Enjoying Dinosaur Park

Creating a happy family life requires commitment and care. It means putting family first. Life can pull us in so many directions, but I’ve learned to be selective about how I use my time and energy. I reserve my best efforts for my family….

Today we ventured off to Dinosaur Park with Hugga-Mugga’s pre-school class.   He doesn’t warm up easily to big crowd and pretends to be shy most of the time.  

We grow closer together as we discover and appreciate the beautiful world around us.  In the simple moments of our day, we share smiles and laughter as we enjoy the big outdoor world!  It’s truly the good life….just takes us time to warm up to the idea of enjoying it!!!

Modus Operandi ~ A Great Weekend

 

Weekend mean down time at our home!  With the busyness of the week, I know hugga mugga just wants to snuggle a little longer in bed and to be reassured that he is loved.   He wants to spend time with me and I want to let him know that our life can be full without being on the go every minute of every day! 

Connections…we love to get together with friends!  With the sun shining so brightly this morning we threw together a picnic and headed to the park!

Tia brought….Orange Cottage Cheese Salad and

A Veggie Tray!

It’s the little things……..simple pleasures ..it means filling our days with down-time together, finding easy ways to be of service to our loved ones and communities, taking care of our home and each other.  The sprinklers are turned on, the grass is getting green, and we are ready to enjoy summer!

Our recipe for a perfect weekend:

1. Morning cuddles

2. Breakfast of our favorite waffles with strawberries and whipped cream!

3. Finding time to laugh….his favorite things to do…”Make others laugh!”

4, We tried to do a little laundry this morning…our first disaster of the day!   Lint all over the dark clothes!  OOPS!

5. Get ready for a picnic in the park…..

6. Home for some very needed rest and watch our favorite Curious George episode!

7. A very light dinner ….after all that picnic we don’t need much!

8. A bath is definitely needed after all that outdoor play time!

9.  Time to read our favorite book and have a bottle of Brand New Milk…

10.  Off to sleep so we can start Sunday Morning off right….Church early in the morning!

All Aboard

Free-Range Turkey Sloppy Joe

After 10 days of not much to eat because of sickness….we enjoyed

Philly Cheese Turkey Sloppy Joes….and wow…did they bring a smile!

Ingredients:

1 lb lean ground turkey – I used free range/fabulous!

1 cup onion diced

1 green bell pepper diced

2 Tbsp butter

1/4 cup A-1 Steak Sauce

1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1 cup Better Than Bouillion Vegetable Base

1/8 tsp salt

1/8 tsp pepper

8 whole wheat buns

8 slices provolone cheese – or your favorite white cheese

Directions:

1. In a large skillet sauté chopped onion and green pepper in butter until tender.   Add turkey and brown over medium high heat until thoroughly cooked.

2. Combine A-1 sauce, Worcestershire, and Vegetable Broth.  Sprinkle in the salt and pepper.  Stir into the turkey mixture and bring mixture to bubbling by turning it up to high.  Cook until most of the liquid has evaporated about 3 – 5 minutes

3. On a baking sheet, layout buns, separating the tops from the bottoms.  On the botom halves spoon approximately 1/2 cup of the meat mixture and 1 slice of cheese.

4. Broil open faced sandwiches until the top bun is golden brown and the cheese is good and melted.   Remove from the oven and assemble and stack with desired toppings.

This will happen again soon …quick, easy, diet delight!

Kendry Speaks….