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Non-Meal Plan Non-Monday

Last Friday was Ian’s 3rd birthday!

I can’t believe three years have gone by already.

He decided to have a superhero birthday party, which was the day after his birthday.

So I spent all last week trying to get everything together.

About 12:30 am on Saturday morning, while gluing candy boxes together, my nose started running and my throat started to hurt.

Come Sunday I admitted I was sick.  I have a cold.

So this week I have no plans to make dinner, I am just going to wing it.

The one thing I do know is I am going to try to make these rolls

for Easter dinner on Sunday at my moms house.

 

Birthday Party Success

As you can tell by this picture he had a great birthday.  Which I need to thank my mom for all her help with.

Thanks Mom!

I wanted to get Ian’s birthday party pictures up by now, but this stupid cold has really got me sluggish.

 

Happy Health

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Pictures from the Portland Roadster Show

Over the St. Patty’s day weekend was the Portland Roadster Show.

Tow Mater was making a guest appearance so we had to take Ian for the photo-op.

I love photographing cars.  Especially old cars.

The curves and lines are amazing, and the colors are always intense.

I know nothing about cars, but I LOVE them anyway.

Portland Roadster Show

Here are couple of pictures from the show.

I will be posting some more from the show after we get through Ian’s birthday party this weekend.

Portland Roadster Show

It was great to be able to get my camera out again.

Happy Shooting

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Lunchtime

I have been itching to push the trigger button for a while now.

Between working, blogging, homemaking, mothering, wifeing, party planning and all the other things I feel I am doing, I have not been able to do any photographing.

Don’t get me wrong, I use my camera.  But recently it has been picture for this blog or of my children.  Now these are valuable pictures and worth taking.

My children are adorable and I love taking pictures of them, but I miss taking other pictures.

I miss pictures with no people in them.

I have been looking for some online picture-taking incentives.  what?

I need someone or something to push me into taking those shots.  WordPress hots a weekly photo challenge.  They give us a topic we shoot it and then blog about it.  I decided to try it.

I am hoping to find other online challenges to get me out there shooting again.  If you know of any, share them with me, please.

This week’s topic…Lunchtime

This month is a phonetography month, so all pictures are taken with our phones.

This is what I eat when I forget my lunch…

Happy Shooting

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Meal Plan Monday 3/18 and what happened to six months?

Six months ago I was in the hospital crying and swearing and about ready to punch a nurse in the face.

I was giving birth to this bundle of joy.

It was a labor intensive labor.  yep I went there.

They say the second one is supposed to be a breeze but Baby Sid decided to make it difficult.  However he has been a piece of cake ever since.  Such an easy baby, always happy or sleeping.

I do have to start him on solid food soon, which means I will be starting to share my baby food recipes with you as well.

I have been putting it off because nursing him is so much easier!  I know, what a lazy mom!

 

Menu Plan 3/18-3/14

someecards.com - Why do they want dinner every single night?
Mon: Garlic Parmesan Chicken & Noodles (so easy!)

Tue: Country-Style Pork Loin with Arkansas Green Beans*

Wed: Wine Glazed Steak with couscous

Thr: Slow Cooker Chicken Alfredo Lasagna

Fri: Ian’s Birthday so we will be going out for dinner, but I will be making Cake Batter Pancakes for breakfast!

Sat: Ian’s birthday party, so no cooking dinner

Sun: Tacos with Mexican Green Rice

*Last Wed we ended up going out to eat, since I still had the pork roast I used the same recipe this week. I cut the amount of beans in this recipe, way too many for us.

Happy Cooking

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