Quiet Week

I am having surgery on Tuesday on my hip.   So this week will be full of some different kind of activities.  We won’t be traveling, camping, or any of our “normal” adventures.

Things I will be doing

Learning to navigate with crutches.

Taking naps

Balancing on one leg

Having sore muscles

Reading books aloud with the kids

Watching movies

Eating meals graciously provided by friends, family & my church family

Watching it snow

Things I won’t be doing

Cooking

Cleaning

Teaching a normal schedule

Putting weight on my left leg

Going to the store

Life is going to be seriously different for a month or so.  But hopefully after that we can have a “normal” for us kind of spring and summer.  I am so looking forward to that!

Teriyaki Chicken

We love this recipe.  It is different that our other chicken recipes but it is super easy & delicious!

1/2 cup soy sauce(use a low salt one!)

1/2 cup sugar

1-1/2 Tbsp red wine vinegar

2 tsp vegetable or sesame oil

1 small garlic clove, minced

3/4 tsp ground ginger

1-1/2 pounds chicken-whole breasts work or you can do chicken strips

1 bag frozen stir fry vegetables

To prepare:

Stir together ingredients and pour in to a quart freezer bag .

To Serve:

On serving day, thaw and pour in to a baking dish.  Bake on 350 for 35 minutes.  Serve over rice.

Skillet BBQ Chicken

1-1/2 pound chicken

1/3 cup ketchup

2 Tbsp brown sugar

2 Tbsp vinegar

1 tsp salt

1 Tbsp oil

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

1/4 tsp pepper

1/2 cup water

To prepare:

Combine all ingredients except chicken and pour in to a freezer bag.  Add chicken & turn to coat.  Freeze.

To cook:

Thaw.  Cook, covered, in a skillet over medium heat for 45 minutes or until chicken is done.  Turn occasionally.  Removed lid and allow liquid to cook away. 

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1 week and counting

The count down to surgery has begun.  Steve said last night 7 days.  I groaned.  So much to do.

10.  Take the tree down

  9.  Stock up at the grocery store

It’s the end of the holiday season.  No flour or eggs in the house.  It’s the beginning of the month.  The canned goods are depleted.

  8.  Get some meals in the freezer

Since I haven’t felt like cooking much we’ve used most of our freezer meals up.

  7.  Take the tree down & put away decorations

  6.  Plan some alternate learning for the next couple of weeks

Hmmmm school.  Yeah gotta get on that one. 

  5.  Find some exercise pants that I like & aren’t too long

I have gained some weight being non-mobile since Thanksgiving.  I am so ready to be able to walk without pain again!

  4.  Go to the library for some good books

While crutches for a month isn’t my favorite idea, I plan to use it to work on projects that I normally can’t fit in our active life.  Details to come later!  Not to mention some good read aloud time with the kids.

  3.  Clean out my room & get a chair in there

Not sure how I will shower, get dressed, or get in and out of the suburban.  But I have thought about it A LOT and I think I have some solutions.

  2.  Get my hair cut-bless you Dalene!

  All these doctor appointments has messed with my hair appointments.  I need to do SOMETHING with this mop that will be easy after surgery.

  1.  Did I mention take the tree down & rearrange my living room?

I won’t be going to the basement much so we are moving our main movie watching place upstairs for a while.  Now I just need about 6 feet of extra space.

I am so thankful  I only have to wait 7 more days until surgery.  Also 7 whole days to cook, clean, stock up and get some errands run is such a blessing.   Very thankful my hubby and kids are pitching in to make this happen.

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