Confessions of a 31 year old Soccer mom

 

David Letterman style!

#10 – my coolest (lamest) celebrity  moment was unknowingly riding a roller coaster with  Hootie and the blowfish (July 1996)

#9- I love spicy food the hotter the better!

#8 – I had a thing for the drummer from hootie because of this video

http://www.mtv.com/videos/hootie-the-blowfish/46739/hold-my-hand.jhtml#id=1590666

#7- I am afraid of monkeys

#6- I think Hockey players are hot! Listen they score with with hard sticks!!

#5 -I can say the alphabet backwards easier then forward

#4 - I saw (paid) Hootie in concert at the casino in like 2003 or 2004

#3 – l like going to bootcamp and hanging with my BC Crew and  Scrapbooking is my yoga

#2 – My favorite movie of all times is Legends of the Fall and anything with Vin diesel

#1 I watch jersey shore.  I know I know. its wrong. I mean they were in like second grade when I graduated High school but I can not help it.  Its funny and the drama is so entertaining. 

Confession #1A - I wish my boobs looked like Jwows! 

Confession #1B – the guys are not at all attractive except for Ronnie and I think its because he reminds me of Mirasty

   

I don’t know what wrong with me.  But now that I have confessed I should be forgiven right! I think this is how it works ha ha  Well I guess it doesn’t matter – there is no changing me! lol

Menu Planning 8/5–8/18

 

• Friday –> Hamburgers
• Saturday –>Make your own Pizza
• Sunday –> healthy dinner: chicken, potatoes, lemons
• Monday-> Taco Casserole
• Tuesday-> BLTs
• Wednesday – Grilled Haddock
• Thursday –> Burgers
• Friday –> Buffalo Chicken Bites
• Saturday –> Party
• Sunday –> beer can chicken
• Monday->Stuffed Zucchini
• Tuesday-> Shrimp Kabobs and Orzo stuffed Pepper
• Wednesday –> Chicken wrapped in Filo Dough
• Thursday-> Steak

Menu 7/31-8/4

 

Here’s this week’s plan (for now!)

• Sunday Grilled Haddock with zucchini and corn
• Monday Shrimp and zucchini
• Tuesday Steak
• Wednesday Chicken and bowties
• Thursday Quesada's

Yogi’s Egg!

I know, I know you are all waiting for vacation photos.  Sorry they will come soon!

I have to tell you about our egg!  When we got the chickens back at the end of march Tyler thought we would have eggs the next day!  Even though they were this big!

So we read up on chickens and how long till they started to produce eggs.  We figured out that they would be of age around the week we came home from vacation (aka Yogi Bear park).  So since then, Tyler has been telling everyone that we would have eggs when we go back.  We keep telling him “Maybe we will start having eggs then”

Well since then we noticed we had too many rosters.  In fact, David and the kids returned 12 rosters to the guy and brought home 6 hens a few weeks back.  We kept 3 rosters, Shorty, “Gloria” and big red.  A photo of Shorty can be found here.  “Gloria” we thought was a hen, she was so bossy we called her big bertha. Then one day she started saying “cock'-a-doodle=do” so tyler changed her name to “gloria” why I don’t know?!!! lol  Big Red is for sale!  He was suppose to go to a farm but they backed out this week. Now we need to find him a home! He is so beautiful!

Here our photos from tonight!  Gloria is right here in front.  Shorty is the little guy in the middle alone. Big Red (with his deep voice) is just coming into the photo on the left!

Here is a photo of Big Red and you can see Whitey in the back. (More about whitey later!)

Two of the Hens that David and the kids brought home were these below!

They are so pretty! the rosters did not like them.  They would peck at them so badly.  They stay up in the coop, I don’t even know if they have ever come outside…we have not seen them out.  They are starting to stand with the other girls without being scared to death!

The night the new Hens arrived we noticed that the rosters were trying to, umm how do I put this on a family site?  They were trying to “Brown Chicken Brown Cow” get it!??!  Anyway we were thinking maybe our math would be right!! 

This week Tyler was still saying when he gets home we are going to have eggs!  We considered calling my in laws and have them stage an egg! Once we got home we checked the chickens.  And wouldn’t you know…

in one of the hen boxes was…

an egg!!  So Tyler has been right all along, after Yogi Bear Park we would have eggs!!  Boy did we luck out!  He is sure it was whitey that laid the egg!  Hopefully we start getting more eggs!

So to answer the age old question, what came first the chicken or the egg??  To the szarek’s it was:

A chicken, Yogi bear and then an EGG!!!

Saying goodbye to an old friend.

This friend has been by my side for it all; dating, engagement, marriage, pregnancies, unemployment, deaths, sadness, and all the everyday events.  My friend never judged me, he was always there when I needed him.  Always ready to open up and help with the emotions that were going on. 

I will miss my friend. Its hard to just walk away, its not like he did anything wrong.  It was me, I just couldn’t control myself around him.  So I have decided to say goodbye and walk away…

Peanut butter you have always been there for me. But I have taken advantage of you . so for now I am saying goodbye, I hope one day I will be in control of my life where I can allow you back into my home.  Until then…Goodbye!

80 pounds and 4 inches lighter

 

My before from Feb 2010:

My before Today hair!…Notice its it’s the same color cut and style.  In fact other then minor changes in color and or highlights not much has changed since Hootie and the blowfish ruled the world……..that is…..

until today!

I love it!!

yogurt chipotle sauce (southwest seasoning)

I love spicy food..hot sauce of ketchup or BBQ sauce any day!  I also have a love affair with pretzels and dip.  I have found the perfect thing!

All you need is:

• 6oz plain greek yogurt
• 1 Tablespoon low fat mayo
• 1/2 tsp horseradish sauce
• 1/4 tsp of minced garlic or you could use garlic powder (for a milder taste)
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
• 1/2 tablespoon of chopped onion
• Hot sauce and chipotle seasoning – add a tsp at a time till you get the heat you like

basically you mix it all together, and put it in the fridge a few hours ahead of time. Its great on burgers and chicken.  I also dipped pretzel in it!  Now I just mixed this while standing in my kitchen.  I am going to try to do it again and pay close attention to what I added.  I have a few ideas to kick this up a bit so stand by!!