Menu Planning

We enjoyed our weekend. Saturday was filled with baseball and family. The pool is open for the weekends in May and we spent time splashing around.

Our menu is carrying over meals from last week that didn't get made. Shame on me! I was too tempted by going out with friends and family. DH is working most of the week so its just our son and I for the most part.

Here is our plan:

Monday~Meatloaf, mash potatoes and broccoli(from last week)

Tuesday~Glorified Chicken(a Campbell's recipe) mac and cheese

Wednesday~Subway after baseball practice

Thursday~Leftover chicken from Sunday and a vegetable

Friday~Frozen pizza and salad.

Have a great week!

Menu Planning Monday

I had a fun filled long weekend. I took a personal day Friday and went to the scrapbook convention here in my town sponsored by Creating Keepsakes. There were so many things even though it was smaller than the last time they here. I didn't take any classes because I have so many packets from the last one to complete. I did shop until I dropped. There isn't a great scrapbook store near me, except for Michael's and Hobby lobby, so it was fun stocking up on new and fun items.



My son had another game on Saturday and they won!!! He pitched two scoreless innings again. His next game is Thursday against a tough team. Right now we are in first place for the division and we want to stay there!



This week DH is home and not working evenings so I have to cook more. I have some new things to try and I am looking forward to trying them.



Here is our plan:

Monday~Herb Shrimp and Pasta from Southern Living Cookbook

Tuesday~Pork Chop Stuffing Bake and broccoli and cheese

Wednesday~Chicken with 20 cloves of garlic, carrots and potatoes

Thursday~Out after the game!

Friday~Meatloaf, mash potatoes and broccoli



*Tuesday-Friday recipes can be found in the Kraft Food and Family magazine.



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Menu Planning Monday

What a weekend! The weather was absolutely crazy! It started raining Friday til Saturday late afternoon, causing severe flooding in certain parts of my city. There were severe thunderstorms with wind, hail and tornado watches/warnings. Here are a few pictures of the front and back of my house on Saturday.

You can't tell where the street curb starts.

A raging river from my backyard across my patio.The raging river moving things around.

Friday night I took son over to the batting cages so he could practice his swing. I was impressed with the facilities at Baseball USA. I haven't been inside because dad usually takes him. His game was cancelled on Saturday so we went back over to the batting cages to practice hitting again. When we left there Saturday it was terrible getting home from all the flooding but we managed.

After the rain stopped we headed out to the movie theater to see Hannah Montana the movie with my sister and her kids. It was a cute movie and I cried! My son was embarrassed that I cried but I cry at just about anything.

Sunday we had the make up game. The Grizzlies won the game we have won every game we have played. My son was the starting pitcher and pitched two scoreless innings. I am so proud of him and so were his grandparents that came to watch. Tonight we have another game against a great team. Go Grizzlies!

Since it will just be me and my son this week for dinner since husband is working, I decided to keep it easy.

Here is our plan for the week:

Monday~Out after baseball game-Go Grizzlies!

Tuesday~Tuna Tettrazini and crescent rolls

Wednesday~Pizza and salad

Thursday~a frozen meal starter

Friday~Chicken pot pies

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Menu Planning

What a fabulous weekend we had. Friday night we went to the Rice vs Memphis baseball game. I love the atmosphere at the university ball park. The Rice Owls ended up losing but we had a great time. Saturday our son had a baseball game and they won 11-2. His team has won their first two games! Our son pitched two scoreless innings. We are so proud of him! Saturday we attended a family wedding. It was a beautiful event. The reception was filled with food, dancing and drinking! The bride was Greek so it was interesting to learn some new customs and dances!

Here is our plan for the week:

Monday: Chicken Caccitore and so sort of vegetable

Tuesday: Spaghetti and so sort of vegetable

Wednesday: Out after sons game

Thursday: Pizza and salad

Friday: Mom and son date night. He gets to pick!

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Have a great week!

Calvert

Awhile back we spent a day out in the country in Calvert, Texas enjoying the simple life. There is nothing like male bonding while shooting the BB guns.
You need a steady aim to hit the target. The younger ones are watching the older ones shoot.
After all that shooting we needed to relax on the hammock. Its hard work living in the country!

Round Rock

This summer I learned so much about baseball. My son played in a summer league and we had such a great time. I even learned how to keep score in the official score book for the coach. I also learned about there are minor leagues that some players go to before moving up to the majors. I know where have I been. I like to cheer on a team but never have learned much about the sport. While Texas has two minor leagues that I found out about. So we packed up the car and went to see the Round Rock Express, which is the minor team for the Houston Astros. We had so much fun that weekend and plan to do more next summer.

While spending time in the Austin area we went to the Austin Zoo. This was a unique experience. It is much smaller than the Houston Zoo but you are so close to the animals it was exciting. Our son feeding a goat.
And no trip to the zoo is complete without a ride on the train.

Round Rock Express stadium
They even have a pool you can rent out to watch the game.
The field

Enjoying the game. It was Longhorn night and everyone was decked out in Longhorn gear, even the players had Longhorn jerseys.

We made it through the Hurricane!

We had no damage to our house. Praise God! The wind was howling and rattling the windows like crazy last night. It was pretty intense for awhile. We have plenty of small to medium branches thrown all over our yard. We spend the afternoon raking up piles of leaves and limbs. We have a huge pile of medium branches from our oak and pine trees, about the size of a small car. Some of our neighbors were not quite so lucky. Lots of damage from the old trees. One thing I didn't have on my supplies list was large trash bags so those piles will have to sit until the stores open up and the piles dry up some. Another thing I didn't pick up was batteries and the radio didn't have any working batteries in it, so I was pulling batteries from my sons toys and games this morning so we could hear the news and weather. You can bet we will be well stocked with batteries this next week.



We lost our electricity around 4:00 in the morning and it still hasn't been turned back on. So we packed up our bags and refrigerator and we are staying out at my sisters. She is very fortunate to have power out here near Cypress.



Good news and bad news. Our school was closed on Friday so we could prepare for the hurricane and now they are going to be closed for Monday and Tuesday due to damage and electrical problems in the school buildings. My son is going to be so happy when I tell him but I am not since we will probably have to make these days up and that means more than likely they will start to take from our holidays.



Oh, and for those that want to know what you can get us for Christmas, we would like a generator, please!

Preparing for Hurricane IKE

We are out preparing for Hurricane IKE today. We have secured things around the house and stocked up on supplies. Now we just have to wait til it hits. The news coverage shows how hard its slamming into the coast. I think we will experience some wind and local street flooding. I hope we do not lose electricity!

Please keep us in your prayers!

I'll be back once the storm passes.

Enjoy your weekend.

Tyler

This summer instead of going to one place we decided to take several weekend trips around our state. One place that we ventured to was Tyler, TX. And we took a trip to the zoo while there. Here are some photos of our time at the zoo. Enjoy!
The zoo is nicely landscaped with lots of ups and downs. We really got a work out exploring this zoo.They have this huge caged bird area and you can walk in and see birds up close.And feed them with a stick dipped in a sticky substance and rolled in bird seed. The birds just hop on to your stick!My favorite animal.And you can't leave without picking up a souvenir or two!

Waiting

Saturday we were hanging around the house waiting for the delivery truck with our new washer and dryer. Earlier this week our dryer would not turn on so we called the repairman to come take a look. Our washer and dryer were purchased when we got married way back in 1992, so they had done their job for us and were not very energy efficient. So instead of spending $400 to repair the motor on the old dryer we went shopping and purchased two beautiful appliances.

With the old washer and dryer I didn't see a real need or desire to fix up the laundry room but now I need to spruce things up in there. The new appliances are sooo pretty! I think it may become one of my favorite rooms in the house.

See ya~I've got laundry to do!

Austin Trip

We had so much fun exploring Austin!

We arrived Friday at lunchtime and headed start to 6Th Street to eat at DH favorite place, Old Pecan Street Cafe. Afterwards strolled around 6Th Street during the daylight since we had our son.

Then we headed over to the capital. It was so cool! I haven't been since I was a kid and this was our sons first trip.
We did stop in the Visitors Center to pick up some souvenirs. Then we headed to check into our hotel, the lovely Hampton Inn. DH took a nap and I took son to the pool to read my new book. Then we got ready for dinner at one of my favorite places, Brick Oven Pizza. We strolled around the Arboretum shops window shopping and then went to Central Market for dessert, yummy carrot cake. We were exhausted the first day!

Saturday we got an early start and head to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. I loved this place and it was my first visit there. Not much blooming right now since it was so hot but I'm sure during the Spring the place is beautiful.
After leaving the Wildflower Center, I wanted to stop at a store that I had found on-line, Homespun Cottage. It was very nicely decorated and I wanted everything in the shop. I did pick up some cute ladybug magnets because you can never have too many ladybugs. I visited with the shop owner and found out her daughter lives here in my city. I will definitely be back to shop some more.

We were starving and stopped by my sisters favorite place to eat, Hickory Street Cafe. Enjoyed a nice lunch. Then we headed straight for the Bob Bullock Museum. This place was incredible. It's a must see place when you are in Austin. Be sure and get the combination ticket and do it all. We saw the film in the Spirit theater and we had a giggle. We learned about all things Texas in the exhibits and then we saw the I-MAX film Extreme. Our son loved seeing all the extreme sports!

After exploring the museum we went to the shop Uncommon Objects, which I found out through Garden Antiques. This place was packed with all kinds of goodies. I had so much fun looking at everything but didn't buy a thing. There was stuff hanging from the ceilings, stacked on top of each other. You can literally spend all day in there. Thanks Theresa!

Then we went back to the hotel to recharge. And then went to one of the most fabulous places to be at sunset for dinner, The Oasis. This place is so nice to sit out on the deck eating dinner and watching the sunset over Lake Travis.



Sunday we headed to Georgetown to explore Inner Space Caverns. I didn't get to shop at any antique stores here. Maybe next time!

Inside the cave!

Mining for gems!


For lunch we drove up to Salado and ate at the Stagecoach Inn before heading home.

Thanks for reading this very long post!

Menu Planning Monday

Where did the weekend go? We were busy with a 50th anniversary party for my aunt and uncle up in The Woodlands on Saturday and Sunday we had baseball, which we lost.

Today was a fun day. We met my sister and her kids at the movies to see The American Girl Kit movie. I didn't think that the boys would like it but they did. It had a mystery to solve and they were getting into it. It was a cute movie. If you have girls at your house I would recommend. And then we had a baseball game, which we won!

We have three baseball games this week(M, T and Th) so cooking will be limited. Here is our plan:

Monday~Spaghetti
Tuesday~Steaks on the grill and bake potatoes
Wednesday~Toss Tacos
Thursday~Out since we have an early game
Friday~Peach Glazed Chicken and Rice

We are running errands tomorrow while Connie is here cleaning. I hope to find all my supplies at the big W store to complete all my projects I want to finish this week. I can't wait to show you the finish products.

I hope your week is off to a great start!

Family Reunion

Pictures from my Family Reunion two weeks ago in Decatur, Texas.Down under those trees is where we spent two days playing, eating and sharing family stories.


Here is everyone that attendedThe air conditioned barn we hung out in during the day. At night the white door was raised and the large screens were placed in its place and the cool evening breeze was nice.
My mom, in red, with her brother and sisters.


This was the funniest activity. Riding the go cart at top speed through the field and getting sticker burs all over you! That's my son!
Even my mom enjoyed a spin on the go cart!
Riding the horse was fun. The smaller children were lead around by an older cousin.Shooting the B B gun was exciting!
Making homemade ice cream. My dad in the blue Disney shirt.My son enjoying his ice cream. A sweet way to end the day!