Thursday, October 31, 2013

Day 9

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

  • Up with the alarm
  • Morning routine
  • The liquid gold aka coffee
  • Work
  • Staff meeting
  • Worked through lunch
  • More work
  • Car appointment
  • Cleaning and gassing up the car for “For Sale” pictures
  • Dinner with the in-laws after they dropped off “our” new ride!!
  • Quick trip to Wedgewood due to Clomid Crazy/allergic reaction fun
  • Home to twitch and go to sleep. 

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Day 8


Tuesday, October 29, 2013
  • Up but not awake
  • Morning routine in complete auto-pilot
  • Eye doctor appointment – finally cleared to wear contacts again!!  Scratched cornea is healed.
  • Starbucks just happened to be on the route to work – score!!

  • Calls to banks about a car loan.
  • Work work and more work
  • Lunch with the boss
  • Busy afternoon
  • Home to load up a chair and meet some kids (college students) that were buying it.

    Please note this is our storage area....we don't live like hoarders!!
  • Husband convinced me to buy him Mexican food with some of aforementioned profits.
  • Received call that my Father In Law is dropping off our new car tomorrow…..please note we haven’t got a loan, insurance or sold my old car yet so that was a little overwhelming!!
  • Home to take relaxing bath.
  • The Voice
  • Tossing and turning and finally shutting my mind off to sleep.

Holly Hall/Rachael Ray….see a similarity there?

No, me neither, but it was worth a shot.  And hey, I have her cookware (shout out to the awesome bridesmaids who got me that for a wedding shower gift!!)

The latest things cooking in those pots:

Update on the Ham, Potato, and Broccoli Casserole that I mentioned here.
I followed some of the tips and tricks and here is my version – everyone had seconds so it must have turned our alright =)

1 - 16 oz bag of frozen crinkle cut fries
1- 16oz bag of frozen chopped broccoli - thawed
1 1/2 cups of cooked, cubed ham (I bought a bag from Aldi)
1 small can cream of mushroom soup
3/4 can of milk
1/4 cup mayo
1/2 cup fresh Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Garlic salt
Onion powder
Black pepper

Preheat oven to 375
Spray 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.  Layer bottom with single layer of french fries, add a layer of broccoli, then sprinkle ham evenly on top. 
In a small bowl, mix together milk, soup, parm cheese, spices and mayo.  Pour mixture evenly over ingredients. 
Bake uncovered for 40 minutes.
Add cheddar cheese to top of casserole and bake an additional 10 minutes. 

Then there was the Pinterest recipe that caught my eye.  I was mid-cooking this dinner when I remembered that we were suppose to be at my Grandma’s for dinner so we loaded this up and took it for a side item.  The bowl was licked clean and the recipe was demanded.  Will definitely make again (Only modification was I used less noodles than listed simply because I only had half a pack in the pantry.)   




And Potato Soup – recipe from my friend Debbie Arnette.  This ain’t healthy folks, but it is amazing on a cold day. 

Wash, peel and dice 7 large potatoes
Cut up 15 baby carrots - I slice into 4 pieces
Boil in 3 parts water, 1 part milk (until veggies are covered) with a few dashes of celery seed, salt and pepper.

Mix one packet of pepper gravy mix with the water required on the package to make the rue.

Slowly add this into the veggies/broth after they become soft.  Continue to stir as added. 

Add one can of nacho cheese or pepper jack Campbell’s soup, 4 large chunks of Velveeta cheese diced (I use Jalapeno) and a few TBSPs of butter. 

Cook until thick and all ingredients melt down. 

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Day 7


Monday, October 28, 2013

  • Rise and Shine
  • Morning Routine
  • Work (are you starting to see a pattern here)
  • Coffee…considered a coffee IV
  • Pay some bills that finally found their way to our new address
  • Lunch with my Seester
  • Pure and complete frustration – I think ex-wives should be outlawed. 
  • Finishing out the day
  • Home to change into something more comfortable than works clothes (accidentally wore the opposing team’s colors)
  • My cousin, Lindsey’s, volleyball game – they lost =(
  • Dinner in got replaced by dinner out.  My Aunt and Cousin agreed to join us so we ventured to Eat n Park. 
  • Random chores
  • The Voice
  • Bedtime

Monday, October 28, 2013

Day 5 and 6

Saturday and Sunday. October 26 and 27, 2013

Weekends can be one entry when I am making the rules ;)

Saturday
·       Wake-up and enjoy snuggle time with husband and kittens
·       Decide to remind the husband how lucky he is so I made omelets with gouda, ham and veggies.


·       Laundry
·       The Voice
·       Chores
·       Shopping with Heidi – a simple trip to return an item and grab a few things turned into $400.  Some of the deals were just too good to pass up and I FINALLY HAVE OUR HOUSE DECORATIONS COMPLETELY BOUGHT.
·       Fondue Factory for Emily’s birthday celebration.  Crab fondue YUM
·       Bedtime

Sunday
·       Wake-up and enjoy coffee from the new Keurig


·       Laundry
·       Venture out to get Chinese food
·       Hit Aldi to get some odds and ends
·       Make husband chop onions for me
·       Return to PJs and begin Operation Lazy Sunday (Keith had to work)
·       Friend Whitney stops by to say hello
·       Make Potato soup and cornbread
·       Do some dishes
·       Contemplate doing something more productive but instead watch NCIS
·       Bedtime

Day 4


Friday, October 25, 2013

  • Wake-up – hello frost
  • Early morning disappointment – stupid reproductive system
  • Morning routine complete with a few tears
  • Coffee and a quick gathering of trash for trash day
  • Work sporting my new polka dot scarf while partaking in Jeans Day for charity

  • Lunch with my moh and she surprised me with my favorite donut to cheer me up
  • More work
  • A nice convo with my Uncle Bob, one of my favorite people in this world
  • Read some blogs about infertility and laughed out loud at the term “Clomid Crazies”….maybe I’m not alone in my looney world.
  • 5 o’clock on Friday!!!
  • Go home to a cheer up package from my hubby.  He’s good to me…. 
  • Cooked a simple dinner
  • Watched The Voice reruns
  • Bedtime

Friday, October 25, 2013

Day 3 (Totally lacking pics)



Thursday, October 24, 2013

  • Wake-up – more rain
  • Morning routine
  • Coffee and a quick kitchen tidy up
  • Work
  • Trip home to meet the furniture repair guy (small seam issue when they delivered our new living room furniture)
  • Unload the dishwasher….grumble because it doesn’t have a fantastic heated dry.
  • Work some more – staff meeting day
  • Receive phone call from husband informing me that I am taking him on a date
  • Pick up husband and take him to Buffalo Wild Wings
  • Convince aforementioned husband that we need frozen yogurt
  • Small happy dance over the arrival of Amazon package-Big Bang Theory boxset and Will and Grace boxset (hey I’m allowed to buy myself presents lol)
  • Return home to do some chores and climb into bed