Thursday Thirteen - 7th Edition

Thirteen Things about Becca This week's theme is : 13 THINGS I BOUGHT AT TARGET TODAY (can you tell I have no imagination this week?) 1. Cube puzzle from the Dollar Spot 2. 2 "hair pretties" from the Dollar Spot 3. Curious George underwear (for Kyra, not me - though I wonder what would go through Rich's head if I found some "mommy" sized ones?) 4. Whitie Tighties for Ian 5. Socks for Ian (yep, he's hit another growth spurt) 6. Pantene Detangler 7. A metal compass (Ian's most cherished school supply; it's a "new" item this year) 8. Dry erase markers (of course, the school specifies "low odor" - we wouldn't want our kids sniffing the pens now, would we?) 9. Finding Nemo Fruit snacks 10. Erasers 11. Pencil Box 12. Pencil Sharpener 13. Stainless steel coffee mug set (such a bargain and I was needing a new one!) Thanks for peeking!

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Tackle It Tuesday

Yeah, it's been a while since I've actually tackled anything let alone on a Tuesday. I actually started my "tackle" on Sunday night since the boys left for cub scout camp and after Kyra goes to bed, I can actually tackle without having to worry about making too much noise. Honesly, I don't evne have "before" pictures because I was too embarassed by the mess that was my scrapbook room. HOWEVER - I am making giant strides in taming the wild beast and even went to Menards today and got some shelving. I am going to try to at least get everything set up tonight (I have to because the boys arrive home tomorrow morning). The sorting might have to wait until another day, but by this weekend, I may actually have a place to scrap again!

Tackle It Tuesday is a weekly meme on 5 Minutes for Mom. Even though I haven't participated lately, I hope to try to get to this more often.

Toddler logic

Yesterday, Ian and Rich left for cub scout camp leaving Kyra and I to have some "girl time." Though Rich has been gone traveling an awful lot in the last few months, Kyra is definitely not used to having both of her "boys" gone. She repeatedly will ask me where Daddy and Ian are and I tell her they are at camp and won't be home for a few days. So today we are eating lunch and she agin asks where are Daddy and Ian. I told her she has two more night times to get through and they will be home. She thought about this for a bit and then looked at me and said, "But I miss them!" If only that were reason enough to bring them home! (and just for the record, I miss them too - it's awfully quiet around here!)

Menu Plan Monday - July 21, 2008

Menu Plan Monday is hosted by Laura. Does this menu look vaguely familiar? If you are tending to think so, you are probably right. Rich had to go out of town last week on short notice, so our menu plan did not go according to plan. Now, the boys are at Cub Scout camp until Wednesday afternoon. Really, it would be silly for me to have a "plan" for Kyra and myself seeing that she will probably opt for her traditional staple of Kraft Mac n' Cheese. So, here's the menu (again):

Monday: TBD
Tuesday: TBD
Wednesday: Souper Roast Beef
Thursday: Asian Chicken Roll Ups
Friday: Relay for Life - not sure what the dinner will be

Re-inspiration

After Rich got back from his trip to Chicago early Friday afternoon, I set off myself for the fair city for the annual summer CHA show and dinner with my friends from Lifetime Moments. Traffic was quite a bear once I hit Illinois and dinner had some service issues, but we still had a lot of fun. On Saturday, we hit the show floor and did a couple of make-n-takes and then just wandered around looking at all of the new products getting ready to hit the market. The industry has come quite a long way since I first began scrapbooking almost 10 years ago but seeing some of the great projects actually has me inspired to organize my scrap room and get back to the business of creating stuff.

That was LOUD!

Today after lunch, we were just having some down time before taking Ian to his Lego class. Kyra was watching Dora and all of a sudden, the smoke alarm went off. I guess I've never been in the house when Rich has tested them, but was it ever LOUD! Needless to say, even though it only went off for maybe a maximum of 10 seconds, I was sufficiently freaked out. After checking every possible square foot of the house for any trace of smoke, I decided to check the detector itself. I think it's mysterious discharge was its final parting shot. It does not respond at all when tested. Of course, now Kyra is very leerie of the smoke detectors. She clung to me for a good half hour after and reminded me that the alarm went off and it was "verwy verwy verwy scarwy!" (and once again, all this occurs when Rich is out of town!)

Berried Delight

A friend of mine was looking for a lemon dessert recipe to take to a party last weekend and I remembered I had this one from a gal at church who made it for one of our Bible study brunches. It is so easy and just giving it to Ms. M, I realized that I needed to make it myself for today's Bible study. As a bonus, it's a no-bake recipe, so no heating up the house!

Berried Delight

Crust:
1.5 c graham cracker crumbs
1/4 c sugar
1/3 c melted butter

Filling:
8 oz. soft cream cheese
1/4 c sugar
2 T milk

Topping:
8 oz. cool whip
2 pkg lemon pudding
3.5 c milk

Combine crumbs with sugar & melted butter. Press into a 9x13 pan. Chill 15 minutes.

Beat cream cheese, sugar and milk until smooth.

Fold in 1/2 the cool whip to cream cheese mixture. Carefully spread over crust.***

Prepare putdding using 3.5 c milk (do not refrigerate). Pour over cream cheese layer. Chill several hours or overnight.

Before serving, spread remaining cool whip over pudding. Garnish with berries if desired.


***If you want, you can add a layer of fresh sliced strawberries or blueberries.