Menus.....

So I looked and I am a week and 2 days late posting our menus...not that anyone may really care but none the less...SORRY!! However in my defensive A LOT of exciting and wonderful things have been happening in our neck of the woods - many that I still need to blog about. Until then, here is our meal plans for 14 days....if they are a new recipe I have posted them on FB under the group 2010-New Recipes for the New Year. One of these days I will learn how to create a really cool Blog page and have a section for recipes like my friend and fellow blogger The Bean. Enjoy!!

Week of 3/22/2010 to 4/4/2010
Mon (Parm. Pork Roast w/red potatoes)
Tue (Homemade Pizza)
Wed (South of the Border Chx & Pasta Skillet)
Thur (Undone Stuffed Pepper Cass.)
Fri (4-cheese Pasta Florentine)
Sat (Nathan's Stir Fry)
Sun (Jambayla)
Mon (Meatloaf w/Broc Chees. Cass)
Tue (Pesto Salmon w/pasta salad)
Wed (Chx lo mein)
Thur (Grilling)
Fri (Pork Tenderloin w/mac-n-cheese)
Sat. (Eat Out)
Sun (Thai Chx or dinner w/friends)

P.S. Have recipes to share with me???? Post in comment or if you are on FB (facebook) post them under the recipe thread I created.

Luck of the Irish

Happy St. Patrick's Day.

Today has been a fabulous day! I did a 5K today and I am very happy and mad at myself. Happy because I got off the couch, walked the 5K up and down hills, and survivied - barely. Mad at myself for letting myself go.

Wanted to quit several times during the walk but two things keep me going. #1 - there was a woman who was much larger than me, in front of me, walking and not giving up. #2 - Nathan and I want more children and that requires me to lose weight.

So today lit the fire under my butt to get myself back into shape to get my body ready for a little brother or sister for this little guy...........

Gabe's 1st St. Parick's Day 2009

One year later - still smiling and being a ham!!

This child, who loves to laugh, throw temper tantrums, run, cuddle, be outside, dance to Lady Gaga and Blue Grass music, truly keeps me smiling everyday! We have been blessed to have such a fantastic child. Words are not enough to describe the joy I feel watching Gabriel learn and experience life - Nathan and I did good *wink wink*

Want a facelift

for my blog - thought I was talking about myself didn't ya! ;) I just kinda jumped into blogging not to long ago and just created a page and went with it. However now that I am reading more blogs I realize that my layout is boring me and I need to learn how to create a more stylish blog. Found a cool site and one that I loved but then saw it was someone charging to make me a blog - no thanks! I believe that I am smart enough to create a blog for free.....so my fellow bloggers, send me comments on suggestions on how to create a cool blog layout...will keep the name "Come What May".

Ahh!! Spring Cleaning

Spring is almost here to stay - if you have ever lived in Ohio, you know not to get too excited with the first signs of Spring because it can quickly change over night and get snow in April!! However, this past weekend Spring has graced us and man I have missed her. February had been a rough month! For the enitre month we got snow every week, Monday and Tuesday were the choosen days. Think we got over 21 inches in one month and I truly started experiencing cabin fever and some winter blues.

However, Mr. Sun showed himself this weekend and WOW it was magical! Took Gabe out for walks, felt the grass (dead grass still counts in my book) between our toes, and it was only in the upper 40s and lower 50s!!!!! I laugh how I am now saying 40s are a heat wave and I wanted to wear short sleeves and flip flops...okay lets get back on track shall we.....

Spring Cleaning - yep I LOVE to organize, sticky notes, pens, and just making things neat and tidy. I have slacked very much this winter though becuase I, well, no real excuse I guess. So when we opened our windows, cleaned the carpets, turned on the music, and enjoyed the sun, I organized our pantry.

See I have fallen in love with Tupperware and when I say in love, I mean in LOVE!!! Yes I have turned into a dork. But this is one dork that has a pantry that is flippin cool :)

Before Tupperware

Tupperware Loot

After Tupperware - need a few more sets to finish

My little helper that decided playing

the Tupperware box was more fun!

Now my plans are to organize and finish the family cookbook and my own personal cookbook....yeah I LOVE Spring!

Menu March 1st - March 14th

So I was trying to get this posted yesterday but yesterday was family day and I didn't get around to it. So here is our menu for the next two weeks. Now if you are on FB (facebook) join the 2010 - New Recipes for the New Year and you will see all the recipes. If not on FB leave a comment if you would like one of the Recipes. Enjoy :) Have a FABULOUS Monday!!

Menu for March 1st - March 14th
1st Chicken Taco Soup,
2nd Stuff Pork Chops w/mac-n-cheese,
3rd Thai Chicken Stir Fry,
4th Pork Loin w/broc. cheese casserole,
5th Pecan Crust Talapia w/garlic green beans,
6th Country Chicken w/mashed pot.,
7th Parmesan Pork Roast w/salad,
8th Chicken Enchiladas,
9th Homemade Pizza,
10th Spinach Sausage Egg Bake,
11th Chicken Spag. Casserole,
12th Chicken and Sausage Maicotti,
13th Dinner Out,
14th Creamy Chicken Basil

Gabriel and his love for lasagna

I have finally found a recipe for lasagna that my husband just LOVES!! I follow this recipe, The Pioneer Woman Cooks, except that I use shredded mozzarella. Not only does my hubby love this recipe but our son, Gabriel, does too!! Gabe is so much like his father that whatever I put in front of them to eat, they eat it all - sometimes they both forget to chew...not sure if its because I'm such a great cook or it they are just hungry but I like to think it's because of the first ;)

Yes underneath the orange face is my child

We think he suffered from a lasagna comma

Rockin the Mohawk

So fresh and so clean after his bath

Other news, today is one of my nieces' 1st birthday!!! Happy Birthday Jordyn!!!!! It is times like these when I do not like being in the Air Force. Missing out on wonderful family celebrations makes my heart hurt. However, I will continue to love my neices and nephew from afar and look forward to pictures.

This is when I would like to have a pair of Ruby Red Slippers. Click my heals three time and and repeat, There is no place like home!

Lent.....40 Days

So I am not catholic and don't really have a certian religion. I do believe in God and try to be a Christian in his eyes. I have never really did Lent before but I thought I would give it a try this year. So for two days now I have givin up Sweets - brownie, cake, ice cream, cookies, candy, etc., Soda, and Fast Food - oh how I do miss Chick-Fil-A already!!

Now this being said, I have decided to alter what I am giving up. I am a HUGE sweet lovin person. I know that if I give up sweets for 40 days I will fail and then get upset about failing. So instead I am only going to allow myself one sweet a week. This is a huge thing for me because I truly could eat, sometimes do, every day/night. Now for the Soda no biggie. I used to enver drink Soda and somehow started drinking the stuff. After ready how horrible the diet and non-diet drinks are I am/will stop drinking soda. Fast Food another no biggie. I really only eat at Sonic, Chick-Fil-A, Tim Hortons, and Penn Station.

My goal is after 40 days I will be in my workout routine. Soda and Fast Food junk will be out of my system - except for an occassional treat to the above places. But most importantly, I would have calmed down my sweet tooth cravings to once a week and possibly even less.

See you guys on the flip sound! Pray for my husband and child as I win the battle of sweet cravings....gonna need Jesus big time ;)