Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Wednesday Recipe Thread

Over the Top Apple crisp from the book cool Sweets & Treats to eat by Lisa Wagner

5-6 granny smith apples (peeled & de-cored)
juice of 1/2 a lemon I put 1/8 of cup of lemon juice instead
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp of cinnamon
1 teaspoon
1/4 tsp salt (omit if you are using all purpose flour)
3/4 cup flour
1 stick of butter, cut into 8 pieces of 4-8 tablespoons of butter

1. Preheat Oven to 350 degreees
2. slice the pealed and cored apples in the baking pan. They might be highter than the top of the pan. don't worry. They will shrink as they bake.
3. Strain lemon from juice & mix it with water. Pour over the mixture evely over the apples
4. Put rest of ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Use your clean hands to rub the butter into the dry indgredients.
5.Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the apples but don't mix the two together.
6. Cover the pan loosely with aluminuim foil and put it in the oven. Bake for 25 minutes & remove foil. Bake for another 35 minutes, or until topping is brown.

We made this recipe this weekend. It was okay, it was missing something a spice. do you have an apple crisp recipe? check yours and find out what we missed by following the recipe. it was easy, it was quick to make with kids, but missing something.

The person that figures out what its missing gets fresh rosemary from me. No joke.

Wednesday Daily Cailore and Minute Thread

Nohting yet..rough night with kids

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Monday Resturant Review

Okay, I am impressed while being made sick by raw hamburger from In and Out Burger Resturant chain. They are based in California. Let's give some background information first on the situation.

Its Saturday night, we skipped going to the diamondbacks game. We gave away $200.00 worth of tickets and parking pass to a friend. I hope they know what a freakin' deal they got. My Dh decided to "do something" nice since he had been acting like a jack rabbit who didn't get any for weeks. So, we order our food. One #1 double cheese burger combo; one #2 cheeseburger combo w/o the special mayo sauce with onions lettuce tomatoes, ketchup and mustard; two #3 burger combos. We chit chat beating around the bush of subject matter that might cause a fight in public. They call our order number #22. My Dh trying to redem himself of bad behavior gets our order. We make sure everyone has the right burger. We begin to dig in and eat our grub. I get this weird taste in my mouth, like I have raw meat without blood. Okay, let's look at burger. To my shock, my burger is only cooked half way through. I immediately put down the burger, ask Dh to take a peek. He comes to the same conclusion. We decide to say something to staff expect the staff seems overwhelmed already with complaints and having to redo orders. My Dh decides they already know about the mistake, we will just take to a higher level.

After putting my kids to bed including my over 40 year old DH. I am in full food poisoning mode. I can't sleep, or read. My stomach track is in full revolutionary mode. So, I look up the In and Out Burger corperate offices. I find contact us. I fill in my contact information with a very smart mouthed letter to which I referred to vampyres and in all; me not being one etc. This morning, while getting half of my family ready for the last baseball game of the season (its sunday while I type this), my phone starts ringing its "Super massive blackhole" by the muse ring tone. No id, Hmm, I took the chance by answering. It was the actual corperate customer service office, checking on me health status. I informed them that it went from the typical cramps and nausea to diaherria from eatting raw meat. I knew if I went to the doctor's office they would tell the me the same thing I knew bland food, liquids, lots of rest and no excerise. They generally seem to care and where very displeased that a customer ate a raw burger.
This is definitely, a change from previous corporate attitude of other food chains. Do I want anyone fried? No. I just don't want anymore raw burgers served.
I was disappointed in the food but not by the response of the corporate head quarters. Good job!

Will I will go back to In and Out Burgers..probably give a fews of recovery..

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Sunday Quotes..

They come from the House of Night book series by the Cast authors. They are a mother and daughter team. They are kickin' good.
The book "Marked"

p. 230 concerning friendships
"Value them, they are pearls of great price."

p. 236 Concerning yourself and changes in your life
"Your are old beyond your year, Zoeybird (replace this with your name). Believe in yourselfe and your will find a way. But remember, darkness does not always equate evil, just as light does not always brings good."

When I read these pasages like a hunger tiger eatting its prey. Lights bulbs, and uh ah moments hit me like lighting hitting a tree. I am still standing but with a new outlook. Thank you Cast family.

Awaiting book two to arrive at the library.

Sunday Daily Minutes or Calories Thread

none so far

Saturday Money Saving Tips

Make desert yourself..its better for you and less expensive.

Saturday Daily Minutes and Thread

none...

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Friday Menu

post later

Friday Daily minutes or Calorie

will post later

Later is now at 10:15
30 minute run for 3 1/2 miles

Thursday Motivating Music

Cheetah Girls One world cd sounds good ..listened to it taking a kid to the doctor

Thursday Daily minutes or Calorie

Update later taterss..I'm so soar from yesterday but proud of myself.I made my laundry detergant in 20 minutes. I did a load with it last night too. THe water looked like the clotes where getting clean where as the sensitive skin detergant never looked like it got the clothes clean.

1 hour yard work for yesterday

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Wednesday Recipe Thread

Hurst's 15 Bean Soup Recipe..found at your local store..seriously I am trying it today. Instead of using ham and their ham seasoning. I am using italian sausage that was on sale, onion cut up, and chili powder.

Here is the ingredients for last week's homemade laundry soap..total cost $5.30


Wednesday Daily Cailore and Minute Thread

post later...post yours now in the comments

later is now at 9:11 am pst..guess what I ran 32 mins for 31/2 -4 miles outside..I am super proud of myself...now for the yard work.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Tuesday Product Review

I really don't have one..

post yours you are welcome..

Wait I do have one.. gotcha..Wal-mart.

yes, folks what is your review of wal-mart stories in general.

Mine..I very dissatisfied with their customer service in the store and out of the store online. They haven't really out beat the competitors lately. I have actually started going back to the grocery store for..better customer service and better quality food at times.

Tuesday Daily Cailore and Minute Thread

update later**
16 minutes
3 minutes
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19 minutes
40 min walk to school and back

Monday, September 21, 2009

Monday Resturant Review

The Streets of New York Pizza parlor is great!

Monday Daily Minutes or Calories Thread

25 minutes for 2.00 miles on the tread mill

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Sunday Quotes..

When you follow the path that you are suppose to take you will find your life full of blessings either small or great.

Sunday Daily Minutes or Calories Thread

nothing so far..

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Saturday Money Saving Tips

Research Research Research...

Saturday Daily Minutes and Thread

one hour trimming back bushes at 4 am in the morning.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Friday Menu

Hehehehe too busy at the field trip to make one yet. Post yours..help me out.

Friday Daily minutes or Calorie

put me down..for an hour and half in the heat on a field trip..

Thursday Motivating Music

What music motatives you?

Thursday Daily minutes or Calorie

30 minutes on the wii gold's gum yesterday
25 minutes on the tread mill today for 2.07 miles
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55 minutes

Not to mention the walking to and from school.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Wednesday Recipe Thread

I got some how to make your own laundry soap and fabric softner. I will post later.

make your own laundry soap powdered
2 cups of ivory bar soap finely graded
1 cup of washing soda
1 cup of borax

mix well together. store in an air tight container. use tbsp per full load.

Wednesday Daily Cailore and Minute Thread

1.89 miles in 25 minutes on the tread mill. I drank almost 2 -2liters of fluid yesterday. I am so proud of myself.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Tuesday Product Review

Check out this service...

bosom buddy bra recycling-
www.BraRecycling.org

Its a nonprofit company that takes gently used bras and gets them to women in need.

Tuesday Daily Minute or Calorie Thread

3 mins
10 mins
15 mins on the wii gold
______________________________
28 mins

New goal to drink a 2 liter of water flavored with sweet tea or kool-aide every day.
Join me..I did it yesterday.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Monday Resturant Review

None here unless you like Papa John's pizza place. they had a good deal on one topping large pizzas on saturday for 5.99. yup we got 2 pizzas they were good.

Monday Daily Minutes or Calories Thread

will get to you later on that one..stayed up way too late to get up early to excerise first thing this morning.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Sunday Quotes..

I hear the word ungratefulness or disrespectful all the time. I say it all the time. Yet, instead tell other they are that maybe we should change our perspective of the way we treat them instead.

Saying thank you, please, and other nice manners just isn't nicesties. Its a way to show gratefulness, and respect. I wanna scream sometimes that they are learning those bad traits from us the role models not just from tv or movies or books. We set the tone, we set the ulitmate example for others.

So, instead of telling someone they are being ungrateful or disrespectful. Show them how to grateful and respectful.

Sunday Daily Minutes or Calories Thread

will update later

Saturday Money Saving Tips

Use the resources on hand..

Saturday Daily Minutes and Thread

yesterday
7 mins
15.08 mins
10 mins
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32.08 mins

Friday, September 11, 2009

Friday Menu

Here's the menu for the next week..
Sat hot dog pizzas
Sun Shake Bake Chicken
Mon Spaghetti
Tues Hot Dogs
Wedensday Sloppy Joe
thurs TAco Salad/maybe just beans n rice instead..

Friday Daily minutes or Calorie

Later dudes and dudettes..I got get going..down and out with a migrane since yesterday.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Thursday Motivating Music

I like to move it move it. I like to move it move it off of the madacasgar movie soundtrack.

Thursday Daily minutes or Calorie

25 minutes running walking on a tread mill for 2.03 miles. I have been struggling..apparrently the same desert or should I say non desert foilage is here in our new community. Its trying to make me have an allergy induced bronchitis again. So frustrating..grrrr..

I am so proud of myself. I got up. I got to the fitness center, back home, watered plants all before the kids got up out of the bed this morning with DH!!! Yeah me!!!

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Wednesday Recipe Thread

will update later.

Wednesday Daily Cailore and Minute Thread

Will update with minutes

Tuesday Product Review

So, I broke down and bought the h20 water bottles at wal-mart friday. They are a $1.78 each. I hope they survive a few months.

Rubbermaid was way out of my budget range.

Tuesday Daily Minute or Calorie Thread

6.27 minutes
13.48 minutes
3 minutes
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22,75 minutes or 23. 10

Monday, September 7, 2009

Monday Resturant Review

none here, we are not eatting out because we have a good amount food to fix..

Monday Daily Minutes or Calories Thread

no minutes yet.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Sunday Quotes..

My oldest..at a basketball game last night..I got told I was inspiration..

sniff, sniff..blow my nose..what a way to end my week.

Sunday Daily Minutes or Calories Thread

none for yesterday..none for today yet

Saturday Money Saving Tips

did you know that some grocery storees are now preloading coupons on to their reward cards? This way you don't have to worry about carrying them with you or losing them.

Have you begun to realize that Wal-mart is no longer the deal saving place to go? I have to say, I got better customer service out the grocery store than at wal-mart. I am so totally threw with going there unless I have too!

Saturday Daily Minutes and Thread

30 minutes on the wii gold gym's

Friday menu

Get ready for this feature to be cancelled..my menu will return to soup and sandwhiches after the next few weeks.

Friday Daily minutes or Calorie

from Thursday 31 minutes for 2.51 miles

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Thursday Motivating Music

The Show by Hawk Nelson

Thursday Daily minutes or Calorie

45 minutes hand mopping floors
7 minute warm up wii's gold gym
15.08 seconds combo
11 minutes working the mits
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78.08 minutes

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Wednesday Recipe Thread

Make your own taco seasoning..

2 tsp chili powder
1 1/2 tsp paprika
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp garlic salt
1 dash of red pepper

Wednesday Daily Cailore and Minute Thread

20 minute run on a tread mill yesterday afternoon

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Tuesday Product Review

still trying to figure out resuable water bottles.

Tuesday Daily Minute or Calorie Thread

wii gold gym about 25 minutes yesterday. I have a run to do today..