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Highlight Reel 8/24-8/28/2012

We were offline for a bit but really not much to report, so I will try to keep it short and sweet!

Looking back I said I would report on the Smoky BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches...well they were delicious!! They next time I make them I think I might cut back on the pepper a bit and not put BBQ sauce on all the meat.  This rub is really universal and you could use the pork meet for many different dishes, so next time I think I might just sauce what we are going to use and have tacos the next night! If interested you can find the recipe HERE!

Saturday was a day spent mostly in front of the TV :) While H and I did get a little gym time in in the morning, we headed straight to Food 4 Less for snacks to watch the big TN vs CA Little League game!! I was planning on keeping H up so she could watch and so I could cheer on as loud as I wanted to, but as usual with a toddler that didn't happen.  H took a nap so I got to watch the whole game by myself, boring but at least I wasn't distracted the whole time.  Sadly Petaluma lost, but it was one of the most exciting games of baseball I have ever seen and you can read all about it HERE!

Sunday was a great day...H and I headed over to her cousin's house and we spent the whole day there! The kids played outside and us Mom's hung inside chatting. H took a nap and went right back to playing with her cousin's when she woke. She has such a great time with her cousin's, I am so thankful we live so close.

Monday was just another average day, I made Slow Cooker Chicken and Mushrooms it was pretty good might start putting it in the rotation.  I have been on a slow cooker roll, with harvest in full swing there is no telling when D will be home so its nice to have food prepared for him when ever that happens to be. Speaking of slow cooker cooking...I have the Most Amazing Pork Chops recipe from The Crockin Girls in the crock pot right now! I will let you know how it turned out tomorrow.

That pretty much wraps up the last several days for us, pretty exciting stuff around these parts...HAHAHA!!! Hope yours was just as peachy!

Highlight Reel for 8/23/2012

Well today was pretty uneventful except for my HOMETOWN of PETALUMA advancing to the US Championship game of the Little League World Series!! I don't know any of the boys personally but I am extremely proud of them!

photo from Petaluma National Little League Facebook page

Onto our day...we had breakfast, the usual and then we hit them gym.  H had been having a tough time at the gym kids club lately, but today seemed to go better :) I logged 2.25 miles in preparation for several runs I have coming up.  A 5k on September 9th, 10k at the end of October and a marathon relay in December...yes I have lost my mind!!

We headed to the grocery store for a pork but for this recipe Slow Cooker Smoky BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches which I got from this Blog Six Sisters Stuff, I had all other ingredients on hand.  It is my first time trying this recipe so I will let you know how it turns out.  I always pair pulled pork with Coleslaw and this recipe Basic Family Reunion Coleslaw is my basis but I do make a few additions!

H took a very short nap so I got about nothing done, she watched a little bit of Lady and the Tramp while I did some laundry.  Another quick trip to the store, I forgot one thing when we were there earlier and I told you I love trips to the store it gets both H and I out of the house!

When then settled in to watch my hometown play a little league world series game in which they WON as I stated above. Bring on Tennessee we those boys are unstoppable right now!

That wraps up out day, hope your day was just peachy too!

August 22, 2012 Highlights

Breakfast-Yum scrambled eggs and sausage with coffee for me and milk for H.

Quick trip to Walmart, I am sure I will be back again tomorrow for something! I can't help it, it's my guilty pleasure.

Brought D lunch...it's harvest time so he is a tad bit busy!

Nap time or as I like to call it...Mommy Time! It's the time of day I try to squeeze in some me time and also do housework/yard work, etc.

H and I then did a bit of work in the garden, laundry and got dinner ready. The cheeseburgers were delicious with sweet potato fries on the side!

That wraps up our day, I hope your days was peachy too!!

Finding the Time and Content for My Blog

I am having difficulty finding the time to write this blog and to find things to talk about.  Now I know there are always several issues in the agriculture industry to discuss, but so many people already blog about the issues that I want to do something else. I could blog daily about my child and her craziness, but how many people really want to ready about my 2 year old who would rather run around in the backyard with only rubber boots on. Maybe a little bit of all of it is the trick!

SOOO...For about the 100th time I am going to change the focus of my blog so that hopefully I can keep myself interested :) My plan is to write just a little bit daily with maybe a few pics about what we did, what we learned and how we can do better.  There will be a lot of little trips to the store (its what keeps me sane), experimenting with new recipes (my new favorite past time), what's going on in the orchards and in are garden and finally a lot about my CRAZY 2 year old!

Look for my first installment tonight, I hope you enjoy!

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