Since Mr. Man and I have our wedding anniversary 2 weeks before Valentine's Day we generally don't do any gifts for each other - BUT this year he surprised me. I woke up this morning and stumbled to the kitchen and saw 2 red glittery bags with pink tissue paper coming out the top. My watery eyes dried up and I rushed to the bags and one had my name and the other had Lady Bug's! When she got up we each opened our gifts. He gave me a book and a movie and the sweetest card ever! He made my day.
He didn't "make my day" because of the gift per say, but more because I have had a stressful last 5 days and have been fighting this bronchitis for over a month and am STILL not better. The gift will help but the fact that he showed how much he cares for me by taking time out of his hectic schedule to get something for me and write me a special card meant a lot to me! It meant he realizes how stressed I have been and how he cares about how that is affecting me.
I got each of the kids a small box of candy and a card. I also made heart-shaped cinnamon rolls for breakfast (which only looked like hearts until I smothered them in frosting, then they just looked like any other cinnamon roll.
On a side note, I did return to the doctor today only to be told I Still have bronchitis and that it may take more time. They gave me another antibiotic to fight off anything that may still be living in there, gave me a Lung Function Test and asked me to come back in 2 more weeks for a follow up. Yippee for me. I just want to stop coughing and stop having my head hurt. grrr.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
The results are in....
Finally broke down and went to the doctor yesterday. I have bronchitis and an ear infection. I told the doctor I was afraid I would go in and they would tell me it was a simple cold and I just needed to wait it out - she told me had I waited much longer it would have turned to pneumonia so boy oh boy am I glad I went in! I have an inhaler (something very new to me!) and some antibiotics and last night I slept almost a full night without coughing - almost a full night. It certainly was better than in the nights past! YAY for meds!
So hopefully no one else in the house gets sick - especially my husband since we are supposed to go out to dinner for our anniversary Saturday night! *fingers crossed!*
So hopefully no one else in the house gets sick - especially my husband since we are supposed to go out to dinner for our anniversary Saturday night! *fingers crossed!*
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
WOW
This time of year seems like something is happening every day - we have graduations, birthdays, end of school year concerts and events. It is just non-stop!
Last weekend (Mother's Day to be exact) the family all did a 5k! The funds raised go to help homeless shelters! The boys ran with Mr. Man and Lady Bug and I walked it. We had so much fun. It is put on by the local baseball team so you start at the stadium and walk through downtown and end up back at the stadium! It is so much fun!
Since it was Mother's Day after the 5k we went to see a movie, then home to grill steaks for an early dinner/late lunch. Then I took a short nap and then we went to church. After church we had ice cream at Dairy Queen! Perfect Mother's Day!! I had a such a great day and was showered with cards and a new camera! (Lefty told his dad he wanted to buy me popcorn at the movie because he knows how much I like movie popcorn - isn't that sweet?)
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This coming Saturday the boys are running in a race and on Sunday Mr. Man is running a half marathon! Lady Bug and I will not be participating at all in either of these races but will be on the sidelines of both cheering everyone on!
Friday, January 14, 2011
Friday Recipe - Breaded Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches
My in-laws grew up in Indiana and then moved to a farm town in Nebraska when my husband was growing up, so they make some mid-west meals that I never had when I was growing up in the heart of the city. This is one of them, and it is SO yummy. My kids often ask for it, but the problem is when I make them they do not come out as good as when Mr. Man cooks them. So he usually gets elected to cook these for us when we get a craving for them!
Breaded Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches
INGREDIENTS:
6-8 pork cutlets (try to get thinner ones, but if you get thicker ones you will need to place a cutlet between waxed paper and flatten it out until it is thin enough for the sandwich)
3 eggs, beaten
4 Tbls of milk
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp seasoning salt
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups crushed saltine cracker crumbs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
hamburger or kaiser buns
OPTIONAL TOPPINGS: mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, dill pickle slices, lettuce, onion and tomato
Beat together eggs and milk, garlic powder, onion powder, seasoned salt, salt and pepper in a shallow bowl.
Place cracker crumbs in a separate shallow bowl.
In a large skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. While oil is heating, dip cutlets in egg mixture, then coat with the cracker crumb mixture. Place the coated cutlets into the hot oil and fry until golden brown on both sides. Lay on a paper towel to absorb the grease.
Grill or toast inside of buns. Put one cutlet on a bun; add your choice of lettuce, tomato, onion, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard and pickle. My family prefers just a cutlet and some dill pickles on the bun. I, personally, add on the mayo, but you can top it however you like!
Breaded Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches
INGREDIENTS:
6-8 pork cutlets (try to get thinner ones, but if you get thicker ones you will need to place a cutlet between waxed paper and flatten it out until it is thin enough for the sandwich)
3 eggs, beaten
4 Tbls of milk
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp seasoning salt
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups crushed saltine cracker crumbs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
hamburger or kaiser buns
OPTIONAL TOPPINGS: mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, dill pickle slices, lettuce, onion and tomato
Beat together eggs and milk, garlic powder, onion powder, seasoned salt, salt and pepper in a shallow bowl.
Place cracker crumbs in a separate shallow bowl.
In a large skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. While oil is heating, dip cutlets in egg mixture, then coat with the cracker crumb mixture. Place the coated cutlets into the hot oil and fry until golden brown on both sides. Lay on a paper towel to absorb the grease.
Grill or toast inside of buns. Put one cutlet on a bun; add your choice of lettuce, tomato, onion, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard and pickle. My family prefers just a cutlet and some dill pickles on the bun. I, personally, add on the mayo, but you can top it however you like!
Monday, July 12, 2010
What's the haps?
I haven't had much to post about lately so today I thought maybe I would just give a short run down on each us:
Mr. Man - after having a week off from work and spending it at home with the kids, he has now worked 8 days straight. He will have a day off tomorrow, work on Wednesday and Thursday and then off again on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Spirit - is 9. He thinks he knows it all and he is sassy. But then he can also turn around and be the sweetest kid ever. The roller coaster is really annoying me. He has decided he ONLY wants to wear basketball shorts and t-shirts every day so over the weekend I made him help me sort through the 20 pairs of shorts he has and pick out the ones he wanted to keep. I also insisted he keep a few pairs of jeans shorts for the times I want him looking a little nicer. Even with all that and even though he fights a lot with his siblings, he told me last night that one of the neighbor boys was being mean to Lefty and he told the kid if he couldn't be nice then he should go home. I was pretty proud of him for protecting his brother like that!
Lefty - is 8. He is struggling with trying to be "cool" like the older boys in our neighborhood, but yet he still enjoys playing things that aren't "cool". I watch him try and try to fit in with the older boys and then he gives up and will find Lady Bug to play with. She enjoys playing school with him, he pretends to be the teacher and helps her with worksheets (so she can earn computer time). The other day Spirit was with a friend and so Lady Bug and Lefty and I were driving to run errands and she got upset by something. He looked at her with concern and asked what was wrong. I didn't hear her response to him, but he said "Well, don't worry about that. You're my best friend." That melted my heart! I am preparing for him to turn 9 next year and act like his brother is now (Lord help us all if he does!)
Lady Bug - is 5. She is preparing to go to Kindergarten in August. She is very excited about it all! This weekend we were out shopping and she asked me if she could get her "first day of school outfit". I encouraged her to wait just a little bit. She is growing like a weed right now and I don't want to get her an outfit that won't fit in August. She has been a little whiny and sensitive lately, if she doesn't get her way we all hear about it! Her preschool teachers had been working with the kids in reading preparations. Lady Bug and I were reading a few books last night and she can read some words, I was very impressed! She will be a good reader like her brothers!
Me - Been working and working. I was doing some contract work a few weeks ago which meant I was gone from the house a lot, but it was a short job and I earned some extra cash which was nice! I will be taking a week off in August just before school starts. We don't have any child care coverage for August so Mr. Man will take the first week off, a friend of mine will watch them the second week and then I will take that third week off. I plan to use the time to prepare the kids for school, we'll start adjusting the bedtime to a more reasonable hour and I am planning a Back-to-School party for that weekend. I told a couple neighbors that they could come too if they wanted to. I have a birthday coming up this weekend... WOO HOO (or not!)
Mr. Man - after having a week off from work and spending it at home with the kids, he has now worked 8 days straight. He will have a day off tomorrow, work on Wednesday and Thursday and then off again on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Spirit - is 9. He thinks he knows it all and he is sassy. But then he can also turn around and be the sweetest kid ever. The roller coaster is really annoying me. He has decided he ONLY wants to wear basketball shorts and t-shirts every day so over the weekend I made him help me sort through the 20 pairs of shorts he has and pick out the ones he wanted to keep. I also insisted he keep a few pairs of jeans shorts for the times I want him looking a little nicer. Even with all that and even though he fights a lot with his siblings, he told me last night that one of the neighbor boys was being mean to Lefty and he told the kid if he couldn't be nice then he should go home. I was pretty proud of him for protecting his brother like that!
Lefty - is 8. He is struggling with trying to be "cool" like the older boys in our neighborhood, but yet he still enjoys playing things that aren't "cool". I watch him try and try to fit in with the older boys and then he gives up and will find Lady Bug to play with. She enjoys playing school with him, he pretends to be the teacher and helps her with worksheets (so she can earn computer time). The other day Spirit was with a friend and so Lady Bug and Lefty and I were driving to run errands and she got upset by something. He looked at her with concern and asked what was wrong. I didn't hear her response to him, but he said "Well, don't worry about that. You're my best friend." That melted my heart! I am preparing for him to turn 9 next year and act like his brother is now (Lord help us all if he does!)
Lady Bug - is 5. She is preparing to go to Kindergarten in August. She is very excited about it all! This weekend we were out shopping and she asked me if she could get her "first day of school outfit". I encouraged her to wait just a little bit. She is growing like a weed right now and I don't want to get her an outfit that won't fit in August. She has been a little whiny and sensitive lately, if she doesn't get her way we all hear about it! Her preschool teachers had been working with the kids in reading preparations. Lady Bug and I were reading a few books last night and she can read some words, I was very impressed! She will be a good reader like her brothers!
Me - Been working and working. I was doing some contract work a few weeks ago which meant I was gone from the house a lot, but it was a short job and I earned some extra cash which was nice! I will be taking a week off in August just before school starts. We don't have any child care coverage for August so Mr. Man will take the first week off, a friend of mine will watch them the second week and then I will take that third week off. I plan to use the time to prepare the kids for school, we'll start adjusting the bedtime to a more reasonable hour and I am planning a Back-to-School party for that weekend. I told a couple neighbors that they could come too if they wanted to. I have a birthday coming up this weekend... WOO HOO (or not!)
Monday, June 21, 2010
My thoughts on Father's Day
My husband had to work on Father's Day (boo hoo) but I got up and made him a breakfast he could take with him to work and then had a special dinner waiting for him when he got home. We were rushing around to eat because we needed to head out early to go meet his father so I didn't have time to take ANY pictures, but does that really matter, probably not because I am horrible about posting pictures anyway!
So for breakfast I made him a breakfast bowl which is layered hashbrowns, sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs and topped with cheese, served with salsa and a tortilla on the side.
For dinner I set the table with my good china and folded his napkin like this. We had Chicken, Roasted Lemon Broccoli, rolls and mashed potatoes.
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Some thoughts on fathering, father's day....
My father and I were pretty close growing up, then as I got older (and he did as well) we grew apart. When I got married and started having kids I think he felt pushed out of my life (he wasn't. I tried and tried to include him and he just wouldn't participate in our lives.) so we drifted further apart. It has gotten to the point of me saying to myself that I am not trying anymore. This has been about 5-6 years now.
One of the major breaking points in my life was after I delivered a still born and called him he was drunk and was saying some of the most obnoxious comments. Things I would NEVER think to say to someone grieving the loss of a human life.
One year, about 6 years ago, he was supposed to come for Thanksgiving, as he had done every year since I moved out of the house. The morning of, he called to cancel saying he was sick. I respected that. We had already started the turkey cooking and decided we would load up a plate of food when it was ready and drive the 3 hours to my dad's house to surprise him. When we got there... he was not. He lives in a small town so we drove around and found him. He was leaving his girlfriend's house. I did not meet her. He later told me she was younger than me and had a 2 year old son. WHAT? Anyway.... he was not sick (actually he was a little sick, but not terrible, obviously), he just went to a girlfriends house. That hurt.
Little things like he won't return my phone calls and then when I keep trying and trying and finally reach him he says things like "About time you called."....... what is that supposed to mean?
I just today stuck his Father's Day card in the mail. I have no respect for him and I don't care about our relationship anymore.
Seems weird to think that "daddy's little girl" doesn't care anymore.
ON A HAPPIER NOTE:
The love my husband has for his children is amazing. We were not planning to have children when we got pregnant with our first baby 9 years ago (in fact we fall in that small 1% who get pregnant even when taking birth control...!) so the day my water broke and we went to the hospital to have our first little guy, my husband was as nervous as ever (so was I for that matter), but the second the baby was born I could tell my husband was in love! He carried him and carried him... I honestly don't think he put Spirit down the whole time we were in the hospital. I remember the nurses came to take Spirit to the nursery to do tests (or whatever it was) and Mr. Man toted along right beside them and went into the nursery watching everything they did. He was the same with all the kids. His love is so great and he would give them the world! Makes me wonder if he will ever "lose touch" with his kids like I have lost touch with my dad.
So for breakfast I made him a breakfast bowl which is layered hashbrowns, sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs and topped with cheese, served with salsa and a tortilla on the side.
For dinner I set the table with my good china and folded his napkin like this. We had Chicken, Roasted Lemon Broccoli, rolls and mashed potatoes.
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Some thoughts on fathering, father's day....
My father and I were pretty close growing up, then as I got older (and he did as well) we grew apart. When I got married and started having kids I think he felt pushed out of my life (he wasn't. I tried and tried to include him and he just wouldn't participate in our lives.) so we drifted further apart. It has gotten to the point of me saying to myself that I am not trying anymore. This has been about 5-6 years now.
One of the major breaking points in my life was after I delivered a still born and called him he was drunk and was saying some of the most obnoxious comments. Things I would NEVER think to say to someone grieving the loss of a human life.
One year, about 6 years ago, he was supposed to come for Thanksgiving, as he had done every year since I moved out of the house. The morning of, he called to cancel saying he was sick. I respected that. We had already started the turkey cooking and decided we would load up a plate of food when it was ready and drive the 3 hours to my dad's house to surprise him. When we got there... he was not. He lives in a small town so we drove around and found him. He was leaving his girlfriend's house. I did not meet her. He later told me she was younger than me and had a 2 year old son. WHAT? Anyway.... he was not sick (actually he was a little sick, but not terrible, obviously), he just went to a girlfriends house. That hurt.
Little things like he won't return my phone calls and then when I keep trying and trying and finally reach him he says things like "About time you called."....... what is that supposed to mean?
I just today stuck his Father's Day card in the mail. I have no respect for him and I don't care about our relationship anymore.
Seems weird to think that "daddy's little girl" doesn't care anymore.
ON A HAPPIER NOTE:
The love my husband has for his children is amazing. We were not planning to have children when we got pregnant with our first baby 9 years ago (in fact we fall in that small 1% who get pregnant even when taking birth control...!) so the day my water broke and we went to the hospital to have our first little guy, my husband was as nervous as ever (so was I for that matter), but the second the baby was born I could tell my husband was in love! He carried him and carried him... I honestly don't think he put Spirit down the whole time we were in the hospital. I remember the nurses came to take Spirit to the nursery to do tests (or whatever it was) and Mr. Man toted along right beside them and went into the nursery watching everything they did. He was the same with all the kids. His love is so great and he would give them the world! Makes me wonder if he will ever "lose touch" with his kids like I have lost touch with my dad.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Health & Nutrition Class
Yesterday was Lefty's birthday and so Mr. Man took the day off, took Lefty out of school and they hung out all day together. They met me for lunch (highlight of my day!) and then just did some "guy things". Lefty was insisting that he wanted to take some treats to his class, not today, but yesterday! Mr. Man tried and tried to convince him to take something today, but he wouldn't be swayed.
SO, Mr. Man and Lefty headed up to the school at the end of the day with popsicles for all the kids in Lefty's class. They happened to have a special speaker that day for a health and nutrition class. The speaker stopped what she was doing so that they could celebrate Lefty's birthday ... with popsicles no less!! Mr. Man felt horrible, but the speaker was really nice and said it was not the end of the world. I think she worked it into her talk about how it is ok to "break the rules" once in awhile as long as you are good the rest of the day!
He told me if he had shown up with a fruit tray he wouldn't have felt so bad!
I laughed and laughed all night! Poor guy felt horrible!
SO, Mr. Man and Lefty headed up to the school at the end of the day with popsicles for all the kids in Lefty's class. They happened to have a special speaker that day for a health and nutrition class. The speaker stopped what she was doing so that they could celebrate Lefty's birthday ... with popsicles no less!! Mr. Man felt horrible, but the speaker was really nice and said it was not the end of the world. I think she worked it into her talk about how it is ok to "break the rules" once in awhile as long as you are good the rest of the day!
He told me if he had shown up with a fruit tray he wouldn't have felt so bad!
I laughed and laughed all night! Poor guy felt horrible!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
I think this was the perfect birthday gift!
Since we weren't doing a huge party for Mr. Man's 50th birthday, I decided to do a scrapbook for his birthday with pages made by all his friends and family because I thought that would be a good memento of his birthday!
In January I sent out a letter to everyone asking them to help me make a scrapbook for him. I included a piece of scrapbook paper and a return envelope. I addressed the envelope to come back to my office so he wouldn't see any of them. For some people I sent an email instead of regular mail (both to help keep the costs down and in some cases it was because I simply did not have a mailing address for certain people). I asked them to email me something and then I printed them out and put them on a scrapbook page.
As they started coming back I really liked how everyone's personality and style showed on the page they created and the stories written. The emailed stories reflected individuality too. It was really cool! I had some people write him a letter about what their friendship meant to them. I had some people do a scrapbook page with pictures and journaling. I had some write a birthday wish for him. Some people wrote their favorite memory of him. Some people emailed me pictures and others didn't but it all came out SO cool! Not one page was alike and I really loved that. Some were extravagent and others were more simple, but that is what made the book extra awesome! I loved it and so did he!!! It was all so neat! I loved reading what people wrote and looking at the pictures. I had the hardest time keeping it a secret - but I did and so did the kids! We would spend a few minutes here and there working on it when Mr. Man would leave the house to run errands or whatever. One kid would stand guard watching for him to pull down the street (or in some cases, I would) and then we would quickly hide everything.
When we gave him the book he actually teared up. I told him it was a group effort present! He read and re-read all the pages several times.
Here are just a few of the pages, I haven't counted to see the total number of pages we ended up with, but as you can see in the picture at the top of this post, the book was busting at the seams!
Monday, March 1, 2010
The birthday boy's weekend
Even after all the stink my husband caused over his birthday we had a celebration this weekend and he had a great time!
We went to his sister's house on Friday to spend the weekend and we had the best time E.V.E.R.
We got there Friday evening and as we walked in the house his parents were sitting there. He said "WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DOING HERE?" He had no idea they would be there.
His sister had set this amazing table and prepared the most amazing food for dinner! We had salt crusted prime rib that simply melted in your mouth, roasted asparagus, spaghetti squash, rolls, and this divine soup that my brother in law made (a sweet red pepper soup with creme fresh....oh man that was SO good!)
On Saturday we woke up to one of his niece's and her husband there (which would have been another surprise to Mr. Man, except that my brother in law prayed for their safety as they traveled-- hee hee!)
We spent the whole day with family, enjoyed a fabulous breakfast at home, then had cake (it was a birthday party we could do whatever we wanted!) and then went to a super yummy burger place for lunch.
After lunch, his parents headed home and we did a little shopping and then went back to my sister in law's house to hang out.
Saturday evening, his niece and her husband headed home and we dropped off Mr. Man and my brother in law to a hockey game while my sis in law and I shopped.
Sunday morning we went to church with them and then out to lunch before we had to head home ourselves.
Such a fun, fun, fun weekend.
**NO PICTURES -- THIS DUMMY FORGOT TO BRING THE CAMERA!!! I AM WAITING FOR OTHERS TO EMAIL ME SOME**
We went to his sister's house on Friday to spend the weekend and we had the best time E.V.E.R.
We got there Friday evening and as we walked in the house his parents were sitting there. He said "WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DOING HERE?" He had no idea they would be there.
His sister had set this amazing table and prepared the most amazing food for dinner! We had salt crusted prime rib that simply melted in your mouth, roasted asparagus, spaghetti squash, rolls, and this divine soup that my brother in law made (a sweet red pepper soup with creme fresh....oh man that was SO good!)
On Saturday we woke up to one of his niece's and her husband there (which would have been another surprise to Mr. Man, except that my brother in law prayed for their safety as they traveled-- hee hee!)
We spent the whole day with family, enjoyed a fabulous breakfast at home, then had cake (it was a birthday party we could do whatever we wanted!) and then went to a super yummy burger place for lunch.
After lunch, his parents headed home and we did a little shopping and then went back to my sister in law's house to hang out.
Saturday evening, his niece and her husband headed home and we dropped off Mr. Man and my brother in law to a hockey game while my sis in law and I shopped.
Sunday morning we went to church with them and then out to lunch before we had to head home ourselves.
Such a fun, fun, fun weekend.
**NO PICTURES -- THIS DUMMY FORGOT TO BRING THE CAMERA!!! I AM WAITING FOR OTHERS TO EMAIL ME SOME**
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
When your husband says "Don't plan anything for my 50th birthday"...
I think you should NOT listen to him. Just sayin'.
For a couple months my husband all but threatened my life if I planned ANYTHING for his 50th birthday coming up on March 1. Then his mom told me she was going to plan a party anyway. I decided I should warn my husband and he said "Well, you tell her I won't be there." So I took the hints that he really didn't want something.
Now, as we are just a few days away from his birthday, I am getting vibes from him that he really didn't mean all that.
I am so confused and so upset.
Bottom line: There is no big party planned. There are no big surprises involved. There are, however, a few nice little things planned for him to enjoy his weekend - but now he won't cooperate and is sending me signals that maybe he did really want a big "to-do" after all.
For a couple months my husband all but threatened my life if I planned ANYTHING for his 50th birthday coming up on March 1. Then his mom told me she was going to plan a party anyway. I decided I should warn my husband and he said "Well, you tell her I won't be there." So I took the hints that he really didn't want something.
Now, as we are just a few days away from his birthday, I am getting vibes from him that he really didn't mean all that.
I am so confused and so upset.
Bottom line: There is no big party planned. There are no big surprises involved. There are, however, a few nice little things planned for him to enjoy his weekend - but now he won't cooperate and is sending me signals that maybe he did really want a big "to-do" after all.
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