Sad news

Aaron's dad lost his cancer battle on october 28th. It has been a real hard on Aaron the past couple of days. But we all know that his dad is in a better place. We will be going to his funeral next weekend in springfield.

Here is the obituary from the register guard paper.
Johnnie Fleetwood

A celebration of life will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Springfield Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home for Johnnie Ray Fleetwood of Springfield, who died Oct. 28 of throat cancer. He was 66. Inurnment will be at Springfield Memorial Gardens.

He was born Aug. 14, 1943, in Gary, Texas, to Donnie and Ethel McKinney Fleetwood.

He graduated from Pacific High School in Port Orford. He served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam from 1966 to 1968.

He spent his career working in plywood mills.

He is survived by his mother; a son, Aaron of Coos Bay; two brothers, Joseph of Springfield and David of Tampa Bay, Fla.; three sisters, Patricia Brown and Glenda Noble, both of Springfield, and Barbara Martini of Rainier; and one granddaughter.

Arrangements by Springfield Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home. Remembrances to the American Cancer Society.

update time

We are all doing well here at the Fleetwood household. Kendra is getting super excited for Halloween. She is going to be a chicken this year =) I get to go in to her class on Thursday and help out with the Halloween party. I am excited that she gets to have an actual Halloween party and wear her costume. Aaron is doing good. We had to go to Eugene on Sunday to visit his dad. He is not doing to well with his cancer battle. Hospice is now taking care of him so its only a matter of time. I am doing well just been busy with little things here and there.I hope you are all doing well.

New blog for my recipes

I have decided to start a new blog for my recipes instead of posting them here. I want to use this blog for talking about what's going on with our family =) Here is my new blog page.http://whatiscookingoodlookin.blogspot.com/

Have your own spa day at home

Dry skin? Pineapple facial

Home spa version 3$

1- Wash your face with a moisturizing cleaner

2- Wet a wash cloth in warm water,ring out excess water and place on face for 5 mins

3- In a blender puree 3 pineapple rings, 1 tbs plain yogurt and 3 tbs honey

4- Smooth mask onto face, leave on for 10 mins . rinse and pat dry

Oily Skin? Get a lemon facial

Home spa version 4$

1- Place a warm wash cloth on your clean face for 5 mins

2- Mix 1 tbs lemon juice, 1 tsp water ,1/2 c plain yogurt ,1/4 c cornmeal

3- Massage onto face for 2 mins than rinse and pat dry

Soften your feet with a lime and sea salt scrub

Home spa version 5$

1- Dampen feet

2- Dip half a lime in sea salt and rub over calluses

3- Fill basin with warm water and 2 cups epsom salt soak feet for 10 mins

4- Dry and moisturize with a foot cream

Finally over the flu bug

I am finally happy to say that i am over that nasty flu bug. I am not sure if it was the regular flu or H1N1 but i am glad to be done ! Sunday afternoon i started running a high fever and my whole body felt like i had been ran over by a train ! Aaron was so good at taking care of me and Kendra while i was sick. It lasted about 3 days. I am so thankful that Kendra hasnt gotten it so far (knock on wood) I sanitized everything with the lysol flu spray and washed all the bedding . So i hope that helps prevent the spreading of it.

Southwest Chicken

2-4 Chicken Breasts (I use boneless/skinless)
8 oz. cream cheese
1-2 cans beans, undrained (kidney, black, pinto, chili, whatever)
1 can or the equivalent in frozen corn
1 jar of salsa (whatever kind you like)

Place Chicken in Crockpot, add beans, corn and salsa. Cook on low all day. Around 30 minutes prior to serving, add the entire amount of cream cheese. You can either serve this as a burrito or over rice .

Crockpot Cheesy Chicken

2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 (10 1/2 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed cheddar cheese soup
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
salt and pepper (optional)

Directions:

1. Place chicken breasts in the crock pot.
2. Mix the undiluted soups together with the garlic powder and pour over chicken.
3. Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours , until chicken is tender.
4. Serve with the delicious sauce over rice or noodles.