I remember feeling totally dehydrated as I tried to move my stiff body off of the couch. I guess I wasn't too quiet because everyone else woke up right after. We discussed what was up for the day and decided to join Kenny at his house the next day to watch a football game. Kenny and Slade left and I think I must have drank a gallon of water and got ready for the day. I ran a few errands, started the laundry and tried to move my mind to the tasks at hand, the only problem was that I couldn't get the funny, fun to be with, adorable Slade out of my head. I had recently made a conscious decision to not date for awhile. A string of uneventful losers had made me realize that I needed some time to myself. Later that day I noticed that Slades car was back at Kennys. No sooner did I realize that Slade was next door when the phone rang. It was Kenny calling to see if we wanted to come over and hang out. Sure...any excuse to not do laundry was a feasible excuse for me. We ended up going to a Chinese place and picking up some food. I remember the sesame chicken that I got. MMMMMmmm Yummy. My Favorite! As Saturday night turned into Sunday morning I was dreading the time that was approaching...the time for me to go back home. I said bye to everyone and as I went to sleep that night I was trying to shake the feeling that I was falling for this guy. He had given me some signals that he was into me but he hadn't said anything so maybe he would just be a great friend to hang out with. I wondered if he would show up at Kennys for the football game the next day. I was hoping that he would and at the same time wondering why I was letting myself feel like that because I WAS NOT DATING ANYONE FOR AWHILE.....at least that's what I was trying to tell myself.
As I sat on my couch Sunday watching TV and folding laundry, I saw that My Girl II would be on later that night. I loved the first My Girl and wanted to see the the 2nd one badly so I made a note of what time it would start so I could leave Kennys and be home in time to pop some pop corn and grab a drink. Damn the Slade, why did he have to be so great and why cant I get him out of my mind.
Eventually I headed over to Kenny's. It was Kenny, Jay, Shalini, Slade, and I. I love to go to an actual football game, but it bores the piss out of me to have to watch it on TV. I need the excitement of the crowd and the cool night air to make my football experiences enjoyable. I was enjoying the ribbing going on because from what I can remember the fellas were divided on which team should win. I saw that the time was going faster than I would have liked. I really was starting to like this Slade character. Not only was he funny but he was polite and a lot of fun to boot. Anyway, as you can imagine I was getting picked at about My Girl II, to include a lovely rendition of the song. Thanks guys.....just what I needed a group of non-singing men to sing my girl to me. Anyway as I was headed for the door Slade asks if I wanted some company. Now I may not be the brightest bulb in the bunch but what red blooded man wants to watch My Girl II instead of a football game? I can feel the butterflies in my stomach as I say sure. Hmmmmm Maybe he feels something too....but never mind....I am going to be single for awhile.
We head over to my house and get ready for the movie. I don't remember exactly what we talked about but soon the movie was put to the back of my mind and the conversation to the front. We talked about everything and anything. We had a lot of things that were similar but so many that were different. We came from two very different sides of the track. We both loved many of the same things. He had a nephew whom he talked about like he was his own. He was polite and caring. His love for his family was strong. I told him about my family as well. How I had a 14 year old brother and how my parents meant so much to me. How we came to America from Sri Lanka and how my parents worked so very hard to build a great life for my brother and I and succeeded. I can't tell you how long we talked but before we knew it, it was late and he had to head back to the barracks. We decided to finish off the leftover Chinese food so off to the kitchen we went. I had a bad habit of sitting on my counter back then. I popped the food in the microwave and hopped on the counter. I sat there making small talk with Slade. I was wishing that I could turn back the hands of time to earlier...can't this day just last a little longer. Finally the time came for him to leave. As I sat there with my legs dangling over the counter, he walked straight up to me and kissed me. WOW...the whole I am not dating anyone went out of the window right then and there. "Good Night" Slade said. "Good Night" I replied. I went to bed that night with my heart all aflutter. Little did I know that he was the last man that I would ever kiss.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Winston Henry, Oh is He Not The Cutest!!
Look how big and cute he is. I just want to pull on his ears!
Friday, August 08, 2008
12 Years........Almost
As I was laying in bed this morning willing my body to get out of bed, I started to think about our upcoming anniversary. Donte and I have been married for almost 12 years. 12 YEARS....Part of me feels like it's been a whole lot longer and another part of me feels like it was yesterday. We were so young when we met I was 20 and he was 21. Have I told you about the way we met?
I was living in the colonial park condos with my roommate Shalini. We had moved in in August of 2005 and we were both out on our own for the first time. I had lived in the dorms for awhile but this was my first time having to juggle school, work, and an apartment.
During the day I was working at Liberty Elementary school as a teachers aide, but at night I was partying my hiney off. We were great friends with the two single guys that lived next door to us. Kenny and Jay were the only "single" owners along with us that lived in the complex, and we soon became their little sisters as they became our big brothers. We weren't the favorite on the block for the obvious reasons that we partied pretty hard. What else do you expect when you are that young and you are invincible. The world was at my feet and I was living life to the fullest.
We would frequent the NCO club on Fort Stewart a lot. Sometimes we would head out to Savannah but for the most part we stayed local. I had this ritual every Friday night. It went like this......Get home at 4PM, say hey to the roomie, chill out for awhile, you know watch TV, stare into space, then 8 pm would roll around and I would start to get ready. I would spend about an hour picking out just the perfect outfit. It usually consisted of Jeans, a blouse, or a jersey depending on what look I wanted to go with. My K-Swiss sneakers were a must if I was wearing a jersey. They were all the rage back then and you had to keep them as white as you could. My hair used to be down to my hiney and it was thick, healthy, and the shiniest shade of black that you could see. By 9PM I would hop in the shower and start on my hair. Blow drying it took quite awhile to do. I would spend about 45 minutes on my hair and about 15 on my make up. Then came ironing the clothes, you had to have just the perfect crease in your jeans. By 11PM I was ready. We would hop into either my car or Kennys car and head out for the club. We would then spend the next 4 hours dancing our hearts out and getting hammered. Now we did ALWAYS have a designated Driver so there were nights where I would just dance, dance until I couldn't anymore, until I had muscle failure. For a while we would head out to the Hardees for a 4 AM breakfast but there were always so many fights and the drama there was no fun at all so we started coming back to the house and cooking breakfast. We would stay up eat, drink and play cards until the sun came up. Finally at about 6AM would would all go our separate ways and I would crash until about noon the next day.
Well one Friday I came home in a foul mood to say the least. I remember just feeling like I needed a break from it all. Time for myself....but wait.....Shanez not going to the club?.....that just wasn't right. When Kenny found out he was at the door in an instant to find out if everything was OK. I explained that I was just in a bad mood and thought that maybe a little extra sleep would do me some good. This answer wasn't sitting well with him and he kept pushing to make sure that nothing was wrong. By this time I felt like I was being interrogated, no I am not mad, No no one hurt my feelings, but YES YOU ARE GETTING ON MY NERVES!!! This is how the conversation went.
ME: No, Not only do I not feel like the club tonight, I don't have the money for it.
KENNY: That's OK I gotcha, I'll pay for you to get in.
ME: Well that's really sweet but it's no fun going to the club in this mood and not have a few
drinks.
KENNY: I said I gotcha. The whole nights on me.....but only if you bake your corn bread muffins in the morning.
ME: I have nothing to wear.
KENNY: I will let you borrow my jersey, you know the one that you always want to borrow and I always say no.
ME: It's already almost 10 and I will never be ready on time.
KENNY: We can wait.
Now my roommate is sitting back snickering because she knows that I am about to cave. I finally do and run up to get ready. I jumped in the shower. Dried my hair a little, pulled it all back in a tight ponytail, applied some lipstick and nothing else in the form of makeup, threw on the jersey and K-Swiss and was like OK lets go. We get to the club and its in full effect. Kenny brings us all a round of drinks...my favorite Rum and Coke, and the PARTY begins. I can feel my bad mood slipping away and I am grateful for being dragged out of the house for a fun filled Friday night. Since I had lived in Hinesville since I was 12 I knew most of the people at the club. I went to middle school and high school with them. Every weekend was like a mini reunion. We would all spread out and mingle, dance a little bit, mingle a little bit, and so on and so on. We would always find our way back to each other though and never let too much time slip by. Kenny kept the drinks coming and it was time for a refill so we all danced our way back to the bar. This was also the place that you would introduce anyone that the others didn't know. That night Kenny says "Hey, this is my boy Slade". I remember those words so clearly still today because Kenny knew how I felt about dating soldiers......I didn't. He was also very protective of me and knew how most young soldiers were. I said hello and we all started talking. This Slade guy was hilarious. He had me in stitches. Some guy came over and asked me to dance so off I went into the abyss that they called a dance floor. I am getting my groove on and I see Slade dancing. We make eye contact and he gives me the look of help me. The girl he is dancing with has her back turned to me and I for the life of me can't imagine why he would give me that look. A few seconds later she turns around with a big grin on her face and lo and behold now I see why. Homegirl was missing some teeth. I couldn't help myself I busted out laughing, right there on the dance floor. The poor guy that I was dancing with didn't get it and I sure wasn't about to explain so I just said I was done dancing for awhile. I was almost in tears as I filled Kenny and Shalini in on the situation. We sat at the bar and had a good laugh watching Slade having to get his groove on with the toothless lady. After the song he just about ran over to us and we of course we had to tease him. He said "she came up to me and asked me to dance, I didn't want to be rude, and by the time I got out there it was too late to run". As he is trying to get out of the jabbing, and we are laying it on him full force, my song came on. I jumped up and before I knew it Slade was asking me to dance. I think I said something like "sure" then I smiled and said "See, I have all my teeth". We both cracked up and headed to the dance floor. He was a great dancer and we had some great conversation on the dance floor as well. Then a slow song came on and the conversation got even better. Kenny's "Boy Slade" and I danced together for the rest of the night. After the club closed we went to Kenny's for breakfast and a game of spades. He invited Slade to come over too. We got there and I had to bake the corn bread muffins so I ran home and got everything. Kenny was a great cook and I couldn't wait. I was starving. We started a game of spades that soon turned into a drinking game. Slade was trying to take me on in the drinking game. Kenny even warned him that I could hold my own, he said so could he. Really we will see. Before I knew it I had taken quite a few shots and knew that I needed to slow down. By this time Jay had returned with his hoochie mama. Even though we loved Jay he had a knack for liking some scanky girls. We ended the party at Kenny's and headed back over to our condo. We sat around in the living room for awhile, until we all started getting tired. Kenny and Shalini fell asleep on the floor and I crashed on one side of my couch and Slade on the other.
to be continued.....
I was living in the colonial park condos with my roommate Shalini. We had moved in in August of 2005 and we were both out on our own for the first time. I had lived in the dorms for awhile but this was my first time having to juggle school, work, and an apartment.
During the day I was working at Liberty Elementary school as a teachers aide, but at night I was partying my hiney off. We were great friends with the two single guys that lived next door to us. Kenny and Jay were the only "single" owners along with us that lived in the complex, and we soon became their little sisters as they became our big brothers. We weren't the favorite on the block for the obvious reasons that we partied pretty hard. What else do you expect when you are that young and you are invincible. The world was at my feet and I was living life to the fullest.
We would frequent the NCO club on Fort Stewart a lot. Sometimes we would head out to Savannah but for the most part we stayed local. I had this ritual every Friday night. It went like this......Get home at 4PM, say hey to the roomie, chill out for awhile, you know watch TV, stare into space, then 8 pm would roll around and I would start to get ready. I would spend about an hour picking out just the perfect outfit. It usually consisted of Jeans, a blouse, or a jersey depending on what look I wanted to go with. My K-Swiss sneakers were a must if I was wearing a jersey. They were all the rage back then and you had to keep them as white as you could. My hair used to be down to my hiney and it was thick, healthy, and the shiniest shade of black that you could see. By 9PM I would hop in the shower and start on my hair. Blow drying it took quite awhile to do. I would spend about 45 minutes on my hair and about 15 on my make up. Then came ironing the clothes, you had to have just the perfect crease in your jeans. By 11PM I was ready. We would hop into either my car or Kennys car and head out for the club. We would then spend the next 4 hours dancing our hearts out and getting hammered. Now we did ALWAYS have a designated Driver so there were nights where I would just dance, dance until I couldn't anymore, until I had muscle failure. For a while we would head out to the Hardees for a 4 AM breakfast but there were always so many fights and the drama there was no fun at all so we started coming back to the house and cooking breakfast. We would stay up eat, drink and play cards until the sun came up. Finally at about 6AM would would all go our separate ways and I would crash until about noon the next day.
Well one Friday I came home in a foul mood to say the least. I remember just feeling like I needed a break from it all. Time for myself....but wait.....Shanez not going to the club?.....that just wasn't right. When Kenny found out he was at the door in an instant to find out if everything was OK. I explained that I was just in a bad mood and thought that maybe a little extra sleep would do me some good. This answer wasn't sitting well with him and he kept pushing to make sure that nothing was wrong. By this time I felt like I was being interrogated, no I am not mad, No no one hurt my feelings, but YES YOU ARE GETTING ON MY NERVES!!! This is how the conversation went.
ME: No, Not only do I not feel like the club tonight, I don't have the money for it.
KENNY: That's OK I gotcha, I'll pay for you to get in.
ME: Well that's really sweet but it's no fun going to the club in this mood and not have a few
drinks.
KENNY: I said I gotcha. The whole nights on me.....but only if you bake your corn bread muffins in the morning.
ME: I have nothing to wear.
KENNY: I will let you borrow my jersey, you know the one that you always want to borrow and I always say no.
ME: It's already almost 10 and I will never be ready on time.
KENNY: We can wait.
Now my roommate is sitting back snickering because she knows that I am about to cave. I finally do and run up to get ready. I jumped in the shower. Dried my hair a little, pulled it all back in a tight ponytail, applied some lipstick and nothing else in the form of makeup, threw on the jersey and K-Swiss and was like OK lets go. We get to the club and its in full effect. Kenny brings us all a round of drinks...my favorite Rum and Coke, and the PARTY begins. I can feel my bad mood slipping away and I am grateful for being dragged out of the house for a fun filled Friday night. Since I had lived in Hinesville since I was 12 I knew most of the people at the club. I went to middle school and high school with them. Every weekend was like a mini reunion. We would all spread out and mingle, dance a little bit, mingle a little bit, and so on and so on. We would always find our way back to each other though and never let too much time slip by. Kenny kept the drinks coming and it was time for a refill so we all danced our way back to the bar. This was also the place that you would introduce anyone that the others didn't know. That night Kenny says "Hey, this is my boy Slade". I remember those words so clearly still today because Kenny knew how I felt about dating soldiers......I didn't. He was also very protective of me and knew how most young soldiers were. I said hello and we all started talking. This Slade guy was hilarious. He had me in stitches. Some guy came over and asked me to dance so off I went into the abyss that they called a dance floor. I am getting my groove on and I see Slade dancing. We make eye contact and he gives me the look of help me. The girl he is dancing with has her back turned to me and I for the life of me can't imagine why he would give me that look. A few seconds later she turns around with a big grin on her face and lo and behold now I see why. Homegirl was missing some teeth. I couldn't help myself I busted out laughing, right there on the dance floor. The poor guy that I was dancing with didn't get it and I sure wasn't about to explain so I just said I was done dancing for awhile. I was almost in tears as I filled Kenny and Shalini in on the situation. We sat at the bar and had a good laugh watching Slade having to get his groove on with the toothless lady. After the song he just about ran over to us and we of course we had to tease him. He said "she came up to me and asked me to dance, I didn't want to be rude, and by the time I got out there it was too late to run". As he is trying to get out of the jabbing, and we are laying it on him full force, my song came on. I jumped up and before I knew it Slade was asking me to dance. I think I said something like "sure" then I smiled and said "See, I have all my teeth". We both cracked up and headed to the dance floor. He was a great dancer and we had some great conversation on the dance floor as well. Then a slow song came on and the conversation got even better. Kenny's "Boy Slade" and I danced together for the rest of the night. After the club closed we went to Kenny's for breakfast and a game of spades. He invited Slade to come over too. We got there and I had to bake the corn bread muffins so I ran home and got everything. Kenny was a great cook and I couldn't wait. I was starving. We started a game of spades that soon turned into a drinking game. Slade was trying to take me on in the drinking game. Kenny even warned him that I could hold my own, he said so could he. Really we will see. Before I knew it I had taken quite a few shots and knew that I needed to slow down. By this time Jay had returned with his hoochie mama. Even though we loved Jay he had a knack for liking some scanky girls. We ended the party at Kenny's and headed back over to our condo. We sat around in the living room for awhile, until we all started getting tired. Kenny and Shalini fell asleep on the floor and I crashed on one side of my couch and Slade on the other.
to be continued.....
Colonial Park Condos in Hinesville GA.
My condo would have been on the right and Kenny and Jay's was on the left.
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Time
I just don't seem to have enough hours in the day to get everything done. The summer is coming to a close and I have a laundry list of "to do" left. I know that I will get it done but geesh I am feeling the pressure. I am trying to relax as much as I possibly can with the boys because I know that when school starts there will be no relaxing for me. Daniel has practices Tues, Wed, and Thursdays from 6 to 8. Donnies coach just called and his first practice is tomorrow and we will find out then what his schedule will look like. This is on top of all the homework and clubs that they will be sure to join. It's worth it though to see them enjoy their childhood. They will be grown up soon enough.
Onto my to do list I have started to organize my pictures. I have a huge plastic tub full of pictures. There is no method to my madness so I have brought it all down to go through and organize. I have a feeling that I will spend more time pouring over them than organizing though. I have been wanting to do this for awhile but it is a big task to take on. I suppose there's no time like the present.
We have had some really bad storms here the last two days. Monday they called Dannies practice at around 7:20 by 7:30 the skies had opened and the rain was pounding. It was pitch black and the wind was horrible. We have a 15 min ride to ge home and we decided to cut though the corn field. There is an actual road there so if could save us time why not right. Well the lightning was literally a second apart and was hitting to the left and right of us. It was blinding! Combined with the rain I was starting to get a little worried. We got home and couldn't close the garage door soon enough. We came in and started settling in. I turned the TV on and there was the alert for everyone to seek shelter. Are you kidding me? So down we went to the basement where we tuned into the radio and played rock, paper, scissors. We just made a pallet and hung our until they said we could go back up. The next morning my phone rings at 6:30 AM and it;s Donte saying to tune into the news. He had just left for work. He said the skies all of a sudden got really dark and the storm started. I hollered for the boys to get into my bed and we turned to the news. Luckily we were spared from the basement. We actually went back to sleep and woke up a few hours later.
Well I am going to get started on the pictures. :0) Wish me luck!
Onto my to do list I have started to organize my pictures. I have a huge plastic tub full of pictures. There is no method to my madness so I have brought it all down to go through and organize. I have a feeling that I will spend more time pouring over them than organizing though. I have been wanting to do this for awhile but it is a big task to take on. I suppose there's no time like the present.
We have had some really bad storms here the last two days. Monday they called Dannies practice at around 7:20 by 7:30 the skies had opened and the rain was pounding. It was pitch black and the wind was horrible. We have a 15 min ride to ge home and we decided to cut though the corn field. There is an actual road there so if could save us time why not right. Well the lightning was literally a second apart and was hitting to the left and right of us. It was blinding! Combined with the rain I was starting to get a little worried. We got home and couldn't close the garage door soon enough. We came in and started settling in. I turned the TV on and there was the alert for everyone to seek shelter. Are you kidding me? So down we went to the basement where we tuned into the radio and played rock, paper, scissors. We just made a pallet and hung our until they said we could go back up. The next morning my phone rings at 6:30 AM and it;s Donte saying to tune into the news. He had just left for work. He said the skies all of a sudden got really dark and the storm started. I hollered for the boys to get into my bed and we turned to the news. Luckily we were spared from the basement. We actually went back to sleep and woke up a few hours later.
Well I am going to get started on the pictures. :0) Wish me luck!
Monday, August 04, 2008
I Can't Believe It's August
August signals for me the end of Summer. Those long, lazy days are coming to an end andit's time to dust off the work clothes. The boys and I did the bulk of our school shopping today. We got tons of stuff at great bargain prices. I even got some GAP Jeans for $2.99. We were out and about just about all day but it was well worth it. All we have to get now is some new shoes and heavy winter jackets. I would like to get them black jackets this year to match their Carolina glove and hat set. I just have to make sure that they are really heavy. After last winter I am foregoing the light jackets and going straight for the heavy ones.
Football tryouts are over and both the boys did great. Donnie will be playing in house this year and did great out there. Compared to some of those kids my baby looked so tiny but he held his own. Daniel made the travel team and is rearing to go. He had he fitting yesterday and starts his practices today. He will practice everyday until school starts and then on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. I haven't gotten Donnie schedule yet but God help me I am gonna have to find some extra energy from somewhere. It is so worth it though to see my boys following their dreams.
Friday, August 01, 2008
Thrifty
I like to shop sales...in fact I would say that I am probably addicted to shopping sales. I can usually find some really good deals and when I do I always have that feeling of accomplishment. I try as a rule not to buy full price for anything retail. I however have a little bit of trouble at the grocery store. Having two boys and a husband that could eat a whole cow in one sitting my grocery bill gets up there. So I have actually started a new practice in the Slade household...the weekly menu. Oh yes people I am through coming home and trying to figure out what I am going to cook, I will have it all ready to go. You see I already make certain dishes in advance and freeze them. My homemade spaghetti sauce with spicy sausage and meatballs is always cooked in bulk, divided, and frozen for a quick yummy dinner. I also do this with my homemade chicken and dumplings, taco meat, Curry, and soups. I also shop at a wholesale retailer so I only have to buy meats, detergents, toilet paper, paper towels, and rice once every three months. I divide the frozen stuff up and tuck that in the freezer as well. My drawback is buying too many fruits, veggies and spur of the moment stuff. I average about $125 a week on milk, fruits, veggies, bread, and that sort of stuff so I wanted to see where I could cut back. I made my first menu this week and took off to the store. I stopped in at Caputos and picked up just what I needed.
The items were,
1 1/2 lbs Italian Turkey(Fresh Deli)
1lbs Cajun Turkey(Fresh Deli)
1lb of thick sliced pepperoni(Fresh Deli)
2 bunches of Bananas
2 honeydew melons
one cantaloupe
4lbs green seedless grapes (it was cheaper for the 4lbs container than the 2lb)
10 notebooks at .10cents each
1/4 lb of blue cheese(Fresh Deli)
corn chips
Doritos
2 Lettuce heads
1 bag of organic spinach.
This came to $49.61.
Then we headed off to Kellers Farm
12 ears of fresh sweet corn
Two tomatoes
6 peaches
That came to $7. 07.
Then I had to get bread and Milk so I stopped by wal-mart
2 loaves of bread, 1 white wheat and one cracked wheat.
milk
That came up to $5.76.
My Grand total for the week $66.44.
That's a savings of 58.56.
Now that's a week so if I can keep it up that is over $200 extra a month in our pockets.
I didn't pick up the muffins or the premade cinnamon rolls or any of the other impulses that I usually just grab. I actually have snacks for the kids that will last about 5 months. The local store had a 10 for $10 on fruit roll ups, gushers, chex mix, popcorn, pringles, mini oreos, mini chips ahoy, and mini golden grahams. Needless to say that was in May, I filled two cabinets full and still have 3/4ths of it full. That includes my husband stocking his desk at work. I did spend about $150 but the items don't expire until December of 2009 and some stay good even after that. I actually make some killer cinnamon rolls myself and have everything I need to do so at home. I was just picking up the Pillsbury because it was easier and faster.
Not bad huh. I am proud of myself if I do say so myself.
Here's a quick, yummy recipe. I always seem to be in a time crunch when school gets back in session and they boys sports are in full swing. The taco meat freezes well and reheats really quickly. Enjoy.
Throw it Together Taco salad
lettuce, chopped
carrots, diced
half of a red onion, chopped
pepper jack cheese, diced
fresh mozzarella, diced
cucumber, chunky
tomatoes, chunky
1 bag of corn chips lightly crushed
Ranch Dressing
French Dressing
ground beef
taco seasoning
chipolte seasoning
Combine lettuce, carrots, onion, cucumbers, tomatoes in a big bowl.
brown beef, drain and season with taco and chipolte seasoning as directed, place in separate bowl.
dice pepper jack and mozzarella, place in separate bowls.
Place some of salad mixture in bottom of salad bowl
add cheese of choice
add dressing of choice
add a sprinkling of corn chips
add taco meat
DIG IN
The items were,
1 1/2 lbs Italian Turkey(Fresh Deli)
1lbs Cajun Turkey(Fresh Deli)
1lb of thick sliced pepperoni(Fresh Deli)
2 bunches of Bananas
2 honeydew melons
one cantaloupe
4lbs green seedless grapes (it was cheaper for the 4lbs container than the 2lb)
10 notebooks at .10cents each
1/4 lb of blue cheese(Fresh Deli)
corn chips
Doritos
2 Lettuce heads
1 bag of organic spinach.
This came to $49.61.
Then we headed off to Kellers Farm
12 ears of fresh sweet corn
Two tomatoes
6 peaches
That came to $7. 07.
Then I had to get bread and Milk so I stopped by wal-mart
2 loaves of bread, 1 white wheat and one cracked wheat.
milk
That came up to $5.76.
My Grand total for the week $66.44.
That's a savings of 58.56.
Now that's a week so if I can keep it up that is over $200 extra a month in our pockets.
I didn't pick up the muffins or the premade cinnamon rolls or any of the other impulses that I usually just grab. I actually have snacks for the kids that will last about 5 months. The local store had a 10 for $10 on fruit roll ups, gushers, chex mix, popcorn, pringles, mini oreos, mini chips ahoy, and mini golden grahams. Needless to say that was in May, I filled two cabinets full and still have 3/4ths of it full. That includes my husband stocking his desk at work. I did spend about $150 but the items don't expire until December of 2009 and some stay good even after that. I actually make some killer cinnamon rolls myself and have everything I need to do so at home. I was just picking up the Pillsbury because it was easier and faster.
Not bad huh. I am proud of myself if I do say so myself.
Here's a quick, yummy recipe. I always seem to be in a time crunch when school gets back in session and they boys sports are in full swing. The taco meat freezes well and reheats really quickly. Enjoy.
Throw it Together Taco salad
lettuce, chopped
carrots, diced
half of a red onion, chopped
pepper jack cheese, diced
fresh mozzarella, diced
cucumber, chunky
tomatoes, chunky
1 bag of corn chips lightly crushed
Ranch Dressing
French Dressing
ground beef
taco seasoning
chipolte seasoning
Combine lettuce, carrots, onion, cucumbers, tomatoes in a big bowl.
brown beef, drain and season with taco and chipolte seasoning as directed, place in separate bowl.
dice pepper jack and mozzarella, place in separate bowls.
Place some of salad mixture in bottom of salad bowl
add cheese of choice
add dressing of choice
add a sprinkling of corn chips
add taco meat
DIG IN
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Pineapple, Coconut Ice Cream, and Bananas
What a very sweet treat....it's also serving as my brunch. I know not good but hey I have my dairy and my fruits and danggummit its healthy to me. It's such a hot and muggy day today that this is perfect. If I had thought about it I would have put it all in the blender with some malibu and called it a day LOL no I seriously wouldn't drink this early in the day.
As for everything else we are all doing great. The boys are almost done with tryouts....YIPEEEEE....we have been at the football field everyday except for weekends for the last two weeks. The boys are both loving it. They are of course in two different divisions. Daniel in Bantam and Donte in Featherweight. Daniel has always had a love for Football and is one of the most non-fearing children that I know. Donnie has found a new found love for football and is learning so quickly. He has the agility, strength, and speed. Most of the kids out there have been playing for years and are well over 100lbs. My poor baby is barely cracking 80 so he is on the smaller side out there. Trust me some of those boys give a whole new meaning to baby line backer. Anyway I think Donnie is going to play in house this year as they have pretty much already picked their travel team for featherweight. He is a little disappointed but I explained to him that for a kid who would rather pick up a base ball bat or kick a soccer ball than a football he wowed them all. Rarely can the kids get him down when hes being tackled...heck yesterday he ran into the line like a bowling ball going for a strike and broke through 4 kids with no problem. I am bursting with pride just in case you can't tell. He did admit that he loves football though so through the years I am going to have to start buying stock in that hair dye. Why can't my babies like Golf?
Donte has been taking Daniel and like I mentioned before this child loooooooves football. He is doing well in Bantam and we will find out soon what the results of his tryouts are. I know he did just as well as his brother. Mr. Tuff Stuff himself.
Now onto the husband....OMG....he is living, breathing, and just about glowing football. The three of them sit around and talk in that gibberish they call football language. Of course they are all grinning from ear to ear and I am looking at them trying hard to catch a familiar word here and there. Oh well I should have known with the amount of testosterone in this family.
As for me.....I am enjoying the last days of summer with my family. All too soon it will be back to the school house and actually getting up to an alarm clock. I am excited in a way but in another I have really enjoyed the days with my boys. Pretty soon I will be writing tardy passes and waving hi to all the little ones that pass by the front. Before I know it, it will be May again and the anticipation of summer will have us all ready to bust.
As for everything else we are all doing great. The boys are almost done with tryouts....YIPEEEEE....we have been at the football field everyday except for weekends for the last two weeks. The boys are both loving it. They are of course in two different divisions. Daniel in Bantam and Donte in Featherweight. Daniel has always had a love for Football and is one of the most non-fearing children that I know. Donnie has found a new found love for football and is learning so quickly. He has the agility, strength, and speed. Most of the kids out there have been playing for years and are well over 100lbs. My poor baby is barely cracking 80 so he is on the smaller side out there. Trust me some of those boys give a whole new meaning to baby line backer. Anyway I think Donnie is going to play in house this year as they have pretty much already picked their travel team for featherweight. He is a little disappointed but I explained to him that for a kid who would rather pick up a base ball bat or kick a soccer ball than a football he wowed them all. Rarely can the kids get him down when hes being tackled...heck yesterday he ran into the line like a bowling ball going for a strike and broke through 4 kids with no problem. I am bursting with pride just in case you can't tell. He did admit that he loves football though so through the years I am going to have to start buying stock in that hair dye. Why can't my babies like Golf?
Donte has been taking Daniel and like I mentioned before this child loooooooves football. He is doing well in Bantam and we will find out soon what the results of his tryouts are. I know he did just as well as his brother. Mr. Tuff Stuff himself.
Now onto the husband....OMG....he is living, breathing, and just about glowing football. The three of them sit around and talk in that gibberish they call football language. Of course they are all grinning from ear to ear and I am looking at them trying hard to catch a familiar word here and there. Oh well I should have known with the amount of testosterone in this family.
As for me.....I am enjoying the last days of summer with my family. All too soon it will be back to the school house and actually getting up to an alarm clock. I am excited in a way but in another I have really enjoyed the days with my boys. Pretty soon I will be writing tardy passes and waving hi to all the little ones that pass by the front. Before I know it, it will be May again and the anticipation of summer will have us all ready to bust.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
It's a.............
BOY!!!! Adam (brother) and Chrissy (SIL) are having a boy!!! WoooooHooooo a healthy little blue bundle of joy will be coming our way in December.
Monday, July 28, 2008
ENERGIZED!
I have my mojo back!! I woke up early did 30 min on the elliptical, did some crunches on the ball, and caught up on everything I needed to and its only 11:27. Maybe I needed that lazy day and all that extra sleep.
The boys start their tryouts today.....they also start full contact....HELP. They are both as excited as can be, but me, the Mom is not so excited. I keep looking back to when they were tiny and they would crawl up in my lap. All it took was a look and they would scramble to jump in my arms. I would hold them for hours and just stare at them in amazement. I could hardly believe that they were mine. I loved to give them kisses on the bridge of there nose and made up songs for them. They would squeal with laughter when I sang the rubber ducky song and would get tired whenever I sang lullaby and goodnight. They were both hip babies and I had some killer arm muscles from that because they were not lightweights. What I would do to have a few more minutes with them as babies. Even when they hit the terrible two's it wasn't that bad. They were pretty good toddlers and they have gotten better as the years have gone by.
They are growing up so very fast. Half of me is so proud that I could burst and the other half is heartbroken that their little worlds no longer revolve around sesame street and Cheerios. OH well whats a girl to do....one thing I will have to do is go and pick up some more hair dye. Full contact = More Gray. After this week I am sure that I be totally gray.
The boys start their tryouts today.....they also start full contact....HELP. They are both as excited as can be, but me, the Mom is not so excited. I keep looking back to when they were tiny and they would crawl up in my lap. All it took was a look and they would scramble to jump in my arms. I would hold them for hours and just stare at them in amazement. I could hardly believe that they were mine. I loved to give them kisses on the bridge of there nose and made up songs for them. They would squeal with laughter when I sang the rubber ducky song and would get tired whenever I sang lullaby and goodnight. They were both hip babies and I had some killer arm muscles from that because they were not lightweights. What I would do to have a few more minutes with them as babies. Even when they hit the terrible two's it wasn't that bad. They were pretty good toddlers and they have gotten better as the years have gone by.
They are growing up so very fast. Half of me is so proud that I could burst and the other half is heartbroken that their little worlds no longer revolve around sesame street and Cheerios. OH well whats a girl to do....one thing I will have to do is go and pick up some more hair dye. Full contact = More Gray. After this week I am sure that I be totally gray.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
10:30
That's the time that my husband I got up. The boys got up at around 11:30. I guess we all needed the extra sleep. I feel a lot more productive today than I did yesterday thats for sure. I have already done more in two hours today than I did all day yesterday.
We stayed up late last night playing the Wii. We played golf, and we bowled. It was hilarious. The best part was that we didn't spend one red penny and had just as much if not more. There was no crowd and no loud music or voices and the best part.......we did it all in our PJ's. I am off now to my craft room, to lock myself away for awhile. Happy Sunday!
We stayed up late last night playing the Wii. We played golf, and we bowled. It was hilarious. The best part was that we didn't spend one red penny and had just as much if not more. There was no crowd and no loud music or voices and the best part.......we did it all in our PJ's. I am off now to my craft room, to lock myself away for awhile. Happy Sunday!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Thirtyishitis
Well I think my sluggishness is gone for now. Grant you its 9:27 PM and I hope that I can get to sleep tonight. I did do a little today but nothing that used a whole lot of brain power...ahhh whats a girl to do. We still have 25 days left until I go back to work and 27 until the boys go back. I can't believe that a couple of months have gone by so very fast. I don't feel like I have gotten everything done and I have that awful feeling of scrambling inside of me...you know the one where you know it's there, and you know it has to get done, but it can wait just one more day. It's like the 32 year olds version of senioritis. I shall call it "Thirtyishitis". BKA "I don't wanna get off my lazy butt right now, and I dare anyone to tell me that I have to".
As I said I did manage to get a few things done today and when Te came home we headed out to the Taco Bell/Long John Silvers in town. Friday night are usually our go out to dinner night but none of us felt like the formal sit down, heck we would have been happy to stay in our PJ's and eat chex mix but it was Friday so we got ready and went out. We get there, order, and sit down. Let me tell you the one thing that gets on my nerves more than anything else...SMACKING....we are not heifers we aren't sitting in a pasture or in a barn, so we should now how to eat like civilized people right....NOT. There is a girl around 15ish sitting across from me at the far table and she is not only smacking so loud that it sounds like she is right by my ear but she is staring me dead in my face. I looked at Te and I tell him that this chic is staring me dead in my face and he laughs. He knows my weakness so I don't even tell him about the smacking because he would just tell me to look away. So I am trying to engage in conversation with my family and this chic is just all in my grill so I stare back until she looks away. Thank God they left soon after. I sooooooo wanted to walk right over and give them a lesson in etiquette.....I did want to but I refrained and I didn't. Of course Te and Donnie think it's all quite funny, Daniel was too busy eating to realize so at least it wasn't X3. I know I'm not the only one that can't stand the smacking....I mean really people I would rather rake my nails across a chalkboard than have to endure someone smacking....IT DRIVES ME TOTALLY NUTS.
Here's a picture of that lovely young cow.....ummm I mean lady.
As I said I did manage to get a few things done today and when Te came home we headed out to the Taco Bell/Long John Silvers in town. Friday night are usually our go out to dinner night but none of us felt like the formal sit down, heck we would have been happy to stay in our PJ's and eat chex mix but it was Friday so we got ready and went out. We get there, order, and sit down. Let me tell you the one thing that gets on my nerves more than anything else...SMACKING....we are not heifers we aren't sitting in a pasture or in a barn, so we should now how to eat like civilized people right....NOT. There is a girl around 15ish sitting across from me at the far table and she is not only smacking so loud that it sounds like she is right by my ear but she is staring me dead in my face. I looked at Te and I tell him that this chic is staring me dead in my face and he laughs. He knows my weakness so I don't even tell him about the smacking because he would just tell me to look away. So I am trying to engage in conversation with my family and this chic is just all in my grill so I stare back until she looks away. Thank God they left soon after. I sooooooo wanted to walk right over and give them a lesson in etiquette.....I did want to but I refrained and I didn't. Of course Te and Donnie think it's all quite funny, Daniel was too busy eating to realize so at least it wasn't X3. I know I'm not the only one that can't stand the smacking....I mean really people I would rather rake my nails across a chalkboard than have to endure someone smacking....IT DRIVES ME TOTALLY NUTS.
Here's a picture of that lovely young cow.....ummm I mean lady.
Blaaaah
Lazy is the only word that I can use to describe the way I feel today. I don't feel like doing anything at all. Sometimes I love that feeling of doing nothing but on days like today when I have a lot to get done it doesn't feel so good. I feel blaaaaah. I suppose it doesn't help that the boys came down earlier this morning ate and are back upstairs playing, Donte had some sort of stupid training today, even the dogs are just laying there like nonaimated lumps, uggggg maybe I need to eat something and just drag my butt up and start plugging away. If I can shake this comatose feeling maybe I will have something more interesting to blog about.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Randy Pausch
I saw Randy Pausch for the first time on Oprah. I remember coming home from school and wanting to watch my DVR'd Oprah(Yes I am addicted), but I had to get the boys homework done. I have a very strict no TV during homework rule. The boys finished their homework and I settled in to watch...I don't know how to explain it. As I watched this man tell his story and do his push ups, he really opened my eyes. To not just one thing but to about a zillion. The old saying of "don't cry over split milk" has a whole new meaning for me now. How wonderful was he to share this with first his students and then the world. His attitude, his smile, his laugh, and the way he made you feel like you knew him personally was so special. As I opened my laptop today I saw the newsbanner that he had passed away. If you haven't heard his lecture or haven't heard of him you should. I try really hard not to feel sorry for myself, for what God has blessed me with I am more than grateful for....even the not so great stuff had it's reasons.
http://www.thelastlecture.com/aboutr.htm
http://news.aol.com/article/man-behind-last-lecture-sensation-dies/100948?icid=100214839x1206295664x1200328977
He tried to prepare his family as best as one can prepare them. He made sure that there were great memories to keep and he made sure that the world knew that there is good out there. May God bless his family and help them through it all.
http://www.thelastlecture.com/aboutr.htm
http://news.aol.com/article/man-behind-last-lecture-sensation-dies/100948?icid=100214839x1206295664x1200328977
He tried to prepare his family as best as one can prepare them. He made sure that there were great memories to keep and he made sure that the world knew that there is good out there. May God bless his family and help them through it all.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Birds of a Feather Flock Together
I have mentioned many times that I miss the "Military Mentality". The fact is that I felt like a fish out of water for a long time after moving to Illinois. There was no welcome committee, and even after I did meet a few people who we thought would be great friends they turned out to be a lot different than we thought they were. There are good and bad where ever you go....trust me I know that. Well when I went to conditioning on Monday I ended up sitting by this really nice lady. We struck up a convo and within minutes were gabbing away like we had known each other forever. Come to find out she is retired Army, a former West Point instructor. Tuesday another lady joined us....her husband was in the Army as well. The three of us chatted away while cheering on our kids. We talked about everything from being stationed here and there and how we miss certain things about living in a military community. I even got to vent about feeling like a fish out of water for so long and they agreed that they went through the same thing. I finally felt like I wasn't losing my mind. Another thing I love is that their kids are well behaved. I guess I not only missed the military wives but I missed the military brats too. Now I am not saying that there's anything wrong with all of the locals because I have met some really great people, people that I will stay in contact with forever. People that I love to hang out with and look forward to their company. Unfortunately I have also met people who get joy out of acting like they are 12....enough said.......I don't have time for that crap!
I so believe that there are things in the universe that pull people together. The law of attraction is a powerful one. So thank you universe for pulling me in the right direction!
I so believe that there are things in the universe that pull people together. The law of attraction is a powerful one. So thank you universe for pulling me in the right direction!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Just a Few Shots
No not the alcoholic kind even though I like those too. :0)
WHAT?
Eye on the goal.
Got it!!
Relief!
This one is one I took of the sun. I love this picture!
WHAT?
Eye on the goal.
Got it!!
Relief!
This one is one I took of the sun. I love this picture!
Grass, Blue Skies, and Stinky Little Boys
Today was day two for football conditioning. Donnie and Dannie both condition on different fields that are no where near each other so Donte rushes home grabs one child I grab the other and off we go. The boys need to be there at 6PM...PROMPTLY. They constantly go from 6PM to 8:30PM. They hit, they tackle, they look mean, they laugh, and man do they sweat. The weather here has been perfect for it and I have met some really great people. The parents are actually all really nice and have common courtesy<-----Big change from some of the other sports out here. In fact it's really relaxing for me.
Donnie has about 14 kids in his section and they all get along so well. Us parents take our lawn chairs and get to gab and watch our little men transform from itty bitty babies to little men on the field. I took my camera today and got some great pictures. The skies have been blue and the boys have been full of energy as have the parents and I really think that the positive energy transcends into everyone.
As Donnie and I were driving home today I was telling him how very proud I was of him and that I could really tell that he was enjoying himself. He smiled and looked at me and said "Mom, I'm really good at this aren't I?" I responded with "You sure are." You see after asking them both if they were sure they wanted to play, and them saying yes. I went out and signed them up. As soon as we were done and got back in the van Donnie says something along the line of "I don't think I want to do it." My head could have popped off....it costs more than a couple hundred for each kid to play and you don't get a full refund. My reply to him was " Oh no you wanted it, you got it, suck it up son, you will be fine." Now don't get me wrong nothing would have made me happier than running in and saying pull my sons name out....but it's the principle. Once you have signed up, you can't quit. You have to give it all you have. I am not raising quitters. So today as I watched him catch, tackle, and all that other football stuff I could have passed out from the sigh of relief because you see my son was enjoying it. We talked for awhile about it and he was telling me how he faked this and how you can't tackle with your helmet because you can break your neck (UUUUUhhhhhh SON DON'T TELL MOM STUFF THAT HAS BREAK AND NECK IN THE SAME BREATH). He was grinning from ear to ear. It gave me the warm fuzzies.
I don't know if I was dizzy from the warm fuzzies or dizzy from the smell coming off my boy. Man he was stiiiiiinky. I know he put deodorant on too because his Uncle Adam bought him David Beckham deodorant that he slathers on so the whole world knows he smells good. I cracked the windows and he says " smells good doesn't it Mom?. My mouth hung open in disbelief....you see his is my sweet one....and he cracked up laughing. As he did so he raised his arm and said "smell it!" By this time we were both laughing hysterically and both my windows were down. I can just imagine when they are teenagers what I am going to have to go through. **Lord help me please**
Donnie has about 14 kids in his section and they all get along so well. Us parents take our lawn chairs and get to gab and watch our little men transform from itty bitty babies to little men on the field. I took my camera today and got some great pictures. The skies have been blue and the boys have been full of energy as have the parents and I really think that the positive energy transcends into everyone.
As Donnie and I were driving home today I was telling him how very proud I was of him and that I could really tell that he was enjoying himself. He smiled and looked at me and said "Mom, I'm really good at this aren't I?" I responded with "You sure are." You see after asking them both if they were sure they wanted to play, and them saying yes. I went out and signed them up. As soon as we were done and got back in the van Donnie says something along the line of "I don't think I want to do it." My head could have popped off....it costs more than a couple hundred for each kid to play and you don't get a full refund. My reply to him was " Oh no you wanted it, you got it, suck it up son, you will be fine." Now don't get me wrong nothing would have made me happier than running in and saying pull my sons name out....but it's the principle. Once you have signed up, you can't quit. You have to give it all you have. I am not raising quitters. So today as I watched him catch, tackle, and all that other football stuff I could have passed out from the sigh of relief because you see my son was enjoying it. We talked for awhile about it and he was telling me how he faked this and how you can't tackle with your helmet because you can break your neck (UUUUUhhhhhh SON DON'T TELL MOM STUFF THAT HAS BREAK AND NECK IN THE SAME BREATH). He was grinning from ear to ear. It gave me the warm fuzzies.
I don't know if I was dizzy from the warm fuzzies or dizzy from the smell coming off my boy. Man he was stiiiiiinky. I know he put deodorant on too because his Uncle Adam bought him David Beckham deodorant that he slathers on so the whole world knows he smells good. I cracked the windows and he says " smells good doesn't it Mom?. My mouth hung open in disbelief....you see his is my sweet one....and he cracked up laughing. As he did so he raised his arm and said "smell it!" By this time we were both laughing hysterically and both my windows were down. I can just imagine when they are teenagers what I am going to have to go through. **Lord help me please**
Monday, July 21, 2008
My First Born, My Baby, and The Man That Loves Them
This little football player is my first born. My sweet little, angel faced, loving boy......who turned into a monster ramming the heck out of his brother and father and giggling with enjoyment at every hit. To think that he is my reserved one. That's not a tear on his face, it's hard core sweat.
This little muffin is the baby of the family that swears his first word should have been TACKLE. I knew this time was coming for him and have been mentally preparing myself from the beginning.
Here's the first moment of impact....I think my head sprouted about 50 gray hairs after witnessing this.
Here's the proud Daddy who is seeing the fruit of his loins starting their manly trek into tackle football. HA and he thought that he was exempt from being tackled. No way Jose your a target too. Moms the only safe one.
This little muffin is the baby of the family that swears his first word should have been TACKLE. I knew this time was coming for him and have been mentally preparing myself from the beginning.
Here's the first moment of impact....I think my head sprouted about 50 gray hairs after witnessing this.
Here's the proud Daddy who is seeing the fruit of his loins starting their manly trek into tackle football. HA and he thought that he was exempt from being tackled. No way Jose your a target too. Moms the only safe one.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
The Death of The Lemon Filled Doughnut.
I really love Sundays. It's a day that we are all usually home and it's a day of doing whatever we want to. I absolutely love to spend time together especially when it's just the four of us. In the winter we are even known to stay in our PJ's all darn day.
Today we had a nice lazy morning. The boys and I were up and Donte was still asleep. We were doodling around downstairs when my Mom called to tell me that Mario Kart was in the Target flyer....hmmmmm i googled the number and they were all sold out. I decided to go to the Best Buy sight and what to my wondering eyes did appear? The Best Buy in Bolingbrook had one. I called and the lady said that they had 9 left. I ran upstairs told Donte....he jumped into gear after a few choice words and hollered at the boys to hurry up and get dressed. We all piled in the car and off we went. We get to the store go in and they had 3 left...I wish I had my camera to show you all how wide the boys smiles were. We also had to stop by the Krispy Kreme store....only because it was right there. It had been awhile and anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE THE LEMON FILLED. We walk in and the boys are pointing out all the ones that they want, I didn't see the lemon filled so I asked the lady. She had the nerve to tell me that they had been discontinued. WHAT!!!!! OMG are you serious? <--I really said that. She said that they weren't that popular. AAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHH! They are popular to me darn it and that's all I care about <---OK so I didn't say that. I settled for a raspberry. And even waited until I got home to eat it. Where's the fun in that?
However we did grill tonight and that was scrumpdiddlyumpcious to say the least. You better believe that I put some of that corn out there and Daniel and torn it up! So now I'm sitting here aimlessly plugging away on my laptop, Donte is playing Call of Duty 4, and the boys are playing Mario Kart. I think this is the perfect time for me to sneak into my scrapbook room and get some memories done.
Today we had a nice lazy morning. The boys and I were up and Donte was still asleep. We were doodling around downstairs when my Mom called to tell me that Mario Kart was in the Target flyer....hmmmmm i googled the number and they were all sold out. I decided to go to the Best Buy sight and what to my wondering eyes did appear? The Best Buy in Bolingbrook had one. I called and the lady said that they had 9 left. I ran upstairs told Donte....he jumped into gear after a few choice words and hollered at the boys to hurry up and get dressed. We all piled in the car and off we went. We get to the store go in and they had 3 left...I wish I had my camera to show you all how wide the boys smiles were. We also had to stop by the Krispy Kreme store....only because it was right there. It had been awhile and anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE THE LEMON FILLED. We walk in and the boys are pointing out all the ones that they want, I didn't see the lemon filled so I asked the lady. She had the nerve to tell me that they had been discontinued. WHAT!!!!! OMG are you serious? <--I really said that. She said that they weren't that popular. AAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHH! They are popular to me darn it and that's all I care about <---OK so I didn't say that. I settled for a raspberry. And even waited until I got home to eat it. Where's the fun in that?
However we did grill tonight and that was scrumpdiddlyumpcious to say the least. You better believe that I put some of that corn out there and Daniel and torn it up! So now I'm sitting here aimlessly plugging away on my laptop, Donte is playing Call of Duty 4, and the boys are playing Mario Kart. I think this is the perfect time for me to sneak into my scrapbook room and get some memories done.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Golden Yumminess
The last few days have been busy. That's the best way that I can put it. Every time I sat down to post something or someone would come calling and I would have to go running. Today I finally got to relax a little.....I got to take a 3 hour nap!!!!!.....I am recharged and rearing to go.
Today started off early. The boys have being dying to see Dark Knight as has Donte. So we were all dressed, fed, and in the car by 9AM. The film was filmed right here in Chicago and I knew with all the hoopla that it would be one of those movies that drew the crowds by the masses. There was a 930AM showing and we got there at around 920. Unfortunately the theater was already crowded. We bought tickets for the 10AM, got our icees and candy, and settled in. The boys and Donte loved it. I liked it as well but the length kinda got to me. It was almost 3 hours long. All in all it was worth it and the boys are still talking bout it.
We then headed to the fresh market and to the local farm. The farm stand was finally open.......I have been counting the days for it to open. There's nothing like fresh produce. We picked up some tomatoes, cucumbers, and corn. I couldn't help myself as soon as I got home I had to make a ear of corn. It only takes like 5 min on top of the stove but it seemed like so much more. I swear I was drooling by the time I got it to my plate, buttered, salted, and finally in my mouth. Corn is absolutely my favorite veggie and I was in corn heaven. MMMMMmmmmmm MMMMMMmmmmmmm Good.
We hung out at home for a bit, then we decided to head to the school so the boys could play some football in the field. I took my new camera and got some great pics of my men. I feel so blessed to have all three of them. It was muggy and sticky but theres nothing sweeter than seeing the man you love teach the two little men you love how to do something.
Donte Jr. He is always so happy.
Donte Jr. and Diggy
Murphy after he got shaved....so fresh and so clean.
Golden Yumminess
My three men
Father and son. I love this picture.
SET......HIKE
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He looks so tiny compared to that big 'ol ball.
Today started off early. The boys have being dying to see Dark Knight as has Donte. So we were all dressed, fed, and in the car by 9AM. The film was filmed right here in Chicago and I knew with all the hoopla that it would be one of those movies that drew the crowds by the masses. There was a 930AM showing and we got there at around 920. Unfortunately the theater was already crowded. We bought tickets for the 10AM, got our icees and candy, and settled in. The boys and Donte loved it. I liked it as well but the length kinda got to me. It was almost 3 hours long. All in all it was worth it and the boys are still talking bout it.
We then headed to the fresh market and to the local farm. The farm stand was finally open.......I have been counting the days for it to open. There's nothing like fresh produce. We picked up some tomatoes, cucumbers, and corn. I couldn't help myself as soon as I got home I had to make a ear of corn. It only takes like 5 min on top of the stove but it seemed like so much more. I swear I was drooling by the time I got it to my plate, buttered, salted, and finally in my mouth. Corn is absolutely my favorite veggie and I was in corn heaven. MMMMMmmmmmm MMMMMMmmmmmmm Good.
We hung out at home for a bit, then we decided to head to the school so the boys could play some football in the field. I took my new camera and got some great pics of my men. I feel so blessed to have all three of them. It was muggy and sticky but theres nothing sweeter than seeing the man you love teach the two little men you love how to do something.
Donte Jr. He is always so happy.
Donte Jr. and Diggy
Murphy after he got shaved....so fresh and so clean.
Golden Yumminess
My three men
Father and son. I love this picture.
SET......HIKE
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He looks so tiny compared to that big 'ol ball.
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