Thursday, April 29, 2010

Baseball


It is has arrived! It started late but it is here! All of the little cowboys are signed up and equipped. If anyone would like to see me I will now be at the baseball diamonds Monday -Thursday and maybe more if there are extra practices in between. Don't get me wrong - I love it - I enjoy the art of competition..I just wish they would serve us dinner while we watch.


The picture is from last years season.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Lady Bug Salad


Here is my latest favorite salad. I tried to mimic a salad that I ordered at a restaurant. I wasn't sure when I ordered it if I would like it but I ended up loving it. Once I figured out how to make it - it became named the Lady Bug Salad. It got it's name from the 7 yr. old cowboy. He has a new fixation with ladybugs....due to science at school. So last weekend he caught a really big one! We put it in a cup and gave it food and water - put a lid on it with air holes. Anyhow the ladybug got away. He was sure the 9 yr. old cowboy set it free......then we saw it on the big cowboy's shoulder. I went to grab it and OPPS!- I dropped it.......right in the salad......or so I thought....we still ate the salad
To make the salad:
Romaine lettuce
(or salad kit of your liking)
dried cranberries
walnuts
1/2 of an apple (cut into chunks)
reg/plain feta cheese
(I didn't have feta when I made the one in the picture - I used provolone)
Raspberry Vinaigrette
Dice grilled chicken breast
(I didn't use the chicken on the photo salad)
Mix it all together and eat!
Big cowboy didn't think he'd like it but now enjoys the change from the regular dinner salad he normally eats.
Oh and by the time we finished the photo salad - we found the ladybug crawling on the floor under the table. So we didn't eat the ladybug but the name stuck to the salad! It does sort of have a ladybug look to it!
Bobby Girl

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Typical Day

So...the little cowboys needed baseball gear.....no problem right - just go shopping. Here is a typical day for me. We head out - keep in mind we must drive 45 minutes just to get to a sporting goods store. We get there - great sale going on.....I love bargains. No problems yet...then it starts. We saw a killer deal on golf clubs. Call big cowboy he says nab the deal, added extra expense - but a great bargain still. Bring on the cleats.....11 yr old cowboy finds 3 different type - the sales guys walk by like 5 times before anyone even tries to remotely hear me or even look at me - as I am saying we need a 10 or 11....stayed calm no biggie...kind of expect it even. After like 9 different pairs tried on we find a pair - bit spendy but when you need them you need them. Then we finally get all the little cowboy's their stuff (thank goodness by red-headed friend was with this time) I go to check out...pick the shortest line - 1 person in front of me - easy right - well checker decides to leave for a second (remain calm) and in fact it turned out to be a quick visit to the back room and right back....then she scans all the items....some troubles with gloves but all in all pretty easy - then the card....It literally took like 15 minutes of waiting for the register - call to the manager then 20 minutes total - checked out....in the meantime big cowboy calls - 11 yr. old cowboy's best friend is in town for the day - hurry home to see him....so we decide quick trip to look for a new spotlight then fast food....no spotlights - onto the fast food.....very busy at the place we pick - so we go inside instead of drive. Not a long line - place order - the Lil' cowboys ordered shakes =-) got those - then the wait.....we waited and waited.....RHF gets her order so we wait by the counter....only 3 of us it shouldn't be long....waitress - are you waiting for something.....yep - needless to say 45 minutes later - we get the food - $7 discount - extra chick strips and an extra burger. I maintained the calmed -=/ and told the Lil cowboys how this type of experience builds character.....and what character I have - this is not a stand out day....this type of thing always happened - why do I leave the house. Thanks RHF - loved your help today - ride home - 9 yr old cowboy - freaks out over a kinds of things - and needs to go P (#2) - I told him to pick a cactus and have fun - he decided to make the 45 min drive home. Arrived home - friends had already left to go back home....7 yr. old cowboy freaks out that his cleats aren't fancy, cool or any of the words he told us to look for.....he should have come too.......What fun things did you do today?

Friday, April 23, 2010

Cakes




Well - First disclaimer....I do not profess to be a cake decorator. But I do admit that when my cowboys ask for something - I try to make it happen. Especially when food is involved. So here are few examples of some of the little cowboys' birthday cakes. There will be more to come, along with party descriptions but I thought I would start out slow. The idea for the guitar cake came from the Family Fun magazine. The hummer cake idea came from an assortment of google image searches and then I changed it to what I could make/decorate. Items to come....rock and roll birthday party ideas, and army birthday party ideas.

Cowboys


COWBOYS!
I finally did it - started my own blog....after many months of being addicted to other peoples blogs and a little encouragement from Heather Lee.....I did it! I hope to enlighten you all with the daily events or our simple life. When I tell my collegues of some of the events in our daily life they get great enjoyment - so hopefully you all will too. And after all it is a fun way to share my creations in the kitchen, classroom, and maybe a copiedcat craft!
P.S. The picture was taken by the eleven year old cowboy for his 4H project -purple rosette!
YeeHaw