It's snowing.

Enough said.

Boxer brief underwear

I was feeling crafty today, so I thought I would try to make some boys' underwear out of some old t-shirts I pulled out of my fabric box.  I didn't have a pattern, but it turned out they weren't that tough!  This was a practice pair.  I'm excited to try out some with character print on the bum.

You slept where?

When I went to wake the kids up for school this morning, this is what I found.

Chicken Roll Ups

In lieu of a better name, I call these Chicken Roll Ups.  Paul loved them.

I started with my favorite pizza dough recipe from allrecipes.  Instead of rolling it out right away, I let it rise for about an hour and then punched it down, let it sit for 10 minutes and then rolled it out into a rectangular shape.

Next I added a layer of shredded cheese, a layer of diced onions, a layer of canned chicken, a layer of canned jalapeno peppers, and topped with a sprinkling of chili powder and cumin.

Then I rolled it up, jelly roll style, making sure to pinch the ends underneath so it looks like a french loaf of bread.  

After that, I put melted butter on top, followed by a sprinkling of garlic salt and parsley.

Bake in a 375 degree oven until nice and brown.  It took mine about 25 minutes.

Allow to cool slightly and then serve.  

What I really like about this is how versatile this recipe is.  I put a layer of softened butter on it, sprinkled some cinnamon and sugar, and topped with a thick layer of cookie dough frosting that I had sitting in the refrigerator.  Then I rolled it up jelly roll style, making sure I pinched the ends closed, topped with some melted butter and a sprinkling of cinnamon and sugar.  Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Even Sam approved! (And that is VERY rare!)

Chinese dancing at the library

I absolutely love the free programs that our library has.  Tonight was Chinese Dance.  The kids had a ball.

These are chinese hackey sacks.

I thought I had a video to go with this dance, but I must have not actually pushed the record button.  So instead I have a pic.  Oops!

And finally, the bow dance.

Notice the little girl in the front.  She was such a riot the whole night!

Can you be allergic to exercise?

Talk about itchy all over!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

My first ever corned beef.

The boys LOVED these green rolls!