It's been a pretty boring, rainy day so far, but rainy days are good for making chicken stock. Jamie once taste tested mine against canned chicken broth when he was on a clear liquid diet and said he would never go back to he canned stuff. Here's how I do it.
raw or cooked chicken bones from one or two chickens. (I used some of both. I just freeze them until I'm ready to make stock.)
one onion, quartered (leaving the skins on is supposed to give it a richer color)
a few carrots, whole or broken in half
a few celery stalksparsleyCombine everything in a stock pot and fill it up with water. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 4 hours. You can also add salt, peppercorns, bay leaves, dried herbs, or even a bouquet garni, if you want to get fancy. Cool in the fridge overnight (or 2 days at the most), strain with a mesh colander lined with cheese cloth and then freeze in one cup portions. I use plastic cups, yogurt containers, glass storage containers, etc. Once it's frozen, you can store the portions in a freezer bag. You can also do it in a crock pot, but I haven't tried that method yet.
Retired school principal Wanda Gray reacts to a birthday gift from her friends, a $90 gift certificate to a hair salon, on her 90th birthday. 
Wanda Gray and her sister, Colleen McBride, look at a birthday gift. Most of the women wore pink because it's Dr. Gray's favorite color. "[The party] means so much to Wanda because she loved the school and teaching so much," McBride said.
A place to eat in Lebanon, Mo. Wish I had a passerby in this shot, but I didn't see a soul.
This one's for Meredith. I was driving from Greenfield to Stockton Lake on Hwy H, when I saw this scene and had to pull over.
I went to a car fire at an auto body shop today, but by the time I got there it was all over. "We work fast," said firefighter Robert Davidson. "Why don't you take my picture with this old fire truck? It was the first one I ever rode in."
Malory and Weston loved milking the "cow." 
Weston shows off his moves on stage. Later he met another 4-year-old and they performed feats of strength throwing sticks around. "He's my best friend," he said. Monica: "What's his name?" Weston: "I don't know."
Meredith and the babies before we left.
"Everything's so big!" Malory said.
Weston was terrified of the butterflies landing on him.
Ashlyn makes her rabbit face.
Presley loves the bee game.
Malory resists Monica's affection. Malory hates this picture because she's making a whiney face. "Do not put that picture on facebook," she said.
We went to Lake Taneycomo today and on the way back were arguing about where to eat when we passed this place in Forsyth. Finally! No compromise necessary! Guess who had mexican and who had chinese. 
Lots of rural driving again today. Not much chance for cool outtakes, but this happy face made me happy.
Today I went out to the boonies, and stumbled upon this weird group of signs.
Arkansas Traveler tomato
basil
pineapple tomato
Artichoke. Just kidding! This is a chick from my hen and chicks plant.
