Quick Supper Recipe

I love a quick supper recipe. As a matter of fact, that's how I cook 90% of the time.
I like to keep the ingredients for this chicken recipe on hand, so that I can use it as a last minute supper. I try to keep a loaf of French bread in the freezer and cans of chicken breast in the pantry (for a shortcut, if I don't want to cook chicken). I leave out the green onion and fresh chopped tomato sometimes, if I don't have them.

Chicken Hero Sandwich

mix together:
4 c. diced, cooked chicken
1 (8 oz.) can water chestnuts
3/4 c. mayonnaise
4 tsp. Dijon mustard
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. salt
5-6 drops Tabasco sauce
5 green onions, including tops
1 c. chopped tomato

1 loaf French bread, split lengthwise
2 c. shredded Co-Jack cheese

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Slice bread lengthwise and place on a baking sheet.
Mix ingredients together, spread over the French bread and sprinkle with cheese.
Bake until cheese is bubbly and light brown, approximately 10 minutes.

Happy Birthday Austin!

Today is my favorite nephew's birthday! He is a great kid who likes to hunt and watch football. We don't usually get to celebrate his birthday with him, since we have just been there for Christmas.
We wish we could party with you today, Austin! Have a great day!

Happy 11th Birthday!

We have visitors...

We love having visitors at our house--especially these two:

My mother and Digger (who is our dog's litter mate) came to visit for a couple of days. We have had so much fun crafting and shopping for crafting supplies, looking at pictures, hanging out and relaxing (except for all the extra barking).

But who couldn't love this bunch of goodness?

Ellyn is in doggy heaven, because the two pooches follow her around everywhere:

Ryan and Meggan had fun making us fresh squeezed orange juice with the juicer from my mom's house:

We said goodbye today and made some fun memories the past couple of days!

Post-Christmas post

We had a wonderful time with our families celebrating Christmas. I didn't end up getting any pictures of the time with Byron's side of the family, but I got some fun shots of the time we spent with my side.

What greater thing is there for human souls

than to feel that they are joined for life--

to be with each other in silent upspeakable memories.

George Eliot

Christmas eve--we made a couple of pots of soup and played cards. It was a fun evening!

Some people passed on the card game and read their books instead:

Christmas morning, before the chaos--love, love, love these guys!

We drove home on Monday with beautiful hoar frost for our eyes to behold:

Merry Christmas from the Carson family

Years ago, we anticipated the birth of a son. I was so excited for him to come

and can not imagine what Mary must have felt like while she waited for

the birth of Jesus--the Savior of the world!

Join us today in celebrating the most wonderful birth of all time!

Happy birthday Jesus!

We sent out this card in 1998, after Ryan was born.

Merry Christmas!