Day 6
WARNING: This post contains no pictures...therefore it may be boring...sorry =)
Nothing much to post about today besides the AWESOME Scholastic book sale that was at school today...gotta love a deal!! I bought 8 teaching idea books (EACH orig. $14 or higher) and a really neat organization box all for only....$16!!!!! What a steal! The books have AWESOME ideas for me to use while TOSSing, student teaching, or in my own classroom, so it was worth it! Other than that nothing really special! I went to class...was reminded of all the stress piling up in my life for the next two weeks, left and went to work, just got home to grab a bite to eat, and about to leave to go babysit again. Tomorrow Greg is going on a day trip with Jeremy to Chattanooga and I am living in the teacher resource center working on projects...again. However, I do get to break for girl's night with Jillian and Jamie, so that's always fun!! Anyway...my NaBloPoMo post is now complete =)
Friday, November 6, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
The Blue Box Blues...
Day 5
Have you ever had one of those nights where you come home and you know what you are making for dinner but still wish that it would magically appear cooked and ready to eat on your kitchen table without ever having to touch a pot or pan? Or have you come home at 8pm and realized that while the oven is preheating for garlic bread, the sauce is thawing (I freeze spaghetti sauce for nights like this), and the water is boiling...that there are no noodles in the pantry? Because if you have experienced this tragedy...you may have resorted to something as special as this...
(My camera was dead so this is curtesy of the iPhone)
Have you ever had one of those nights where you come home and you know what you are making for dinner but still wish that it would magically appear cooked and ready to eat on your kitchen table without ever having to touch a pot or pan? Or have you come home at 8pm and realized that while the oven is preheating for garlic bread, the sauce is thawing (I freeze spaghetti sauce for nights like this), and the water is boiling...that there are no noodles in the pantry? Because if you have experienced this tragedy...you may have resorted to something as special as this...
Yum.
(My camera was dead so this is curtesy of the iPhone)
Thanks Kraft Mac-n-Cheese for saving the day...and for opening up my night to one big laugh fest for me and my husband =)
Bon appetit!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
A few of our crafts...
Day 4
Karis and I have been making several cute crafts for fall this year! I love all the little projects we get to do now and I'm looking forward to all the fun Christmas crafts! Here are a few from the Halloween and Fall season...
Karis and I have been making several cute crafts for fall this year! I love all the little projects we get to do now and I'm looking forward to all the fun Christmas crafts! Here are a few from the Halloween and Fall season...
Shape Scarecrow
(I did the grass and sun...I wanted to paint but she wouldn't let me haha))
Lacing Jack-O-Lantern...great for fine motor skill practice (I glued the paper on to a piece of cereal box to make it sturdier)
The Scary Spider...not so scary...just cute =)
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Tasty Tuesday...
Day 3
I've decided that since I'm gone from 7:15 am-10:15 pm on Tuesdays, I would make these post short and sweet. I will be doing a "Tasty Tuesday" post which will consist of my own recipes or recipes I've recently tried that are worth sharing. So...try them out, tell me what you think, and enjoy =)
I've decided that since I'm gone from 7:15 am-10:15 pm on Tuesdays, I would make these post short and sweet. I will be doing a "Tasty Tuesday" post which will consist of my own recipes or recipes I've recently tried that are worth sharing. So...try them out, tell me what you think, and enjoy =)
Weight Watchers Salmon Cakes
Ingredients
1 (15 ounce) can cooked pink salmon (bones removed)
1/2 medium onion, chopped fine
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped fine (I back off a bit on this, as well as the onion)
1 egg, beaten
2 dashes hot sauce
salt and pepper
1/4 cup fine plain breadcrumbs (I use seasoned)
2 teaspoons dried parsley
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
oil, for pan frying
Preparation
1. Mix the first 9 ingredients well.
2. Pat into flat cakes.
3. Mix the flour and cornmeal together and coat the cakes one at a time (as you need them for frying).
4. Heat about 1/2 inch of oil in a pan and fry cakes until golden brown on both sides. Remove and drain. Repeat until all cakes are made.
5. As you remove them from the oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper–and if you want a bite to it, a little cayenne on it.
WW POINTS per serving: 3
Nutritional information per serving: 157 calories, 3.8g fat, 1.1g fiber
I've never liked salmon patties but I wanted to try this and me and Greg both loved them!! Sooo yummy =)
Monday, November 2, 2009
Mom's 50th...
Day 2
This weekend we went to NC to celebrate Halloween and my mom's 50th birthday (just a few weeks late). After sitting in Atlanta traffic for almost 3 hours...we finally made it to Cary by about 1am. I got to wake up early and play with baby James and Eva so 3.5/4 hours of sleep was enough =) Since it was Halloween they wore all different kinds of costumes throughout the day, which was very fun to see! They are both changing and growing so much! We all went to lunch at the Carolina Ale House and watched NC State/Fla. State game, which was yummy and fun because the whole wait staff was dressed up as well! After hanging out for a while, me and Greg went with my parents to Burlington to stay the night at my grandmother's house. We had my mom's birthday dinner (ham, potato salad, faye's beans, apricot bake, rolls, and homemade sweet potato pie...MMMMMmmm) and after dinner we went outside to watch the annual Halloween fireworks from City Park. We had a few trick-or-treaters but not a ton...the dogs were of course dressed up =) After visiting for a while, we headed to bed because the next day was the big surprise!
On Sunday me and Greg told my parents that we were going to go to church with my grandmother, while we actually went to go set up for her surprise party! I CANNOT BELIEVE this stayed a secret. Andy and Kari and the babies met us at the building to help set up and to drop off the cake that Andy made (over 10 POUNDS OF CHOCOLATE were in this cake). She had thought that we were having a birthday lunch at a restaurant in town and we were all going to "meet at the restaurant." SO when they pulled up and walked in...SURPRISE! My mom's family and close friends were there to greet her at the door. We missed a few people but still had a good crowd (20 +kids)! I was so happy we all pulled it off! There was great food, great music (despite the small crisis...I couldn't find the CD's we brought...thank goodness for Greg's iPhone), and great fun! There was also a scrapbooking table set up for people to make pages to add to the book we made for her, so that was fun too! It was a good time and I hope she enjoyed her 50th birthday celebration! We love you mom!
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This weekend we went to NC to celebrate Halloween and my mom's 50th birthday (just a few weeks late). After sitting in Atlanta traffic for almost 3 hours...we finally made it to Cary by about 1am. I got to wake up early and play with baby James and Eva so 3.5/4 hours of sleep was enough =) Since it was Halloween they wore all different kinds of costumes throughout the day, which was very fun to see! They are both changing and growing so much! We all went to lunch at the Carolina Ale House and watched NC State/Fla. State game, which was yummy and fun because the whole wait staff was dressed up as well! After hanging out for a while, me and Greg went with my parents to Burlington to stay the night at my grandmother's house. We had my mom's birthday dinner (ham, potato salad, faye's beans, apricot bake, rolls, and homemade sweet potato pie...MMMMMmmm) and after dinner we went outside to watch the annual Halloween fireworks from City Park. We had a few trick-or-treaters but not a ton...the dogs were of course dressed up =) After visiting for a while, we headed to bed because the next day was the big surprise!
On Sunday me and Greg told my parents that we were going to go to church with my grandmother, while we actually went to go set up for her surprise party! I CANNOT BELIEVE this stayed a secret. Andy and Kari and the babies met us at the building to help set up and to drop off the cake that Andy made (over 10 POUNDS OF CHOCOLATE were in this cake). She had thought that we were having a birthday lunch at a restaurant in town and we were all going to "meet at the restaurant." SO when they pulled up and walked in...SURPRISE! My mom's family and close friends were there to greet her at the door. We missed a few people but still had a good crowd (20 +kids)! I was so happy we all pulled it off! There was great food, great music (despite the small crisis...I couldn't find the CD's we brought...thank goodness for Greg's iPhone), and great fun! There was also a scrapbooking table set up for people to make pages to add to the book we made for her, so that was fun too! It was a good time and I hope she enjoyed her 50th birthday celebration! We love you mom!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
It's baaaaaaack...
NaBloPoMo!!! (National Blog Posting Month)
If you remember from last year, I hopped on the NaBloPoMo bandwagon and blogged every single day for the whole month of November. This is a much more hectic semester for me than last year so I feel foolish for even attempting to accept the challenge...but then I thought, since when do I back down from a challenge?! So, I am back for year two of the blogging madness. Some days will be boring I can assure you, but I will try my best to post every day (despite the fact that I've really slacked on blogging this semester)!
We just for back from NC so I am off to begin laundry and plan a tutoring lesson for tomorrow...I'll blog about the trip and my mom's surprise party tomorrow!!
We just for back from NC so I am off to begin laundry and plan a tutoring lesson for tomorrow...I'll blog about the trip and my mom's surprise party tomorrow!!
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