Peep less

We are in Alabama, more than 3/4 of the way to our final destination!!! The ride down was absolutely bliss. Wayne and I forgot we had a child in the car with us several times. For 5 hours tonight, Hadley did not make her presence known. She was in an absolute trance. She uttered four sentences during those 5 hours:

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"Madagascar please."

"I'm ready to watch Strawberry Shortcake now."

"I'm ready to watch 12 Dancing Princesses."

"I'm ready to watch Happy Feet."

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Wayne borrowed The Hartsfield's portable DVD player with wireless headphones for our trip!!!!! All I can say is BLESS YOU, BLESS YOU, BLESS YOU, BLESS YOU!!! Thank you so much, Amy and Walt!!!!!! Hadley's portable DVD player broke sometime ago. We had forgotten what it did to her on long trips, but still always had to hear the movie too and turn down the radio so she could hear. It was nice to have her peep less for a change. It is important to note that as soon as she was out of the car and she was in her PawPaw's arms she was peeping like crazy!!!!

The Biggest Loser

I have to brag on Wayne, I'm pretty proud of him. He is Red Bud's Biggest Loser, losing a Total 17.79661% of his weight. A total of 52.5 pounds and he says he isn't done. He has really started eating better, I'm hoping his willpower and motivation can rub off on the rest of the family (ME) to start eating better!!!!

3-2-1 ready set go

Three days and we will be soaking up the sun!!! There is a chair with my name on it, with this view!!!!

No April Fools!!!!

One Frappy, no shot please!!!!

Today Wayne and I took Hadley to the doctor for her 4 year old check up. It involved a shot and a finger prick. In preparing her this morning for the visit, I told her if she was a super good girl I would get her a frapachino from Starbucks. She thought for a second and she said, "I tell you what I'll take the frappy and no shot." Umm Hadley that option wasn't on the table. Then when we got there the nurse sent us for our finger prick first. We then came back to the room and the nurse was asking us questions, then asked if we had any concerns we would like to talk to the doctor about. Wayne and I both shake our head that we don't and then we hear, "Yeah, I don't like the shot in my finger." Ummm Hadley it is only you who is concerned with that.

We all know I'm not much of a cook, but I'm starting to explore that world with the help of this site, which I love!!! My mom is coming up with my aunt to house sit next week, so I wanted to make a couple of casseroles for them. I made a broccoli, chicken and cheese and then I made the below. I can't stand the smell of onions, but Wayne informed me that because the smell of this one was so good it wouldn't matter what it tasted like. I honestly thought he was going to inhale the entire contents of the pan and I was going to have to start from scratch.

Hobo Casserole
Ingredients
1 lb lean ground beef
1 small onion
2 medium potatoes, sliced
4 slices American cheese
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
1/8 cup milk
1 1/2 cups French-fried onions
salt and pepper, to taste
Directions
1Preheat oven to 350°F.
2Pat ground beef into 8x8 pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3If using, slice onion on top of beef.
4Slice potatoes onto onion layer, salt and pepper.
5Layer with cheese slices.
6Mix soup and milk together and spread over cheese.
7Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 1-1 1/5 or until potatoes are tender.
8Remove foil and top with french fried onions and brown for about 5 minutes.
9Enjoy!

Mother daughter time

The age of technology has changed the face of mother daughter time!!!