Life in the Wheaten Den

 This is the recipe when I die, I want everyone to remember. So here it is, Ashley's delicious chicken vegetable soup. This recipe is to be followed to a TEE. NO substitutions. Every detail is accounted for.  I have been perfecting this recipe for over a decade. Serve it with warm cornbread and it's the best meal. It's better the next day and can be frozen or eaten several days in a row. I make it on rainy days, when I want a healthy meal or just comfort food. It's a house favorite. The kids start off only wanting cornbread, grow a little, then will drink the broth and eventually eat the soup with the rest of us.  Follow these directions step by step. This is a multiple step process, not a dump and go soup. It should be ready in 1.5hours from start to finish.  Ingredients: 1 package chicken thighs (with skin and bones) 4 or 6 pack (Important. Do not use anything but this chicken as the bones and fat give the soup it's flavor). 1 28oz container of chicken stock 1 can...

 We just got back from Disney and it was a great getaway! I wanted to share my tips and tricks for making traveling with three children as easy as it can be. First, airport travel is a BREEZE with both CLEAR and TSA Precheck. We did not wait in any lines. We flew Southwest and checked all our luggage. And I also upgraded our tickets to Early Bird to get Group A boarding, we had great seats all together close to the front of the plane.    Each kid had a small PBK backpack with the essentials. A water bottle, a charged tablet with downloaded movies, but we did buy the $8 internet access so the kids had access to whatever they wanted on those ipads. I packed snacks, lollipops and yes candy, just in case one freaked out and I needed to bribe for compliance. Each had a small blanket, which made them more comfortable in their seat and Matheson even slept on the plane! Also, a coloring book with magic marker was a big hit.  My middle child is on the Autism spectrum, ...