Happy Day

I am so excited for this day! It is going to be a good one.
I have been doing a lot of bookkeeping work these last few weeks getting ready for taxes that I really need to do something fun. Last week I read on my friends blog that she had some Valentine's Day projects to do. I looked at them and thought huh I should do some. I haven't really been big on decorating for Valentine's Day. I bought some plastic cling hearts and put them on my sliding glass door and they look so cute. They really make it cheery during this cold, cold winter.

I looked on It's A Sign website for some cute Valentine's Day projects and I found some. I ordered them and they came yesterday.

I can't wait to paint them and put them up. It will really look cute in my living room and give some color to the winter!

Another reason I am excited for today is because tomorrow is Region Drill Team. I am going to go get some good luck balloons and take them to school for Brooke. We got her a card and I am so excited to give it to her. We are so proud of Brooke for doing so well on drill team and in school. This is going to be a fun action packed weekend for us! The drill team is 7 time State Champs. We really enjoy watching them dance they are good!!



5 question Friday

Okay, carrying on now...welcome to Five Question Friday! The easiest, most fun blog hop around!


Rules for Five Question Friday: Copy and paste the following questions to your blog post, answer them, then watch for the linky to appear Friday morning!


Questions for Friday, January 21st: (Special thanks to @thecoolestwife, Sharayha, Rachel, Angela, and Sandy for their question suggestions! If you would like to be linked in a future 5QF, head on over to my community to offer up your best question suggestions (We need more! Please!)! Feel free to shout 'em out on Twitter, too! [@5crookedhalos]...if you remember, try to use the hashtag #5QF so they are accessible for ever!!)


1. Where did you meet your spouse and did you instantly know it was love?

I met my husband at a Texas Hold 'Em poker game. This was the first time I had seen him there. When I walked into the room and saw him I thought(and still do think) he was the best looking guy I had ever seen! My heart got a little shock in it and I knew I wanted to get to know him!! So ya I think it was love at first sight.


2. What is your favorite room in your house?

My living room becasue it has pictures of my family in it. I love to put up pictures in my house. Not just ones we got taken professionally but snapshots too.

3. Can you wiggle your ears?

No I can't.


4. What is your evening ritual?

I get Bo his jammies on and we read a story and rock a bye. I go and lay with him in his bed until he falls a sleep. Then I come back out and sit with Tracy and we drink out evening herbal tea and watch a little tv then we go to bed, usually around 9:00pm.


5. How many hours of sleep do you need to function?

Hmmm I haven't really thought about this but I guess around 6. I used to like to sleep in but I can't really do that much anymore, being a mom and all.

Sleeping through the night

About the last 3 months I was pregnant with Bo I didn't sleep very well at night. Everyone would tell me oh you better enjoy your sleep now because when the baby comes you won't get any sleep. I would tell them oh well I don't sleep now so I don't think it will be a problem when he is born cuz I am used to it. WELL the difference is when I was still pregnant with him I could lay in bed and not HAVE to get up. After he was born I HAD to get up. Well he is 2 now and he has been sleeping in his own bed for about 6 months. He still doesn't sleep through the night and around 4 AM he comes into the living room and says Mommy come back here. It is so cute. So anyway the other night he slept the whole night through. I woke up at 4 AM however and listened for him. Didn't hear anything. So I layed in my bed and waited. Still nothing. So at 5 AM I got up and walked down to his room to check on him. He was laying on his pillow sleeping so soundly. He looked like such a big boy it brought tears to my eyes. I thought since he was born I have wanted him to sleep through the night so I could. But what happened when he did? Mommy couldn't sleep. I started to think will I ever sleep all the way through the night again or as a Mom will you always wake up to listen for your kids??

Bo sleeping with his blankey

Menu Jan 15th to Jan 31st

Menu for January 15^th to January 31^st 2011

On my last menu I had Mexican Meatloaf. You seriously need to make this for dinner!! It was so yummy. I absolutely LOVED the sauce and I'm going to make it in the summer for hamburgers and steak when we BBQ! I found the recipe on my friend, Jeannie's blog and I am so glad she posted this. Thanks Jeannie!!

Friday, January 15^th

Easy French Dip Sandwiches

This is from Better than Burgers Blog and it sounded so yummy and easy, plus Tracy LOVES French Dips so I had to try them

Sunday, January 16^th

Meatballs and Gravy served over rice or noodles

I have had this recipe for a few years and have never tried it but it sounded so good to me now that I am going to try it

1 lb ground beef

1/2-3/4 cup parmesan cheese

1/2 small white onion chopped

Salt and pepper

1 can Campbell’s golden mushroom soup

Sour cream for garnish if desired

1 1/2 cups egg noodles or rice.

Place ground beef in mixing bowl. Add parmesan cheese, onion and salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly with clean hands. Shape into 2 inch size meatballs. Coat the bottom of a 10-12 inch skillet with oil. Place the meatballs in skillet over medium heat. Turn meatballs with spoon to brown on all sides.

Empty soup into bowl and add 1 can of water to soup mix well. Pour soup over meatballs. Turn heat to low and simmer covered about 10-15 minutes.
While meatballs are simmering. Cook noodles or rice according to package directions.

Drain noodles and spoon meatballs and gravy over noodles or the rice. Add a dollop of sour cream on top if desired.
* I thickened the gravy with a little corn starch

Depending on size of meatballs can make about 12 meatballs
Serves about 4-6 people

Monday, January 17^th

Easy Sheppard’s Pie (this has cream cheese in it so I definitely had to try it!)

1 pound hamburger

2 cups hot mashed potatoes

4 oz. cream cheese, cubed

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

2 garlic cloves minced

4 cups frozen mixed vegetables

1 cup beef gravy

Preheat oven to 375. Brown meat in skillet and drain

Mix potatoes, cream cheese and ½ cup of shredded cheese and the garlic until well blended

Stir veggies and gravy into meat and place in baking dish

Cover with potato mixture and sprinkle with the rest of shredded cheese. Bake for 20 minutes or until heated through

Tuesday, January 18^th

Easy Beef Teriyaki

Wednesday, January 19^th

Ham and Broccoli Casserole
Thursday, January 20^th

Spaghetti and garlic bread

This is an old stand bye

Friday, January 21^st

Left over’s

Saturday, January 22^nd     Brooke Region Drill Team

Pig Slop.

This is Tracy’s favorite meal, sounds funny but it is just macaroni and tomato juice with a little butter and salt. Very easy and really good too.

 We are lucky that Region is at DHS so I needed an easy dinner this night!

Sunday, January 23^rd

Tracy’s Hamburger soup

Monday, January 24^th

Lumpias. Yes we are having these again. They are so yummy and I made extra filling and froze it so this will be way easy to make.

Tuesday, January 25^th

Pork Tenderloin

Wednesday, January 26^th

Creamy Chicken and Potatoes

Boneless chicken breasts as many as your family will eat

Potatoes cubed as many as your family will eat

Cream of chicken soup

½ cup milk

Garlic minced to taste

Cayenne pepper couple of shakes to taste

Montreal Chicken seasoning to taste

Brown chicken in butter, sprinkle with salt, pepper and chicken seasoning

Put potatoes on bottom of Crockpot

Place chicken on top of potatoes

Mix soup, milk garlic, cayenne pepper and chicken seasoning and pour over top of chicken

Cook on low for 8-10 hours.

Thursday, January 27^th

Grilled Cheese and soup

Easy I know but they are also yummy

Friday, January 28^th

HAPPY 5^th ANNIVERSARY TO TRACY AND ME!!!

Going out to eat

Saturday, January 29^th

Beef Tacos

Sunday, January 30th

Ham steak with rice and a veggie

Monday, January 31^st

Left overs

5 question Friday

Welcome to Five Question Friday! An easy, peasy way to start off your weekend...and a fun way to get to know random facts about your fellow bloggers!

Rules for 5QF: Copy and paste the following questions to your blog post, answer them, then watch for the linky to appear Friday morning! Oh, and HAVE FUN!!

Questions for Friday, January 14th: (Special thanks to Sharaya, Kate, Deanna, @trooppetrie,@ChelsVandy for their question suggestions! Wanna be linked in a future 5QF? Bring your awesome question suggestions to my community, or shout 'em out to me on Twitter [@5crookedhalos]!!)

1. What movie could you watch over and over again and not get tired of?

The Man From Snowy River and Top Gun

2. What's your biggest pet peeve right now?

People not taking responsibility for their actions and blaming other people

3. If you had to describe your best friend in five words or less, what would you say?

My husband

4. If you did not have to worry about money or go to school what would you do for a living?

 

I'm doing it, being a stay at home mom!

5. What is your one "splurge" item, that you will always buy, no matter the cost?New DVD's especially tv show box sets like Friends or the Golden girls.

 

New Year's Eve

This is my New Year's post. I know it is almost 2 weeks late but here it is.

We had a very quiet and nice New Year’s Eve. Tracy, Bo and I went to dinner and then came home and watched our home videos of when Bo was a newborn tiny baby. I really enjoyed this and I cried when I heard him laugh and coo. I can’t believe how big he is now and how quick it seems he grew up. We didn’t stay up to see the New Year in; Tracy had to get up to go to work at 4:30 AM. So we called it a night at 9:30. I know that makes us seem old, but staying up until midnight just isn’t as appealing as it was when I was younger.

Bo in his outfilt Grandma and Papa gave him for Christmas. Handsome boy!

My 2 handsome guys!

All of us

Some of my New Year’s goals (I have always hated the word resolutions) are

Potty Train Bo 

Get and stay organized with my book keeping. I have been so busy since the 1^st doing QuickBooks getting ready for taxes, if I would have been more organized all year I wouldn’t feel so stressed now!

Get Bo off the bottle except for at night time

 Grow my work at home business

 Be positive and see the good in all situations

Be a better wife and mom

Menu for the New Year!

Here it is the first menu of 2011! Wow it’s hard to believe another year has gone by.

I had a lot of fun making this menu and I am excited to try some of the new recipes I found!

The Southwestern Goulash on last times menu from For the Love Of Cooking Blog was DELICIOUS!!! I loved the cilantro in it!!

January 1^st 2011 to January 14^th 2011

Saturday ,January 1^st

Mexican Meat Loaf served with fried potatoes and green beans

I found this recipe on my friend Jeannie’s blog, Blessed to be home. I have had my regular meat loaf recipe on my menu a few times but I would always skip it and have leftovers. Don’t get me wrong my meat loaf recipe if really good and easy but it just wasn’t cutting it for me.  I am so excited to try this on the first day of the year!! Thanks for sharing this recipe Jeannie!

Sunday, January 2^nd

Easy BBQ Pork Chops (Yes this one was on my last menu too but I didn’t get around to making it, had too many leftovers.  It is hard for me to just make a little of dinner and we don’t eat a lot at our house. My family likes this as they get a lot of our leftovers the next day. It’s nice to share! )

Pork Loin Chops with or without the bone

1 can Stewed Tomatoes

½ to 1 bottle BBQ Sauce

Trim fat from pork and brown the chops in butter. Transfer chops to crock pot smother with BBQ sauce and pour in tomatoes. Cook for 6-10 hours on low.

Monday, January 3^rd

Crazy Spinach Wraps this one came from Better Than Burgers Blog

Tuesday, January 4^th   Happy Birthday Dad!

Taco Salad with a Twist from Taste of Home Cookbook

1 pound ground beef 1 package (11 oz) torn iceberg and romaine lettuce

2 medium tomatoes, chopped

1 cup sliced green onions

1 can 16 oz kidney beans, rinsed and drained

2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend

8 cups corn chips, coarsely crushed

1 cup Green Goddess salad dressing

½ cup sour cream

Cook beef in skillet rinse and drain.

In a large bowl, combine lettuce, tomatoes and onions. Add the beef, beans and corn chips. Drizzle with the salad dressing toss to coat. Serve immediately with sour cream.

Wednesday, January 5^th

Lumpia’s (egg rolls)

These are one of our family’s favorite meals. My mom has been making them for years

Thursday, January 6^th

Canadian Bacon, Green Chile and Cheddar Quiche this is from For the Love of Cooking Blog

Friday, January 7^th

Leftovers!

Saturday, January 8^th

Brooke’s Drill Team Competition. Eating out

Sunday, January 9^th

Santa Fe Soup My sister Jacquie gave me this recipe and I fell in love with it!

1 pound Velveeta cheese cubed

1 pound ground beef cooked

1 can of corn with liquid (I drain ½ the liquid)

1 can kidney beans undrained

1 can diced tomatoes with herb chilies (I use diced tomatoes with green chilies)

1 can stewed tomatoes

1 package taco seasoning

Combine all ingredients in Crock Pot and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 4 to 5 hours

Serve with Fritos, sour cream, salsa, or whatever sounds good

Monday, January 10^th

Chicken Lo Mein

Tuesday, January 11^th

Belgian Waffles and eggs. My mom and dad gave me a Belgian waffle maker for Christmas and I really want to try it out. We are not an eat a big breakfast family so we will have it for dinner. I can’t wait!

Wednesday, January 12^th Happy Birthday Jacquie

Baked Chicken and Cheese Taquitos from For the Love of Cooking Blog

Served with salad

Thursday, January 13^th

Leftovers

Friday, January 14^th

Sweet and Sour Pork and a vege