Happenings

~ Have you seen the girl lately??


~ I went outside today without a jacket on. That makes me happy. :) This is supposed to be a week of 50s, so the snow is on it's way out of here. It's pretty and all, but I'm over it for this year.

~ I like to watch TV before bed. We don't have cable in our bedroom, so I usually watch TV shows on DVD. I got into a cycle of the first 3 seasons of Big Bang Theory (if you haven't watched it yet, please do :) over and over again. I mentioned to my friend Megan that I was looking for something new to watch, and she said she has all 7 seasons of Gilmore Girls. Hmmm I had never watched that show when it was on, but her and I have similar tastes in TV shows and the like, so I figured what the heck. The first couple of episodes, I wasn't overly impressed, but I kept watching. I am now on Season 4 and have a hard time not sneaking back to my bedroom to watch during the day. I'm a little addicted to those kookie girls. :)

~ The men folk in my family went to Monster Jam on Friday, leaving just me and the girl. I took that opportunity to call a friend and have some girl time. Alanna came over and we moved the couch in front of the TV, watched a movie, ate pizza and ice cream and had just chatted. It was so much fun. :)

~ Speaking of girl time, this Friday Emilee and I are going to a women's retreat at camp where my sweet red-headed friend is speaking. I am super excited, although I am a bit nervous about being gone over night. I am pretty sure Hubby and I haven't ever spent the night apart since we got married. Even when I was in the hospital having babies and such, he stayed there with me. I know I will have a good time, but I'm already thinking of ways to get out of it.

In other news.......

~ I found the perfect smoothie! I love it.

1 1/2 cups frozen berry mix
1 banana
1 extra handful of blueberries
1 handful of fresh spinach
1 cup lowfat vanilla yogurt (if I am out of yogurt I use applesauce and add a little milk)
1/2 T. ground flax seed

I mix all that together then add ice. SO GOOD!

~ I am making my way thru Pride and Prejudice. It's going much slower than I would like, but so far it's pretty good! I may re-do my list and swap some books out.

~ Someone left a dress for Emilee at church. I don't know who it was, but thank you!! It is so cute. :)

~ Apparently the alternator is going out in the Suburban. Thankfully I know a good mechanic! :)

~ We are thinking about replacing the Suburban. We both love it, but with the whole crying thing every time we have to put Jason's paycheck into the gas tank, we are ready to move on. We just don't know what we want. The practical thing to do would be get a minivan. However, we are both very anti minivans. I know lots of people have them and love them, but we just don't.

My heart is heavy tonight. A friend from high school lost her sister today. She was hit by a drunk driver. She was in a coma, and then passed away today. The drunk driver got out of the car and ran away, with very minor injuries. I just don't understand it.

It's snowing, and I'm random

Again..........

~ I am trying to get into couponing. It is a lot of fun and a little time consuming. If you have extra coupons laying around......can I have them????? :)

~ January is half over and have yet to read a classic book. Granted, I have tried. I started Tom Sawyer AND Gulliver's Travels, and UHG I just can not get into either of them.... This goal is going to prove a lot harder than I originally thought. I usually enjoy fast paced, funny books, and those two just aren't. I will do this tho!!

~ Spaghetti tacos are surprisingly good. :)

~ While I was at Wal-Mart last night I noticed that they had Dr. Pepper 2 liters for $1. Eventho another goal of mine is do get off the hooch(ha!), I decided to buy one. Then I saw that they had Dr. Pepper 10. Only 10 calories per serving. Hmm I thought. That's not technically diet. If you want to know my thoughts on diet soda, ask Shannon. :) So I bought one and gave it a try. YUCK! I'm going to go ahead and say it tastes worse than diet. It honestly tasted like Lysol. Not that I know what Lysol tastes like, but I can imagine. So there is $1 not so well wasted.

~ Da Bears are still in the playoffs. I know! Crazy right?? Since Hubby is from the Chicaaago area, that is our team. Well my team is the Chiefs first, then the Bears, but (how did I end up with 2 usually crappy teams???) all of our football apparel is Bears, even little Emilee has 2 (yes 2) Bears dressed and 2 (I know!) onsies. If the roads aren't bad on Sunday, after church we are going to watch the game with my Grandma, who all of a sudden likes football. :) I think it's cute.

~ I am currently working on a menu for a month. If you have any great ideas for dinners, let me know!

~ Tonight I am trying a new recipe. No-fry Chimichangas. I have been soo into Mexican lately it's not even funny. I'm pretty sure I could eat it everyday. I really hope this turns out yummy.

~ My baby girl is getting so big. She is eating food, working on her sippy cup, and almost sitting up unassisted. It's just going too fast.

Happy Birthday Pappy

Today my grandpa would have been 83 years old. I love him and miss him so much. I know he is up there with Jesus, probably giving Him a hard time... :) This pic was taken when Tommy was not quite a month old. It breaks my heart a little bit that Emilee will never know him. It's funny the things you don't realize you love about a person until they aren't around to do them anymore.

Bathroom

I don't have a before pic, but our bathroom was yellow. Like pee yellow. ICK And the floor was just ugly......

Menu Jan 3- Jan 9

Happy 2011 Everyone! :)

Here's what my menu looks like this week.

Monday ~ Beef enchiladas, cilantro rice (I am making a double batch so I can take one to my neighbors)
Tuesday ~ Pizza of some sort. I have a crust I need to use up.
Wednesday ~ Church
Thursday ~ Yogurt Parmesan Chicken (new)
Friday ~ Out
Saturday ~ Christmas at Grandma's. I think we are having soup and chili. :)
Sunday ~ Sub sandwiches. I am REALLY into these lately....

Hope everyone has a great week!