Sunday, January 31, 2010

mr u bakes..new kitch pic!

So yesterday mr u not only made dinner while i got to sit at my scraptable and play(please note that my table is approx 5 feet from my stove so this really isn't THAT big of a deal, i was technically keeping him company! lol)...and then he decided to whip up a banana bread(his first one ever!)?! Seriously?! This guy is sooooooo a keeper! lol.(like i didn't already know that though right??)
OH! and it was DELISH!


And here is my $0.33 picture i hung in my kitchen yesterday. I saw this paper when i went to michael's yesterday and HAD TO HAVE IT! lol. I had a 12x12 frame that was gifted to me that i had never used and thought that this was the perfect occasion! lol. It's sooooooo me! lol.

Friday, January 29, 2010

RIP Charles/Welcome Yoshi


So yesterday was a big day in our home..our mousie Charles' finally gave in to whatever was wrong with the poor little guy...i noticed about a week ago that he had a lump on his rump, so he was no longer climbing and had difficulty walking...basically we knew it was coming. We adopted Charles' off kijiji and didn't really know how old he was, but he spent a happy few months with us(i think maybe 5 mo)...
So yesterday evening we decided to go to Petsmart and adopt a new little pet..so we now welcome to our home Yoshi, the teddy bear hamster. He is sooooo much friendlier, and we can actually handle this guy! yay! :)


(sidenote: i have really been struggling this week with horrible headaches, hence i haven't posted in almost a week, it had finally gone away this morning, but i'm noticing now that it is back again...sigh)

Monday, January 25, 2010

cookies!

So tonight i wanted to do something nice for the girls, so while they were playing i decided that i would make them some chocolate chip cookies so that they could have warm cookies/warm milk for bedtime. :D
(that and i could have something super to munch on while i watched the Bachelor! lol)
And let me tell you that this recipe is TO DIE FOR YUMMMERS!
Recipe: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Best-Chocolate-Chip-Cookies/Detail.aspx

Sunday, January 24, 2010

reading, dinner and special brownies! lol.

So yesterday i forgot to include a pic i took of lilorange reading on my bed....SO CUTE!! She absolutely LOVES to read! Has been doing it since she was 3(just like her big sis!) She can "devour" these fairy books in about 2 days.


Next up is a pic of tonights dinner...garlicky seasoned tilapia! yummers! i have never made such a wonderful fish!


And now tonight for bedtime snacks i made "special brownies" for the girls! rofl. NOT THAT KIND! lol. I took a two bite brownie, and topped it with a bit of whipped cream and a couple of chocolate candy sprinkle thingies....bad mommy moment, but with RAVE reviews! lol.

herb n garlic focaccia

So I found myself with a kidfree n mr u free day yesterday...i decided to get creative and bake focaccia!

(above: this is it ready to be baked)


(above: and here is the final product with a dish of bruschetta...yum)

SO..the verdict is that it was yummy, but it was far from perfect..i definitely need some more work with yeast products..and i likely should have put more oil on the top of it...but as i said, it was yummy, and the girls and mr u enjoyed too.
Here is the recipe that i used(minus the mozza):
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Focaccia-Bread/Detail.aspx

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

holy catch-up batman! :D

ok, so i've been slightly busy for the last couple of days...here's proof! :)
Yesterday Mr U and I set up the table for a bit of scrabbley goodness(with tea, cheese's and baguette, cell phones, candle, remote for the music playing on tv, dictionary, etc..lol). It's still all over the table, as the game isn't quite done, but note that i am winning BIG TIME! :D

THEN, last night we decided to get rather adventurous and bake a brownie cherry cheesecake...it doesn't look all that pretty right now cause well, it's been attacked, REPEATEDLY. lol. YUM.

Then for tonight's small group i volunteered to bake(cause I LOVE LOVE LOVE to bake!)..so we made an apple/cinn coffee cake with caramel frosting...YUM.

and NOW, i am sitting catching up on the blog while drinking pina colada blender drinks in my new wine glasses with Mr U while watching Big Bang Theory! :)

Monday, January 18, 2010

insomnia....bleh


I hate nights like this where something(my daughter flipping the light on in the bathroom at 2:48am!) wakes you up and then your mind starts going and well that's the end of it.
I am not impressed at all. I have been awake for almost 2 frickin hours now....grrr...I need to get up in less than 3 hrs and i have a 2 hr workshop at 9:30..oh soooo not impressed right now...will be NEEDING starbucks...

Saturday, January 16, 2010

potato n bacon soup

So i got all domestic again and decided to make some potato soup for dinner. I was again in need of some comfort food. So i went to allrecipes and looked and looked and this is the one i used...
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chunky-Potato-Soup/Detail.aspx
(i used 6 potatoes instead of 4, added 2 cloves of garlic, and used 2.5 cups of broth instead of what it said! lol, and omitted the cheese)
It is absolutely DELISH!
(unfortunately i have not seemed to master food photography, but isn't my cast iron kitchenaid pot soooo yummy?? lol)

Friday, January 15, 2010

Nom Nom..Cuppycakes!

So tonight while we were making dinner, Mr U got the BRILLIANT idea to bake up some cuppycakes! :D (i love this guy!)
So here is the final product! (he made, i decorated, we ate)

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Mmm...SOUP

Today i had a sickie on my hands, so i decided that comfort food was a MUST HAVE for dinner. I decided to go with my new feel-good soup recipe from an LM friend(geomamma). I had never made or imagined making soup that has ground beef in it(other than chili)...but it is truly an amazing recipe.

This is how she says to make it:
"Oh gosh, you can't screw this up. I'll lay it out for you.
Big pot.
Brown the ground beef then drain the fat. Throw in a chopped onion.
Add a can of diced tomatoes (the large cans - 28oz). I like the ones with herbs and spice.
Add some water or a can of beef or vegetable broth.
Add a few handfuls of frozen mixed vegetables or whatever veggies you like.
Add a handful of small diced potatoes.
If you need more liquid add water or broth.
Throw in some salt, pepper, oregano or some other spice you like.
Done. It is best the next day. I am simmering it right now for supper tonight."

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

another pink sky!

So yesterday i was in the kitchytown again to visit mr u's sister and her family...this is the shot out their back window...i wish i was able to get shots of the skating on the pond/reservoir thingie but it just didn't work out..lol.
Anywho, enjoy! :D

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Meatballs n Lilies!(for Monday)

(for Monday)
So tonight we watched "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" while eating Swedish Meatballs for dinner! :) Gotta love theme nights!
But when Mr U came back from the grocery store( i had forgotten the whipped cream for the chocolate pie!) he brought back flowers with him...love lilies...sigh.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Charles' Critter Care Thingie(for Sunday)


warning: boring blog entry ahead! lol

So today we FINALLY hooked up Charles' care monitor thingie..it's rather a neato contraption..Mr U saw it at petsmart last week on sale for like $5 from $25!
Basically it's like those pet games out there where you take care of your animal only it's a little reminder system to take care of your ACTUAL pet...it has cute little animal voice that says things like "come play with me", or the like at the scheduled times on certain days...and it has a happy meter etc...it makes taking care of your pet a little more fun!
**THe only problem i see that can arise is that one day it will say that charles is very happy only he will infact be dead! lol. It really can only know so much!

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Frost(for Saturday)

LOVE this! This was on my window Saturday morning, and i just HAD to take a pic! :D Enjoy.


Saturday, January 9, 2010

kitchener sky(for friday)

This was the gorgeous sky last night in Kitchener...wowza...


Thursday, January 7, 2010

this picture makes me pee!!!

is this not THE most adorable thing EVER?! lol.
I snapped this when we were bowling this afternoon.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

on the way home..

On the way home from work today around noon, i HAD to pull to the side of the road and snap some pics..the surroundings were GORGEOUS! You sure don't see this in the city right now! I think i'm gonna work with one of them and blow it up for my wall...suggestions?



Tuesday, January 5, 2010

a peek in..

Today i've been in a weird place, kinda up and down and all around...
I didn't do anything remotely "blog worthy"...so at 10:05 pm i just took a pic..slightly embarrassedly...
It's a peek into my day/my life on a down kinda day..
I'm in my fuzzy blanket, my computer is right in front of me, my cell phone too, you can see the bingo tickets that i scratched and won a whopping $3(mr u bought them for me almost a week ago, and texted me from work asking if i had scratched them YET?!), there is kid mess on the ikea stool to my left(i refuse to pick it up)...what you don't see is the 15pc toffifee chocolate box that has only 3 left in it(i opened it TONIGHT)..and my book(something blue)that i'm reading is beside me on the couch here...
Well there ya have it, that's me...tonight.

Monday, January 4, 2010

heaven in the mall parking lot

So in my 30 yrs on this planet I have never personally experienced a REAL Christmas tree. So when Mr U bought one this year, i got to experience it first hand...very cool thing...not nearly as messy and horrible as i had thought...
Today though, was an awesome experience...we took it to mall parking lot to be chipped up! Now I know that most of you are seriously wondering what is up with Scrappy?! Seriously? this is EXCITING?! lol. It was the coolest thing ever. I have NEVER smelled something so WONDERFUL in my life. The air in the NW corner of that parking lot was surely like heaven today! So here is a pic that i snapped while waiting in my van...it is fuzzy because there was sooooo much moisture/sawdust/etc in the air, that even the second after washing the windshield it was back to "this" again...ENJOY! :D

Sunday, January 3, 2010

scrabble n starbucks

with my man :)
what a great afternoon!
(and i won by 20pts btw! lol)

poor mr u

*for jan 02*
Last night we took the girls up to the Kitchen(er) to visit Mr U's family and do "games night"..i love how tight knit this family is..they game together pretty much weekly! :D
So this is a pic i snapped of my little A gaming on Mr U's head! lol.They actually sat like this for about a solid 20 mins... There was another shot of her with her elbows digging into his head while gaming but it was a rather unattractive shot of him eating...i know! i know! i should have posted THAT one! lol.

Friday, January 1, 2010

*untitled* i am tired

Ok, I am tired and therefore not writing tonight I will just share pics...

1) wonderful Gingerbread with french vanilla icing and sprinkled with cinnamon and chocolate...YUM INDEED.


2)snow...how pretty you are...but oh how i loathe thee...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Ok, so i am cooking up a storm, so you can bet that there will be pictures involved! I think that this is a great idea. I hadn't used my old blog since early September and I just couldn't figure out how to just start up again...so this totally works! :D

....TO BE CONTINUED.....