Bethany's Babbling Blog

Menu Planning Monday

Bethany — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:29:05 +0000

Monday

Tossed salad, pasta and marinara sauce

Tuesday

chicken quesadillas & tacos

w/ sour cream, shredded lettuce, cheddar, guacamole

Wednesday

crudite

black bean or beef burgers w/ all the fixings

chips

Thursday

BFD: french toast, syrup, bacon, veg sausage, scrambled eggs

Friday

Order out: pizza, garlic knots, zepoles

Saturday

leftovers or a BBQ if’n we can get invited somewheres

Sunday

summer soup and chicken or tuna salad sandwhiches

PoDA

Bethany — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:15:40 +0000

Lots to do, need a list to keep me accountable:

Call Cozmore, order supplies
Call omnipod
make LIGHT calls/emails
grocery list
grocery shopping
paperwork box
finish evaluations
print quarterlies and evals
update LOIs

Random Friday

Bethany — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:12:17 +0000

Stuff that happened this week:

1. Took Charlotte to pediatrician on Tuesday for an infected insect bite. Doc put her on antibiotics and said keep up with the neosporin. Had a follow up appointment on Thursday and doc agreed that it’s healing well and to keep doing what we’re doing. Nothing to worry about.

2. Two cases of H1N1 at work. The powers that be, of course, are in denial about all sorts of things. Hard not to be a consipracy theorist in my line of work.

3. Had a party for June bdays at work last night. This meant lots of cake. I love cake.

4. Spent Wednesday at Cedar Creek Park with the homeschoolers. Tons of fun and sun. I am so grateful for my homeschool community. They really rock.

5. Omg, Real Housewives of NJ finale. That was one of the best things ever. I love those women, every last one of them. I’m actually a fan of all the housewives shows, but the NJ one is my favorite. There is something so real about them that the other shows miss. It’s given me a lot to think about in my own life, actually. About drama and family and enjoyment and relationships.

Cool stuff I found on the interwebs this week:

1. SmittenKitchen One of the sexiest cooking blogs since Pioneer Woman. I want to make all those recipes. The photography is gorgeous and the food is simple, beautiful and real. Yum.

2. This House/Wilson fan video. I love it so much.

3. The Hot Fat Girl Manifesto! Oh, if you are a hot fat girl, or love a hot fat girl, go read this! Now!

4. A facebook update from my friend Jenn reminded me of the amazing show Really Rosie. Here’s my favorite number, Chicken Soup with Rice. My memories of this show are so amazingly vivid and positive. I wonder if the library has a copy.

5. My Milk Toof. Oh, just go look. It’s too cute to pass up.

Menu Planning Monday

Bethany — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:33:49 +0000

I’ve actually just sat and planned out the next 2 weeks because we are going to give this whole crazy “budgeting” idea a try. Wild, eh?

Monday

hot dogs

black bean burgers

green beans

tater tots

Tuesday

tossed salad

pasta with marinara sauce

fried ravioli

Wednesday

grilled cheese

tomato or tortilla soup

Thursday

bean or chicken tacos with all the fixin’s

Friday

Raw veggies and ranch dip

English muffin pizzas

Saturday

sauteed chicken breasts

brown rice pilaf

Sunday

leftovers or burgers on the grill

And next week:

Monday

Tuna, egg or chicken salad

corn bread

veggies & dip

Tuesday

BFD (breakfast for dinner):

pancakes

veggies sausage or turkey bacon

eggs

Wednesday

potato, zucchini and carrot pancakes

Thursday

chicken or black bean quesadillas

Friday

crudite

garlic knots

pizza

zeppoles

Saturday

chips, salsa and guacamole

Burrito pie (with beans where the beef is)

Sunday

Tofu stir fry

End of No School

Bethany — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:10:15 +0000

Friday was our LIGHT End of No School Picnic. The weather had been awful all week and the forecast did not look good. However, neither did the forecast for our possible postponement date (next Friday) and Rob had already taken the day off from work. The decision was made to keep the day and I’m so glad! It did rain in the morning and the park was a total mess of puddles and mud, but we had the place (and pavillion) all to ourselves and the sun did make a glorious appearance after lunch.

We chilled with friends, met a few new homeschoolers, had lunch, participated in the moving up ceremony and, best part: enjoyed entertainment from Annabel!

Oh, and some of us got some lovely henna designs:

And now I am stressed and overwhelmed with the end of the year paperwork and choosing curricula for next year. Blech.

Menu Planning Monday

Bethany — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:32:27 +0000

Monday

Tossed salad, garlic bread, cheese ravioli and sauce

Tuesday

Tomato soup and cheese or cucumber sandwiches

Wednesday

New Potatoes, green beans and ham

Thursday

Mexican night: chips & salsa, refried bean tacos & burritos

Friday

Veggies & dip, pizza

Saturday

leftovers

Sunday

Breakfast for dinner!

Week in review

Bethany — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:05:08 +0000

My birthday week has been wonderful (so far, I’m still celebrating!).

Rob and the kids were very, very generous. The kids wrote and performed a play about my life (well, the mothering part). I was presented with a big bouquet of balloons and a bunch of handmade cards. And then the presents: House: Season 3, a fancy coffee maker, a candle for my craft room and a gift card for Michael’s. Perfect!

MIL sent $100 so I went and bought myself this sewing machine. I’m going to get started learning how to work it today. I used to sew, in high school. I had a similar simple machine and made skirts and bags. I want to make this dress as my first project. I think I’ll just try it out with old sheets to practice. If it works, I’ll invest in some actual dress fabric. Looks simple enough.

I would really like to attend this event tonight, in Brooklyn, but I don’t have anyone to go with and I’m feeling a bit to shy to go alone. I wish I’d stayed longer and made friends at the Flea. :/ I am going out tomorrow night to an adult toy party. That should be lots of fun and another way to celebrate my birthday. Maybe I’ll work on getting myself a date to one or more of the Full Figure Fashion Week events at the end of the month. Perfect way to celebrate Pride, no?

I’m still drooling over houses in NC (what’s that? 4 bedrooms, 2 acres, $220k??!! sign me up!). We’ll be heading down in August to look at towns and neighborhoods. And then in September, Rob and the kids are going to Disney with his parents. I’m not going. I have zero desire to do anything Disney (I don’t like amusement parks) and 3 adults is really plenty to take the kids. So, I’ll have a full week home alone. The thought makes me anxious and excited. I’ll probably just work a lot and save money for my trip to Vegas that I’m planning for October. Maybe Sitscation, maybe just a random weekend of fun with friends.

Wordless Wednesday, birthday edition!!

Bethany — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:01:07 +0000

[we're all going to pretend I did this yesterday. k?thxbai]

Tackle it Tuesday, masterbedroom dresser and nightstand

Bethany — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:02:08 +0000

I chose my bedroom dresser and nightstand for a couple of reasons. First, I was feeling a bit lazy and this was a quick and easy project. Second, tomorrow is my birthday and I’m hoping for some good nooky. A clean and crisp dresser, with room for candles and toys/oils/music within reach are nice touches.

Without further ado, before:

And after! Took less than 15 minutes. The basket of socks has to stay and I’m sure the kids’ books will be back by nightfall. lol

Menu Planning Monday

Bethany — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:38:29 +0000

Monday

tofu stir fry with rice noodles

Tuesday

crudite
Rotini and meat sauce

Wednesday

Out for dinner for Mama’s Birthday!!

Thursday

leftovers or sandwiches and soup

Friday

salad
pizza

Saturday

black bean burgers

hot dogs

corn on the cob

grilled veggies

Sunday

chicken salad, egg salad

pita chips, veggies and hummus