Outside Temp: 22 F (with the wind, it's kind of chilly... without the wind, it was beautiful)
What I cooked today:
Beef Stew: I normally make my beef stew in a crock pot. But, while I did get the beef defrosted, I didn't get started on dinner until about 5pm. So, I just browned the meat, and put it with the veggies in a pot on the stove. It turned out fine! No complaints (except Katie, who apparently does not like potatoes in her beef stew... what?)
Update:
We got the Tablet back from the repair company today. While I was not impressed with their communication skills (they sent me the UPS label, but never contacted me to let me know if they got it or were fixing it. They sent it back ground, so it took about 3 weeks round trip... a week to get there, a week to fix it and a week to get back.), it came back in great shape!
Amazingly, the company had left it turned on (but in standby) when they shipped it a week ago. It still had about 40% power when we got it! They replaced the glass, but everything else was the same, so the kids still have all their games, etc. They also replaced the keyboard (which lost some keys when it dropped) with a brand new keyboard! I didn't even think the keyboard would have been covered, but apparently it is! All this, including shipping (of course) was included for the price of the insurance policy. Best decision I could have made!
This afternoon, I made it over to the community center for the blood drive. I LOVE how the ladies around here who schedule these things intentionally schedule the blood drives at the school or the community center, with the required 8-9 weeks between them. I can donate every time, and NEVER have to actually go into town to donate. It also gave me a chance to chat with my awesome neighbors for a little bit. Oh, and get good homemade treats! Score!
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Monday, November 26, 2012
November 26, 2012
Outside Temp: 23 F (nice today, after the ice melted off the roads)
What I cooked today:
Burgers and Onion Rings: I was too lazy to actually plan anything, so somehow 6:00pm showed up and I had nothing ready. Oh well, old standby works fine. However, I didn't like the onion rings (they were frozen), so I think I'll just go with veggies next time!
Update:
I got a call from the school this morning, around 9am. It was from Allen, who let me know that there was a problem with the tablet that he takes to school (supposedly to work on his homework, but we all know that he uses it as a MP3 players to listen to his music during the day). The way the story goes, he was listening to his music (shocker!) and he had set the tablet on the bleachers. Then he turned to the side, and somehow (have no idea how it happened) the tablet fell off the bleachers on to the ground... like 4 feet on to the ground.
I can only imagine the sickening crack that occurred and the moment of fear as he hopped off the bleachers to examine his new found broken tablet. The screen was shattered. Not broken, shattered. It was not pretty.
But, being the (somewhat) responsible child that we attempted to raise correctly, he immediately called me and let me know what he had done. Fortunately, his mother is brilliant and purchased the extended care warranty, and questioned the guy at Office Max specifically for the time in which one of my children dropped the tablet and it broke.
So, I was able to call the Care center, and I now have a UPS shipping label, and a claim for them to attempt to fix it. It is not fixed yet, so I will keep my hopes up that they can repair the screen, and it will be back with us soon. Until then, my favorite part of the day was at the end, as the Junior High students passed by my door (to my web design class), and whispered, "she's here... oh, you are so dead.". I guess the students expected me to freak out or scream or yell or something undignified. Oh yea, like I would do that, in public!
To be honest, I actually expected it to break earlier.
What I cooked today:
Burgers and Onion Rings: I was too lazy to actually plan anything, so somehow 6:00pm showed up and I had nothing ready. Oh well, old standby works fine. However, I didn't like the onion rings (they were frozen), so I think I'll just go with veggies next time!
Update:
I got a call from the school this morning, around 9am. It was from Allen, who let me know that there was a problem with the tablet that he takes to school (supposedly to work on his homework, but we all know that he uses it as a MP3 players to listen to his music during the day). The way the story goes, he was listening to his music (shocker!) and he had set the tablet on the bleachers. Then he turned to the side, and somehow (have no idea how it happened) the tablet fell off the bleachers on to the ground... like 4 feet on to the ground.
I can only imagine the sickening crack that occurred and the moment of fear as he hopped off the bleachers to examine his new found broken tablet. The screen was shattered. Not broken, shattered. It was not pretty.
But, being the (somewhat) responsible child that we attempted to raise correctly, he immediately called me and let me know what he had done. Fortunately, his mother is brilliant and purchased the extended care warranty, and questioned the guy at Office Max specifically for the time in which one of my children dropped the tablet and it broke.
So, I was able to call the Care center, and I now have a UPS shipping label, and a claim for them to attempt to fix it. It is not fixed yet, so I will keep my hopes up that they can repair the screen, and it will be back with us soon. Until then, my favorite part of the day was at the end, as the Junior High students passed by my door (to my web design class), and whispered, "she's here... oh, you are so dead.". I guess the students expected me to freak out or scream or yell or something undignified. Oh yea, like I would do that, in public!
To be honest, I actually expected it to break earlier.
Monday, May 28, 2012
May 27, 2012
Outside Temp: 34 F (it finally stopped snowing today... which means that the snow melted and the grass is green again. I love how the weather changes so quickly!)
What I cooked today:
Mini Quiches: Turned out terrible. I will never again try to make quiche in my mini muffin pan. I tried two recipes; one is a Mexican quiche that I used to make for Sunday brunch. But, I didn't have all the ingredients anyway, and it turned out terrible. So, I tried another recipe. It called for a piece of bread at the bottom, then onions and cheese, then eggs and milk. They weren't as terrible, but they sure weren't great. I ended up having leftover pizza for breakfast!
Burgers and Pasta: I know, I know, the old standby. Somehow, it got to be 7:30, and I hadn't thought about food yet. So, I went with something quick and easy. I think I'll start thinking about dinner around noon tomorrow, just so something gets made!
Update:
By the time we woke up this morning, the snow had already started melting. Patrick and I are getting ourselves psyched up to slaughter the two Cornish chickens tomorrow. He's sharpened the ax and everything. I'm still not sure how I'm going to handle this, but I'm going to try to be brave and stoic. Of course, I'm sure some screaming will occur. But, I'll hopefully be able to laugh about it later.
We spent a few hours cleaning up the house today. It's been a while since we did a full blown cleaning session (which, in our house, means about 2 hours of cleaning. I know, we're totally spoiled). I did get about 5 loads of laundry done, the kitchen was swept and counters were scrubbed. And the carpet was vacuumed (even under the couches). I still need to attack the bedrooms, but I did get all the kids to help, so I couldn't push them too hard (okay, yes, I could have, but I didn't want to clean anymore).
So, with the addition of Patrick's and my new computers, we currently have 5 computers that work pretty well (and 2 that work okay and 2 XBoxes). Which means that Patrick and I can both be working, Connor can write his story, Katie can look at YouTube videos, Allen can play MineCraft (or Robolox or whatever he's playing these days) and Ryan can play XBox games. So, for about 2 hours today, no one complained or argued or whined or begged or anything. Ahhh, I think we have found a nice balance of technological advancement.
The best part was that after about 2 hours, the kids all ended up outside playing in the yard with 'swords' and shields. They played 'cops and robbers' and 'knights' and other games that involved running around and playing with each other. I admit I was a little concerned that if we gave them the option, they would spend all day inside, playing computer games. It's nice to know that they choose to go outside and play instead of being inside all day!
We discussed our plans for the summer tonight. We are going to start scouting out hiking trails up in the Highwoods, tourist traps in Virginia City, camping trips down to Yellowstone and fishing, out our back gate. We have a little less than 3 full months left, so it comes down to about 11 weeks. I'm sure we can have an awesome summer in 11 weeks!
What I cooked today:
Mini Quiches: Turned out terrible. I will never again try to make quiche in my mini muffin pan. I tried two recipes; one is a Mexican quiche that I used to make for Sunday brunch. But, I didn't have all the ingredients anyway, and it turned out terrible. So, I tried another recipe. It called for a piece of bread at the bottom, then onions and cheese, then eggs and milk. They weren't as terrible, but they sure weren't great. I ended up having leftover pizza for breakfast!
Burgers and Pasta: I know, I know, the old standby. Somehow, it got to be 7:30, and I hadn't thought about food yet. So, I went with something quick and easy. I think I'll start thinking about dinner around noon tomorrow, just so something gets made!
Update:
By the time we woke up this morning, the snow had already started melting. Patrick and I are getting ourselves psyched up to slaughter the two Cornish chickens tomorrow. He's sharpened the ax and everything. I'm still not sure how I'm going to handle this, but I'm going to try to be brave and stoic. Of course, I'm sure some screaming will occur. But, I'll hopefully be able to laugh about it later.
We spent a few hours cleaning up the house today. It's been a while since we did a full blown cleaning session (which, in our house, means about 2 hours of cleaning. I know, we're totally spoiled). I did get about 5 loads of laundry done, the kitchen was swept and counters were scrubbed. And the carpet was vacuumed (even under the couches). I still need to attack the bedrooms, but I did get all the kids to help, so I couldn't push them too hard (okay, yes, I could have, but I didn't want to clean anymore).
So, with the addition of Patrick's and my new computers, we currently have 5 computers that work pretty well (and 2 that work okay and 2 XBoxes). Which means that Patrick and I can both be working, Connor can write his story, Katie can look at YouTube videos, Allen can play MineCraft (or Robolox or whatever he's playing these days) and Ryan can play XBox games. So, for about 2 hours today, no one complained or argued or whined or begged or anything. Ahhh, I think we have found a nice balance of technological advancement.
The best part was that after about 2 hours, the kids all ended up outside playing in the yard with 'swords' and shields. They played 'cops and robbers' and 'knights' and other games that involved running around and playing with each other. I admit I was a little concerned that if we gave them the option, they would spend all day inside, playing computer games. It's nice to know that they choose to go outside and play instead of being inside all day!
We discussed our plans for the summer tonight. We are going to start scouting out hiking trails up in the Highwoods, tourist traps in Virginia City, camping trips down to Yellowstone and fishing, out our back gate. We have a little less than 3 full months left, so it comes down to about 11 weeks. I'm sure we can have an awesome summer in 11 weeks!
Friday, May 25, 2012
May 25, 2012
Outside Temp: 39 F (Fun weather day today... a little chilly, and threatening most of the day. The ground is so green!!)
What I cooked today:
Pancakes and Bacon: I love NOT having to wake up early and being able to spend an hour making a great breakfast! I think everyone in the family loves bacon, so that's always a good idea. And I got buttermilk the other day at the store, and my pancakes are so much better with buttermilk.
Vegetable Beef Soup: With it being a little chilly, soup is a good idea. This one is just ground beef, onions, frozen veggies, potatoes and tomatoes. Today, I added Greek seasoning (which is stinking awesome) and a little Red Wine vinegar. It was yummy!
Update:
Patrick ordered us new laptops this week, and they came in today. You should have seen us at around noon today, waiting with baited breath, watching out the window for the UPS guy. Of course, this time, instead of showing up at 11:45, he was here at about 1:00. Which means that we sat there for about an hour and a half, watching out the window, jumping at every possible car on the road.
Our new machines are pretty cool (albeit really heavy!). They are both the same, so (as Patrick tells me) I can't complain that he has a better computer than me. I don't think I've ever actually complained, but it's still pretty cool that we both have the same machine.
So, now comes the bad part. We have to re-load all the software and programs on the new computers. Ugh, I absolutely hate this part! So, right now, we both have our old laptops sitting next to our new laptops, trying to copy documents and code and programs across.
As luck would have it, we didn't have some of our development software installer files available, so we had to download them from Microsoft's site. And these files are not small. The Visual Studio file is about 2.5GB (which is kind of big). And our Internet is pretty slow. We tried to download a few things and it was taking forever. So, we decided to go somewhere where we could download a little faster.
Which means that anyone who drove past the school in Geyser, between 6-8pm, and saw our car parked out front (with the windows fogged up), yes, we were downloading our software using the school's Internet. Why, what did you think we were doing? (and yes, we asked permission from the superintendent).
We decided to head back home after our development software was downloaded, since we didn't want to spend all night out in front of the school. We still have a few more things to download, but they might wait until Tuesday, when we can go into the school and connect to the hard line (and download even faster!)
So, now, at 11pm, I finally have my development software in place, and hopefully, only a few more installations and my new laptop will be up and running. Again, it's pretty big and heavy, but it is faster and prettier and runs faster. I guess I can get used to it.
What I cooked today:
Pancakes and Bacon: I love NOT having to wake up early and being able to spend an hour making a great breakfast! I think everyone in the family loves bacon, so that's always a good idea. And I got buttermilk the other day at the store, and my pancakes are so much better with buttermilk.
Vegetable Beef Soup: With it being a little chilly, soup is a good idea. This one is just ground beef, onions, frozen veggies, potatoes and tomatoes. Today, I added Greek seasoning (which is stinking awesome) and a little Red Wine vinegar. It was yummy!
Update:
Patrick ordered us new laptops this week, and they came in today. You should have seen us at around noon today, waiting with baited breath, watching out the window for the UPS guy. Of course, this time, instead of showing up at 11:45, he was here at about 1:00. Which means that we sat there for about an hour and a half, watching out the window, jumping at every possible car on the road.
Our new machines are pretty cool (albeit really heavy!). They are both the same, so (as Patrick tells me) I can't complain that he has a better computer than me. I don't think I've ever actually complained, but it's still pretty cool that we both have the same machine.
So, now comes the bad part. We have to re-load all the software and programs on the new computers. Ugh, I absolutely hate this part! So, right now, we both have our old laptops sitting next to our new laptops, trying to copy documents and code and programs across.
As luck would have it, we didn't have some of our development software installer files available, so we had to download them from Microsoft's site. And these files are not small. The Visual Studio file is about 2.5GB (which is kind of big). And our Internet is pretty slow. We tried to download a few things and it was taking forever. So, we decided to go somewhere where we could download a little faster.
Which means that anyone who drove past the school in Geyser, between 6-8pm, and saw our car parked out front (with the windows fogged up), yes, we were downloading our software using the school's Internet. Why, what did you think we were doing? (and yes, we asked permission from the superintendent).
We decided to head back home after our development software was downloaded, since we didn't want to spend all night out in front of the school. We still have a few more things to download, but they might wait until Tuesday, when we can go into the school and connect to the hard line (and download even faster!)
So, now, at 11pm, I finally have my development software in place, and hopefully, only a few more installations and my new laptop will be up and running. Again, it's pretty big and heavy, but it is faster and prettier and runs faster. I guess I can get used to it.
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