Raising Hands

My sweet friend Adriane from The Little House on the Dairy asked me to do a 10 in 10 this week. I love these little peeks into what my friends are up to since we live all over the country and rarely get to see one another. I picked a day (last Friday) that the kids would have an activity so you wouldn't get ten pictures of the insides of my dishwasher and washing machine. You're still going to see some laundry though. It can't be helped.  What started out as a run of the mill Friday took one turn after another and became sort of a mess of a day. but here it is anyway. It's about to get real. 8:00 AM (really almost nine) The kids and I are reading Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims this Summer. We're really enjoying it so far and I admit to be learning just as much as they are.  9:00 AM Breakfast continues. I'm through reading and usually unloading and reloading the dishwasher while the kids finish up.  10:00 AM  You can find me fo

You know how you Pin tons of would be delicious meals on Pinterest and then eat the same old same old every night? No? Just me then? Well alrighty. Tonight I broke tradition and made this delightful and satisfying Summer supper. The weather today was dark, grey, rainy and not as hot as it's been recently but with 200% humidity it doesn't matter. This colorful, bright, sweet, and spicy salad was just what we needed. The recipe comes from a blogger named Lindsey who blogs at Pinch of Yum . Reading about her preparation of this dish makes me very thankful to live in a country where a good washing of my vegetables with good ole tap water is sufficient to keep bad things from happening to me and my family. She describes a process of having to bleach her fresh produce in order to consume it raw.   Blogger Lindsey was writing from the Philippines at the time. Head over and check her amazing pictures and please forgive mine. Chopped Thai Chicken Salad What you need: (F