December 2013 in review

Just sharing some highlights of December here in Bagram well and a few of back home

My month started off pretty great, I got to move to a bottom bunk.  Yes I was and still very excited.  Moving to a bottom bunk means no more ladder to get into bed, hanging curtains for a little privacy and that your time is passing.  

Here is my bottom bunk and wall locker, yes that is all my clothes that I have here.  I don’t need much, we wear our uniform every day, pt uniform if you work out and then pj.  It does make deciding what to wear to work every day pretty easy.

This month we have gotten some awesome care packages and the thing we seem to keep asking for is chips and salsa.  I often share this treat as dinner with Christina Chuchuru.

 

 

Also very exciting for me professionally, I was selected as CGO Performer of the Month for my Squadron here in Bagram. (CGO means company grade officer)  I was selected by my OIC (officer in charge), wrote some bullets up about the things I did this month.

I also received many awesome creations from my nieces and nephews, that I have hanging on my wall.  Thank you!

And we got snow here in Bagram, two days before the New Year

On the home front….

Once again we had an awesome football season.  We had a name change from the years past from Mudd Dawgs to Panthers.  Same coaches and team that we have had the last 3 years.  This year they won at the state championships and played in Houston.  

Danny decorated our tree this year, in years past I have always taken the lead on this task, I think he did a pretty awesome job.

The boys received some great gifts for Christmas.  Trent got an Ipad mini and Brice is loving his ‘Jordans’.

This month Danny & I celebrated 12 yrs of marriage.  I love that with all our ups and downs, we are still together and happy that we have the future together to look forward too.

Bacon Ranch Crockpot Chicken

yep another easy peasy dinner in the crock pot. so perfect for sports practice night.  yes football has started for us this season.  so my boy is hungry when he gets home and doesn't like waiting for food.  everyone loved this one, a little salty, so great if you like it salty, if not try a soup with reduced sodium. found this on pinterest, then linked to here.  oh and a few cheats/hints- I used crumbled bacon that I had in the frige that you find by the bacon bits, so I did not even cook the bacon.  but don't leave out the bacon because it might be the reason for being a little salty...but come on everything is better with bacon.  and yeah, I did not use fat free sour cream, but I guess you could...ewwww. lol. 16oz of chicken was about 4 frozen breast, that I try to keep on hand in the freezer.  and I cooked a 16oz bag of rigatoni, cuz I had it on hand.

Bacon Ranch Crockpot Chicken

Ingredients

2	butterball turkey bacon strips, cooked and shredded
1	tsp minced garlic
1	package ranch dressing mix
1	10.75 oz can condensed cream of chicken soup (98% fat free)
1	cup fat-free sour cream
16	oz. chicken breasts, frozen or defrosted/raw
8	oz. pasta (I used rigatoni), cooked

Directions

Combine the first five ingredients. Place frozen or defrosted/raw chicken in slow cooker sprayed with nonstick cooking spray and pour sauce over the top (do NOT include water like the can mentions). Cook on high for 3 1/2 hours. Shred chicken with two forks. Cook pasta per package instructions on stove. Serve chicken over pasta.

First RV reno

YEAH!!! took our first camping trip last weekend and already did our first reno.  So Pinterest gave me the idea to change out these wimpy cam locks that by the way have universal keys! To these cool combo locks.  We are so excited to have one less key to keep track of.  Got these cool locks off Amazon and had them installed in less than 10 min.





Oh I have a whole list of things to do to the RV. 
Rip out the carpet
Replace the handle on the cabinets
Add shelves in the cabinets
Add drawers under benches
Replace the things that have just worn out/broken with time