We've had an insane amount of rain lately (which I happen to love since you rarely get a solid rainy day in the Sunshine state) so we kicked off the weekend by wading our way to dinner with friends we haven't seen in forever. They have an eighteen month old little boy & I hadn't met him until that night, so it was great to get back together.
The kids have been talking about a sleepover for a while so I settled them in the back bedroom for a brother/sister slumber party after dinner. They lasted about an hour until Reese declared that she wanted to sleep in her own bed. Cam insisted he was going to stay in that room, but two minutes later, he was also fast asleep in his own bed. So much for that! After the kiddos went to bed, I had a blissful night of sipping wine while watching, Return to Me... it was heavenly!
Saturday afternoon I met my besties for a mom/kiddo day at Chuck E Cheese. We have a new location near our house yet we've never been & we ended up having so much fun!
$20 bought us 80 tokens which was plenty to keep Cam & Reese occupied since each game takes one token. After pizza the mommies indulged in a beer over some chit chat while the kids continued to have a ball... win, win!
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| We're three! |
We did an impromptu photo shoot with the little goofballs & the pics turned out pretty darn cute!
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| We're six! |
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| We're silly! |
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| We're awesome! |
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| I'm a ladies man! |
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| Mommy/kiddo/Pug Saturday movie night |
It ended up being a really low-key yet fun-filled weekend, although it was great when we came back from church Sunday to find that Mike had returned!
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| Turquoise organizer from Target ($13) |
I'm getting a jump start on my Wednesday organization by tackling the horrific junk drawer in our kitchen. Since these drawers get the name "junk drawer" I'm assuming I'm not the only person who has issues keeping theirs organized??!
Batteries, tape, screws, checkbooks, etc gather in this drawer & it had gotten quite messy!
The after picture still looks pretty messy, but I assure you I did get rid of a lot of unused junk. When you have a bunch of random, small items gathered in one drawer, it's had to keep it looking pretty!
I did my organizing while a SUPER quick dinner cooked in the oven. It took no longer than 10 minutes to assemble & 20-25 minutes to cook. Love me a one pan meal!
One-pan ranch chicken & roasted tomato green beans
-1.25# boneless, skinless chicken breasts
-1oz pack dry ranch dressing mix
-Seasoned breadcrumbs (about a cup)
-Fresh green beans, ends trimmed
-Pint cherry or grape tomatoes (cut in half if desired)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil sprayed with non-stick spray. Slice chicken breasts into tenders & drizzle with olive oil. Mix ranch packet & breadcrumbs into gallon zip bag, toss in chicken tenders & shake to coat. Place chicken on one side of the baking sheet. Toss green beans in olive oil, salt & pepper & place on the opposite side of the same baking sheet. Bake for ten minutes in preheated oven. Meanwhile, toss the tomatoes in olive oil, salt & pepper & top green bean mixture. Bake for an additional ten minutes & enjoy. Super easy, healthy weeknight meal!
Speaking of getting a jump on Wednesday organizing, my dryer just buzzed... the dreaded sound. Sometimes when it goes off I think to myself, "I hate you!" It's always pulling me away from something I'd rather be doing, like watching TV, blogging, browsing online, reading a magazine... basically anything else!
On a sad note, my heart is feeling heavy tonight after finding out that a blogger I've followed for years passed away yesterday after complications from a heart issue. It's amazing how in the blogging world, you can feel like you know someone you've never met & be affected by what's happening in their lives. She was young, bubbly, seemed happily married & had two very small children, so it's a tragic ending to a sweet story I've followed. Saying my prayers for her family tonight!!
Did you purposely pick up the cable in the "before" picture to make it look more cluttered? Hahaha nice work.
ReplyDeleteI loved that 1-pan chicken dish, it was outstanding, as is everything you make.
No sir, the cable just happened to be flopped out when I opened the drawer.
DeleteI appreciate your compliments.. love to cook for my family!