Friday, November 9, 2007
What's for dinner?
...nothing! It was getting late and time to make dinner. I am the kind of person who usually doesn't plan out our family meals. I just kind of go with whatever is available. I opened the pantry for some quick dinner ideas. There was plenty of food, or should I say junk food. We had spaghetti noodles, but no sauce. We had rice, or so I thought, but nothing to put on top of it. We had Hamburger Helper, but no Hamburger. We had Potatoes, but no un-thawed meat. I guess this was a moment I wished I had thought ahead. What makes this even more pathetic was the fact I had been to the store 2 times earlier that day. Once to pick up bread, and a second time to buy a fan. Man, I sure waste my time by not planning ahead.
I decided to call Niel and see if he could go to the store yet another time and pick up some Beef Stew to smoother over rice. That seemed like the easiest and quickest meal for the night. He gladly ran to the store on his way home from work and dropped it off at the house before heading down to the school to vote. I was going to cook dinner and have it all ready for us all to eat when he got back. We had the perfect meal... rice with stew. I put some water on the stove to boil and grabbed another pan to start cooking the Nalley's Beef stew. But, when I went to the cupboard for the rice, wouldn't you know it .... the box was empty.
I think we should have just gone out to dinner!
I decided to call Niel and see if he could go to the store yet another time and pick up some Beef Stew to smoother over rice. That seemed like the easiest and quickest meal for the night. He gladly ran to the store on his way home from work and dropped it off at the house before heading down to the school to vote. I was going to cook dinner and have it all ready for us all to eat when he got back. We had the perfect meal... rice with stew. I put some water on the stove to boil and grabbed another pan to start cooking the Nalley's Beef stew. But, when I went to the cupboard for the rice, wouldn't you know it .... the box was empty.
I think we should have just gone out to dinner!
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Plan to be Surprised!
It was date night last night! I love going out on the town with my amazing sexy husband. It is a rarity these days that we go to a dinner and movie, but last night we faced the movie and dinner crowds and really enjoyed ourselves. We went to for mexican (which made Niel sick), and then saw Dan in Real Life. I am not sure if I am an inexperienced movie movie critic, but I REALLY loved watching Steve Carell in film. It was funny, romantic, dramatic and a little bit of real life. Even though Niel had an upset stomach, he laughed the entire movie. We would highly recommend it!
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Halloween Party!!!
We love to have parties! We sure had a bunch of well dressed friends at our house celebrating this spooky Halloween holiday!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Our Niece Brynlee.... on TV!!
Ok, so Jeff Ranieri doesn't say her name right, but Brynlee was the star of the morning segment at Rockefeller Plaza. I think I even saw Rick (her dad) skate across the camera a few times. This is one of the most adorable things I have ever seen!
Sunday, October 14, 2007
A night with Peter and David
Niel and I spent Saturday night with Peter Breinholt.... and a bunch of other hardcore Breinholt fans. He was amazing as usual. David Tolk accompanied him on piano and vocals. It was a sold out show!!! If you aren't familiar with him, he is incredible. He is one of those guys that has true talent. He plays the guitar, piano, banjo and has a great voice. He was extremely entertaining. I think the reason I like him so much is because when he plays in front of a crowd, he looks like he is have such a great time. He smiles when he sings and gets so excited to share his talents and entertain others. Check out his website.... he will be performing again soon. I promise, it will be an event you will enjoy! You might even become a fan!! http://www.peterbreinholt.com/
http://www.davidtolk.com/
Monday, October 8, 2007
SEP's
It is back to school once again! The kids just had their SEP's. I am pleased to report they are doing very well.
So... our little baby is now in Pre-school! Where have the years gone? Zander is enjoying school. It has been really good for him to be in a school structured environment. He loves his teacher. Miss Julie makes school very fun and exciting. Zander loves show and tell. He reminds me every night before school that he has to bring something to show to his friends. He gets so upset if we forget to put something in his book bag. He is a real cutie!!
Stockton sure is a studious little man!! He is in 2nd grade this year. Stockton is one of those lucky kids who is just smart with very little effort. He is excelling in reading, math, spelling and art. His teacher was amazed at his learning abilities. "If only he were a little more organized!" The learning part comes natural for Stockton... the desire or drive to do homework is the hard part for him. He forgets to put his name on his papers, or when he does his homework, he doesn't turn it in. When I tell him to make sure to turn in his homework, he just says "Why?" Ugh!! I have been reminding him everyday to turn in his homework, he has been doing it. I found out from his teacher that his papers aren't due until the end of the week. So, Stockton has been turning stuff in everyday, only doing what his mother has told him too, come to find out I am making it harder on the teacher. Sheesh!! Good thing we went to SEP's!!
Megan is in 5th grade this year. I don't have a back to school picture of her yet. But what a better picture of her eating an olive, mushroom, cucumber sandwich - Yum! Megan is doing super well in school too. She is off the chart in reading.... seriously, you should hear her read. She is so animated! I am sure she reads on a higher level then me!! She is excelling in all areas of school. She seems to have many friends this year and branching out in all areas. She is even trying a little bit of play writing. Last year she did some acting.... we am looking forward to seeing some of her plays this year!
Conner is in the 4th grade this year. Conner has always been an exceptional student. What can I say, he is a perfectionist. Once again, his grades were all A's. All his teachers had wonderful things to say about him. "He sure likes to talk" .... that is what every teacher had to say. Conner just said, "It is just so hard not to blurt out the answers!" Now, if you ask Conner how he did as SEP's, is all he remembers is "I talk to much!" That is just like Conner to see the area's he needs to work on rather then all the good things the teachers had to say. He is doing very well and we are super pleased with his school success (even if he does talk a lot)!
Garrett is in Kindergarten this year. He absolutely loves school!! He really likes his teacher. Mrs. Smith is extremely positive. She is constantly giving Garrett positive reinforcement. Niel took Garrett to his Kindergarten evaluation at the beginning of the year. Mrs. Smith tested Gar on various subjects, when he finished the Math portion, she commented on how smart he in the Math area (he did not get that intelligence from his mom). Garrett was all smiles and continually tells me how much he loves math. I think I learned a valuable lesson.... positive reinforcement sure goes a long way!! Mrs. Smith also had so many good things to say about Garrett that is almost made me cry.... a cry of happiness of course. I love to hear he is doing so well and that he is such a good student and friend to others.
So... our little baby is now in Pre-school! Where have the years gone? Zander is enjoying school. It has been really good for him to be in a school structured environment. He loves his teacher. Miss Julie makes school very fun and exciting. Zander loves show and tell. He reminds me every night before school that he has to bring something to show to his friends. He gets so upset if we forget to put something in his book bag. He is a real cutie!!
Stockton sure is a studious little man!! He is in 2nd grade this year. Stockton is one of those lucky kids who is just smart with very little effort. He is excelling in reading, math, spelling and art. His teacher was amazed at his learning abilities. "If only he were a little more organized!" The learning part comes natural for Stockton... the desire or drive to do homework is the hard part for him. He forgets to put his name on his papers, or when he does his homework, he doesn't turn it in. When I tell him to make sure to turn in his homework, he just says "Why?" Ugh!! I have been reminding him everyday to turn in his homework, he has been doing it. I found out from his teacher that his papers aren't due until the end of the week. So, Stockton has been turning stuff in everyday, only doing what his mother has told him too, come to find out I am making it harder on the teacher. Sheesh!! Good thing we went to SEP's!!
Megan is in 5th grade this year. I don't have a back to school picture of her yet. But what a better picture of her eating an olive, mushroom, cucumber sandwich - Yum! Megan is doing super well in school too. She is off the chart in reading.... seriously, you should hear her read. She is so animated! I am sure she reads on a higher level then me!! She is excelling in all areas of school. She seems to have many friends this year and branching out in all areas. She is even trying a little bit of play writing. Last year she did some acting.... we am looking forward to seeing some of her plays this year!
Conner is in the 4th grade this year. Conner has always been an exceptional student. What can I say, he is a perfectionist. Once again, his grades were all A's. All his teachers had wonderful things to say about him. "He sure likes to talk" .... that is what every teacher had to say. Conner just said, "It is just so hard not to blurt out the answers!" Now, if you ask Conner how he did as SEP's, is all he remembers is "I talk to much!" That is just like Conner to see the area's he needs to work on rather then all the good things the teachers had to say. He is doing very well and we are super pleased with his school success (even if he does talk a lot)!
Garrett is in Kindergarten this year. He absolutely loves school!! He really likes his teacher. Mrs. Smith is extremely positive. She is constantly giving Garrett positive reinforcement. Niel took Garrett to his Kindergarten evaluation at the beginning of the year. Mrs. Smith tested Gar on various subjects, when he finished the Math portion, she commented on how smart he in the Math area (he did not get that intelligence from his mom). Garrett was all smiles and continually tells me how much he loves math. I think I learned a valuable lesson.... positive reinforcement sure goes a long way!! Mrs. Smith also had so many good things to say about Garrett that is almost made me cry.... a cry of happiness of course. I love to hear he is doing so well and that he is such a good student and friend to others.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Us
Here we are! These little people (and one big person) are my life! The happiest moments, saddest moments, most memorable moments and some moments I wish I could forget....haha!!
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