the chosen child.

it was another average day, with some cooking involved.

today was a big test of my cooking abilites.

i was given no recipe or hint as to what could be for dinner.

so i created my own thing.  i had no clue if it would work out, but it was the only choice.

i did chicken, and then put potatoes and carrots in the same pan to bake.

and you know what, it was delicious!!  

i feel like a true cook cause i made something without instruction.

for me, i feel this is a big stepping stone in my cooking career!  

teena and don stopped by quickly and it was so good to see them!

tonight, my mom and daniel caught the last little bit of Elf.

such a cute movie.  

my mom made a comment to daniel that she could be doing more embarrassing things like dressing up like an elf and walking around.

to which my brother replied:

'mom, you already did!'

he was referencing to the elf adventures she had last weekend at my bro and SIL's party.

so so funny that little one is.

robin called while dinner was almost done--it's been the 3rd night in a row i have made dinner.

while i was talking to her and waiting for my mom to walk in, she heard my mom freak out when she saw i made dinner again. 

{it was real cute actually.  she also left me a voice mail today saying how much she appreciated when i did that}.

and today i learned that i am referred to as the 'chosen child' by robin.

you know, i like the sound of that :)

tomorrow i have a date and start house sitting.  

let the fun times roll!