My split pea soup turned out wonderfully! I will try and post the recipe later. Even the girls liked it...except Tara who doesn't like much, but she ate it without too much trouble. We had corn muffins instead of corn bread because I found out one of Jenna's friends took my 8x8 pan when they made brownies the other day and I haven't gotten it back yet. We had a nice quiet evening. Tim didn't get home until later because he was busy painting the bathrooms and working with the electrician. They got some ceiling fans up and more switches put in.
Today I got to work out again...upper body weights. I am on my way to meeting my goal. Jenna woke up last night at about 1am with a TERRIBLE headache (she thinks she has migraines, but I am not sure...I just know she has terrible headaches)and didn't sleep all night so she didn't go to school today because she still had a terrible headache all day, but I had to take Alyssa to school. Why can't they coordinate this being sick thing so it could happen on a day I don't have to take Alyssa? I came home later and got dressed and ready and then went to pick up Alyssa from school. We came home, did a few things and then went to my nail appointment. Afterwards I went shopping at Trader Joe's for the week and then brought those groceries home. I picked up Alyssa and Sammy and took Alyssa to drill team practice. Sammy and I then went to Walmart and Winco to grocery shop and then picked up Alyssa and came home. Alyssa and I called the florist to order her boutonniere (sp?) for military ball on Friday. It will only be $10..yeah!!! She is paying for it, but does not have a ton of money to spend on things like that. We had Baked Chicken Breasts with Pesto for dinner...super easy and good, I will try and post the recipe later with my soup recipe. Sammy also made a salad and I took Sammy and Jenna to AWANA. Tim came home and is now gone to work for the night. He finished painting the bathroom today and our other worker is in the middle of tiling the stairs. They both look great and I will get pictures when they are done.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
House Update--Nov. 28, 2006
The deck out to our side yard
The deck that is outside of the master bedroom--I can't wait to be able to sit out here at night and see the lights
Tim isn't finished painting the bathroom yet so I couldn't get pictures of the paint today, but he is trying to finish tonight so maybe tomorrow.
Our Second Thanksgiving and beyond
We made it to mom’s house at only 5:05pm (a record for us…only 5 minutes late) and my brother’s family was already there. We started off with appetizers…smoked salmon and cream cheese on crostini, marinated olives, almonds, spiced pumpkin seeds. It was all wonderful!
Appetizer Time!
The turkey was resting when we got there and Tim got busy pretty quickly carving it.
Turkey Carving
Doing Dishes
It was a great turkey and we had stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, green beans, green salad, my mashed potatoes and rosemary sourdough rolls to go with it. We were all really full, but somehow found room for pie for dessert. My mom’s husband had gotten pumpkin, pecan and apple from the casino where he works and they were really good. I think we are all a little overwhelming to him as he has not really been around a lot of family before us, but he seems to be a good sport about it.
Family Picture...maybe we should have taken it before dinner
We got home about 9pm and we all crashed…especially Tim who had 1-1/2 hours of sleep the night before.
Monday was back to the old grind. Tim went to work painting the house some more. He is working on finishing the bathrooms and kitchen area because those would be hard to do later. The guy who is working for us worked on the railings for the decks and finished them (I’ll get pictures later) and then started tiling the stairs. Tim finished the base coat in the master bathroom and should finish faux painting it today. Then he is trying to finish the kitchen before they want to deliver the island.
The girls were back at school. I got to work out…one more time toward my goal. My stomach was still not totally normal so I just did a brisk 2 mile walk on the treadmill. I did it at 4mph so it wasn’t as hard as usual, but it was something. Alyssa had her class so I took and picked her up and then Sammy had an orthodontist appointment. Her braces should come off next Monday….yeah!!! Sammy and I stopped at the tea store and stocked up as well as getting tea for De’Etta and my mom, got my ornament for my email loop ornament exchange. No, I have not sent it yet, but will tomorrow. I won’t share more in case the person reads my blog, but I got an ornament that represents something she and I share. That afternoon we were back to drill team practice and then Jenna had piano lessons…how many more days until Alyssa can get her license? We had to get Alyssa a winter coat and found a cute one that wasn’t too expensive at Walmart. I didn’t feel like going anywhere else so was happy we found it there. We then picked Jenna up and went home for dinner. Since I had been squeezed out of time, I found a jambalaya mix at Walmart and put leftover turkey in it for dinner. Alyssa had to be taken to work and then when I got home Tim was home getting ready to go to work. Besides the exhaustion from work…nothing new…he says it isn’t making the pain any worse in his neck and shoulder. I made a grocery list/menu for this next week so I can shop on Wednesday.
Today I took Jenna to school and went again to work out…lower body lifting today. I stopped at the grocery store on the way home and got stuff to put in the crock pot for dinner. We are having split pea soup and I have never used this recipe before, but it was super easy. If it turns out good, I will post it. We will have a salad and corn bread with it.
I called the insurance company today about my car accident (yes, I am a procrastinator) and have to call the repair place to get it in. I can only pray it doesn’t make the premiums go up because they will increase next month if Alyssa gets her license.
The girls are getting their schoolwork done and I need to go clean the kitchen as it is still not completely clean like I like it from all the Thanksgiving cooking. Alyssa and Jenna have drill team practice again so I will take her over there and have to pick them up. Our last drill meet is the in a few weeks and as fun as it is for them, I will be glad when it is over and I don't have to take them and pick them up from practice every day. Tonight Alyssa and Jenna have bible study at 7pm so dinner will be ready by 5:30 so they can help do dishes after they eat.
Appetizer Time!
The turkey was resting when we got there and Tim got busy pretty quickly carving it.
Turkey Carving
Doing Dishes
It was a great turkey and we had stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, green beans, green salad, my mashed potatoes and rosemary sourdough rolls to go with it. We were all really full, but somehow found room for pie for dessert. My mom’s husband had gotten pumpkin, pecan and apple from the casino where he works and they were really good. I think we are all a little overwhelming to him as he has not really been around a lot of family before us, but he seems to be a good sport about it.
Family Picture...maybe we should have taken it before dinner
We got home about 9pm and we all crashed…especially Tim who had 1-1/2 hours of sleep the night before.
Monday was back to the old grind. Tim went to work painting the house some more. He is working on finishing the bathrooms and kitchen area because those would be hard to do later. The guy who is working for us worked on the railings for the decks and finished them (I’ll get pictures later) and then started tiling the stairs. Tim finished the base coat in the master bathroom and should finish faux painting it today. Then he is trying to finish the kitchen before they want to deliver the island.
The girls were back at school. I got to work out…one more time toward my goal. My stomach was still not totally normal so I just did a brisk 2 mile walk on the treadmill. I did it at 4mph so it wasn’t as hard as usual, but it was something. Alyssa had her class so I took and picked her up and then Sammy had an orthodontist appointment. Her braces should come off next Monday….yeah!!! Sammy and I stopped at the tea store and stocked up as well as getting tea for De’Etta and my mom, got my ornament for my email loop ornament exchange. No, I have not sent it yet, but will tomorrow. I won’t share more in case the person reads my blog, but I got an ornament that represents something she and I share. That afternoon we were back to drill team practice and then Jenna had piano lessons…how many more days until Alyssa can get her license? We had to get Alyssa a winter coat and found a cute one that wasn’t too expensive at Walmart. I didn’t feel like going anywhere else so was happy we found it there. We then picked Jenna up and went home for dinner. Since I had been squeezed out of time, I found a jambalaya mix at Walmart and put leftover turkey in it for dinner. Alyssa had to be taken to work and then when I got home Tim was home getting ready to go to work. Besides the exhaustion from work…nothing new…he says it isn’t making the pain any worse in his neck and shoulder. I made a grocery list/menu for this next week so I can shop on Wednesday.
Today I took Jenna to school and went again to work out…lower body lifting today. I stopped at the grocery store on the way home and got stuff to put in the crock pot for dinner. We are having split pea soup and I have never used this recipe before, but it was super easy. If it turns out good, I will post it. We will have a salad and corn bread with it.
I called the insurance company today about my car accident (yes, I am a procrastinator) and have to call the repair place to get it in. I can only pray it doesn’t make the premiums go up because they will increase next month if Alyssa gets her license.
The girls are getting their schoolwork done and I need to go clean the kitchen as it is still not completely clean like I like it from all the Thanksgiving cooking. Alyssa and Jenna have drill team practice again so I will take her over there and have to pick them up. Our last drill meet is the in a few weeks and as fun as it is for them, I will be glad when it is over and I don't have to take them and pick them up from practice every day. Tonight Alyssa and Jenna have bible study at 7pm so dinner will be ready by 5:30 so they can help do dishes after they eat.
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Nothing this weekend has gone as I thought! I think that just when I think I have things under control, God loves to show me how much I am not in control. He has done it in big ways every time we have decided to sell our house and move and when I got pregnant with Tara and this weekend He was showing it to me in small ways. I was still not feeling great all weekend. My stomach felt better, but it has just been kind of yucky all weekend. I got laundry done and cleaned up some, but have done not much else.
I did get Alyssa to get her new ring sized on Friday. They got it finished in an hour and I thought while they did it I would go to the tea store. It wasn't open and the sale doesn't start until Monday. Aaaaagh!! We decided that we would go to the Christian bookstore instead and I got a little Christmas shopping done while we were there. I have to go back to that side of town on Monday because Sammy has an orthodontist appointment over there so I should be able to get to the tea store then, though. We didn't get home until much later than we thought on Friday so I didn't get all the stuff done I thought I would and we just had leftovers for dinner that night.
Saturday we slept in a little and then got up and around to do chores and more laundry (somehow my kids think they need to wear clothes or something every day LOL). The older girls wanted to go to their high school football game. It was great because they all got their chores done very quickly and without complaining. I took them over there and then Tara and I stopped at the house on the way home. They had finished our deck railing on the side of the house and were working on the railing on the side. Tim was painting inside where the stoves will go in the kitchen so we won't have to shut down the kitchen after we move in. After that we came home and I did school planning while Tara and I watched the movie Christmas Shoes. I love that song and never had seen the movie when it was on TV. I saw it at the Christian bookstore Saturday and it was on sale so I got it. We had it on our Blockbuster list, but there was a VERY LONG WAIT for it so I just decided to buy it. I am glad we did now because it is something I will want to watch again every year. After that we watched Ice Age 2. It was okay, not great, but I got a lot of school planning done while I watched it. Saturday night I took Alyssa to work and the girls went to a surprise birthday party for a friend. Tara and I came home and Tim was home.....getting ready for work. Woo hoo! He left and Tara and I were going to watch Cars, but she said we had to wait until Daddy was home and able to watch it. We watched A Chipmunk Christmas instead. I remember seeing that when I was in college and listening to the CD of it every year so it brought back a lot of memories. Later Alyssa called and said she was getting off work early and could I pick her up and could she go to the surprise party. It was between her work and our house so I said that would be fine and took her over. They all had a ride home so Tara and I got in my bed and cuddled and read stories. Sammy ended up staying the night at the house where the party was (they have a daughter her age besides the son the party was for). Tara ended up sleeping in my bed all night...something she missed while Daddy has been home the last six months. 
This morning we all got up to go to church. It is so wierd not having to sing and be at church early every week, but we did get there five minutes early this week. Tim got off work late and so he couldn't be there (not unusual when he works Saturdays). Our regular pastor was sick this week so one of our music leaders preached today. It was a great sermon about serving. We came home after church and watched the 49ers lose to the Rams. 
There goes their three game winning streak!
Tim went off to the house to paint the master bathroom today. I need to get started on making mashed potatoes for tonight's dinner at my mom's. She just called to tell me that dinner will be ready at 5:30 so we should be their at 5pm for appetizers. My stomach still feels kind of funky, but I will be okay. I will try and get some pictures of dinner this time.
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