Wow, can't believe how cold it has been these last few days! Bought myself a batch of cold weather flowers and redid the porch, need those bursts of color! I am sad, no more fresh herbs until the spring, I fear the kids and the little black fruit flies equally! Luckily, my new spicy shelf has helped make it easier to find things in the cabinet and I have plenty of dried spices to experiment with over the winter. I have always been a lover of creating soups and stews and Joe loves to take them in his lunches during the cold weather so it is a win-win for me. Rachael Ray introduced me to the "Stoup" the other day and I am looking forward to trying some of those recipes as well.
On the grandma front, B has been suffering from extreme teething the last few days. Poor little guy! Everything in my house is covered in drool and he isn't eating well. What he does eat is rather unpleasant later on and his little bottom is getting raw. Hoping these teeth break through quickly and give him some relief, I'm missing my smiling little garbage disposal.
We also made the decision to finally upgrade the cable Tivo to the new mini. Our box was beginning to misbehave and it was getting frustrating so off to the cable office I went. The upside is we now have Tivo in the bedroom and we have four tuners instead of two. This makes Joe very happy. Not too thrilled with the cable company but in too good a mood to rant on them, hope they know how lucky they are!
The downside, no more Bubble Guppies. We lost the recorded episodes and since Suddenlink no longer has Viacom that means no Nickelodeon, I'm sure you can see where this is going. I do have Amazon Prime which has Season 1 available. They must have figured out that everyone was turning to them because the previously free season 2 now has a price tag. Luckily for me, B doesn't care what episode he watches! The problem is the amount of time it takes to get the TV to the Prime site, download the show and then just have to pray that the internet doesn't blip and kick us out of the show. Hoping the new internet upgrade will help with that problem, keep your fingers crossed for me.
Have a feeling that some Bubble Guppies videos will soon be making a permanent home at my house...
Delicious concoction for dinner last night! Take one Backyard Produce box, mix well and YUM!
Decided to use avocado, roasted corn, onion, radishes, and some tomato and created a "salsa", indoor grilled some Denver steak rubbed with my Mexican dry rub and sliced fajita style, then made rice with chopped chilis and western style beans. Layer in tortillas with sour cream and cheddar cheese, drizzle with lime, wrap and eat.
Looking forward to next week, Thanksgiving! My parentals are scheduled to arrive mid week and plans include one deep fried turkey, visiting my long lost cousins (my aunt & uncle will be there too), and of course grandson time. I can't think of a better way to spend the holiday!
