Houses

This one is nice. The countertops look like the granite tiles we put on our kitchen floor!

Cute, but probably too tiny!

My friend's condo for sale in Woodbridge. She's moving to North Carolina, where she can get a whole NEW house with change left over!

Ugh

Ugh. I think I still have that congestion/cold thing I've had the last few days. Today, at least I am working from home, because Alan has a 6:30 dentist appointment. I'm tired and spacy (maybe because I ran out of Xanax XR last week and decided to try without it for a bit) - I've had a bit of insomnia though.

It's really DARK and gray out. I suspect it will rain. Of course I watered the plants last night.

I'll post about the last 2 days later, when I wake up.

Must drag self into shower, get dressed and dress and drop Alan at daycare.

And do WORK today (boss being a pain, needs documenation).

Yummy Salad

I had this at the playdate Monday. Sounds weird but kind of tastes like a creamy salad:

You will need:

LETTUCE

CELERY - diced ( i left it out on this batch )

GREEN PEPPER - diced

ONION - diced

PEAS ( i use the very young small canned ones and have tried others but like these the best in this salad for some reason)

CHEDDAR - grated / shredded ( i took the easy way this time and used a microplane and found it worked great for this)

BACON - cooked crisp and crumbled

Mayo and sugar

Here what you do ...

layer the ingredients in your bowl as such covering each layer with a layer of the the next ingredient: ( the only tricky part is spreading the mayo without grabbing up all the peas - a bit of a challenge )

Lettuce, celery, green pepper, onion, peas, then cover with a layer of mayo (which can be LITE mayo and does NOT need to be very very thick - just a cover )

Sprinkle the layer of mayo with sugar - not tons of it just a light sprinkling over whole layer -- then add the cheddar - top with bacon and let sit ... I always make this the night before i am planning to have it so i suggest overnight - but it very well MAY be ready sooner so early morning may be ok for dinner time use).

MIX WELL AND ENJOYYYYYYYYYYY !!!!!!!! YUMMMMMMMMMM

Snickers Salad from the playdate the other day!

1 bag snack sized Snickers; 1 small bag apples; 12 oz whipped cream/Cool Whip; 8 oz cream cheese; 1 can Sprite
Dice Snickers into bite-sized pieces and put in freezer until needed (or overnight). Dice apples and put into a bowl with Sprite. Blend the whipped cream and cream cheese until creamy. Drain apples and add cream cheese mixture to apples. Once apples are coated mix in Snickers. Save a few to decorate the top.

Takes 10 minutes to make - use about 7 or 8 small green apples.

Growing up!

This morning he ran one of his Thomas trucks into some play food - he called to me that Thomas was stuck on his way to the station (the basket to the food upside down) - first time I've heard him verbalize pretend play.

Tonight he had a dental visit. He was pretty calm, the dentist ALMOST got an x-ray (he wouldn't hold the xray in his mouth) and let the dentist peek into his mouth. Oddly enough he didn't want stickers or a toy from the toy chest. Unfortunately, the dentist said the top tooth is loose and will probably fall out soon, leaving Alan with 6 missing teeth (top and bottom) from his babyhood fall.

And tonight we had chicken soup - which he never ate before, he wanted some and ate some (mostly noodles, but still).

Bedtime :)