Four Foods On Friday #28 questions

#1. How do you make chicken salad?

I haven’t made chicken salad in a while, and I’ve been so busy this week that I haven’t had time to find my recipe. Mine had grapes in it. Here’s one from All Recipes.com that I would like to try: Gourmet Chicken Salad
#2. Fast food chicken. What fast food restaurant makes the best chicken?

We really like Chick-Fil-A’s chicken sandwich on a whole wheat bun.
#3. What’s your favorite way to eat chicken?

Just about any way. We eat a lot of chicken, so I like variety.
#4. Share a recipe using chicken or take a picture of a chicken dish.

Here’s a recipe for Texas Two Step Picante Chicken (Weight Watchers Recipe)

Texas Two-Step Picante Chicken (Weight Watchers Recipe)

Here’s what you need:

  • 4 boneless chicken breasts
  • 1 1/2 cups picante sauce
  • 3 T. brown sugar
  • 1 T. Dijon Mustard

Mix picante sauce, brown sugar and mustard thoroughly. Place chicken breasts in a sprayed 9 x 9 dish. Pour picante mixture over chicken and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.

Updating a Room

Sometimes we get tired of a room’s decor and want to update it. This can be done in various ways, either by painting the walls, changing the color scheme, or maybe by completely redoing the room with new furniture and everything. In the case of new furniture, it’s good to look around and check out a furniture catalog before making the final choice. Whenever a room is updated, it looks fresh and inviting!

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois

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Let me tell you about a museum we really enjoyed!  Our family (my husband, our daughter & s-i-l before they had kids, our son, and my mother-in-law) went on a day trip from my m-i-l’s to visit the Lincoln Museum and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Dana-Thomas House. 

Traveling through Illinois, or traveling Route 66, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield is definitely worth taking time to visit. It opened in April 2005 and is truly a world-class museum and library. The museum “communicates the amazing life and times of Abraham Lincoln in unforgettable ways.” It really is an unforgettable museum, located where Lincoln lived for 17 years and where he was buried!

In the Plaza, which is the central hub of the museum, you and your family can have your picture taken with Abraham Lincoln and his family. The life-size figures stand in front of the White House portraying the Lincoln family shortly after their arrival there in 1861. We took pictures of our family with the Lincoln family which was a lot of fun!

This is truly a fun and fascinating museum to visit. The mistake we made was not allowing enough time to tour the whole museum. There is so much to see and do, so I would recommend allowing several hours for your visit. They also have a Cafe which is open from 9-5. We ate lunch there and enjoyed it. Or if you just need a break for a snack, the Cafe is a nice place to rest and relax.  To fully enjoy this experience, allow several hours to tour the museum.

We Needed “Closed Captioning”

When our daughter was in high school, one of her best friends who is deaf was over at our house a lot. In fact, many times we would have a whole group of kids over at our house to watch a movie. Or instead of having four at the supper table, we might have six, seven, or eight. (I learned to cook extra if I thought there was a chance extra kids might be there.) On movie nights, it was vital that we had closed captioning so that our daughter’s friend could understand the movie, too. It was wonderful to have that available so we could all enjoy the movie together!

If anyone has something they would like closed captioning added to, there are people at a company called Video Caption Corporation who can do that. That is really cool!

5 Pounds in 5 Weeks, Week 5

I didn’t lose any weight last week and actually gained a pound although my eating was pretty much the same. One thing different was that I had a horrible chest cold all last week and I’m still not completely over it yet. Needless to say, I did not feel like walking and didn’t walk at all last week.

This proves how important walking is for me. Today, I did walk for 25 minutes, so hopefully I will increase the time and frequency now that I’m starting to feel better.

Hilton Head Rentals

hilton-island-sc-5-6-08.jpgHilton Head Island is known to be one of the world’s most family-friendly vacation areas with rental homes and villas available for vacations or family reunions. The island was developed to highlight the island’s natural beaches and forests and is one of South Carolina’s most beautiful barrier islands. Water sports, boating, and fishing are some of the fun activities available. Check out Hilton Head rentals if you’re looking for a luxury vaction.

My Wooden Spoon is Having a Contest!

Every week from today until July 31, Lori will be giving away a prize every week with unannounced surprises like today! She says, “Let me tell you people, you won’t wanna miss this. I gathered up some great prizes from cash, gift sets, magazine subscriptions, and even a KITCHENAID FOOD PROCESSOR:) !!!” Check out My Wooden Spoon today! The best way for you to keep track of each weekly giveaway, is to subscribe to her feed either by RSS Reader or by Email Subscription.

Acne, Acne Go Away! And Don’t Come Back Another Day!

If you know someone who is looking for an acne treatment, I hope they find something that works. Our daughter used Proactive when she was a teenager, and it didn’t work for her. She tried it for a while and finally quit using it. In fact, she tried several different things. In her case, going to a dermatologist worked best for her. Everyone has to find what works for them.

Kathy Tagged Me…

I was tagged by Kathy from Is 8 Enough?

Here are the rules:

1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
4. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.

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1) What was I doing 10 years ago?

I was teaching first grade in public school. Our daughter had one more year of high school, so we were already doing all the things like senior pictures, etc. My mother’s health was not very good, so I would get her to all her doctor’s appointments and help her with things.

2) What are five things on your to-do list for today?

(Since today is just about over, these are on my list for tomorrow:)

Do volunteer work tomorrow morning at the Benevolent Center &  run errands.

Do laundry and start the beginnings of spring cleaning. (My mother-in-law is supposed to come visit for a week June 3rd. I have a LOT to do between now and then!)

Tutor at 4:00;  Cook supper. (something with chicken)

Do a lesson in Beth Moore’s “Believing God” study. (a group of us girls get together at a friend’s house on Thurs.nights to watch video & go over lessons)

3) What snacks do I enjoy?

Nuts which are so healthy: natural almonds are my favorite (I eat nuts every day!)

Ants on a Log which is a satisfying snack (daughter “C” and I have eaten lots of those through the years!)

Fiber One “Oats & Chocolate” Chewy Granola Bars (really good & 9 grams of fiber)

Hot-air popped popcorn drizzled with EVOO and sea salt

4) Things I would do if I were a billionaire?

First, pray for wisdom in using it! 🙂 I would love to help Foster’s Children’s Home and other children’s homes, missionary hospitals and schools in poor areas, and help people who come to the Benevolent Center. Of course, I’d want to set up a college fund for Baby J and give some to our kids.

5) Three Bad Habits

I stay up too late, don’t exercise regularly like I should, and sometimes slouch when I’m sitting at the computer.

6) 5 places I have lived…

Texas, Texas, Texas, Texas, & Texas…LOL (I guess I’ll always be a Texas gal.)

7) 5 Jobs I have had

Babysitter (in high school), College cafeteria worker (in college)

Teacher (Special Ed, first grade, second grade, first & second grade bridge class)

Part-time at a flower shop ( I’m supposed to work two days this week for Mother’s Day)

Private tutorer (which I do now)

Six people I want to know more about…

Valmg known for “Four Foods on Fridays” & always giving links to participants – we appreciate you Valmg! (I’d like to find out more about FFoF friends. I wanted to pick more, but maybe some of these will tag the others.)

Blueyes , Tina Kubala , Corrin , Val , & Skeet (who gets to enjoy the beauty of Hawaii every day – let’s all go visit Skeet!)

Tankless Water Heaters

These are some reasons I would consider buying a tankless water heater whenever our regular water heater goes out:

  • A tankless water heater heats the water only when you need it instead of keeping water hot in a tank all the time like a regular water heater does. A substantial energy savings could occur, depending on how much water is used (possibly up to 50%).
  • Tankless water heaters could last up to 20 years. A regular water heater usually lasts around 10 years.
  • Tankless water heaters save space. They can hang on the wall and free up some much needed floor space.

Baby J is Crawling :)

It’s been a while since I’ve written about our grandson who is eight months old. He started crawling this week, and it’s so cute to watch his little wobbly, first-attempt at crawling. His parents videotaped it for everyone, and as his mother said, “He hasn’t gotten down the form yet, but he’s definitely mobile.” Now…let the fun begin as he starts getting into things on his level!

This brings back memories of when our children were babies. Here are some of the things I remember them doing years ago when they started crawling and pulling up, things that are pretty common for babies to do:

  • Tried to crawl into the open, empty dishwasher and got stuck. Fortunately, mom was standing there to rescue! (after I took a picture, of course)
  • Tried to crawl into the fridge when we were getting something out of it.
  • Dumped all the Cheerios out of an almost new box
  • Tore leaves off my plant (non-toxic leaves)
  • Took my Tupperware out of the lower cabinet on many occasions
  • Got a hold of the toilet paper while I wasn’t looking and unrolled most of the roll
  • “Unfolded” the clean laundry for me