Top Ten Ways to Tell If You Have A Large Family

1. Your vacuum is a wet/dry shop vac.

2. Your vehicle is so crowded that there isn't even enough room for a cup holder.

3. If you want to buy a vehicle that comfortably fits your brood, you probably also need a CDL license. 

4. Recipes are always doubled or tripled.

5. Your 'style' request at a salon is: "Anything I don't have to style."

6. Your dining table options are: a $3000 Amish set or a plastic 8' table and chairs. (Guess what we have??)

7. Your washer and dryer keel over about once a year from exhaustion.

8.  You have a 30 gallon trash can in your house.

9. Diaper companies send you a Christmas card every year.

10.  You have to use a minimum of 2 carts to do grocery shopping.

 

Easy Crockpot BBQ Chicken

Here is a quick (labor-wise!) and yummy dinner that is great for keeping the kitchen cool and making a delicious meal for all.

Ingredients:

3-6 frozen chicken breasts (I use some from a 3# bag of freezer chicken breasts)

1 to 2 cups your favorite bottled BBQ sauce

Directions:

In the morning, throw 3-6 frozen breasts (depending on your crowd size) into a crockpot. Cover with 1/2 of the amount of sauce (1/2 cup for 3 breasts/1 cup for 6). Cook 3-4 hours on high or 6-8 on low, depending on your schedule. 

After that time has elapsed, take the lid off and turn to low. Take 2 forks and, using one in each hand, shred/separate the breasts in the crockpot (they will easily fall apart). When done, stir them in the sauce that remains and add the other 1/2 amount of sauce (or add till desired consistency.....I never measure, I just squirt it in.) and stir to mix. Cook a bit longer, or serve immediately. The chicken is great served in hamburger buns with chips and fresh fruit salad.

A Day At the Park

We had a picnic and took the kids to Wildlife Prairie Park yesterday. It was wonderful and they have been doing many improvements there. We rode the train (both ways) and had a nice relaxing day hiking and stopping at the general store. They have a penny candy table there that is great and all the kids (and mom and dad) got a handful of candy for a total of $3.15! Good deal!

The black bear, wolves, bobcat, fox, otters, and cougar, were all out to show themselves. The buffalo were close and we could see a few small calves roaming out there. The elk were active also.

We did not make it to the 50 foot slide with the kids, but we are members, so we'll save that for another day. 

Mike finished his last final for this semester on Saturday, so he has a month off school till the summer semester begins. I think that we may go to Cahokia Mounds this weekend or go camping. Not sure yet, but ready for summer fun!