James + sports = drinking!!!

A couple of weeks ago James went to Buffalo with some work pals to see a hockey game. Now let's get something straight here, James does not like sports. He enjoys car racing but other than that not much else. He went ice fishing because of the drinking , goes golfing every summer for the drinking, and went to the hockey game, once again, for the drinking. He may not be an excellent ice fisher, or golfer and when it comes to watching hockey, he is lacking. But he is a championship drinker! Give him some beers and you will be amazed! They had 3 sets of tickets that were in different places around the arena, and switched places after every period. They were all pretty good seats. The first picture shows you that as well as a wicked blonde hair-do. Very nice. The second is some dude that was hit with the puck. Yikes! And the third, well it is just a picture.

Meeting the work pals.

Last night I met James' work buddies. They usually will do a wing/beer night at the end of a bunch of shifts and this time wives/girlfriends were invited! We went to a bar in Courtice. It was nice to put the names to faces. I have heard many a story about the various characters he works with. Also meeting the women behind these men was nice. I think that we will be hanging out more. When we got home after many beers(James) and 5 martinis(Krista), Frank was attacked. With love, mind you. And lots of it! James had just finished a 3 day, 12 hours a day work week, had many beers and he loves Frank. Let's be honest this is a serious Bromance. I was gone all weekend and they had some bonding time. Okay all together now, "Awwwww"!

Awesome art by HollyG!!!

These are pics of art that my friend Holly Gilmour has made. I suggest going to her blog(http://misshollyhoolahoop.blogspot.com/) and checking out what she does. Her stuff is so adorable and well done. The bird painting is a piece that she made for me when I was leaving Toronto. I once had a dream about a bird wearing cowboy boots.

Very cute!!!

Pics of Frank!!

Here are some pics of Frank. I was chilling on the couch, I grabbed Franks Binkey(a shawl that my mom made me) to lure him over. Of course he came over! Loves his Binkey!! I grabbed him and placed him on his back(he likes to sit like people) and put his Binkey on him like a blanket. It was adorable. His feets were sticking out the bottom. We laughed so hard.
The two other photos are of Frank laying on the kitchen floor. James was tossing pieces of newspaper on him. He just laid there. One landed on his face! Oh Frank!!

Healthy lunch!!

Here is a picture of a quick and easy lunch that I made last week. I am trying my very hardest to eat better. This meal was Quinoa with veggies. I cooked the Quinoa which took about 20 to 30 minutes(cooked very much like rice). I chopped garlic coarsely, I really like big pieces of garlic, then some mushrooms, broccoli and celery. Put this in a pan with olive oil. Seasoned the veggies with some spicy pepper mix, salt&pepper and put in about a 1/3cup of water. Covered, lowered heat and let steam for about 10 to 15 minutes. I mixed it all together with some soy sauce. It was deelish!! Very filling. Fiber in the Quinoa and veggies. Iron in the broccoli. Need to try and lower the sodium though. Soy sause is pretty high in sodium. Just make sure to drink your water!!

Easter dinner!!

I dyed eggs for Easter. It was fun and made me happy every time I opened the eggs! I want to dye the eggs all of the time! I also put a roast beef in the slow cooker with some veggies. I then made a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. I had never made a cake from scratch. It turned out pretty good! Baking is a lot easier than I thought it was! I made a soup with the left over beef and veggies. I also put in Quinoa(Keen-wah), which is a great alternative to rice or pasta. It is a wheat and isn't as heavy as the other two. Buy already rinsed Quinoa to skip a step.

Daffodils!!

Here are some pics of the Daffodils in the garden and in the kitchen.