Thursday stuff...

So Jade has really been my little cook lately! I think it really did skip a generation mom... well actually your cooking gene lied dormant for a while, too, mom right? So there's still hope for me- I do cook a little. But Jade is seeking out recipes!

Last night she made home made meatballs- yet another new meatball recipe. And tonight she's making chicken strips. But I'm kinda glad I'll be at work tonight for this dinner cause the chicken marinades in... wait for it... pickle juice- for 2 hours- NASTY! I hate pickles, though. So anyway, she's got the chicken in a baggy with (nasty) pickle juice, then it marinades in milk and an egg for another 2 hours, then she mixes it with some stuff including powdered sugar. Ever heard of that? Sounds so weird. Jeromy says she's just trying to find recipes with sugar in them LOL.... maybe. We'll also got some chocolate chips cause she wants to make some cookies tonight... maybe Jeromy is right- but he says he's been craving her chocolate chip cookies also!Got Kent's hair cut today, his senior pictures are scheduled for next Friday the 23rd (Grandma Cindy's 62nd birthday)!!! Kent is so handsome I can't stand it. I told him when he's 18 ( 3 more months) he can do what he wants with his facial hair- he wants to grow out his "beard, mustache and sideburns" his exact words. But until then, and for his senior pictures he's going to be clean shaven. He's too handsome to cover up all that cuteness, but he doesn't listen!Ok... so this dreary rainy weather is bumming me out and I'm not being disciplined on my running... so all you runners/walkers out there, you know who you are: mom, Laura, Kyle, Misty... help me out and give me some words of encouragement. Even if it's to say:

"get your lazy butt up and RUN RUN RUN!"

Ok, off to work... love you all... don't forget to thank God for the little things, no matter how small!