Dr. Kallgren, Dream, Cameron Dokey, and Chicken Recipes

I went to Dr. Kallgren's funeral last night. It was the most uplifting funeral I've been to - his Church's choir sang, and his friends remembered him. It was a great way to honor a man that has done so much for this school, his church, and Columbia, along with Christian schools nation-wide (He volunteered for ABHE). He was truly an incredible man and I'm so glad he's finally home.

Last night was dreadful, sleep-wise...Stu was up and sick so that meant I was up (I'm too much of a light sleeper) and inbetween bouts of kicking the covers off and turning over to see Stu playing on his phone, I dreamed. Last night's dream that I can remember was that Adrianna (my sister) and I were in a bathroom getting ready. We were putting our makeup on when my mom brought us breakfast. I was really excited, as I was pretty hungry. When I looked at the breakfast though, I saw that it was just one gravy and biscuit. I told my sister she could have it, but she said she'd save me some. She didn't.

I'm not really sure what that means (I'm hungry?!), but it dredges up all the old feelings I had when my mom told me I needed to exercise, or diet, or not eat second helpings or snacks.

Anyway, trying to shake that off. I ate fruit salad for breakfast (kiwi was 88 cents for 2 at Bi-Lo!!) and Cuban Chicken for lunch (recipe below Cameron). Tonight is homemade Chicken Noodle Soup...mmmm!

Finished reading the two newest Cameron Dokey books...I just adore all of her re-tellings of fairytales, although I don't know if I like her version of Belle more than Robin McKinley's...I think I like them both the same...they do have some similarities. And now to wait on her next books! The World Above is her newest, but it isn't available in the library yet.

And also, I remembered a recipe that my dad's relative made for us once and cooked it for dinner last week. I forgot how AWESOME this dish tasted!!! Serve it with garlic bread, and a steamed vegetable (I used broccoli).

Cuban Chicken (I don't know how Cuban it *REALLY* is)

1-2 lbs. chicken
1 large envelope of yellow rice
1 small envelope of yellow rice
1/2 onion, chopped
1 jar of sliced green olives
1-2 cans of black beans

Cook/sautee/grill chicken while the rice is cooking. Mix the black beans, olives, and onions together in the serving bowl. When the chicken is ready, put it in the bowl and then top with rice. Stir. Serve!