May in Pictures... Plus Hodgepodge

Here's what we did in May.

LQ played the Snail in Frog & Toad.

I went to College Station to visit F and her new kitten.

There were many Sonic happy hours for LQ & I.

Dad & LQ got to share one for themselves while I was in CS.

Had a beautiful Mother's Day.

Got an awesome waffle iron.


Made, and ATE, lots of waffles.

Started Marathon training.

Went to Reading Restaurant at LQ's school.

There was no power, therefore dark and very warm.

But, very rewarding.

Ate pizza.

Played Dance Central on Kinect.

Played disc golf.

Q had to dry his socks on the way to church one Sunday. 

Played disc golf again, and hunted for my disc for

at least 20 minutes before we spotted it in this tree.

We celebrated LQ's 7th birthday with family & classmates.

We had water fun, frozen t-shirts, colored bubbles, spongebob, & cake!

Went to a baby shower for F's BFF.

Our church purchased the Verizon Ampitheater property

and we held a celebration & ice cream party.

LQ finished tball.

We played more disc golf.

Spent $14 at a couple of garage sales.

And ate a 28" pizza.

Whew!  I'm tired & full!

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Linking up with Joyce's Wednesday Hodgepodge today!

Show some love & give her & everyone else a read :)

 

1. Have you ever been to the US capital-Washington DC? If so, what's your favorite site? If not, what would you most like to see on a visit to that city someday in the future? Is it even on your list of places to visit?
Went 5(?) years ago on a business trip.
I loved the Lincoln Memorial & Vietnam Memorial Wall.
Wish I had more time for more sight-seeing.
Hope to go again with the hubster.

2. When did you last attend a wedding? Are there any weddings on your summer calendar? Were you a summer bride? If you're single, is summer the season of your dream wedding?

Last wedding was in October.
The hubster's best friend is getting married this summer in July.
We - I - am so excited.
He's an awesome guy and has met a wonderful woman.

3. What is your favorite way to eat strawberries?

With my bare hands.
With a little sugar.
Or, on top of angel food cake with whipped cream.
With a fork ;)


4. What is one thing you are especially looking forward to this summer?

Eric's wedding.
Going to Vegas with the hubster.
Swimming pools.
(was I only supposed to list one?)


5. Do you use/like the self checker at the grocery store?

Only if I have less than 5 items.
Otherwise, I stand in line.
HEB rocks at getting people in and out quickly.


6. Share a favorite piece of common sense advice.

Help someone else whenever you can.
Lying, especially to yourself, is way too much work.

7. Barefoot, flip flops, tennis shoes, sassy sandals-your first choice for summertime?
Flip flops & tennis shoes.

8. Insert your own random thought here.
It's National Running Day!
Go out and run!
Even a little!
The hubster ran 3 feet this morning!

Friday Coffee

Friday is one of my favorite days.

I work part time, Mon, Tue & Thu, and I normally stay in on Friday and catch up on any lifetime recordings.  But, I am going to the office today for just a couple of hours to finish up next week's email campaign.

Before I leave, I wanted to fill you in...

LQ started t-ball this week.  We got him registered late so the team already completed 2 practices, so his first practice was a scrimmage game.  He was SO CUTE! 

All the kids were adorable and some of them were so small, I just wanted to scoop them up and run them around the bases.  It was fun watching them all light up and learn what to do.  When it was over and we headed to the car, LQ looked up at me, smiled, spoke lightly and said, "Mom, that was fun.  Can we do it again?"  My heart melted :)  We have practice again tomorrow and the Boy and his "Cardinals" team have 14 games scheduled between now and the end of May!  Wow!

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I overheard a conversation a few days ago - is that eavesdropping? - whereby someone was saying they avoid blogs and facebook because people normally only post 'the good stuff' of their life.  Another person said they feel like their life is boring or that their role as a parent is lacking. 

I guess I'm guilty of posting only the 'good stuff.'

So, right now, I'm admitting that I dislike housekeeping.  Don't get me wrong.  I enjoy being in a clean house, but I'm not thrilled about being the one to clean it.  The downstairs of my house is normally in OK shape, but if you ever decide to 'drop in' for a visit - be prepared to see ME and not look at my floors or the counters or the shelves or the coffeetable or the pantry.  Paper, magazines, mail, cups/glasses, and shoes make their home over all these areas.  And you can forget about 'seeing my house' cuz the upstairs is even crazier!

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Next week is spring break!  I wish F was coming home for a visit but she got a new job and has lots of studying to do.  I really miss her but had a sweet phone conversation with her earlier this week. 

Here are some pics of the day trip we made to see her a few weeks ago.

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V let me color her hair this week and it's back to black :)  Here's a serious pic she sent me whilest she was studying in class.

She is so pretty :)  Don't let the bullet bracelet worry you... lol

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Made one of our favorite meals last night.  King Ranch Chicken!  It a rotel recipe and I encourage you to make it.  Chicken cooking tip: bring to a boil in salt/sugar water and the chicken comes out M.U.Y..D.E.L.I.C.I.O.S.O!  It's a top family favorite.  PLUS, I followed it up with a fruit bowl.  We absolutely LOVE FRUIT and the strawberries are coming into season - YUMMO!

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Have a great weekend!  Mine starts now at 1:15 when I head to LQ's school to help a classroom of 1st graders FLY KITES!  Wish me luck and pray for my patience!  LOL

Yay for Today!

Today is Pancake day!  Woohoo!!!  I don’t know why I’m excited about this – this is the FIRST TIME I’ve ever heard of it!!!  So I must join the celebration and make pancakes for dinner.  Gotta make sausage & eggs too – gonna go all out and make the pancakes from scratch!

Today is my brother’s 31^st birthday.  He came over last night (my Mom & Dad too) and I made him dinner and baked chocolate chip cookies.  I made chicken, beef & bean chalupas – which I made my own tostadas.  I normally buy them made so all I have to do is warm them up.  I do admit, they do taste much better when they are fried right then & there – yummo!

Today my 6 year old son has his first t-ball practice.  He is super excited and so am I.  If you know my son, he’s a talker – full of knowledge & ideas… you know… vision.  Please pray he doesn’t try to become the team coach or team statistician the first day.  Really.  Lol

Today is Devin’s 1^st birthday.  Sweet Devin is the most precious gift & blessing and I Thank God for delivering him to my sweet BFF, Christina & her hubby, Derek.  I love being his “auntie.”

Today I worked out for the first time since I ran the Austin marathon.  I’ve been instructed not to run or walk a lot since I’ve developed tendonitis in my right foot which was hurting a lot post race.  But today I went to the gym and got on the stationary bike and did some strength training.  Whew!  It was rough but felt “oh so good!”

Yay for Today!

Dish Report: Restaurant Quality

"I'd order this at a restaurant."

"Mom this is the best I have ever had."

"It had a lot of onions, but it tasted really good."

These were the "dish report" lyrics of a yummy tune sung by my family last night over last night's out of the ordinary dinner.

Before I tell you what I made, I have to catch up on "Snow Day 2011."

I'm sorry it's taken me 7 days to the date to post our name-sake's event of the 2011 winter season.

I meant to post it that day, but no matter...

LQ got to see snow for the first time at the ripe age of 6 yrs, 9 months.

See how he had to get really close to the ground to make sure he was really seeing snow?

(Please, pay no attention to lack of snow on the grass or under the cars)

Then, we had to work quickly - with a kitchen spatula - to make one of these...

We called him Teeny Tiny Snowman, my friend Cathy called him Snow-gnome.  Haha!

He measured in right under 7 inches tall.

Then we went inside and made pancakes & hot chocolate.

In case you weren't aware of the Arctic Blast in San Antonio, schools closed for the day, restaurants & other businesses waited until the noon hour, because we, San Antonians, know only how to drive on hot sticky asphalt.  Snow & ice freak us out!  It all worked out and by 11 am, the snow was quickly melting and the sun was absolutely brilliant for the rest of the weekend.  On Saturday afternoon, I believe the temp was over 65 degrees - Oh, how I absolutely love South Texas weather.

The week had other distractions, both LQ & V were home Mon-Wed with the flu.  They went to school on Thu, and had a snow-day holiday on Friday.  Plus, Q came home Thu afternoon with a fever so I loaded him up on nyquil and other flu meds.  Praise God everyone was feeling better by Saturday and Q, LQ & I went to the Live Oak park and played frisbee golf.  V had to work but she was back to her beautiful self... See?

Hard to believe my baby girl will be graduating from high school in May.

*sigh*

*** DISH REPORT ***

While we were playing frisbee golf on Saturday, Q called his Dad to ask about their dinner plans.  We were already out and I knew that I was not in the mood to cook dinner and burgers sounded good.  They were already cooking up sausage and had some meatloaf, green beans & salad to go with it.  Naturally, Q worked his "son magic" and received an invitation for dinner.  Everything was delicious, of course, and let me state right now - I love meatloaf.

I searched the allrecipes.com website, meatloaf recipes, and found a Chipotle Cheddar Meatloaf.  Sounded really good and I already had most of the ingredients at home except for chili sauce and an onion.

It was really good!

Did I tell you what my family said...?

"I'd order this at a restaurant."

"Mom this is the best I have ever had."

"It has a lot of onions, but it's really good."

Have a great weekend!!!