Ticker Tape Ramblings

My brain won't shut off.

So much to do this week.

Can't sleep, as usual.

Didn't slow down at all this weekend.

Saw Taken 2 with oldest children.  It was an kick butt movie.  Liam Neeson he's the man!

Took 14 year old and a few of his friends to dinner on Sunday to celebrate his birthday which is this Wednesday. Wow!  He will be 14! 

Went to his football game on Saturday.  He's the man!  LOL.  The team is doing awesome.  T had  several great passes for a couple touch downs.  That kid has an arm. 

Thinking about sending him to another high school this next year with a really good football program. 

PAL meeting this week, not sure if I am going to go.  Feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment.

Two friends from church have died from cancer in the past two weeks.  Ugh!  Cancer just sucks.  Which really make my issues seem so minor, you know.  Cancer: it is a 4 letter word!

My husband skipped church yesterday morning, super tired, but when I got home, house was spotless.  Love it! 

This next weekend is the yearly Women's Retreat.  SO.CAN'T.WAIT.  I soooo need this now.

I have a few reviews I need to get done before than.  Maybe I should be doing those now, when I can't sleep.  Hmm, a thought.

We did a family photo shoot on Saturday morning.  I am so excited to see how the pictures turned out.

Kaylyn has decided she won't take naps for me....just me.  Anybody else she will but me. NOPE.   I can't get her to take a nap to save my life.  I was so tired on Sunday afternoon and wanted to take a nap too.  Begging her to sleep.  LOL. 

I really need to get some new curtains for our living room.  So indecisive of what I want.

It's almost 4am.  I am getting a little sleepy now of course when I have to get up in an hour or so.  Nice how that works.

Good night or morning.

Talk at you again real soon.

 

 



Source

Ha!  I got a laugh out of that.  Counting Tofu instead of sheep.  LOL.

Whistling A Different Tune

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Memories. 
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Memories of course that we cherish and maybe a few that we would like to forget.


Might it be a smell, a song, a picture, a meal, a place, that takes you back to the day...yesterday, last week, last year, 10 years ago.
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Growing up my family was not very well off so something that triggers memories for me as an adult are certain foods that we or other family members ate on a regular basis...and when I mean regular I mean, sometimes it was several times a week even, because that is all that there was.




Braunschweiger. I *heart* my grandpa but man have you ever smelled that stuff?  Disgusting.  But yet I can see him clearly sitting at the kitchen table spreading the liver concoction on a cracker, devouring it quickly.  He ate that and bologna ALL.THE.TIME.  I remember he would go to the local market down the street and he would buy the bologna from the deli, thin slices with the red plastic still attached to the outside, that we would peel off with our teeth as we were slapping it on a slice of bread with a spread of mayo or mustard.   I can not stomach the smell of either and refuse to eat it now as an adult.  Even if it was the last thing, the only thing in the refridgerator, I don't know if I could do it.  I know that might sound really selfish since there are so many people that would love to have that for a meal....but not me.  Not now.  Not sure if ever.

Sh*t on a Shingle.  Do you know that recipe?  Hamburger, rice, cream of mushroom soup, poured over bread or biscuits.  My step mom/dad used to make that all the time for us kids when times were lean, which was often.  I am certain my dad and grandpa picked this up from their military days.   I guess it is better than going hungry, right...but again, not happening anytime soon in my kitchen.

And we can't forget TOP RAMEN.  OhhEmmGee!  Top Ramen a staple in many starving college students apartments or heck many regular households now, I am sure, because of the unemployment rates and economy.  But not in this one....until now.  I have actually purchased it before since the kids like it but have not eaten it myself up until just recent when I improvised and added it to my vegetable stir fry.  I usually put the stir fry over rice but ran out of rice so I used the ramen noodles without the seasoning instead.  And it was good!   I was a bit surprised.

I didn't realize how many Top Ramen recipes there are until I started writing this post and checked some out.


Budget101 has 137 recipes listed and that is just the tip of the iceberg.  Here are some odd ones I found.

# 37 Chocolate Peanut Butter Ramen
#60 Fried Ice Cream Ramen (Really?)
#101 Ramen Spam Doodles
#106 Sloppy Joe Ramen
#131 Trail Mix Ramen

I might need to take it pretty slow while I get reacclimated to ramen so I don't think I will be making any of these recipes anytime soon.

Do you have any food aversions as an adult because of your childhood eating habits?  Or do you have any Top Ramen recipes you want to share?

Apple iPad 3 Giveaway!

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Tuesday Archive Link Up Party 10/2

It's Party Time!

Link up an older post with the Tuesday Archive Link Up Party: because every post deserves a second chance.

And make sure to drop a comment here or there on the others that have linked up too. Will you tell them you found them on TALU by adding that to your comment. Please and thank you.

Menu Plan Monday

Ahem, yes once again...it is late in the day in these parts before I got this post up.



So without further Ado....



Sunday

Tortilla Rolls Stuffed w/Chili & Cheese

Monday

Vegetable Stir Fry (carry over from last week)*


Tuesday

Football Game--Left overs

Wednesday

Green Bean & Potato Casserole
Applesauce

Thursday

Vegetable Bagel Sandwiches (Cream Cheese, Garden Fresh Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Cheese)
Carrot Sticks

Friday

Spinach Omelette's
Vanilla Yogurt

Saturday

TBA

*Funny story about an addition to this stir fry; something I swore I would never ever eat as an adult but did....Check out upcoming post to figure out what is it.


I am linking up my Menu Plan with Laura at I'm An Organizing Junkie.


Hope you have a great Monday and a better Tuesday!