Thursday, March 24, 2011

Groupons and Coupons!

I love coupons!
Just got this one this morning.


JAM_2for5_Coupon_A1C3
What a deal!
I found it here
Great site with lots of info. and coupons.


Another site I LOVE!!!!!!!
In the last month, I have bought 6 Groupons.
1. paid $10 to get $20 worth of merchendise at Barnes and Nobles
2. Got the Sunday Sun Sentinel for the whole year for $10
3. Paid $5 for $10 worth of treats at a local Frozen Yougurt place that we love.
4. Paid $25 for $50 worth of food at a very nice Italian Restaurant
5. Paid $20 for 4 people to play miniture golf, hit some balls in a batting cage, and end the night with ice-cream
6. Paid $50 for a photography session(and a few prints too) with a very talented, local photographer


Just wanted to share!













Some shots of Lil' Man

Monday, March 14, 2011

Great times!


The last 3 days were full of great fellowhiop, good food, and lots of fun!







I LOVE my homeschool community!
I love the support and fellowship that we share :o) Thanks girls!
We am so blessed with such great relationships!

2 good friends came over with 5 kids each. Made for a fun play group!


Sunday, March 6, 2011

Last Football Game & Retirement Party

We had a really fun Saturday!
Football game early in the am, shoe shopping, grocery shopping, and then off to a retirement party in honor of my dad and a few other retiring firefighters.




Last game of the season




I'm so proud of my father for the many years he served
his community as a fire fighter and paramedic!
I'm even more proud of how he has fought so hard and for so long to beat a terrible disease.
I pray that this liver transplnt brings him renewed heatlth and stregnth. May the many years that lay ahead of them be full of good health and good times!

Mom and the girls

Me and my handsome husband!
I LOVE when he dresses up :o)


Friday, March 4, 2011

Pictures from the 1st week in March




Our hip hop crew




I love, love, love watching my kids playing outside together.
I love the nature, the fresh air, and the creative play.
They love to play outside for hours just about every day.
This afternoon, they were outside for about 2 hours playing.
They made a club together, and then played World War 3.







This is what the little man does while his siblings play tennis


Wednesday, March 2, 2011

English Peas

I love FoodTV. I love to watch the cooking shows, and also love to look through their website for new and interesting things. This evening, I came across a recipe that literally had me crying! Not out of sadness, but because the recipe and the comments that came after it were hysterical. :o)
So, here is the recipe from Paul Deen


Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
  • 2 cans (14 1/2-ounces) English peas, drained

Directions

Melt the butter in small pot and add the peas. Cook over medium heat until peas are warm.


Can't get much simpler then that ! I check out the 252 "Users Reviews" next because I was curious how the recipe got that many reviews. This is when the laughing started

I hope you enjoy them as much as I did! Here are some to share with you.


The recipe sounds simple enough, but one question...how the heck do I get the peas out of the can???


Perhaps Paula got this recipe from Martha Stewart, who got it from one of her white collar cell mates, who tried to make decent food out of anything they could find


Ummm....Ok....sounds to me as if these English peas are tired if they're "drained" ?? So how long do I wait 'til I ask them if they're warm enough? I don't want to be too pushy with them before I butter them up.


Screw the middle man! Just grab a stick of butter and dip it into a can of peas.

Can I substitute the butter with margarine?
This recipe is very confusing.


Was I supposed to take the peas out of the can? Cause it didn't work when I put the cans and packaged butter in the pot.


Oh c'mon!! I'm so tired of these recipes that aren't specific. Do I use salted or unsalted butter? How "small" is a small pot? Do I have to cover the pot or can I leave it uncovered? Can somebody who has made this recipe help me out? Also, I have checked every store around and I can't find drained English Peas. All of them come with liquid!!!!


Which half of the 1/2 stick of butter should I melt?


Just a half stick of butter? You're slipping, Deen.


The recipe is complicated. The health benefits make it well worth it though.


I approached this recipe a little differently. I added 2 sticks of butter and only one can of peas. It was the most delicious pea soup I ever ate. Extra butter, is there anything it can't do? Oh, gotta go, the EMT crew is here...



This was a very good way for us to end a long day :o)

I hope this brought you a little smile. If not, at least you got a good recipe from reading it!

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