Catching Up

Hey there!  How ya been?  I've been a terrible blogger lately.  Oh well, it's my blog.  I do what I want :)

I keep falling behind on my other blog (the one with all the pictures).  I take all the pictures.  I just don't always have time to post them.  Then I post them in huge groups.  Oh well, at least I get to it eventually.

Really, not much has been going on around here.  We got a cat.  Baby Girl is learning more words, but no remains her favorite.  She has started referring to her brothers as either "Bubbas" or "Guys".  I'm hoping someday she actually learns their names.  Oldest Kiddo will be 9 this weekend.  Um, yeah, I'm feeling a little old right now.  Middle Kiddo told me the other day that chicks dig him and he believes it's because of his (and I quote) "Amazing eyelashes".

Other than the kiddos being fabulously cute, it's been pretty boring around here.  (Totally not a complaint.  I actually prefer boring...)

What have y'all been up to?

Oh yeah...almost forgot...if you have kids in school, are an educator or care about the education system in our country in any way, watch Waiting for Superman.  I watched it last week and am still blown away by it.

Love

Yeah, I'm posting this over on my Project 365 blog too, but it was just too precious not to share here too

Extra Hugs

Over the last couple of days, I have been giving my kiddos lots of extra hugs.

My sister called me the other day.  She wanted advice on how to tell my nephew that his friend had died in a fire the night before.  It knocked the breath out of me.  My nephew is almost four.  Bad things aren't supposed to happen to kids his age.  His family did everything right.  Their smoke detectors worked.  They had an escape plan.  Tragically, the fire just burned too hot, too fast.

Sometimes I wonder why bad things happen to good people.  Sometimes I wonder why horrible things happen to children.  I search for answers.  Sometimes though, there are no answers.

Keep this family in your thoughts and prayers.  Give your own children extra hugs.

Cold Days...Not Snow Days

My kids have been out of school for three days now.  Because of the cold.  Nope, not snow.  Well, the first day it was because of a tiny amount of snow.  Since then, however, has been because it's cold.  Apparently, this fine city was completely unprepared for the freakin' cold temperatures that have hit.  So, my kids have been home (and stuck in the house) for three days.

If they don't go to school on Monday, I'm gonna join the circus...

This Stuff Bothers Me...

I really try not to rant about everything under the sun.  I try to be positive and see the good.  But, sometimes crap just bothers me...

Like the creepy dude in my class that took my picture with his camera phone today.  I don't know why.

Like the fact that the best way to drive around here is to close your eyes and push the gas.  Seriously scary.

Like the chick who was crossing the road ten feet from the crosswalk.

Like the people who take the elevator down two floors after class is over.  Can we say lazy?

Like my kids asking me fifteen times what we're having for dinner when the weekly menu is right there on the fridge.  Read, children!

Like my husband's alarm clock going off for an hour before he gets up.  Dude, get up!  Getting up early sucks.  Got it.  But getting beaten by a frying pan first thing in the morning sucks more.  Probably.

Ok, thanks for letting me get my grumpiness out...what bothers you?

Yummy Yummy Tacos

The other day I mentioned that I made tacos.  I had a request for the recipe.  And I'm all about satisfying people so here it is...

1 lb. ground beef
small onion, chopped
1 tsp. minced garlic (or 1 garlic clove, minced)
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 tsp ground cumin
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce

Put ground beef and chopped onion in a medium skillet over medium heat.  Cook until beef is browned through.  Then add garlic, chili powder and ground cumin.  Cook for about a minute.  Add tomato sauce.  Lower heat to low and continue cooking for 5 minutes (or until the consistency makes you happy).

And that's it.  Super easy peasy and way better than seasoning packets full of salt.  Serve it up in whatever tortillas you like and with toppings that you enjoy!

Running Late

I know, I know.  I'm a little late for RTT.  Actually, I'm not late.  I'm just so random that I'm posting my Random Tuesday Thoughts on Wednesday night.  Ha.

**The Weight Watchers commericals make me wanna pull my ears off.  I'm seriously annoyed by them.

**Oldest kiddo is gearing up for the school spelling bee.  He's such a smarty pants.

**Middle kiddo scored 10 points in his basketball game tonight.  His team won 10-4.

**Baby girl walked around for 15 minutes without a diaper on her butt and didn't pee on anything.

**I'm now down bragging about my kids...for this post anyways.

**After a semester off (because of all the moving we did last year), I'm going back to school next Tuesday.  I'm super duper excited.  I'm a nerd.

**I already bought my books.  Yep, you can see them here along with my other Project 365 photos.

**I made tacos without a seasoning packet tonight.  Yeppers, from scratch.  Super easy and I'll probably never go back to those silly seasoing packets.

**I wanna go to Europe.  Not permanently or anything, just for vacation.  More than once.  I'm pretty certain it would take numerous vacays to take it all in.

And I'm out.  Hope y'all are having an awesome week!