This hot weather is just so draining on the system. I was just saying the other day how we really had a mild summer in the Valley this year. Just a couple of weeks ago, I even wore a light jacket because it was cool. Now I don't want to wear anything because its just so darn hot outside. Thankfully we live in an era of air conditioning because I would d.i.e. without it!!
On Friday night, we went out to eat dinner. Seems to be the weekly routine. We went to Emle's which is a really good restaurant, but I'm not impressed with the kids meals. Our third time there with the kid, and the third item we tried to get him to eat to no avail. So probably won't be going back there for quite a while.
On Saturday, the kid and I went to a birthday party. It was nice because I was able to hang out with a couple of my 'single-life' friends. I'm friends with the kids mom/dad from my single days at the rock clubs. Now I hang with them more since we have kids. haha
On Sunday, I achieved exactly what I thought I would and that was a bit of nothing. It was so hot outside--too hot to be outside--so we stayed in side with the games on tv and played. I wasn't able to catch much of any game as the boy is too young to sit back and watch television, unless it was Blue's Clues or Yo Gabba Gabba (& the latest "the Upside Down show"). Then I can't get him away from it!
We did take a dip in the pool once the sun wasn't blazing down on us. And we cooked up some chicken on the grill so the kitchen didn't overheat with use of the oven.
I have such a hard time working, coming home and cooking dinner. So I recently found some interesting recipes online using the crockpot. Last week, I made roast pork with sweet potatoes and it was quite yummy. Tonight's fare will be chicken cattiatore. What I do is prepare everything the night before and then in the morning, throw everything into the crockpot, set it on low for 10 hours, and come home to a piping hot meal. Can't beat that! That's the only way that that my husband gets a home cooked meal these days. Otherwise, he has to fend for himself and its soup, sandwich or a salad. We need to get into the habit of eating a meal with the boy so the crock pot it is. Not that he eats anything I prepare, but if he sees mommy and daddy eating it, I hope that someday he will be open to trying to new food besides mac & cheese, spaghetti, corn dogs, chicken nuggets or hot dogs.
I so hear you on the crockpot thing!! Joe used to make us dinner but since he started working, we do the crock pot thing and it is awesome! PS- add a little cinnamon in your pork roast next time, it is YUMMM.
ReplyDelete(my little one has a TV in her room, yet she still prefers to come and take over the bigger one...sigh, mommies, the sacrifices we make! LOL)