I found this on You-Tube and wanted to share this with you all. For those of you that speak German you will understand the lyrics. For my non-German speakers please go to the extended entry for the translation.
Stuffed Peppers and Mashed Potatoes…Does It Get Any Better?
I decided today to make something special for dinner. Hubby loves to eat, and he loves foods that are more typically found in Diners. I asked him if he might be interested in my making stuffed green peppers for dinner and his smile told me all I needed to know.
I had found a recipe a while back for a Weight Watchers version of Stuffed Peppers, and I played with the recipe and today made up a batch. Aside from using ground turkey instead of ground beef, this is pretty much the same recipe I have been making for many years.
While the peppers cooked in the oven, I peeled some Yukon Gold potatoes to mash. It all came together and at six I set Hubby’s meal before him. The sounds of his delight made me happily realize that my choice for tonight’s meal was a good one. It was delicious and I also enjoyed it.
Who says that dieting can’t be fun?
(The recipe is in the extended entry.)
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~Emotions~
I have said many times how happy Hubby makes me, so many of my pictures of emotions have to do with my sweet husband. The first was taken when I took Hubby to meet my parents the first time.
This picture was taken after we said our marriage vows twenty years ago. That was such a happy day and full of emotion!
Remembrance
23 years ago today I was involved in a terrible car accident. I have written about it here. It’s a time of my life that I no longer dwell on (not too much anyway) but it is always with me. The accident claimed the life of my 6 1/2 year old daughter, Katie.
As I put together this montage of her pictures, I noted with great sadness that there are no more new pictures of Katie. Amanda and I have grown and changed over the last 23 years. Life has gone on for us, but sadly, not for her.
I live in the present now. I allow myself two days a year (the anniversary of the accident and the day of Katie’s birthday) to remember, to grieve and to wallow just a bit, but it is hard.
She had the most beautiful red curls and dancing green eyes and a little voice that made one think of Leprechauns. She wasn’t perfect, but she was special and sweet and she was my daughter.
The accident forever changed me, and Amanda, but from the ashes of our previous lives, like a Phoenix, we have risen to make a good, happy life in the present.
But you just never forget that time, those events…
Kathleen Alynne
Thursday Thirteen #79
1. Went to Weight Watchers and I lost another 2.4 pounds!!!
2. Came back home, stopping at the Post Office to get our mail, and found I’d gotten a box from Amazon.com with a new book, and a recipe book!
3. Picked up Hubby and we went out to lunch at the Chinese Buffet.
4. Stopped to get dog food and gasoline. The gasoline was depressing, but we are still paying under $4.00. At least this week.
5. Did our grocery shopping.
6. This was actually a big week for that because we wanted to do a double shopping so we don’t have to go next week.
7. That’s because it is Bike Week in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire and they expect the area to be flooded with motorcycles!
8. Came home and spent about an hour unloading and putting all the groceries away.
9. Talked to my daughter. That was the highlight of my day.
10. Made baked scallops for dinner.
11. Cleaned that up quickly.
12. Went to a community movie that I was supposed to “help” with.
13. No one else showed up on the committee, so guess who did all the work?
Time for bed!
A Meme
Got this one from Melli yesterday! I’ve done it before – but not for awhile… soooooo… here goes!
It’s all about Meme!!!
Two Names You Go By:
1. MB
2. Mari
Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now:
1. white top
2. jean shorts
Two Of Your Favorite Things:
1. Newborn dackel babies
2. Watching the dogs play
Two Things You Want Very Badly At The Moment:
1. Cooler temperatures (It’s nearly 100!)
2. A new pair of shorts. (Only have two pair of shorts that fit)
Two Favorite Pets You Have Or Had:
1. Shubi
2. Do I have to pick? Ah, FritzGretaArnieAnneliese!
Two People You Hope Will Fill This Out:
1. Janet
2. Renny
(but that’s NOT a tag! Anyone else is welcome to do this too.)
Two Things You Did Last Night:
1. Made a Weight Watchers Potato Salad!
2. Grilled a couple of steaks.
Two Things You Ate Last Night:
1. Steak
2. Potato Salad
Two People You Last Talked To:
1. Hubby
2. Mel
Two Things You Are Doing Tomorrow:
1. Weight Watchers
2. Shopping with Hubby
Two of Farthest Trips Taken In The Last 5 Years:
1. Alaska Cruise
2. The Panama Canal Cruise
Two Favorite Holidays:
1. Christmas
2. Thanksgiving
Two Favorite Beverages:
1. Coffee
2. Tea
The Polka Dot Queen
It was recently pointed out to me that I wear a lot of polka dots. By this I mean that my usual bland wardrobe of blue jeans, black pants with solid colored tops, are contrasted occasionally by polka dots.
I am not a super fashionista. In fact I am afraid of bright colors or wild prints. My dressing motto is, “wear whatever will get you noticed the least”, so polka dots, small sedate polka dots have been safe.
Let’s take a peek in my closet. You see the two bathing suits and the numerous shirts with the polka dots? You see the two shirts hanging behind the ones I set out. Yep, I missed those when getting my line up ready.
However, now that I am losing weight and starting to buy some new things, I want to develop a new style, but the question here is, what’s my style?
Am I a floral or funky pattern girl? Do I want tartans or leather? Would paisley do me justice, or perhaps lace?
I’m just not certain, but I have promised myself one thing,
I got an invitation from Coldwater Creek to attend a sale that they are having. I think they see a woman losing weight in need of clothes and figure that they can sell me some. Since they sent the invitation I should go and at least look, right?
I wouldn’t want to be rude!
Hot, Hot, Hot!!!
It was 95 degrees here today and humid as well. So, we brought out the “puppy pool”! We filled it up and we all hopped in and cooled off. Not much got done, but we sure had a good time playing in the yard and in the pool!
Getting It Done!
Did you ever wake up and find that even though you hadn’t slept particularly well the night before, and even tough you really hate house work, you suddenly find that after two cups of coffee you have the energy of a teenager?
That’s what happened to me today. I finished my breakfast and I was off. I vacuumed and dusted (a dreaded task), I cleaned out the fireplace, and also watered my plants.
I found myself flitting from one room to the next cleaning, dusting and putting things away! This is not me. On a good day I move around slowly and if I actually get something accomplished, well, that’s a great day.
Today I got a lot done, and I made a fabulous dinner for Hubby at the end of the day! Tonight I am sitting in a clean house, with vacuumed floors and dusted shelves and yes, a fireplace that is clean and has a pretty white birch log in there, “just for display”.
Ah, life is good!
Anneliese is nearing the end of her heat and I have to tell you, I will miss her in her little pants! Now doesn’t she look cute?
She has been a good girl, and pretty easy to cope with during this heat. In many ways better than Greta. We brought her with us yesterday when we went out to look at furniture. She was so good in the car, even when we left her for about half an hour to grab some lunch. Of course the cookie we brought her when we came out did a lot to make her day. In fact right after that we stopped at a shop to look at their recliners and when we came back to the car Anneliese was looking for her cookie!
Oh, they sure do learn fast!
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~Bad Hair~
I thought a lot about this one and decided to put in a few of me and of Greta. Lord knows we have a lot of bad hair days between us!
My short, little, messy, pony tail a year ago.
Anneliese, and me with a wet head!
This is the worst haircut I have ever had! It was so short I felt like a boy! That was 2 1/2 years ago. Thankfully, hair grows!
Once again, Miss Messy Greta!
