Good and Busy Week

It's been a good week. I've taken lots of pictures for work, of a construction site where two new buildings are going up. That's one of the fun parts of my work, and practice definitely makes one a better photographer. Julie had a fever today, so she had to miss the 3rd day of school. I went in to give her a hug this morning, and she was burning up. She's doing much better tonight, but has a headache & a sore tummy.
It's pizza night, just like every Friday night. It's one tradition we seem to be able to stick to, except Julie is going to have some of my homemade chicken soup. Here's the one I'm making - it's the fast version:
Get a big pot, fill about 2/3 full of water, put on medium-high burner
Dice up some fresh chicken breast, like 1 or 2
Throw them in the pot of water or gently slide them off the cutting board into the water
Chop an onion in 1/2 & put that in the pot
Get 4-5 cloves of garlic & press or smash them & chop & throw in the pot
Cut a good 1/2" piece of fresh gingerroot and smash on the cutting board & chop up
Throw the ginger in the pot
Peel & chop a good sized carrot & yes - throw it in the pot
Add 2 TBSP of "Better Than Bouillion" (chicken flavor)
It should all be boiling now, so let it boil until the chicken is cooked
You can add any other veggies you like, but this is usually how I make it when somebody in the family is sick. Sometimes I'll press another clove or 2 of garlic right before serving and stir it in the pot, because the oils in the garlic are supposed to have some healing properties. The ginger helps with inflammation and nausea. Anyway, I have another version that is really our favorite, because we cook a whole chicken and make our own chicken broth, but we usually make that a day ahead so we can skim the fat off the broth before finishing up the soup.

Well, I'm tired of being on a computer, sorry. Gotta enjoy the Friday night with the kids now. Have a good weekend!