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