Every year, we have the students make Mother's Days gifts. It's not cheap and often, we can't make enough of something 'good' because the price would just get out of hand.
Last night, while given Baby Dubensky, his baby food, it hit me. I could reuse the plastic Gerber containers! I hope this works, so I'm going to have to try to make one but here is what I'm thinking. If I take the container, clean it, of course, I could decorate it. You know, bedazzle it! It would make a great jewelry box. Cheap-YES; Creative-Maybe.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
Soapbox
First of all, I am sorry I have not blogged in a while. We went on vacation for a few days (much needed break) and now we are getting ready for Baby to start Daycare and Mommy to go back to work. It's going to be a challenge on us all.
I write today because of something that happened to a very dear friend of mine. Let's call her K. Well, she recently found out that her 3-year old was allowed to pay with water guns with some relatives. K is very opposed to her child playing with any sort of guns -- NERF, water, etc... This post isn't really about her situation, but more on my general opinion of parental rights.
As parents we try to limit exposure of certain things that our children see, hear, experience. For my friend K, that is guns. For me it's SpongeBob. Yes, you read that right! My child has NO business watching that show! I could go on and on but the point is, no matter if you agree or disagree with what a parent allows or disallows, it's not your call to make. If you choose to be in that child's life, then you will follow the directives of the parents. Period!
I write today because of something that happened to a very dear friend of mine. Let's call her K. Well, she recently found out that her 3-year old was allowed to pay with water guns with some relatives. K is very opposed to her child playing with any sort of guns -- NERF, water, etc... This post isn't really about her situation, but more on my general opinion of parental rights.
As parents we try to limit exposure of certain things that our children see, hear, experience. For my friend K, that is guns. For me it's SpongeBob. Yes, you read that right! My child has NO business watching that show! I could go on and on but the point is, no matter if you agree or disagree with what a parent allows or disallows, it's not your call to make. If you choose to be in that child's life, then you will follow the directives of the parents. Period!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Update
First of all, I am sorry for not updating in the last week. The last 2 weeks have been draining -- emotionally and physically.
June 28th--NKOTBSB concert. While I am not really a fan of BSB, I did know a very few amount of their songs, they are great entertainers. Mymusical heart will always belong to NKOTB. It was the best Meet and Greet, other than Hildalgo (which I doubt will ever be topped!). The show was pretty amazing I must day! I've seen them now 6 times in the last 2 1/2 years and this is the first time I've seen them perform 'Please Don't Go Girl' in it's entire form. I mean, wow! Greatest single performance I have EVER, EVER seen! And 2nd row=awesome!!
June 30th-- (as blogged earlier) Baby Dubensky's Nana passed away. She battled Alzhemier's and Breast Cancer for several years. We laid her to rest on July 5th.
July 7th --Baby Dubensky had 2 milestones!!! According to Daddy, he rolled over on his own. (For the record, I personally did not observe this until today 7-13). He also ate rice cereal for the first time. On July 9 & 10 he even ate the entire bowl!!!
July 11th -- Baby Dubensky had his 4-month old well baby check and 2nd round of DTaP shots. His doctor said he's making great gains! He is actually above average in length. Considering he was in the 25 percentile when he was born, that is huge!! He's 25 1/4 inches, when Daddy was 1 year he was 29 1/2 inches -- there may be some hope for Baby after all!!!!
Today, July 13th is Baby Dubensky's Poppa's 61st birthday!!
June 28th--NKOTBSB concert. While I am not really a fan of BSB, I did know a very few amount of their songs, they are great entertainers. My
June 30th-- (as blogged earlier) Baby Dubensky's Nana passed away. She battled Alzhemier's and Breast Cancer for several years. We laid her to rest on July 5th.
July 7th --Baby Dubensky had 2 milestones!!! According to Daddy, he rolled over on his own. (For the record, I personally did not observe this until today 7-13). He also ate rice cereal for the first time. On July 9 & 10 he even ate the entire bowl!!!
July 11th -- Baby Dubensky had his 4-month old well baby check and 2nd round of DTaP shots. His doctor said he's making great gains! He is actually above average in length. Considering he was in the 25 percentile when he was born, that is huge!! He's 25 1/4 inches, when Daddy was 1 year he was 29 1/2 inches -- there may be some hope for Baby after all!!!!
Today, July 13th is Baby Dubensky's Poppa's 61st birthday!!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
BBQ Pizza
During the summer, people often have a barbeque and/or cookout. If you are like most, you over buy food and have tons of left overs. Here is an idea for 'the day after'.
Ingredients:
1 to 2 cups Barbeque cut into bite sized pieces (whatever is left over: beef, chicken or pork)
1/2 to 2/3 cup BBQ sauce of your choice
1/4 to 1/2 of an onion, thinly sliced
1/3 to 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
1 to 1 1/2 cup baby spinach
1 to 1 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 canister of refrigerated pizza dough
Preheat the oven (we even use the toaster oven) to 400 degrees. Follow the directions on the pizza dough for a prebake. Typically, this means 5 minutes in the oven. In a dry skillet, saute the onions and mushrooms until the onions start to become tender. Remove from heat. Add a little water to the pan and add the meat, heat through. Once the dough is par-cooked, spread on the sauce, add the onion/mushroom mixture, then the spinach, followed by the meat and lastly add the cheese. Cook for another 5-6 minutes.
Ingredients:
1 to 2 cups Barbeque cut into bite sized pieces (whatever is left over: beef, chicken or pork)
1/2 to 2/3 cup BBQ sauce of your choice
1/4 to 1/2 of an onion, thinly sliced
1/3 to 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
1 to 1 1/2 cup baby spinach
1 to 1 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 canister of refrigerated pizza dough
Preheat the oven (we even use the toaster oven) to 400 degrees. Follow the directions on the pizza dough for a prebake. Typically, this means 5 minutes in the oven. In a dry skillet, saute the onions and mushrooms until the onions start to become tender. Remove from heat. Add a little water to the pan and add the meat, heat through. Once the dough is par-cooked, spread on the sauce, add the onion/mushroom mixture, then the spinach, followed by the meat and lastly add the cheese. Cook for another 5-6 minutes.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Loss
Today Baby Dubensky lost his Nana. He never got a chance to meet his Nana, she was too sick to ever meet him. But today she joined Heaven where she can dance again, laugh again, and enjoy herself again. As sad as it is for those who loved her, we take comfort in that she is now a guardian angel to her two grandsons.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Turkey Poblano Bowls (or Tacos)
1 pound ground turkey
1 onion, diced
2 poblano peppers, thinly sliced
1 jalapeno or serrano pepper, minced
1 clove garlic (optional)
1 tomato, diced
1 14.5 oz can of diced (no salt added) tomatoes
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 cup frozen (or fresh off the cob) corn
1 cup of Minute Brown Rice
Monterrey Jack cheese
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Preheat a large skillet on medium. Add the poblano peppers and saute for about 4 minutes. Add the onions and garlic, if using. Saute another 4-5 minutes until onions are soft. Transfer to a large bowl and add the diced (fresh) tomato.
Reheat the skillet and add a little olive oil. Add the ground turkey, chili powder and salt/pepper to taste. Cook until browned. Add the tomato paste and cook 1 minute. Add the can of diced tomatoes. Use the can and fill half way with water, add to the mixture. Reheat to a simmer then add this to the pepper/onion mixture.
Reheat the skillet. Add the corn and brown it a little. Add the rice, followed by the pepper/onion/turkey mixture that was set aside.
Bring back to a boil, put a lid on the skillet, reduce heat and let simmer for 15 minutes.
Serve in a bowl w/ the cheese on top OR serve as a taco filling w/ the cheese, sour cream and other taco fixings.
1 onion, diced
2 poblano peppers, thinly sliced
1 jalapeno or serrano pepper, minced
1 clove garlic (optional)
1 tomato, diced
1 14.5 oz can of diced (no salt added) tomatoes
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 cup frozen (or fresh off the cob) corn
1 cup of Minute Brown Rice
Monterrey Jack cheese
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Preheat a large skillet on medium. Add the poblano peppers and saute for about 4 minutes. Add the onions and garlic, if using. Saute another 4-5 minutes until onions are soft. Transfer to a large bowl and add the diced (fresh) tomato.
Reheat the skillet and add a little olive oil. Add the ground turkey, chili powder and salt/pepper to taste. Cook until browned. Add the tomato paste and cook 1 minute. Add the can of diced tomatoes. Use the can and fill half way with water, add to the mixture. Reheat to a simmer then add this to the pepper/onion mixture.
Reheat the skillet. Add the corn and brown it a little. Add the rice, followed by the pepper/onion/turkey mixture that was set aside.
Bring back to a boil, put a lid on the skillet, reduce heat and let simmer for 15 minutes.
Serve in a bowl w/ the cheese on top OR serve as a taco filling w/ the cheese, sour cream and other taco fixings.
He IS his mother's child
From the day he was born, Baby Dubensky has been loud. I don't mean he cries a lot, he really doesn't unless he's hungry or very tired, he just grunt and 'talks' non-stop. Even in his sleep, if he moves a little he makes a noise. I've been told I did this as a baby, toddler, child and adult. And the constant gibberish -- he must really think he's talking to us. He looks at us like we should know what he's saying. We act like we do, talk back to him, but we have no idea! He might not crawl early and will probably walk around 13 months (like his mommy and daddy did) and that is okay, but I am waiting any day for him to start talking. Let the fun begin!
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