Found the coolest website for meal planning.....it's called Food on the Table and you link it to your local grocery store. It asks you a few questions about what types of food your family eats from meat, dairy, to veggies then it MAKES the meals for you based on what is on sale at YOUR grocery store each week. Seriously could that be more awesome!
It also creates a grocery list for you to print out based on each of the days recipe's....you can also edit the list so if there are things you already have you don't have to print them out. I CANNOT wait to use this!!!!!
29 June 2010
24 June 2010
Foiled, Thwarted, Balked.....
What's with my title you say?? These are all words that mean Frustrated. Which is exactly what I was yesterday. Before I spill my whole story let me backtrack by going back to Monday afternoon.
I had a doctor's appointment on Monday at 3 pm. Why I made it for that time I have no clue but regardless I had no babysitter so the kiddies went with me. I stocked up with snacks, juice and the like in hopes that I would be able to keep them under control.
I arrived about 5 minutes early, as I usually do for most appointments and proceeded to sit and pray....pray that my little munchkins would continue to play nice. Things were going good but after about 30 minutes Max started to get a little rambunctious - I won't go into the gory details but as any of you that have kids can surely imagine. I managed to keep him restrained for a bit with a few books but as another 30 minutes went by he was no longer interested in the books. At that time Emma decided that she was tired (which was only fair considering she should technically be sleeping), and started doing this half cry and then started to outright wail on and off.
After another 20 minutes and the fact that I thought I was going to LOSE my mind I went up to the counter and told the lady that I needed to reschedule. She looked at me like I was crazy and said, "would you like me to see how much longer", I looked at her like SHE was crazy and said, "not unless they are waiting at that door right now to call me". She managed to reschedule my appointment for Wednesday at 4:45 pm. I gathered up my munchkins and took off.
So last night I put the kiddies in Daddy's control and left for my NEW appointment. Got there again about 5 minutes early (of course forgot the awesome book that I am reading) and started reading a couple of magazines....Fast Forward an HOUR AND 15 MINUTES - I grabbed the nurse when she came out to call someone else and said "do you know how much longer because I am only here for my depo shot ?!?!?!?!?(depo provera - a.k.a birth control) She said, "let me see, I will be right back." I just want to mention that at this time I was the LAST person sitting in the waiting room. I also want to mention that 3 women that came in AFTER me were already taken in and 1 of them had left already. I was boiling, I mean lava hot boiling.
Another 5 minutes goes by and she finally calls me back, does my weight, and take me into a room....another 5 minutes and the doctor FINALLY comes in, give me my shot and says "oh I am so sorry you had to wait, just tell them next time what you are here for and they will get your right in???? WTF! What is the point of making an appointment if you are going to take every other person in before me????? And I did tell the receptionist on Monday what I was here for and did she do anything - um no.
I was sooo mad I thought I was going to lose it. I mean my shot took literally about 30 seconds but I sat in the damn waiting room for an hour and a half......GRRRRR. I mean am I crazy, did I have the right to be mad?? Talk about a waste of time.....
I had a doctor's appointment on Monday at 3 pm. Why I made it for that time I have no clue but regardless I had no babysitter so the kiddies went with me. I stocked up with snacks, juice and the like in hopes that I would be able to keep them under control.
I arrived about 5 minutes early, as I usually do for most appointments and proceeded to sit and pray....pray that my little munchkins would continue to play nice. Things were going good but after about 30 minutes Max started to get a little rambunctious - I won't go into the gory details but as any of you that have kids can surely imagine. I managed to keep him restrained for a bit with a few books but as another 30 minutes went by he was no longer interested in the books. At that time Emma decided that she was tired (which was only fair considering she should technically be sleeping), and started doing this half cry and then started to outright wail on and off.
After another 20 minutes and the fact that I thought I was going to LOSE my mind I went up to the counter and told the lady that I needed to reschedule. She looked at me like I was crazy and said, "would you like me to see how much longer", I looked at her like SHE was crazy and said, "not unless they are waiting at that door right now to call me". She managed to reschedule my appointment for Wednesday at 4:45 pm. I gathered up my munchkins and took off.
So last night I put the kiddies in Daddy's control and left for my NEW appointment. Got there again about 5 minutes early (of course forgot the awesome book that I am reading) and started reading a couple of magazines....Fast Forward an HOUR AND 15 MINUTES - I grabbed the nurse when she came out to call someone else and said "do you know how much longer because I am only here for my depo shot ?!?!?!?!?(depo provera - a.k.a birth control) She said, "let me see, I will be right back." I just want to mention that at this time I was the LAST person sitting in the waiting room. I also want to mention that 3 women that came in AFTER me were already taken in and 1 of them had left already. I was boiling, I mean lava hot boiling.
Another 5 minutes goes by and she finally calls me back, does my weight, and take me into a room....another 5 minutes and the doctor FINALLY comes in, give me my shot and says "oh I am so sorry you had to wait, just tell them next time what you are here for and they will get your right in???? WTF! What is the point of making an appointment if you are going to take every other person in before me????? And I did tell the receptionist on Monday what I was here for and did she do anything - um no.
I was sooo mad I thought I was going to lose it. I mean my shot took literally about 30 seconds but I sat in the damn waiting room for an hour and a half......GRRRRR. I mean am I crazy, did I have the right to be mad?? Talk about a waste of time.....
23 June 2010
Coming Soon....
June Pictures....our camera is on the fritz...hoping that I am able to download the ones that are on there.
21 June 2010
Need A Laugh....
As I was stalking all my other friends blogs I occasionally stalk their friends blogs as well.....cut me some slack, I need something to do. :)
Anyway I was reading this on a friends of a friends blog and thought it was too funny not to share. Enjoy!
Simple Truths....
1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.
5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
6. Was learning cursive really necessary?
7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
10. Bad decisions make good stories.
11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.
12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.
13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
14. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this - ever.
15. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damn it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What did you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
16. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of any importance the entire day. What a waste.
17. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
18. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
19. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.
20. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option
21. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.
22. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
23. Even when opportunity knocks, you still have to get up off your seat and open the door.
24. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
25. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?
26. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!
27. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
28. Is it just me or do high school kids get dumber & dumber every year?
29. There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.
30. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.
31. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
32. Even under ideal conditions, people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet my all that everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time.
Anyway I was reading this on a friends of a friends blog and thought it was too funny not to share. Enjoy!
Simple Truths....
1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.
5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
6. Was learning cursive really necessary?
7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
10. Bad decisions make good stories.
11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.
12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.
13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
14. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this - ever.
15. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damn it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What did you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
16. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of any importance the entire day. What a waste.
17. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
18. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
19. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.
20. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option
21. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.
22. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
23. Even when opportunity knocks, you still have to get up off your seat and open the door.
24. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
25. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?
26. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!
27. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
28. Is it just me or do high school kids get dumber & dumber every year?
29. There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.
30. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.
31. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
32. Even under ideal conditions, people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet my all that everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time.
20 June 2010
Joy The Baker....
I just happened upon a new blog and I am soooo loving it. It's called Joy The Baker and she rocks. I was searching for a recipe for raspberry scones and stumbled upon this...she has a great dry sarcastic wit that I LOVE...and she makes some incredible stuff! I will be stalking this blog for sure!!!!
16 June 2010
Make a Rain Barrel to Save Water
I thought this was such a great idea.....Make a Rain Barrel to Save Water. Might have to put Karl to work this weekend!
14 June 2010
Recipe of the Week...
Curried Salmon Cakes
1 pound skinless salmon fillet, halved crosswise
2 t. curry powder, preferably hot
Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper
8 T. store bought tartar sauce
1/4 cup cracker meal or crushed saltines, plus more for sprinkling
2 T. grated peeled ginger
1 bunch of scallions, finely chopped
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
1 mango, peeled, pitted, and diced
Juice of 1 lime
Vegetable oil, for frying
1. Put salmon, 1 T. water, 1 1/2 t. curry powder, 1/2 t. salt, and pepper to taste in a microwave safe bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave until the fish is opaque, 2 to 3 minutes. Flake with a fork and cool slightly. Stir in 1 T. tartar sauce, the cracker meal, ginger, half of the scallions and the egg. Form into 4 patties and freeze until firm, about 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, whisk the remaining 7 T. of tartar sauce and 1/2 t. curry powder in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix 1 T. of the curried tartar sauce with the bell pepper, celery, mango, remaining scallions, lime juice, 3/4 t. salt and pepper to taste.
3. Heat 1/4" of vegetable oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle patties with cracker meal on both sides and fry until golden, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. Serve with mango salad and curried tartar sauce.
This has to be one of my favorite dishes I have made. It was awesome. The salmon cakes had great spice to them, the mango salad had such a fresh flavor....we also had steamed zuchini with them....just delicious!
1 pound skinless salmon fillet, halved crosswise
2 t. curry powder, preferably hot
Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper
8 T. store bought tartar sauce
1/4 cup cracker meal or crushed saltines, plus more for sprinkling
2 T. grated peeled ginger
1 bunch of scallions, finely chopped
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
1 mango, peeled, pitted, and diced
Juice of 1 lime
Vegetable oil, for frying
1. Put salmon, 1 T. water, 1 1/2 t. curry powder, 1/2 t. salt, and pepper to taste in a microwave safe bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave until the fish is opaque, 2 to 3 minutes. Flake with a fork and cool slightly. Stir in 1 T. tartar sauce, the cracker meal, ginger, half of the scallions and the egg. Form into 4 patties and freeze until firm, about 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, whisk the remaining 7 T. of tartar sauce and 1/2 t. curry powder in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix 1 T. of the curried tartar sauce with the bell pepper, celery, mango, remaining scallions, lime juice, 3/4 t. salt and pepper to taste.
3. Heat 1/4" of vegetable oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle patties with cracker meal on both sides and fry until golden, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. Serve with mango salad and curried tartar sauce.
This has to be one of my favorite dishes I have made. It was awesome. The salmon cakes had great spice to them, the mango salad had such a fresh flavor....we also had steamed zuchini with them....just delicious!
08 June 2010
07 June 2010
Ahhhh....needed that!
As many of you know Karl surprised me last week with a request to go away for the weekend. We decided to head to a really cute town about an hour and half from us called New Hope. They had tons of Bed & Breakfasts, some on the pricey side so Karl suggested we stay at a regular hotel so that we could do more things out on the town....great idea I thought. So I proceeded to check out the area and found (what I thought) was a fantastic hotel. It was called The Nevermore Hotel, and from the pics on the website it looked fantastic....AND the rooms were very reasonable. I called them up and booked our room.
Mom-mom came down Friday afternoon and we were off. We had to drive through the town of New Hope to get to our hotel and just from that short drive we were excited to get out and explore. We got to the hotel and as we were checking in Karl noticed that there was a book on display at the front desk and on the cover was basically a naked man, well not COMPLETELY naked but pretty much, plus he was in a very provocative pose. I of course did not notice this. When we got to our room he told me about it, I said maybe it was just a display of Art Nouveau...who knows. I know the area was very artsy, so it was a possibility.
We freshened up and decided to walk back through the hotel to get some suggestions for dinner....as we were walking through the hallway we noticed LOTS of provocative pictures on the walls. ALLLLL of them men. So we proceeded to ask some ideas from the gentleman at the desk and then we took off for the night. We just kind of laughed it off and went and walked around and then had a great dinner. When we got back it was still fairly early so we decided to head to the bar and have a drink. When we walked it again it was all photos of naked/or near naked men.....we also noticed that all the people dancing were same sex couples....we just started to laugh. So we sat down and ordered our drinks. We enjoyed our drink and then headed back to the room. And we shared another laugh! All in all it was a good weekend! We did lots of relaxing, shopping and eating....just a few of my fave things to do. :)
Mom-mom came down Friday afternoon and we were off. We had to drive through the town of New Hope to get to our hotel and just from that short drive we were excited to get out and explore. We got to the hotel and as we were checking in Karl noticed that there was a book on display at the front desk and on the cover was basically a naked man, well not COMPLETELY naked but pretty much, plus he was in a very provocative pose. I of course did not notice this. When we got to our room he told me about it, I said maybe it was just a display of Art Nouveau...who knows. I know the area was very artsy, so it was a possibility.
We freshened up and decided to walk back through the hotel to get some suggestions for dinner....as we were walking through the hallway we noticed LOTS of provocative pictures on the walls. ALLLLL of them men. So we proceeded to ask some ideas from the gentleman at the desk and then we took off for the night. We just kind of laughed it off and went and walked around and then had a great dinner. When we got back it was still fairly early so we decided to head to the bar and have a drink. When we walked it again it was all photos of naked/or near naked men.....we also noticed that all the people dancing were same sex couples....we just started to laugh. So we sat down and ordered our drinks. We enjoyed our drink and then headed back to the room. And we shared another laugh! All in all it was a good weekend! We did lots of relaxing, shopping and eating....just a few of my fave things to do. :)
03 June 2010
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