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Saturday, January 24, 2009

Hawaiian Vacation





















Ok, I've been SLACKING!!! Well not really, it's been really busy around here, but I just haven't gotten to post to the blog.
I am so sorry that I haven't gotten more pictures from our vacation out, I will work on that! We had a wonderful time in Hawaii, Hunter would be a fish if he could. We couldn't keep him out of the water, which could be interesting with the pool in our backyard. We arrived back from Hawaii on January 22nd, and Jebb turned around to fly to Florida on the 24th to help his mom drive back to TX. Yes, we convinced her to come back. It's working out well though, she's going to house-sit for us this summer while we are in Alaska and it's nice to have an extra set of hands to help us chase after Hunter!
Jebb has been "babysitting" as he calls it, while I do some substitute teaching. I think he's enjoying his time spent home with Hunter, but he does miss his golf!
We drove down to Corpus Christi this weekend, it was only a 2 hour drive (with Jebb driving) and it was nice to know that such a nice beach was only a short drive away...(we still miss our Myrtle Beach) Again Hunter wanted to play in the water, we had to carry him away!!! After a late lunch on Water Street, we turned around and drove home.
I will try and do better, so sorry!

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Bullies and Billfolds




Well it's offical, I do believe that Hunter may be a bully. Of course he didn't learn these "tendencies" from me, as I've always looked out for the underdog. The worst part is he is bullying kids in Sunday School (God forgive him, please!!)







Hunter has not made it through a whole service in Sunday School for weeks, but today we had a pep talk. I asked him if he would make it the whole time in Sunday school and he nodded yes... and he did make it indeed. However, when he caught a glimpse of daddy at the door to pick him up, it was all over. He tore across the room, knocking over anyone or thing that was in his way. In fact, he went so far to push another child out of his way by placing his hand on the boy's head and propelling himself off of him. I don't believe there were any hurt children, as I didn't hear any crying, but I do find myself slightly appalled at this behavior. How do we teach him that it's not nice to push other people???







So this brings me to my other topic, billfolds. Jebb lost his for a few days this week. It's such a pain to lose this item that can easily be taken for granted. You really don't realize how much you rely on this little leather thing until it's gone...







So we literally tore the house apart, no billfold. Drove around the neighborhood (as we had been on a walk before he realized that the billfold was missing) and looked through both vehicles. By Wednesday we were resigned with the fact that the billfold was gone, so we called the bank and reorderd our debit/credit cards, Jebb went to the SS administration (I know you aren't supposed to have that in your billfold, but it was) to get another Social Security card, because he couldn't get his driver's license without it. Then he had to go to the Department of Public Safety and get his Texas Driver's License...he was very upset about this, as he has proudly displayed his Alaska Driver's License since I've known him. Of course, I've mentioned what Jebb has gone through, but I've had some problems with this too. My cards had to be reissued as well, and you don't realize how big of a pain that can be until you are without the plastic. I'm telling you, remember the days when all you did were write checks...well those days are over. You're lucky to find places that will accept checks anymore. It's crazy. So I found myself going to the cashier before going anywhere and asking...Do you accept checks?????







So we are now sitting here hoping that we get some form of plastic card in the mail tomorrow, as we are leaving on vacation on Tuesday morning. We haven't been able to rent our car or reserve our carseat and crib that we are renting. And the idea of traveling with traveler's checks and cash is so unappealing...







As I mentioned we will be taking off on Tuesday for a vacation to Hawaii. We are both looking forward to our trip over there, especially since it will be Hunter's first experience in a pool and at the beach. We'll take plenty of pictures and fill everyone in on the details when we get back!!!






Thursday, January 8, 2009

Meal of the Week

Ok so needless to say I haven't been keeping up with my meals of the week, but I'm sure as all of you know we've been traveling quite a bit, so I haven't been able to keep up with this "tradition" Last night I did get to try a new recipe, which was fairly easy.

The recipe is as follows:

Fiesta Casserole

1 lb. extra lean ground beef
1 green pepper, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
1 jar (16 oz.) TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa
1 can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen corn, thawed
12 corn tortillas (6 inch)
1-1/2 cups KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese, divided


PREHEAT oven to 375°F. Brown meat with peppers in large skillet; drain. Return to skillet. Stir in salsa, tomatoes and corn; bring to boil.
SPOON 1 cup of the meat mixture into 13x9-inch baking dish; top with 6 tortillas, overlapping as necessary. Cover with half each of the remaining meat mixture and cheese; top with remaining tortillas and meat mixture. Cover with foil.
BAKE 25 to 30 min. or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Let stand 5 min. or until cheese is melted.

**So I tried to follow the recipe, but instead of multiple layers of tortillas I crumbled the final six tortillas and made a "crust" It worked out good though, Jebb liked it. Hunter ate the rest of the leftovers for lunch today too :) Yum!