Last Weekend...

Okay, let's just divert from the past few days' revelations and get back to what we do best.

Friday...June 5th...Grammy's 85th birthday... WoW!




Of course the great grandson's (Mikey) only concern was cake...


Then Saturday we had a graduation party for my nephew Nik... Let me preface by saying that this child is one of the only ones I know that has graduated from high school with a plan...I am so proud of him....He's ROTC and knows what he wants.



Horrible things have come to light lately, but let's just rejoice in the good!

S0 then I had the good fortune of having Mikey Sunday morning for a couple of hours. OOOH...that was great...had him distracted when his Ma-Moo (she hates that_ left). Then he discovered the door was not completely shut...opened the door..stepped outside...I, of course, heard and came to his RESCUE? Not according to him...at that moment, he realized that his Mama was gone, he was not at home and OMG...how was he going to cope?





Well, he screamed and cried for almost an hour non-stop. I tried everything I could think of to help but to no avail...Guess what I did...And by the way, I don't think I would have ever done this for my kids...but I put him in the car (kicking and screaming) and drove around for about 10 minutes...8 minutes in he was asleep.


Ok now home..wakes up ...I'm not gonna lie.. he started screaming again but I think that tiny catnap was enough to distract him and he became HAPPY!
What a sweetie...yes, I could just eat him up!

Catching Up...

A week or so ago, I was in the mood for some spicy food and this is what jumped out of my pantry and refrigerator!




I started with seasoning the chicken strips with chili powder and browning them in a little olive oil. Then I added lots and lots of jalapenos!

Then I mixed in a can of spicy hot FAT-FREE refried beans and a can of Ro-Tel HOT tomatoes and chiles. I dished it out with the Uncle Ben's Spanish Rice (Ready Rice in a microwavable bag - how awesome is that?!) on the side.



It was so good and just what I was craving that I've already made it again since then! This time I mixed the rice right in with rest...so good! I don't have a name for it but if you come up with one, let me know!


Moving on...



Last Sunday on Mother's Day, I spent the afternoon over at Mike and Susan's house along with David, Susan's mom and of course, little (not so little anymore) Mikey.


Susan started a new job probably a month or so ago and her chef asked her if she wanted to borrow his kid's bouncy house for the weekend. Well, there was no twisting of arms going on there...of course she said of course!

How fun is this?


This bouncing thing is fun!

Let me check out this slide!

Oops...gotta remember to hold those feet up...almost did a header!

Do it again...do it again!

(This kid has the strongest toes in the nation!)

Getting set...

And down I go...

Time for bubbles!

In your face Uncle David! ha!

And finally...

I couldn't let this opportunity go by without sending you over to Be Thou a Knight for another Vera Bradley giveaway! Check out this backsack...I can think of so many things I would use this for! And the pattern is gorgeous!

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