It's not all sunshine and butterflies

Do you ever have plans you are pretty excited about and them BAM?  We had 2 bang up weeks planned.  Church carnival, husband's Birthday, daughter's ballet and gymnastics, a trip to a waterpark hotel with the oldest meeting us from college, and Scarefest at Cedar Point.  fun, fun, fun!  And then....broken collar bone.
So, now that youngest child is allowed absolutely no physical activity of any type, all plans are off.  We are driving to meet the oldest and meeting with some relatives, but the rest is out.
We are disappointed, but will survive.  "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them." (Romans 8:28)  What did we do to make this situation better?  Get a little crafty!
I have to say, she is staying strong.  I know she is in pain, but she has been pretty calm about it.  No drama queen overreaction.  I am impressed at the way she is handling it with poise.
She loves soup, and the weather made a sudden turn to fall last night, so chicken noodle, here we come!  This soup is full of big chunks of chicken and lots of fat noodles, the flavor brings you back to winter nights of your childhood.

Exquisite chicken noodle soup

4 cups diced chicken (I just used leftover breasts from a package.)

1 large onion, diced

3-4 ribs of celery, chopped

1 cup shredded carrots

6 cups chicken broth 

2 Tbs parsley flakes

1 Tbs poultry seasoning

1 bay leaf

1 lb thick egg noodles

salt and pepper

In a soup pot, saute the onions in celery in a little oil until just starting to soften.  Add broth, chicken, salt, pepper, parsley, bay leaf, and poultry seasoning.  Simmer until vegetables are tender and chicken is hot.  Taste broth. Add more seasoning if needed.  Remove bay leaf and add noodles and carrots.  Continue to simmer until noodles are done.  If you won't be serving immediately, don't cook noodles completely.  They will continue to cook while soup cools.  Enjoy!