October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween!

So glad that the weather is going to be decent today – it never seemed to fail that we’d have great Chicago weather the week before and the week after Halloween, and then the day of Halloween it would be like 20 degrees and rain/snowy! Here is Hannah’s first Halloween – she was 7 months old 😀  She was an early walker – she was...
October 31, 2010

I won!

Yep, mark it an your calendars – I won a costume prize for the 4th year in a row!  Before I get to this year, my co-worker said she didn’t mind me posting the pictures from when we were lesbians for Halloween!  And the funny thing is, when we were looking at these pictures, we both remarked “what do our outfits have anything to do...
October 30, 2010

Halloween Friday!

I have to admit, the first year I worked at the law firm I worked at now, and they said we dressed up for Halloween, in the back of my head I envisioned myself being the only one dressed in costume and everyone having a laugh on me!  (Did anyone see Modern Family Wednesday night – that’s what I was thinking!) But we do dress...
October 29, 2010

Where’s the Beach?

Tony and I went to his yearly knee doctor appointment.  We live in the far NW suburbs of Chicago, and his doctors office is in Chicago on North Marine drive – it took us an hour and 40 minutes to get there with traffic! First I have to say that I am the WORST back seat driver you’ll ever meet.  I don’t think Tony or...
October 28, 2010

Chicken Bolognese with Pumpkin

Chicken Bolognese with Pumpkin
What a stormy day we had yesterday!  It was so windy yesterday morning, I told Hannah not to go to school – she drives through some open roads through farms to get to school – there were tornado warnings.  The power flickered on and off a few times before I left for work. At 9:30, Tony called me to say our power was out –...
October 27, 2010

BSI – Week 100!

I was wondering who Dave from My Year on the Grill was going to pick for the next BSI host this week – can I just say how happy he was to throw it back my way in honor of Week 100 of Blogger Secret Ingredient!  Check out the BSI Page to get the facts here. I have to clarify though – I did not...
October 26, 2010

Don’t let life get in the way . . .

I am sure every parent of young children at one point in time or another, can’t wait for the day when their child is self sufficient and on their own.  The nights when they get up every hour on the hour and you wonder if you’ll ever get a full nights sleep again. But then all of a sudden that time is here.  Hannah is...
October 25, 2010

Date Day!

Tony and I love getting in the car, driving in a direction, and just seeing where we end up for lunch.  Some times its a hit, and sometimes its a dud – yesterday was a hit! But first, I made Artisan bread bagels!  I had leftover dough on my counter.  I added a bit more flour, then divided the dough into six bagels.  I boiled...
October 24, 2010

BSI – Leftovers!

I thought it was a genius idea to choose leftovers as this weeks BSI – thanks for hosting this week Dave! I had another breakfast pizza for breakfast, except when I got to work, I forgot an egg for the top! So I think I am pretty good using leftovers.  I recently made yankee pot roast soup with a leftover roast.   When I looked in...
October 23, 2010

I got a new car!

But first you have to read about my breakfast and lunch 😀 But before I go any further THANK YOU for all of your suggestions on a lower sodium diet – the links and ideas are extremely helpful and will be put to good use – thanks! I made my co-worker a loaf of rosemary bread – this loaf has no salt in it at...
October 22, 2010