Sunday, March 6, 2011

Spring Training

Had a great weekend! Troy got some tickets for a Diamondbacks Spring Training ball game for us on Saturday--Kenji's first baseball game. The weather was perfect, we had a nice room in Phoenix, travel was easy (of course, that's me talking--Troy did all the driving... ;-)) But I thoroughly enjoyed Troy and the kids and just getting away for a day or two. Best of all, baby Stitch slept for almost 8 hours in his car seat in the hotel room!!! It was the first time I've slept that many hours in a row since I can remember! So nice. I am grateful that life is good, but I am learning to be grateful for for my challenges as well, because that is how strength and character are developed. I am learning to have hope because of the atonement; if not for that it would be so easy to give up, particularly when my own progress seems so slow, or even non-existent. Again, I am grateful for second chances, grateful for the times the Lord cares enough to show me my weaknesses and to chasten me. I'm so grateful to be a wife and mother. I feel more complete now than I ever have, even though I know I have much more to do; I am where I am supposed to be. I'm so grateful for our children, and especially for Stitcher, right now, because he has been the one missing for so long. It feels so right to finally have him here with us!

Okay, not sure if I've shared this recipe with anyone before, but I like this one quite a bit, plus it is quick and easy. So here goes:

Mexican Lasagna
16 oz. sour cream
2/3 cans cream of chicken soup
2-12.5 oz. cans chicken breast
2-4 oz. cans diced green chiles
1 sm. pkg. corn tortillas
1-1 1/2 c. shredded cheddar or co-jack cheese

Mix together sour cream, chicken soup, chicken breast, and chiles. Spread a thin layer of sauce on bottom of 9 x 9 or 11 x 7 pan. Cut tortillas into quarters and layer over sauce. Alternate layers of sauce and tortillas until all are used up. Sprinkle cheese over top. Bake at 350 for about 40 minutes.