I might have posted this before, and if I did, I apologize. Hubby requested this one night this past week and I almost laughed when he said, "If it's not too much trouble."
Uh...that would be a big, huge NO!
Can of chicken (I use 2 big cans)
shredded cheese
diced jalapenos (optional)
Enchilada sauce
Mix the chicken, cheese, jalapenos together. Fill soft tortilla shell with enough mixture that it's filling but that you can still roll it closed (I tend to have a problem with that part, I always overstuff them).
Pour a little of the enchilada sauce in the bottom of a casserole dish. Place the filled tortillas on top of the enchilada sauce. Pour more enchilada sauce over top. Place a little more shredded cheese on top. Bake at 350 until they're warm all the way through and the cheese is melted.
Ta-da...a dinner that apparently seems difficult to make (lol) but is VERY easy!
Have a great Thursday!
Peace and Love,
Alannah
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Hump Day Giggle
An Irish priest was transferred to Texas . Father O'Malley rose from his bed one morning. It was a fine spring day in his new Texas mission parish. He walked to the window of his bedroom to get a deep breath of the beautiful day outside. He then noticed there was a jackass lying dead in the middle of his front lawn.
He promptly called the local police station......The conversation went like this:
"Good morning. This is Sergeant Jones. How might I help you?"
"And the best of the day te yerself. This is Father O'Malley at St. Ann's Catholic Church. There's a jackass lying dead in me front lawn and would ye be so kind as to send a couple o'yer lads to take care of the matter?"
Sergeant Jones, considering himself to be quite a wit, replied with a smirk, "Well now Father, it was always my impression that you people took care of the last rites!"
There was dead silence on the line for a long time.
Father O'Malley then replied: "Aye, 'tis certainly true; but we are also obliged to notify the next of kin."
Happy Hump Day!!
Peace and Love,
Alannah
He promptly called the local police station......The conversation went like this:
"Good morning. This is Sergeant Jones. How might I help you?"
"And the best of the day te yerself. This is Father O'Malley at St. Ann's Catholic Church. There's a jackass lying dead in me front lawn and would ye be so kind as to send a couple o'yer lads to take care of the matter?"
Sergeant Jones, considering himself to be quite a wit, replied with a smirk, "Well now Father, it was always my impression that you people took care of the last rites!"
There was dead silence on the line for a long time.
Father O'Malley then replied: "Aye, 'tis certainly true; but we are also obliged to notify the next of kin."
Happy Hump Day!!
Peace and Love,
Alannah
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Food for Thought and special link....
"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out."
Walter Winchell
1897-1972, Journalist
I also wanted to share a link with you, in case anyone was interested in making a donation. Margie Lawson is a therapist who also happens to be an amazing writing teacher. I've learned more from Margie than probably anyone else. Below is an excerpt from her newsletter:
Please consider donating $50 for ALS research through my cousin's ALS fundraiser page. You will have two chances to win prizes valued at $450 each.
My cousin has Lou Gehrig's disease. Here we are at our family reunion in North Carolina in early July. Dennis is my hero.
I am determined to help Dennis achieve his fundraising goal for ALS research. His goal: $100,000.
I will help him reach his goal. Supporting him -- I am indomitable.
Indomitable. You've got to love the way those five syllables carry power.
Indomitable. Incapable of being overcome. Never say die.
That second definition gives me a visceral response . . . and the courage to request your support. Please join me.
I am enticing you with BIG PRIZES! You may win:
1. A 75 page Triple Pass Deep Edit -- $450 value!
2. Registration for a three-day Immersion Master Class: Deep Editing Power -- $450 value!
To date -- three people have donated. Their names are imprinted in my brain forever -- and also on a list on the ALS page on my web site. MARGIE'S AMAZING PEOPLE list.
Dennis will draw the names of the two winners on August 9th. Winners have their choice of the two prizes. Click Here for details and a link to my cousin's fundraiser page.
Dennis has raised $7,300 to date. He knows it is too late to make a difference for him. But he is striving to make a difference for the 80,000 people diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease in the next ten years. One of those 80,000 could be someone you love.
Consider making a $50 donation. It is tax deductible. Make your heart do the happy dance. Make my heart do the happy dance too.
Those who know me, know I am usually focused on all fun, all laughs, all loving the happy life. Thank you for listening and supporting me when I am serious too.
Remember the August 9th deadline. :-)
Appreciative.................Margie
I told Margie I'd post it on my blog, just as an effort to pass the word along.
I hope everyone has a fantastic day!!
Peace and Love,
Alannah
Walter Winchell
1897-1972, Journalist
I also wanted to share a link with you, in case anyone was interested in making a donation. Margie Lawson is a therapist who also happens to be an amazing writing teacher. I've learned more from Margie than probably anyone else. Below is an excerpt from her newsletter:
Please consider donating $50 for ALS research through my cousin's ALS fundraiser page. You will have two chances to win prizes valued at $450 each.
My cousin has Lou Gehrig's disease. Here we are at our family reunion in North Carolina in early July. Dennis is my hero.
I am determined to help Dennis achieve his fundraising goal for ALS research. His goal: $100,000.
I will help him reach his goal. Supporting him -- I am indomitable.
Indomitable. You've got to love the way those five syllables carry power.
Indomitable. Incapable of being overcome. Never say die.
That second definition gives me a visceral response . . . and the courage to request your support. Please join me.
I am enticing you with BIG PRIZES! You may win:
1. A 75 page Triple Pass Deep Edit -- $450 value!
2. Registration for a three-day Immersion Master Class: Deep Editing Power -- $450 value!
To date -- three people have donated. Their names are imprinted in my brain forever -- and also on a list on the ALS page on my web site. MARGIE'S AMAZING PEOPLE list.
Dennis will draw the names of the two winners on August 9th. Winners have their choice of the two prizes. Click Here for details and a link to my cousin's fundraiser page.
Dennis has raised $7,300 to date. He knows it is too late to make a difference for him. But he is striving to make a difference for the 80,000 people diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease in the next ten years. One of those 80,000 could be someone you love.
Consider making a $50 donation. It is tax deductible. Make your heart do the happy dance. Make my heart do the happy dance too.
Those who know me, know I am usually focused on all fun, all laughs, all loving the happy life. Thank you for listening and supporting me when I am serious too.
Remember the August 9th deadline. :-)
Appreciative.................Margie
I told Margie I'd post it on my blog, just as an effort to pass the word along.
I hope everyone has a fantastic day!!
Peace and Love,
Alannah
Friday, July 31, 2009
What I'm Reading...
The Defiant Hero is the 2nd book in Suzanne Brockmann's Troubleshooter series. I talked last week about how much I loved The Unsung Hero. I absolutely couldn't put that book down. It was one of those that I carried with me whenever I left the house...you know, in case I was lucky enough to get stopped by a red light where I could read a page. That's how much I loved that book!
This one, not so much. It's good. But I have no trouble putting it down and only going back to it when it's convenient. Of course, now the writer in me is spending more time analyzing it as I read, trying to figure out exactly why I don't love this one as much.
Here's the cover and the blurb from Suzanne Brockmann's websit:
"The United States refuses to negotiate with terrorists." Meg Moore remembered the warning from her job as a translator in a European embassy. Those same words will spell out a death sentence for her daughter and grandmother who have been kidnapped by a lethal group called the Extremists. Meg will do anything to meet their unspeakable demands; anything -- even kill -- to save her child.
When Navy SEAL John Nilsson is summoned to Washington, D.C. by the FBI to help negotiate a hostage situation, the last person he expects to see holding a foreign ambassador at gunpoint is Meg. He hasn't seen her in years, but he's never forgotten how it feels to hold her in his arms. John could lose his career if he helps her escape. She will lose her life if he doesn't...
HERO: Lt. (j.g.) John "Nils" Nilsson, U.S. Navy SEALs
HEROINE: Meg Moore
LOCATION: Washington, D.C. and Florida
Does that ever happen to you? You love a series as a whole but there are some books within that series that you just can't get into? Can you pinpoint why you don't enjoy those books as much?
I'm working on plotting a series...I need to know!!!! LOL
Have a great weekend!
Peace and Love,
Alannah
This one, not so much. It's good. But I have no trouble putting it down and only going back to it when it's convenient. Of course, now the writer in me is spending more time analyzing it as I read, trying to figure out exactly why I don't love this one as much.
Here's the cover and the blurb from Suzanne Brockmann's websit:
"The United States refuses to negotiate with terrorists." Meg Moore remembered the warning from her job as a translator in a European embassy. Those same words will spell out a death sentence for her daughter and grandmother who have been kidnapped by a lethal group called the Extremists. Meg will do anything to meet their unspeakable demands; anything -- even kill -- to save her child.
When Navy SEAL John Nilsson is summoned to Washington, D.C. by the FBI to help negotiate a hostage situation, the last person he expects to see holding a foreign ambassador at gunpoint is Meg. He hasn't seen her in years, but he's never forgotten how it feels to hold her in his arms. John could lose his career if he helps her escape. She will lose her life if he doesn't...
HERO: Lt. (j.g.) John "Nils" Nilsson, U.S. Navy SEALs
HEROINE: Meg Moore
LOCATION: Washington, D.C. and Florida
Does that ever happen to you? You love a series as a whole but there are some books within that series that you just can't get into? Can you pinpoint why you don't enjoy those books as much?
I'm working on plotting a series...I need to know!!!! LOL
Have a great weekend!
Peace and Love,
Alannah
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Eek...it's Thursday
I forgot to post today's blog last night and then we got up at 5:00 and drove to Duke today for hubby's follow-up appointment.
I'll give a quick update and be back with regularly scheduled programming tomorrow.
The doctor said everything looked great. The tumor is stable. They can't see where it has gotten any smaller over the past several months - but the good news is it isn't growing. The doctor and hubby agreed there wasn't a need to continue with the chemo.
If at any point in the future the tumor should start growing again, then he can go back on the chemo. But the hope/plan is, the chemo that they did will prevent it from reawakening at any point in the future.
YAY!!
It's wonderful to have that chapter of our lives behind us. Now, maybe he won't be so exhausted all the time and he can start exercising, lose the extra weight he's put on and in general, start feeling normal again.
Have a great day everyone!!
Peace and Love,
Alannah
I'll give a quick update and be back with regularly scheduled programming tomorrow.
The doctor said everything looked great. The tumor is stable. They can't see where it has gotten any smaller over the past several months - but the good news is it isn't growing. The doctor and hubby agreed there wasn't a need to continue with the chemo.
If at any point in the future the tumor should start growing again, then he can go back on the chemo. But the hope/plan is, the chemo that they did will prevent it from reawakening at any point in the future.
YAY!!
It's wonderful to have that chapter of our lives behind us. Now, maybe he won't be so exhausted all the time and he can start exercising, lose the extra weight he's put on and in general, start feeling normal again.
Have a great day everyone!!
Peace and Love,
Alannah
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Hump Day Humor
My dad has been harassing me for a while about getting a Facebook page. Not really bugging me, but more like dropping little hints..."You don't have Facebook, do you?" So I finally stopped kicking and screaming against it and got myself a facebook page - a personal one.
The first day I was able to find an old highschool friend that I'd been looking for, for almost 20 years!! I'm so glad I got that Facebook page (even though I do tend to spend way too much time on it). Anyway, today's Hump Day Humor is compliments of my friend, and I hope it makes you laugh as much as it did me.
On the farm lived a chicken and a horse, both of whom loved to play together.
One day the two were playing, when the horse fell into a bog and began to sink.
Scared for his life, the horse whinnied for the chicken to go get the farmer for help!
Off the chicken ran, back to the farm. Arriving at the farm, he searched and searched for the farmer, but to no avail, for he had gone to town with the only tractor.
Running around, the chicken spied the farmer's new Harley.
Finding the keys in the ignition, the chicken sped off with a length of rope hoping he still had time to save his friend's life.
Back at the bog, the horse was surprised, but happy, to see the chicken arrive on the shiny Harley, and he managed to get a hold of the loop of rope the chicken tossed to him.
After tying the other end to the rear bumper of the farmer's bike, the chicken then drove slowly forward and, with the aid of the powerful bike, rescued the horse!
Happy and proud, the chicken rode the Harley back to the farmhouse, and the farmer was none the wiser when he returned.
The friendship between the two animals was cemented: Best Buddies, Best Pals.
A few weeks later, the chicken fell into a mud pit, and soon, he too, began to sink and cried out to the horse to save his life!
The horse thought a moment, walked over, and straddled the large puddle.
Looking underneath, he told the chicken to grab his hangy-down thingy and he would then lift him out of the pit.
The chicken got a good grip, and the horse pulled him up and out, saving his life.
The moral of the story?
(yep, you betcha, there is a moral!)
"When You're Hung Like A Horse, You Don't Need A Harley To Pick Up Chicks"
LOL...Thanks, Bick!!
Have a great Hump Day, everyone!
Peace and Love,
Alannah
The first day I was able to find an old highschool friend that I'd been looking for, for almost 20 years!! I'm so glad I got that Facebook page (even though I do tend to spend way too much time on it). Anyway, today's Hump Day Humor is compliments of my friend, and I hope it makes you laugh as much as it did me.
On the farm lived a chicken and a horse, both of whom loved to play together.
One day the two were playing, when the horse fell into a bog and began to sink.
Scared for his life, the horse whinnied for the chicken to go get the farmer for help!
Off the chicken ran, back to the farm. Arriving at the farm, he searched and searched for the farmer, but to no avail, for he had gone to town with the only tractor.
Running around, the chicken spied the farmer's new Harley.
Finding the keys in the ignition, the chicken sped off with a length of rope hoping he still had time to save his friend's life.
Back at the bog, the horse was surprised, but happy, to see the chicken arrive on the shiny Harley, and he managed to get a hold of the loop of rope the chicken tossed to him.
After tying the other end to the rear bumper of the farmer's bike, the chicken then drove slowly forward and, with the aid of the powerful bike, rescued the horse!
Happy and proud, the chicken rode the Harley back to the farmhouse, and the farmer was none the wiser when he returned.
The friendship between the two animals was cemented: Best Buddies, Best Pals.
A few weeks later, the chicken fell into a mud pit, and soon, he too, began to sink and cried out to the horse to save his life!
The horse thought a moment, walked over, and straddled the large puddle.
Looking underneath, he told the chicken to grab his hangy-down thingy and he would then lift him out of the pit.
The chicken got a good grip, and the horse pulled him up and out, saving his life.
The moral of the story?
(yep, you betcha, there is a moral!)
"When You're Hung Like A Horse, You Don't Need A Harley To Pick Up Chicks"
LOL...Thanks, Bick!!
Have a great Hump Day, everyone!
Peace and Love,
Alannah
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Bitchology....
BITCHOLOGY
When I stand up for myself and my beliefs, they call me a bitch.
When I stand up for those I love, they call me a bitch.
When I speak my mind, think my own thoughts or do things my own way, they call me a bitch.
Being a bitch means I won't compromise what's in my heart.
It means I live my life MY way.
It means I won't allow anyone to step on me.
When I refuse to tolerate injustice and speak against it, I am defined as a bitch.
The same thing happens when I take time for myself instead of being everyone's maid, or when I act a little selfish.
It means I have the courage and strength to allow myself to be who I truly am and won't become anyone else's idea of what they think I 'should' be.
I am outspoken, opinionated and determined. I want what I want and there is nothing wrong with that!
So try to stomp on me, just try to douse my inner flame, try to squash every ounce of beauty I hold within me.
You won't succeed.
And if that makes me a bitch ,so be it.
I embrace the title and am proud to bear it.
B - Babe
I - In
T - Total
C - Control of
H - Herself
B = Beautiful
I = Intelligent
T = Talented
C = Charming
H = Hell of a Woman
B = Beautiful
I = Individual
T = That
C = Can
H = Handle 'anything'
"The greatest natural resourse in the world is not in the earth's waters or minerals, nor in the forests or grasslands.
It is the spirit that resides in every unstoppable person. And the spirit of the individual benefits us all.
Choose to be Unstoppable".
Have a fanastic day!!
Peace and Love,
Alannah
When I stand up for myself and my beliefs, they call me a bitch.
When I stand up for those I love, they call me a bitch.
When I speak my mind, think my own thoughts or do things my own way, they call me a bitch.
Being a bitch means I won't compromise what's in my heart.
It means I live my life MY way.
It means I won't allow anyone to step on me.
When I refuse to tolerate injustice and speak against it, I am defined as a bitch.
The same thing happens when I take time for myself instead of being everyone's maid, or when I act a little selfish.
It means I have the courage and strength to allow myself to be who I truly am and won't become anyone else's idea of what they think I 'should' be.
I am outspoken, opinionated and determined. I want what I want and there is nothing wrong with that!
So try to stomp on me, just try to douse my inner flame, try to squash every ounce of beauty I hold within me.
You won't succeed.
And if that makes me a bitch ,so be it.
I embrace the title and am proud to bear it.
B - Babe
I - In
T - Total
C - Control of
H - Herself
B = Beautiful
I = Intelligent
T = Talented
C = Charming
H = Hell of a Woman
B = Beautiful
I = Individual
T = That
C = Can
H = Handle 'anything'
"The greatest natural resourse in the world is not in the earth's waters or minerals, nor in the forests or grasslands.
It is the spirit that resides in every unstoppable person. And the spirit of the individual benefits us all.
Choose to be Unstoppable".
Have a fanastic day!!
Peace and Love,
Alannah
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