Prom

Prom was supposed to be last week, but Typhoon Songda crashed that party. Thankfully the school was able to reschedule for this week, before they graduate. Chris took Ashley (on the left in blue) and Megan (on the right in white). He made me promise not to put pictures on facebook until he could see them, but he said nothing about the blog!


Since prom was being held at a Marine base on island that none of us had been to before, Lyle, Steph and I drove with Chris and his girls following behind in his car. While at a stop light we heard Japanese girls talking and giggling. It was two girls on a scooter, stopped at Chris' car and talking to him. When the light turned green they took off:

But I think it is safe to say that Chris enjoyed the trip to prom! He has yet to crawl out of bed, so I am not sure how the rest of the night went.

Next week - Graduation!

A day with Tanya

I finally took some me time. Since I had finished my classes and had a full day off, I asked Tanya if she wanted to come over to play. She had to cancel out of a field trip (who really wants to visit the landfill anyway?) and came over right after dropping the girls at school.


We enjoyed a little breakfast

Took a little time to empty our bags of stuff (okay, almost an hour... but we had forgotten how fun it was just to look at what we had!)

by the end of the day, we had laughed, talked and even found time to create these:


Who's going to join us next time?

I should have known...

that something was up when Stephanie said she had to pick something up at the BX and she would meet us at the commissary.





Or maybe when she answered, "two rolls of duct tape" to the question, "What did you buy?"





Imagine my suprise when I went up stairs and saw this:

Lyle and I both had Monday off and the kids had school, so we decided to forgo the Superbowl festivities and head up to Nago to see the cherry blossoms.

It was a beautiful day and a beautiful view. Unfortunately, due to construction at the park we visited, we were unable to get to the official "cherry blossom viewing area". Enjoy:

Time flies!

Can you believe it has been 9 months since I last wrote anything on this blog?

Actually I am only using it now to share a few recipes, but maybe I will have to get back into writing about our life here on Okinawa. Especially since we will be here for another 18 months.

Okay, now to the reason for the post.

Pizza in a crockpot Two different ways -


Crock Pot Pizza

1 1/2 Pound Ground Beef
16 Ounces Mozzarella Cheese
3 Ounces Pepperoni
16 Ounces Macaroni
10 3/4 Ounce Cream of Mushroom Soup
30 Ounces Pizza or spaghetti Sauce

Brown and drain hamburger. Cook and drain pasta. Using about 1/2 of each ingredient alternate layers in a 4-quart crock-pot in the following order: Hamburger, Pasta, Cheese Soup, Pizza Sauce, and Pepperoni. Repeat layers with remaining ingredients. Heat for at least 4 hours on low heat. *You can add anything you would like on a Pizza*

Hint to make it better - Add sauce and soup to meat, or at least put a small layer of sauce on bottom layer in crockpot to prevent meat from burning.


Pizza in a pot

1 ½ lbs hamburger
1 green pepper chopped
1 can cheddar cheese soup
2 Tablespoons oregano
1 medium onion chopped
4 oz sliced pepperoni
1 can tomato soup
4 cups cooked spaghetti
8 oz package of mozzarella cheese

Brown and drain beef. Add all ingredients except mozzarella cheese and mix lightly but well. Cook on low for 4-6 hours. Top with mozzarella during last 15 minutes of cooking.

Both are good and each is a bit unique which is why I kept them both. Also, it is good to have a back up for when you are out of Cream of Mushroom soup!

Bobbi - this one is just for you

Tex Mex Chicken - Spring style

1 bag of Individually Quick Frozen Chicken Breast Tenderloins
1 Jar Pace Picante Sauce
1 envelope Taco Seasoning Mix
1 Can of Fiesta corn (regular corn will do in a pinch), drained
1 Can Black Beans, drained

Dump the frozen chicken in the crock pot, sprinkle with the taco seasoning mix. Pour the picante sauce, corn and black beans over the top. cover and cook on low for 8 hours, stirring once or twice during the day.

Serve over white rice sprinkled with cheddar cheese and a dollop of sour cream. If, like me, you are watching the amount of rice you eat, it is almost as good on top of a bed of lettuce, no cheese, just fresh chopped onions and a bit of Fat free Sour cream.

This recipe was originally on Kraft foods website, but I modified it for my family and it turned out YUMMY!