Not much to say here, other than yummy!!!
Peach Mojitos
Friday, June 27, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Feeding
I was scrolling through some pictures tonight and found these pics from last weekend....I thought it was important that I cover the topic of eating.
I am definitely doing a lot of feeding. Feeding myself and feeding "the bub" (as Tante H refers to Baby P.). It takes a lot of food to keep this kid going. And I find myself being hungry all the time. The "offering" I would leave to the "food gods" as Mike and I have named it has not made an appearance for quite sometime...normally I will leave a little speck of food on my plate. I am not sure why, it just sits there as though it makes me feel like not such a pig for eating everything on my plate. But these days, I have put those piggish concerns to the side...so that I can make room for more food.
It is quite an experience to eat almost a whole pizza from Trader Joe's and still not be full. I am looking forward to getting back to my old appetite, but I am not looking forward to saying goodbye to ice cream..sniff sniff. We've developed a nice relationship since about 7 months into my pregnancy. I guess we will have to rekindle the flame the next time I get knocked up.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Flavor Friday
This recipe comes to you courtesy of Routine Mom. Chicken with Parmesan, Garlic, and Herb Crust is delicious. And even better it is pretty easy. And it tastes awesome as leftovers (which is a definite must for me as I am very anti-leftovers). ENJOY.
I am still trying to figure out what to do for Father's Day...yikes!
I am still trying to figure out what to do for Father's Day...yikes!
Monday, June 9, 2008
His Eye is on the Sparrow
Anyone that is interested might want to know that the local Toyota dealership did locate a sparrow (a dead one) in the wheel well-ish area of our car this morning...
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Bird Killers
We left for church this morning and spent the first 40 seconds debating what is a proper temperature for the car. Shortly after turning the a/c on, we heard a rattling in the car. We have only had this car for a month or so, so at first I thought, "wow, we got a bum deal." But then the sound really started to flutter, and it sounded as though the car was ALIVE!
I started screaming and frantically and clinging to Mike's arm. There seemed to be something flying around in the engine compartment of our car. I immediately started shutting the air vents to prevent the spread of the avian flu (at this point we decided it was a bird flying around). Meanwhile, Mike pulled over into a church parking lot (not our church) to further assess the situation.
As he approached the front of the car, we heard more fluttering--and it was coming from the passenger side (MY SIDE!!). He quickly instructed me to leave the car--because maybe the bird---was going to fly into the car via the glove compartment and peck my face to death, like in Alfred Hitchcock's movie, The Birds.
We had been sitting in the church parking lot for about 5 minutes and in the midst of our adventure 2 people drove in to attend church. I feel it necessary to mention that neither party decided to come over and help or ask if we needed help. And it was pretty obvious we had a problem, we were sitting there with the hood up, etc. Aren't you supposed to get help at a church? But I digress...
Anyway, the baby and I were sitting outside the car observing my dear husband as he tried to coax the bird out of the engine area of the car. We were no longer hearing fluttering noises and decided that perhaps the bird had died. We discussed the merits of heading to a Jiffy Lube where we could get the car up on a rack and perhaps view the carcass from there. Was it an act of mercy? Or should we be heading to church? We decided to head for church as we would probably end up worrying my mom to death if we didn't show up, etc, etc.
We didn't hear a peep...I mean sound from the poor thing for the rest of the day. We even called AAA and they didn't have any great solutions. All the auto body shops were closed...so we will have to take the car in tomorrow for someone to take a look at.
All of this left me thinking about the poor bird. It surely did not think that this would be the last day of his/her life when he/she made the fateful decision to crawl up into the wheel well of our car. A seemingly safe option turned out to be one of the worst decisions the bird could have made. This made me think a lot about life in general. Are there decisions in my life that seem safe but in reality are the worst ever--even leading to death?
One would hope that I would have the foresight to know which are safe decisions and which are not. But honestly, without God's Word I think I would be lost. I am so thankful that He has provided us with something to go to. And even more, I am thankful that He has blessed us with a Savior. He has blessed us with a Son who has died for our sins.
So...I guess this little birdie...or whatever it is...did not die in vain...it did create some earnest reflection on my part.
...it is tough being an over-thinker.
I started screaming and frantically and clinging to Mike's arm. There seemed to be something flying around in the engine compartment of our car. I immediately started shutting the air vents to prevent the spread of the avian flu (at this point we decided it was a bird flying around). Meanwhile, Mike pulled over into a church parking lot (not our church) to further assess the situation.
As he approached the front of the car, we heard more fluttering--and it was coming from the passenger side (MY SIDE!!). He quickly instructed me to leave the car--because maybe the bird---was going to fly into the car via the glove compartment and peck my face to death, like in Alfred Hitchcock's movie, The Birds.
We had been sitting in the church parking lot for about 5 minutes and in the midst of our adventure 2 people drove in to attend church. I feel it necessary to mention that neither party decided to come over and help or ask if we needed help. And it was pretty obvious we had a problem, we were sitting there with the hood up, etc. Aren't you supposed to get help at a church? But I digress...
Anyway, the baby and I were sitting outside the car observing my dear husband as he tried to coax the bird out of the engine area of the car. We were no longer hearing fluttering noises and decided that perhaps the bird had died. We discussed the merits of heading to a Jiffy Lube where we could get the car up on a rack and perhaps view the carcass from there. Was it an act of mercy? Or should we be heading to church? We decided to head for church as we would probably end up worrying my mom to death if we didn't show up, etc, etc.
We didn't hear a peep...I mean sound from the poor thing for the rest of the day. We even called AAA and they didn't have any great solutions. All the auto body shops were closed...so we will have to take the car in tomorrow for someone to take a look at.
All of this left me thinking about the poor bird. It surely did not think that this would be the last day of his/her life when he/she made the fateful decision to crawl up into the wheel well of our car. A seemingly safe option turned out to be one of the worst decisions the bird could have made. This made me think a lot about life in general. Are there decisions in my life that seem safe but in reality are the worst ever--even leading to death?
One would hope that I would have the foresight to know which are safe decisions and which are not. But honestly, without God's Word I think I would be lost. I am so thankful that He has provided us with something to go to. And even more, I am thankful that He has blessed us with a Savior. He has blessed us with a Son who has died for our sins.
So...I guess this little birdie...or whatever it is...did not die in vain...it did create some earnest reflection on my part.
...it is tough being an over-thinker.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Flavor Friday
Three Step Taco Salad is awesome. I have made it several times and everyone seems to like it. It is really easy to put together too, which makes it even more exciting. I am not sure that it really takes 3 steps, but whatever.
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