Her name is Mona and we are so excited she'll be joining our family! No dog will ever replace Toby, but we are so thankful to be receiving Mona, who I know will lift our spirits!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
MONA!!!
Well, we thought we would wait until April to get a new dog, but once we got back from our trip and came home to an empty house, we just couldn't stand it. We contacted our breeder, who graciously offered to provide us with another puppy for free, and picked out a puppy that we will bring home this weekend!
Her name is Mona and we are so excited she'll be joining our family! No dog will ever replace Toby, but we are so thankful to be receiving Mona, who I know will lift our spirits!
Her name is Mona and we are so excited she'll be joining our family! No dog will ever replace Toby, but we are so thankful to be receiving Mona, who I know will lift our spirits!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Quick & Healthy Chicken Enchiladas
My husband rarely gets excited about something I cook, so I was shocked when we both loved this recipe for quick and healthy chicken enchiladas. Enjoy!
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Chicken Enchiladas
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Chicken Enchiladas
This recipe can be layered to save time or you can fill each tortilla and roll in the traditional way. Turkey, pork, or beef can be substituted for the chicken, Top each serving with extra Mozzarella cheese.
2 cups cooked and cubed/shredded chicken
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup low fat Ricotta cheese
1 cup nonfat plain yogurt
2 oz. grated, low fat cheddar cheese
2 oz. grated, part skim mozzarella cheese
12 corn tortillas
2 cans (10 oz. each) enchilada sauce
Preheat over to 375 degrees. Mix first six ingredients and set aside.
Spray a 9-inch by 13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Pour ½ can of enchilada sauce in bottom of pan. Follow either method below for layered or rolled. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until heated thoroughly.
Rolled Method: Place about 1/3 to ½ cup of filling on each tortilla and roll to enclose (cracks in tortillas are not as noticeable after cooking). Place seams side down in baking dish. Top with remaining sauce.
Layered Method: Follow this order: 1/3 of the tortillas, ½ of the filling, 1/3 tortillas, 1 can of sauce, remainder of filling, remainder of tortillas, remainder of sauce.
Yield: 8 servings
One serving: 1/8 of recipe
Calories per serving: 275
Fat: 7 grams
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Disappointment
Working in healthcare, I am always faced with disappointment. My patient's test did not go well; my patient is not working hard enough at home; my patient is just not strong enough; the healthcare system is broken and my patient pays the price. The list goes on and on.
Sometimes, disappointment is easy to brush off. It is a sad fact, but all too true. This past week, I had several disappointing situations. The most disappointing of all was that my coma patient got rejected by a brain injury rehabilitation facility.
He had a heart transplant, one of the grafts failed, he suffered an anoxic brain injury, they repaired the graft, he didn't wake up, he developed a non-healing sternal wound, he went to an LTAC and got no cognitive therapy, he came to our LTAC and I did the best I could with him, he was evaluated by a brain injury rehabilitation facility, he was denied because of his poor prognosis and length of time since injury (3 months), he will go to a nursing home with no therapy, he will ROT!
This is the broken healthcare system. I know it is broken, but my coma patient makes it all the more real. I cannot tell you how disappointed I am. And the worst part of all of it.....he has a brand new donor heart.
(Sorry for the depressing post...remember, I blog for myself as a personal record. Thanks for reading!)
Sometimes, disappointment is easy to brush off. It is a sad fact, but all too true. This past week, I had several disappointing situations. The most disappointing of all was that my coma patient got rejected by a brain injury rehabilitation facility.
He had a heart transplant, one of the grafts failed, he suffered an anoxic brain injury, they repaired the graft, he didn't wake up, he developed a non-healing sternal wound, he went to an LTAC and got no cognitive therapy, he came to our LTAC and I did the best I could with him, he was evaluated by a brain injury rehabilitation facility, he was denied because of his poor prognosis and length of time since injury (3 months), he will go to a nursing home with no therapy, he will ROT!
This is the broken healthcare system. I know it is broken, but my coma patient makes it all the more real. I cannot tell you how disappointed I am. And the worst part of all of it.....he has a brand new donor heart.
(Sorry for the depressing post...remember, I blog for myself as a personal record. Thanks for reading!)
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Whirlwind Christmas "Vacation"
Jon and I got back from our whirlwind Christmas "vacation" a week ago and we are still feeling the effects of such a draining trip. Individually, each destination was great, but roll them all together in a 10 day window of time and you do NOT have a vacation.
We started out traveling from Houston to New York (Buffalo) to spend Christmas with Jon's family. This was our first married Christmas together, so all the new traditions were being made. Before we were married, we decided to alternate Christmas each year and we're trying really hard to stick to that plan. We mostly just visited with family and relaxed. I did a little shopping with Jon's mom and we took his parents to the Melting Pot as part of their Christmas gift. I, unfortunately, still didn't get to meet Jon's brother, who didn't show up for the festivities.
The day before we were supposed to leave, we learned that Delta changed our flight to California and that we would have a 5 hour layover in the Atlanta airport. We called Auntie KK and she was nice enough to feed us and entertain us for a few hours.
We arrived in California for Morgan and Adam's wedding late. We picked up our rental car and it was pretty much non-stop from there. We helped Morgan get ready for the rehearsal dinner and Jon was even given the task of taking Morgan's wedding dress to the church! Not to brag, but we know we helped a lot and I'm sure the wedding wouldn't have gone so smoothly had Jon not taken on so much responsibility! The wedding was beautiful and the reception was fun; got to spend some time with old friends from college and make some new friends too. Jon even got an invitation to visit one of our new friends in Japan and go to Tokyo Disney.
Speaking of Disney, Jon wouldn't let us leave California without visiting the Mouse first. We spent December 30th and 31st at the parks. The 30th was cold and rainy and COLD!!! It was a good thing we packed our winter clothes for NY or we wouldn't have been able to stand it. Since it was already misting outside, we decided to ride Splash Mountain on the first day. I insisted that Jon buy us ponchos, and it was a good thing, because we got SOAKED! So, soaked in fact that it wasn't even fun. We ended up leaving the park, going back to our hotel room and drying our shoes with the hair dryer, putting on our winter clothes, and then went back to the park. The rest of the evening was pretty fun and we made sure to stay dry.
On the 31st, we knew the parks would be packed, so we made sure we had all the clothes we needed when we went in and knew that we wouldn't be able to leave. By 5:00 pm, the fire capacity was met and if you left the park you wouldn't be allowed back in. It was wall-to-wall people. Everywhere!!! They even made a majority of the walkways one-way. By 11:00 pm, we'd had enough "fun" and were ready to head back to our hotel. We had an early flight home and were in bed by midnight. Happy New Year!
We finally made it back to Texas and are so thankful to be home!
We started out traveling from Houston to New York (Buffalo) to spend Christmas with Jon's family. This was our first married Christmas together, so all the new traditions were being made. Before we were married, we decided to alternate Christmas each year and we're trying really hard to stick to that plan. We mostly just visited with family and relaxed. I did a little shopping with Jon's mom and we took his parents to the Melting Pot as part of their Christmas gift. I, unfortunately, still didn't get to meet Jon's brother, who didn't show up for the festivities.
The day before we were supposed to leave, we learned that Delta changed our flight to California and that we would have a 5 hour layover in the Atlanta airport. We called Auntie KK and she was nice enough to feed us and entertain us for a few hours.
We arrived in California for Morgan and Adam's wedding late. We picked up our rental car and it was pretty much non-stop from there. We helped Morgan get ready for the rehearsal dinner and Jon was even given the task of taking Morgan's wedding dress to the church! Not to brag, but we know we helped a lot and I'm sure the wedding wouldn't have gone so smoothly had Jon not taken on so much responsibility! The wedding was beautiful and the reception was fun; got to spend some time with old friends from college and make some new friends too. Jon even got an invitation to visit one of our new friends in Japan and go to Tokyo Disney.
Speaking of Disney, Jon wouldn't let us leave California without visiting the Mouse first. We spent December 30th and 31st at the parks. The 30th was cold and rainy and COLD!!! It was a good thing we packed our winter clothes for NY or we wouldn't have been able to stand it. Since it was already misting outside, we decided to ride Splash Mountain on the first day. I insisted that Jon buy us ponchos, and it was a good thing, because we got SOAKED! So, soaked in fact that it wasn't even fun. We ended up leaving the park, going back to our hotel room and drying our shoes with the hair dryer, putting on our winter clothes, and then went back to the park. The rest of the evening was pretty fun and we made sure to stay dry.
On the 31st, we knew the parks would be packed, so we made sure we had all the clothes we needed when we went in and knew that we wouldn't be able to leave. By 5:00 pm, the fire capacity was met and if you left the park you wouldn't be allowed back in. It was wall-to-wall people. Everywhere!!! They even made a majority of the walkways one-way. By 11:00 pm, we'd had enough "fun" and were ready to head back to our hotel. We had an early flight home and were in bed by midnight. Happy New Year!
We finally made it back to Texas and are so thankful to be home!
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