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Life has truly been difficult this week.

Holidays make for odd sorts of thoughts(What day is it anyway?)

No tragedies just challenges—although my Suburban is in the shop.  WAH!

Lots going on and lots that I am thinking about.

Hopes & dreams are changing.  Frustrations with people.

College boy is home & we are ALL adjusting.

So it is quiet on the blog because we are out having adventures & soon I will be back & write about them.

Especially since I am out in my gardens A LOT—so excited!

The kids are so close to finishing school they can taste it & so can I.

Here is a fun one.  The cicadas are driving me nuts.  However my little guy LOVES them.  Some pictures to gross you out!

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They are just a bunch of play toys to him(uuug)

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The shells are all over the ground!

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My bushes are covered.

Can you imagine what the plague of locusts was like?

Food for Traveling

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We made a fast trip to St. Louis and took along food for a fast evening meal. - DaytoDayAdventures.com

We made a super fast trip out of town yesterday. 

I knew it was coming but wasn’t sure we were going to be able to go or where we were going to stay.  Steve had a class to go to so I was on my own when we arrived around 6:30 p.m.

What I didn’t want was 4 starving kids & me having to find food that was close to the hotel and inexpensive.

Instead I cooked our dinner at home. 

Weird you say? 

You thought I was leaving town? 

I did and I brought my favorite appliance with me to the hotel.

Before I went to town for a few groceries & the girls Bible study I put my plan in to action.

  • Step 1--I grabbed a package of BBQ Chicken out of the freezer.  I defrosted it in the sink in cool water enough that I could break them apart.
  • Step 2—Next, I dumped the chicken in the crock pot & turned it on High.  Normally I do this on low all day but I was short on time.
  • Step 3--Elizabeth grabbed 6 potatoes, washed & wrapped them in foil, and stuck them in the oven on 300 degrees.
  • We were gone for about 3 hours and when we returned home the chicken & potatoes were done.
  • Step 4—I dumped the “juice” from the chicken, put the potatoes in the crockpot & replaced the lid.(I didn’t want sauce to spill in the suburban)  We packed up the suburban with our clothes, games & the food.
  • Step 5--2 hours later at the hotel I shredded the chicken with a fork & we had BBQ chicken sandwiches with a baked potatoes.(It was still very warm!)

The perfect end to a busy day. 

We made a fast trip to St. Louis and took along food for a fast evening meal. - DaytoDayAdventures.com

I love using my slow cooker and freezer to make life just a little bit easier!

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