Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Have I Told You Lately.....
















.......How much these kids warm my heart!!




Last night we had a blast laying on the bed just laughing! There is no better way to end the night than that. It will give you that warm fuzzy feeling inside that will give you sweet dreams for sure!!!!




As we approach Thanksgiving....I feel how thankful I am to have these WONDERFUL kids and a extra WONDERFUL husband. Life.....does it really get any better than this?

Thursday, November 12, 2009

FOOD...What else is there to say??

These are just some of the things that I am eating while trying to loose some pounds. These are perfect for lunch. I like almost all of the flavors, and they also have some good desserts too. The spinach Florentine is awesome.
These are awesome. They have little bits of dark chocolate in them, with nuts and seeds. They are sooo good. I think they have 120 calories if I remember right. I'm out of them right now!!

I have drank Diet Coke for years, but occasionally I like a change in flavor. This is my new one. I like all diet drinks....EXCEPT Diet Dr. Pepper. It is just horrible tasting to me. I can't drink it at all. I love Diet. 7up, sprite zero, and Fresca in all flavors.



This is good for your heart. 3/4 cup of oats, 1 and 1/2 cup water and splenda is approx 215 calories and a good warm, filling breakfast.



OOHHH LALA......the lemon is sooooo good. It is my most favorite. 100 calories and they do not taste at all like yogurt. They taste like a pudding. I'm not a fan of the caramel, but the berry and chocolate raspberry are good too.


NOW on to NON-DIET FOOD.
Peach crisp: so easy and so good.
1 can of peach pie filling.
2 pks of raisin and spice instant oatmeal (instant)
Brown sugar
cinnamon
butter
pecans
I just dumped the pie filling, topped with the oatmeal, sprinkled with a couple spoons of brown sugar, sprinkled with a few shakes of cinnamon. I love pecans-so I topped with probable a cup. Cut about 6 pats of butter and spaced them over the top.
Baked for about 30-minutes at 350.
I did not measure anything so it is very easy and good. I used an Pyrex that is about 6 inches square.





This was surprisingly sooooo yummy!
I was a little scared at first.
This is bacon and tomato pasta.
It called for 1/2 lb. of peppered bacon. I used regular bacon instead. Peppered bacon is sometime too much.
1 can of diced tomato 14 oz. or close to it.
1 tablespoon of minced garlic.
a few "shakes" of dried basil
salt
pepper
1 lb of pasta
Fry and crumble your bacon
reserve drippings and remove bacon.
Cook your pasta
add your tomato, garlic, basil to bacon grease and bring to a simmer.
add your bacon back in.
drain your pasta and add it to the sauce and toss.
top with Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste.
serve with a green salad and some garlic toast.
Left overs are awesome!!!!!







Tuesday, November 10, 2009

A little of this...A little of that!

Hello....Just a quick post of some of what is going on with us.....!! FINALLY finished painting the living room. Unfortunately I can't say we are finished painting ever. We have 3 more rooms to complete....hopefully before Christmas!
I'm loving this deep green paint. I feel like I'm walking into someone else's house everyday.


STOP!!!! Can u guess who this is??

A Strong smell of baby was coming from his room with the door closed!
UMMM, what is that smell???





He ran and hid fast. Can anyone find Charlie please...I can't seem to find the little messy boy.


The carpet sure smelled good that night.





Boy did he have fun! Shake...shake....shake!!!


Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Halloween Cuties!

Happy Halloween 2009 I'm sure this will be Ashley's last year to Trick-or-Treat, which is a little sad. It is always fun to get them all dressed up in their overpriced costumes and send them out for all that yummy candy. I always have to "check" the candy before they can eat any!
This was Charlie's 3rd Halloween, and he still was not into it much. He hit 3 houses...Nanny &Papa's, Grandmother & Grandad's, and Shirley& Richard's. He did however, bring home a handful of chocolate. He does love his chocolate!

Ashley dressed up as a Hippie this year. She went Trick-or-Treating with her BFF Hannah this year. Hannah's parents took them. She made a candy haul too.


Little man went as Thomas the Train. He really could care less about this dressing up thing. We had an easy night, hit 3 houses, went to Sonic and got .50 cent corn dogs for supper and went home while the sun was still out and painted the living room. It was very relaxed and we enjoyed spending the weekend hanging out. Now on to the next Holiday.....Turkey Day! Yummmm!




Wednesday, October 28, 2009

our week in review.....

Well, I really hate that my blogging has come down to one post every week or two, but that is just how it is sometimes. With work, house things, kid things, and Mom and Dad moving we've been going and going. (to Henry's back....I'm sorry!)It's so cloudy today that I couldn't get the best pic of our NEW painted dining room. Here it looks pretty red, but it is really much darker in real life. (P.S. don't look at my messy kitchen, we have "projects" going on this week and it's a wreck in here!) I hate the mess, love the finished result!!! Henry painted the dining room this past weekend while I worked. He had to apply 4 coats of this paint.....2 gallons! Now most of you know that this dining room is not all that big, but it was a lot of work. Trim was painted a gloss white too. I LOVE it so much. Can't wait to put it all back together. Still have some work to do. (again...Sorry Henry's BACK!)
I made these little pizza "cups" for dinner last week. It was fun! You use your cupcake pan and press pizza dough in the bottom and up the sides, fill with a spoonful of sauce, toppings, and cheese. Then bake them for the recommended time for the crust you use or til golden brown. It was a fun new spin on regular homemade pizza. Ashley helped and we had a good time. A little fun making dinner takes away the "chore" felling of cooking EVERY night!

And this is just plain cute so I had to post it....!
He is wearing his daddy's hat, being just cute and silly!

Everything else: Ashley started 2nd session volleyball last week! I don't know if I posted that she earned her Orange belt in Juijitsu a couple of weeks ago! Halloween costumes include a blue train, and a 60's girl costume. I'll post pics this weekend hopefully. Mom and Dad are pretty much out of their old house, except for some odds and ends in the garage and outside. It is a little sad to see that house go...My grandparents had it built a long time ago and their are some memories there for sure. Mom gave her dog, Emmitt, to my cousin Dan in Irving. She is missing him, and so are me and my kids! He'll enjoy his new home though! Have a good week...I'm off to run around and work on the house.....and chase a 2 year old that loves to stand on his step stool to "reach" things!!!! YIKES!!!