Simply-Victorious

Welcome to our home at Christmas. When I heard that Boomama was going to be having a Christmas Tour of Homes , I thought that sounded like so much fun because so many of our family and friends aren't able to make it out to visit us during the Christmas season. So here are a few pictures of our home decorated for Christmas. As you walk in our front door we have this little tree sitting in our entry way As you can see I really like snowman! This is leading into the family room... This tree is in our family room and it is decorated with all of our family ornaments. Each year we buy the girls an ornament that represents something from the year for that child. It is a tradition that I have continued from my childhood. My favorite ornaments are the ones that are homemade by the girls! This is our big tree that is more formally decorated and is in our living room. This is our third year with an artificial tree which is definitely less messy but we have had lots of fun with the pre-lite l...

This is one of my favorite soups, it really makes a lot and freezes well if need be. It is a very easy soup to make all you need to do is mix everything together and put it in the crockpot for dinner. I have to say this recipe came from my good friend Vicki, so I can't claim it as my own. You can head over to BooMama for more soup-tacular recipes. I hope that you enjoy! Chicken Tortilla Soup 2 cans of cream of mushroom 2 cans cream of chicken 2 cans cream of celery 2 cans cheddar cheese soup 2 15 oz. diced tomatoes 1 cup pace medium picante salsa 1 4 1/2 oz. can green chilies 1 mdium onion chopped 4 cloves fresh garlic minced 1 t. red chili powder salt and pepper to taste 1/2 cup fresh chopped cilantro 4 cooked chicken breat cut into small chunks ( you can use 1 lg. can of chicken to save time) 1 package flour tortillas 1/2 lb. longhorn style Colby cheese Combine and whisk together the 8 cans of soup. Add chicken broth and tomatoes, salsa, chicken, green chilies, onion, garlic, ch...