Call me...

Chef Amy.  Really I am no chef at all, but I do cook for a family every week. I enjoy their beautiful kitchen that has ceiling to floor windows that overlook a pond with a fountain. I enjoy cooking for this precious family and daydreaming the whole 4-5 hrs a week. I'll post pictures of the place where I dream about life soon.

This precious family has 3 kids. I try to do a combo of kid and adult food. Alfredo Lasagna is the only thing that hasn't gone over well with the kiddos. You win some and you loose some...especially with kids. Did I mention that I have babysat these kiddos for 3 yrs. So I love them and care about what goes in their little bodies.

This weeks menu:
* Meat Loaf  (i'm not a meat loaf fan but this is GOOD)
* Chicken and Cheese Roll ups (1 can cream of mushroom soup, some milk, cut up chicken, and   chedder cheese rolled up in cresent rolls)
* Taco meat
* Frozen fruit cups for breakfast/snacks

This week I decided to hide cauliflour in the roll-ups.
1. I've never made or tasted these roll-ups. They were recommended by Ashley R.
2. I've never read or tried the "deceptivly delicious" way of cooking.
3. I didn't tell.
4. How would you feel if your personally chef was hiding healthy things in your dinners and not telling you?
5. I snatched a roll-up for myself and it was DELICIOUS. Thanks for the idea Ash!

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to my wonderful best friend and sister-in-law! Here are a few pics to sum up why you should want a best friend just like mine. Happy 24th Birthday seeeester!

She gave me a dog niece. 

She loves my brother and I love that.

Camp Lu-Jo

The Gregg girls love our girl time.

Self-portraits 

Water slide buddy!

Happy Birthday Jennifer Lauren Haller!

You know it's a good day when...

Sundays are hard days to go to work. I know i'm missing out on being with my big family worshipping God together. Sundays take an extra measure of "umph" and they, for the most part, end up being the best days of work.

You know it's a good day when...

*you knock on a patient's door and walk in to find 6 people surrounding the bed saying amen and unclasping hands with smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes.

*the little people that make you smile no matter what, REALLY make you smile that day.

*you can laugh with your friends about THE DUMBEST stuff that has ever come out of anyone's mouth.

*pizza and a good talk leave you going to bed with a smile in your heart and a prayer of thanksgiving for the wonderful day and all the blessings.

Hope you had a great 10/10/10!

Looking Back

Looking back on the past few months, I remember the craft that made the favorites list.

You can add her to your favorites list too. Here's how she's done:

 

    

 

New York Food

My favorite New York foods

Cheesecake at Roxy's in Time Square was my favorite dessert place. No picture is needed b/c I still remember the taste... it's that good! Roxy's also has the most ginormous club sandwich.  Order it, split it between 4 people, and you'll be amazed. Loved me a good 'ol Nathan's baseball hot dog. Utz potato chips are an Eastern thing. The pizza is the closest to Italy's that i've tasted in the US. I suggest sharing a piece of pizza, dessert, sandwich, or whatever you want w/ whoever you are with every 2-3 hours while in New York. You are sure to stay satisfied, experience a wide variety of foods, and probably even save some money. 

Lord, I Offer My Life to YOU

Wake up.
Have some God time.
Turn off the turbo fan that should get paid for what a good job it does at drowning out noise.
Realize that God creates better noise, crickets. I don't want to see them but they make the perfect "thinking"music.
After some God and cricket time, I conclude with this simple, heart-felt song.

All that I am, all that I have
I lay them down before you, oh Lord
All my regrets, all my acclaims
The joy and the pain, I'm making them yours.

Lord I offer my life to you
Everything I've been through
Use it for your glory
Lord I offer my days to you
Lifting my praise to you
As a pleasing sacrifice,
Lord I offer you my life.

Things in the past, things yet unseen
Wishes and dreams that are yet to come true
All of my heart, all of my praise
My heart and my hands are lifted to you.

Lord I offer my life to you
Everything I've been through
Use it for your glory
Lord I offer my days to you
Lifting my praise to you
As a pleasing sacrifice,
Lord I offer you my life.

Rug Love

When I moved a few months ago, I decided that pink could not be a main color in my room so a shade of blue won. I have now decided that my $20 blue paisley sheets from Wally World are getting on my nerves and pink will take over my room once again...i'm happy! Here are some rugs that I would enjoy resting my feet on:

Number 1:

Number 2:

Urban Outfitter's Beautimous Rug

Number 3:

Urban Outfitter's Beautimous Rug2

Only hold up: my bedspread is white, not true white, but white. Therefore, all of these rugs except my least fav of the three have too much tan/off/yellow color in them. 

Which is your favorite?