The New Do

So it's not the best ahircut but there was more damage than you could actually see. When she grabbed and cut her ahir there were strands (more like chunks) from all over her head. I am sure later in life when she sess pictures she will not be happy and blame me for the bad haircut.

When Four Years Olds Find Scissors

Rachel took the scissors form her art desk last night and proceeded to give herself a haircut. I am still in shock right now and don't have anything to say other than look at the before and after photos.

Weekly Menu 2/15-2/21/09

This week will be crazy. Unfortunately I had to let my one and only full time staff go this week so as a result I am working the bulk of her hours at the desk. Add on I still need to get my work done I will probably be putting in around 60+ hours, oh fun! Luckily Allen is home this week for school vacation so we're doing some easy meals.

Sunday-Meatloaf, mashed potatoes & veggies (Allen's request)

Monday-Cornflake Chicken & etc.

Tuesday-Cheesy Macaroni & Hamburger Bake (Basically homemade Hamburger Helper)

Wednesday-Chicken Broccoli Casserole

Thursday-Ham & Scalloped Potatoes

Friday-Kielbasa & Mac & Cheese

After looking at the menu I realize how much cheese we are eating this week. Not exactly healthy. Better throw in a few salads to offset!

Props

Allen and I went to the Black Water Grill in Salem Friday night for dinner. Awesome meal! I easily could have just eaten from the appetizer menu, they all looked so good. Entrees took us over 20 minutes to decide there were so many choices we liked. Everything was perfect. I highly recommend!

Anyone Want to Buy A Raffle Ticket?

Tis the season for raffles. Alex has one at school, both kids have one for basketball and I have one at the Y. So in case you are interested here's the run down.

The ones I am selling are $10.00 each, all proceeds benefit the Kimball Classic Basketball Event. Prizes include an autographed Rajon Rondo picture, an autographed picture of the new Big 3 (Garnett, Allen & Pierce), a 4 pack of tickets to the Celtics & another pair of tickets to the Celtics.

Alex & B's tickets are $5.00 each. They each need to sell 5 tickets. Proceeds pay for the YBL banquets at the end of the season. In all honesty most of the prizes are sports, particularly basketball related.

The St. Monica's raffle tickets are $10.00 each. As a family we are supposed to sell 10, I really don't think that's going to happen but I'll give it a shot. That said the prizes are pretty cool and it's for the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the School. First prize is a Caribbean Cruise for 2, 2nd is a 42" LCD Wide Screen TV, & 3rd is Private Reserve Wine Cellar Fridge.

So if anyone is interested let me know. Thanks!

Coupons

So Alex has been having issues with his stomach for a while now. We've been keeping track of what he eats and it appears he's having a hard time with dairy products. He does okay if he has one but anything more within a half days time he gets a stomach ache. So we've decided to switch him to Lactaid instead of milk since that seems to be the worst culprit. I was shocked when I went to the store this weekend and found out Lactaid is $3.99 a half gallon. Now I don't recall ever seeing a coupon for Lactaid but I assume they are out there somewhere. If you run across any please clip them for me and send them my way.

Thanks!

Weekly Menu 2/8/09-2/14/09

So last week was a mess. I didn't bring a list when I went food shopping which is always a disaster. As a result it was an uninspiring week to cook. One night all I made was rice pilaf for myself. Add in that Allen is out of the house 3 nights I needed to regroup and come up with some new ideas, plus ones that reheat well for him when he gets home. This week will be better.

Sunday-Roast, over browned potatoes, squash etc.
Monday-Apple Cider Pork Chops (new recipe looks good)
Tuesday-Beef Burritos (made with left over roast)
Wednesday-Spanish Rice Casserole
Thursday-Pepper Steak stir fry with rice
Friday-Grilled Chicken w/veggies
Saturday-Take out from somewhere