Mum, Mom, Momma, Mummy .. whatever you might call her she's pretty darn wonderful. Due to a wonderful blog that Lane wrote I couldn't stop thinking about my mom. As I grew up we were always super close, that sick kind of close where people thought we were sisters. Over the past couple of years things somehow changed and we are so busy I don't get to talk to her much lately. But I called her last night and spoke with her; it was lovely. She was doing her normal morning business at her Flower shop but stopped immediately to talk to me. Hubby could see the smile on my face when he walked into the room and knew it was due to my mother.
So I'd like to say thanks to Lane, I knew I missed my mom but apparently wasn't aware how much :)
We love you & miss you! *[mom, not Lane - but Lane is quite enjoyable company]
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
A game of Tag
Two posts in one day, you lucky lucky people .. I know I'm silly/stupid.
A much nicer version of tag is being played in blogs all over the world, literally the world. I got tagged by Caitlin.
The rules:
A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
1. Despite my efforts I can’t stop eating carbohydrates. I love breads, potatoes, pastas .. all of it is fantastic. Hubby is sometimes shocked at my bread & cheese habit.
2. I have only been fishing once, I don't think my husband knows this. He really wants me to go on a fishing trip here. It grosses me out, the idea of taking a fish off a hook.. not to mention I'd get terribly sick, damn ocean & it's motion.
3. Although I haven't practiced in quite some time, I'm proud that I know Sign Language. It's beautiful and fun. It's the second language I know best and I've noticed when I can't think of a word in Italian it comes out in Sign or German.
That's the order my brain thinks, English, Sign (ASL), German then Italian.
4. If I'm stressed, I clean. I cannot completely relax until I know the entire house is clean, every last inch. Hubby doesn't understand my craziness, but it's true. When he has overnight stays for work, my 'day off' is cleaning the house so that I can actually relax. So so sad.
5. My husband doesn't have any baby pictures, after much prodding I found out they were all lost. I have no proof my husband was a child; this makes me very sad. I love photos and now our home is very Christina oriented as I have many photos of my childhood.
6. This one is because Lizzie reminded me; I rarely call my hubby by his name. So now when I do it feels like I'm scolding him .. and I feel like I'm in trouble when he says my full name. Strange.
I'm still thinking on the tags! Watch out!
Alright I've tagged Andrea, Brianna, Severine, Rachel, Holly & Bianca.
A much nicer version of tag is being played in blogs all over the world, literally the world. I got tagged by Caitlin.
The rules:
A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
1. Despite my efforts I can’t stop eating carbohydrates. I love breads, potatoes, pastas .. all of it is fantastic. Hubby is sometimes shocked at my bread & cheese habit.
2. I have only been fishing once, I don't think my husband knows this. He really wants me to go on a fishing trip here. It grosses me out, the idea of taking a fish off a hook.. not to mention I'd get terribly sick, damn ocean & it's motion.
3. Although I haven't practiced in quite some time, I'm proud that I know Sign Language. It's beautiful and fun. It's the second language I know best and I've noticed when I can't think of a word in Italian it comes out in Sign or German.
That's the order my brain thinks, English, Sign (ASL), German then Italian.
4. If I'm stressed, I clean. I cannot completely relax until I know the entire house is clean, every last inch. Hubby doesn't understand my craziness, but it's true. When he has overnight stays for work, my 'day off' is cleaning the house so that I can actually relax. So so sad.
5. My husband doesn't have any baby pictures, after much prodding I found out they were all lost. I have no proof my husband was a child; this makes me very sad. I love photos and now our home is very Christina oriented as I have many photos of my childhood.
6. This one is because Lizzie reminded me; I rarely call my hubby by his name. So now when I do it feels like I'm scolding him .. and I feel like I'm in trouble when he says my full name. Strange.
I'm still thinking on the tags! Watch out!
Alright I've tagged Andrea, Brianna, Severine, Rachel, Holly & Bianca.
Oreos & milk .. yes please
Last night hubby and I [yeah he's back, didn't I tell you that part] went shopping, the differences between how we shop is almost laughable. I pull out my list, head to fresh foods that are the healthier choices. HE heads to the chips, cookies, canned crap and if he can sneak it in the basket Velveeta cheese. I have problems with his choices, because when the grocery's I have chosen run out due to my cooking dinner every night ... we always end up eating his bad choices.
My will power is only so much that the cookies staring me in the face from our pantry eventually get eaten and with milk.
So while I am happy for Lizzie for having the willpower and strength I obviously don't, I am slightly pissed that my pants however unflattering are not loose ... so I am swearing off my chocolate bar today in lieu of some veggies, this should last a day or so.
My will power is only so much that the cookies staring me in the face from our pantry eventually get eaten and with milk.
So while I am happy for Lizzie for having the willpower and strength I obviously don't, I am slightly pissed that my pants however unflattering are not loose ... so I am swearing off my chocolate bar today in lieu of some veggies, this should last a day or so.
Friday, November 2, 2007
Opps .. I'm bad at this
So I forgot about my blog .. and I must say you have missed so much in our lives! The funniest probably being Halloween.
The hubby thought it would be fun to give out candy, which I agreed because it usually is. Kids can be so cute when begging for something. He also thought it would be great to dress our poor dog up! So he proceeded to buy a child’s costume for her and I had to fix it so she was able to wear it and I hate to say, but he's right. It was funny. The first time we put it on her [early October] I couldn't stop laughing! So this became a once a week event purely for our entertainment, I foresee it continuing as well. Although now the dog enjoys it too!
By the way, for anyone who thinks they get alot of trick-or-treater's you should come to my house on Halloween *(and I really do welcome you all) the neighboring cities bring their families & kids to celebrate in the American craziness of this fun fun day ... we probably had 250-300 kids! I certainly ran out of candy too early ... but it was fun while it lasted :)
So Halloween came & went, I'm a mean pet owner and dressed the dog up ...
Yeah we think she's pretty dang cute too! I'm super impressed with how she did, she was really quite calm and accepting of the kids. They usually scare the crap out of her and they all wanted to pet her being as she's just so cute. She did great! In the time we've had her she's come a long way! Although camouflage still scares her to no end!
The husband is missing i.e. work trip, I am still enjoying my "new" job even though the husband likes spending my(our) money lol
I have some photos to add, it'll make things more fun. So that's it for now, muah!
Ok so I added two photos, hope that displays how great she looked even with her sad face!
The hubby thought it would be fun to give out candy, which I agreed because it usually is. Kids can be so cute when begging for something. He also thought it would be great to dress our poor dog up! So he proceeded to buy a child’s costume for her and I had to fix it so she was able to wear it and I hate to say, but he's right. It was funny. The first time we put it on her [early October] I couldn't stop laughing! So this became a once a week event purely for our entertainment, I foresee it continuing as well. Although now the dog enjoys it too!
By the way, for anyone who thinks they get alot of trick-or-treater's you should come to my house on Halloween *(and I really do welcome you all) the neighboring cities bring their families & kids to celebrate in the American craziness of this fun fun day ... we probably had 250-300 kids! I certainly ran out of candy too early ... but it was fun while it lasted :)
So Halloween came & went, I'm a mean pet owner and dressed the dog up ...
Yeah we think she's pretty dang cute too! I'm super impressed with how she did, she was really quite calm and accepting of the kids. They usually scare the crap out of her and they all wanted to pet her being as she's just so cute. She did great! In the time we've had her she's come a long way! Although camouflage still scares her to no end!
The husband is missing i.e. work trip, I am still enjoying my "new" job even though the husband likes spending my(our) money lol
I have some photos to add, it'll make things more fun. So that's it for now, muah!
Ok so I added two photos, hope that displays how great she looked even with her sad face!
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Tuesday = business
So today I took a flight went somewhere else and now I am supposed to conduct business lol yeah right!
My new company sent me to another location in order to learn some new businessy things, so far I have learned that I like this office, better.
The ladies are super sweet and they are nice and polite to each other .. not to say my current boss isn't nice, but they actually like each other and spend time together like a lovely friendly relationship.
So anyways, new place is really neat, much much bigger than where I work and literally less than a 10 min walk to the airport.
Now it's 1pm here and I'm trying to figure out what in the world I am supposed to do with the rest of the day .. let alone the evening! *Sigh* my book is on the coffee table at home along with my fuzzy babies and my hubby .. I really do love being home. Hopefully this trip will turn out to be something more than learning new facts
Tata for now
My new company sent me to another location in order to learn some new businessy things, so far I have learned that I like this office, better.
The ladies are super sweet and they are nice and polite to each other .. not to say my current boss isn't nice, but they actually like each other and spend time together like a lovely friendly relationship.
So anyways, new place is really neat, much much bigger than where I work and literally less than a 10 min walk to the airport.
Now it's 1pm here and I'm trying to figure out what in the world I am supposed to do with the rest of the day .. let alone the evening! *Sigh* my book is on the coffee table at home along with my fuzzy babies and my hubby .. I really do love being home. Hopefully this trip will turn out to be something more than learning new facts
Tata for now
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Chicken & Dumpling goodness!
I am all about the slow cooker these days! I have been searching my favorite recipe site for new & different slow cooker recipes, among the ones I'm trying this week I found Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings I figured it would be worth a try for Joe, who constantly brags about his grandmothers good foods.
Here's what I did:
2 chicken breasts, chopped up
2 tablespoons butter
2 cans chicken broth
1 onion, chopped
Sprinkle with Salt & Pepper and Parsley
Cook on low for 8-10 hours
Came home stirred it, added some seasoned salt and (here's where I cheat!) put in the Pillsbury biscuits torn into small pieces.
I got rave reviews and Joe actually asked me if I could/would make this again, that just doesn't happen!
Tonight we are having a modified Tamale casserole Yum!
Here's what I did:
2 chicken breasts, chopped up
2 tablespoons butter
2 cans chicken broth
1 onion, chopped
Sprinkle with Salt & Pepper and Parsley
Cook on low for 8-10 hours
Came home stirred it, added some seasoned salt and (here's where I cheat!) put in the Pillsbury biscuits torn into small pieces.
I got rave reviews and Joe actually asked me if I could/would make this again, that just doesn't happen!
Tonight we are having a modified Tamale casserole Yum!
Monday, October 1, 2007
Ahhhh what a weekend!
I have to say we had a lovely weekend!
Friday evening we went to my managers house for a small work event, it was nice ... but afterwards I went over to Allison's house & had some great wine (I need to get the name of that) and some yummy cheeses and we just talked & looked at necklaces her mom made and darn it, one that I got would have SO gone with my outfit today.
Saturday my hubby got up early to go golfing, he had a great time and boasted about his score, of course this only lead to his wanting his own set of clubs & shoes *sigh*
Saturday evening we went to a Chinese restaurant past Catania, it was yummy & a nice change.
Sunday Joe really wanted to spend money (when doesn't he) after getting back from his trip the antique market, I thought this was a good opportunity to get our grocery shopping done, I like to do one big trip a month and then little ones for fresh milk and such .. this is costly but usually works and it's actually cheaper in the long run. We happened to go when there was a 'case lot' sale and it was even cheaper to buy in bulk so yay we are now prepared for anything coming our way! After our shopping trip we came home put everything away and took Gella on a walk.
Not exactly an eventful weekend but it was quite lovely to us!
Friday evening we went to my managers house for a small work event, it was nice ... but afterwards I went over to Allison's house & had some great wine (I need to get the name of that) and some yummy cheeses and we just talked & looked at necklaces her mom made and darn it, one that I got would have SO gone with my outfit today.
Saturday my hubby got up early to go golfing, he had a great time and boasted about his score, of course this only lead to his wanting his own set of clubs & shoes *sigh*
Saturday evening we went to a Chinese restaurant past Catania, it was yummy & a nice change.
Sunday Joe really wanted to spend money (when doesn't he) after getting back from his trip the antique market, I thought this was a good opportunity to get our grocery shopping done, I like to do one big trip a month and then little ones for fresh milk and such .. this is costly but usually works and it's actually cheaper in the long run. We happened to go when there was a 'case lot' sale and it was even cheaper to buy in bulk so yay we are now prepared for anything coming our way! After our shopping trip we came home put everything away and took Gella on a walk.
Not exactly an eventful weekend but it was quite lovely to us!
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