Superbowl Commercials that I Missed

Yes folks it's true, I hate football. Therefor I did not watch the Superbowl last night! Instead I colored with the kids, messed around on the computer, did some laundry and put the kids to bed. After doing all of that, I realized that I had missed some of the funny commercials. Then I figured they would be all over the Internet today anyway. So here they are, a few of the funnies that I found!


<a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/video?vid=116f413e-e1fc-4b09-80e9-2c29009d76a8&from=IV2_en-us_foxsports_videocentral" target="_new" title="Snickers: Betty White">Video: Snickers: Betty White</a>


<a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/video?vid=4ebc3588-4f77-4f59-b1c1-329fe10f2838&from=IV2_en-us_foxsports_videocentral" target="_new" title="E*Trade: Upgrade">Video: E*Trade: Upgrade</a>


<a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/video?vid=5e592f86-86e4-4465-81de-2a86d01cf6c6&from=IV2_en-us_foxsports_videocentral" target="_new" title="Coca Cola: Sleep walk">Video: Coca Cola: Sleep walk</a>

Week in Review, GMYBS, and a Virtual Girls Nite Out

Whew, what a week. I feel like I have been so busy but I can't really pin point why!

Lolli over at Better in Bulk does a weekly post called Give me your best shot (GMYBS). It's just a glimpse of what you did or if you took a favorite photo. Not a contest or anything, just for fun! So stop by and say hello to her.

Lets see, this week we all got sick! Sounds exciting huh? Our house is filled with coughs and boogers. Yuk!!!

We went to a friends house and I thought I would get some pictures while we were there. They live on nice property that has a pond and a small stream running thru it, but everything here in Denver just looks blahhh. Everything is brown and dead, there's dirty gross snow and ice every where, and it hasn't snowed in awhile, just been cold! So my pics didn't turn out how I was expecting them to!

They bought the boys some giant playing cards, and they had a blast with them. They own a gorgeous home with lot of beautiful art and walls of windows for natural light (and perfect picture taking)! I high lighted my hair! Now the greys are blending in and not so noticeable! I really like it but I'm sure I'll be bored with it in a month or so!

Anyway, it's game time for Virtual Girls Nite out!!! Ann is hosting the weekly party over at Ann again and again, so pop in and say hello.

The Mighty 3

Name 3 Places You Would Rather Be Right Now:
1.) ANY beach
2.) with my hubby
3.) on a vacation not worrying about money

Name 3 Things You Will NEVER Drink Again:

1.) tequila by itself
2.) hot sauce
3.) cant think of another one

3 People You Would Like To Have Dinner With-Not necessarily at the same time:
1.) Rachael Ray
2.) My husband
3.) Matthew McConaughey

What are your Mighty 3?

Nothing New, Just Sickness.......Ughhhhh.

Well, we have absolutely nothing to report on! Pretty sad huh? It's just been our usual day to day stuff. Although, we are all sick. Again.

I do have some news I guess, one of the Hubby's friends is opening a restaurant/event center and wants me to come work for him. I'm still not sure what my exact title will be but, it will be some thing along the lines of running the bakery part of the restaurant. Today, I'm headed there for a meeting with him and a few others to try some of my desserts/pastries. And of course, I came down with a lovely chest cold and I'm losing my voice! I also woke up this morning with a sweet UTI. My day is going to be lovely.

The hubby has some sort of infection that the doctors don't know how he got or if it's really an infection! They put him on a 3 week antibiotic and said if it doesn't get better come back and see them!!! Yes, that really puts my confidence in our doctors today.
Shay (our oldest) is recovering from a chest cold and has been hacking and coughing for the past 3 days. He was concerned about the "green stuff" that was coming up and I told him not to worry about it, just spit it in the toilet and flush it. I CANNOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT WITHOUT GAGGING. So yesterday he comes up from brushing his teeth and shoves his tooth brush in my face, "Look, this is what I'm coughing up" he says. I kid you not, the child almost got punched! I screamed at him to get away from me, trying not to puke. Why are boys so disgusting?!

Jaxson is recovering from pneumonia and is STILL coughing. He is finally acting normal again though, which makes me feel a whole lot better. The poor kid has just been exhausted for the past few weeks and the antibiotic has done it's job! Yea.

Riley is just plain green and slimy! We are in the process of potty training him and he's just not cooperating. He is not thrilled with the whole thing at all! He has pooped in the potty but no pee which is totally opposite than my other boys, they were the other way around. Terrified to poop in the toilet, but totally willing to pee. Nope, not Riley, he has to be difficult!
Needless to say, I cannot wait for this week (and sickness) to be over! I will be trying to post as much as I can but this month is pretty hectic. Birthdays and get aways are coming up. Yup, me and the Hubby get to go away at the end up Feb and I'm so excitied. I'll tell you all about it another day.

Cooking 101 - Slim pickin stir fry

Yes, the title pretty much sums it up. Not much in the fridge at the end of the week! I had bought a package of ready cut chicken breast that I really didn't know what I was going to use it for, but they were a good price.

After a day at work (with the kids) we came home starving. I scanned the cupboard for something quick to make and I came up with Chicken Stir Fry.

This meal is simple, quick and easy to make no matter what you have on hand.

Tonight I used the chicken, 3 carrots sliced thin, 3 celery stalks sliced thick, my left over green onions and some frozen peas, and soy sauce.

If I were planning on making stir fry I would use these ingredients plus a few more. I would include broccoli, water chestnut's and some of those cute baby corn. If I plan on a really quick dinner I will go to the frozen section and buy a bag of already cut asian veggie mixes. These ingredients are just a few of our family favorites. You can add or sub anything that you or your family enjoys. The possibilities are endless. There is just one trick.....don't over cook the veggies!!!

Step one - Start the rice cooking. I use long grain rice that takes about 20 minutes to cook. I throw it in my rice cooker and push the button, it does all of the work for you. it's one of my favorite appliances ever! If you're on a time crunch, just use minute rice.

Step two - Marinate the chicken in a soy sauce or teriyaki sauce for about ten minutes. Put about 4 tbsp cooking oil in a skillet or wok and heat over medium high until the oil is smokin hot. Test it with a piece of chicken, if it sizzles immediately, it's ready! Cook all of your chicken until lightly browned ( 5 minutes) and remove it to a separate plate.

Step three - While the Chicken is cooking slice your veggies. Throw them into the wok/skillet all at once and stir while cooking. You'll only want to cook the veggies for about 5 minutes. Less if they are frozen veggies! Add your chicken back in and stir it all to combine it. You may use a packaged or bottled stir fry sauce if you like more or different flavors. Just stir it in and serve. The grocery store sells so many different types of sauces! I love kung Pao but we have a peanut allergy so I don't use it. I do like to try the different flavors, so you should too!

When your rice is done cooking, serve it topped with the chicken and veggies. I like to top mine with those crunchy chow mein noodles. They just add another flavor and texture to the mix. Enjoy your 30 minute meal!

Cooking 101 - homemade fish and chips

Last night I made fish and chips for dinner, only with no chips! I found 2 lg fillets of Rock fish (which the man at the fish counter told me it was in the Cod family) that I decided to try. It was served with loaded mashed potatoes and corn.

Want to make your own fish and chips? Well here's how. I do have one suggestion though....use cod fish. I was not impressed with the rock fish, it had a lot of bones in it and was not as tender and flaky as cod. I wont be using it again!

You will need the following ingredients:

3 cups corn flake cereal, crushed up
2 cups flour
2 eggs
1 tbsp milk
2-4 lg fillets of cod
4 tbsp cooking oil
Seasoning

Here's how to do it:

Crush your cornflakes in a gallon size bag (use a rolling pin or the palm of your hand), then add the flour and seasonings to it (I use garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper with no specific measurements, maybe 1/2 tsp of each). Put the oil into a skillet and heat it over medium high heat. Crack 2 eggs into a bowl and add the milk. Whisk it together until well combined.
Cut your fish fillets in half to make smaller portions, begin by dipping them into the egg mixture and then into the cornflake mixture, making sure they're well coated. Shake that bag good.
Place them gently into the pan, and cook for approximately 4 minutes or until nicely browned. Flip carefully and brown another 3 minutes. Remove them from the pan and drain on a few paper towels to get the grease off. I then put them into the oven (350 degrees) for 10 minutes to make sure they are fully cooked. Serve with your choice of side dish, some malt vinegar and tartar sauce! Enjoy
Tips : You could also do these in a deep fat fryer. I wish I had one to try it out!

You could also cook them a few minutes longer in the pan and skip the oven.

It's Friday and VGNO!!!!

After a very long week of crawling around my house and enduring severe back pain I can say TGIF because I'm upright and walking again even most of the muscle spasms are gone. Thank God.

I think I deserve a VGNO! Kids are going to bed early and I'm going to sit in lovely peace and quiet. So welcome to the party, grab your drink and do some blog hopping. Sign in over at Ann again and Again's Mr. Linky and say hello to everyone that's playing!

I don't know if I should be drinking while taking Flexeril so I guess I'll stick to a virgin drink tonight. This is what I decided on...........

Chocolate punch

4 oz semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups hot water
2 quart milk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 quart vanilla ice cream
1 quart club soda
1/2 pint heavy whipped cream

In a large saucepan combine the chocolate and sugar with the hot water. Bring to a boil, stirring for 2 mins. Add milk, and continue heating. When hot, beat in vanilla with a rotary egg beater or whisk. Remove from heat. Chill, then pour into a punch bowl over ice cream. For sparkle, add club soda. Top with whipped cream and dust with cinnamon. This will be perfect while making dinner! Tonight's dinner will also be tomorrows cooking 101 lesson, so check back and see what I make.
My music selection for the night is by Train and the song is Hey, Soul Sister. I love this song, it puts me in a better mood!


Everyone have a wonderful weekend and Happy VGNO!

Bloggography Challange

Lolli at Better in Bulk has a photography challenge this week that I'm participating in. Last week she had a lesson in how/when to use your ISO and get better pictures. I have to say, as much as I love my camera and taking pictures, it's all very confusing. I guess I'm just going to take it one step (lesson) at a time. I just cannot wait for nicer weather to come so I can actually go outside and start shooting! This pictures was taken inside at Funtastic Fun, for Riley's birthday. I was using my Canon Rebel T1i, ISO 400, f11, 1/250 (I think, I've messed with it since then!)

3 Already?

When we were all pregnant with our first children, people always used to tell us "enjoy them every moment you can, because before you know it, they will be all grown up". For some reason I didn't believe them. Now I find myself giving others that very same warning. I cannot believe my baby is turning 3 tomorrow! Happy Birthday Baby Boy!!!! We love you.

Riley you are such a joy to have in our lives and I thank God for you and you're wonderful little soul! I will miss all of your baby ways but I also look forward to watching you turn into a little boy, catching up with your brothers. Sniff, it makes me so sad to think that I wont have anymore babies in my house!

We spent this morning celebrating his birthday at one of the biggest germ farms in town. Funtastic Fun. It's like an indoor amusement park, it has a ferris wheel, train, tea cups, a mini whip it ride, ball pits, jumping castles, arcade games and much more. It also contains every virus known to man! Our trip today consisted of the birthday boy, his brothers, presents, a robot cake and a bottle of hand sanitizer. It was "Funtastic fun" for the kids and pretty tolerable for the adults. Take a look for yourself!

Cookies.......Mmmmmm

Who doesn't like cookies? Who doesn't like to bake cookies? Well that's debatable I guess because I hear from many people that they either love it or hate it. Me? I love it, adore it, live for it.

Jenny at Picky Palate is having a contest. She is giving away 3 cookie cookbooks that have 745 different recipes! Yummmmm. I don't know why I'm telling you all about this, since it lowers my chances of winning one, but I am! So click here to enter her contest and good luck!

Kindergarten Registration, What a Joke!

So kindergarten registration "began" today at 7 am and is open for the next week.

I went into the school last week to ask some questions about it, but, I got some answers I wasn't expecting! The school that my kids attend is our "home school", so doesn't that mean that we should get priority over open enrolled students? Apparently not, because I was told is was a 1st come 1st serve type of deal and that it gets pretty crazy on opening day. Here's why....... there is 1 a.m class, 1 p.m class and 1 full day class (which you have to pay $300/month for). There are 25 slots for each class equalling 75 slots and if you end up being #26 in any of those classes, you get put on a waiting list!!! WTH is up with that?

So, I dragged ( or is it drug ?) myself out of bed at 6:30 this morning to be at the school at 6:45. Guess how many people were already in line? I got registration packet #22!!!! So here's hoping that we get in without a problem.

But here's my next question.......What if your kid doesn't get in? Do they just have to skip Kindergarten? Isn't kindergarten required? I don't know, but the whole process sounds REALLY stupid to me. I don't remember it being so complicated when Shay started kindergarten.

Monkey Bread, your family will thank you for it!

Well, I'm still doing photo recipes for now. My camera/computer are just not compatible at the moment and are not cooperating AT ALL!

So anyway, here is the recipe of the week. My mother in Law taught me how to make this and it's soooo easy and pretty cheap. It doesn't last long around my house and let me warn you, it's not low fat or sugar free!

Monkey Bread (it's sooooo yummy)

3 pkgs refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (cut into quarters)
1 stick butter or margarine
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
3 tbsp cinnamon

In a sauce pan melt your butter and brown sugar together on medium low heat. While that's melting open your biscuits and cut them into quarters. In a sandwich baggie combine the white sugar and the cinnamon. Add the cut up biscuit pieces a few at a time to the baggie and shake them around to coat the pieces. Put them in to bundt pan. Once all of your pieces are in the pan and your brown sugar is good and melted, pour it over the cinnamon pieces. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes. You don't want to over cook it so check it every so often and if it looks like it's getting dry, it's probably time to take it out! As soon as you take it out of the oven, invert it on a plate and let it cool for about 10 minutes and serve.

working out some glitches

Ok, so I tried to shoot a video today with my first "lesson" and the camera died on me! I have to use my old one because I CANNOT figure out how to upload/watch any video's from my new canon. If anyone has any ideas, so that I can use my Canon, that would help me soooo much! I can record the video and then when I go to upload it, it all freezes up on my computer. The few video's that I have been able to do, I cannot watch them because I need some program that I don't have! You would think that that would come WITH the camera! So please, hang tight, I'm working on it!!!!

In the meantime, keep the ideas coming! Thanks for the support everyone :)