I'm hosting my best buddies Baby shower on Tuesday (For those of you in Moscow...come help celebrate the birth of Thatcher Myers and the awesomeness that is his Momma, Jordan!). It's my first to do all by myself, I helped out with her shower for the twins...but this one is ALL me, and I'm REALLY excited :) So I'm going to post my menu rough draft...and hopefully get a few ideas from y'all.
Fruit and Fruit Dip
Straw Cookies (you know, those chocolaty ones? I can't remember their name brand)
Mint chips
Mini-Cinis (miniature cinnamon rolls I make. They are technically more of a brunch food...so I'm on the fence)
Cream Puffs
Punch
Decaf Coffee (on the fence about that too)
So that's what I got for now. Any input or ideas would be most welcome.
Enjoy your weekend! If you're in Moscow and are going to the Renaissance fair, there is a good chance our bathroom is open (portapotties are gross! My kids won't go near them).
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Pictures!
Ok, I know I just put all of these on facebook. But I have a set of Grandparents who don't have facebook, so this is how they get to see them. Enjoy!
Here we have the NEW dining room light! It replaced the worlds ugliest chandelier.
In the dining room, this will be painted white.
The kitchen
My Island, I love it!
The new floors! It's not a great picture though, because they are really darker than this.
The washer and dryer!
Sun Room..also known as "unpacked boxes and extra wood room".
The back yard.
The Guest/entertainment room. Also known as, "tools and random stuff without a permanent spot yet" room.
The GIANT closet in the back room. seriously, this picture doesn't show how huge it is!
When you walk in the front door, you'll see Tim's desk.
Lovely couch, that get's some lovely sun! Great reading spot.
Living Room.
The view of the living room from the dining room.
More living room.
The "Kat and Tim love each other" wall.
Dining room, no chairs yet..they'll reenter the room this evening.
cooking again!
In honor of having my kitchen back (and the fact that we are having company) I'm cooking today! Ok...so I'm using the crockpot for the main part...but I still have to cook later. So here's what's on tap for this week.
1- French Dip Sandwiches, homemade potato wedges, salad, and pineapple.
2- Pork Tacos (because I anticipate a lot of leftover meat tonight)
3- Taco Soup (Yes...I know another "taco" dish. But when you have somewhere around 5 guys coming for supper, you need an easy, yet yummy, dish! Plus I can make it Gluten Free for my sister in law!)
4- Homemade Pizza (well, that's what my family gets. I got a girls night out planned)
5- Probably more homemade pizza (because I always have enough dough for 2 nights)
I'm also cooking for Easter for the Nadreau family this year. We're gonna do Pork Roast with an orange sauce (because I got some great ideas from friends that I'm dying to try out!), Asparagus, deviled eggs, mashed potatoes. Plus an "appetizer" tray full of cheese, olives, pickles, and meats. I am debating on attempting a King Cake for Dessert...but we'll just have to wait and see.
Well, I'm ever so close to having my house put back together and picture worthy. So I should get back to it. I did promise pictures.
1- French Dip Sandwiches, homemade potato wedges, salad, and pineapple.
2- Pork Tacos (because I anticipate a lot of leftover meat tonight)
3- Taco Soup (Yes...I know another "taco" dish. But when you have somewhere around 5 guys coming for supper, you need an easy, yet yummy, dish! Plus I can make it Gluten Free for my sister in law!)
4- Homemade Pizza (well, that's what my family gets. I got a girls night out planned)
5- Probably more homemade pizza (because I always have enough dough for 2 nights)
I'm also cooking for Easter for the Nadreau family this year. We're gonna do Pork Roast with an orange sauce (because I got some great ideas from friends that I'm dying to try out!), Asparagus, deviled eggs, mashed potatoes. Plus an "appetizer" tray full of cheese, olives, pickles, and meats. I am debating on attempting a King Cake for Dessert...but we'll just have to wait and see.
Well, I'm ever so close to having my house put back together and picture worthy. So I should get back to it. I did promise pictures.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Here's what's new
So it's been a while. I figured nobody REALLY wanted to hear about how we keep getting sick, or the lack of cooking I've been doing.
It's hard to believe we've been here for over a month already. I am so incredibly grateful for Tim, who's put so much time and effort into our home already. Our wood floors are officially done! We can't move the table back in until tomorrow, but they are so pretty. We might take on a "smaller" project sooner than anticipated, which is painting the kitchen cupboards and the shelf/drawers in the dining room. I want to do them white. I'm sure it is something that I could do myself. But first I have to get the rest of this place back in order.
This place will be officially put back together by Wednesday, and when that happens I'll have pictures for you! The girls have officially accepted this place as their home, and are no longer asking to go back to "the 4 home" (our apartment number).
I'm anxiously awaiting a normal routine. I don't think it will be hard to get into. Cleaning has become such a normal thing for me, that it doesn't seem to take as much mental effort...which was always the hardest part for me to overcome.
Tim will also be graduating in May! Getting his Masters has been a long process, and I am so proud of him for doing so well. He'll be graduating with a 4.0, and his Thesis is on a topic that has rarely been done. Don't ask me to explain, while I've read his thesis to him multiple times, I still don't quite get it.
God is good, I am blessed.
It's hard to believe we've been here for over a month already. I am so incredibly grateful for Tim, who's put so much time and effort into our home already. Our wood floors are officially done! We can't move the table back in until tomorrow, but they are so pretty. We might take on a "smaller" project sooner than anticipated, which is painting the kitchen cupboards and the shelf/drawers in the dining room. I want to do them white. I'm sure it is something that I could do myself. But first I have to get the rest of this place back in order.
This place will be officially put back together by Wednesday, and when that happens I'll have pictures for you! The girls have officially accepted this place as their home, and are no longer asking to go back to "the 4 home" (our apartment number).
I'm anxiously awaiting a normal routine. I don't think it will be hard to get into. Cleaning has become such a normal thing for me, that it doesn't seem to take as much mental effort...which was always the hardest part for me to overcome.
Tim will also be graduating in May! Getting his Masters has been a long process, and I am so proud of him for doing so well. He'll be graduating with a 4.0, and his Thesis is on a topic that has rarely been done. Don't ask me to explain, while I've read his thesis to him multiple times, I still don't quite get it.
God is good, I am blessed.
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