She’s walking!

My birthday present to myself was to relax and consciously enjoy my baby.


Her birthday present to me was to start walking.  Not her first steps; she’d already taken those, but walking across the room.




In a couple of hours I watched her default setting switch from crawling to walking.




Even when her legs got tired, she preferred holding my finger to being on her hands and knees.


It was a precious afternoon.  I’m so excited for her and for all the new adventures that she will now undertake on foot around our house.  She’ll be running soon, but I hope it’s a very long time before I lose moments like this:


Sigh.  Love this girl.

HH

Ranch Chicken

You just can’t beat a main dish that has three ingredients and takes around 5 minutes to prep.


Ingredients:
chicken tenders 1 1/2 cups cornmeal 1 envelope ranch dressing mix Begin by mixing the cornmeal and ranch dressing mix in a small bowl.


Coat each chicken tender with the cornmeal mixture.


Spray 9 x 13 inch baking dish with non-stick spray, and place chicken in dish.


If you have some cornmeal mixture left over, sprinkle it over the top of the chicken.  Lightly spray with cooking spray.


Cover and bake at 400 for 20 minutes or until chicken is done.


My kids love this chicken, especially when I serve it with mashed potatoes.  It’s got a little texture, great flavor, and the chicken is always tender.

Enjoy!

Hopeful Homemaker

Beauty in Monotony

Most projects  have steps that are fun and some that are necessary but really not enjoyable.  Basting quilts are, for me, necessary but not very fun.  Who likes kneeling on the floor to put a couple hundred safety pins through three layers of fabric?


As I basted my Chirp Chirp quilt, I straightened up for a minute to rest my back and my eyes fell on my basket full of safety pins.

Beautiful.  And the whole exercise was changed.

Today I wish you a glimpse of unexpected beauty in some monotonous activity.

Jennifer

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