T-I-R-E-D

Here are a couple of pics from Cocoa's play date on Saturday with Ellie, they were in the woods and swimming. It was a quiet night she was pretty sleepy, she never even had enough energy to come up stairs...lol.

Before & After

Here is a pic of our Kitchen before and after the painting of the backsplash.. we used a Ralph Lauren Metallics paint in Turquoise Blue. We're not sure if we really like it yet????

On ORDER

So we ordered our new BBQ this weekend, I can't wait it's Natural gas and has a rotisserie... yum. It will be great for PARTY TIME!!!!!!

Louisiana Chicken Spice Rub

Here is a spice blend I used the other night for Chicken, a louisiana inspired recipe it's a creole seasoning that can be used for blackened chicken (Emeril Lagasse's Recipe). I took a whole chicken and removed the backbone and flatened the chicken out. I took the spice blend and rubbed the chicken with it, layed it skin side down in a hot cast iron skillet and cooked it until nice and black, flipped it over and finished it off in a 400 degree oven. Cooked it for about 35 min or until the thermometer was about 170 degrees. Let it rest for 10 min and then served with Rice and a Salad. Very yummy. Would also be good for BBQ as well.

Spice Blend

2-1/2 tablespoons paprika

2 tablespoons salt

2 tablespoons garlic powder

1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper

1 tablespoon onion powder

1 tablespoon cayenne (I used about 1/2 .. depends on how HOT U like it)

1 tablespoon dried oregano

1 tablespoon dried thyme

Makes about 2/3 of a cup of spice, may not need it all at once... it can store in an airtight container.

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Kitchen

So I finally found something that I can use in my Kitchen for an extra prep area... It's a kitchen cart. We were looking for an island but after some thought... I think it would of been too big for our space, this works fine and it was 1/3 the cost $$$$ I like that.

Addicted

So I'm addicted to the newest fad on the internet " Facebook" eveyone you know is on it... and it's an easy way to stay in touch with friends, and possible find old friends. You can post pics and chat all day long to friends.... very interesting and very addictive. Check it out if your not a member... you'll be surprised how many people are already signed up. You'll find yourself spending mindless hours chatting and looking through friends lists to see if there is anyone you know.

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At the Moment

Not too much happening right now in the busy lives of Chris, Cocoa and myself. Between keeping the house clean, working shift and everything else we are pretty busy. I'm looking forward to vacation in April and can't wait to relax and take in some shows, we have booked tickets for "Mystere" a cirque du soleil show which should be entertaining... we have really good seats. I'm doing some shopping to prepare for my trip, went to payless shoes yesterday and bought some new sandals and cute shoes.... they have a lot of good sales. In 2 weeks cocoa is getting fixed so it's kinda like an early Birthday present for Chris... we are hoping it will slow her down a bit, she's very HYPER. Anyway, thats about it.. not too much going on, just wanted to update everyone on how we were doing.