Here I am today submitting my menu on Wednesday and it should have been done on Monday! I put it together Sunday but I was so sick I didn't mangage to log in to post it! I will get there!
MONDAY:
Breakfast - English Muffin with Brummel and Brown Simply Strawberry Creamy Fruit Spread (it's Butter made with 10% Natural Yougurt) This stuff is the BOMB!
Lunch - PB & J Sandwich
Dinner - Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti (recipe is posted at the bottom of this post)
TUESDAY:
Breakfast - Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal
Lunch - PB & J Sandwich
Dinner - Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti (from left-overs) & garlic toast
WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast - Cap'n Crunch with fat free milk
Lunch - PB & J Sandwich
Dinner - Frozen Pizza Night (YUM) I love the $1.00 pizza's
THURSDAY:
Breakfast - English Muffin with Brummel and Brown Simply Strawberry Creamy Fruit Spread
Lunch - Ham sandwich, chips/salsa (recipe below) and water
Dinner - Baked Pork Loin with Sauteed Onion and Mushrooms, Black Eye Peas (fresh from Paw-Paw's garden), Mash Potatoes and Gravy
FRIDAY:
Breakfast - English Muffin with Brummel and Brown Simply Strawberry Creamy Fruit Spread
Lunch - Tuna Fish and Crackers
Dinner - On the road ~ We will be headed to the lake house to work, work, work ~ I'm sure our dinner will consist of fast food (I'm thinking about Jack In The Box ~ Have you seen the ad for the NEW Smoothies made with Real Fruit and Non Fat Yougurt ~ I'm thinking Mango)!
I'm only going to do "our" menu plan Monday - Friday! Our weekends are just crazy busy working on the lake house for me to plan out our Saturday and Sunday!
This is my 2nd entry! I'm having so much FUN! I like the way it holds me accountable to COOK these meals!!! =) It feels so good to plan things out!!!! Even though I've been sick this week and haven't ate very much, I have managed to keep our menu on track!
Recipe Time:
Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti
Serves 12 ( one cup each) - This makes a lot!!!
16 oz. dry spaghetti, cooked and drained (Next time I will use 1/2 - 3/4 of the dry spaghetti)
1 lb. Velveeta Light (2%) Cheese
12.5 oz can chicken breast, drained & flaked (I added extra chicken)
1 can 98% FF cream of mushroom soup
1 can 98% FF cream of chicken soup
10 oz. can diced tomatoes & green chilies (Rotel)
4 oz can mushroom stems & pieces, drained
1/2 cup water
1 small onion, diced
1 med. green pepper diced (I did not add...I added some fresh chopped cilantro for a Mexican flare)
Salt & Pepper to taste
Combine all ingredients in a large pot, stir to mix well, cook on medium heat till heated thoroughly!
Homemade Salsa
2 Cans of diced tomatoes (Rotel)
Fresh Cilantro
Chopped Onion
Salt - To Taste
Pepper - To Taste
Garlic Powder - To Taste
Toss all ingredients in a blender or a food processor and mix until it looks like salsa! I've seen other variations that add jalapenos, fresh garlic, roasted bell pepper! Make it your own! I did!
August 13, 2008
Recap....
Let me recap our weekend and everyday till now!!! =) I know yall are missing me! Yeah, right!
Friday night was GREAT!!! We went to the Movie Tavern and watched Dark Knights!!! It was a really good movie and we had a great dinner while we were there!!! Has everyone seen the movie? What did you think? The joker FREAKED me out the way he would lick his lips...UGH...it just gives me the creeps thinking about that wet smacky sound!!! I will say that Heath Ledger did an amazing job playing the joker!!!!
Saturday we slept in a bit! Which was nice...I love, love, love to sleep late and we haven't been able to do that in sooooooo long! We left around 10:45am to drive out to the Harley Dealership to see if Mr. "S" won a bike!!! We got there around 11:15am and the place was already packed!!!!! I stood in line to register for one of the "5 last chance keys" (which I didn't win)! It was really cool the way the had everything set up! They had a live band on a big stage, Hooters was there giving away FREE hot wings YUMMY (I didn't eat any because it was just to dang HOT outside...food did not sound good), Miller Lite was there giving away free beer along with some cool goodies and the radio station 94.5 The Buzz was there giving away free goodies. The way they did the "KEY THING" is they put all 105 people name in a basket and would draw a name for them to come pull a key from the bag! There was only 25 people left and Mr. "S" name had not been drawn at that point! The next name they called was the guy who picked the "RIGHT" key!!! =( Mr. "S" didn't even get a chance to try a key!!!! =( It was cool that he made it down to the final 25 though!!!! Click HERE to see the pics from 94.5 The Buzz (I'm in a bunch of the pics where they are trying to crank the bike up ~ I'm wearing a hot pink shirt and black shorts)!!!! After we finished up there we went and hit up our FAVORITE Mexican Food restaurant La Brisa if you are ever in the Houston/Kemah area it's the BEST!! We haven't been there in over a year because it's on the side of town where Mr. "S" use to live (before we moved in together)! It was so yummy! After we filled our belly's we went over to a cool little hang out that has a wonderful view of the bay ~ Noah's Ark Bar & Grill!!! A friend of mine from work met up with us! We sat there enjoyed the breeze, the water view, sail boats and a few yummy drinks! We headed home around 4pm, we stopped at a Red Box to use my FREE rental code so we would have a movie to watch that night! Let's just say we didn't make it that far...we never watched the movie! I walked in the apartment and ran straight for the bathroom! It was bad!!! I was sooooooooooooo sick! I didn't know why I was so sick? I was fine five minutes before that! Mr. "S" and I had the same thing for lunch? Why was I sick and he wasn't? UGH! I laid down at 6pm and didn't wake up till 9:30am Sunday morning! I thought my stomach was going to explode! I have never been that sick!
Sunday I woke up and was feeling a little better! We had breakfast and went to the pool to lay out for a bit! It was nice!!! We should go to the pool more often! It was very relaxing! We were lucky to get out there before the crowd. We manged to grab two of the nice lounge chairs with a side table and a big umbrella!!! I was feeling fine at this point! Later that day we watched the movie we rented (it stunk) its called Sleepwalking...don't waste your time or money! UGH! I'm glad the movie was FREE!!! Then off to the grocery store we went for our weekly groceries! I planned my menu out and I was ready to go! (If you haven't noticed I didn't post my MPM this week)! =( Later that night the SICK feeling was coming back! I was in bed by 8pm!
Monday morning I woke up throwing up yellow foam! Not good! I was sick alllllllllllllll over again! I laid in bed most of the day and just rested! Monday night I woke up at 1:50am to major stomach pains and ran to the bathroom! It was a horrible night! I was up off and on till 5:30am! I felt bad because every time I would wake up and run to the bathroom, I would wake Mr. "S" up! Not cool!
Needless to say I missed work Tuesday...there was NO WAY I was going in! I did make a doctors appointment to find out that I had a BAD stomach virus that has been going around!!! HA! Lucky me! NOT!
So here I am today! Back at work...still not feeling well! I'm counting the minutes till I can leave!!!! I'm weak, my stomach burns, I'm tired and I don't want to be here! My bed is calling my name!!!
Friday night was GREAT!!! We went to the Movie Tavern and watched Dark Knights!!! It was a really good movie and we had a great dinner while we were there!!! Has everyone seen the movie? What did you think? The joker FREAKED me out the way he would lick his lips...UGH...it just gives me the creeps thinking about that wet smacky sound!!! I will say that Heath Ledger did an amazing job playing the joker!!!!
Saturday we slept in a bit! Which was nice...I love, love, love to sleep late and we haven't been able to do that in sooooooo long! We left around 10:45am to drive out to the Harley Dealership to see if Mr. "S" won a bike!!! We got there around 11:15am and the place was already packed!!!!! I stood in line to register for one of the "5 last chance keys" (which I didn't win)! It was really cool the way the had everything set up! They had a live band on a big stage, Hooters was there giving away FREE hot wings YUMMY (I didn't eat any because it was just to dang HOT outside...food did not sound good), Miller Lite was there giving away free beer along with some cool goodies and the radio station 94.5 The Buzz was there giving away free goodies. The way they did the "KEY THING" is they put all 105 people name in a basket and would draw a name for them to come pull a key from the bag! There was only 25 people left and Mr. "S" name had not been drawn at that point! The next name they called was the guy who picked the "RIGHT" key!!! =( Mr. "S" didn't even get a chance to try a key!!!! =( It was cool that he made it down to the final 25 though!!!! Click HERE to see the pics from 94.5 The Buzz (I'm in a bunch of the pics where they are trying to crank the bike up ~ I'm wearing a hot pink shirt and black shorts)!!!! After we finished up there we went and hit up our FAVORITE Mexican Food restaurant La Brisa if you are ever in the Houston/Kemah area it's the BEST!! We haven't been there in over a year because it's on the side of town where Mr. "S" use to live (before we moved in together)! It was so yummy! After we filled our belly's we went over to a cool little hang out that has a wonderful view of the bay ~ Noah's Ark Bar & Grill!!! A friend of mine from work met up with us! We sat there enjoyed the breeze, the water view, sail boats and a few yummy drinks! We headed home around 4pm, we stopped at a Red Box to use my FREE rental code so we would have a movie to watch that night! Let's just say we didn't make it that far...we never watched the movie! I walked in the apartment and ran straight for the bathroom! It was bad!!! I was sooooooooooooo sick! I didn't know why I was so sick? I was fine five minutes before that! Mr. "S" and I had the same thing for lunch? Why was I sick and he wasn't? UGH! I laid down at 6pm and didn't wake up till 9:30am Sunday morning! I thought my stomach was going to explode! I have never been that sick!
Sunday I woke up and was feeling a little better! We had breakfast and went to the pool to lay out for a bit! It was nice!!! We should go to the pool more often! It was very relaxing! We were lucky to get out there before the crowd. We manged to grab two of the nice lounge chairs with a side table and a big umbrella!!! I was feeling fine at this point! Later that day we watched the movie we rented (it stunk) its called Sleepwalking...don't waste your time or money! UGH! I'm glad the movie was FREE!!! Then off to the grocery store we went for our weekly groceries! I planned my menu out and I was ready to go! (If you haven't noticed I didn't post my MPM this week)! =( Later that night the SICK feeling was coming back! I was in bed by 8pm!
Monday morning I woke up throwing up yellow foam! Not good! I was sick alllllllllllllll over again! I laid in bed most of the day and just rested! Monday night I woke up at 1:50am to major stomach pains and ran to the bathroom! It was a horrible night! I was up off and on till 5:30am! I felt bad because every time I would wake up and run to the bathroom, I would wake Mr. "S" up! Not cool!
Needless to say I missed work Tuesday...there was NO WAY I was going in! I did make a doctors appointment to find out that I had a BAD stomach virus that has been going around!!! HA! Lucky me! NOT!
So here I am today! Back at work...still not feeling well! I'm counting the minutes till I can leave!!!! I'm weak, my stomach burns, I'm tired and I don't want to be here! My bed is calling my name!!!
August 8, 2008
TGIF
I would just like to say *THANKS* to all my "Bloggy *Therapist* Friends" that left me great words of engorgement yesterday! Yall are all so sweet!!!! Thank you for caring!!!
When I got off work yesterday I was so drained of energy I just went home and went to sleep! I didn't want to talk to anyone, deal with anyone or anything! It was nice to just sleep! When I get down or depressed I just want to be left alone!
Tonight we are going on a date! Yep! We are going to take yalls advice and just have some "US" time! I won a free movie ticket a while back from My Good Cents (which is is under construction)! We are going to use this bad boy tonight! We are going to the local Movie Tavern to check out Dark Knight! This is a really cool place to go watch a movie! They serve you food and drinks at your seat! So it will be dinner and a movie! I went to the Movie Tavern's website and signed up for the newsletter and they sent me a coupon for a FREE popcorn! Cha-Ching! I love FREE and those of you who know me know I love popcorn!!! YUM-O!
We also took yalls advice (well, Mr. "S" had mentioned it before yall gave me the advice) we are NOT going to the lake house this weekend and I'm soooooooooooooooo happy about that! We just need a break! I can't wait to just hang out at the apartment, sleep in, cook a yummy Sunday breakfast, go grocery shopping and watch movies! I signed up for Red Box newsletter today and I received a FREE rental code!! Cha-Ching! I love Red Box (if you don't know what Red Box is you should check out the website and see if they are in your area)! You can't beat $1.00 movie rentals which includes new releases! Love it!
Tomorrow we are going to the local area Harley Dealership to register with the radio station so Mr. "S" can try his key for a chance to WIN a new Harley! Wow, wouldn't that be cool as ever? After that we are going to go to a few local hot spots we use to hang out at back in the day when we first got together! I'm so excited! It's going to be all about us!
I hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!
When I got off work yesterday I was so drained of energy I just went home and went to sleep! I didn't want to talk to anyone, deal with anyone or anything! It was nice to just sleep! When I get down or depressed I just want to be left alone!
Tonight we are going on a date! Yep! We are going to take yalls advice and just have some "US" time! I won a free movie ticket a while back from My Good Cents (which is is under construction)! We are going to use this bad boy tonight! We are going to the local Movie Tavern to check out Dark Knight! This is a really cool place to go watch a movie! They serve you food and drinks at your seat! So it will be dinner and a movie! I went to the Movie Tavern's website and signed up for the newsletter and they sent me a coupon for a FREE popcorn! Cha-Ching! I love FREE and those of you who know me know I love popcorn!!! YUM-O!
We also took yalls advice (well, Mr. "S" had mentioned it before yall gave me the advice) we are NOT going to the lake house this weekend and I'm soooooooooooooooo happy about that! We just need a break! I can't wait to just hang out at the apartment, sleep in, cook a yummy Sunday breakfast, go grocery shopping and watch movies! I signed up for Red Box newsletter today and I received a FREE rental code!! Cha-Ching! I love Red Box (if you don't know what Red Box is you should check out the website and see if they are in your area)! You can't beat $1.00 movie rentals which includes new releases! Love it!
Tomorrow we are going to the local area Harley Dealership to register with the radio station so Mr. "S" can try his key for a chance to WIN a new Harley! Wow, wouldn't that be cool as ever? After that we are going to go to a few local hot spots we use to hang out at back in the day when we first got together! I'm so excited! It's going to be all about us!
I hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!
August 7, 2008
Not a positive post what-so-ever
I'm not in a good mood what-so-ever! I'm depressed, mad, upset, hurt and wished I could just run far, far away!!!
I know yall don't ever see me post like this! For the most part I'm positive, happy and upbeat but not lately! I'm soooooooo blah! I just want to go to sleep and take a long nap! I need to wake up and feel refreshed, I need all the crazy-ness to just leave my life!
Mr. "S" and I have been at each other for a while now! It's me, it's him, it's the house, it's the bills, it's the drive, it's the packing, it's money, it's that we haven't been able to just relax and enjoy one another. It's almost like "WE" don't exist! The only thing that seems to matter is the house and that is not right! We don't have the extra money to do anything for just us...all extra money goes towards the house, gas and groceries!!
When I met up with Mr. "S" two years ago my life was carefree, I was joyful, not stressed, having fun! That hasn't been the case lately! I'm ready to pull out all my hair and whoever's hair that is around me!!! I feel violent (not really it just sounded good after the whole pulling hair out comment), I feel crazy and I feel like yelling!!!
Stress is not cool! I'm really unhappy! I shouldn't be unhappy! Heck we are fixing to move in the house that we have worked so hard for!!! Why am I feeling like this? I'm thinking I feel like this because it's been so dang stressful and it's taking so much out of us, making us become people we aren't (or are we)!?! Is this house really worth it!?! Can we deal with the drive? Will our bills really reduce! I mean they have to! Now we are paying double bills (rent and house note), double light bills, double water bills, home owners ins, etc...you all know the rest! Why didn't we see the big picture? I mean we knew there would be a few months of double bills but I don't think we knew it would be like this, why didn't we plan better? We feel like we are working for nothing even though we have a house! It's like I'm ungrateful for what we have and I don't even know that I want it because of the way it makes me feel!!! I told Mr "S" to call a real estate agent today and put a freaking for sale sign on it because I'm just to my wits end with this house and our money problems!!! I'm tired, not happy, I feel we bit off more than we can chew! I want my happy life back, I like being carefree and I feel I can't be that person! I don't want to look at my "bills to be paid list" 3 or 4 days a week! I don't want to constantly worry like I am! Me worrying non-stop is making me crazy! I want to enjoy life and right now I'm not enjoying anything about it! I didn't even want to get out of bed and come to work today! I'm not happy! I just don't know what to think or what to do?
I feel like this house and the stress has turned Mr. "S" and I into total hateful monsters! Can I say that I just want to curl up and cry!!!
Life is to short! I shouldn't feel this way!
I know yall don't ever see me post like this! For the most part I'm positive, happy and upbeat but not lately! I'm soooooooo blah! I just want to go to sleep and take a long nap! I need to wake up and feel refreshed, I need all the crazy-ness to just leave my life!
Mr. "S" and I have been at each other for a while now! It's me, it's him, it's the house, it's the bills, it's the drive, it's the packing, it's money, it's that we haven't been able to just relax and enjoy one another. It's almost like "WE" don't exist! The only thing that seems to matter is the house and that is not right! We don't have the extra money to do anything for just us...all extra money goes towards the house, gas and groceries!!
When I met up with Mr. "S" two years ago my life was carefree, I was joyful, not stressed, having fun! That hasn't been the case lately! I'm ready to pull out all my hair and whoever's hair that is around me!!! I feel violent (not really it just sounded good after the whole pulling hair out comment), I feel crazy and I feel like yelling!!!
Stress is not cool! I'm really unhappy! I shouldn't be unhappy! Heck we are fixing to move in the house that we have worked so hard for!!! Why am I feeling like this? I'm thinking I feel like this because it's been so dang stressful and it's taking so much out of us, making us become people we aren't (or are we)!?! Is this house really worth it!?! Can we deal with the drive? Will our bills really reduce! I mean they have to! Now we are paying double bills (rent and house note), double light bills, double water bills, home owners ins, etc...you all know the rest! Why didn't we see the big picture? I mean we knew there would be a few months of double bills but I don't think we knew it would be like this, why didn't we plan better? We feel like we are working for nothing even though we have a house! It's like I'm ungrateful for what we have and I don't even know that I want it because of the way it makes me feel!!! I told Mr "S" to call a real estate agent today and put a freaking for sale sign on it because I'm just to my wits end with this house and our money problems!!! I'm tired, not happy, I feel we bit off more than we can chew! I want my happy life back, I like being carefree and I feel I can't be that person! I don't want to look at my "bills to be paid list" 3 or 4 days a week! I don't want to constantly worry like I am! Me worrying non-stop is making me crazy! I want to enjoy life and right now I'm not enjoying anything about it! I didn't even want to get out of bed and come to work today! I'm not happy! I just don't know what to think or what to do?
I feel like this house and the stress has turned Mr. "S" and I into total hateful monsters! Can I say that I just want to curl up and cry!!!
Life is to short! I shouldn't feel this way!
August 6, 2008
Not much is going on this week.....
I just figured I would do a blog post...
I've met some really nice "new" blog friends through the Monday Meal Plan thanks to I'm an Organizing Junkie as well as the Bloggy Giveaway! I just wanted to know if anyone won anything? I didn't! No luck this go around! Dang it! There is always next time! =) I will be doing my very own giveaway next carnival!
Did anyone hear about the BIG storm that hit us (Houston, Texas) yesterday? Well, lets just say "Edouard was weak" really weak!!! Don't get me wrong, I'm sooooooo very thankful because if any of you know me you know I'm freaked out by storms! Some people love them and some people (like me) hate them!!! What about you? Are you a storm watcher or are you one to take cover?
Work has been blah this week! I did come into the office yesterday along with two others! Everyone else took the day off! Which most of Houston was shut down! There was no traffic on the roads! I think everyone must have stayed in caught up on sleep! Mr. "S" also went in to work!!! I did manage to get home before him so I took a 1 1/2 hour nap! =)
Mr. "S" and I were talking today about packing stuff up for the move! I think we might start packing tonight? Does anyone have any ideas for the way we should organize? I watch a lot of TLC and HGTV so I'm thinking I will start out with a few different piles: Can't Live Without ~ Garage Sale ~ Donate ~ Trash! I don't want to carry a bunch of unnecessary clutter and junk to our small little lake house (I'm not kidding when I say small ~ 2 bedroom, 1 bath and 1 closet)! But at the same time it's sooooooooooooo hard for me to part with things! I can be a little bit sentimental (okay a lot) about my stuff! Such as..."I worked hard for this"..."So and So gave this to me"..."this was my grandpa's", etc....! Do you ever feel this way? Can you just part with things or do you hang on to them like I do? Any tips you can give me will help! Maybe you can motivate me! I need all the help I can get! I do plan on going through my clothes and putting a TON of stuff in the garage sale pile! I've gained like 30 pounds (I'm so BAD) since Mr. "S" and I have been together (2 years)! I know I'm going to lose the weight before the wedding (March 4th) but I will want NEW clothes at that point as a celebration of my weight loss! I don't want to hold on to my old clothes!!! Ya know! Heck by then they will be 3-5 years old!
So that is that....
Not much to blog about....
I hope I didn't bore you to bad?!?! =)
I asked a several questions throughout this post! I'm hoping to get some answers!
Happy Wednesday!
I've met some really nice "new" blog friends through the Monday Meal Plan thanks to I'm an Organizing Junkie as well as the Bloggy Giveaway! I just wanted to know if anyone won anything? I didn't! No luck this go around! Dang it! There is always next time! =) I will be doing my very own giveaway next carnival!
Did anyone hear about the BIG storm that hit us (Houston, Texas) yesterday? Well, lets just say "Edouard was weak" really weak!!! Don't get me wrong, I'm sooooooo very thankful because if any of you know me you know I'm freaked out by storms! Some people love them and some people (like me) hate them!!! What about you? Are you a storm watcher or are you one to take cover?
Work has been blah this week! I did come into the office yesterday along with two others! Everyone else took the day off! Which most of Houston was shut down! There was no traffic on the roads! I think everyone must have stayed in caught up on sleep! Mr. "S" also went in to work!!! I did manage to get home before him so I took a 1 1/2 hour nap! =)
Mr. "S" and I were talking today about packing stuff up for the move! I think we might start packing tonight? Does anyone have any ideas for the way we should organize? I watch a lot of TLC and HGTV so I'm thinking I will start out with a few different piles: Can't Live Without ~ Garage Sale ~ Donate ~ Trash! I don't want to carry a bunch of unnecessary clutter and junk to our small little lake house (I'm not kidding when I say small ~ 2 bedroom, 1 bath and 1 closet)! But at the same time it's sooooooooooooo hard for me to part with things! I can be a little bit sentimental (okay a lot) about my stuff! Such as..."I worked hard for this"..."So and So gave this to me"..."this was my grandpa's", etc....! Do you ever feel this way? Can you just part with things or do you hang on to them like I do? Any tips you can give me will help! Maybe you can motivate me! I need all the help I can get! I do plan on going through my clothes and putting a TON of stuff in the garage sale pile! I've gained like 30 pounds (I'm so BAD) since Mr. "S" and I have been together (2 years)! I know I'm going to lose the weight before the wedding (March 4th) but I will want NEW clothes at that point as a celebration of my weight loss! I don't want to hold on to my old clothes!!! Ya know! Heck by then they will be 3-5 years old!
So that is that....
Not much to blog about....
I hope I didn't bore you to bad?!?! =)
I asked a several questions throughout this post! I'm hoping to get some answers!
Happy Wednesday!
August 4, 2008
Menu Plan Monday
Okay, this is a first for me! So bare with me! =)
I found "I'm an Organizing Junkie" over at the Bloggy Giveaway and I fell in love with her site where I seen a tab for her "Menu Plan Monday" and boy did it hit home...it was JUST what I was looking for!!!! Just last week Mr. "S" and I were trying to set up a menu plan for our dinners so we would be more ORGANIZED, SAVE MONEY & EAT HEALTHIER! Then BAM, I stumbled across the Menu Plan Monday looking around Laura's blog!
So here I am today submitting my first menu! I put it together last night so it's not a great week! I will get there! I can't wait to go look around at all the other weekly menu's and get some ideas for next week!
MONDAY:
Breakfast - Cap'n Crunch with fat free milk
Lunch - Ham sandwich with fat free cream cheese, lettuce, tomato and red onion on a onion roll, chips and water
Dinner - Meat Loaf, Mash Potatoes and Corn
TUESDAY:
Breakfast - Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal
Lunch - Ham sandwich with fat free cream cheese, lettuce, tomato and red onion on a onion roll, chips and water
Dinner - Meat Loaf Sandwiches (from left-overs)
WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast - Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal
Lunch - Ham sandwich with fat free cream cheese, lettuce, tomato and red onion on a onion roll, chips and water
Dinner - Taco Salad Bowls (which I found on Laura's menu from last week), Refried Beans and Spanish Rice!
THURSDAY:
Breakfast - Cap'n Crunch with fat free milk
Lunch - Ham sandwich with fat free cream cheese, lettuce, tomato and red onion on a onion roll, chips and water
Dinner - Frozen Pizza Night
FRIDAY:
Breakfast - Cap'n Crunch with fat free milk
Lunch - Ham sandwich with fat free sharp cheese, low fat miracle whip, lettuce, tomato and red onion wheat-white bread, chips and water
Dinner - *DATE NIGHT* - Movie Tavern - Dinner and a Movie - The Dark Knight
I'm only going to do "our" menu plan Monday - Friday! Our weekends are just crazy busy for me to plan out our Saturday and Sunday!
So this is it! It was FUN! It will also hold me accountable to COOK these meals!!! =)
It feels so good to plan things out!!!!
HELP - Does anyone have a good chicken and dumpling recipe?
I found "I'm an Organizing Junkie" over at the Bloggy Giveaway and I fell in love with her site where I seen a tab for her "Menu Plan Monday" and boy did it hit home...it was JUST what I was looking for!!!! Just last week Mr. "S" and I were trying to set up a menu plan for our dinners so we would be more ORGANIZED, SAVE MONEY & EAT HEALTHIER! Then BAM, I stumbled across the Menu Plan Monday looking around Laura's blog!
So here I am today submitting my first menu! I put it together last night so it's not a great week! I will get there! I can't wait to go look around at all the other weekly menu's and get some ideas for next week!
MONDAY:
Breakfast - Cap'n Crunch with fat free milk
Lunch - Ham sandwich with fat free cream cheese, lettuce, tomato and red onion on a onion roll, chips and water
Dinner - Meat Loaf, Mash Potatoes and Corn
TUESDAY:
Breakfast - Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal
Lunch - Ham sandwich with fat free cream cheese, lettuce, tomato and red onion on a onion roll, chips and water
Dinner - Meat Loaf Sandwiches (from left-overs)
WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast - Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal
Lunch - Ham sandwich with fat free cream cheese, lettuce, tomato and red onion on a onion roll, chips and water
Dinner - Taco Salad Bowls (which I found on Laura's menu from last week), Refried Beans and Spanish Rice!
THURSDAY:
Breakfast - Cap'n Crunch with fat free milk
Lunch - Ham sandwich with fat free cream cheese, lettuce, tomato and red onion on a onion roll, chips and water
Dinner - Frozen Pizza Night
FRIDAY:
Breakfast - Cap'n Crunch with fat free milk
Lunch - Ham sandwich with fat free sharp cheese, low fat miracle whip, lettuce, tomato and red onion wheat-white bread, chips and water
Dinner - *DATE NIGHT* - Movie Tavern - Dinner and a Movie - The Dark Knight
I'm only going to do "our" menu plan Monday - Friday! Our weekends are just crazy busy for me to plan out our Saturday and Sunday!
So this is it! It was FUN! It will also hold me accountable to COOK these meals!!! =)
It feels so good to plan things out!!!!
HELP - Does anyone have a good chicken and dumpling recipe?
Lake House Update
It was a GREAT weekend! We got a lot of work done at the house and it was such a GREAT feeling to see some actual progress!!! Mr. "S" worked on the bathroom sink plumbing which is an absolute nightmare! Actually all the plumbing in the house is a nightmare! We worked in our bedroom. We tore out the old flooring (carpet and padding), textured the walls (which look GREAT), painted the ceiling, painted the walls and dad pulled out the OLD hot water heater that was leaking all over the place! The progress we made really looked good!
I wished I would have had my camera! Yall would have laughed at me on Saturday! I was COVERED in dry wall mud head to toe (literally)! This is the mixture I was putting in the hopper (texture gun) for Mr. "S" to texture/spray the walls! Let me just say...this was my first time! At first I was stirring the mud with a paint stick and adding water to thin it out (I felt like I made a million batches of pancake batter without a blender because that is about the consistency we were spraying on the walls)! Mr. "S" went to Lowe's and bought me a blender type deal-e-bob that went on the end of his cordless drill (a blender attachment)! It's just like the thing you use to make mash potatoes but LARGER!!! It was great! We let the texture dry Saturday night and started painting Sunday morning! Ceiling was first, then the walls! It really turned out nice! So now we have a visual of what the rest of the house SHOULD look like!
Once again...I didn't have my camera with me...so there are no pictures! =( I will take some pics next weekend!
Speaking of NEXT weekend (already)! I have some exciting news! Mr. "S" won a "key" on Friday from the our local radio station to go to a Houston area Harley Davidson dealership to try and win this:
He has a 1 and 100 chance! There are 99 other people that will be there with this "KEY" to try and crank this baby up! =) Wish us LUCK! If you don't already know this...Mr. "S" is CRAZY~NUTS about bikes! He loves them! He had a NICE bike when we first got together but sold it right before Christmas with the intention of getting a new one the following spring! Well, that hasn't happened yet...almost two years later! His "GET A NEW BIKE GOAL" is April of next year (after the wedding)! We both LOVE to ride! It's great just to jump on the bike and getaway!!!
We are going to go up to the lake house and work! We are really stressing on "TIME" we only have so much of it!
I wished I would have had my camera! Yall would have laughed at me on Saturday! I was COVERED in dry wall mud head to toe (literally)! This is the mixture I was putting in the hopper (texture gun) for Mr. "S" to texture/spray the walls! Let me just say...this was my first time! At first I was stirring the mud with a paint stick and adding water to thin it out (I felt like I made a million batches of pancake batter without a blender because that is about the consistency we were spraying on the walls)! Mr. "S" went to Lowe's and bought me a blender type deal-e-bob that went on the end of his cordless drill (a blender attachment)! It's just like the thing you use to make mash potatoes but LARGER!!! It was great! We let the texture dry Saturday night and started painting Sunday morning! Ceiling was first, then the walls! It really turned out nice! So now we have a visual of what the rest of the house SHOULD look like!
Once again...I didn't have my camera with me...so there are no pictures! =( I will take some pics next weekend!
Speaking of NEXT weekend (already)! I have some exciting news! Mr. "S" won a "key" on Friday from the our local radio station to go to a Houston area Harley Davidson dealership to try and win this:
He has a 1 and 100 chance! There are 99 other people that will be there with this "KEY" to try and crank this baby up! =) Wish us LUCK! If you don't already know this...Mr. "S" is CRAZY~NUTS about bikes! He loves them! He had a NICE bike when we first got together but sold it right before Christmas with the intention of getting a new one the following spring! Well, that hasn't happened yet...almost two years later! His "GET A NEW BIKE GOAL" is April of next year (after the wedding)! We both LOVE to ride! It's great just to jump on the bike and getaway!!!
After we do the Harley Davidson giveaway thing...(win or lose)
We are going to go up to the lake house and work! We are really stressing on "TIME" we only have so much of it!
August 1, 2008
I'm sooooooooooooooooooo flattered!!!!!
This cutie poo award was created by Mere. This is what Mere said about it: I have created a new award for my readers, because I am blessed by you!
These are the rules:1. The recipient must link back to the awards creator - CHECK(http://www.thebabblingsofmere.blogspot.com/)
2. You must post these rules if you receive the award. - CHECK
3. You must chose 5 people to receive the award after receiving it yourself - CHECK
4. You must fit the characteristics of the recipient of the award, as posted by Mere. - CHECK - At least Leigh thinks so!!! =)
5. You must post the characteristics of a recipient. - CHECK
6. You must create a post sharing your win with others. - CHECK
7. You must thank your giver. - CHECK
Characteristics for the Smile Award:
1. Must display a cheerful attitude. (not necessarily at all times--we are all human) - I love to smile, I love to laugh!
2. Must love one another - I do, I do, I do! I have made some of the best "invisible friends" (that is what Mr. "S" calls yall) that I could have ever asked for!!!! Yall have listened to me, motivated me, supported me, taught me, confided in me and most of all yall have just been there for me when I needed it!!! I would have never thought I could have found that type of friendship in the world of blog!!!
3. Must make mistakes - Boy have I! I won't even go there! Let me just say Mrs. Giants Fan knows!!!! I will say one thing, "We live and learn" and that is what makes it sooooooo great!
4. Must learn from others - I can't tell you HOW MUCH I have learned since I started this blog! I've learned sooooooooooo much about sooooooooooooo many different people from around the world!!! I've learned about their way of life, their faith, their friendship and generosity!!!!!
5. Must be a positive contributor to blog world - I do my best! I try to stay as positive as I can! Don't yall love all the exclamation marks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =) I sure do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just like to get my point across and show my enthusiasm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6. Must love life - Boy do I love life and everything it has to offer ~ Good Times and Bad! We learn from both!
7. Must love kids - I do...I just don't have my own! I will say that some of my friends kids TEST me at times!!! lol
I was soooooooooooooooooooooo honored to receive this award from my Southern Beach Lovin, Jimmy Buffet Singing Girl "Leigh" over at Tales From Bloggeritaville who certainly makes me smile!!! I am soooooooooooooo totally honored!!!! You ROCK my socks Leigh!!!!
I must pass it on, to bloggers that make me smile!!!! I am not going to duplicate anyone she passed the award to!!!
1. Giants Fan - Sunny Little Blog - I adore her! She is an amazing mother, a grateful loving wife and a wonderful friend to me! I'm sooooooooooooo thankful she is in my life! You always make me smile!
2. Marmite and Tea - You always make me smile! It might be about a book you read, something you are quoting, a cool link you found on the Internet while you were up all night because you couldn't sleep or just your cool accent that I can totally hear through reading your blog!!!!
3. CPA Mom - You always make me smile with the way you just put it out there for us to read! I love reading your Friday Funnies (even though you haven't posted your FF for today), you are such a generous, caring person, wonderful person! You were one of my very first blog friends besides Giants Fan (which I already knew in real life)! Thank you for all the smiles!
4. Jessica McCash - You make me smile each and every time I read your blog! It could be about something sweet that your loving hubby has done for you (flowers or a note), sharing your pregnancy or sharing your Faith in God! I'm sooooooooo glad I met you through the bloggy giveaway back in January! Yes, I remember because I was lured in by THIS (your cool homemade decorative tiles)! Your drive and your spirit makes me *smile*! The world really needs more of you!
5. Lisa's Chaos - You make me smile with your amazing pictures! Your will and determination to beat Cancer! You are such a positive person! Your a wonderful wife, mom and grandmother! Your photos brighten my day, there is just something peaceful about your photos!!! =)
I just want you to know there are sooooooooooooooooooooooo many more of you that make me smile just go look at the list on my sidebar (Blog's I love to Read)!!!!!
HAPPY FRIDAY!!!
I hope you all have a GREAT weekend!
July 30, 2008
Showing Some Linky Love.....
Yes, I'm addicted to the Bloggy Giveaway...
I can't help myself! Are you caught up in it too?
I've found some really cool things! There are a lot of different organizing giveaways that would sooooooooooooo help us out with us packing up and moving to the lake house! We soooooooooooooooo need to down size! I don't even want to think of the CLOSET SPACE issue! Heck, it's not just a closet space issue....it's a storage issue!!!!
Any ways....
I wanted to post about a giveaway that I just ran across...
When I seen this it made me think of my "WEDDING DAY" jewelry! I love it! So I had to post about it and share it with you all!!! Plus I get EXTRA entries for sharing the linky love! Isn't that GREAT!
This is the page I was checking out click HERE!
Go check it out for yourself!
Fairy Tale Jewels is having a Fabulous GIVEAWAY for a $100.00 Gift Certificate to fairytalejewels.com. Click HERE to leave a comment!
So run over and check it out!
Also, you can click HERE to check over 900 other giveaways!!!!
I can't help myself! Are you caught up in it too?
I've found some really cool things! There are a lot of different organizing giveaways that would sooooooooooooo help us out with us packing up and moving to the lake house! We soooooooooooooooo need to down size! I don't even want to think of the CLOSET SPACE issue! Heck, it's not just a closet space issue....it's a storage issue!!!!
Any ways....
I wanted to post about a giveaway that I just ran across...
When I seen this it made me think of my "WEDDING DAY" jewelry! I love it! So I had to post about it and share it with you all!!! Plus I get EXTRA entries for sharing the linky love! Isn't that GREAT!
This is the page I was checking out click HERE!
Go check it out for yourself!
Fairy Tale Jewels is having a Fabulous GIVEAWAY for a $100.00 Gift Certificate to fairytalejewels.com. Click HERE to leave a comment!
So run over and check it out!
Also, you can click HERE to check over 900 other giveaways!!!!
July 29, 2008
6 Unspectacular Quirks Meme
I was tagged by Leigh over at Tales From Bloggeritaville and My Good Cents!!!!
THANKS GIRLS!!!!
Let me just start off by introducing the "GIRLS" who tagged me!
If you don't know my "FRAN LEIGH" (that's how she says "friend" in Southern English) it's a must...you must go check her out! She is one crazy, funny, southern girl that loves to blog, loves her family, loves photography, loves cheese and loves the beach!!!! I've even met one of her long lost family members here and here in Texas! (If you don't get it just ask)
I met My Good Cents through Leigh here! I fell in love! I love the FREE samples, I love the contest, I love reading about her GREAT deals when she goes shopping...she inspires me to find great deals at the grocery store!!!! Her blog is just fun!!!
6 Unspectacular Quirks Meme!!!!
1. I'm a FREAK when it comes to my flat iron! I'm always thinking I left it on? It drives Mr. "S" crazy! There are times when we are leaving to go somewhere Mr. "S" says, "Did you turn off your straightener?" before we even walk out the door!!!
2. I can't stand it if the shower curtain is left open after someone is done taking a shower! The toilet seat "UP" flips me out too!
3. I hate when people drag their fork across their teeth while eating! It makes my skin crawl! Are you one of those people that do that...lol!
4. I'm a teeth freak! I love going to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned if I leave and my mouth doesn't hurt I feel they didn't give me a good cleaning!
5. I have a certain way "I" load the dish washer! I can fit more in! I'm very particular!!! I'm also that way with the pantry! All my can goods and spices are organized!
6. I can't stand milk! I won't drink it! I dunk my ginger snap cookies in water! I've done this since I was a little girl!!!! Yeah, I know! I'm weird!
That's just a few things that make me "ME"! =)
The 6 I'm tagging : Erin, Nicole, Cassy, Giants Fan, Marmite & Tea & Mandy!!!!
Don't be a hater just tag 6 others.
Actually, anyone can play. If you participate, let me know so I can see how wonderfully crazy you are! =)
THANKS GIRLS!!!!
Let me just start off by introducing the "GIRLS" who tagged me!
If you don't know my "FRAN LEIGH" (that's how she says "friend" in Southern English) it's a must...you must go check her out! She is one crazy, funny, southern girl that loves to blog, loves her family, loves photography, loves cheese and loves the beach!!!! I've even met one of her long lost family members here and here in Texas! (If you don't get it just ask)
I met My Good Cents through Leigh here! I fell in love! I love the FREE samples, I love the contest, I love reading about her GREAT deals when she goes shopping...she inspires me to find great deals at the grocery store!!!! Her blog is just fun!!!
6 Unspectacular Quirks Meme!!!!
1. I'm a FREAK when it comes to my flat iron! I'm always thinking I left it on? It drives Mr. "S" crazy! There are times when we are leaving to go somewhere Mr. "S" says, "Did you turn off your straightener?" before we even walk out the door!!!
2. I can't stand it if the shower curtain is left open after someone is done taking a shower! The toilet seat "UP" flips me out too!
3. I hate when people drag their fork across their teeth while eating! It makes my skin crawl! Are you one of those people that do that...lol!
4. I'm a teeth freak! I love going to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned if I leave and my mouth doesn't hurt I feel they didn't give me a good cleaning!
5. I have a certain way "I" load the dish washer! I can fit more in! I'm very particular!!! I'm also that way with the pantry! All my can goods and spices are organized!
6. I can't stand milk! I won't drink it! I dunk my ginger snap cookies in water! I've done this since I was a little girl!!!! Yeah, I know! I'm weird!
That's just a few things that make me "ME"! =)
The 6 I'm tagging : Erin, Nicole, Cassy, Giants Fan, Marmite & Tea & Mandy!!!!
Don't be a hater just tag 6 others.
Actually, anyone can play. If you participate, let me know so I can see how wonderfully crazy you are! =)
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