:: Udder Covers Coupon Deal ::

:: Seriously, I find the name Udder Covers creates a disturbing visual... Jersey Cow anyone? ::

:: But, they do have a great promotion on right now & who doesn't love a great deal?! ::

:: Go on their site, www.uddercovers.com, and enter the code "onefree" when checking out, and you pay only for shipping! Its a great deal for only $9.95!

I just ordered the "Jones" pattern.

But I love the 'Elsa', especially for someone who is having a little girl!

p.s. ~ Always use PayPal! I never give my credit card number out... just in case!

:: Great Soup - Chicken, Apple, & Curry ::

This receipe is from the Best of the Bridge & is one of our favorites. Everytime I make it, Jody always requests a second batch to freeze. Partly best he loves it and partly because he knows I don't cook enough for it to come back into the receipe rotation very often. Cooking isn't my strong suit. I'm working on it though. *smile* I just bought a new apron for motivation!

2 Tbsp. olive oil

2 cups chopped celery

1 cup chopped carrots

1/2 cup chopped onion

4 cups chicken broth

1 cup chopped apple

1/2 cup uncooked rice

2 tsp curry powder

1/8 tsp dried thyme

1/2 cup half & half

2 Tbsp flour

1 cup chopped cooked chicken (I usually just do 2 chicken breasts)

S & P to taste

In a large saucepan, heat oil & cook celery, carrots & onion for 5 minutes. Add broth, apple, rice, curry powder & thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat & simmer, covered, for 20 minutes (or until the rice is tender).

Blend cream & flour together. Stir into the soup & stir until its thickened & bubbly (it usually just thickens a little bit). Stir in the chicken, season to taste & serve!

:: Enjoy! ::

*If you run out of curry powder, I've used butter chicken mix before for the simple reason that its the same shade of yellow. Just use slightly less than 2 Tsp... like maybe 1 1/2. Its totally not the same spices at all... But, surprisingly, it tasted good too. Who knew? :)

:: Quote ::

“You don’t have to see how He’s going to bring it to pass. That’s His responsibility; that’s not your job. Your job is to be a believer. Your job is to live with faith and expectancy."

- Joel Osteen -

Things I'm Loving

With a little one on the way, we've been throwing around nursery ideas over that few months. Making an actual decision is WAY harder than I thought it would be... We want it to be a nursery, but not too baby-ish. Gender specific without being over-the-top boyish. Modern but still warm & homey. You get the idea...

I thought we'd have lots of time for decisions, but I've been hearing too many stories lately of people going into labour weeks, even a month, early. So, next week, when our own bedroom will be finished (more on that later!), we're starting the nursery. And by "we", I mean Jody. My husband really needs his own home reno show, like Mike Holmes meets Sarah Richardson. *smile*

Here's a few things I'm loving as possible nursery ideas:

Lovin' the colorful wall & the monkey picture above the crib!

Obviously, a little girly (think more blue, less pink), but the tree wall decal is SO great!

I'm really liking the orange & bright blue combo! Again, a little girly, but that can be easily changed to something manly. :)

And ideas? Suggestions? Comments?

Who Knew?

See this picture above? That’s us… your brand new parents. We didn’t know it at the time, but I was already pregnant with you in this picture. I actually made a bet with your dad that if I was pregnant, I would get to buy a piece of art on our trip (in San Fran). I'm still waiting for him to hold up his end of the bargin. :)

Even though I'm almost 27 weeks pregnant, the idea that we're going to be parents, real parents, is pretty crazy. I had a minor meltdown a few weeks ago when I realized that we have no clue how to raise a polite, happy, brillant child. But what I do know is:

1. We know about love & laughter. I think these are both very important. We have a lot of fun together. He's my favorite person. He makes me laugh everyday. And I know how to do the robot dance, which makes him laugh. Probably because I'm a really terrible robot.

2. Minnow is pretty cool. And she's your big fur-sister. And we raised her. So, hopefully that's a good indication. *shrug* And, be forewarned, she'll probably lick you in the mouth on a regular basis.

3. We like adventures. We hope you like them too. We don’t sit around much - so when you get here, expect to be bundled up and carried along for the ride.

Sound like fun? I hope so.

Love,

*m

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And we invite you in to join us! :)