Sk8r BoyZ
Oct 29th, 2010 by leigharev2
Happy Birthday Dizzy! Go Giants!!
Oct 29th, 2010 by leigharev2
Our small group meets on Sunday night. We decided to spend one night watching the Giants game, in the playoffs. It was also our friend, Chris (Dizzy)’s birthday! His lovely wife, Katie, made a yummy cake and his sons created a fantastic Lego topper of a man and his drum kit (Dizzy plays drums.)
Lori and Katie
Sorry so fuzzy Dizzy!
A Date with my Son
Oct 29th, 2010 by leigharev2
My husband and I have often talked about having date night one on one with our boys. But, we have always ended up staying together. Well, we finally made the break, and had an official date date with our sons. I took ‘A’ and DH took ‘R’.
One thing to know about ‘A’ is that he LOVES to talk and his brain is always on the go. It is hard to always listen to him and I admittedly do not always give him undivided attention. For this night, I wanted to just absorb my son. I wanted to hear everything he had to say and watch his every move. I wanted to be 100% present for him.
I asked ‘A’ if he wanted to know what I had planned, but he said he wanted the night to be a surprise. On the way to our first destination, we played a round of 20 questions. This is something he loves to do when we are in the car.
We started out at Jamba Juice. They make these yummy little flatbread pizzas. ‘A’ loves the MediterraneYUM and lemonade. I enjoyed just sitting there, staring into his eyes and listening to all he had to say.
Then, we moved next door to Petroglyph, the ceramics studio. ‘A’ picked out a gecko to paint, and I painted another napkin ring. He had never painted anything like this before and enjoyed it.
After that, I asked him, “if you could have any dessert tonight, what would it be?” He thought about it and replied, “chocolate cake”. Hmmmm, I was thinking he’d say gelato or a sundae. Where does one find a slice of chocolate cake? Then it dawned on me, the king of chocolate cake….Claim Jumper! It had been ages since I have been to a Claim Jumper, but I recall they had a big slice of chocolate cake. We went there, and I took one look at the slice and said, “um, yeah, no, that’s not going to happen.” It was six layers and $10! ‘A’ never saw it, so he does not know what he’s missing. We ordered him an old fashioned chocolate cupcake ala mode and a glass of milk. He was in heaven. We talked about the Tom and Jerry cartoon, and more 20 questions.
DH and ‘R’ still weren’t home when we got home, so we cuddled on the couch and watched a movie. I was tired and wanted to go to bed, so I had ‘A’ join me and we played more 20 questions until the rest came home.
DH and ‘R’ went to Spaghetti Factory and a movie. It was such a sweet night. This needs to be a regular event.
Menu Plan Monday
Oct 25th, 2010 by leigharev2
As we continue to get our home into a routine, I look forward to getting my menu plans posted here again! Here is this weeks:
Monday
Pasta with Lentil Sauce – a crockpot recipe from ‘Fix it and Forget It Lightly’
Tuesday
Buttermilk Herb Chicken – from ‘Don’t Panic, Dinner’s in the Freezer’
Mashed Potatoes
Spinach
Wednesday
Mystery Chicken Soup – Something in the freezer that has no label. Ooops.
Grilled Cheese
Thursday
Pizza – Recipe from ‘Kid Cooks’- ‘R’ is going to make us dinner with my help
Green Salad
Friday
Lasagne – Recipe from ‘Kid Cooks’ – ‘A’ is going to make us dinner with my help
Green Salad
Saturday
Eat Out
Sunday
Leftovers
Inline Skating
Oct 16th, 2010 by leigharev2
The boys have been asking for inline skates. All their friends skate, and there is also a skating rink that plays Christian music every Friday, from noon to 2:30. We told them that if they wanted skates, they needed to save for them.
Well, the time has come. This morning, David had the boys empty their piggy banks, and the kids bought their own skates!
Our First Guests
Oct 16th, 2010 by leigharev2
My mom came down for 10 days a couple of weeks ago and was a huge help in packing, and, even better, shopping for new items for the house. We were women on a mission and I am surprised to discover that I did not take a single picture of our time together!! We were still in our apartment at the time, and even though we had access to the new house, we were not sleeping there.
In perfect timing, we were able to have our guest room set up for my aunt and uncle. They were driving from Washington to La Quinta, where they will be ‘winterbirding’ (if this is not a real word, it should be…). We had them for only 24 hours, but we packed alot into that limited time.
They arrived around noon and we drove to Lincoln Sun City for lunch at their Meridians restaurant. I am not so subtly trying to get my mom to move here and wanted to recruit my aunt and uncle in the effort.
My uncle Art and the boys…
silly sillies
We had an awesome server who treated the boys to some soda and he made them extra long straws…
The view behind the restaurant. Now, who WOULDN’T want to live here?
After lunch, we divided and conquered. The girls went to Pottery World, the boys went to Lowe’s. I made a chicken tortilla soup for dinner, and we went to MiaBella Gelato for dessert. The next day, we shopped Antique Trove before Annie and Art headed south. It was a short, but sweet, visit, and I am so happy they were our first official guests!
TURKEYS!
Oct 16th, 2010 by leigharev2
Turkeys in our backyard! OK, this isn’t really our backyard, it’s our golf course….OK, it isn’t really our golf course, but it is the one that is located directly behind our backyard…we have six turkeys that walk by every morning. Turkeys!
Noodle Night
Oct 16th, 2010 by leigharev2
Moving is hard work. We spent weeks just eating convenience items or eating out. After a while, nothing sounds good. Well, almost nothing. David was craving a healthy bowl of noodles and veggies. We did not know of a good noodle restaurant, so we looked at the good old trusty Urbanspoon iphone app, and it came up with K.T. Noodles in Rocklin. It did not disappoint. We enjoyed HUGE bowls of fabulous noodle soup. David and I barely finished our bowls and we had to take leftovers for the boys. This is a fantastic place for an inexpensive family meal…
Caps for Sale
Oct 16th, 2010 by leigharev2
As we were packing up the apartment, I heard a little voice yell, “Caps for Sale…Caps for Sale….50 cents a cap!!” ‘A’ was re-enacting the classic childrens story…
Hot Pink 5K
Oct 16th, 2010 by leigharev2
Recently, I ran a local 5k in Roseville. It was the perfect autumn morning. This run was for breast cancer research, hence the pink balloons. It was humbling to run alongside people that wore shirts “in memory of…”
BTW, I did a little better with my time than I did on the Miner’s Ravine Run. Slight improvement. I’ll take it.
