Cheeseburger Pie!

This old Betty Crocker recipe has been one of my favorites since I was a kid... in fact, my mom still makes it when we make a trip to visit them!

picture from BettyCrocker.com

 

Ingredients

 

1	lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
1	large onion, chopped (1 cup)
1/2	teaspoon salt
1	cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
1/2	cup Original Bisquick® mix
1	cup milk
2	eggs

Directions

1. Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray.
2. In 10-inch skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. Stir in salt. Spread in pie plate. Sprinkle with cheese.
3. In small bowl, stir remaining ingredients with fork or wire whisk until blended. Pour into pie plate.
4. Bake about 25 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. 

 

Days 7 & 8

Day 7: My zodiac sign and do I think it fits my personality

My zodiac sign is Virgo but I don't follow this type of thing at all so I can't say if it fits my personality or not :o)

Day 8: A moment you felt most satisfied with your life

Oh I think that has to be summed up in a few moments, but mostly those moments when you get to hold your children for the first time. It's a very surreal moment, when they place that tiny, warm baby on you and you get to stare at their little face for hours. It's just love. . . I wish I had all 4 pictures on this computer to share, but here are a couple....Ethan and Amber's birth days!

Day 6 : 30 interesting facts about ME

Well, I am skipping to day 6. The kids and I have all been sick the last several days, and not only have I not felt like blogging, but I don't have the energy to play catch up. So there ya go ;o)

30 facts about me... but I can't guarantee that they are interesting....

1. I do not have a passport
2. I've never been to the east coast
3. I don't like to watch tv, but I do enjoy movies and the show Fringe
4. There are foods I don't like simply because of their texture
5. I took 4 years of Spanish in high school and don't remember much of it
6. I met my husband when I was 13
7. I am constantly thinking of ideas for books I'd like to write, and never so much as jot them down
8. I became a mommy when I was 19 and it's the best thing I ever did
9. I never learned to sew and I really want to, I want to quilt
10. I feel like I have completely wasted my artistic talent
11. I love crafting but rarely have time
12. I want to retire by the beach
13. I'd love to surrogate one day
14. I have an obsession with youtube makeup tutorials
15. I almost ALWAYS sneeze twice
16. I have always wanted to learn to play the piano
17. I can't wink
18. I am terrified of playing any sport where a ball may come flying at my face
19. I've never been to a concert
20. I am considerably computer literate, but HATE my touch screen phone
21. I love to sing
22. I'm impulsive
23. If I wasn't going to be a nurse, I'd have gone into psychology
24. My favorite color is brown... really
25. I love anything vintage or antique
26. I'm afraid of snakes
27. I hate dancing... unless it's with my daughter
28. I love almost all kinds of music, my family has always been very musical
29. I just recently had my hair colored for the first time
30. I believe I was a race car driver in another life

Day 3!

Here is the link to the 30 day blog challenge if you're interested in doing it too! (click HERE !!)

Day 3 - Your views on drugs and alcohol

I've never been big into alcohol, not even when I turned 21. I was pregnant when I was 21 anyway LOL. I am not opposed to having a drink, but I can't say that I even have one drink a month. It's just not something that my husband and I are really into.

The only drugs I've ever had besides antibiotics prescribed by my doctor, are cigarettes. Quite the rebel, I know. But my "smoking" phase was very short, and only social.

Those things being said, I believe that some things are okay in moderation... like alcohol. I think drugs are a slippery slope. I know that's a pretty controversial topic. For the marijuana users out there, I know they don't believe that it's a gateway drug (a drug that just leads you to using other types of stronger drugs). For myself, I don't believe that alcohol or drugs could add anything to my life. I may enjoy a beer or a mixed drink occasionally... but I certainly don't need it. And there are plenty of other things in life that make me happy, and I would seek professional therapy before I used drugs or alcohol to cope with anything. I have friends that use drugs, and though I hold no ill will or judgment, it just isn't my thing. I wish only healthy bodies and minds for everybody and hope for the abusers out there, that they can find the strength to get help. <3

Day 2 - Where I'd like to be in 10 years

Day 2 of the 30 day Blog Challenge!!

Where I'd like to be in 10 years...

Well, I should expect that I will be done with school and have been a RN for at least a few years. That would be really nice. Especially if I could be in the Labor and Delivery department by then. I'd also like to have moved back to California by then, enjoying the warm sunshine (that the Pacific NW does NOT have enough of!!) I'd like to have a house big enough for all my kids AND guests to come stay with us. And I would like to have had a ceremony to renew our vows where we can actually have all of our family come out, and get the nice dress and the whole shebang!

Wow, in 10 years, my oldest will be 19 years old. Crap!

California.... knows how to partay... California....

Escape the Madness!

I have four little monkies in my house. Three of those monkies are boys. For other moms of boys, you know how exciting that can be sometimes! Exciting! (Do you hear the quasi-sarcasm?) The lightsaber duels and wrestling matches, bloody noses, bruises, jumping off of furniture...fart jokes or throwing and kicking balls in the house. It's an endless battle. Really. If you're lucky enough to have a calm moment, you'll probably step on a Lego anyway.

My last little princess monkey just turned two... so although I adore her, she's two.

Dear husband and I work opposite shifts, and I am Manager of day shift. At 7:30 am, everybody is up... breakfast, getting dressed. By 8:30 am, the three boys are dropped off at school. Amber and I come back home and have breakfast, watch some Dora the Explorer, check email, Facebook, homework (yes, my homework!) and maybe do some laundry and talk about how "cute" and "funny" Amber is. At 11:20 we pick Nathan up from Kindergarten, and come back home and have lunch. Then Amber takes a nap (and sometimes mommy snoozes on the couch). 2:30 pm, we pick up the other boys from school, and come home so that mommy can get ready for work. Dad picks up night shift at 3:30.

But then, the light at the end of the tunnel! Here's my break: work. LOL Anyone else relate? It really is my break of the mommy madness. I do occasionally get a late dinner after work with my coworker friends. Otherwise, my breaks have to consist of short spurts of time I find to blog or spy on Facebook, make a phone call to my sister, a text to my best friend. You know, until you hear "Mommy!!!"... 

But man, I love my life... and I love my kids <3

30 Day Blog Challenge!

Perfect! 

I think I can manage to blog about these things once a day...
Day 1 - Relationship Status

MARRIED!!!  Terry and I have been married for 5 years, and we've been together for about 8 1/2 years. Although we met waaayyyy back when we were high school kids LOL... hey, 1996 feels like a LONG time ago!! We've been pretty attached ever since, albeit many bumps (or a few hills) in the road, I think we get better each year that passes. He's funny, an awesome provider, a great dad and a good listener. He may not always understand my psyche, but that's alright. I sure do love him.

2002

2010

Catching up!

So it's been almost a year, and this poor blog is so unloved! Thanks to Rachel for encouraging me to give it some attention. I'll probably post a few blogs to catch up on past subjects I brought up, and then maybe visit here a couple times a week....errr... month???

First off, I totally ditched the Primal Diet. Couldn't do it. I am not waving off any scientific research or facts about what grains do to our bodies or how our bodies may process them. However, I am not happy NOT eating grains. Among other things in the list of what may kill me, I'm just not that worried about grains. I could deprive myself of toast, a sandwich, a bowl of cereal, a spaghetti dinner or a piece of pie, and still be diagnosed with cancer or get hit by a car any time. So why make myself unhappy by not eating things that I literally find joy in. What can I say, I love food, and I'm an emotional eater.

However, I did start Weight Watchers in November of 2010, and I have lost 17 pounds. YAY!! My husband started the WW program just after New Years, so progress photos to come... we're feeling really good!

Secondly, all the house projects we wanted to do last year did not get done, so that is our mission this year. We plan to repaint the entire interior, replace the carpet in all the bedrooms, lay down laminate wood floors in the living and dining rooms, refinish the kitchen cabinets, get some new furniture and redecorate! Whew! I'm excited!

Race for the Cure and the Susan G. Komen 3-Day is coming up this Fall, and Rachel and I are talking about planning a trip to do one together, which would be lots of fun!

 That's all for now! <3