Saturday, January 30, 2010
Kiss My Style
Okay, so I guess I am not cool enough to do giveaways quite yet in the life of blog-world but over at A Blonde walks into a blog she is having another fabulous giveaway. It is for a chance to win a lavender eye pillow and dryer pillow set.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Cast is Off!!!!
I'm excited so much to have my cast off. Finally!!!! The down side is that the doctor said that it will take a whole 6 months for my wrist to heal completely. Holy cow, who would have thought that it would take that long to have a fully recovered wrist? I didn't think that it would be like that at all.
But I can finally take a shower or nice bath without having to make sure that I didn't get my cast wet. I have been wanting to take a nice relaxing bath for quite a while now and tonight I will be able to!
But I can finally take a shower or nice bath without having to make sure that I didn't get my cast wet. I have been wanting to take a nice relaxing bath for quite a while now and tonight I will be able to!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
The Horse and Polar Bear
Last night during my daughter's night time routines she stopped by her toys so that she could get her newest stuffed animal. Her horse that we got from Wells Fargo. She said that she wanted to go to sleep with it, and she already has 3 other stuffed animals in her crib already but heck what is one more to the group.
When I put her in her crib she already had her monkey, Pooh Bear, her polar bear and now added was the horse. She at first did not want to have the polar bear in there with her but as I was closing the door changed her mind. When I handed her the polar bear she went and had the horse and polar bear have their formal introductions to each other. I thought was so cute of her to do that with her stuffed animals. And that it is cute to see from watching her what all she is learning from me and my husband.
So just thought that I would share this cute moment with you all!
When I put her in her crib she already had her monkey, Pooh Bear, her polar bear and now added was the horse. She at first did not want to have the polar bear in there with her but as I was closing the door changed her mind. When I handed her the polar bear she went and had the horse and polar bear have their formal introductions to each other. I thought was so cute of her to do that with her stuffed animals. And that it is cute to see from watching her what all she is learning from me and my husband.
So just thought that I would share this cute moment with you all!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Giveaway
Hey,
There is a neat I-pod nano giveaway and I-tunes gift card giveaway going on over at A Blonde walks into a blog.
Check her out and try your hand at winning!
There is a neat I-pod nano giveaway and I-tunes gift card giveaway going on over at A Blonde walks into a blog.
Check her out and try your hand at winning!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Double Whammy
So first I have my fractured wrist which thank goodness will hopefully be off next Thursday. I am so ready to have it off and be able to have full use of my left arm again. On top of my wrist though I have an ear infection. Found out yesterday when I went to the Urgent Care. My ear had been hurting since last Tuesday and yesterday was hurting so bad I needed to have something done about it. Went to Urgent Care and the NP looked in my ear and said that my ear drum was very red and that I have an ear infection. So now I am on antibiotics and am just having to wait this out.
I hope that these are the only things that I will have to deal with for myself. I am not wanting anything else to go wrong. I just want to be healthy for the rest of the year.
I hope that these are the only things that I will have to deal with for myself. I am not wanting anything else to go wrong. I just want to be healthy for the rest of the year.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
School
Yesterday was my first day back at school. I was excited and nervous. I'm taking Music Appreciation, an Education class, and American Government. On Mondays and Wednesdays I am at school for close to 7 hours, that includes the time between classes. So far my nerves are getting the best of me with all the work needed to be done for each class. But I'm off to a good start so far. This morning as soon as I woke up I got started on my homework, that is a definite first for me. I have ALWAYS been one to procrastinate on my homework.
I'm taking a little break from my school work but then it will be right back to studying again.
I'm taking a little break from my school work but then it will be right back to studying again.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Southern Dinner
So for dinner my husband and I made Fried Chicken Fingers and Okra and Tomatoes. Both recipes from Rosemary Brown's Big Kitchen Instruction Book. So I was really excited because I got 2 recipes done at once. It might not take the whole year to cook my way through this, but I am still just going to take my time and not overwhelm myself with getting it all done right away. So here are the recipes and sorry in advance that I didn't take any photos I was too tired. ?* I'm typing these as written from the cookbook**
Fried Chicken Fingers
Electric Skillet: 350 degrees F
2 eggs, separated
1 (12-ounce) can beer
1 Tablespoon butter melted
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups flour, plus additional flour for dredging chicken
6 boneless chicken breast halves
1 pound solid shortening
Beat egg yolks with beer and butter. Add dry mustard, salt, and pepper. Mix 1 1/2 cups flour, a little at a time. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter. Cut each chicken breast into 4 strips. In electric skillet, heat shortening to 350 degrees. Dredge chicken in flour and dip in batter. Add only a few pieces of chicken to skillet at a time, allowing oil to return 350 degrees before adding more. Fry until golden on all sides. Drain on paper towels. Makes 4-6 servings.
2 eggs, separated
1 (12-ounce) can beer
1 Tablespoon butter melted
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups flour, plus additional flour for dredging chicken
6 boneless chicken breast halves
1 pound solid shortening
Beat egg yolks with beer and butter. Add dry mustard, salt, and pepper. Mix 1 1/2 cups flour, a little at a time. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter. Cut each chicken breast into 4 strips. In electric skillet, heat shortening to 350 degrees. Dredge chicken in flour and dip in batter. Add only a few pieces of chicken to skillet at a time, allowing oil to return 350 degrees before adding more. Fry until golden on all sides. Drain on paper towels. Makes 4-6 servings.
Okra and Tomatoes
1 Tablespoon butter
1 Tablespoon oil
1 pound fresh okra, cut into 1/2" slices ( I used frozen)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 (16-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
salt and pepper
Heat butter and oil in large skillet until butter is melted. Add okra and onion to skillet,and saute until okra is browned. Add tomatoes and salt and pepper to taste. Cover, reduce heat, and cook slowly for about 15 minutes, adding a little water if necessary to keep from sticking. Remove cover and cook for another 5 minutes, or until tender. Makes 4 servings
My family and I ate the chicken with homemade honey-mustard sauce. It all turned out to be really yummy but I will admit that I am not that big fan of okra but I did try it. So again let me know if you cooked and tried this.
1 Tablespoon oil
1 pound fresh okra, cut into 1/2" slices ( I used frozen)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 (16-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
salt and pepper
Heat butter and oil in large skillet until butter is melted. Add okra and onion to skillet,and saute until okra is browned. Add tomatoes and salt and pepper to taste. Cover, reduce heat, and cook slowly for about 15 minutes, adding a little water if necessary to keep from sticking. Remove cover and cook for another 5 minutes, or until tender. Makes 4 servings
My family and I ate the chicken with homemade honey-mustard sauce. It all turned out to be really yummy but I will admit that I am not that big fan of okra but I did try it. So again let me know if you cooked and tried this.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Pork and Pepper Calzones
Okay so I cooked a meal using a recipe from Paula Deen's Quick & Easy Meals. Now I know that it is not in order with cooking my way through the first one that I mentioned in a previous post but this is a VERY delicious recipe.
Pork and Pepper Calzones
serves 4
serves 4
Ingredients:
1 (1- pound) package spicy Italian sausage, casings removed
* We used venison instead and flavored it with Italian seasoning and it was still good!*
1 (1-pound) package frozen pepper stir-fry mix * fresh bell peppers chopped work just as well, any color
2 (11-ounce) cans refrigerated thin pizza crust dough
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese, divided
***will need parchment papper
Directions:
In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until sausage is browned and crumbly.
Add stir-fry mix and cook for 4 -5 minutes or until peppers are tender. Drain well.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
On a clean flat surface, unroll pizza dough. Cut each in half crosswise. Divide sausage mixture evenly over 1 side of each dough rectangle, leaving a 1/2-inch border on 3 sides. Top each evenly with 1/4 cup mozzarella and 2 Tablespoons feta cheese.
Fold dough over to completely enclose filling, pinching edges to seal. Place on prepared baking sheet.
Cook for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately.
Let me know if you have made and tried this. It is very easy takes 30 minutes at most to make.
1 (1- pound) package spicy Italian sausage, casings removed
* We used venison instead and flavored it with Italian seasoning and it was still good!*
1 (1-pound) package frozen pepper stir-fry mix * fresh bell peppers chopped work just as well, any color
2 (11-ounce) cans refrigerated thin pizza crust dough
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese, divided
***will need parchment papper
Directions:
In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until sausage is browned and crumbly.
Add stir-fry mix and cook for 4 -5 minutes or until peppers are tender. Drain well.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
On a clean flat surface, unroll pizza dough. Cut each in half crosswise. Divide sausage mixture evenly over 1 side of each dough rectangle, leaving a 1/2-inch border on 3 sides. Top each evenly with 1/4 cup mozzarella and 2 Tablespoons feta cheese.
Fold dough over to completely enclose filling, pinching edges to seal. Place on prepared baking sheet.
Cook for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately.
Let me know if you have made and tried this. It is very easy takes 30 minutes at most to make.
Friday, January 15, 2010
My towns "celebrities"
In my town we have the balloon-boy family. My husband and I saw the dad on Larry King when we were in Estes. Balloon-boy's dad is such a FREAK. He needs to be on some sort of medication or be put in some sort of home for crazy people. He lies and then works himself up to crying so that people will feel sorry for him. Sorry dude but you aren't getting any from me. At least he has jail time to serve.
The other one is the guy who holds the sign on the corner of Harmony and College. I'm happy that the weather has warmed up so that he can entertain me while sitting at the intersections there. I always smile when I see him and give him tons of credit for not caring what others think of him. I know that I would never have the guts to dance for all of the town to see.
Anyways those are the town "celebrities" that I have. Maybe there will be more to come in the future.
The other one is the guy who holds the sign on the corner of Harmony and College. I'm happy that the weather has warmed up so that he can entertain me while sitting at the intersections there. I always smile when I see him and give him tons of credit for not caring what others think of him. I know that I would never have the guts to dance for all of the town to see.
Anyways those are the town "celebrities" that I have. Maybe there will be more to come in the future.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
blog design giveaway
Hey check out this giveaway going on at: The Seattle Smith's blog. It is a blog design giveaway that is worth $50 for free!!
Interesting/ Scary Day
Oh my gosh. What an interesting and scary thing to experience today. My husband, daughter and I went to our bank to make a deposit. We came out of the bank and see a lady who is kinda freaking out. And then we see a car who is driving in reverse at full speed out of the parking lot, and then turns really fast driving forward. We stay around to find out what the heck happened. The lady called the police and so we overheard some of what happened beforehand. In my mind I thought that it was her boyfriend or something who threatened her or something. Man, I was completely wrong.
This man apparently came to the bank after running like 3 or 4 stop signs or it could have been lights. He took a bat out of his car and threatened a worker at the bank. The lady who called the police told him to leave and that is when my family and I saw him drive away.
That man has tons of problems and thank goodness no one ended up getting hurt.
My husband got the car's license plate number from other witnesses so that when we got home he could also call the police. He called the police and left a message. They called back and asked him what happened and what we witnessed. The police told my husband that they are taking care of it and that the crazy driver will face some charges and I think they said some jail time.
So I am so hoping that they caught this guy and that something like this never happens again while I am around.
This man apparently came to the bank after running like 3 or 4 stop signs or it could have been lights. He took a bat out of his car and threatened a worker at the bank. The lady who called the police told him to leave and that is when my family and I saw him drive away.
That man has tons of problems and thank goodness no one ended up getting hurt.
My husband got the car's license plate number from other witnesses so that when we got home he could also call the police. He called the police and left a message. They called back and asked him what happened and what we witnessed. The police told my husband that they are taking care of it and that the crazy driver will face some charges and I think they said some jail time.
So I am so hoping that they caught this guy and that something like this never happens again while I am around.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Weekend at Estes
On Saturday my family (husband, daughter, and mom) headed up to Estes. A much needed vacation after the craziness of the holidays but a destination that is close enough that we don't have to pay for plane tickets or for gas. When we arrived we went to the grocery store to buy some last minute food and then headed to the condo to get settled in. Ate some pizza for dinner and then headed for the hot tub.
Sunday we headed into the National Park. It was my first time for snowshoeing. Lots of fun!! However for being a first timer when taking them off it felt pretty weird.
Monday walked around the VERY deserted downtown Estes. We got bored by walking by all of the stores that said "closed" that we all decided to head to Boulder to eat lunch and to walk around Pearl Street. We ate lunch at the Boulder Tea House. TOTALLY RECOMMEND IT!! Also if you go there try the hibiscus cooler. Walked around and had dessert at The Cheesecake Factory. Yum!!
So that was my fun-filled weekend!
Sunday we headed into the National Park. It was my first time for snowshoeing. Lots of fun!! However for being a first timer when taking them off it felt pretty weird.
Monday walked around the VERY deserted downtown Estes. We got bored by walking by all of the stores that said "closed" that we all decided to head to Boulder to eat lunch and to walk around Pearl Street. We ate lunch at the Boulder Tea House. TOTALLY RECOMMEND IT!! Also if you go there try the hibiscus cooler. Walked around and had dessert at The Cheesecake Factory. Yum!!
So that was my fun-filled weekend!
Friday, January 8, 2010
3 Weeks
Holy cow, three more weeks of having a cast on. Hopefully I will be able to have two "working" hands then. I don't know how much more of this I can take!!!
I want so badly to get started on cooking my way through the cookbook. I am looking forward to learning how to cook a lot of different foods that I normally would not cook. I know that I'm getting WAY ahead of myself but once I'm finished with the cookbook I want to cook "with" Paula Dean. I looked through one of her magazines that has recipes in it and they all looked so yummy. But I can't do so much cooking right now with just one hand. Heck I have a hard enough time just getting a jar of peanut butter open.
So hopefully in just three weeks I will be able to start cooking up a storm in the kitchen. So cross your fingers that three weeks will be the end of having "one" hand.
I want so badly to get started on cooking my way through the cookbook. I am looking forward to learning how to cook a lot of different foods that I normally would not cook. I know that I'm getting WAY ahead of myself but once I'm finished with the cookbook I want to cook "with" Paula Dean. I looked through one of her magazines that has recipes in it and they all looked so yummy. But I can't do so much cooking right now with just one hand. Heck I have a hard enough time just getting a jar of peanut butter open.
So hopefully in just three weeks I will be able to start cooking up a storm in the kitchen. So cross your fingers that three weeks will be the end of having "one" hand.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
If only....
Huh, that is definitely something that comes across my mind quite a bit lately. I know that I keep saying that I want to lose some weight and get fit. I make excuses of "If only I had more time...etc." I of course can always make the time to do that. I just need to stop being lazy, get off my butt AND DO IT!
I guess though that I'm trying to find some form of exercise that I really enjoy doing and that won't cost me an arm and leg to do. I would really enjoy taking some dance classes but those can definitely get pretty pricey. My mom bought a Wii and I enjoy doing the boxing on that which is fun and is a bit of a workout but I do think that if I want to continue going that direction of using the Wii that I should probably get one of the actual workout games for it.
I have enjoyed reading everyone's blogs that I follow because of the determination they have for themselves. Some day I hope to just have that for myself without giving up on myself.
I guess though that I'm trying to find some form of exercise that I really enjoy doing and that won't cost me an arm and leg to do. I would really enjoy taking some dance classes but those can definitely get pretty pricey. My mom bought a Wii and I enjoy doing the boxing on that which is fun and is a bit of a workout but I do think that if I want to continue going that direction of using the Wii that I should probably get one of the actual workout games for it.
I have enjoyed reading everyone's blogs that I follow because of the determination they have for themselves. Some day I hope to just have that for myself without giving up on myself.
Monday, January 4, 2010
.....
So I finally have a real cast. It doesn't go around my elbow like the splint did which I am glad about. The doctor said that I fractured my wrist that is close to the cartilage and that it goes almost all the way from one end to the other. So as of right now I have a short cast on. I chose purple for the color. I have to in next week to make sure that it is all healing properly and I pray that it will.
On a different note...I'm VERY happy to say that my husband is going to go back to school. Right now one of my worries is how it will be paid for but I know that it will all work out. I think that it will be cool that we will both be going to school at the same time.
Right now I'm looking forward to going to school but worried at the same time at the moment because of my wrist. It will all work out though and I know that I will do well!
On a different note...I'm VERY happy to say that my husband is going to go back to school. Right now one of my worries is how it will be paid for but I know that it will all work out. I think that it will be cool that we will both be going to school at the same time.
Right now I'm looking forward to going to school but worried at the same time at the moment because of my wrist. It will all work out though and I know that I will do well!
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