Mmm Mmm Good!

Ok Michelle you wanted receipes from my kitchen here's what we had last night.....

Szechuan Style Beef (serves 4)

What you'll need...

1 generous lb of beef
1 egg white
1 tbsp cornstarch
4 tbsp soy sauce
1 large onion
2 garlic cloves
1 red and 1 green bell pepper
1 small eggplant
1 fresh piece of ginger
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp rice vinegar
oil for frying
1 pinch of salt
pepper

1.Cut the beef into thin slices. Mix the egg white with the cornstarch and 1 tbsp of soy sauce and marinate beef in this mixture.

2. Peel the onions and the garlic, cutting the oninons into fine rings. Chop the peppers and the egg plant into small cubes. Peel and chop the ginger, put all of these ingredients into a bowl minus the pressed garlic.

3. Mix the sugar with the remaining soy sauce and rice vinegar. Put aside.

4. Heat the oil. Stir fry the beef and marinade at a high temperature. Season with salt and pepper. Take out and put aside.

5. Heat some oil and stirfry the vegetables and onions, add the4 pressed garlic. Add the meat, pour in the sauce and mix all of the ingredients well. Serve with rice.

25 Weeks

William is now 25 weeks old...it's going by so quickly! He's still teething ...the little buggers creep up almost break the skin and then promptly go away. My mom bought him a new toy a 360 degree walker/ toddler table. It keeps him occupied long enough for me to get a few things done around the house...which is good.
He loves bathtime and starts kicking before his feet even touch the water! Getting him in is no problem at all...but taking him out is another story all together!

::sigh::It's going by so quickly...

A "Solid" Day

So we started William on solids today. ::Sniffle:: I didn't want to, but ..he's been grabbing my food and trying to eat it...so I figured it was time. He told me in his own way he was ready and I reluctantly listened. John and I took turns feeding him the rice cereal, and I don't know how he managed it but by the time John was done feeding him he had rice cereal in his hair, eyelashes, and nose. At one point John said "Oh no it's in his eye!" Now how he got the stuff in William's eye is beyond me but he did.::Sigh::
As some of you might know I finally received the ok from Workers Comp Insurance to have my knee surgery, to repair the damage from the accident in April of 2005.... 3 long years. Now May 9th is rapidly approaching, and I'm worried how William will take it. He usually nurses himself to sleep every night, but after the surgery I won't be able to nurse him for at least 3 weeks. I'm hoping solids will help a little. Anyway I'm kinda nervous, but more for how my little boy will handle going essentially cold turkey from the nip. He'll drink from a bottle once in awhile, but usually gets his milk straight from the source. Any tips?

Peek-a-boo

John in his crib (age unknown)
William Apr 3 Me at the same age as William

A peek into how John and I both add features to William. He looks like both of us!

It seems I have been Tagged...

I bet you thought I wouldn't notice...hmm? Well here goes my reply (as quick as possible because John is giving William a bath)

1. 10 years ago....
I was in high school...just started driving and had a terrible crush on John, probably because he always complained when they gave me rides(pre-car).

2. 5 things on my to-do list today:
*clean the house
*laundry
*attend to the plants John "rescued" from Decatur (our old house where the water has been shut off )
* bid on dog clippers on Ebay (Samson was given a horrible shave courtesy of Star Pups...they said they couldn't handle him insisting he was terrible, but never thought to call me and tell me to come get him rather than botch up his hair)
*Finish this tag before John brings William in and says "he must be hungry"

3. Snacks I enjoy
*Almonds
*Smart Pop Popcorn

4. What I would do if I were suddenly made a billionaire...
Pay off the debt we have from purchasing this house and the Blazer, pay off the Decatur house and give it away to someone deserving. Add on to this house, buy the house next door so we can expand that way , and have more land for our horses. Open the family business I've been dreaming of. And finally give away money willy nilly.

5. 5 places I have visited or lived
* Westminster, CA
* Fort Leonardwood, MO
* Fort Drum, NY
* Ottowa canada
* Kauai Hawaii

6. 5 jobs that I have had
* Stage Technician
* Lifeguard
* Swim Coach
* US Army heavy construction equipment operator
* Kohl's & Target Associate ( at he same time midnight-8 then 9-5pm


7. 3 of my BAD habits
Just three??
* internet/blog surfing
* holding in whatever is bothering me until I'm too angry to think straight
* leaving clothes in laundry baskets...

8. random things people don't know about me
* I'm legally disabled
* I love to just drive and see what I can find...explore
* I used to DJ at a Gay bar in NY called Clueless
* I taught myself to play violin but had to be taught how to read music
* I'm actually a pretty good equipment operator and I'm featured in the US Army training video for Scraper Operators.
* I'm terrified of being fat
* I LOVE LOVE LOVE reading a good book
* I'm scheduled to have knee surgery May 9th
* I still talk to a few of my high school friends
* I'm terrible about starting craft projects and never finshing
* While in the Army I dropped down to 115lbs because of stress
* I can't stand it when people mispronounce my name...or try to "correct" it for me on paperwork.

9. People I tag
My mom.... although I don't think she'll read this.