Ummm... Hi! :~}

OK, I haven't felt like writing anything for a while... At least not since Jamey and I moved back to TN. I'm suffering from some blahs right now, so I don't know when I'll write more. So much for the everyday stuff, huh?

My sister's blog got me motivated to write something... So thank her. :~) I think I've got a job. Yay! It's at Peeble's. I had to take a drug test so I'm assuming that means that they want to hire me! At last my years of watching What Not to Wear has paid off!!! :~D

Well, I'll try to post more later. Maybe I'll even post everyday! :~) I'm not sure yet though. :~)

Happy Anniversary to my Parents!

My parents are celebrating their 31st anniversary today! :~) Happy anniversary Mommy and Daddy! :~) I love you guys! :~)

Today we had to take our pets to an adoption place for pets... I cried! I tried not to think about it before, but when we were there Munchkin looked so scared! She looked the same way she does when she goes to see the vet! :~( I tried to comfort her and pet her a little, but it did no good. When I gave her to the lady she meowed and looked confused... I don't ever want to have to do that again!

I went through my clothes today and hopefully I was very brutal in my throwing clothes in the "never have worn them" pile... I don't know about you, but I always have this thought in my head that I will wear clothes that I have that I have never worn before. I always like to give things second chances... Unfortunately, my dresser is full of clothes that I've given numerous chances to and still haven't worn! I guess I'm just a pack rat at heart! :~)

Here's the recipe... A day late, I know... But hey, I'm dealing with a move here! ;~) Now, I've tried numerous recipes for fried chicken and this is the best one that I've found! Jamey is a lover of fried chicken and he loves this recipe... And I do to! Which is good cause I'm not a fan of chicken!

Southern Fried Chicken Strips

3/4 Cup Borden or Meadow gold Buttermilk
1 Tablespoon Wyler's or Steero Chicken-Flavor Instant bouillon
1/2 Teaspoon Oregano Leaves
1 Pound skinned boneless chicken breasts, cut into strips
1 1/4 Cups unsifted flour (Jamey likes it better with all-purpose... Although I have tried self-rising and it turned out fine)
1 to 2 Teaspoons paprika

In a large bowl, combine buttermilk, bouillon and oregano; let stand 10 minutes. Stir in chicken. Let stand 30 minutes to blend flavors. In plastic bag, combine flour and paprika. Add chicken, a few pieces at a time; shake to coat. Dip in buttermilk mixture again; coat with flour again. In large skillet, fry chicken strips in hot oil until golden on both sides. Drain on paper towels. Refrigerate leftovers. Makes 4 Servings

Anyway, hope you get a lot of use out of this recipe! :~) We've enjoyed it! Like I said it's the only fried chicken recipe that I've found that we both REALLY like! :~p

Well, I have to go get clothes off our bed so we can sleep sometime tonight! :~) Hopefully I'll get time to post tomorrow!

How fast things can change!

I've come to find out that life can change in a very short period of time... I knew that from how I got married and now this. Anyway, Jamey got fired on Friday. He stepped on the wrong toes and had to go, basically. It makes me mad, but I'm not going to go into details... It'll just upset me more to think about it! :~(

Saturday we had breakfast with some friends that live near to us which was nice and we spent all morning talking to them! :~) Then we spent all afternoon yesterday packing up Jamey's office, so that is why I didn't get a chance to post much... I was upset and tired. Not usually a good combo! :~)

Today we visited with a local congregation where some friends of ours go. It was good to see them again! Just to have a friendly face to talk to. We stayed for the pot luck they had over there and got to talk to some sweet people... That was nice! :~)

I'm having difficulty right now trying to figure out what I want to take with us and what we can sell... We'll be going to China hopefully in late summer, but we can't take a lot with us. I have so many things that have sentimental value, it's hard to choose. Just going through all the stuff this next week will be hard... Picking and choosing what feasibly can and can't go with us.

Anyway, that's what has been happening over here... I probably won't be able to post everyday cause of the moving... We're hoping to be out of SC in the next two weeks. It will be hectic, but I'll try to post regularly! :~)