It's Random Tuesday Time!

I am not a big fan of Mondays.  It's the start of the week and also usually our busiest day at work.  I won't go on a long angry rant about work, because I really really need my job.  But I will say that they aren't making it very easy for us, and we are starting to get burnt out.  Monday was hands down the worst day I have had in a very very long time.  By the end of the day I was so stressed and grumpy that I felt a bit like the angry waitress from the movie Waiting.  After work was finally over I decided I needed some comfort food.  So I stopped at Sonic and got us shakes (they're half price after 8pm!) and grabbed a pizza from Dominos (they have an awesome week night carry out special).  They were inexpensive (all for a little over $10, score!), absolutely delicious, and totally what I needed.  Although it was the boys who were really able to make my day all better.  They were in a really good mood and super happy to see me.  We had fun playing before bedtime.  Owynn though made me melt.

Me: Owynn, Mommy needs a hug
Owynn: (Gives me a big hug and pats me on the back.)  Love you
Me: I love you too =)
Owynn: (Looks at me) I happy
Me: Aaaawwww, I'm happy too!
Cutest. Thing. Ever!  He is such a sweetheart!

The weather here can't make up it's mind what it wants to do.  My mom has said that Mother Nature is dealing with menopause, and I can totally believe it.  A few weeks ago we went through 3 seasons in a week.  At the beginning of the week it snowed, then we had a couple days of Spring weather, but by the end of the week we were in the 80's.  This weekend was gorgeous, it was nicely breezy and in the upper 60's.  Perfect Spring weather.  Then Mother Nature decided that we needed to go ahead a skip right to summer.  Tuesday we hit 100, 100!!!   Gah! 

I am a huge fan of the show Once Upon A Time on ABC.  We watched the season finale Sunday night, OMG!  I am soooo excited for the next season.  What Mr. Gold said at the end of the episode gave me chills, the next season has the potential to be pretty amazing.  They are making a spin off too based on Alice in Wonderland, I am hoping it will be just as good.      


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Throw Back Thursday: NY Trip April 2012 vol. 1

Oliver

Owynn

 We drove 3 days from Nebraska to Upstate NY.  They boys handled the trip amazingly well.  This particular night at dinner was a total disaster though.  The service was bad, and by the time our food finally arrived Oliver was in the middle of a total meltdown. 

Owynn before he decided to start walking. (Which he would do just a few days later.)

Owynn

Oliver and my Dad

 Oliver absolutely adored my Dad! It was super cute.  I love this picture too, Oliver snuggled with my Dad and quickly fell asleep.  It's pretty rare that he does that.

Owynn and Daddy

Oliver snack time

This was our second trip to NY since the boys were born, they are 15 months here.  I took almost a month off of work and we spent 3 weeks road tripping and visiting my family in NY.  It was a fantastic trip.  It was wonderful to be able to spend so much time there, we miss them a lot! 

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Wordless Wednesday: Owynn

Owynn was being such a goober!

Channeling his inner Geordi La Forge

Owynn had a lot of fun playing with my headband.  Shortly after, I heard him in the kitchen messing with the trash barrel.  When he came running out I asked him where he put my headband. He pointed and said "my butt!"  Oh man, he is something else.  He was such a sweet, calm, happy baby, I don't know what happened.  He's always the one getting into things he's not supposed to and trying to push his boundaries.

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BBQ Meatloaf

I love meatloaf, but John is really not a fan.  It took me several years to find a recipe that we both liked, but I finally did!  It's not exactly the most healthy meal on the planet, but everyone, including the boys, likes it.  You can find the original recipe here, I do make it just a little bit differently.

Ingredients:
2lbs Ground Beef
3 Eggs
1 Onion chopped (I use frozen diced and add to taste.)
1 C yummy BBQ Sauce
3/4 - 1C Bread Crumbs
1 C Crushed Potato Chips
3/4 tsp Liquid Smoke
3/4 tsp Ground Black Pepper
1 tsp Salt (I use sea salt)
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder (I use the refrigerated minced kind to taste.)  
1 Pinch Cayenne Pepper
Bacon bits to taste (I cook fresh bacon, crumble it, and add about half of the package.)

some of the ingredients, and yes that is a half gallon jug of BBQ sauce...don't judge!

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large bowl combine all the ingredients.
On a greased pan or cookie sheet, shape mixture into a loaf shape.
Bake for about 45 minutes to an hour, or until meat is cooked through.
Enjoy!

Throw Back Thursday: My Babies Are Growing Too Fast!

Owynn: April 2011 3 months, April 2012 15 months, April 2013 27 months

Oliver: April 2011 3 months, April 2012 15 months, April 2013 27 months

It amazes me how much they look alike in the center photos!  My boys are getting so big way too fast.

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