Month: September 2013

It was a complete day of nothing but Saturday Stuff! I started of my morning by attending an early Weight Watcher’s Meeting. I had an awesome week this week and I was sooooo happy to see 155 on the scale at home before going to my meeting. My “At Home” scale is not always accurate with the scale at WW, but it is accurate enough that I always have a pretty good idea of how my weigh in is going to go when I get to the meeting. There are three weigh stations at the meeting I attend. The first station is my favorite. Usually, Nancy is working there and she always seems to bring me good luck, or at least, be spot on where I think I am going to be. Station One is typically where I weigh in. The second station is my second favorite. That’s usually where […]

Friday was a complete day full of Food Truck’s! We started of our morning in the West Bottoms of Kansas City serving up lots of yummies from Beauty of the Bistro to all sorts of friendly shoppers enjoying an awesome day! There were several other food trucks there too, serving up everything from coffee to taco’s to BBQ! You like my new T-Shirt???? Me too! We were just busy enough that I never did think to hop out of the truck and take a picture! I did see lots of familiar faces though, and it was fun to have so many people come see us! We closed up at the West Bottoms after feeding lunch to a bunch and headed to the KC Star Food Truck Friday Event downtown to serve up some dinner! Some of the truck’s in attendance included Beauty of the Bistro, Wilma’s Real Good Good, Little […]

Did you start singing along? I got, got, got, got no time…..no time, no time……..   Okay, for real. I got no time for a long post today, I am out the door to work at the Food Truck, Beauty of the Bistro, in the West Bottoms of Kansas City today! We’ll be there tomorrow too! If you’re looking for a fun afternoon out, come shop and enjoy some awesome FOOD!!       There will be other Food Trucks there too, but you have GOT to come see us! Sidney serves up some awesome food outta this big old truck. My personal favorite are the Boom Boom Taco’s! Well, it was my favorite, until she started making the Boom Boom Burger!! I say this because a couple of weeks ago, I took my first bite of the Boom Boom Burger. Then I took one more bite. And then I […]

  I’m pretty sure no matter how old our kids are, we are constantly parenting. My recent conversations with Tess seem to include lots of financial advice. I feel like I have done a pretty good job of teaching her to be thrifty, only buy what she can afford, and avoid credit whenever possible. She loves Target just as much as I do, and on occasion, we have to remind each other that you really can buy clothes at other stores besides Target, although neither of us really know’s why one would do that. We like not being overwhelmed by a large selection of clothing and accessories and we like the way our Target jeans fit!!! One time we walked into the ridiculously large Nordstrom Rack, and we practically had simultaneous Panic Attacks!! Occasionally, I remind her that “The Dollar” store can be another awesome shopping option for certain items. […]

I had an awesome and productive Tuesday! First of all, I am learning a little more about how to write these post. I certainly still have a lot to learn, and a few kinks to work out, but I’m getting there. Last night I posted two new items to the “Food” tab at the top of the page. One is an idea for Oatmeal, the other for Tilapia. You didn’t think I made a recipe with Oatmeal and Tilapia, did you? I am calling it “Food”, not “Recipes”, because I’m really not the best cook, and many times, I’m just throwing stuff together. Some of what is listed IS a recipe, and some of them are just ideas for quick, low point meals. Sometimes, the things I throw together taste great, and other times, not so much. Ive decided that if I make something worth sharing, then I will post […]

Tilapia Fajita Bowl    This is not so much a recipe, but an idea…….       I had several bell peppers that I needed to eat up, and I had purchased several Tilapia Fillets on sale at the grocery store yesterday. I diced up some peppers and yellow onion and sauteed those in a little bit of Olive Oil. You could certainly use cooking spray too! Then I opened a packet of Fajita seasoning and sprinkled a little bit on the veggies, maybe 1 to 1 1/2 tsp. Then I added a bit of water and let it all sizzle. Then I cut up a tilapia fillet into bite size pieces and cooked it for a couple of minutes on both sides. Then I added a bit of the seasoning and a touch of water, and let them all sizzle together for a short bit.         […]

Ingredients 1/2 C. Dry Quick Cooking Oats 2 T. Chocolate PB2 1 Packet of sweetener of your choice 1/2 Banana, smashed 3/4 C. Boiling Water 1/2 Banana, sliced Combine all dry ingredients, then add smashed banana. Pour boiling water over the top and stir. Now get yourself a nice cup of coffee, let the dogs in, yell at the kids to get up. Whatever you need to do for the next 2 to 3 minutes while that Peanut Butter Powder does it’s thing! Top with Sliced Banana 5 PointsPlus “love the life you live, live the life you love”

  My “Worker Bee” of a husband went to the office. Typically, the Holiday Weekends are a good opportunity for him to play “catch up” since his phone is so quiet.  I’ve become so used to it, I’m no longer the nagging wife. When he does get caught up, he’s a Happy Man! When he’s happy, I’m happy. Funny what 14 years of marriage will teach you! I spent the day walking the dogs, walking myself, doing a few chores, making phone calls and getting caught up myself! I found this on my walk! That was probably the most exciting thing to happen all day, until dinner. I made myself one of my favorites, but one of Mike’s least favorites, so I put together a little something special for him. There was a little more excitement immediately after we had both drifted off to sleep. The smoke alarms went off! […]

On day two (TODAY!) of the new blog, there appeared to be a glitch, but it’s all fixed now! I’d love to hear your comments or answer any questions. Have a GREAT LABOR DAY!

I’m having just a small glitch with the “Food” tab and linking to the different recipes, but I should have it all fixed by the end of the day. Sorry readers! Oops. 🙂