Well, I didn't cook much at all last week since I was sick. Some dinners were pushed back again.
Monday- Clint has class. Isabella and I will scrounge something together.
Tuesday- Lemon pepper chicken
Wednesday- Another class night. Isabella and I will have something quick and easy.
Thursday- Tacos
Friday- pizza
Saturday- Chicken Parmesan
Sunday- Chicken pot pie
Monday, January 24, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Menu Monday
We have a house full of sickies today. I'm pretty sure I have the flu. I felt horrible yesterday- headache, body aches, stuffy nose, and chills. Today I feel a little better, but now I have a little cough. Awesome. Way to spend my day off.
Clint is home today too. He went to work and came straight home. He says she has a stomach bug. Sigh. Isabella is teething, but otherwise good. Cross your fingers that it stays that way!
Onto the menu. We made some last night changes last week, so you'll see a couple of repeats that got pushed back.
Monday: leftover chili
Tuesday: Shepherd's pie
Wednesday: leftovers or grilled cheese
Thursday: pizza pockets
Friday: lemon pepper chicken
Saturday: tacos
Sunday: chicken pot pie
Clint is home today too. He went to work and came straight home. He says she has a stomach bug. Sigh. Isabella is teething, but otherwise good. Cross your fingers that it stays that way!
Onto the menu. We made some last night changes last week, so you'll see a couple of repeats that got pushed back.
Monday: leftover chili
Tuesday: Shepherd's pie
Wednesday: leftovers or grilled cheese
Thursday: pizza pockets
Friday: lemon pepper chicken
Saturday: tacos
Sunday: chicken pot pie
Thursday, January 13, 2011
March for Babies 2011
Some of you may remember that I signed up to walk in last year's March for Babies. That day wound up being very drizzly and the possibility of rain scared me out of taking Isabella. I wound up not walking myself because I was worried that she'd need to nurse and wasn't sure how long the walk would take. I dropped off my donations and came back home, disappointed.
I've signed up again this year and plan to walk, rain or shine. I'll be sure to get Isabella a cute raincoats and rainboots just in case. :)
We would really appreciate your support of his wonderful cause. At the right you'll find a handy tool to make donating easy. Help us start of on the right foot!
I've signed up again this year and plan to walk, rain or shine. I'll be sure to get Isabella a cute raincoats and rainboots just in case. :)
We would really appreciate your support of his wonderful cause. At the right you'll find a handy tool to make donating easy. Help us start of on the right foot!
Monday, January 10, 2011
2010 Christmas Extravaganza
For those of you who don't know us well allow me to provide a little background. Clint and I both have divorced parents, and Clint's dad has remarried. This accounts for four separate Christmas celebrations. I have two brothers, one sister and a nephew. Clint has two brother, a step-sister, and two step-brothers. All of our grandparents are still living, except for my maternal grandfather. Clint also has a set of step-grandparents. We have several aunts and uncles, plus their children and grandchildren. All of our immediate family lives within 45 minutes of our house. Holidays get a little complicated.
We wound up with five family Christmas events this year? If that seems like a lot now is probably the time to inform you that we once had nine. Yeah, we've had to cut back to say the least.
This year we had one dinner with my mom's side of the family a week before Christmas, Christmas Eve at our house with Clint's dad, step-mom, siblings, and their families, Christmas Eve at our house with my dad, brother, and nephew, A New Year's day Christmas celebration at Clint's mom's, and on Saturday my mom and sister stopped by to exchange gifts.
That's probably enough text for you, right? Onto pictures!
Best. Picture. Ever.
How cute is this outfit?!
And the boots!
Checking out the kitchen Santa brought her.
Opening gifts.
Books!
Ready to play some ball!
Another adorable outfit.
Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season!
We wound up with five family Christmas events this year? If that seems like a lot now is probably the time to inform you that we once had nine. Yeah, we've had to cut back to say the least.
This year we had one dinner with my mom's side of the family a week before Christmas, Christmas Eve at our house with Clint's dad, step-mom, siblings, and their families, Christmas Eve at our house with my dad, brother, and nephew, A New Year's day Christmas celebration at Clint's mom's, and on Saturday my mom and sister stopped by to exchange gifts.
That's probably enough text for you, right? Onto pictures!
Best. Picture. Ever.
How cute is this outfit?!
And the boots!
Checking out the kitchen Santa brought her.
Opening gifts.
Books!
Ready to play some ball!
Another adorable outfit.
Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season!
Menu Monday
I've got a long list of goals I'd like to achieve this year (I'll post them later on down the road). One of them is to blog more regularly. Many of the blogs I read post their weekly menus online and I always enjoy pulling inspiration form them, so I thought I'd jump on the bandwagon. :) Menu planning has really helped our food budget.
I usually only plan dinner and just keep breakfast and lunch staples on hand. I also only plan dinner for 5 nights a week since Clint has class two evenings a week. Isabella and I have leftovers or easy meals like grilled cheese and tomato soup the other nights. Tonight, it finally dawned on me that I could take advantage of Clint's absence and have breakfast for dinner since he absolutely refuses to eat breakfast food after 10 am. Isabella and I just ate cheese omelets, toast, and applesauce. Mmm.
I also try serve one Italian dish a week (my favorite), one Mexican (Clint's favorite), and one vegetarian (When my carnivorous husband doesn't protest too much). Clint likes to have pizza once a week, but it doesn't always happen. :)
So, here is my menu for January 10 - 16, 2011:
Monday: Clint has a meeting. Breakfast for dinner.
Tuesday: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and green beans.
Wednesday: Clint has class. Grilled cheese and tomato soup, or leftover meatloaf.
Thursday: Quesadilla casserole and salsa rice.
Friday: Pizza crescent rolls.
Saturday: Lemon-pepper chicken, four cheese risotto, and asparagus.
Sunday: Chili.
I usually only plan dinner and just keep breakfast and lunch staples on hand. I also only plan dinner for 5 nights a week since Clint has class two evenings a week. Isabella and I have leftovers or easy meals like grilled cheese and tomato soup the other nights. Tonight, it finally dawned on me that I could take advantage of Clint's absence and have breakfast for dinner since he absolutely refuses to eat breakfast food after 10 am. Isabella and I just ate cheese omelets, toast, and applesauce. Mmm.
I also try serve one Italian dish a week (my favorite), one Mexican (Clint's favorite), and one vegetarian (When my carnivorous husband doesn't protest too much). Clint likes to have pizza once a week, but it doesn't always happen. :)
So, here is my menu for January 10 - 16, 2011:
Monday: Clint has a meeting. Breakfast for dinner.
Tuesday: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and green beans.
Wednesday: Clint has class. Grilled cheese and tomato soup, or leftover meatloaf.
Thursday: Quesadilla casserole and salsa rice.
Friday: Pizza crescent rolls.
Saturday: Lemon-pepper chicken, four cheese risotto, and asparagus.
Sunday: Chili.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
17 Months
Isabella was 17 months old Thursday! She's almost year and a half old. How did that happen?! She's growing up so fast. She looks like such a little girl!
Milestones this month include:
-New words include: Mama (she could say it before, but is finally saying it more frequently!), shoe, good girl, hello, night-night, go and snack.
-Can count to three! Most of the time you have to start her off by saying "one" for her, but she can do it on her own. I wasn't sure she caught onto the actual counting aspect of the words until today when I said "one" and she said "two, three" while pointing to a letter on my hoodie each time. So cute!
-Likes to pretend she's sleeping; she does this a lot when she knows we're looking, like during meals. She'll close her eyes and often tilt her head to the side. She doesn't even crack a smile; she's completely stone-faced until she opens her eyes.
-Loves spinning in circles.
-Learned how to climb onto the bench in our living room. It didn't take long for her to fall and bust her mouth, but she hasn't done it since. ::knock on wood::
-I think she's working on several teeth, but it's hard to tell since she won't let me check her gums for long.
-Likes: "helping Mommy," pizza, tacos, pasta, dogs, and playing peek-a-boo
-Loves: books, pushing her doll stroller, being outside, cheese, chili, mandarin oranges, and cats
-Hates: being shut out of the kitchen, having her nails trimmed, broccoli, and strangers
Most of our photos from the last month are from our Christmas extravaganza, so I'll leave you with just one for now.
Milestones this month include:
-New words include: Mama (she could say it before, but is finally saying it more frequently!), shoe, good girl, hello, night-night, go and snack.
-Can count to three! Most of the time you have to start her off by saying "one" for her, but she can do it on her own. I wasn't sure she caught onto the actual counting aspect of the words until today when I said "one" and she said "two, three" while pointing to a letter on my hoodie each time. So cute!
-Likes to pretend she's sleeping; she does this a lot when she knows we're looking, like during meals. She'll close her eyes and often tilt her head to the side. She doesn't even crack a smile; she's completely stone-faced until she opens her eyes.
-Loves spinning in circles.
-Learned how to climb onto the bench in our living room. It didn't take long for her to fall and bust her mouth, but she hasn't done it since. ::knock on wood::
-I think she's working on several teeth, but it's hard to tell since she won't let me check her gums for long.
-Likes: "helping Mommy," pizza, tacos, pasta, dogs, and playing peek-a-boo
-Loves: books, pushing her doll stroller, being outside, cheese, chili, mandarin oranges, and cats
-Hates: being shut out of the kitchen, having her nails trimmed, broccoli, and strangers
Most of our photos from the last month are from our Christmas extravaganza, so I'll leave you with just one for now.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
New Year's Resolutions
*Note: No, I did not forget about Christmas. We still have one family Christmas celebrations left, so I'm waiting to post about them all at once.
I've never been big on New Year's resolutions. I don't think I've ever made one. However, I've been trying to slowly transition to a more eco-friendly, cost-effective lifestyle. I've had several ideas for ways to do this, so I think these could be sort of a New Year's resolution for me. I've come up with 12 changes (one for each month) that I'd like to implement this year. The sewing machine I received for Christmas will come in handy for many of these. :)
1. Install a programmable thermostat. (Completed as of yesterday!)
2. Cut back on paper towels and napkins by converting to "un-paper" towels and cloth napkins.
3. Buy a steam mop. Ok, so this one is sort of give and take in the eco-friendly department. It will eliminate the use of chemicals, but it runs on electricity. Ultimately, my floors are not getting clean enough so I'm biting the bullet on this one.
4. Make re-usable refills for my Swiiffer duster and sweeper.
5. Buy a new water heater. Our current one sucks so I can only imagine that a newer model would save on our energy costs.
6. Install a water softener. This is another I'm not entirely sure of, but I figure it will save on soaps/detergents.
7. Start using a rain barrel.
8. Plant a vegetable/herb garden.
9. Install an eco-flow showerhead. I've been wanting a new one anyway, so this is a no-brainer.
10. Be more proactive about recycling. We already recycle quite a bit and have really cut back on our trash each week, but I think there are still plenty of things winding up in the garbage that could easily be recycled.
11. Reusable sandwich bags. Let's just hope Clint can remember to bring them home rather than throw them away.
12. Repurposing unwanted items. I always see these fabulous projects people create from stuff lying around the house. I need to work on this.
What about you? What are your New Year's resolutions?
I've never been big on New Year's resolutions. I don't think I've ever made one. However, I've been trying to slowly transition to a more eco-friendly, cost-effective lifestyle. I've had several ideas for ways to do this, so I think these could be sort of a New Year's resolution for me. I've come up with 12 changes (one for each month) that I'd like to implement this year. The sewing machine I received for Christmas will come in handy for many of these. :)
1. Install a programmable thermostat. (Completed as of yesterday!)
2. Cut back on paper towels and napkins by converting to "un-paper" towels and cloth napkins.
3. Buy a steam mop. Ok, so this one is sort of give and take in the eco-friendly department. It will eliminate the use of chemicals, but it runs on electricity. Ultimately, my floors are not getting clean enough so I'm biting the bullet on this one.
4. Make re-usable refills for my Swiiffer duster and sweeper.
5. Buy a new water heater. Our current one sucks so I can only imagine that a newer model would save on our energy costs.
6. Install a water softener. This is another I'm not entirely sure of, but I figure it will save on soaps/detergents.
7. Start using a rain barrel.
8. Plant a vegetable/herb garden.
9. Install an eco-flow showerhead. I've been wanting a new one anyway, so this is a no-brainer.
10. Be more proactive about recycling. We already recycle quite a bit and have really cut back on our trash each week, but I think there are still plenty of things winding up in the garbage that could easily be recycled.
11. Reusable sandwich bags. Let's just hope Clint can remember to bring them home rather than throw them away.
12. Repurposing unwanted items. I always see these fabulous projects people create from stuff lying around the house. I need to work on this.
What about you? What are your New Year's resolutions?
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