Starting something new.....how fun

Doing a blog calls for major file organization, especially since I want to include many pictures. Creating a file hierarchy is SO time consuming but necessary and saves time in the end. Pictures are the meat of my blog, so I spent hours yesterday and early this morning downloading, uploading, deleting, sorting, etc., and I was concentrating only on my camera files. lol  I have yet to review at least a gazillion PC photo files.  GEE!!!

I will be adding more pictures and adding to my Flicker account ASAP. I will also get categories, labels, buttons, and all that good stuff that comes with blogging.

Hmmm, sounds like a few busy days ahead for me. In the meantime, here are a few pictures of what's blooming around here.  Enjoy!

Down goes the tree.

 Our tree was just too big. The roots were causing damage to our sidewalks, killing the grass, etc.  We really had no choice but to remove the tree or deal with the consequences.  So even though we hated losing our tree, it was the solution.

The kids were all here and we had a great lunch.together.

Lunch, not today, but someday soon.

Chicken Salad Sliders, Recipe Courtesy of Paula Deen

Servings: 12 sandwiches
Prep Time: 10 min
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
3 1/2 cups finely diced cooked chicken
1 cup finely diced celery
1/3 cup slivered almonds
12 mini slider rolls

Directions:

In a small bowl, combine the lemon juice, mayonnaise and salt. Toss with the chicken, celery, and almonds in a medium bowl. Serve on mini slider rolls.