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Lasagna Soup

This is a great soup. I know that it is summer, but I felt like making soup today. It warmed my soul.

Lasagna Soup

1 lb ground beef
1 small onion chopped
1 large clove garlic, minced
1 15oz can tomato sauce
1 28oz can tomatoes coarsely chopped (Italian style)
6 lasagna noodles broken
1 beef boulion
4 cups water
1tsp Italian seasonings

*Brown meat then add the onion and then add the garlic last. In large pot add tomatoes, tomato sauce, boullion, water and seasonings and add the meat mixture. Heat to boil, add noodles reduce heat and simmer uncovered 25 min. Cook until tender and adjust seasonings as needed.

Serve with cottage cheese, ricotta cheese and mozzarella. (I like it with sour cream) This recipes is like the italian version of taco soup...and it is good.

Need this recipe! STAT!

What is cream cheese chicken? And why am I so out of the loop of good recipes?

something really good

happened in our crockpot today.
frozen chicken
chopped onion
onion soup mix
cook for some hours. then shred the chicken and add bbq sauce. put back in crock pot and let it get hot hot hot.
serve on hamburger buns. yum yum yum.

new pet. new mudroom.

art camp closing ceremonies

today was the last day of art camp 2007 *sniff*. everyone was having fun until max whacked savannah on the head with a wooden spoon... but, as always, chocolate chip cookies cured the head bonk and hurt feelings.

"shark" by ashton

"crackle painting" by savannah

Okay, this is what you were probably looking for, Mom...

Check it.

Max Has a New Hairdo

Max shows off his new hair style using hairspray. I definitely approve of any attempt to make thin hair on the top look thicker and longer.

Now We're All Ceramic Tile Experts!

Chris and Sarah asked for my advice, (and a little bit of my help) to add a room of ceramic tile in their laundry room. Karen and I arrived late Friday night at Chris' house to find the room already cleaned out and the floor fully prepared.

Everybody added their special expertise:

Door jam cutting and "mud" spreading: Evan
Floor layout measuring and tile setting: Sarah
Precise tile cutting, tile setting and expert supervision: Chris
Cleaning and picture support: Karen

We all finally hit the sack at 2:30 a.m. with every piece of tile in place!!!! Now we all know how to lay tile. Everything looks great, and the grout goes in later today.

This will bring a tear to your eye...

The MoTab does house calls...

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Gambling with your health...

I just wanted to note after that last post about extreme medical costs that Katie may not realize that she is the only one not covered by insurance in the family. Will is going to have to pay for the summer since he is a continuing student and it is required. BYU expects you to be covered and thinks that Katie is covered by parents' insurance since BYU records do not show notification of her marriage. Doesn't the honor code dictate that you be covered by insurance?

What a gamble to take....

Sad Story...

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This is Chris btw.

Internet Off!

Well, as luck would have it, our new internet connection is already having trouble. Hopefully, they can come out and see what the deal is. Evan is on jury duty today, but hopefully, the problem will be fixed soon.

We loved having y'all here for the Fourth. Sorry the weather was so wet and that Will couldn't be here, but we still had a good time in spite of the continuous rain. In the future, I will try to have more interesting events to report , but as you know, my life is not all that exciting at this point in time. So fill up the blog with noteworthy tidbits like pics of Max and Kangaroo chips! Sounds yummy!

Kangaroos are tasty

I recently found a yummy treat that is healthy also. They are Pita Chips that are whole wheat and are actually really tasty. They are made by Kangaroo. The french onion flavor is the best. I don't know where you can buy them. (I bought them in the airport) So the search is on... Just thought you guys would like to know.

Any ideas what part might be leaking ? ;)

Kate is awesome

Rain, Rain go away!

Today is a rainy day. We just may float away!

I'm new to this blog - here's a great pic.

Inaugural Post!

This is the first post for the Nielsen Family blog! It's going to be so awesome. But to make it awesome we all have to look at it often and post cool stuff! Deal?