Yesterday, ah yesterday. Yesterday at la casa Janii was a day of poop. I would say no more about it, but I will clarify that the perps were dogs, Julia and Jake.
Overall, it was a good day, just ridiculously long. I poop scooped (some of the poop) and we played outside a good hunk of the day while Julia napped. I did some weeding. We played hopscotch and did bubbles. Once Julia woke up I left the boys out on the porch with the door open and let them have some new Playdough. Mistake, for they still had the bubbles. When I checked them again there was a soup of black Playdough/bubble stuff all over them and the table and the chairs -- thankfully not much else. Straight to the bath. The "straight-to" part is what caused us trouble. I guess Jake needed to make one more stop he didn't mention.
While they bathed, Julia decided to strafe her diaper and its surrounding clothing. Ew. That's what you get for serving me cauliflower and broccoli, mom, she says.
Scott had a late night and brought home pizza we had mentioned earlier in the day.
Here are some pics and at the end I'll post the recipe I made last Friday. This is from an area historical cookbook that one of Scott's sweet colleagues gave me, and this particular recipe says it won first prize at a festival.
John Paul executing the "hop" portion of our hopscotch. Can you see how much red chalk ended up on his face?:
Boys at work:
When you're Jake, the conventional won't do. Note: he did, subsequently and against my warnings, bonk his head on the concrete. No concussion.
The dinosaur I found in my coffee yesterday morning:
And finally, our lady Julia in a short clip. I will one day remember that I need to keep the camera horizontal to film things. One day. In the meantime, sorry about your neck.
Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup
1 onion, chopped
1 16-oz can chili beans
1 15-oz can black beans
1 15-oz can whole kernel corn, drained (I used a can of hominy, drained)
1 8-oz can tomato sauce (I used no salt added)
1 12-oz can chicken broth (I used veggie b/c I had that open in the Fridge)
2 cans Ro-Tel, undrained (I used one regular and one mild)
1 (1.25 oz) package taco seasoning (I used less sodium kind)
3 whole skinless, boneless chicken boobs
shredded cheddar
sour cream (we did light)
crushed tortilla chips
(last three ingreds. optional)
Place onion, chili beans, black beans, corn, tomato sauce, chicken broth and diced tomatoes in a slow cooker. Add taco seasoning and stir to blend. Lay chicken boobs on top of the mixture, pressing slightly until just covered by the other ingredients. Set slow cooker for low heat, cover and cook for 5 hours.
Remove chicken boobs from soup and allow to cool long enough to be handled. Shred chicken and stir it back into the soup and continue cooking for 2 hours. Serve topped with shredded cheddar, a dollop of sour cream and crushed tortilla chips, if desired.
Julia screameth. Happy day!
