Kiss My Style

Okay, so I guess I am not cool enough to do giveaways quite yet in the life of blog-world but over at A Blonde walks into a blog she is having another fabulous giveaway. It is for a chance to win a lavender eye pillow and dryer pillow set.

Cast is Off!!!!

I'm excited so much to have my cast off. Finally!!!! The down side is that the doctor said that it will take a whole 6 months for my wrist to heal completely. Holy cow, who would have thought that it would take that long to have a fully recovered wrist? I didn't think that it would be like that at all.
But I can finally take a shower or nice bath without having to make sure that I didn't get my cast wet. I have been wanting to take a nice relaxing bath for quite a while now and tonight I will be able to!

The Horse and Polar Bear

Last night during my daughter's night time routines she stopped by her toys so that she could get her newest stuffed animal. Her horse that we got from Wells Fargo. She said that she wanted to go to sleep with it, and she already has 3 other stuffed animals in her crib already but heck what is one more to the group.
When I put her in her crib she already had her monkey, Pooh Bear, her polar bear and now added was the horse. She at first did not want to have the polar bear in there with her but as I was closing the door changed her mind. When I handed her the polar bear she went and had the horse and polar bear have their formal introductions to each other. I thought was so cute of her to do that with her stuffed animals. And that it is cute to see from watching her what all she is learning from me and my husband.

So just thought that I would share this cute moment with you all!

Giveaway

Hey,

There is a neat I-pod nano giveaway and I-tunes gift card giveaway going on over at A Blonde walks into a blog.

Check her out and try your hand at winning!

Double Whammy

So first I have my fractured wrist which thank goodness will hopefully be off next Thursday. I am so ready to have it off and be able to have full use of my left arm again. On top of my wrist though I have an ear infection. Found out yesterday when I went to the Urgent Care. My ear had been hurting since last Tuesday and yesterday was hurting so bad I needed to have something done about it. Went to Urgent Care and the NP looked in my ear and said that my ear drum was very red and that I have an ear infection. So now I am on antibiotics and am just having to wait this out.

I hope that these are the only things that I will have to deal with for myself. I am not wanting anything else to go wrong. I just want to be healthy for the rest of the year.

School

Yesterday was my first day back at school. I was excited and nervous. I'm taking Music Appreciation, an Education class, and American Government. On Mondays and Wednesdays I am at school for close to 7 hours, that includes the time between classes. So far my nerves are getting the best of me with all the work needed to be done for each class. But I'm off to a good start so far. This morning as soon as I woke up I got started on my homework, that is a definite first for me. I have ALWAYS been one to procrastinate on my homework.

I'm taking a little break from my school work but then it will be right back to studying again.

Southern Dinner

So for dinner my husband and I made Fried Chicken Fingers and Okra and Tomatoes. Both recipes from Rosemary Brown's Big Kitchen Instruction Book. So I was really excited because I got 2 recipes done at once. It might not take the whole year to cook my way through this, but I am still just going to take my time and not overwhelm myself with getting it all done right away. So here are the recipes and sorry in advance that I didn't take any photos I was too tired. ?* I'm typing these as written from the cookbook**

Fried Chicken Fingers

Electric Skillet: 350 degrees F

2 eggs, separated
1 (12-ounce) can beer
1 Tablespoon butter melted

1 teaspoon dry mustard

1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups flour, plus additional flour for dredging chicken
6 boneless chicken breast halves
1 pound solid shortening

Beat egg yolks with beer and butter. Add dry mustard, salt, and pepper. Mix 1 1/2 cups flour, a little at a time. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter. Cut each chicken breast into 4 strips. In electric skillet, heat shortening to 350 degrees. Dredge chicken in flour and dip in batter. Add only a few pieces of chicken to skillet at a time, allowing oil to return 350 degrees before adding more. Fry until golden on all sides. Drain on paper towels. Makes 4-6 servings.

Okra and Tomatoes

1 Tablespoon butter
1 Tablespoon oil
1 pound fresh okra, cut into 1/2" slices ( I used frozen)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 (16-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
salt and pepper

Heat butter and oil in large skillet until butter is melted. Add okra and onion to skillet,and saute until okra is browned. Add tomatoes and salt and pepper to taste. Cover, reduce heat, and cook slowly for about 15 minutes, adding a little water if necessary to keep from sticking. Remove cover and cook for another 5 minutes, or until tender. Makes 4 servings


My family and I ate the chicken with homemade honey-mustard sauce. It all turned out to be really yummy but I will admit that I am not that big fan of okra but I did try it. So again let me know if you cooked and tried this.