I want to share a quick and easy recipe I use frequently. This recipe can be altered to meet your dietary needs or tastes.

​1 bag frozen veggies (I have used mixed vegetables, stir-fry veggies, etc.)
​1/2 to 1 pound chicken (I have used the chicken when they were ground or cubed.)
​Chicken Stock 
Seasoned Salt
Pepper
Onion and/or Garlic (optional)
Pasta or Rice, cooked

​Brown meat in skillet with onion and seasonings.  Add garlic after the meat is about half-way cooked.  Add frozen vegetables.  (I usually forget to thaw out the veggies.)  Stir.  Add enough chicken broth to almost completely cover the veggies and bring to a boil.  Then, reduce heat to a simmer and cover.  Cook for about twenty to thirty minutes or until the vegetables are tender.  While you are waiting, cook past or rice according to package directions.  Serve the vegetable and meat mixture over pasta or rice or just eat by itself.  Enjoy!

Variations:
​Use beef (ground or cubed) and beef stock when preparing.
​Use pork (either ground or cubed) and chicken or vegetable broth.
Use no meat and just vegetable broth.

​Seasoning variations:
Taco Seasoning, Cajun Seasoning, Creole Seasoning, Chipotle Seasoning, Italian Seasoning

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• We have a hard time getting our children to take oral medications.  Two of our kids are especially sensitive to taste and texture.  Here are some ideas I have tried in the past to get them to take their medicine.  Our pharmacist was impressed by one and was going to recommend it to her other customers. LOL
  
  Mix with 1 to 2 ML of juice, koolaid, etc.
  
  Mix with ice cream or yogurt.
  
  Mix with chocolate, strawberry, or caramel syrup.
  
  Mix with Jell-O, pudding, or applesauce.

***Please check with your pharmacist first to make sure there will not be any kind of reaction between the medicine and the food item.  We have not run across that problem yet.  If you have any other ideas, please share them with us!

I have found that counting comes in handy with helping our son to stay focused and to wait for something he wants.  We count when we get into the car seat, when we are trying to do something he does not want to do, and when he is waiting for a drink.  We count down when he needs to settle himself for an activity.  Counting sometimes works when he starts getting out-of-sorts, especially when we are driving in the car.

Our son loved bubbles in his bath up until a week ago.  Now, he wants to play with the bubbles but doesn't want to have them touch him unexpectedly.  Our OT came up with the idea of putting the bubble bath into a bowl or other container and filling it with water.  Then, we place the bowl in the filled bathtub.  Now our son can play with the bubbles and control how often they touch him while he plays with them.  This idea has worked wonders for our bath time!!!

We have found a dairy-free butter alternative!  It's called Earth Balance Natural Buttery Spread.  It is no soy, vegan, gluten-free, lactose-free, non-GMO, and has no soy.  We found it at a natural foods store in our area