Happy July!

I can not believe that 2009 is half over... Where does the time go?

Broccoli Slaw

I got this recipe from Alisa, then changed it around a bit. I made this at Tommy's b-day and it was a HUGE hit.

A whole big bunch of raw broccoli
Half a head of cabbage (you could use more, but my bowl wasn't big enough)
a bag of Craisins
sunflower seeds (I just added what looked good)

Dressing:
1 c. of mayo
1/2 c. of sugar
2 T. of apple cider vinegar

mix dressing together and toss over salad.

This is sooo yummy!! You could add pretty much whatever you want, but I like to keep it simple.

Menu Plan Monday

With the 4th coming up, we have 2 BBQs to go to, so we won't be eating at home those days.

Monday ~ Southwest chicken with corn and black bean Succotash
Tuesday ~ Roast, potatoes, carrots in the crock pot
Wednesday ~ Spaghetti, green beans, garlic bread
Thursday ~ I am going to try to get hubby to take me out for Chinese :)
Friday ~ BBQ at friend's house. I will attempt the Chocolate Eclair Cake again, and Broccoli slaw
Saturday ~ HAPPY 4th OF JULY!! BBQ at neighbors, I will take meatballs
Sunday ~ Don't know yet

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Recipe mishap

My friend Alisa makes an awesomely yummy dessert called Chocolate Eclair Cake. I love it, and request it a lot. :) It is super easy to make and oh so yummy. Well, I decided to make it. So make all of the layers and am pouring the chocolate frosting on top and it occurs to be. I forgot to put the cool whip in the pudding! AHHHHHHRRRRRGGGGGGGG. There really is no way of fixing that. So I decided to just continue and I put it in the fridge. We got it out later on and tried it. It wasn't bad at all, but it just didn't have the fluffiness that I love. Next time I will take my time instead of trying to hurry and put it together between other things..

Where did the weekend go??

I can't believe it's Monday already.. Saturday was Trent's first church camp experience. We got up (way) early and drove Trent and Tanner to camp. It's about an hour and a half trip. We considered just trying to find something to do around that area all day instead of driving all the way home just to turn around and go back. However, we were tired and Tommy was cranky, so we just drove back home. I took a pretty good nap. I planned on just laying down for a bit, then actually getting something done, but it didn't happen that way. Oh well. I left around 3:30 to go pick them up. Jason and Tommy stayed behind and went fishing. Trent really enjoyed camp. His only problem with it was he didn't get to stay longer! :) Next summer they get to stay all week. He is ready for that, hopefully Mommy will be.

Sunday I got up (way) early again because I was singing at church. We came home, had lunch, then I took another nap while Tommy was napping. Wow I was a bum this weekend, but it sure felt nice!! :) I did get quite a bit of stuff done Saturday evening after getting back from camp. We still had Tanner for a bit, and Jason and Tommy were still gone, so I took advantage of the kids being entertained and cleaned up quite a bit. This coming weekend is going to be just as crazy, but in a good way! :)

Outing

Today I took the boys to Crown Center. I actually have NEVER been there before, and don't really see much reason to go back. We got there at about 10. There was a play that Trent wanted to see, but it was already sold out. So we went and looked at the Lego exhibit. After that we headed over to Kaleidoscope, only to be turned away because apparently the mornings are for school groups (in the summer? really??) or appointments for kids 5 and over. Well that didn't work for us, so we wondered around for a while. Then we decided that we would walk over to Union Station. They have Narnia exhibit, Science City, and other things to do. We should have just went there in the first place, but now we know. When all was said and done we just went to Narnia, which was really cool, and Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. Then we walked back over to Crown Center and ate at Fritz's. Tommy really likes trains, and the food is not bad for what it is.

Lego John Lennon


Tommy eating his chocolate covered marshmallow


The only place they would let you take pics in Narnia


Fritz's







We left around 1, and I drove around for about an hour while the boys napped in the car. Tommy had an ear dr. apt at 2:15. Then we came home, had an All Fruit Popsicle outside in the shade, then mommy had a cat nap on the couch....

RIP

It's been 3 years....

and it's not any easier. I miss you.......

New Layout

I decided I needed a change, again. :) I like to change things around every once in a while. I found this layout and I like it. I also changed my title. It's from my favorite episode of Seinfeld. It pretty much sums up how I have been feeling lately. It's always nice to find the humor in all of the madness. :)

Robots in disguise

Did I spell that right?? Anyway. Last year I went to camp to cook one day. They had the cutest little puppies there, so I had to hold one. Apparently, the little guy had gotten in with the horses because when I put him down, there was some umm poo on my shirt, soooo I bought a camp shirt from one of the previous years. It was the Transformers one. I like it, and wear it pretty often. Long story short......

On Thursday I went into Men's Wearhouse to pick up Trent's tux for the wedding he was in (pics will be up soon!!) and as soon as I walked in the door a guy was like OHHHHHH TRANSFORMERS!!! Have you seen the new movie yet? Transformers are awesome. I was just like uh huh. Then he was like "Oh HAHAHAHHA! That's great advertising you got there! It made me look and then I read the message!" That made me laugh.

I can see!

I went and got contacts today. I have glasses but hardly ever wear them. I don't know why, I just don't. So now I can actually see! It sure makes a difference. :)

Mommy and son date

I took Trent to see Night at the Museum last night. We all loved the first one and was very excited for this one. It was even better than I expected! I would even come close to saying it is better than the first. I don't say that very often...... First of all, I love Ben Stiller. I've heard people say they don't like him because he can only play 2 characters, the Zoolander, weirdo type, and then the There's something about Mary, sappy, nerdy guy. I guess I can see their point, however I think he is just great! Also, Hank Azaria. Holy Moly, he is hilarious!! He is such a good character actor, and he is just awesome in this movie. I laughed so much. There was two "D bombs" and one part that could have been left out of a kid's movie, but other than that it was just fine. It was a fun night!

VBS.....

is my new baby. Yep, I am the director of VBS for next year. I don't know exactly how it came about, but when talking to Jane D., I said, "well I guess I could do it if you tell me what to do"...... and so now here we are. The only thing I am worried about is that I tend to wait until the last minuet to do things, which absolutely can NOT happen with VBS or it will not get done. The awesome part about it is that it is pretty much done for next year. The lessons are all done, the schedules are done and we even have pictures of what the lesson rooms are supposed to look like. That helps ALOT! I think it will be good for me to do, and I am actually a bit excited about it. Also knowing that Jane won't leave me stranded helps too.

In other news, we ordered Trent's tux for the wedding that he is going to be in. He is the ring bearer. I can not wait to see him in his little tux. He will be soooo cute!!

I am looking for some fun things to do this summer. I got several great ideas from Alisa's blog. Some of those I didn't even know about. Thanks Alisa! I am determined not to spend the whole summer at home. Tommy is old enough now to actually get to enjoy outings so I am really wanting to get out there.