Happy Birthday to my "baby" brother! Hope you have a wonderful day!

Menu Plan for week- a day late

Monday- we had Chicken and Dumpling Soup and a shocker was that Cyrus ask for seconds! Makes me want to make it every day of the week.

Tuesday- Sweet Potato and Lentil Curry over rice [it is adapted from this recipe but I am using brown lentils, sweet potato instead of carrot and spinach]

Wednesday- Shepherd's Pie

Thursday- Chicken Carbonara [third week in a row but requested everytime plus Cyrus actually eats it]

Friday- I am torn between Chicken Soup with Brown Rice and Ginger or Thai Chicken Soup...

Saturday- Cajun Fettucine [shrimp has been requested and this is very similar to Chicken Carbonara] and a little hot! for Valentine's Day. Smores Truffles and Velvet Cupcakes with cream cheese frosting for dessert...

As always, more recipes and menu ideas over at Organizing Junkie!

Quote

It`s the spirit with which we respond to life`s difficulties, not the difficulties per se that affect well-being.


-- Dr. Judith Sills

Thought this is a great quote especially in our current economic troubles...

Two months...

While busy with daily life and working on getting a house for our family time was flying by...
Today February 5th marks two months left before Dan leaves for training and then is overseas for his deployment.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Grandpa!
Happy Birthday Dad!
Hope you have a great day!

Life

Remember when I told you one of my top favorite television show is Life on NBC back on tonight with all new episodes. Finally...

And I am going to miss it. I will be enjoy a mom/women night out playing with glass at a glass fusing studio! I'll take my camera to post about it tomorrow.

Have a wonderful evening everyone!

Finally things are moving along and hopefully we'll soon be moving ourselves...
We got our appraisal and we'll have $4,000 instant equity- Whoo hoo!
All the paperwork is done except for the last review and soon we should close and move! We're hoping to move next weekend so wish us the best with that.

[Cyrus drew the above picture- it is our house with rain falling on it- we do live in Oregon- Dan is playing a video game with Solomon inside the house and the big creature in the middle is "Iggy" our pet lizard. Apparently Cyrus and I are going on an errand- probably to the grocery store where Cyrus can try to get a treat]

In other sort-of-related-news we are not getting a tax refund so gift certificates for paint, IKEA, toilet, and Best Buy [where we plan on getting our fridge and dishwasher] would make lovely housewarming gifts *hint hint* For more exciting news we won't be able to get our big dining table until next year so the boys are excited about the big empty dining room to play in the meantime...


Another picture of the house by Cyrus but with a sun shinning this time. Once again Solomon and Dan are home while Cyrus and I are going somewhere- is Cyrus trying to tell me something??? Do I always take him on my errands?

Monday Menu Plan

Monday (tonight): Since Pasta has been such a big hit we're having pasta noodles with a meat sauce and salad.

Tuesday: Fish, wild rice, and sweet potato fries [although baked and not fried]

Wednesday: Curried Sweet Potato Soup for lunch and leftover. Marinated Flank Steak, Carmelized Onions and Cheddar Quesadillas with rice and beans for dinner.

Thursday: Continuing on with my Mexican food craving is Shredded Pork or Beef Taquitos, with coleslaw, rice and beans.

Friday: Leftover shredded pork or beef with Corn Fritters

Saturday: Leftovers

Sunday: Chicken, broccoli or cauliflower [depending on grocery store prices] stir fry with peanut sauce over rice...

As always, more recipes and menu ideas over at Organizing Junkie!

Superbowl

Hope everyone had a great time watching the Superbowl...

Like a girl I was cheering on the pretty little red birdies... The Cardinals came so close to wining- I wish they had.

Dan worked yesterday so the boys and I started watching it together then during halftime- Dan came home and we drove over to friends' house where my camera didn't take pictures of their cute baby but here is one of Cyrus giving the dog some tummy rubbin' ...