Cats,
I am officially saying that we need to name the cat weekend to be Nov 14-16th and just do it. If everybody tries their best to make it a priority then we can do our very best to make it work. As many cats as possible!!! I talked to Anyssa and she said that unless the volleyball team makes it to Nationals she is in. She was also pretty doubtful that they would make it to Nationals. I think i can get us a really good deal at a Marriot unless someone else has a better idea. We have a man in our church who can give us a friends and family rate. I am also going to check for a house or something to rent for the weekend through another lil connection i have. So PLEASE everyone lets help each other out and send a comment saying yes i can or no i can't in the next couple days.
Now onto other things. What is everyone going to be for Halloween? Atley is going to be Thomas the Tank and Ava decided, in her words, she wants to be "Stinkerbell." I told her she doesn't need a costume to be Stinkerbell. She is truly the most ridiculous child! We went to two restaurants this weekend and she fell out of her chair flat on her back in both places. Caused TWO big scenes. I am just waiting for our first broken bone or set of stitches.
Atley had his last soccer game this weekend. Around 2nd quarter a bee flew up his shorts and stung him. With him being adopted i was a little worried not knowing his family history well enough to know if there was a chance of an allergy. But thankfully one of the moms had a chewable Benadryl and we go that in him. At first it was really swollen but i had read this article saying that if you put a penny on it the copper takes out the sting. Sure enough, i put a penny on the sting with some ice and in ten minutes it just looked like a little pin dot on his leg and he played the rest of the game. So remember bee sting and a penny!
Okay well that is all for now. If you are reading this leave a comment immediately about your status on the cat weekend!
Meow.
Mandycat
Monday, October 6, 2008
Cosmic signs
I'm listening to a Michael W. Smith song on KLOVE at the moment. I have never in my fourteen years of being a Christian cared much for Mr. Smith and his cheesy songs--but this one is different. It makes me want to get to heaven and worship. I think I'm getting more sentimental and mooshy as I age.
Why do the kids always congregate around me while I am on the computer? Duncan has pooped his pants and Kenna has never ending questions and chatterings to share with me at this very moment! Sigh...
This afternoon I discovered that I put my underwear on inside-out this morning. I wonder if this is some kind of cosmic sign??
Anyway--I'm gathering that if we Cats are to do anything it would have to be in November--the 14-16th precisely--and then there are a lot of things that hinge on that for each one of us.
I don't know what to do. Any ideas?
Well--better go clean up some poopoo
Why do the kids always congregate around me while I am on the computer? Duncan has pooped his pants and Kenna has never ending questions and chatterings to share with me at this very moment! Sigh...
This afternoon I discovered that I put my underwear on inside-out this morning. I wonder if this is some kind of cosmic sign??
Anyway--I'm gathering that if we Cats are to do anything it would have to be in November--the 14-16th precisely--and then there are a lot of things that hinge on that for each one of us.
I don't know what to do. Any ideas?
Well--better go clean up some poopoo
Saturday, October 4, 2008
What a day
Well, we had nice plans today to get some work done around the house but that went out the door when I had to spend 2 hours in the Labor and Delivery triage. I had some pink and brown spotting this morning when I went to the bathroom and so I called the on-call nurse and she told me to go in. I figured it was nothing, but thought it would be good to get checked anyway. So they hooked me up to the heartbeat and contraction monitor. Luckily, I nothing showed up that looked like contraction activity and the nurse checked my cervix and she said it was closed. So all good signs, not sure what the spotting was from, but hopefully it will go away. So if you could just pray that things will continue to progess smoothly for us I would be grateful. In other news, I got some awesome sun dresses and cute clothes from Kohl's and Target for like $1 and $2. I love shopping for girls' clothes! : )
-Betsy
-Betsy
Friday, October 3, 2008
hey cats!
The weekends this fall are crazy. We will be in k-ville two weekends in a row. The weekend of Oct 17 for Tuck and Carissa's wedding, Scottie is a groomsmen. Also, I will be in town the following weekend for a baby shower for my friend Hope. It will be difficult for me to travel this fall, with those two trips, but if I can Nov. would be better, but don't count on me when making your decision.
The weekends this fall are crazy. We will be in k-ville two weekends in a row. The weekend of Oct 17 for Tuck and Carissa's wedding, Scottie is a groomsmen. Also, I will be in town the following weekend for a baby shower for my friend Hope. It will be difficult for me to travel this fall, with those two trips, but if I can Nov. would be better, but don't count on me when making your decision.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Ammendment...
Oh! but if you do the rice, only use 1 1/2 cups uncooked instant brown rice! (It was 2 1/2 for the pasta.)
Chicken Broccoli Rotini
Tried this yesterday and it was really good. Very easy.
1 tbsp. veg. oil 1/4 tsp. paprika
4 chicken breast halves 1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 can cream of chicken 2 1/2 cups uncooked rotini pasta (corkscrew)
1 1/2 cups water 2 cups fresh or frozen broccoli florets
1 finely copped green onion (opt.)
1. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until well-browned on both sides. Remove chicken from skillet.
2. Stir soup, water, paprika, black pepper, and rotini in skillet. Heat to a boil.
3. Stir in brocolli and green onion. Reduce heat to low. Add chicken back in. Sprinkle chicken with additional paprika and pepper. Cover and cook 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
This can also be made with instant brown rice, but Steve hates rice, so I haven't tried that, yet. If you do the rice, add it when you add the broccoli instead of when the pasta was added. You'll have to start checking the chicken at 5 minutes instead of 10 because the rice cooks faster than the pasta.
Anyway, it was very good and the twins even liked it. Found it in a magazine.
-fulty
1 tbsp. veg. oil 1/4 tsp. paprika
4 chicken breast halves 1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 can cream of chicken 2 1/2 cups uncooked rotini pasta (corkscrew)
1 1/2 cups water 2 cups fresh or frozen broccoli florets
1 finely copped green onion (opt.)
1. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until well-browned on both sides. Remove chicken from skillet.
2. Stir soup, water, paprika, black pepper, and rotini in skillet. Heat to a boil.
3. Stir in brocolli and green onion. Reduce heat to low. Add chicken back in. Sprinkle chicken with additional paprika and pepper. Cover and cook 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
This can also be made with instant brown rice, but Steve hates rice, so I haven't tried that, yet. If you do the rice, add it when you add the broccoli instead of when the pasta was added. You'll have to start checking the chicken at 5 minutes instead of 10 because the rice cooks faster than the pasta.
Anyway, it was very good and the twins even liked it. Found it in a magazine.
-fulty
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Cincinnati
Ok...well there are a couple delinquent Cats that I have not heard from. You know who you are!!
A summary of the Cats who have responded...
I'm not sure the actual dates of fall break for you Knox people (can someone provide them)--It appears that Bets will be traveling to Ohio but Klepper is available. If we do something in October Fulty is more likely to join us with her friend. I would gladly welcome Deanna--we could all use another Cat-like person in our lives. Here is my availibility: I could do something the weekend of October 25 or Nov 15. My guess is that once I've heard from everyone we will pick a date that catches most of us--a Cat-quorem, if you will.
Byrd, we need to hear from you and if you could talk to Anyssa-dearest that would be lovely.
Vanessa, what are your weekends like?
A funny story--I'm bird-sitting tonight--a friendly favor for my Latvian friend. Eli just got home and I had him convinced that I had bought two birds as pets without consulting him. He about laid a golden egg...if you know what I mean! I should have played it out longer but I could sense his anger rising! He was just about to cross the line of, "LIZ, WHAT IN THE WORLD WERE YOU THINKING?"
Oh, the things we do for our Latvian friends.
This time last year I was in the throws of labor. I want another baby...I always enjoy being preggy and delivering--I know it's sick and weird, but I do!
Au Revoir
A summary of the Cats who have responded...
I'm not sure the actual dates of fall break for you Knox people (can someone provide them)--It appears that Bets will be traveling to Ohio but Klepper is available. If we do something in October Fulty is more likely to join us with her friend. I would gladly welcome Deanna--we could all use another Cat-like person in our lives. Here is my availibility: I could do something the weekend of October 25 or Nov 15. My guess is that once I've heard from everyone we will pick a date that catches most of us--a Cat-quorem, if you will.
Byrd, we need to hear from you and if you could talk to Anyssa-dearest that would be lovely.
Vanessa, what are your weekends like?
A funny story--I'm bird-sitting tonight--a friendly favor for my Latvian friend. Eli just got home and I had him convinced that I had bought two birds as pets without consulting him. He about laid a golden egg...if you know what I mean! I should have played it out longer but I could sense his anger rising! He was just about to cross the line of, "LIZ, WHAT IN THE WORLD WERE YOU THINKING?"
Oh, the things we do for our Latvian friends.
This time last year I was in the throws of labor. I want another baby...I always enjoy being preggy and delivering--I know it's sick and weird, but I do!
Au Revoir
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