Monday, March 31, 2008

SLOPPY JOES the good stuff




Turkey Sloppy Joes




ground turkey meat


red pepper (or any color)


red onion


tomatoe sauce


brown sugar


worcestershire sauce


montreal grill seasoning




cook on stove


(husband can do this)



Burger Buns

Flour

Egg

Sugar

Yeast

salt

SPRING in maine YUCK!

Im probably breaking
the cardinal rule of
blogging but this
is going to be the complaining blog. (ugly pictures included to make points) This is my pool. This is my pool in March 2008 after a long gross winter! It collapsed, the sides are crunched the liner is ripped and the bottom is mangled. Needless to say we will not be swimming anytime soon. Other things that this winter has brought to us, well how about 3.79 a gallon for oil. Oh did I mention that we go through at least 100 gallons every 15-20 days on top of burning through 8 cords of wood? Gas is 3.30 a gallon and I drive a suburban????? I put in 125.00 dollars worth of gas yesterday. Flour was 33.80 for 50 pounds almost twice the amount I had paid for it 2 months prior. The hot tub is broken, the yards is muddy, the kids are bored, the dog is lame ( mentally and physically ;) He can't run in the snow or his legs get sore! So you see, we need grass and sun and warm weather!! PLEASE PLEASE GET HERE SOON.


I tried to get a picture of the fact that it is SNOWING again here! It has been all day, its gray and ugly and cold and miserable. I have tried not to complain to much about the weather, but this winter has been long and hard and difficult.

HMMM....

I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PICTURES TO PUT UP FOR A WHILE NOW
LIFE HAS BEEN BUSY, MARK HAS BEEN WORKING ON FUNERAL ASSISTANCE FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK 1/2 NOW AND FEELS LIKE HE HAS BEEN HOME FOR A BOUT 3 HOURS TOTAL! THE BOYS ARE AT THE DENTIST THIS MORNING AND HE WAS ABLE TO TO TAKE THEM FOR ME, I WAS NOT SURE HOW I COULD DO IT, AS THEIR APPOINTMENT WAS AT 6:45 AND I DID NOT THINK WE COULD ALL GET READY AND OUT OF THE HOUSE AT THAT HOUR, NOT SURE HOW THE BOYS FELT ABOUT GOING TO THE DENTIST WITH THEIR DAD IN DRESS GREENS!
MORE TO COME THIS WEEK I HOPE, MAYBE I WILL PUT UP A PIC OF ME MINUS BRACES SOON.

Monday, March 24, 2008

OUTERBANKS ~ 2004



ONE OF MY FAVORITE PICTURES OF ALL TIMES
AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES ON EARTH
THIS DAY WAS MAGNIFICENT
ONLY ONE THING MISSING
BUT WE WERE THINKING OF HIM

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

IRISH SODA BREAD



out of order pictures and no finished product = sign of a unorganized spacey person.






























flour


sugar


eggs


buttermilk


kates butter


baking soda


baking powder


salt


currants


orange zest






mix it together DONT FORGET TO PUT THE X IN THE BREAD (thanks Isaiah!) bake and out it comes warm and delicious, perfect for a irish evening with a boiled dinner


Thursday, March 13, 2008

20 years went by so fast


Levi turned 20! I LOVE THIS KID. I can't believe how nice he turned out. He is the funniest person I know ( well besides Jon) and he is a great person. We had a nice meal with his friends and then cheesecake for his cake. I'm proud of him and proud to be his mom.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

SEARCH FOR THE WORLDS GREATEST JEANS




AN EPIC JOURNEY


jeans, jeans, jeans, jeans, jeans, jeans, jeans


i live in jeans, i'll die in jeans, i love jeans, i hate jeans.


these are the best of times, these are the worst of times.


jeans how do i love thee, let me count the ways.


my quest for the worlds best jeans has led me to do things i would not normally do, i have spent $$ that could feed starving children in africa to find a decent pair. is it too much to ask of the jean makers of the world to make a pair that fits me and then continue to make it for the rest of my existence! please please do not make me a pair and then quit after a year, that is like a knife to my back. why do you make jeans that would fit the worlds tallest man? is he buying womens jeans? i have four kids, i don't have time to go to "my" tailor! (which is what the jean ladies tell me to do) LIKE I HAVE A TAILOR. tammy helped me out yesterday with some tailoring so she is my new tailor unless the jean world decides to take my advice and make jeans to fit some one shorter then the worlds tallest man

i have a lot more to say about this quest ~ but i need to help scout pick out her jeans!

to be continued......