17 days

In 17 days Kayleigh and I will  get on a plane and fly to Tampa to visit with my brother and sister in law.  I can't wait. 

2012, the year of good things, I hope

I've decleared that 2012 needs to be the year of Kick ass things.  Frankly, we deserve it.  I try to be a good person. I'm friendly, helpful, caring and things like that, ya know?

The last 2 years have been horrible.  Horrible.  I mean like Alexandar and the horrible, terrible, no good day ,bad years.

But 2012 is going to change all that. 

Neat Craft

the girls made a tree today!  We used an old cardboard box that we found in the garage. We cut a large circle for top and a rectangle for the trunk.  We taped the two pieces together to make the tree. They then went on a leaf hunt to find a few leaves that have already fallen to the ground.  Then we glued the leaves onto the circle.  We found a few flowers to add as well and then they drew an "owl hole" and lines on the trunk and added grass and bugs!

Feeling a bit blue

I know in 30 years it won't matter if I have that cute item from etsy  or if I got that awesomely cute picture of the kids in their month to month oneies or other cute posed pictures.  But right now, I look at them and wish I had them.
I know what matters is my girls go to bed every night knowing that I love them and are so very proud of them.  I know deep down that is what matters most.

So I guess this means I'm a cheer mom now

Kayleigh has joined a cheerleading team.  She loves the uniform.  She loves practice.  She loves it all.  Somehow I got roped into being one of the team moms.  
Kayleigh likes to make up her own moves.  Audrey knows the cheers to, thanks to Kayleigh.
Don't you just love how the skirt is shorter than her shorts......I think it could fit my right thigh.

Audrey's birthday dinner

Homemade Chicken Nuggets

Audrey wanted chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, cucumbers and mac and cheese for her birthday dinner yesterday.   I was feeling good, so I made some homemade chicken nuggets along with homemade mashed potatoes and the mac and cheese too

Yum-O!

1 cup gluten free bread crumbs

1/2 cup fresh Parmesan cheese

1 1/2 lb cut up chicken

pepper, salt, onion and garlic powders to taste.

use your favorite whatever to dip your chicken in before you bread it.  I wanted to use buttermilk, but I was all out so I used an egg.

Using EVO in a hot pan on the stove pan fry nuggets until no longer pink in the middle.

The girls loved them!!!

6 more days of school

There are 6 more days of school left for this year.  Doesn't really matter for me since I will be working the summer program.  I still haven't heard anything about a full time position and it is drivin me nuts.  I mean, who wouldn't want me to be a teacher in their school?
I've worked in a few schools in my career and as I witnessed today, it is sad who they keep because they kiss up and can get away with anything, but let the good teachers go because they don't conform to what they want.  I hate that teaching is not about how well you teach, but about how much you can kiss up or who you know.
Damn,  wish I knew someone.