It's Easter Sunday! Woo-hoo! I got the boys up and out for their walk early, poor Cody was struggling to keep his eyes open while I leashed him up. It rained on us a bit as we went through the morning walk but by 9:00 am it began to clear and the day couldn't have been more beautiful for Easter celebrations.
I did end up making three different kinds of cupcakes. I made carrot cake cupcakes and decorated them with bunnies on top. My bunnies didn't turn out so well. You could tell what they were but some of their facial features were dripping a bit. The cookie icing is the best I've found for writing or doing detailed decorating. I tried the writing icing this time around and let's just say I won't waste my money on it next time. It drips too much! I also made double chocolate cupcakes just a half recipe since I was making three kinds next up I made brownie cupcakes. The first batch of brownie cupcakes were a disaster. Late last night I felt like trying again on the brownie cupcakes, this time I had success.
At Granny's house for Easter we played some fun outdoor games, we did an egg toss and had a spoon race. There was also a few contests...I won "most festive dessert". I came home with an Easter cookie jar as my prize. I must say I was absolutely horrible at the egg toss....my poor husband had a very insufficient partner for the toss. I could throw it just fine, catching it was not my thing! No clue what was going on...I can catch...I'm not that bad at simple games.
We had a lovely Easter. Now it's time to relax. Maybe pop in a movie while enjoying some ice cream sundaes. The Easter bunny brought us a nice basket full of candy, a gift card to Marble Slab Creamery, and the Easter bunny even stocked the freezer with two kind of ice cream plus he left a jar of hot fudge. Why is ice cream important to us right now?....because we made it...we survived the ice cream ban as that is the item we both gave up for Lent.
Happy Easter to all!
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Easter Weekend!
Easter weekend has arrived. I love Easter! The only bad thing about today is Brad is stuck working. So I'm on my own for the day. I'm already super spoiled to having my mate with me on weekends so when a Saturday rolls around that he has to work I walk around like a lost puppy dog. Well maybe not completely lost but it's definitely harder getting through the day when it's a day he's typically home with me.
Today though there are lots of things to do since Easter is tomorrow. Brad's family will gather at his Granny's farm for the Easter day celebration. I'm making spinach dip, mini-meatballs, and lots of cupcakes for the occasion. I want to do 3 different kinds of cupcakes. But I might only be able to get 2 different kinds done. I'll see how much time it all takes. My afternoon will be spent getting as much of the Easter items we're taking done.
I like to make cupcakes, their definitely fun. Plus you get a chance to be creative with the decorating. However, I'll admit I never think of cupcakes as easy. I'm sure some people do. You have to mix them, bake them, wait for them to cool, then frost and decorate them. They're a little time consuming. I think anything cake-related is a bit time consuming because of the frosting and decorating part. I have some good ideas for the decorating of the three kinds of cupcakes so hopefully it will all turn out well.
We had a noisy thunderstorm last night, that rocked us and made me wonder if a person can be struck by lightening through the window. The storms that pass through are certainly loouder and more un-nerving when you live as high up as we do now. For most of the week rain has been predicted for Easter but then they recently changed that prediction so who knows. Well, I must be going as I want to take my husband some lunch at his work.
Today though there are lots of things to do since Easter is tomorrow. Brad's family will gather at his Granny's farm for the Easter day celebration. I'm making spinach dip, mini-meatballs, and lots of cupcakes for the occasion. I want to do 3 different kinds of cupcakes. But I might only be able to get 2 different kinds done. I'll see how much time it all takes. My afternoon will be spent getting as much of the Easter items we're taking done.
I like to make cupcakes, their definitely fun. Plus you get a chance to be creative with the decorating. However, I'll admit I never think of cupcakes as easy. I'm sure some people do. You have to mix them, bake them, wait for them to cool, then frost and decorate them. They're a little time consuming. I think anything cake-related is a bit time consuming because of the frosting and decorating part. I have some good ideas for the decorating of the three kinds of cupcakes so hopefully it will all turn out well.
We had a noisy thunderstorm last night, that rocked us and made me wonder if a person can be struck by lightening through the window. The storms that pass through are certainly loouder and more un-nerving when you live as high up as we do now. For most of the week rain has been predicted for Easter but then they recently changed that prediction so who knows. Well, I must be going as I want to take my husband some lunch at his work.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Tennis and Easter Week Preparation
My bracket is looking pretty good. Last year we both did so horrible that we didn't need to wait until the final weekend of games, our brackets were done long before that. Notice I said my bracket was doing pretty good, Brad's bracket is very close to needing life support.
We've been watching lots of tennis. The Sony Open in Miami is going on. Each night for us is filled with tennis. As I type this blog the number one men's player in the world is rattled, there could be an upset brewing.
It's of course Easter week. I spent the other night stuffing eggs. We don't dye eggs we stuff the plastic ones full of candy. This year to ensure that there's plenty of eggs to hunt for the kids in Brad's family we were all instructed to bring a dozen eggs per person. Our eggs are stuffed and ready to go. This year the stores had plastic eggs you could buy already stuffed with candy. I like doing it myself plus the prices were outrageous for those.
We're watching tennis yet waiting for the Mavs game to start. The Mavs play on TNT tonight against the Clippers...I must say I kind of miss the days when the Clippers were an easy victory for pretty much any time. Lol! They have the 2nd game of a double-header which means we'll likely fall asleep before it's over.
We've been watching lots of tennis. The Sony Open in Miami is going on. Each night for us is filled with tennis. As I type this blog the number one men's player in the world is rattled, there could be an upset brewing.
It's of course Easter week. I spent the other night stuffing eggs. We don't dye eggs we stuff the plastic ones full of candy. This year to ensure that there's plenty of eggs to hunt for the kids in Brad's family we were all instructed to bring a dozen eggs per person. Our eggs are stuffed and ready to go. This year the stores had plastic eggs you could buy already stuffed with candy. I like doing it myself plus the prices were outrageous for those.
We're watching tennis yet waiting for the Mavs game to start. The Mavs play on TNT tonight against the Clippers...I must say I kind of miss the days when the Clippers were an easy victory for pretty much any time. Lol! They have the 2nd game of a double-header which means we'll likely fall asleep before it's over.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Mom's Way is Better!
We all grow up with fave meals from our childhood. Evening meals that you just can't wait to dig into after waiting for your mom to fix it. Meals that inspire sneaking a few nibbles before it's completely prepared. For me as a youngster my top meals were: stroganoff, sloppy joes, and spaghetti. When I was quite young my mom made stroganoff served with warm cornbread oozing with butter and honey on top....Oh man, that was the best! As I got a little bit older my mom became more health aware and the cornbread got axed. We still had stroganoff but no cornbread on the side.
About 10 days ago I decided to attempt making stroganoff from scratch. Completely from scratch! My mom always used a seasoning packet when making stroganoff. Which makes things a lot easier. I was set on trying to make the dish in a bit of a more elegant fashion than the traditional. It turned out well. We even ate two meals of the new styled stroganoff. However, it wasn't the same! It just didn't quite make the cut in my opinion! It was good! Lacked the same traditional flavor I remember as a kid though.
In the past I've also tried re-making sloppy joes by doing everything from scratch and the same result occurred...didn't quite satisfy! Good but not like my mom used to make it. Not like I grew up with! Not like the flavor that reminds me of my childhood.
There's just some things that can't be improved. Or perhaps they can be improved but there's no point. The flavors of my fave dishes growing up is still the way I want it to taste when I make those fave dishes now. Perhaps, spaghetti is the only dish from childhood I've slightly improved now as an adult. My mom always made in the microwave in a casserole dish, it was yummy but we always struggled with making sure it wasn't too dry when fully prepared. Now I make it all on the stove, it turns out more saucy...which is what I like! So with some meals mom's way of making it is truly the best way or at least the most familar way!
Sidenote: Here in TX cornbread is not served with honey. Until I came into the picture Brad hadn't known of anyone putting honey on cornbread. Does he like it now that he has been introduced to the yummy goodness of warm cornbread and sweet honey drizzled on top? No. Why? Because that's not how he grew up having cornbread. Cornbread has butter no need for honey in his opinon....and likely the opinion of many other Texans. Lol!
About 10 days ago I decided to attempt making stroganoff from scratch. Completely from scratch! My mom always used a seasoning packet when making stroganoff. Which makes things a lot easier. I was set on trying to make the dish in a bit of a more elegant fashion than the traditional. It turned out well. We even ate two meals of the new styled stroganoff. However, it wasn't the same! It just didn't quite make the cut in my opinion! It was good! Lacked the same traditional flavor I remember as a kid though.
In the past I've also tried re-making sloppy joes by doing everything from scratch and the same result occurred...didn't quite satisfy! Good but not like my mom used to make it. Not like I grew up with! Not like the flavor that reminds me of my childhood.
There's just some things that can't be improved. Or perhaps they can be improved but there's no point. The flavors of my fave dishes growing up is still the way I want it to taste when I make those fave dishes now. Perhaps, spaghetti is the only dish from childhood I've slightly improved now as an adult. My mom always made in the microwave in a casserole dish, it was yummy but we always struggled with making sure it wasn't too dry when fully prepared. Now I make it all on the stove, it turns out more saucy...which is what I like! So with some meals mom's way of making it is truly the best way or at least the most familar way!
Sidenote: Here in TX cornbread is not served with honey. Until I came into the picture Brad hadn't known of anyone putting honey on cornbread. Does he like it now that he has been introduced to the yummy goodness of warm cornbread and sweet honey drizzled on top? No. Why? Because that's not how he grew up having cornbread. Cornbread has butter no need for honey in his opinon....and likely the opinion of many other Texans. Lol!
Friday, March 22, 2013
Time for the Bracket
So we of course filled out our brackets for the NCAA March Madness. I don't particularly care but it's still interesting to me to keep track of what is going on. It's always fun to see how well I can predict what will happen.
In our bracketology comp at stake is a dinner out of the winners choice. The way you win is easy....the winner has the most overall correctly predicted wins. After the first day of games we were tied. All the games played on Thursday we amazingly predicted the same. Crazy!
We were of course disappointed that no Texas teams are in the tourney this year. First time since the mid-70s no Texas schools have made the cut. Although it probably made it a little easier on us both when we chose our teams. I will admit the section of the bracket I struggled with the most was the section that features U of A. I had a hard time deciding how long I wanted to rock along with them in the tourney. I kept them in there for a bit so hopefully they won't disappoint me. I'm not into cheering for all the Pac 12 teams, but I'll at least follow what U of A is doing since they are Zonies. However, that being said should a Pac 12 team make it to the Elite Eight or the Final Four I'd likely have to jump on their bandwagon.
There have been a few upsets already, still no clear "Cinderella" team declared. Might have to wait until the end of the weekend to see who might emerge as the "Cinderella" team. We'll see how we do in our individual brackets. Should be interesting!
In our bracketology comp at stake is a dinner out of the winners choice. The way you win is easy....the winner has the most overall correctly predicted wins. After the first day of games we were tied. All the games played on Thursday we amazingly predicted the same. Crazy!
We were of course disappointed that no Texas teams are in the tourney this year. First time since the mid-70s no Texas schools have made the cut. Although it probably made it a little easier on us both when we chose our teams. I will admit the section of the bracket I struggled with the most was the section that features U of A. I had a hard time deciding how long I wanted to rock along with them in the tourney. I kept them in there for a bit so hopefully they won't disappoint me. I'm not into cheering for all the Pac 12 teams, but I'll at least follow what U of A is doing since they are Zonies. However, that being said should a Pac 12 team make it to the Elite Eight or the Final Four I'd likely have to jump on their bandwagon.
There have been a few upsets already, still no clear "Cinderella" team declared. Might have to wait until the end of the weekend to see who might emerge as the "Cinderella" team. We'll see how we do in our individual brackets. Should be interesting!
Sunday, March 17, 2013
"Honey, I can't find my keys!"
Those that regularly read this blog might remember the time I couldn't find my cellphone. I looked and looked for that darn phone. I finally gave up and replaced it. Only to find it on a rainy day when I needed a water repellant coat. Some way some how that cellphone found it's way into the hood of my coat and I never realized it as the coat sat in my car for weeks.
Well there was a new ridiculous "I can't find...." moment. This time it was my keys. I came home from the store. Took the boys out then upon coming home I took the garbage to the trash chute. After that I began to fix dinner. Hours rolled by. It was soon late evening and time for the boys last walk of the day. That's when I noticed my keys were not hanging in the usual spot they are supposed to hang. Brad's keys were there but mine were missing. I began searching for them. I looked in my purse. After all that's the most likely item that gets dropped to the bottom of a woman's purse and sometimes stays hidden. Nope not in the purse. Brad soon started helping me look too. Nothing made sense as to why they weren't in plain sight. I needed my keys to get in the building and to get into our home. I couldn't have accidentally thrown them down the trash chute because I was able to get back into our home after going to the trash chute. So where could they possibly be?
We finally decided to take the boys out for their walk then come back to continue looking for the keys, we had Brad's set to get in and out. As I put on my shoes to go out Brad reached in the closet to grab the boys leashes to leash them up. Both boys stood nearby waiting. As Brad pulled the leashes out he let them dangle for a second until I looked up at him and the leashes....there my keys were ever so slightly tangled in one of the leash handles. I couldn't believe it! I couldn't believe how they remained there and didn't fall. And I couldn't believe I never realized they were tangled in the leashes when I put the leashes in the coat closet. We both had a good laugh about this new incident then recalled and compared it to the cellphone incident as we walked the boys. Geez, what a dork I am sometimes!
Well there was a new ridiculous "I can't find...." moment. This time it was my keys. I came home from the store. Took the boys out then upon coming home I took the garbage to the trash chute. After that I began to fix dinner. Hours rolled by. It was soon late evening and time for the boys last walk of the day. That's when I noticed my keys were not hanging in the usual spot they are supposed to hang. Brad's keys were there but mine were missing. I began searching for them. I looked in my purse. After all that's the most likely item that gets dropped to the bottom of a woman's purse and sometimes stays hidden. Nope not in the purse. Brad soon started helping me look too. Nothing made sense as to why they weren't in plain sight. I needed my keys to get in the building and to get into our home. I couldn't have accidentally thrown them down the trash chute because I was able to get back into our home after going to the trash chute. So where could they possibly be?
We finally decided to take the boys out for their walk then come back to continue looking for the keys, we had Brad's set to get in and out. As I put on my shoes to go out Brad reached in the closet to grab the boys leashes to leash them up. Both boys stood nearby waiting. As Brad pulled the leashes out he let them dangle for a second until I looked up at him and the leashes....there my keys were ever so slightly tangled in one of the leash handles. I couldn't believe it! I couldn't believe how they remained there and didn't fall. And I couldn't believe I never realized they were tangled in the leashes when I put the leashes in the coat closet. We both had a good laugh about this new incident then recalled and compared it to the cellphone incident as we walked the boys. Geez, what a dork I am sometimes!
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Happy Birthday Simon!
Tonight we had cake for the boys and they opened presents. Which they loved! Storm got a gift too! I got the boys 2 Angry Birds toys. One is the pig and the other is the red Angry Bird. They make little noises like the actual game. Luckily the noises they make are low and not distracting to us.
Oh geez, one year I bought Cody a birthday cake that played the "Happy Birthday" tune. Cody loved it! He loved the size of the stuffed cake and the many candles made it perfect to grab on to for tug-o-war. Plus he loved making it sing! Mommie on the other hand was less than thrilled with this toy and thought many times about throwing it out. But low and behold Simon to the rescue. He's rough on everything! One day he took it and slammed it with all his might...killing the music box inside! Hooray Simmie! He got an extra treat the day he broke that singing cake!
Simon loved eating his birthday cake! It was kind of funny this evening, after the boys and Storm opened gifts Simon expected his cake pronto! I saw him staring at me and I told him he had to wait a little longer. What did he do? He promptly turned his head to Brad flashing him his most pathetic look in an effort to weaken Brad. He has it figured out. If he can't get what he wants from me, well he has another person to bug now. Not going to work Simmie but nice try!
Happy Birthday little man!
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Springing Forward!
Ah yes, time change has occurred! Springing forward I don't like very much at first. It's a little difficult to get used to for the first few days especially in the Spring when you go forward an hour. Overall though I prefer being 2 hours ahead of Phoenix than only 1 hour. It just seems easier to find a decent time to call my mom when there's 2 hours in difference. The other good thing about the Spring time change is that it's a piece of cake to get the boys adjusted. Things will be happening an hour earlier than they happened yesterday, Simmie's got zero issue with that.. However, little does he know I have figured out this is a perfect time to change the boys dinnertime. I think the later they eat the better they sleep at night. Or at least that's what I'm hoping. Now that we're all under one roof our nights are longer than they used to be so I need to stretch out their dinnertime and snack time just a bit.
We have been enjoying a long 3 day weekend. Brad got Friday off since he worked the previous Saturday. What have we done this weekend? Nothing. We've stayed in quite a bit playing games and enjoying hanging out at home. It threatened rain all day yesterday then poured last night so staying in has felt good. Today it's sunny but don't be fooled it's cold with strong winds whipping around. As I type this the boys are currently in their beds huddled in front of their space heater and Storm is laying between us on the couch curled up on top of our red throw.
Last night we got so into a game on the Xbox we were up to welcome in time change. Have you ever heard of the game Plants vs. Zombies? We got it and were completely addicted to it last night. We've played it some before last night but for some reason we got totally into it. We would each do 2 rounds then trade off to the other person. It's such a crazy game. You have a backyard that you have to protect from zombies. You have to "plant" different items in your backyard in an effort to ward off the zombies. It's a constant battle. When I would play my hands would get all sweaty from gripping the controller, you don't dare take your eyes off the screen for more than a mere second if that. It reminded me of how I used to feel when I played Nintendo back in my youth. It was like my Mario Bros. addiction all over again! Ha Ha! We have a blockbuster movie sitting around our house we planned on watching last night but we were way too into Plants vs. Zombies to change gears. The plan is to watch the movie tonight....we'll see if it happens or if Plants vs. Zombies rules the evening again. What can I say?...we like games. And we like similar progressive type games too. We have no trouble finding entertaining things to do.
We have been enjoying a long 3 day weekend. Brad got Friday off since he worked the previous Saturday. What have we done this weekend? Nothing. We've stayed in quite a bit playing games and enjoying hanging out at home. It threatened rain all day yesterday then poured last night so staying in has felt good. Today it's sunny but don't be fooled it's cold with strong winds whipping around. As I type this the boys are currently in their beds huddled in front of their space heater and Storm is laying between us on the couch curled up on top of our red throw.
Last night we got so into a game on the Xbox we were up to welcome in time change. Have you ever heard of the game Plants vs. Zombies? We got it and were completely addicted to it last night. We've played it some before last night but for some reason we got totally into it. We would each do 2 rounds then trade off to the other person. It's such a crazy game. You have a backyard that you have to protect from zombies. You have to "plant" different items in your backyard in an effort to ward off the zombies. It's a constant battle. When I would play my hands would get all sweaty from gripping the controller, you don't dare take your eyes off the screen for more than a mere second if that. It reminded me of how I used to feel when I played Nintendo back in my youth. It was like my Mario Bros. addiction all over again! Ha Ha! We have a blockbuster movie sitting around our house we planned on watching last night but we were way too into Plants vs. Zombies to change gears. The plan is to watch the movie tonight....we'll see if it happens or if Plants vs. Zombies rules the evening again. What can I say?...we like games. And we like similar progressive type games too. We have no trouble finding entertaining things to do.
Simmie vs. Mommie!
Apparently Simon has invented a new game. A game involving their toy box. Their toy collection was majorly downsized when we moved to our new place. Anything that looked slightly battered got a prime spot in the trash can. Toys that made the move were mainly new ones that the boys had just received for Christmas with a few select faves like their kongs thrown in for good measure. Oh they love their kongs. And despite Simon's age I swear he's still teething. Because he loves to simply gnaw on his kong even if nothing is stuffed inside it. Just like when he was a puppy.
Well the last few days Simon has had fun tipping the toy box over. Perhaps it's a new way to sort through things in his little mind. He tips it over by standing in it with his two front paws and tipping it towards himself. He proceeds to nose through all the toys and most of the time comes away with no toy. He simply leaves the mess behind, toys spilled out all over the floor. I go over soon after this toy tipping moment to put the toys back in the toy box and set it back where it's supposed to be. He then goes back over and does it again...the little dork! He doesn't waste much time going back over and doing it again once he sees I've cleaned up his spillage.
We've played this little game now the last 3 days, a couple times each day. He even drags the box out away from the wall so it's in the middle of the walkway. Which I can't stand having all those toys spilled out in the middle of an entry path to our living room. I'm not sure what he's looking for when he goes through the toys. Maybe a rawhide? Maybe a fave toy he now realizes he is missing? Like I said a lot of toys did not make the move. Perhaps he's looking for something. Or maybe he's performing a new service for us...the toy sorting service! Cody performs a special service called "messing up the beds every morning". Simon I guess thought it was time to perform a service too. Lol! This new "game" with Simon is oddly similar to the game I have with Cody every morning when I straighten up the beds he's messed up. LOL! Yes, Storm has a "game" too. Her big game is to see if she can get one of us to turn the kitchen faucet on for her because she prefers water straight out of the tap instead of in her bowl. All three have a little game going with us humans! Who is supposed to entertain who?
Well the last few days Simon has had fun tipping the toy box over. Perhaps it's a new way to sort through things in his little mind. He tips it over by standing in it with his two front paws and tipping it towards himself. He proceeds to nose through all the toys and most of the time comes away with no toy. He simply leaves the mess behind, toys spilled out all over the floor. I go over soon after this toy tipping moment to put the toys back in the toy box and set it back where it's supposed to be. He then goes back over and does it again...the little dork! He doesn't waste much time going back over and doing it again once he sees I've cleaned up his spillage.
We've played this little game now the last 3 days, a couple times each day. He even drags the box out away from the wall so it's in the middle of the walkway. Which I can't stand having all those toys spilled out in the middle of an entry path to our living room. I'm not sure what he's looking for when he goes through the toys. Maybe a rawhide? Maybe a fave toy he now realizes he is missing? Like I said a lot of toys did not make the move. Perhaps he's looking for something. Or maybe he's performing a new service for us...the toy sorting service! Cody performs a special service called "messing up the beds every morning". Simon I guess thought it was time to perform a service too. Lol! This new "game" with Simon is oddly similar to the game I have with Cody every morning when I straighten up the beds he's messed up. LOL! Yes, Storm has a "game" too. Her big game is to see if she can get one of us to turn the kitchen faucet on for her because she prefers water straight out of the tap instead of in her bowl. All three have a little game going with us humans! Who is supposed to entertain who?
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
No Power, No Internet, Sad Cody
I had a frustrating day yesterday. First off I was dealing with internet issues. I was actually on the phone with the internet provider being transferred from low level tech support to mid level tech support then to high level tech support when I somehow got disconnected. At that point I decided to go walk the boys. As we approached the elevator the power went out. Thank goodness the elevator doors didn't close all the way. We narrowly escaped being stuck in the elevator. We then proceeded down the stairs to get outside. Once outside I saw cars lined up in the garage with no way out since there was no power to open the parking garage door.
I told Brad when we moved here that this place would be interesting to deal with when a power outage occurs. A power outage here means pitch black hallways, no elevators, no parking garage access, and no building access from the outside. The doors of the building only open from the inside if there's no power to operate the remote access.
Later on while the power was still out I look over to notice Cody sobbing. So now I have internet issues, no power, and a sobbing Cody. Oh my! I've never seen a dog sob with big tears rolling down his face until Cody came into my life. He's a unique one! What he was crying about I'm not sure. Maybe he was upset that there was an alarm sounding every 10 seconds due to the power being out. No clue! It was a bit frustrating but I made the best of it, at least I could laugh about it. When days like that come along it's frustrating yet I typically try to laugh it off. For some reason when Cody started crying is when I started to see a bit of humor in all that was going on at the same time.
I'm happy to say my day today was much better. I even tried something new to make for dinner. I made my first ever pork tenderloin. Neither of us is big on pork but we coincidently like the same types of pork. I actually made a steak marinade for the pork. It worked, we both liked it. I'll make it again just like that. Only difference will be is that I'll start it earlier. I didn't realize it would take so much time.
I told Brad when we moved here that this place would be interesting to deal with when a power outage occurs. A power outage here means pitch black hallways, no elevators, no parking garage access, and no building access from the outside. The doors of the building only open from the inside if there's no power to operate the remote access.
Later on while the power was still out I look over to notice Cody sobbing. So now I have internet issues, no power, and a sobbing Cody. Oh my! I've never seen a dog sob with big tears rolling down his face until Cody came into my life. He's a unique one! What he was crying about I'm not sure. Maybe he was upset that there was an alarm sounding every 10 seconds due to the power being out. No clue! It was a bit frustrating but I made the best of it, at least I could laugh about it. When days like that come along it's frustrating yet I typically try to laugh it off. For some reason when Cody started crying is when I started to see a bit of humor in all that was going on at the same time.
I'm happy to say my day today was much better. I even tried something new to make for dinner. I made my first ever pork tenderloin. Neither of us is big on pork but we coincidently like the same types of pork. I actually made a steak marinade for the pork. It worked, we both liked it. I'll make it again just like that. Only difference will be is that I'll start it earlier. I didn't realize it would take so much time.
Sunday, March 3, 2013
March Begins!
Well I'm sure Simon would like to welcome everybody to the blog for the month of March, his birthday month. Let the countdown begin until Boo-Boo's cake time! The beginning of March means that Easter is on it's way too. We gave up ice cream for Lent this year, only 28 more days until we can enjoy ice cream again. We both gave up the same thing this year in hopes to make it a bit easier on us overall.
Yesterday I went to a birthday party for our little flower girl from our wedding. She had a little tea party themed bday party. Super cute party! I went with my mother-in-law, we had fun. Played some games at the party and enjoyed spending time with people in my husband's family.
Brad had to work yesterday so that means we are looking forward to him having a 3 day weekend next weekend. We've spent today relaxing as much as possible. We ventured out to the mall briefly then went to a new pizza café for a late lunch. The pizza café was delish! We'll definitely return! We have our fair share of pizza and hamburger places in our area. Small chain places not necessarily big chain places. We've got two new restaurants going in nearby and I'm curious to see what those turn out to be.
I've made it a whole week now with my new laptop. I think the Vaio is a keeper! I've started to download things and get it completely set up. It's still taking some getting used to. I love the touch-screen but it does make the screen more reflective. It must be due to the type of screen that is used to make it a touch-screen.
Weather last week was a bit cold or shall I say brisk especially in the mornings. There were a few mornings that featured a bitter cold wind, making the morning walk with the boys a bit unpleasant. By the time Friday of this past week rolled around I was anxious for a bit warmer temps for the earlier mornings. I was hoping for something in the 40s versus the low to mid 30s. Today I got that wish. Hardly any wind and low 40s for the morning walk. Ahh, yes! It was actually a perfect day weather-wise, not to cold in the morning and a lovely temp for the afternoon. I realize some Zonies might read this and think I'm nuts for considering the low 40s to be a great temp for the morning walk but I'm no longer accustom to Phx weather folks!
Yesterday I went to a birthday party for our little flower girl from our wedding. She had a little tea party themed bday party. Super cute party! I went with my mother-in-law, we had fun. Played some games at the party and enjoyed spending time with people in my husband's family.
Brad had to work yesterday so that means we are looking forward to him having a 3 day weekend next weekend. We've spent today relaxing as much as possible. We ventured out to the mall briefly then went to a new pizza café for a late lunch. The pizza café was delish! We'll definitely return! We have our fair share of pizza and hamburger places in our area. Small chain places not necessarily big chain places. We've got two new restaurants going in nearby and I'm curious to see what those turn out to be.
I've made it a whole week now with my new laptop. I think the Vaio is a keeper! I've started to download things and get it completely set up. It's still taking some getting used to. I love the touch-screen but it does make the screen more reflective. It must be due to the type of screen that is used to make it a touch-screen.
Weather last week was a bit cold or shall I say brisk especially in the mornings. There were a few mornings that featured a bitter cold wind, making the morning walk with the boys a bit unpleasant. By the time Friday of this past week rolled around I was anxious for a bit warmer temps for the earlier mornings. I was hoping for something in the 40s versus the low to mid 30s. Today I got that wish. Hardly any wind and low 40s for the morning walk. Ahh, yes! It was actually a perfect day weather-wise, not to cold in the morning and a lovely temp for the afternoon. I realize some Zonies might read this and think I'm nuts for considering the low 40s to be a great temp for the morning walk but I'm no longer accustom to Phx weather folks!
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