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Meet Amy
I have struggled with the answer when asked, "What do you do?" and it isn't work-related. Ultimately, we settled on that I find things and untangle things. But I also read (a lot), pretend to wake surf, and watch Hallmark films.
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This week, I stole a little bit of time during Jade’s dance class and snapped a few pictures. Ms Alexis is wonderful with the kids (both Jade and Ivy take from her). I love her energy and the tone that she uses with them. It has been just over a year since the girls started taking from her. During that time she has gotten engaged, made it to Vegas Week for “So You Think You Can Dance”, gotten married and lost her mother to breast cancer. She is an amazing dancer, teacher, choreographer and friend to all. We feel very lucky to have both girls in her classes. (I don’t think she realized I would be taking pictures of her more than of the little girls).
Be sure and check out some other photo stories and best shots.
Hosted by Cecily and Lolli
My brother is known as a very good cook. And he loves to cook with a lot of flavor and lots of pots and pans. I think he judges a good meal based on how many dishes he has to scrub. (I confess, I am a lot the same way- much to Scott’s chagrin). My sister-in-law is not one to cook fancy dishes nor use a lot of pans. But she does have several meals that she has grown famous for- at least in our family. One of those meals is her sweet chicken curry. It is a meal that you most likely already have everything you need on hand. (The only thing I am ever short on is the honey. I’m not sure why that is, I buy it and I never make peanut butter and honey sandwiches and if I try, the girls never want them. And yet, I’m always running low on it.) Anyway, it is not a low-calorie or low-fat meal, but it is a very tasty and super fast meal to make.
Apparently, I need to make a list of dinners that are easy to make and that the girls like. With that list, I’ve been told, I need to have the ingredients always stocked in the pantry. That way we won’t eat as many frozen meals. (I confess- we do eat frozen burritos or rice bowls on nights that I’m just not in the mood or lack the energy to cook).
The girls LOVED this dinner (of course they weren’t about to try it until I told them that it is one of their cousin, Asher’s, favorite meals). The next day they ate the left overs.
I’ve made a few variations to it but first, here is Anne’s recipe…
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup mustard
1 tsp curry powder
1 tsp salt
Place chicken in baking dish. Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. Add honey, mustard, curry, and salt. Pour mixture over chicken.
Bake at 350 for 1 hr 15 min, turning chicken every 15 minutes.
Serve with rice.
Here’s how I make it…
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts- cut into large bite sized pieces (large enough for two bites)
1 cup butter
1 cup honey
1/2 cup mustard
2 tsp curry powder
The rest I do just the same, except I only have to cook it for about 40 minutes (tops) and don’t have to turn it as often. I like the extra sauce on rice for the leftovers. It is one of a few meals that I will actually eat a day or two later.
I hope you enjoy this family find as much as we do. Thank you Anne, for sharing your recipe with the family.
…I had such a crush on the “Coreys”.
I was introduced to Corey Haim at the same time as everyone else. “Lost Boys” was the movie that all of our dreams were made of. Cute boys and HOT vampires. (In fact, I still listen to the soundtrack and it still gives me the chills). Teaming Corey up with Corey Feldman created the perfect duo of best friends.
Lucky for the teenage girls of the late 80’s, the two decided to team up for what had hopes of being a blockbuster movie- at least in our eyes.
Oh the anticipation for “Licensed to Drive” was almost more than a 16 year old girl who just got her license could handle. My old friend, Danielle, and I watched the coming attractions with our hearts all a flutter. We talked about it, we planned for it and we of course dreamed about this much awaited film. I may be mistaken, but I believe we went opening day- to a matinee. Sadly, we were somewhat disappointed in our heart throbs. Oh, don’t get me wrong- they were still cute as ever, but the storyline just couldn’t live up to the dreams we had for the movie.
What was so special about the “Coreys”? They were two cute boys that had energy and great big smiles that could melt a girl’s heart. If I look at them the way they looked then with today’s eyes, I wouldn’t even notice them. But back in ’88 they were considered hot- feathered hair and all. Did we really think the rolled up sleeves and the striped t-shirts were sexy? In high school, did I even look twice at the guys that dressed like Corey H? Oh, I definitely looked twice at the ones that dressed like Corey F- he was a bit more edgy and the bad boy image.
Sadly, as they began the downhill slide so many young actors follow, I quit caring. I quit watching for them and I quit dreaming about them. (Unless I was watching “Lost Boys” for the 10 millionth time- then my dreams returned).
For a brief moment, I considered watching their show “The Two Coreys” but it was very brief moment. I mean, really, who wants to watch your teenage crush being 20 years older with nothing but a lot of rehab to show for it. And, from what I heard about it- it was a lot about Corey and his struggles with drugs.
Sadly, it appears Corey Haim never really came out of his drug induced rut-although, the autopsy hasn’t proven a drug overdose just yet. There is still hope that he actually died from the flu- or what ever sickness he has recently been treated for.
Corey Feldman- we’re cheering for you that you can hang on and be strong. (Plus, you were always my favorite!) We lost River so many years ago, and now Corey, our generation can’t take losing you too.
Dads have a special bond with their little girls.
But those relationships don’t come without work.
A dad of girls has to deal with dress-ups, ballet lessons, gymnastics meets, recitals, high pitched squeals, mood swings, tears and that’s while they are still young. When the social calender is filled up by girly activities- it is sometimes hard for a dad to find his place amongst the tutus.
In our house, dad is totally out numbered- yet both girls have a great relationship with their dad.
These relationships are strong because Scott works on them. He does activites with each of his girls. He’ll play video games with them, go out and ride scooters with them, and build forts for them.
The most impressive thing that Scott does with his girls is taking them on daddy-daughter dates. They are the nights that the girls remember and talk about often. It isn’t important what they do on the date as long as they are out having fun. Some of the dates have been movies, museums or roller-skating. The important thing is that it is just the two of them.
My dad took me on dates when I was little. He also took my sister. With my brother, he’d do fun father-son bonding activities. We bonded over those activities- and our relationship is still strong today.
Working on relationships means something different for each of us. Daddy-Daughter Dates have been a great way in our home.
What about for your family- how does dad build relationships with the kids?
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