Bowling with Buddies

Well, I wasn't going to blog about our bowling night with friends, but then my step-brother, Bryan, had to go and bowl 5 strikes in a row. So, here are some pictures for you!

Way to go Bryan!

Below is a video from Bryan's 5th in a row!

Here is a photo of the score screen! 5 Xs in a row for B - nice work!

After the 5th strike - Eric had to stick his nose in and messed Bryan up!

Christmas at Uncle Brians

We went to Uncle Brian's house on the 26th. We had fun with all the presents. Aunt Laurie made a Ginger Bread house for the kids to decorate - that was a blast. Then we all just had our fun in our own ways.

While the rest of us were decorating the ginger bread house, Dad, Shari and Jeri had other ideas for fun!

Merry Christmas - 2008

Merry Christmas!

Well, the Clark's had a great Christmas! We woke up later than expected and got ready and went straight to mass at St Joan of Arc in Streetsboro. After mass, we came home and took some pictures and then opened presents. Sammy was a blast and we are all glad that Aunt Sha could join us. Later mom and Les came over and we ate our turkey dinner. Then Lou came over and Gail and Erik brough Nana over. We played all day long!

Mommy, Sammy and Aunt Sha in their fur coats! No red paint - they are fake!

Sammy and Aunt Sha excited about the presents!

Sammy's new car!

After all the fun and playing - Sammy just crashed!

Thank you to everyone for all the wonderful gifts! We are blessed to have family and loved ones who care about us the way you all do.

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Sammy's Baptism Video

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I have found a new personal backup tool for computers that I want to recommend. This is a good idea to backup your important documents, pictures or other files that you have on your PC. I can't tell you how many times I have worked with friends, family, clients or co-workers where there PC or hard drive crashed and they lost a lot of data. I have lost some data to hard drive failures myself.

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Old Family Photos

The family without Scott in California. (Scott was yet to be made here!)

Poor Shari looks so cold - and Scott, well he's lost again! Brian what are you pointing at?

Who's that in the Mouse Ears???

This is a picture of the whole family - what a crew! (Shari - what are you picking at?) It appears Brian was enlightened on this trip!

New Soup Recipe - Family Favorite!

Well, I am sharing a closely guarded recipe. My family loves this soup - and I think it is worth sharing. I am not sure what to call the soup but it is something like Chicken Tortilla without the Tortilla. It is definitely Mexican or TexMex flavor.

Scotties Mexican Chicken Soup

2 Quarts of Chicken Broth
3-4 Grilled boneless chicken breasts (cubed)
1.5 cups of Long Grain White Rice (no Minute Rice!)
10-12 baby carrots - finely sliced
1 12 to 16oz package of frozen corn
1/2 package of Frozen Brocoli Florets
1 to 2 cups of Salsa (we buy from a restaurant locally)


Directions:
1.) Start the Chicken Broth in a large pan to heat and come to a boil.

2.) Put your salsa, rice and carrots in the broth and hold to a slight boil for 5-10 minutes.

3.) Add your chicken and corn - slight boil for another 5 minutes or so.

4.) Add your brocoli and any optional spices or seasonings - simmer for a few minutes until brocoli is hot and serve!


Notes:
We cook extra chicken for fajitas for dinner and just use those leftovers for the soup, it is a good seasoned and grilled flavor anyhow.

I recommend a thinner/finely made salsa as opposed to chunky salsa, but that may just be my preference.

Rice - get the cheap stuff that is uncooked. Nothing parboiled, no Minute Rice or Uncle Bens - it gets too mushy after sitting for a day or so.

Feel free to add some Onion Powder or even diced onions.

I often add a little cumin, cilantro and chipotle powder - but sometimes reserve this for my own serving since not everyone likes it. (And I can't make it too hot for Sammy!)

We usually serve with some fresh grated White Cheddar cheese.

Feel free to let me know if you like this soup - or if you have any suggestions!

Fun at Uncle Pete's / Landon's Birthday Party

Fun Photos of Sammy

Mommy and Daddy were cleaning the house this morning and Sammy was having fun.

I especially like the last photo of her acting out the one part to the song "Low" by Flo Rida.

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Thank you!

Easter 2008

Easter 2008

We had fun this Easter. Once again, we had all the family up for dinner. Some of us had more fun than others. (Marty!)

Then there's Hayden, aka Sippy Cup Bandit or Hair Sniffer!! He had fun with his cousin and aunts and uncle. He definitely found the stash of chocolate!

Nana had fun reading Sammy a book. Sammy had her little Sun headpiece on while Nana was wearing her pink bonnet. They had lots of fun with Sammy's new toys.

Our First Blog!

This is our first blog. I tried to keep this up for Sammy's adoption, but failed to do so.

So, here we are!