So remember how last week I was hoping not to get sick before my interview? Well, my wishes didn't pan out, and I ended up with a 101 fever early Wednesday morning, a few hours before my interview. I had no choice but to cancel, hoping they'd be willing to reschedule and spent the rest of Wednesday sleeping. Thankfully, I had enough strength to make it in for the interview Thursday morning (somehow) and got the job! It's nothing big, just a temporary 6-week job with the City of Vancouver's HR department. It's also part-time hours that I get to pick, which is perfect for me. So as soon as my criminal background check goes through, I should be starting next week. Keep your fingers crossed for me. :)
Other than catching that awful bug last week, Mike and I have been doing very well this week. He went to Denver for a couple days on business and didn't catch my bug! Amazing! Last night we had some friends from church over to eat some wonderful steak and play Rock Band. It was a great time and I'm so glad we're starting to make some close friends here, finally! After only a year at this church, and we're finally starting to integrate ourselves. :p
So Mike's doing good, I'm doing good, and the dogs are good. Of course, I'm a little behind on the house improvements after being sick, but soon we should be painting our guest bathroom. We've decided on a "sunken treasure" theme, with deep blues and browns and tarnished gold accents. It's either going to look amazing, or really cheesey. Let's hope it ends up looking as good in reality as it does in my head.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Long Time, No Blog
Either we've been incredibly busy with no time for new posts, or absolutely nothing new has happened that's worth blogging about. I'd like to say it's more the first reason, but it's probably a combination of the second one and my laziness. But I guess there are a few things I can say about these past few weeks.
A few weekends ago, we went to see Mike's brother and family in Sacramento (thanks for the Southwest gift cards for Christmas!). It was a fast but very fun weekend, including a great game of boys vs. girls Cranium with a couple of their friends. Girls won, of course! Has anyone ever played with the boys winning? I don't think it's possible. :) We also had a great time with the kids, who are growing up way too fast.
I've begun a search for temp work recently and have an interview lined up tomorrow morning. Of course, today I woke up with a wee bit of a sore throat and some achiness, so I'm just hoping this doesn't get in the way of my interview. And speaking of illnesses, Mike's had some stomach pains recently, for which we found ourselves in the ER this Saturday night. It wasn't serious, but after looking up some symptoms on the Internet, we got a little worried that it could have been his appendix. Thankfully it wasn't, but some x-rays and blood work put our minds at ease. I guess next time we shouldn't start looking up symptoms on the Internet. :)
So, I guess that's good enough for now. Thanks for checking up on us!
A few weekends ago, we went to see Mike's brother and family in Sacramento (thanks for the Southwest gift cards for Christmas!). It was a fast but very fun weekend, including a great game of boys vs. girls Cranium with a couple of their friends. Girls won, of course! Has anyone ever played with the boys winning? I don't think it's possible. :) We also had a great time with the kids, who are growing up way too fast.
I've begun a search for temp work recently and have an interview lined up tomorrow morning. Of course, today I woke up with a wee bit of a sore throat and some achiness, so I'm just hoping this doesn't get in the way of my interview. And speaking of illnesses, Mike's had some stomach pains recently, for which we found ourselves in the ER this Saturday night. It wasn't serious, but after looking up some symptoms on the Internet, we got a little worried that it could have been his appendix. Thankfully it wasn't, but some x-rays and blood work put our minds at ease. I guess next time we shouldn't start looking up symptoms on the Internet. :)
So, I guess that's good enough for now. Thanks for checking up on us!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The Great Outdoors
We've had quite a fun week in our backyard. After a few days of sunshine, we noticed one of our birdhouses is now occupied! I hope we see some baby birds emerge this spring. :)
We also decided to fill up our other birdhouse with some seed and have been very pleased with all the traffic we're getting. There are even a few squirrels that like to stop by. For the most part, the dogs leave the birds alone, but not the squirrels. Thankfully, the squirrels are much faster than our dogs so no one's been hurt yet.
Yes, Tannen and Marty still love sticks. But we've got plenty, so chew away!
One of our squirrels, who I was able to get a quick shot of before the boys joyfully chased him back up his tree.
We also decided to fill up our other birdhouse with some seed and have been very pleased with all the traffic we're getting. There are even a few squirrels that like to stop by. For the most part, the dogs leave the birds alone, but not the squirrels. Thankfully, the squirrels are much faster than our dogs so no one's been hurt yet.
Yes, Tannen and Marty still love sticks. But we've got plenty, so chew away!
Here's one of our new residents. I'm hoping we can get him to pay rent soon.
I love this picture of Marty, who has just realized he's sharing the yard with a couple of birds. I think he chased them away shortly thereafter.
One of our squirrels, who I was able to get a quick shot of before the boys joyfully chased him back up his tree.
Monday, February 11, 2008
A Boy and His Dog
Mike has been working so hard recently (our garage is now semi-organized, for one!).
So after a hard day's work, I caught him sleeping on couch next to his favorite buddy, Tannen. Life doesn't get more precious than that (coming from a woman who doesn't have kids yet, of course).
So after a hard day's work, I caught him sleeping on couch next to his favorite buddy, Tannen. Life doesn't get more precious than that (coming from a woman who doesn't have kids yet, of course). Thank you, Mike, for working so hard! I'm sorry our couch isn't more comfortable. :)
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Recipe of the Month - Jerk Chicken
Ever since we moved back to Washington last year and I had to leave my job in Jacksonville, I've been trying really hard to get better at this full-time house wife gig. One of the hardest things for me to enjoy is cooking dinners. It just seems like so much hard work for only a few minutes of reward. And then what's left after the dinner has been eaten? Yep, more work because now the kitchen is a mess!
Anyway, I didn't want to post just to complain (sure feels good though!). I've been working hard at finding good, simple meals and wanted to post a great recipe I've found each month for those in the same situation as me. Typically, I gravitate towards the recipes that I've found to be tasty and have easy instructions and ingredients (nothing that's not easily found at a normal grocery store, please!) and with minimal cleanup afterwards. So this month, I'm posting a recipe I found for Jerk Chicken. It's absolutely yummy and so easy!
Easy Jerk Chicken
ingredients:
- 1 italian dressing seasoning packet
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper/cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 lbs. chicken breasts or tenderloins
directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Mix all ingredients together (minus chicken).
- Put chicken pieces in a glass baking dish (I use 9x9).
- Pour seasoning mixture over chicken.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Serve with white or brown rice and steamed veggies and you're done!
notes:
- I use red pepper flakes, which might turn it a bit spicier than using cayenne. I'm not big on spicy food, but I love this chicken with a little kick.
- The amount of chicken I use varies. The original recipe I found calls for 2 1/2 lbs of chicken, but I found I prefer to have more sauce. And since it's just Mike and me, I just throw in a couple chicken breasts or about 6 tenderloins.
- This meals usually fills us both pretty full, with maybe one serving leftover (sometimes). You could probably increase the chicken amount to 2 lbs and still have plenty of sauce to cover the chicken.
- The original recipe also calls for this to be cooked on the grill. Haven't tried that yet, but I'm sure it's great, too!
- You could marinate the chicken for an hour before putting it in the oven, but I'm usually not that patient.
Anyway, I didn't want to post just to complain (sure feels good though!). I've been working hard at finding good, simple meals and wanted to post a great recipe I've found each month for those in the same situation as me. Typically, I gravitate towards the recipes that I've found to be tasty and have easy instructions and ingredients (nothing that's not easily found at a normal grocery store, please!) and with minimal cleanup afterwards. So this month, I'm posting a recipe I found for Jerk Chicken. It's absolutely yummy and so easy!
Easy Jerk Chicken
ingredients:
- 1 italian dressing seasoning packet
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper/cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 lbs. chicken breasts or tenderloins
directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Mix all ingredients together (minus chicken).
- Put chicken pieces in a glass baking dish (I use 9x9).
- Pour seasoning mixture over chicken.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Serve with white or brown rice and steamed veggies and you're done!
notes:
- I use red pepper flakes, which might turn it a bit spicier than using cayenne. I'm not big on spicy food, but I love this chicken with a little kick.
- The amount of chicken I use varies. The original recipe I found calls for 2 1/2 lbs of chicken, but I found I prefer to have more sauce. And since it's just Mike and me, I just throw in a couple chicken breasts or about 6 tenderloins.
- This meals usually fills us both pretty full, with maybe one serving leftover (sometimes). You could probably increase the chicken amount to 2 lbs and still have plenty of sauce to cover the chicken.
- The original recipe also calls for this to be cooked on the grill. Haven't tried that yet, but I'm sure it's great, too!
- You could marinate the chicken for an hour before putting it in the oven, but I'm usually not that patient.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Get Ready for Lost!
For all you Lost fans out there, don't forget this Thursday is the season premiere! We are totally excited, especially after the awesome season finale last year. Well, that and this unending writer's strike is really getting me anxious for some good non-reality-show TV.
I found a great video recap on ABC's website. It's got all you need to know to catch up with what's happened so far. So watch the video and get ready for Thursday's premiere at 9pm!
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