Some things I did today...and a recipe, by request.

Today is Tuesday. Yesterday we had an appointment at the doctor's office. No new news. Because of my frequent 'practice contractions', they did hook me up to a machine that let me hear James' heartbeat for 15 minutes. It was very sweet and soothing. Of course, in those 15 minutes, I didn't happen to have a single contraction, which is what they were looking for. I'm not making it up! Really! :) I've decided to just be thankful and content for each day I have to wait. About 3 and a half weeks to go.

Here are a few things I've done today on my 'relaxing' day. (yesterday I probably packed in too many errands and tasks).

1. I checked email and blogs (reading friends' blogs is a current favorite hobby of mine)
2. I went to CVS to "do a deal". I've recently joined the ranks of women who clip coupons and "CVS" in order to get really cheap, and sometimes free things. Today I spent 36 cents for $26.33 of merchandise. I owe it all to Shannon from Grocery Weekly and the Money Saving Mom blog. I've learned a lot from reading their blogs.
3. I watered the garden....I've been slacking on this one lately.
4. I talked with my retired neighbor Tom about his hummingbird feeder and his grandchildren.
5. I picked 7 tomatoes.
6. I ate 1 tomato that I accidentally dropped. It split, so it had to be eaten.
7. I watched the slide show again and cried, because I'm kind of a mush right now. http://www.sorellimages.com/waitingforbabyjames/
8. I searched for the song in the slide show....and found it here: http://www.pushplayer.com/plumb/b/
It's from an album called Blink, by the artist Plumb. She's a Christian artist. The song is called "Me". I listened to her little interview clip on the story behind the song, and cried a little more. Sounds like a great album--very sweet.
9. And now I'm going to post a recipe that Andrea requested. I mentioned elsewhere that I made Sour Cream Enchiladas last night. She said she'd like the recipe. It's easy and delicious!

***For just Mark and me, I "half" each ingredient, except for the green chilies...and it made 6 enchiladas in an 8x11.

Sour Cream Enchiladas
(from the A.C. Home cookbook, a great treasure trove of recipes that my mother-in-law gave me)

2lbs ground beef
1 lg. white onion, chopped
salt & pepper
garlic powder to taste
2 c. sour cream (I used lite--can't tell the difference)
2 (10oz) cans cream of chicken (I used 98% fat free--"")
1 (4oz) can green chilies
12 corn or flour tortillas (I used flour)
16 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded

Brown beef with onion. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic pwdr. Drain fat. In med. bowl, combine sour cream, soup, and green chilies. Blend well. Spoon half soup mixture in bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Spoon heaping 2 tablespoons of meat mixture in tortilla. (I probably used more like 1/4 cup in each.) Sprinkle with grated cheese before rolling up. Place seam side down in dish on top of soup mixture. Repeat til all meat is used up. Pour remaining sour cream mixture over tortillas. Sprinkle cheese on top. Bake @ 350* for 45 minutes. Serve with salsa.

I love these!! Enjoy!