A Love for Jack Johnson & Sporties for Shorties

Earlier last month we had the pleasure of seeing the movie Curious George with Grandmother. The movie itself was touching and done very true to the innocence in the books, and we enjoyed it immensely. The thing that really caught my attention about the movie the most though, was the soundtrack. Today, with some help from someone I (((love))), we got it! I was already a fan of Jack Johnson, so it wasn't a hard sell by any means. The innocence, curiosity & life lessons from the movie were carried over so well into the music - and the main character doesn't even talk! This is truly one of the better movie soundtracks for the kids that I've had the pleasure of owning. I would highly recommend both the movie and the soundtrack for anyone with young kids.

Taylor seemed to have a good day today. It may just be because there is no school tomorrow & she gets to sleep-in. They've been working on fractions, decimals and percents for the past few weeks in class & she has really had to work at it. Poor Panod has really been the one to work with her on most of it, though. The good news is that she really seems to be doing well with it - better than I remember doing when I was her age, anyway.

Ian had Sporties for Shorties this afternoon & we had a blast! The teacher was gone today and we were allowed to have open gym. We took out all of the balls, bikes, hoops and bats & let the kids go at it for an hour. Ian and I also worked on hitting a baseball and then running the bases; not chasing after the ball after you hit it, and holding onto it. :)

The weather today was splendid and the kids and I had a chance to squeeze in a walk to the playground before dinner- even Toby got to come!

I've been looking around at other Blogs and have come across several that post recipes, so I might do the same every now and again. Tonight I'll do the chicken recipe that we had this evening: (Sorry mom - I had to share)









1 lb. Boneless skinless chicken breast - cut up
1/2 tsp. Chicken Bullion
4-5 Slices Lorraine Swiss Cheese
½ Cup Milk
1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup
3/4 Cup Melted Butter
3 Cups Pepperidge Farm Dressing Mix w/Herb Seasoning -
(In a bag – not cubes)

Place cup-up chicken breast into a greased pyrex pan (11X7). Sprinkle chicken bullion over the chicken. Put slices of Swiss cheese on top of chicken so that it is all covered. Mix ½ cup milk with 1 can cream of chicken soup. Pour over chicken and cheese. Mix melted butter and dressing, and then pour over the chicken. Cover with foil and bake at 325 for 35 min. Remove foil and bake an additional 35 min.

Serve with cranberry sauce & a green.