Monday: Chicken strips, potato casserole, green beans
Tuesday: Stir-fried veggies & brown rice, rolls
Wednesday: Pan-seared salmon, leftover potato casserole, sugar snap peas
Thursday: Chicken tacos, fruit
Friday: same
Saturday: Whole-wheat waffles, sautéed apples, scrambled eggs
Sunday: Cheese tortellini, green beans, bread
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A little late again, but at least it’s still Monday! Here’s what the Felios are eating. Visit Menu Plan Monday to see what other folks around the country are cookin’ up this week.
Monday: Out with my parents
Tuesday: Baked Ziti, green beans
Wednesday: same
Thursday: Skillet Tamale Pie*, salad
Friday: same
Saturday: Baked potatoes, green beans, carrots, rolls
Sunday: Grilled burgers, grilled potatoes (weather cooperating, of course)
*I know the name sounds like one of those “dump a bunch of canned and boxed convenience foods in a pot” recipes, but it really is a from-scratch Cook’s Illustrated one. I hope Christopher Kimball doesn’t mind my posting one of their recipes now and then; it might drum up some business for them, right?
Recipe: Skillet Tamale Pie (more…)
In my 16 years of living in Conway, I have somehow never been to the little Faulkner County Fair until today. I took Anna this morning (and met up with our friends Rae Lyn and Elizabeth) to see the dog obedience demonstration and walk through the barns with all the animals. She loved it! She’s good at recognizing farm animals in her little storybooks and making their sounds, so I wanted to give her some real-life experience. We saw the cows, goats, sheep, chickens, and rabbits. (The pigs were blocked off, perhaps because they seemed a bit temperamental.*) The goats were so friendly! They were our favorite and made me want one for the backyard. (Don’t worry; I know better.)
*Update: David just informed me that the pigs were probably blocked off because of the swine flu. I asked if he was serious. Yes, he said, it’s happening in county fairs all over the country. They don’t want the pigs catching it from people.
Update again: Our friend Jennifer got to see and even pet the pigs this evening, so I guess it was just a temporary closing.
There were lots of school kids there to see the dogs:
The goats—so sweet and cute!
Eighteen months, that is, not years! Whew! Although there are some similarities, namely that she thinks she’s all grown up and independent and can do whatever she wants, while her mom and dad sometimes have to convince her otherwise. Oh my, the 18-year birthday will get here way too fast. But, for today, we’ll relish the 18-month one.
Anna is an indescribable joy to us. Despite my previous comment, she really is a very sweet, happy child. She smiles and laughs a lot, loves to dance to music and do motions to the songs she’s learned, loves to interact with people, mimics everything we do, and learns new things constantly. Whatever did we do without her? I don’t know!
Happy half-birthday, sweetie!
Monday: Leftover chicken rice casserole, green beans, carrots
Tuesday: same
Wednesday: Homemade pizza (with pepperoni), salad
Thursday: same, but meatless pizza
Friday: Pan-seared tilapia, baked sweet potatoes, sugar snap peas
Saturday: Stir-fried rice and vegetables, rolls
Sunday: Spinach manicotti, green beans
Visit Menu Plan Monday for hundreds more menus. Lots of great ideas!
Or, the “I didn’t really cook dinner last week” edition. We had quite a rough week, as you can see from a couple of blog posts ago, so I just carried some of the meals over to this week.
Monday: Black bean tacos, Mexican rice
Tuesday: same
Wednesday: Pan-seared tilapia, sugar snap peas, baked potatoes
Thursday: Chicken-rice casserole, green beans, pan-roasted carrots
Friday: rehearsal dinner
Saturday: wedding (just snack on something beforehand)
Sunday: same as Thursday
Check out the original Menu Plan Monday for more dinner ideas.
My brother let me play around with his Nikon D60 last weekend. It takes some great pictures, but at the same time I realized I have a lot to learn. Here are some pics of Anna and her cousin Addie, with their daddies and Mammaw and Pappaw.
It was a mere 2 1/2 months ago that we took Russ, a dog we had helped rescue, into our home. I had to look back and see how long it had been, and that doesn’t sound long at all.
He was in the care of All About Labs Rescue; the plan was for us to foster him while he went through his heartworm treatment and got healthy, then he would be listed for adoption and go to his forever home. Many of our friends and family were skeptical and hinted that we were his forever home. No, we assured them, he would probably be happier in a home without the constant activity of little children, and we would be able to let him go when the time came. I guess we won’t ever know who was right, because the time never came.
Apparently, Russ had contracted distemper sometime in his earlier life. Normally dogs begin showing symptoms very soon after contracting the virus, but in rare cases, it can lie dormant for years until a later time in life. He was vaccinated against distemper in May when he was rescued, but the vaccination does nothing if the disease is already present. There was no way to know it was there, and by the time his symptoms began to be severe enough to suspect distemper, it was way too late to do anything about it. (Even if caught early, there is no cure; you can only treat the symptoms and hope for the best.) Our Russ-boy had to be put down today because the neurological damage had progressed to the point where there was no way to restore a decent quality of life.
Putting down a dog is an experience I’ve never had until today. We were afraid it would come to that point with Sasha, but God spared us from that. Today, with Russ, it was clear that it was the right thing to do, so fortunately the decision-making part was easy for us. The experience itself was what was hard. We were so thankful to have Donna from the rescue with us. Her presence helped us tremendously. And the doctors and staff at Hillcrest Animal Hospital were absolutely wonderful. The quality of care and the understanding and support we received from them were amazing.
This dog rescue thing is a dangerous business. The more you love, the more you can get hurt. I guess we rescued Russ in more ways than one. Our intent was to rescue him (and his companions) from a life of hunger and abandonment. We did that; Russ was well-loved and well-cared for, and I know he felt safe and happy with us. But, in the end, he required a second rescue—a rescue from his fear, frustration, and pain. Thank God he wasn’t alone in the woods when this happened. He was with people who loved him and who could deliver him from the state he was in.
This isn’t at all what I had in mind when we got involved in dog rescue, but unfortunately it is a necessary part sometimes, and a part we have to be willing to do.
(You can read some more about our experience on David’s blog.)
Monday: Chick-fil-A (free chicken sandwiches!)
Tuesday: Cheese tortellini w/ marinara sauce, green salad
Wednesday: Pan-seared tilapia, potato casserole, sugar snap peas
Thursday: Black bean tacos, Mexican rice
Friday: same
Saturday: Jennifer—chili thing at church; David & Anna—breakfast for dinner
Sunday: Homemade pizza
As always, visit Menu Plan Monday for more ideas.
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