Desperate times call for desperate measures

It's Christmas Break - no extra money - these walls are coming in on us!! The kids want to go to McDonalds - it would cost taxi fare and us paying triple the prices for chicken nuggets. Just for fun I put "recipe for McDonalds chicken nuggets" in google and look what I found!
A blog where she was looking for the same thing! http://forfood.rezimo.com/?p=432 So we had time to kill and chicken so we gave it a shot. We don't have a food processor, so we 1st tried a little processor that you turn by hand - doesn't work - then we tried the blender - we let the magic smoke out of the blender!! So my strong husband went to it with a knife and after a lot of chopping we had the mush you need to make the recipe. It does take a little extra time to make the balls and dip them 3 different times - but trust me - IT IS WORTH IT! We had McD's nuggets for lunch. The kids loved them and of course I didn't make enough. We will definitely be making these again!!

I'm dreaming of a "wet" Christmas

We have no snow obviously, but the Lord did bless us with a rain cloud which cooled things down enough to at least make it feel like fall. I've pretty much been a scrooge most of my adult life. I've never liked to decorate and generally felt that a Christmas tree was a waste of money and time. However, this year with only finger painted Christmas trees above the sofa; I felt "Christmas". NO commercialism here just Jesus in the manger and my kids playing around me.

Christmas 07

I know these are long - but not too long for Grandmother's and Grammy Sugar's. Enjoy!

Our Christmas Trees

If you know me very well at all you know one of my favorite things in the world is Christmas Trees. I love seeing the first truck load roll in around Thanksgiving and I love picking it out and decorating it. Well this year has been a challenge, because you can find one, but how do you get it home and what do you decorate it with - because in August when we were packing Christmas stuff wasn't high on the list. So we got some poster paper and finger paint - Shay drew a Christmas tree and our little artist painted them. I think they are the best Christmas trees I have every had!!

Ox Carts

Shay took the kids to Sarchi - this is where they paint all of the famous ox carts. It was a long long bus ride, but they loved it. I was Christmas Shopping!!!

Merry Christmas from Grandmother

My mom sent us to the beach for Christmas. We went to Punta Leona, it was wonderful! The kids swam in the ocean or the pool all day everyday. They had a butterfly farm on site. Each morning we ate breakfast with monkeys, iguanas and lots of other animals. They would actually come up to the tables and steal food from the tables. The kids loved it. Thanks! Grandmother

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This is Shay & Gwyn

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This is the kids!

Merry Christmas!!

"Can we take marshmallows to the Volcano?"

We're taking my parents, sister and nephew to see a local active volcano during their visit the week of Dec 31. Yesterday as we were getting ready for school the kids were asking what we would be doing with Grammy. When the volcano was mentioned Jesse made the statement above. I want to have that kind of wonder. Why not roast marshmallows over a lava flow? Life should always be an adventure! Who needs a campfire when you have a volcano nearby?

Thought this was cute - not sure if it is true?

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