Weekly Menu
Monday: Curried Quinoa Salad
Tuesday: Fajitas
Wednesday: Simple Summer Pasta
Thursday: Sun Burgers, Baked Potatoes with Sautéed Veggies
Friday: Veggies Dogs, Greek Salad and Corn on the Cob
Saturday: Salmon and Hash browns
Sunday: Leftovers
You’ll notice that the grocery list is missing this week, I simply ran out of time and something had to give, my apologies if this affects you.
(6 more sleeps until they land)
It was chilly today with the threat of rain. Hannah dressed in a little dress and when I suggested that she may be cold, she just stared at me for a minute and then said, "But Mooooom, it's summer now! We don't have cold days in summer." If only this were true. It's funny though, she couldn't get past the fact that it was summer, it didn't really seem to matter what the temperature was like, she wanted to run in the sprinkler, swim in the pool or go to the beach. By the end of the day the sun began to shine and it warmed up and she very proudly looked at me and said, "See mom, it would have been nice enough for the pool!" Sometimes it's really not worth arguing.
Recipe
I love this salad, it can be found here and I highly recommend trying it.
Fajitas
(5 more sleeps until they land)
We went to the park this morning and I had to laugh at Harper. Hannah was banging on the slide with her feet, it makes this very loud thundering sound, before she slid down and so Harper did the same. Although Harper did it for much longer and Hannah covered her ears complainin, "It hurts my ears, it's too loud!" Harper, noticing Hannah, stopped, "I stopped Hannah, I stopped." As soon as Hannah uncovered her ears Harper looked at her, smiled and banged super loud on the slide!
It was Hannah's last soccer game of the season tonight and although I am going to miss watching her face light up as she plays, I am kind of relieved that we no longer have to do the Tuesday/Thursday rush. She played goal again today for one of her shifts and danced around in the ready position in goal while the play was at the other end of the field. When the ball came down towards her, she stopped it once and then proceeded to climb the goal pole while watching the play in her end, it was very funny.
When we got home there was a bit of excitement as my cousin and her family moved in, they have three kids and a puppy. They are having some renovations done and will be staying with us for the next week. The kids were all very excited and it was a bit of a gong show as we all got everything in and all the kids settled into bed. I have to say, I think that the next week is going to be very fun. I'm really excited for the kids, what a treat to have your cousins come and stay with you, to be able to see and play with them everyday!
Recipe
I think that I could eat Mexican food three or four times a week but, I hold myself back so that no one gets sick of it.
We had homemade refried beans found here.
Guacamole found here.
Sauteed onion, red pepper and two yellow peppers in a little olive oil until soft.
Mixed 2 tomatoes and 1/2 cup of cilantro together with a little salt.
We topped it all off with some salsa verde, of course!
Simple Summer Pasta
(4 more sleeps until they land)
So the puppy staying with us, Stanley, goes in a kennel during the day. He was put in this morning and cried a little but then settled down to sleep until we went upstairs to get dressed. Once we were back downstairs he was still crying a little and Harper took to immitating him so he would cry and then she would, he would, she would (poor Stanley)...after about 5 minutes I decided it would be a good time to go to the store.
We filled up the pool this afternoon (filled up actually translates to about a foot of water) as Hannah was filling up the pool, Harper's standing in it going, "I tink tat's nough, Hannah....I tink tat's nough, Hannah!" When Hannah went and turned the water off, Harper's face dropped in dissapointement (?). They splashed, and squealed with delight in the pool for an hour, it really didn't seem to matter that there was only a foot of water in it, they were wet from head to toe from laying in it, sliding off the sides, and pretending to wash Harper's hair. Hannah's standing in the pool pouring water over Harper's head saying, "how about I pretend to wash your hair and you pretend to wash your hair," she then looks at me, "I'm tricking her because I don't want her to wash my hair." I have to say it was so humid today that I considered climbing in that pool too. We're heading out to the lake this weekend and I have been thinking about diving in that water all day long...I hope it stays hot!
Recipe
We had pasta for summer found here, except I used brown rice pasta and over cooked it (there's a very small window with that stuff). We also had a salad that Mike made (my cousin, or counsin's husband...really everyone's a cousin around here) it was so delicious and I mixed it in with m
I steamed a bunch of edamame beans, and learned that my neuphew can fit 24 in his mouth at one time.
The super yummy salad was:
vine ripe tomatoes
boccacino cheese
cuccumber
red onion
All chopped up really small and then dressed with some Paul Newman Roated Garlic Balsamic Dressing.
Sun Burgers, Baked Potatoes with Sautéed Veggies
(3 more sleeps until they land)
The phone rang today around just after we’d got home from the grocery store. It was Dave, “If I leave work around one do you want to go out to the lake early?” I should also mention that it was like +30 and unbelievably humid today, “ummm, yeah!” I love it when that happens; it just feels like such a free day. By the time Dave got home and I went for a run and we packed up, we didn’t actually get out to the lake until closer to five, but still in enough time for a swim and a beer before dinner.
The ride out was great. You go through so many years of crying rides to the lake that when everything suddenly seems to settle into a nice quiet ride, it’s pretty exciting (honestly, Dave and I probably spend the most undivided attention together on the rides to and from the lake). Hannah listens to Junie B Jones on our Ipod and I love hearing her laugh out loud to it. Harper also has headphones and listens to a bit of a book, reads some, stares out the window or talks to herself. On the way out today she called from the backseat, “Mom, pease may you hold my flip flop?” and passed me one of her flip flops. I said yes and went to take the other one but she quickly pulled her foot away, “Not tat one!” Half an hour later she called again from the backseat and passed me her other one. They’re such funny little creatures sometimes.
Recipe
We made sun burgers tonight which you can find here. My mom also made baked potatoes and sautéed onions, mushrooms, pepper and asparagus to go with it – yum!
Veggies Dogs, Greek Salad and Corn on the Cob
(2 more sleeps until they land)We sleep four in a room at the lake (not too different from home because we end up four in a room by the time we get up anyway) but it can be really hot. Usually it all works out fine but last night was an adventure and I don’t think any of us got all that much sleep and yet, at the lake it doesn’t really seem to matter. It was kind of an action packed day, Dave took Hannah to play tennis, there were two swims, a trip to the park, a trip to the ice cream stand, Dave and I each ran and my Dad took Hannah for a boat ride. We then all ventured over to my aunt and uncle’s cottage next door to watch the football game and have dinner. While we were waiting Hannah and Harper raided the toys, found some fairy costumes and put on a show.
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| My mom took this photo of Hannah! |
A show, how cute….well, it’s really more of a dressing up and announcing the show than an actual show. I loved how my Dad and uncles were sitting outside on the deck and Hannah instructed them that they could watch from there if they wanted (my Dad, being the wonderful Pepere that he is, chose to come and watch inside). Hannah presented the fairy show a few times, told us about a rock and some shapes and then sang a couple of made up songs, Harper joined in on the singing once she picked up on the words (which didn’t take long because it was fairy, fairy, yeah, yeah, yeah). She then ended the show with fairy ice cream which she said, looked like chocolate but tasted like fairies…oh, dear! Seriously though, I wish I could have recorded it, as long as it went for I fell even more in love with them (if that’s even possible) as I watched.
Recipe
Here’s the thing about summer at the lake, I often am not the main maker of the meal. We had veggie dogs which my uncle cooked, corn on the cob which we boiled and a Greek salad which I think a friend made, it was really good.
Salmon and Hash browns
(1 more sleep until they land)
We chose to stay at my Grandma`s cottage and have dinner on our own instead of joining in with everybody next door. We just wanted the girls to have a low key evening. Dave and I were sitting in the living room at the cottage reading and the girls were just finishing up their bedtime snack of watermelon and mango and I watched Hannah pick up her bowl and spoon, without being asked, walk over to the sink and wash it in the soapy water. She then asked Harper if she could wash her bowl. When Harper answered no I thought that we were in for a fit but, Hannah simply pulled a chair up to the sink for Harper and instructed her how to wash her bowl. She’s such a great big sister!
Recipe
There really isn’t much to this supper I had a fillet of salmon and rubbed a little olive oil on it and BBQed it. There were a bunch of veggies and some baked potatoes that needed to be used so I made hash browns.
For the Hash Browns:
Olive oil
1 white onion, chopped
1 red pepper, cut in strips
1 small yellow pepper, cut in strip
A handful of cremini mushrooms, sliced
1 zucchini, chopped
4 baked potatoes, cut in 1 inch pieces
Heat a little olive oil in the bottom of a pan and add the onion and sauté until almost soft. Add the other veggies, sprinkle with spice and continue to cook until veggies are soft and potatoes are browned.
Leftovers
(They land!!!!!)
Today was a perfect lake day and I’m writing this as we are on our drive home. I’m hoping that I don’t get car sick before I finish writing, I can’t seem to do anything in the car without feeling nauseous, and we live on the prairies! It use to be that the perfect lake day for me was sitting around on the dock, drinking, eating, chatting and jumping in the water whenever I got hot…wait, that is still the perfect lake day but it just doesn’t quite work that way with a five and two year old. Today was the perfect, possibly day. The sun was shining the temperature was rising and the girls spent most of the morning playing out back while Dave and I took turns going for a run. It was not my best run, but as I rounded the bend in the path there were two deer, a momma and baby, standing on the path staring at me. It was actually a little odd because they finally turned and ran down the trail and for a minute or two it was like I was chasing them before they veered off into the woods. I didn’t pass one other person on the path this morning which actually is wonderful sometimes, lets me really loose myself, and makes me extremely nervous at the same time because there’s no one out there to help me fend off a bear or wolf attack, do you think I could strangle a wolf with my Ipod headphones? Yeah, I didn’t really think so either.
The water was the perfect temperature for cooling off and great to swim around in after, not too cold or too warm. We swam off the dock and then headed to the beach and the girls ran and splashed in the water, built a sandcastle, swung on the swings and hunted for rocks. When we returned to the cottage we were the only ones left and we ate a leisurely dinner of leftovers, did the dishes and went for a final swim before giving the girls baths and loading them up in the car in their pjs for the ride home. The plan is to have two very sleepy girls by the time we pull in the driveway and so far half the ride is over and half the plan is working. Harper is fast asleep in her car seat, Hannah is listening to Junie B on the Ipod and I think will make it the whole ride.
Tomorrow we will see my sister and her daughter, I love summer!
I hope you have a great week and the sun shines down on you!
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