Buffalo Chicken Quesadillas

Earlier this week I made Buffalo Chicken in the Crock-pot. I had some leftovers so I decided to make quesadillas with it. I took 2 whole wheat tortillas and spread some of the chicken mix on one.

Crockpot Buffalo Chicken

One of my girlfriends was telling me about her buffalo chicken sandwiches she makes in her crock-pot. I love using my crock-pot but I am a bit of a snob about what I cook in it. She forwarded me this recipe and I searched around and found this one as well from Chef in Training.
And this is what I did:

I took out my crockpot and put in one of my favorite slowcooker liners from Reynolds.

Wordless Wednesday

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Punch, It's a Southern Thing

This Week from Pinterest

This past week I was working on a fundraiser festival at my son's school. It was a silent auction, jumpies, dunk tank, ending in a movie night which our students voted on. We were slated for thunder showers yesterday and worried all day. Believe it or not thanks to our wonderful God, the first drop fell right at the end of clean up. It was a wonderful time! Some of our great teachers and our principal went in the dunk tank and Alvin and the Chipmunks Chipwrecked was the movie of choice.

Today I feel like I was run over by a MAC truck. I woke up this morning with a cold which my hubby had. Garrett has it too. Last night Mattie started throwing up which he did all over me this morning. Now Hubby is throwing up. Fun Fun, no rest for the weary!

So while I am sitting here I am playing on Pinetrest and decided to go through my Recipes I want to try board.

Ever feel like sometimes you Pin and Pin and never do. One of the reasons I started this blog was because Pinterest has inspired me to do some pretty cool things. So I made a new board and I would love it if you would follow me on it here at What I'm Trying this Week.  Every week I will post the recipes I am trying for the week and if I like them then you will find them here on Recipes I Tried and Liked From Pinterest.

Here is this weeks selection, I would love it if you would try them along with me and leave me a comment on what you thought about them. You can link to them by going to my Pinterest Board. If you don't have a Pinterest account just send me your email and I will send you an invite.

Buffalo Chicken Crockpot Sandwiches from Chef In Training
Crockpot Chicken Parmesan from Chef In Training
Parmesan Oven Fries from Playing with Sugar, which I will make to go with Cheese burgers

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A Kidney For Ken

So many of you may know from reading my blog that I have mentioned my hubby having a Kidney transplant. It was a 7 year journey from start to finish and some day soon I will type out the whole story from our point of view, for now you can read it here and please just pass on by the really ugly Fat pic of me at the top! 

Anyway today the story below was passed on to me from a friend that did a lot for my hubby and I in more ways than I can list during our trials. It is such a familiar story in so many ways. First Meet Ken

A Kidney For Ken

One family's journey to find a kidney

Sensory Integration and Fine Motor Skills

Sensory Integration Disorder also Called Sensory Perception Disorder (SPD) is often detected by a lack of fine motor skills. First lets learn what SPD is. 


This is an explanation from the SPD Foundation:

Sensory processing (sometimes called "sensory integration" or SI) is a term that refers to the way the nervous system receives messages from the senses and turns them into appropriate motor and behavioral responses. Whether you are biting into a hamburger, riding a bicycle, or reading a book, your successful completion of the activity requires processing sensation or "sensory integration."

Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD, formerly known as "sensory integration dysfunction") is a condition that exists when sensory signals don't get organized into appropriate responses. Pioneering occupational therapist and neuroscientist A. Jean Ayres, PhD, likened SPD to a neurological "traffic jam" that prevents certain parts of the brain from receiving the information needed to interpret sensory information correctly. A person with SPD finds it difficult to process and act upon information received through the senses, which creates challenges in performing countless everyday tasks. Motor clumsiness, behavioral problems, anxiety, depression, school failure, and other impacts may result if the disorder is not treated effectively.

One study (Ahn, Miller, Milberger, McIntosh, 2004) shows that at least 1 in 20 children’s daily lives is affected by SPD. Another research study by the Sensory Processing Disorder Scientific Work Group (Ben-Sasson, Carter, Briggs-Gowen, 2009) suggests that 1 in every 6 children experiences sensory symptoms that may be significant enough to affect aspects of everyday life functions. Symptoms of Sensory Processing Disorder, like those of most disorders, occur within a broad spectrum of severity. While most of us have occasional difficulties processing sensory information, for children and adults with SPD, these difficulties are chronic, and they disrupt everyday life.

Now let's take a look at what this looks like:

Sensory Processing Disorder can affect people in only one sense–for example, just touch or just sight or just movement–or in multiple senses. One person with SPD may over-respond to sensation and find clothing, physical contact, light, sound, food, or other sensory input to be unbearable. Another might under-respond and show little or no reaction to stimulation, even pain or extreme hot and cold. In children whose sensory processing of messages from the muscles and joints is impaired, posture and motor skills can be affected. These are the "floppy babies" who worry new parents and the kids who get called "klutz" and "spaz" on the playground. Still other children exhibit an appetite for sensation that is in perpetual overdrive. These kids often are misdiagnosed - and inappropriately medicated - for ADHD.

Go here for a checklist to see if you think your child may have SPD.

Garrett has SPD, a few of his symptoms were covering his ears at loud noises, really Bad handwriting, bumping into people and things, Drooling beyond his teeth coming in as a baby, inability to cut with scissors well, not choosing a hand to dominate by kindergarten.

Some of this Occupational Therapy was on improving his fine motor skills. It is about strengthening the hand arm and shoulder and many of these activities can be fun, here is a wonderful list from Hands On As We Grow it is wonderful and there is something for everyone.

materials that promote fine motor skills :
	Pom Poms: hands on : as we grow Buttons: Tinkerlab
	Paper Clips: Our Country Road Clothespins: The Complete Guide to Imperfect Homemaking
	Rubber Bands: Chasing Cheerios Tweezers: Lessons Learnt Journal
	Pipe Cleaners: hands on : as we grow Straws: The Imagination Tree
	Play Dough: Homeschool Creations Nuts & Bolts: Counting Coconuts
	Stickers: ABC & 123 Hole Punch: Creative Connections for Kids
	Syringes & Basters: hands on : as we grow Kitchen Tongs: Crayon Freckles
	Toothpicks: Creativity My Passion Baskets & Colanders: hands on : as we grow
_________________ activities that promote fine motor skills:
	Sewing: Kitchen Counter Chronicles Weaving: JDaniel4′s Mom
	Lacing: Journey into Unschooling Beading: Art for Little Hands
	Balancing: Pink and Green Mama Spooning Marbles: The Snail’s Trail
	Paint with Water Writing: Kingdom First Homeschool Clothespin Color Match: My Homemade Montessori
	Pipe Cleaner & Button Color Match: Diapers to Diplomas Paint with Mini Sponges: Therapy Fun Zone
	Cutting: The Princess and the Tot Candy Sorting: Play Dr Mom
	Toothpick Punching: Creative with Kids Buttoning: Rockabye Butterfly

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What other materials do you like to use to promotefine motor skills?

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