Another Good Recipe/Random thoughts

Yeah!! It's Tuesday! I've realized that my pictures make the food look really greasy/not good. I'll continue to put up pictures but just know that I'm not that great at taking pictures. This weeks recipe is:

Pork Chops with Apple Stuffing

1 T oil

4 boneless pork chops

2 apples, chopped

1 c apple juice

2 c chicken stuffing

Heat oil in skillet. Add pork chops and apples. Cook 4 minutes on each side or until light brown. Remove pork chops. Add juice and stir in stiffing. Mix just until moistened. Top with pork chops. Cover and cook on low for 10 minutes.

This would taste really good with broccoli and some corn on the cob. The stuffing that this dish makes is soooooooo good! I would maybe double the stuffing just because you will wish you did when you get done eating it. Again, it isn't as greasy as it looks, the flash does bad things to food. With out the flash it is all blurry so you get the greasy looking picture.

This last week was pretty fun. I was able to go to the temple twice which was amazing. Emma and I walked to story time down at the Library which is just over a mile one way. It's such a nice walk and Emma really loves to watch the cars as they go by. I wore the wrong shoes though... I wore my Dr. Martins which I was given when I went away to college 5 years ago. Needless to say I got a big blister on my big toe. It was totally worth the exercise however.

I played a piano solo at church on Sunday. The piece was "I Heard Him Come". I was so nervous about it because it's such a powerful song and I've struggled with the arrangement for quite some time (ok I'll confess... since my senior year of high school... I have never had my own piano until just recently so it was a little hard to practice). I was finally able to figure it out. When I play I tend to just rush through it and not really play the notes that are actually there. You will be proud of me though... I played it the way it was supposed to be played and it went pretty good. My arms started getting really shakey towards the end as I was playing louder and trying to keep the same tempo at the same time but it went pretty painless. I was happy with my preformance.

Emma has started counting. She counts anything up to three. She also loves to play dress up. Her favorite thing to do is put on her butterfly wings and tutu and then go out side and play in the dirt. She is also showing some interest in the piano... mostly banging on the keys but it is starting to turn into some organized and deliberate music.

One problem I'm having with her is she bangs her head against the couch, chair, table, pretty much anything hard and then is always shocked when it hurts. I don't know how to address it. Any suggestions? It hurts me watching it. She is also constantly dumping out or playing in the dogs water. We've told her many times to stop and have flicked her hands when we catch her doing it but nothing is working. Maybe it's just something that will never stop? Any help in these matters would be greatly appreciated.

Well that's all for us this week. This coming weekend we are headed up to Leavenworth for the Salmon Festival. My Aunt, Uncle and Cousin go up every year and this year Grandpa is tagging along. It will be fun to go up and see them. I have no clue what you do at a salmon festival but I'll let you know. I also don't get why it's in Leavenworth but hey, Leavenworth is a beautiful place.