Tuesday, August 31, 2010

I miss blogging

It’s been awhile! My life is actually pretty boring, so blogging isn’t all that fun… but I when I read all my friend’s blogs I get all jealous and stuff. So.

Parker started school a week ago tomorrow. He’s so super cute. He’s in 7th grade this year and is so trendy and fun. He has a little girlfriend (who is a cheerleader, which he likes to remind people of). She is a nice girl and I’m okay with the girlfriend thing for now… I mean, as long as they don’t touch, like… not even elbows :) Having a kid is expensive and stressful, but it’s pretty fun too. Parker and I have a lot of fun together… we seriously laugh a ton! He is hilarious and says the funniest things. Like today while eating at Panda Express he says “I see Mexicans working at Chinese places and Chinese people working at Mexican places… can they do that?” I really wanted to die laughing. He is so innocent sometimes! He’s become a lot more social lately, which is good for him. He joined Boy Scouts and went on a Scout camp last weekend. He loves it! It gives him time to do “guy” stuff. He is super interested in singing and has LOVED choir. He also likes sports and has gone to a couple football games (which may be due to his girlfriend being a cheerleader). He can’t play sports until next month because of his knee injury, but he’s excited to play basketball, baseball, and “maybe” track.

The weather is getting cooler and I LOVE it! Although summer is nice, I LOVE fall! I love when it rains and is misty and about 65 degrees :)

parker day 2 Isn’t he cute?

parker day 2.1 And Princess LOVES him! But notice he can’t be separated from his phone :) Wouldn’t want to miss a text from his girlyfriend.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

BBQ Chicken

We had a TON of leftover Creamy Lemon Pasta from last night… So tonight I made BBQ Chicken breasts to go along with the pasta. I also made a salad with spinach, romaine lettuce, broccoli slaw (YUM), tomatoes, carrots, craisins, and a little bit of cheese. I topped it with raspberry vinaigrette. It was DELICIOUS! Parker doesn’t like salad, but I made him eat a little! He LOVED the BBQ chicken, and liked the pasta about the same as last night. I didn’t eat lunch today, so I was STARVING and forgot to take pictures. But it was yummy! :)

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Creamy Lemon Pasta with Asparagus

creamy lemon pasta me

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=2001161

I made this tonight. It was YUMMY. Parker added a little extra cheese because he thought it was a little to lemony… Picky picky :) It was gooooood!! The asparagus and tomato added so much flavor! MMMM… I have a TON of leftovers, but I think it will be good with some chicken added in :) Yummy. So, recipe #2 a success!

Friday, August 6, 2010

Cooking

Okay, so I don’t like to cook… Or so I thought! Lately I’ve decided that I need to make healthier meals for Parker and I. I have dreaded it because honestly, it’s easier to make unhealthy, boxed food. I also need to save money by not eating out… but I miss some of the yummy stuff I get at restaurants… So… I decided I have to start cooking. Well, tonight I made spinach artichoke dip from scratch and it was YUMMY! Parker thought it was too artichoky, but what does he know :) artichoke dip The picture doesn’t do it justice… it really was tasty! And it was FUN to make! I made tacos tonight, which okay, isn’t the healthiest… but they were full of veggies and yummy!

I also made some popsicles from Raspberry Ice Sugar-Free Crystal Light. Parker LOVES them! I haven’t tasted them yet… but they seem pretty darn healthy :)

 

Tomorrow night I’m going to make: Creamy Lemon Pasta with Vegetables!

lemon-pasta-ay-lLet’s see if mine looks as good as http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=2001161 

I bought a lot of yummy veggies today at the store, including broccoli slaw… Have you had this stuff?? It is SOOOO good! Thanks to my sister’s boyfriend Coady for introducing it to me :)