Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Best Weekend!
Loved this weekend!
Friday, we met some friends for dinner and a movie. We saw the proposal, and laughed so much! highly recommend that movie: sandra is cute and ryan is hot hot hot!
sat: we had a busy day! DH had children's hospital rounds, I packed us a picnic lunch, we went to a scrapping swap (cute recipe cards!), we got our hair cut, we picked up my car from the shop, home for a nap, out to minigolf with R and M...fun stuff! ooh, my friend S (ILYL) came home from Spain and it was soooo nice getting a phone call from her!
sun: woke up early (for me! 730 on a sunday? crazy!) scrapped and studied a bit, planned the menu, grocery shopping, and chilling at home.
menu: this week we're having-- mom's classic hotdish (not our mom's, just a mom's hehe), chicken and biscuits, tacos, pork chops (with stuffing, and a bbq sauce, brown sugar, and cranberry glaze). Hopefully we'll get to grill out this Holiday weekend and maybe hit the zoo or another mini golfing place :)
how was YOUR weekend? what did YOU do?
Friday, we met some friends for dinner and a movie. We saw the proposal, and laughed so much! highly recommend that movie: sandra is cute and ryan is hot hot hot!
sat: we had a busy day! DH had children's hospital rounds, I packed us a picnic lunch, we went to a scrapping swap (cute recipe cards!), we got our hair cut, we picked up my car from the shop, home for a nap, out to minigolf with R and M...fun stuff! ooh, my friend S (ILYL) came home from Spain and it was soooo nice getting a phone call from her!
sun: woke up early (for me! 730 on a sunday? crazy!) scrapped and studied a bit, planned the menu, grocery shopping, and chilling at home.
menu: this week we're having-- mom's classic hotdish (not our mom's, just a mom's hehe), chicken and biscuits, tacos, pork chops (with stuffing, and a bbq sauce, brown sugar, and cranberry glaze). Hopefully we'll get to grill out this Holiday weekend and maybe hit the zoo or another mini golfing place :)
how was YOUR weekend? what did YOU do?
Friday, June 26, 2009
friday etsy finds!
I know, i know, I missed last week. My "first 5 words" were just not coming up with anything cool....so i postponed it til today. fingers crossed it pans out!
words: scalloped, layered, cute stamp, jillibean soup,upcycled
HERE! Cute cupcake card! love the colors, but to me, the bow is a bit big. i'm so loving all the cupcake goodness out there in the scrappy world!
HERE! Love love love these colors! kinda fallish, but look at that crocheting detail! if i could only learn....
HERE! this reminds me of my friend SS! and this seller has soooo many cute stamps!
HERE! You should all know how much I'm loving Jillibean Soup scrap products, and look, peopke using them to create cute books! check out bean talk blog on my sidebar for more great creations!
HERE! loving some of the upcycled on etsy! are you living by what this magnet says?
more etsy loves next week! have you check out my etsy yet?
words: scalloped, layered, cute stamp, jillibean soup,upcycled
HERE! Cute cupcake card! love the colors, but to me, the bow is a bit big. i'm so loving all the cupcake goodness out there in the scrappy world!
HERE! Love love love these colors! kinda fallish, but look at that crocheting detail! if i could only learn....
HERE! this reminds me of my friend SS! and this seller has soooo many cute stamps!
HERE! You should all know how much I'm loving Jillibean Soup scrap products, and look, peopke using them to create cute books! check out bean talk blog on my sidebar for more great creations!
HERE! loving some of the upcycled on etsy! are you living by what this magnet says?
more etsy loves next week! have you check out my etsy yet?
Thursday, June 25, 2009
cool new lean lunch option!
So, you all know I heart giant eagle!. well, they have just added another thing i think i will love..... lean frozen lunches.
I survive, sadly, on lean cuisine, healthy choice, smartones and the like for lunches. they are quick, have variety, and i guess it's better than snacking. (although the mean in the lean cuisine ones.....especially the chicken, just fyi)
so, when shopping last weekend with DH (the first time in toooooo long of time!) we found giant eagle brand! (their brand in other things is decent so...) we gave em a try. So far: the penne with sausage is way delicious and the chicken fettucini alfredo, umm alright. the chicken still weirds me out.
i like the flavors and the portion sizes. so often i'm still so hungry after eating a previously mentioned brand lunch that I end up needing to munch later. well, i can say, 2 days in a row eating the GE brand and I'm doing just fine with appetite!
if you have GE by you, you should give them a try.
on another note, DH and I are back to doing our weekly menu. we have been in a "shopeverydayfordinner" mode and getting back in this plan will help us a) eat better b) not be frustrated in deciding every day what to have and c) save us some money.
I survive, sadly, on lean cuisine, healthy choice, smartones and the like for lunches. they are quick, have variety, and i guess it's better than snacking. (although the mean in the lean cuisine ones.....especially the chicken, just fyi)
so, when shopping last weekend with DH (the first time in toooooo long of time!) we found giant eagle brand! (their brand in other things is decent so...) we gave em a try. So far: the penne with sausage is way delicious and the chicken fettucini alfredo, umm alright. the chicken still weirds me out.
i like the flavors and the portion sizes. so often i'm still so hungry after eating a previously mentioned brand lunch that I end up needing to munch later. well, i can say, 2 days in a row eating the GE brand and I'm doing just fine with appetite!
if you have GE by you, you should give them a try.
on another note, DH and I are back to doing our weekly menu. we have been in a "shopeverydayfordinner" mode and getting back in this plan will help us a) eat better b) not be frustrated in deciding every day what to have and c) save us some money.
Monday, June 22, 2009
my MS update
Last week I had my yearly follow up with my neurologist! It went well, better than I thought it would/could after last years Optic Neuritis episode. (didn't link to a specific post, just the lovely month)
It was the usual: walk as fast, and safely, as you can, do an eye chart, walk back. tip toes, heels, hop on one foot, then the other. eyes, make some faces, palms out, be stong, reflexes. tuning fork. (this is where I get bored and wonder really how long I'm supposed to say I feel the fork on my feet.....I asked the doc "do some people not feel it for this long" he responded "some people don't even feel it.") So, I guess my 30-odd-seconds of tuning fork on foot is alright!
we talked about my wanting to do the 1/2 marathon last year; but then i had the flair up and quit that. he said he's had a couple patients to the 1/2 and the full, and he thinks I should give it another try. (MK?? married to MK, want to help?)
I was thinking i'd be getting an MRI, but I'm good for another year! Because my last MRI wasn't showing anything active, he doesn't quite know why I had the flair up. But, I get another year to "try" and stay flair up free.
ooh, and commit to doing my shots daily. (i'm 7/7 since the doc!)
It was the usual: walk as fast, and safely, as you can, do an eye chart, walk back. tip toes, heels, hop on one foot, then the other. eyes, make some faces, palms out, be stong, reflexes. tuning fork. (this is where I get bored and wonder really how long I'm supposed to say I feel the fork on my feet.....I asked the doc "do some people not feel it for this long" he responded "some people don't even feel it.") So, I guess my 30-odd-seconds of tuning fork on foot is alright!
we talked about my wanting to do the 1/2 marathon last year; but then i had the flair up and quit that. he said he's had a couple patients to the 1/2 and the full, and he thinks I should give it another try. (MK?? married to MK, want to help?)
I was thinking i'd be getting an MRI, but I'm good for another year! Because my last MRI wasn't showing anything active, he doesn't quite know why I had the flair up. But, I get another year to "try" and stay flair up free.
ooh, and commit to doing my shots daily. (i'm 7/7 since the doc!)
