First place (in her division) at the America On Stage Competition.


 That's all for now.
See Ya Love Ya Bye.

 I've been a mom for 10 whole years and 1 day.  It's been the best and worst thing ever!! Maybe you think that sounds horrible. But it's for real.

I remember when I was little and people would ask me, "what do you want to be when you grow up" I would say, " A MOM" !!

After a long time and lots of tears, and  at the age of 25 I had a Miss Kenlee Poo. 2 years later a Tanner Man and than another long time and lots more tears,  Miss Emmy Lou Whoo came.

I am so blessed.

Kenlee is my bestest little friend.  She loves to help.  She is smart, and pretty. She is growing too, too fast.
I love our little talks on my bed. 

Tanner Man is kind. He is a gentleman. He is tender hearted and would do anything for you. He like things to be fair for the other person. He is my example. I want to be like him!

Emmy is my baby. I love her! I'm so thankful I get to stay home with her.

Pippin is my Rat Dog. I love him I hate him.  He has to be by me most every moment. He loves me....and I love it.   He worries about Emmy. Really. He is always checking on her. If she cries and I'm in the other room, He'll perk up, look at me, listen, look at me again like he is saying "um hello...the baby is crying...go get her"

There are day's when I go to my closet and cry.  I cry cuz it's hard! I cry cuz I want to give up.  I cry cuz I suck at it. I cry cuz I have no patients and I say horrible things, and have horrible thoughts. I cry cuz I worry. I cry cuz I love them so much and want everything for them. I cry cuz they have this thing called Free Agency. I cry cuz I'm scared.

I cry because I have a Savior that has already felt all these things, He loves me. I wipe my tears. And start again. With the courage and knowledge that He is here helping me.



I'm just a girl. That has been blessed with 3 of Heavenly Fathers special little beings. I love them more and more everyday. I love their Daddy.

I wouldn't trade any of it, not the good not the bad.

Today I got to be with some of the best moms I know. My  own mom, my sisters, and the memory of my Grandma. Today was a good day.

There's also a "group" of  moms  I admire though I don't know them IRL... but they are real, they post real things, and help me remember I'm not the only mom who might cry in her closet. (Happy Mothers day to  Jennifer, Glam, Chief,  M-cat, Krissa, The Countess, Miss Mindi and Maggie Mae)

I love Mother's day. Not cuz sometimes I get a present , . Not cuz I expect to get pampered and waited on . But because everyday I get to serve them, and though some day's I hate it...  This day is a reminder that I LOVE IT EVEN MORE!!

Happy Mothers Day!

see ya love ya bye.

So I've seen some way cute STUFF online, love those time wasters.

Any hoo I keep seeing these super cute "ruffle" clothes and thought. I wanna play.

So my attempt at "super cute ruffle clothes"

I went to my fabulous laundry room <---favorite room of the house

and in my ceiling to floor beautiful "black willow" cabinets I find all my scrap material.

This is what I choose:



Next I start cutting out strips ( I did three inches wide )



and I make ruffles ( My Grandama Norton taught me how to make ruffles when I was 12, you could Google it if you want to learn how <-- cuz I'm nice like that! I just use a plain white t-shirt:

I kinda measured where I want the ruffles to go and I sew them on the shirt.

and as you can see it DIDN'T turn out SUPER cute but cute enough for "Ms. Big Enough Now" to want to wear it to school today.

I sewed a ribbon at the top ruffle to hide the raw edge, and It was Missy poo's idea to make a flower and put on it. <---gotta love hot glue!


Ta Da!
It was fun anyhow, and it gave me something to do, now I'll go get on Pinterest and find something else to massacre I mean try to make.

See Ya Love Ya Bye!

I got married.

He had a job.

Then another.

Then another.

Etc.

Etc.

He now is a General Contractor/Pig Farmer <--- ha ha

To bad no one is hiring General Contractor's these day.

I'm glad he has other talents from Jobs 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on to fall back on.

Anyhoo he builds houses. He has built me a couple. The things he does amazes me!!

So this house... he put in Hard Wood Floors! I love them. I hate Them!!




I do not enjoy carpet. Kucka Mucka!! When I see all that I sweep up (or don't) from my wood floors I think ick. and then to think whats is in my carpet? ick.

Anyway I'm posting today about my wood floors. They show EVERYTHING. all the dust, ashes, wood chips (wood burning stove) hair, dog prints, kid prints. splashes EVERYTHING! I would have to sweep, scrub, mop all day everyday to have them look clean.

But on the other hand I love them cuz they're not carpet.

Oh ya another thing is they're noisy especially when you have two kids with elephant feet. My new favorite saying, "shhhhh, quiet feet" (thanks Jewly)

Gosh... I hope you didn't go wasting your time by reading this.


See ya Love Ya bye!

So It's been 2 weeks. We don't sleep well at night. We are adjusting to a new life style. Kenlee adores her and is the biggest helper ever. Tanner man is not so interested in her. Jerm says she's wrapped around his little finger already. And Me....I'm in heaven! I love holding a snugly baby all day. We read books and nap and eat (oh how I love to eat again) Pregnancy Sucked this time around. Hence no blogs for the last couple of months. And it's nice to feel "nice" again!!

So my stay at home project today was this:

One of my BFF's gave me a cute snugly blankie, That we were trying to decide if we wanted it kept as a blanket or make a cute "Car seat Canopy" out of it. I chose a canopy!



I bought some material for 76 cents and made the strips.



Put some Velcro on them:





Ordered Some cute bows from Angelface Creations <----- my cute sister #2
( check her out)



Yay. A cute car seat cover!!

I'm glad to be home! Hopefully my house will stay cleaner, I'll Journal (blog) more, and I wont miss out on a cute little Emmy growing up!

FYI I am SO Blessed!!

See ya love ya bye!

So... I miss my mimi games. I think I'll make up my own, Cuz I'm just cool like that.

It's called "I'm OK with that" Here's how I play: <---- funny huh, cuz I'm the only one playing.

Life is stinkin' hard...I'm OK with that!

My youngest is 7 and I am prego's...huge gap....I'm OK with that!

The Mister is having to go out of town to work, and though I hate it...I'm OK with that!

It's Hunting season, I hate it! But he loves it, so...I'm OK with that!

I'm 23 weeks pregnant, I've gained 4 pounds...I'm OK with that!

Food is double Delicious again, and I'll probably start putting on the weight...I'm OK with that!

I don't see my mom and sisters nearly enough, but when we do get together it's the best...and I'm OK with that!

We just put our house up for sale...I'm OK with that!

I can't make others do what I want all the time....I'm trying to be OK with that.


Though life is hard, and I cry alot lately, I know my Heavenly Father loves me. I know I will learn from these trials, and....I'm OK with that!

See Ya Love Ya Bye!

So let me tell you a little bit about Mr. Nance (this will probably jinx it)

He has been amazing this summer!

Previously ( always, before this summer) He has worked! He's a very hard worker, he would get up early, go to work, come home around dark, usually later. If he isn't/wasn't working he was fishing, hunting, golfing, or watching fishing, hunting, golfing, and/or sleeping.

But this summer he has turned over a new leaf! I don't know if it is because of the Pregnancy, or if cuz the economy sucks and he hasn't allot of work, or if he just likes us this summer. But we do everything together.

The first 'jaw drop' was a month or so ago, he text me and said he would like to take the kids that coming Saturday, so I could have the day off. Ya, I didn't believe it would happen... so I didn't count on it. But Friday night he had the kids set their alarms for 7 am, he got up, got his outside chores done, told the kids to get ready and they left. He loved it. They loved it. I LOVED it! He took them squirrel hunting (go figure). He came home and said the grass was too tall to shoot squirrels so they shot pop bottles instead.

That following week and every week after, he calls ( any random day of the week) and tells us or the kids to be ready (I stay home when I don't feel so well, I get morning sickness at night) And we go fishing.

We've been camping the last two weekends. He takes us with him to bid jobs. We go grocery shopping together. I know weird huh.

Personally I don't think it will always be like this. But it's good for now, and me, him and the kids are loving being together. Maybe it's cuz their older now to enjoy the things he enjoys, maybe he's going through a mid-life crises ( I wont add to that) Maybe it's cuz I've had a horrible couple of months (I'm not complaining, I love being prego) and he realizes it and wants to help? Maybe he's just realizing he likes us! Whatever it is I like it. I like him. I'm just glad it's happening!

Now don't get me wrong, we have always done stuff as a Family. He just wasn't usually the one to plan it.







And to add to all of that, he is taking care of the garden. Everything! (I have helped weed once for family night.)

Amazing!

See ya Love Ya bye!

Wowie wow!

So much to say!

But no Words to Write.

It has been a very very long 3 Months!!

I Never finished my 30 Day Picture Challenge.

Day 30 Was "Someone You Miss"

I miss my Grandma Norton. She was my BFF. When I was a little girl I was pretty sure my Family aka My Big Sisters hated me. So I spent allot of time with Grandma. So many sleep overs! We would play Checkers, Parcheesi, Old Maid (I inherited the cards), we would go to the store just to buy treats. Lots of treats. She loved me, she made me feel important, for a poor, picked on 8 year old who had 3 big, mean, ugly, older sisters, She was my friend, She is my HERO!




Now for the reason I've haven't blogged lately.

I have been sicker than a DOG!! <--- hmmmm what does that really mean??
My head has hurt, I couldn't eat, I wanted to throw up, I slept all the time. My body ached, (some parts more than others). I was light headed. I couldn't stand for longer than a couple of minutes. I've had a metallic taste in my mouth. Constipation. Frequent peeing.

And it's been the most stressful weeks of my .... well.... it's been very stressful!!

But if I was asked if I wanted to give it all away I would say "ummm...NO!"

Ya see for the last 6 years I have been "broken"! I've so wanted to have more kids but haven't been able to.

The Last two years I have been able to get prego but have lost numerous times.

So needless to say On April 28th when I found out, again, that I was knocked up. I have feared the worst and hoped for the best. And prayed that no matter the outcome My Heavenly Father would comfort me.

Then on Tues. I went to the Dr. I was shaking, I had a huge headache. And I was terrified of what she would tell me. She put the ultra sound wand on my belly, I looked away, I said.. probably.. about the 6000th prayer that day, and waited to hear what she had to say. Which was, "oh look how cute"! I peeked at the screen and a huge wave of relief went through me. I saw two little arms flapping, and two little legs kicking. I saw and heard a heart beat. Everything was ok! And I prayed "thank you, thank you, thank you!"

Now that I'm starting to feel better, and am hopefully passed the miscarrying stage. New worries come to mind. But I know too, that My Heavenly Father KNOWS me. He knows my wants and my needs. And His Will, will be done. And I will continue to pray for comfort.





See Ya Love Ya Bye!

Today is Mother's Day. I love my two little kids! I love being their mom!

Day 29's post is Something that makes me smile. And what a perfect day to post what they gave me for Mother's Day!

Tanner Man Wrote me a CINQUAIN poem.

I had to look up Cinquian and this is what I found:

CINQUAIN: (History of)

Cinquains have five lines
Line 1: Title (noun) - 1 word
Line 2: Description - 2 words
Line 3: Action - 3 words
Line 4: Feeling (phrase) - 4 words
Line 5: Title (synonym for the title) - 1 word

This is His: ("it's so you can have a bookmark mom")



I was so touched, I really got teary eyes when I read it. Here is the card he made me:







Little Miss Suzy Q Made me a picture holder and Card ( I have the best kids ever and the have the best teachers ever)






Jerm surprised me with a new grill.

And I picked out a new swiffer sweeper vacuum for my wood floors. YAY ME! (claps fingers)

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!
SEE YA LOVE YA BYE!

A picture of something I'm afraid of.




Once upon a time I went to town. Now town for me is about 45 min away. It's the huge town of Logan.

I was going all by myself trying to get back before the Kindergarten Baby Borned In The Gravy got home from morning school.

Miss Kenlee was starting piano lessons, and I was taking the hippity hop to the music shop to get her books.

That's when it happened AAHAHHHHHH! A big green ford t-boned my beautiful white Town and Country Mini van (equipped with a VCR) which made me veer off and hit the big white ford truck head on. Everything seemed like sssllloowww mmoottionn.

Come to find out I ran a red light. Ooops! I didn't want to. I didn't mean to. My poor van was totaled. And now I hate being in a car, driving or riding in town. As the year and a half has gone by it gets a little better each time. But needless to say I'M SCARED.