Sunday, March 11, 2007
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Do You Ever Want To Throw The Computer AgainstThe Wall??
Just a little rant.
I have a program that saves information (some of it important). Aparently there is an updated version. The version I have suddenly became...i don't know...empty?
All the info stored there, poof, gone.
Pisses me off.
I have a program that saves information (some of it important). Aparently there is an updated version. The version I have suddenly became...i don't know...empty?
All the info stored there, poof, gone.
Pisses me off.
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Spring
My tulip are finally up...I think it's going to be spring after all.
Happy Tuesday!
Oh, yeah...what'd Rachel do?
Happy Tuesday!
Oh, yeah...what'd Rachel do?
Monday, March 5, 2007
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
My family, why I love them!
I love the new family blog it is a great place for Jenn, Austin and I to share with each other even though we speak daily and in Jenn's case, see each other at least twice a week. I am just soooooo happy we started this to keep in touch!!
Friday, January 26, 2007
A New Reader In the Family!
On the recomendation of a friend I purchased The Bob Books for Andrew for Christmas.
This morning he read the entire 1st book in set one...all by himself!
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Fourteenth Random Thought
14. Never, and I mean NEVER, provide and pay for a cell phone for your brother.
Thursday Thirteen
Thirteen very random thoughts...
1. Dogs are warm.
2. Where are those riggers for that old double...
3. How was Tina's trip? Did the kids do okay?
4. How 'bout those Hawks!!!!
5. Is two weeks on the erg enough for the girls...I hope they are already working.
6. I need to get a new coffee maker.
7. I wonder how the fishing will be this spring.
8. Will my boys play better on Sunday, we've had two great practices.
9. Wonder what it's like to be in Iraq? I hope Ed's really doing okay.
10. I need to get my tires rotated.
11. Where are my training DVD's?
12. I have so much work to do on schedules and programs...
13. How will we replace Laura. (that one keeps popping up, doesn't it)
1. Dogs are warm.
2. Where are those riggers for that old double...
3. How was Tina's trip? Did the kids do okay?
4. How 'bout those Hawks!!!!
5. Is two weeks on the erg enough for the girls...I hope they are already working.
6. I need to get a new coffee maker.
7. I wonder how the fishing will be this spring.
8. Will my boys play better on Sunday, we've had two great practices.
9. Wonder what it's like to be in Iraq? I hope Ed's really doing okay.
10. I need to get my tires rotated.
11. Where are my training DVD's?
12. I have so much work to do on schedules and programs...
13. How will we replace Laura. (that one keeps popping up, doesn't it)
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
I borrowed this from a great blog I visit regularly...Here is some political correctness for your kids.
Your bedroom isn't cluttered; it's "passage-restrictive."
Kids don't get in trouble anymore. They merely hit "social speed bumps."
You're not having a bad hair day; you're suffering from "rebellious follicle syndrome."
No one's tall anymore. They're "vertically enhanced."
You're not shy. You're "conversationally selective."
You don't talk a lot. You're just "abundantly verbal."
It's not called gossip anymore. It's "transmission of near-factual information."
The food at the school cafeteria isn't awful. It's "digestively challenged."
Your homework isn't missing; it's just having an "out-of-notebook experience."
You're not sleeping in class; you're "rationing consciousness."
You don't have smelly gym socks; you have "odor-retentive athletic footwear."
You weren't passing notes in class. You were "participating in the discreet exchange of penned meditations."
You're not being sent to the principal's office. You're "going on a mandatory field trip to the administrative building.
It's still tough to be a kid these days!
Kids don't get in trouble anymore. They merely hit "social speed bumps."
You're not having a bad hair day; you're suffering from "rebellious follicle syndrome."
No one's tall anymore. They're "vertically enhanced."
You're not shy. You're "conversationally selective."
You don't talk a lot. You're just "abundantly verbal."
It's not called gossip anymore. It's "transmission of near-factual information."
The food at the school cafeteria isn't awful. It's "digestively challenged."
Your homework isn't missing; it's just having an "out-of-notebook experience."
You're not sleeping in class; you're "rationing consciousness."
You don't have smelly gym socks; you have "odor-retentive athletic footwear."
You weren't passing notes in class. You were "participating in the discreet exchange of penned meditations."
You're not being sent to the principal's office. You're "going on a mandatory field trip to the administrative building.
It's still tough to be a kid these days!
My girl
My Taylor would have been 16 last Thursday, wow. It has taken me a few days to get used to the idea and be able to talk about it. I think how my life would be with 2 teenagers and a 4 year old.... crazy! Taylor would be giving me fits constantly I am sure. Her and Austin would be at each others throats non stop. I would give up anything to have her here with us now but I still feel so blessed to have the 2 loud, wild, monkey children I have.
I am going to try and post more and encourage the rest of you to do the same, lets make this a place to keep in touch. Love to all!
I am going to try and post more and encourage the rest of you to do the same, lets make this a place to keep in touch. Love to all!
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Pork Burritos and Salsa
Pork-amount appropriate for # you are serving, fire guys figure 1/2lb per man.
(chops, steak, loin...whatever. We will ocassionally use bone in chops and leave the bones in for the simmering and remove before we put the salsa in)
1-2 yellow onions chopped course
1-2 tsps garlic
salt and pepper to taste
Cube the pork. place in sauce pan or skillet. Add onions and garlic and enough water to cover the meat.
Bring to a boil then reduce heat to simmer.
Simmer, stirring occasionally, until all water is boiled out and meat is very tender. (1 1/2 to 2 hours)
Pour entire blender full of salsa into meat and simmer another 30-45 minutes.
serve with warm tortillas, cheddar cheese, more salsa and sour cream.
Salsa
1 bunch cilantro
1 bunch green onions
1/2 jalapeno
1 tbs garlic or 3 cloves
juice from 1/2 lemon
1 tsp taco seasoning
dash salt
28 ounce can of diced tomatos
roughly chop 3/4 of the cilantro, discarding stems
chop green onion with equal amount white and green stem.
chop jalapeno
place above in blender
add garlic, salt, seasoning and tomatos.
Pulse blender on chop until contents are well mixed. Don't over blend or salsa will be runny.
(chops, steak, loin...whatever. We will ocassionally use bone in chops and leave the bones in for the simmering and remove before we put the salsa in)
1-2 yellow onions chopped course
1-2 tsps garlic
salt and pepper to taste
Cube the pork. place in sauce pan or skillet. Add onions and garlic and enough water to cover the meat.
Bring to a boil then reduce heat to simmer.
Simmer, stirring occasionally, until all water is boiled out and meat is very tender. (1 1/2 to 2 hours)
Pour entire blender full of salsa into meat and simmer another 30-45 minutes.
serve with warm tortillas, cheddar cheese, more salsa and sour cream.
Salsa
1 bunch cilantro
1 bunch green onions
1/2 jalapeno
1 tbs garlic or 3 cloves
juice from 1/2 lemon
1 tsp taco seasoning
dash salt
28 ounce can of diced tomatos
roughly chop 3/4 of the cilantro, discarding stems
chop green onion with equal amount white and green stem.
chop jalapeno
place above in blender
add garlic, salt, seasoning and tomatos.
Pulse blender on chop until contents are well mixed. Don't over blend or salsa will be runny.
Sunday, January 7, 2007
God Bless America
Yesterday I watched my best friend’s husband get on plane. I watched her say goodbye to her husband for the next four months. I watched a young father hold his young son so tight. I watched soldiers salute in an airport terminal. I watched three women bond together as their husbands left for war.
I also watched a major airline charge these soldiers the $85 ‘extra baggage’ fee when they checked their weapons. The airline holds the contract to transport these soldiers so they can serve our country. The day before I watched an NTSB worker hassle a young soldier in full gear about her chapstick and her lack of a quart size ziplock bag.
Major Ed Ronnebaum (husband of Donna) will spend the next four months at Balad Airbase, about 43 miles north of Bagdad. He is a critical care nurse and will likely be serving in an administrative role in the large military hospital there.
Ed is kind of a goofball. Quick to smile, often shares a joke, loyal to his friends, crazy about his wife and two sons (Chris, sophomore at KU, Mike, senior at SMNW), and their ‘daughter’ Snick (a feisty Burmese).
He is the highest ranking officer in the group of soldiers he’s deployed with. When we walked into the airport yesterday morning he was all soldier. Very confident, in control. Not in a pushy, control freak way, but a quiet confident way. The others all looked to him for something. It was cool. I’m proud to count him as my friend.
This was the biggest day of his military career. He was going on a deployment as an officer.
He joined the Airforce as a young man. Became an aircraft mechanic. Served in Desert Storm. Was stationed in Korea. He has worked very hard to move through the ranks. I believe he actually had to get out of the service and then reenlist to move from enlisted to officer. I think what he has done is very remarkable.
Donna did well. I know it was very hard but she knows this is part of the deal. She is crazy proud of him. Worried out of her mind.
I know that thousands and thousands of soldiers are serving in Iraq. You may know one. He’s my soldier…at least for the next few months. Please keep Ed, and Anna, Cruz, Paul and the redheaded kid whose name I never got, please keep them in your prayers.
I am, by the way, planning to write a letter about the extra baggage charge and the ‘chapstick’ incident. I may send it to everyone.
I also watched a major airline charge these soldiers the $85 ‘extra baggage’ fee when they checked their weapons. The airline holds the contract to transport these soldiers so they can serve our country. The day before I watched an NTSB worker hassle a young soldier in full gear about her chapstick and her lack of a quart size ziplock bag.
Major Ed Ronnebaum (husband of Donna) will spend the next four months at Balad Airbase, about 43 miles north of Bagdad. He is a critical care nurse and will likely be serving in an administrative role in the large military hospital there.
Ed is kind of a goofball. Quick to smile, often shares a joke, loyal to his friends, crazy about his wife and two sons (Chris, sophomore at KU, Mike, senior at SMNW), and their ‘daughter’ Snick (a feisty Burmese).
He is the highest ranking officer in the group of soldiers he’s deployed with. When we walked into the airport yesterday morning he was all soldier. Very confident, in control. Not in a pushy, control freak way, but a quiet confident way. The others all looked to him for something. It was cool. I’m proud to count him as my friend.
This was the biggest day of his military career. He was going on a deployment as an officer.
He joined the Airforce as a young man. Became an aircraft mechanic. Served in Desert Storm. Was stationed in Korea. He has worked very hard to move through the ranks. I believe he actually had to get out of the service and then reenlist to move from enlisted to officer. I think what he has done is very remarkable.
Donna did well. I know it was very hard but she knows this is part of the deal. She is crazy proud of him. Worried out of her mind.
I know that thousands and thousands of soldiers are serving in Iraq. You may know one. He’s my soldier…at least for the next few months. Please keep Ed, and Anna, Cruz, Paul and the redheaded kid whose name I never got, please keep them in your prayers.
I am, by the way, planning to write a letter about the extra baggage charge and the ‘chapstick’ incident. I may send it to everyone.
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