Sunday, June 12, 2011

Great Weekend!

It has turned out to be a really nice weekend. Thursday morning started out with big storms and massive rain. Check out our flooded street...(ironic that there is a boat parked across the street, huh?)



Thursday night, Brian and I went to see Kenny Chesney. It was his Father's Day gift (and maybe just a little bit for me, too..haha). I had no idea until around 3pm that day that Uncle Kracker was opening for him. Holy Smokes...UNCLE KRACKER!!!! If you know me, you know I have a bit of a thing for him. I was stoked!!! Even though it was like 52-freaking-degrees, it was still fun! I'm getting old, though. Kenny didn't even come on until 9PM. Maybe if I wasn't frozen by 7:30, I would have had a better attitude. Anyhow...it was still fun! And Uncle-Freaking-Kracker was there!!!! I tried to get some pictures with my phone, but I didn't really get anything good.

Friday was just a lazy day. It was nice because we didn't even leave the house all day. I had one of those total ADD days. You know, the kind where you start something and then it's a domino effect? It was 3:30PM and I was going to make homemade pizza for dinner. Aurelio's uses dried mushrooms on their pizza and Brian really likes it. So, I'm making my list for the store and open the cabinet to see if we have mushrooms. Ugh....I swear, this cabinet hasn't been cleaned out once since we moved here eight years ago. You know what's next, right? Yep...I then decide that the cabinet needs to be cleared out and re-organized right there at that moment. So out everything comes.....


So I successfully threw out a boatload of spices, seasonings, 1/3 used pudding packs (for my Mom's awesome Pecan Coffee Cake) and all sorts of other random items. I'm a happy camper now. I can see what's in there! And yes...we had mushrooms. TWO packs! However, by this time, it was well past the time to begin dinner. I know.......it's shocking that I would get side-tracked on 15 other things before the cabinet was done. We got some carry-out from Cilantro with a gift card we've had forever. Productive day!!

Saturday Jack had a game and then it was off to the Oyster's house for their annual Bean Bag Tourney. We had so much fun! While the guys were playing bags, the girls wound up playing Kick The Can with the kids out in front. I hid in a bush for what seemed like FOREVER and I'm pretty sure I had bugs and who knows what else in my hair by the end of that game! It was all worth it, though! We had some good food, fun times and Brian even won 3rd place in the bags tourney. Unfortunately, Jack's game didn't go so well. He got a couple of nice hits, though. And of course the time I'm actually standing by the plate with the camera, he gets a walk! Oh well..here is a picture of Jack watching the ball...haha!



And finally, today...Sunday. Made some blueberry pancakes for breakfast, some cupcakes for no particular reason, and now that it's been established how many packages of dried mushrooms I have, we were finally able to have that homemade pizza for dinner tonight. Jack rolled out all the dough for me. It thought maybe that would be an incentive to actually eat some. No dice. That kid is so damn picky!!!!



And that's it....after heading down to Izaak to catch a game, I'm home. And i'm tired! G'Nite!!

Friday, June 10, 2011

Yummy! Roasted Tomatoes with Pesto


I made this the other night and even Brian, who isn't a big fan of tomatoes, really liked it. It's a Barefoot Contessa recipe and it was a hit!

Slice Roma tomatoes into discs and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and dried oregano. Roast at 450 for 12 min. Then place a dollop of pesto on top and some grated Parmesan cheese. Roast an additional 10 min or until they are golden and bubbly.

School's Out For Summer!


I've been a bit bummed that I haven't been able to post in the last couple of months. I'm going to make a point to do so every day or two.

There, I said it. Now since it's been said...it MUST happen!!!!!

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Wastin' Away Again....

Well, it's about time! Finally, the margarita man himself, Jimmy Buffett has finally announced when his circus will hit Toyota Park this summer!!! August 23rd! Mark your calendars! Now we can finally plan the rest of our summer! Tickets go on sale Monday morning at 10AM. Yay!!!! I'm looking forward to planning. It's always a GREAT time. This will be my 21st JB show.

Shopping Without Coupons....Ugh.

While I'm not a person who won't buy something unless there is a coupon attached to it somehow, I rarely have a shopping experience where there are no coupons involved at all. I had one of those today. Yuck! $56 at Target!!! I didn't even buy all that much. Such is life.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Ugh.


A couple of years ago, I donated the lovely pink plaid couch from the Dolton house to the BHS Library. It was in my back room and it needed a new home....and the library was looking for some donated furniture for a reading area. A win for everyone!

As I was walking through the library this morning, I noticed someone had made their mark on it. And yes, I'm 13...and while it was wrong, I'd be lying if I said I didn't get a small chuckle out of it.

Before School CVS


This is for you, Cousin Lisa! :)

I hit up the CVS this morning on my way in to score some free deodorant and free pop. CVS is selling Dove Men's deodorant (only the ones with the gray caps) $2 each. Print off the Dove Men's deodorant coupon from coupons.com (go to the personal care section) and you've got it for free!

2 Dove Deodorants - $4.00 (used 2 $2/1 printables)
1 Diet Dr. Pepper - $1.69 (took off $2 for liking them on Facebook)
1 Bag of Jelly Beans - .99 (I had no coupon for this. I heart jelly beans...'tis the season)

Out of pocket price....$1.12 (.44 of which was tax!) Not bad!