Looking back on the week of August 26-Sept 1.
I can't believe with being pregnant how far I have gotten behind on my blogging...geesh!!! Be sure to smack me around if you see me in person please!!
We begin this blog with the first day of the 2013/2014 school year for my first 4 school aged kids.
Waffles for breakfast and then off for another exciting year. My oldest son is a sophomore this year so he is no longer the lowest on the high school totem pole...yay!! Same with my middle school son who is now in 7th grade. My oldest elementary child is beginning her last year before she hits middle school and my 1st grader is still having a ball just being in school in general. All had a great day and came home full of smiles so I will point out....SUCCESS!
You Gotta Love Being Home...
I have gotten back in touch with an old friend from high school through FB and must say that it feels good to have a nice conversation filled with memories :) It has been 19 years so there is definitely a lot of catching up to do! Haven't seen each other in person yet, but hope to get together for some Starbucks soon.
While in WV for the weekend, we made a trip to the mall. Haven't been there in ages so I was very excited to go. Hit some nice sales and got to visit with my youngest sister who is a manager at Spencer's. Cool to see her at work!
After the mall, Mom bought us T&L Hot Dogs
(can't go to Clarksburg without getting some T&L)
We then headed back to her house to eat and have some convo. Let me just say, to any of my friends that are not in the WV area, if you ever visit Clarksburg, get a T&L Hot Dog! You have not experienced a good one until you have had their sauce (and I had the joy of being raised here). After eating, I got to spend some time with my new niece who my mom was babysitting while my sis and brother-in-law went out for a few hours. What a great way to end my night :)
Dislikes :(
We decided to try some of that new flavored boxed Kraft Macaroni and Cheese since I had some coupons that bought it next to nothing this month. The Buffalo Chicken was the one we decided to brave....yuck!!! Anyone who knows me knows that I am just a regular old Mac and Cheese person so most likely I would not have liked it, but none of the other 7 members of this family liked it either!! Put that one on the definite "dislike" list!
Woo-Hoo!!!
Got some cleaning done this week. I got down on the ground in my kids play area and decided to really clean out the dress up bin and fake food bin. It was out of control!!! The fake food was all separated and put in order by what restaurant it went with; Subway, KFC, McDonalds and so on...also have a huge stack of dress up clothes to put up for sale since we keep inheriting so many!! Upper level was cleaned big time on Thursday. Getting things under control in the bedroom areas just makes it so much more relaxing...wouldn't you agree?
~New Recipes~
We had Frito Pie Hot Dogs this week. Oh, yum!!! That one is a keeper!! Lemon and Garlic Chicken and Pasta was another new one this week. It was a little too lemony for the kids, but turned out great once it was refrigerated and served cold the next day for lunch :)
I have been trying to get my Disney World blogs going as well, but they take a little more time to get everything summed up the way I want to. Will try to get busy on those when I can :)
Festival!!!
This weekend was our annual trip to my hometown in WV for the Clarksburg Italian Heritage Festival.
We enjoyed the parade with the kids (Kaplyn rode with my dad in his "Batmobile" with the person he was driving in the parade)
Saw many people I knew and grew up with...always love seeing familiar faces :) Afterwards, Cameron and I walked through the festival to grab our lovely Frittis! Greg took the rest of the kids back to the house to wait for us. We had our Minards lunch with Mom, Dad and my sisters. Meatball hoagie for me...yummy!!
Kind of a shorter, nothing going on kind of week, but I'm sure it will pick up now that school has started.
Will try to keep up just a little better in the upcoming days for you all. Have a great week!!
Dede
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