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I'm so excited......Breaking Dawn will be out 11/18! Let the countdown begin.....69 days! :)

New Things Monday

I found a new favorite!! My brother, Kirk got some things from the store the other day. One item he got was Welch's Fruit Snacks. When I packed my dinner bag for work the other night I grabbed a pack of the fruit snacks. They were so good. I love them. I like how they are made with real fruit and they are fat free. I know my pantry will need to have a stock of these. I noticed on google images (where I got this picture) that there are lots of other flavors too. I just might need to try those as well. :)

(Major suckage right now....I'm sick. Not sure with what. I'm going to the doctor in the morning. I have the night off to rest. Thank goodness b/c I've loss my voice. Which isn't good for someone who talks on the radio....LOL Anyways, this weekend was pretty much a jammie weekend since Nate and I are both sick together. We did manage to go to Sharon's and Joe's yesterday for a little bit for a cookout. It was nice to get out of the house for a few hours to see our friends. There was lots of yummy food that I wish I had an appetite to eat. Oh well.....I know I will be making Crystal's baked beans and potato salad. And if not then she will need to make them for me. haha :P That is all).

New Things Monday

Want a yummy treat? Reese's Peanut Butter ice cream cups are awesome!! My brother got a box of these and told me to try one. I told him I would make it my 'New Things Monday' today and he laughed. :) Anyways I liked it and found it to be the perfect snack I was looking for after lunch.
I found this cute blog where I got this picture. There are other cute pictures on there too. :)

Stuffed Tomatoes

I found a very good recipe in the Newspaper the other day by Alision Ladman and I clipped it out and decided I would make it. Of course, I didn't follow the recipe exactly and added different things. For lunch today I made them and they were a hit!

First you need to slice of the top of your tomatoes.

Then hollow them out...

Then make your filling, scoop into tomatoes and top with cheese. Let them bake for about 15 to 20 min.

Delicious.....

Nate loved them. He actually said "I never thought I'd ever eat a tomato like this". He's not a tomato fan until now. :D YEY

Here is the recipe:

tomatoes (I had 5)

sausage

3 tbs butter (unsalted)

W sauce

bacon bits

small diced onion

diced celery

minced garlic

parsley flakes

bread crumbs

black pepper

santa fe rice

shredded mozzarella cheese

Tomato sauce

I first cooked the sausage with the 3tbs butter and W sauce. Once cooked then add minced garlic, diced celery, onion, and bacon bits. Then add some black pepper and parsley. Cook your rice. I used the 90 second Santa Fe Rice packet. Drain the sausage mixture and add to a large bowl. Add the rice to the bowl with bread crumbs, black pepper and some cheese. I tried it and liked it then I had Nate try it and he said "how about some tomato sauce", so I added some hunts tomato sauce to it and mixed it in. Spoon the mix into your hollowed out tomatoes. Sprinkle some cheese on top and bake it. Next time I make it I'm going to add in some Italian seasoning blend. I think it will make it even better. Oh yeah.....I had enough mix leftover so I put it in a freezer bag and it's ready for next time. :)

Pineapple Upside Down Cake....FAIL

I found out the other day that Nate's favorite cake is Pineapple Upside down cake. So, I wanted to make a test cake for him. I'm sad to report that mine was a fail. :(

It looks good but it wasn't cooked through all the way. I even used my cake tester and it came out perfect but yet it wasn't done. I used a bundt pan and the cake was in the oven at 350 degrees for about an hour. I tasted the parts of the cake where the batter was done and it really wasn't that tasty. I will find another recipe and try again. I'm not going to post this recipe b/c it doesn't need to be made again. haha

Shower Organization

These last few days have been crazy. On Tuesday, we had a 5.8 earthquake here on the east coast. I was outside walking with a friend from work and we didn't feel anything. We are probably the only 2 people that didn't feel it. LOL The next couple of days we had several aftershocks. Early Thursday, morning at 1:07am I felt the 4.5 aftershock and it was pretty scary. I'm glad I didn't feel the earthquake. On Thursday, afternoon we had a very violent thunderstorm. It literally looked like a tornado came through downtown but luckily there wasn't one. On Friday, I got stung by a wasp and my arm is itchy, hot and swollen. :( Saturday and early Sunday morning we got some of the outer ban of Hurricane Irene. Luckily, we didn't get any damage at our house and all of our friends and families are safe. The storm could have been a lot worse. I know Ashley and Kristen loss power yesterday and are still without power right now. So, it seems Richmond got hit harder that we did.

Ok sooooooo moving on.....When boredom sets in then it's time to get to that never ending project list. One of the things on that list was shower organization.

I always use those $2.00 plastic shower liners but realized it's really a waste. After a few months they easily tear. I'm not going to name names but there are only 2 people who use this shower and I'm not that one who tore it. :) Anyways, it's time to be greener and save some money so I decided to buy a fabric liner and figured I could just wash it every other month or so.

I got this fabric liner. I got cream to match the curtain which has browns and creams in it. (looks white in the picture, but I promise it's cream)

Now my next project was to finally put up our soap dispensers and clean up the clutter in the shower. Dan (Nate's bro) got these dispensers and as soon as I saw them I just knew I needed them. I told Kristen about them and she fell in love with them too and got them. I received my dispensers as birthday gifts from Melissa and one from Linda. Each holder has 3 dispensers attached to it. So 3 for me and 3 for Nate.

Clutter mess. All of Nate's bottles were on bottom scattered about.

YEY!! Look how nice they look.

I'm so happy that it's up. :D The only things on the bottom now are Shaving gel (which I might just put back on top and the tile spray. :)

New Things Monday

Have your tried Skinny Cow? I love their ice cream sammiches. I saw a commercial for candy and I knew I needed to try it. Less fat and calories than regular candy bars which is a plus. I tried the Heavenly Crisp and the Dreamy Clusters. The crisps tastes just like a Kit Kat bar and the clusters taste just like 100 grand candy bar. Very good! I love them both. :)