Chicken Pie

What to do with leftover chicken? Whenever we have rotisserie chicken from Costco or fried chicken from the grocery store for dinner, we always have leftovers. I know, you'd think in a family of 9, there would never be leftovers. But we do! And they usually end up at the back of the fridge until someone discovers them at which time they are in a state that is not conducive to eating. Then they become trash! I hate to throw out food. Did my parents threaten me with the starving children in Africa and India when I was little? I don't remember, but, I still hate throwing away food. So a few weeks ago I noticed that Costco's ready-made chicken pies were made with the above-mentioned rotisserie chicken. So I thought, "Ha, a way to use leftover rotisserie chicken. I will have to remember that!" Fast forward to last night, and I am staring at the refrigerator trying to figure out what to make for dinner. (I hate trying to figure out what to make for dinner!) I see the large amount of leftover fried chicken and realize that if it doesn't get eaten soon, it will have to be thrown out. I wonder, "Can I make a chicken pie with leftover fried chicken? Will it taste funny? " So as one who is always willing to try an experiment, I made a very tasty chicken pie with leftover fried chicken.



Next time, I will add a bit more gravy, but it was a success!

A Little Late Halloween

This is for my mom who wasn't able to get the pictures that I emailed.

Grace is Boo from Monster's Inc.
Two days before Halloween, I tried talking her into Ariel, The Little Mermaid. That's an easy costume and one that I've made years ago for Ashley. (This isn't the best photo. It was scanned into my computer, and the pixels are way too big.)



But, no. Grace was determined to be Boo. So that meant coming up with a design and sewing all night! I wasn't too happy with the feet. They look okay, but they wore out very fast, and I had to hot glue them to her tennis shoes. I like costumes that last and can be played with all year. So I need to tinker with the foot design. Otherwise, I was pleased with the finished product.



Fraser is Luke Skywalker. The Luke Skywalker from The Return of the Jedi. I guess the color of his light saber was the determining factor for which movie he was from. And it had to be all black.



And Eric in his recurring Harry Potter theme is Severus Snape. Last year he was Ron Weasley.



So I'm done with costumes until next year. Oh, there's the kid's Christmas program to do. And the spring plays...

Pilgrim's Place

Friday, we took the 4 younger kids to the annual Pilgrim Festival at Pilgrim Place, a retirement community for religious workers.

The kids loved the Mayflower ride.

And the face painting.







And the Cotton Candy.



I love the treasures I find.
Like this book from Norway.



And this plaid mohair blanket that was made in Scotland by the Hudson Bay Company.



And a Folkwear pattern for $1.00 .



And this sweater made in Wisconsin on imported Swedish looms. (The tag has a picture of a crazy Viking on it!)



And these plaid wool skirts. The red is a Pendleton and an authentic Cunningham tartan.



The older girls were busy and couldn't go on Friday, but Ashley was able to go with Delaney, Grace, and me on Saturday. Ashley found a bunch a music books. Can't wait till next year!

My First Post!

Welcome to my blog. Everyone seems to have them now, so I thought I'd get on the bandwagon.



I hope you enjoy my small slice of life and the things that interest me.