What menu?

Too sick to think about food. I will post a menu when I can think of food and not want to retch. We all came down with a virus or bug of some kind here at my home. I spent most of last night emptying puke buckets and washing my hands. I also spent a lot of time tossing and turning due to my own stomach starting to feel yucky. I finally crawled out of bed at 11:35 AM! The boys had the worst of it since they were puking so much. By 3:00 AM they were done and their stomachs were empty of anything left to retch. I felt like I had a newborn in the house!

Well I did have Elizabeth here for a few days before we all got sick. Hopefully her and her mommy and daddy stay healthy. Here are a few pics to share from my time with them. Oh yeah, on Friday my pc crashed and I lost everything on it. We had to reformat the hard drive. In trying to fix my pc, I think Jonathan goofed up Phil’s graphic card on his pc because he can’t get any games to run. Oh well. Hopefully it’s a cheap fix. On to the pictures.

Elizabeth and Uncle Jake

Elizabeth and Grandpa

Elizabeth and Uncle Caleb

Elizabeth, after a nap!

My big fat haircut!

Today was the day for my big haircut. I couldn’t wait any longer so I didn’t donate it. And I am ok with that! So here are before and after shots. I still don’t like my fat face but I am losing weight, a little at a time. GO me!!!

How I spent my 41st birthday….

It was a great day. I slept in until 10:00 AM! Then I had coffee with my hubby, he is the best. We cleaned up the house and got ready and went to lunch. We had mexican food, yummy! My daughter, Lauren, and her boyfriend were here making me a cake and dinner.

I did help with some of both, but that was ok. Lauren decided to try a new recipe for the cake. Well she measured the flour before sifting, so the cake came out dry and denser than it should have. It was still good. My mother-in-law helped her with the whipping cream and cherry sauce. For dinner, she made chicken scampi. It’s a super easy recipe. She cut up the chicken and then put the coating mixture into a bag. But she got the measurements wrong. Instead of teaspoons, she used tablespoons!

So we are eating dinner, and she whispers to me and asks if the scampi is supposed to be so salty. Well the main dish of scampi had cheese in it and I didn’t eat from that dish. I had a different batch of coating. So mine was just fine! lol…we all started talking about the saltiness of the dish and laughing about it. She was a good sport!

Then I opened presents. I got a little girls make-up kit from my son, Caleb. Phil got me 1/2 dozen red roses and I have another present from him coming later this week.

Lauren got me 2 purple wine glasses and a gift card to Best Buy. My in-laws got me a gift card to Wal-Mart and Grandma Jane gave me money. All that money/gift cards goes with Phil’s gift. Hmmmm…I think I am getting some kind of mp3 player and the money is for new songs for it! woot woot!!!

After gifts came dessert. It was decent. The whipping cream and cherry sauce made up for any dryness in the cake. I ended the night by watching an interesting, funny and touching movie with Phil. The movie was called “The Thing About My Parents”. It was a great movie about marriage and timely since we just finished the Love and Respect video conference at church. The movie has a section where there is lots of swearing but it’s appropriate for the scene. Swearing is the language of anger so it fit.

All in all it was a great birthday. I am loved and cared for by my family. Everyone that could call me and wish me a happy birthday, did. I missed seeing my grandbaby yesterday but I will see her on Thanksgiving. That works for me.

Friday’s Feast

Appetizer:What was your first “real” job? Working for my dad’s microfilming company.

Soup: Where would you go if you wanted to spark your creativity? A trip to the paper goods store or a craft store.

Salad: Complete this sentence: I am embarrassed when…my dear son points out my “mustache”! lol…

Main Course:What values did your parents instill in you? Hmm…be honest, be kind to yourself?

Dessert: Name 3 fads from your teenage years. Big poofy hair bands, off-the-shoulder sweatshirts, leg warmers

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Wordless Wednesday

Elizabeth Loo

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Menu Plan Monday….

Here is the plan for this week. Should be a fun and easy week. I am finally using a crock-pot this week for one dinner. Good idea, huh?

Monday: Fish, pierogies and veggies

Tuesday: Sweet Aromatic Chicken, corn, and noodles

Wednesday: Mexican food or breakfast for dinner

Thursday: Dinner at church

Friday: General Tso’s chicken, rice and veggies

Saturday: At church for an ordination, guys will fend for themselves

Sunday: Turkey sandwiches at church for the Turkey Bowl game. I am bringing my award winning chili!

Have a great week. More menus to be found at Laura’s Organzing Junkie blog.

Menu Plan Monday….

This week I had some help planning my menu. My Cub Scout son needed to do a menu plan for a badge he is working on. So here is our joint effort for this week.

Monday: Baked Chicken, Wild Rice, bake sweet potatoes

Tuesday: Soup (chicken noodle and tomato), grilled cheese sandwiches, corn

Wednesday: Enchiladas (chicken and cheese & bean and rice), salad with black olives

Thursday: Bagel-egg-cheese-bacon sandwiches, peaches

Friday: Fish, pierogies, and peas

Saturday: Burgers and Fries and cookies.

For more menus, visit Laura at Organizing Junkie. Be sure to post yours. Thanks Laura!