Dan and I officially started weight watchers again today. Last time we were on program for a little over a month. I lost 6 pounds, was working out, and that's when I got pregnant (which ended with the miscarriage). Here's hoping the diet works again!
Dan is doing points, I'm doing simply filling. He has 34 points a day. We entered in all his food for today and he still has 6.5 points leftover to eat. What a rat!
Menu this week:
Sunday: Ham, Twice Baked Potatoes, Broccoli and Salad
Monday: Steak with Sauteed Onions, Mashed Cauliflower, Salad
Tuesday: Spice rubbed chicken, Green Beans, Brown Rice
Wednesday: BBQ Pork Chops, Pineapple, Cheesy Mashed Cauliflower, Salad
Thursday: Buffalo Chicken Burger (Dan), Sloppy Joe (Susan), Raw Vegetables, Apples
Friday: Will be traveling to the Harbor. Maybe Subway. Maybe we'll pack something.
Made up some black bean soup for my lunches. Dan is eating his roast beef on sandwich thins. Bonus of the week? Found out our sugerfree fudgesicles are 0 points! Yeah!!!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
It's boo-tiful outside!
It's finally fall. My favorite season. It was foggy on the way to work this morning, and I'm breaking out my scarf collection. Dan hauled out the fall decorations for me. Thanks to all of those who have contributed to them along the way. Happy fall everyone.
This is a tower of chocolates I got from Teresa one year. Delicious! Dan was very excited. The white ghost next to it is a candle holder I got from her the year before.
These are some cute little wooden signs my mother sent me. She got them from the drug store in Monte, I believe.
Perhaps the classiest of all the decorations. I got this one playing this game at a bar with my brother Dale. It was a punch board. I think we one this ghost and also a dozen eggs from some lady out the Wishkah. We never collected on the eggs.
I have a lot more decorations up, thanks to my family. If you have decorations up, send me pictures, or blog about them. It really is my favorite season.
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| From Halloween '09 |
This is a tower of chocolates I got from Teresa one year. Delicious! Dan was very excited. The white ghost next to it is a candle holder I got from her the year before.
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| From Halloween '09 |
These are some cute little wooden signs my mother sent me. She got them from the drug store in Monte, I believe.
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| From Halloween '09 |
Perhaps the classiest of all the decorations. I got this one playing this game at a bar with my brother Dale. It was a punch board. I think we one this ghost and also a dozen eggs from some lady out the Wishkah. We never collected on the eggs.
I have a lot more decorations up, thanks to my family. If you have decorations up, send me pictures, or blog about them. It really is my favorite season.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Roses
Last week when my mother was visiting, one of the places we went to see was the International Rose Test Garden in Portland. There are over 550 varieties of roses here, with most of them blooming in June.
We were there a little early in the season, but it was still pretty amazing. Here are some of the pics that we took.
We were there a little early in the season, but it was still pretty amazing. Here are some of the pics that we took.
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| From International Rose Test Garden, May 28, 2009 |
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| From International Rose Test Garden, May 28, 2009 |
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| From International Rose Test Garden, May 28, 2009 |
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| From International Rose Test Garden, May 28, 2009 |
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| From International Rose Test Garden, May 28, 2009 |
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| From International Rose Test Garden, May 28, 2009 |
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| From International Rose Test Garden, May 28, 2009 |
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| From International Rose Test Garden, May 28, 2009 |
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| From International Rose Test Garden, May 28, 2009 |
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| From International Rose Test Garden, May 28, 2009 |
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| From International Rose Test Garden, May 28, 2009 |
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Thank you Aron
I know its been awhile since we've updated, Susan was responsible for almost all of the posts, and now most of the updates are done via facebook. Writing this is more for me than anything else, I wanted to take a few minutes to write about Aron.
I feel very fortunate to have had Aron in my life for almost 6 years. He was an amazing dog. I'll always remember all the times we spent in Dale & Jaimie's back yard playing with both dogs; putting the sleeve on and having Aron track me in the woods; all the nights we spent up in Monte, trying to fall asleep all crunched up on our air mattress so Aron & Bailey could fit on it with us. Hearing stories from Dale (and Susan) about Aron tracking bad guys, only drinking mirco brews, and not eating the walmart peanut butter.
Thank you Aron
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Reducing Food Waste
I've reading recently that the average household throws away between 13% and 33% of the food they buy. Dan and I are particularly aweful. Even though I plan menus for the week, we end up eating out, and therefore throwing away the food that we were supposed to eat that night.
We also spend a great amount of money eating out (not to mention on the food we are throwing away). I spent yesterday morning totalling up how much we spent eating out in the last year eating out. I am not brave enough to share the actual amount, however, if we didn't eat out last year we could have went on a cruise in the Bahamas...twice. If we didn't eat out, we could have had a down payment on a house. If we didn't eat out, we would probably each weigh about 13 pounds less!
This week I am making a bigger effort to use up leftovers and cook the food I buy. I bought considerely less at the store this week. I'm going to make dinners depending on the need to use up items, using the items that will go bad quickly first.
On a side note, after researching food waste today, I found many articles on how bad it is for the environment because it doesn't probably decompose in the landfill because of lack of oxygen. I always thought it did decompose easily because food is organic.
We also spend a great amount of money eating out (not to mention on the food we are throwing away). I spent yesterday morning totalling up how much we spent eating out in the last year eating out. I am not brave enough to share the actual amount, however, if we didn't eat out last year we could have went on a cruise in the Bahamas...twice. If we didn't eat out, we could have had a down payment on a house. If we didn't eat out, we would probably each weigh about 13 pounds less!
This week I am making a bigger effort to use up leftovers and cook the food I buy. I bought considerely less at the store this week. I'm going to make dinners depending on the need to use up items, using the items that will go bad quickly first.
On a side note, after researching food waste today, I found many articles on how bad it is for the environment because it doesn't probably decompose in the landfill because of lack of oxygen. I always thought it did decompose easily because food is organic.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Pizza Night...Again
This time I made my crust from scratch. It was very easy. I used a recipe from www.recipepizza.com I used the thin crust recipe, but I added a little oil and an extra handful of flour to compensate. The pizza crust was VERY easy and quick. The main part had a good texture. Thin and crispy crust with a little bit of dough on top. The outer crust was bland and a little too crispy. Overall, I would make it again, but I'll continue to look for a better recipe. One thing I like is that it called for very few ingredients and in small amounts.
It was a taco pizza because we had leftover taco toppings but no leftover tortillas. You can see from the picture above that a little lip of the pizza crust got messed up when I slid it into the oven. I used a hot pizza stone (500*) and used cornmeal on the bottom to make sure it slid off the baking sheet onto the stone.
Now that is a perfect picture of a perfectly crisped crust if I do say so myself.
I used some leftover pizza sauce with some salsa mixed in. I blended them together (Dan doesn't like chunks). I added a little mexican seasoning I have from world market and a few dashes of hot sauce. I topped it with leftover taco meat, tillamook cheddar, and some lettuce and spinach when it was out of the oven.
It would have been great with tomatoes and avocados, but alas, I was out of both. Leftovers should make quite a tasty breakfast.
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| From Pizza night |
It was a taco pizza because we had leftover taco toppings but no leftover tortillas. You can see from the picture above that a little lip of the pizza crust got messed up when I slid it into the oven. I used a hot pizza stone (500*) and used cornmeal on the bottom to make sure it slid off the baking sheet onto the stone.
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| From Pizza night |
Now that is a perfect picture of a perfectly crisped crust if I do say so myself.
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| From Pizza night |
I used some leftover pizza sauce with some salsa mixed in. I blended them together (Dan doesn't like chunks). I added a little mexican seasoning I have from world market and a few dashes of hot sauce. I topped it with leftover taco meat, tillamook cheddar, and some lettuce and spinach when it was out of the oven.
It would have been great with tomatoes and avocados, but alas, I was out of both. Leftovers should make quite a tasty breakfast.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Classroom Update
I spent the day re-organizing my classroom. My classroom library has been bothering me for quite some time. I wanted the books easy to see, use and organize for the kids. They were crammed into a small space in the back.
I decided to move them to the front of the classroom, which was spaced that that was not utilized very well.
I got smaller book bins from the dollar store, but more of them, as kids don't really look past 2 or 3 books in a bin. I used milk crates from Big Lots and some wood boards from LOWES (shout out to Dan). It is now organized and beautiful. It feels good to come into the room now.
I decided to move them to the front of the classroom, which was spaced that that was not utilized very well.
I got smaller book bins from the dollar store, but more of them, as kids don't really look past 2 or 3 books in a bin. I used milk crates from Big Lots and some wood boards from LOWES (shout out to Dan). It is now organized and beautiful. It feels good to come into the room now.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Jack's 2nd Birthday... We Made It!
The waters parted just in time for us to make it up to Montesano for Jackson's 2nd Birthday. We were lucky enough to get to babysit him on Saturday. We played blocks and read a LOT of books.
It was great seeing everyone on his birthday. We have pictures on our picassa page. We'll see everyone in a couple of weeks for mom's retirement dinner.
It was great seeing everyone on his birthday. We have pictures on our picassa page. We'll see everyone in a couple of weeks for mom's retirement dinner.
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| From Jackson's 2nd Birthday |
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| From Jackson's 2nd Birthday |
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Missing Jack's Birthday
Well, thanks to Mother Nature, it looks like Dan and I will be missing Jackson's birthday this year. As of today, Thursday, there is no way to get in or out of Montesano. I-5 is closed, as are all 3 of the major mountain passes and 101 on the coast. The department of transportation said this morning that the rivers in Lewis County do not even crest until midnight tonight, so I-5 will likely be closed at least through the weekend.
I'm just going to take this picture of Jackson and use Photohshop to make the present look like it has birthday wrapping paper instead of Candy Cane paper. I will also take out the Christmas tree and superimpose a picture of Dan and I there.
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| From Christmas '08 part II |
I'm just going to take this picture of Jackson and use Photohshop to make the present look like it has birthday wrapping paper instead of Candy Cane paper. I will also take out the Christmas tree and superimpose a picture of Dan and I there.
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