wordless wednesday:: holiday concert

weekly menu:: week 50

trying to eat healthy during this time

what?!  week 50?! how can that be?
the year will be over before we know it.

and as christmas approaches we are keeping super busy around here.
not just with christmas gatherings and to do's but with lots of birthdays and celebrations.

so this week i promised myself that i would keep things simple in terms of dinner. i want some time to relax and enjoy.

making this week::
monday: chicken and vegetable soup - perfect for this cold and rainy day
tuesday: turkey burgers and fries - never made that last week
wednesday: bbq salmon, mashed potatoes and green beans
thursday: mole and tamales - celebrating my parents' birthdays
friday: pizza
saturday: eat out
sunday:  family christmas celebration

baking this week::
i missed the annual cookie bake this year.  but the kids went and brought back some goodies to share with me.  i'm trying not to overdue it with the sweets but they are tasty.  i would love to try to make some cookies too.  i especially love this recipe for raspberry linzer windowpane cookies.  hopefully i can find the time to make them this week.


i hope you are all staying dry.
i'm off to the grocery store.  wish me luck.

wordless wednesday:: birthday cookies

weekly menu:: week 49

today is all about playing catch up.  and i'll start right here with the menu.

making this week::
monday: turkey meatball and spaghetti soup and garlic bread. yummy and perfect for this chilly weather.
tuesday: tacos and rice (leftover from the party on saturday)
wednesday: cheese entomatadas, salad
thursday: kids' holiday concert - eat out
friday: turkey burgers, sweet potato fries
saturday: birthday party
sunday: ??


baking this week::
no real baking this week but we will be making tamales this weekend with my family.


sorry for the short post.  playing catch up and have to stay on track.
next task, yoga.
have a good day.

what a weekend!

still recovering.
still cleaning.
still resting.
trying to think straight.
trying to get back on track.
feeling overwhelmed.
feeling focused.
feeling like i can do this.
and then feeling like i can't.

still no pictures to show.
no menu yet.
still planning.
but it's coming.

another crazy week ahead.
they're not going to get any easier.
very long to do list.
but we'll make it.
we always do.

check back later for....more.

happy monday!

five on friday:: looking forward to the weekend

my computer may crash if i add even one more photo to my library.  i will spend some time today backing up my photos and transferring them off of my computer to a hard drive.  so for now no pictures.


besides that, here's what i'll be doing this first weekend of december.


1. playing with our new iphones.
finally they are here.  i cracked the screen on my phone about a month ago and have been making do.  but when bobby's phone crashed it was time to replace both of them.  he got black and i got white.

2. casino night and taco guy
celebrating bobby's 40th - vegas style with a little mexican food thrown in.  it's gonna be good!

3. getting my haircut.
i am in such need.  wondering if i will go short or keep it this length... stay tuned.

4. decorating the tree
it's been up all week but without any ornaments.  i think we'll do that tonight while we enjoy some pizza and a bloody mary.

5. working on my december daily
loving what i am seeing already.  and i love this post from ali.  exactly why and how i am tackling this project.

have a great weekend.

birthdays and december daily

i know that i should take this time to say something amazing about my wonderful husband who is turning 40 today.
i know i should have prepared an emotional post where i declare all of the qualities that i love and cherish about this man.
i know i should have uploaded pictures of him growing up and that show him at his best, or worst.
i know that he deserves words of praise and honor.

and i may have something like that.
but i may be waiting until later to share.

for today i simply want to say...
i love you with my whole being.
i wish you happiness and fulfillment.
i am so very thankful for everything you do.
have the happiest birthday ever.

can't wait to party!!

on another note:
today is the first day of december and the first day of my december daily.  i put together this album to record those magical moments that we will experience throughout the month and that i don't want to forget.  i'm great about keeping up but terrible about posting.  i'm thinking once a week would work.  you can also follow along with others here or by clicking the december daily icon on the side bar to the right.  this is supposed to be a fun project.  i'm not going to stress about it.  i'm keeping it very simple and going to take this time to play along and have fun.

happy december!!