Wordless Wednesday

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Make sure to check back tomorrow for the story behind this picture on Tell Me Thursday.

Stacia's awesome Enchiladas and Guacamole

My friend Stacia came over last night and made my family her awesome Enchilada's. It was kinda weird having some else cooking in my kitchen, but incredibly cool for her to teach me how to make them! They were so good I just had to share the recipe with all of you! :)

Ingredients:

Enchiladas:
1 small Onion
Cheese (Mozzarella and Cheddar mix)
Approx 15-20 Corn Tortillas
2 lbs Hamburger Meat
1 medium size can of Wolf brand Chili
1 small can of green chili's diced
1 can (1lb 3oz) Old El Paso Red enchilada sauce (Mild)

Guacamole:
Salt and Pepper
Garlic powder
4 Large Avocados
1 large scoop of Mayo

Grated onion to taste
Add salsa of your choice to taste

Directions:
1. Brown the hamburger meat and drain, then add half a small onion and the can of green chili's. Once the onion has had a chance to cook add the can of Wolf brand Chili to the mixture and that will be your Enchilada filling.

2. As you are fixing the meat mixture peel and scoop out the Avocados into a bowl and smash them up. Then add 1 large scoop of mayo and the salsa of your choice, to your taste, grated onion to taste. We used Pace Chunky Salsa (mild) because that is what I like and had on hand. Add salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste. Then pop it into the fridge to cool until dinner.

3. Preheat oven to 350'. Add a little bit of the Enchilada sauce to the bottom of the dish before putting in the tortillas so they will not stick. Fill corn tortillas up with the meat and chili mixture and put in a 9x13 glass baking dish. Pour the leftover Enchilada sauce over the top, add cheese and aluminum foil (sprayed with Pam). Put in the oven and let bake for 25mins.

***Side Note***
We had refried beans as a side and I learned something new watching her cook. She adds Sour cream and Cumin to the beans as they heat up and it makes them really creamy and awesome. I had honestly never thought to do that, but I am going to now! Also she added a can of Rotel Tomatoes (mild) to the Spanish rice and it really added a good flavor! It's neat the things you learn from watching others and to think about how different family's do things. :)

Ruby Tuesday

"You are invited to participate in Ruby Tuesday!

What are the rules?

On Tuesdays you can post any photo you like (it must be one of your own) that contains the color RED. Your photo can contain lots of RED or a little RED. When you've posted to your blog, come back here and add your link to Mr. Linky and leave a comment."Fricken awesome chalk eye, I found while out an about today!
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Ten On Tuesday

"10 Fads You Just Don’t Get"

1. Low rise jeans (srsly I do NOT wanna see your panties or ass crack!)
2. Fantasy Leagues
3. Mini skirts with leggings
4. William Hung
5. Over sized sunglasses
6. Botox
7. Bratz Dolls
8. Uggs
9. The phrase, "That's Hot" (made famous by Paris Hilton)
10. Thongs (Ouch!)
    

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Give Me Five Monday

This week's Give Me Five topic is five random things you've never done before:

1. I have not gone skydiving and as afraid of heights as I am I want to do it before I die!
2. I have never shaved my head and I feel that everyone should do this at least once!
3. I have never had a functioning garden!
4. I have never been out of the country well except Mexico!
   
5. I have not finished High School, but dammit I am working on that!!
   

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Sunday Stealing

"Welcome back to Sunday Stealing. Here we will steal all types of memes from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent memes. You may have heard of the expression, “honor amongst thieves”. In that age-old tradition, we also have our rules. We will be very honest about our theft: We always let the owner of the selected blog know that we have ripped their meme off. In turn, we will always provide a link to their site. Join in the fun and rip it off of us every Sunday. And stop by fellow thieves blogs and have some fun... Cheers to all us thieves!"

This week's Meme was originally posted by Tattooed Minivan Mom @ The Scattered Mind of a Tattooed Minivan Mom.

Janana's Now Vs. Then Meme

*Think back to ten years ago on this month.
*Write truthful answers and ELABORATE. This makes it more interesting!
*If you don't have a scanner you may omit #14 but I think if you do you should totally do it!
*It's about personal changes. Have fun with it!

Then: August 1999

1. Age: 22yrs old

2. Romantic Status: In a relationship

3. Occupation: Skip Tracer

4. Fun night out: Uhm hanging out with my baby boy at home was about all I did.

5. My BFFs: I am gonna go with Cameron he was my only real companion, it was a very lonely time period for me.

6. I spent way too much time: watching TV.

7. I spent not enough time: cleaning my house.

8. I wanted to be when I grew up: uhm I have no idea.

9. Biggest concern: how I was gonna pay my bills!

10. What my biggest concern should have been: figuring out how to get back to Ruidoso, NM.

11. Where did I live: In Grand Junction, CO

12. Dumbest thing I did that year: move to Grand Junction, CO!

13. If I could go back now and talk to myself I would say: RUN LADY RUN!!!

14. Picture of me then:

Ok well it is from 98' and it's Cameron and I, but it's the closest one I have!

Now: August 2009

1. Age: 32yrs old

2. Romantic Status: In a relationship

3. Occupation: Mommy

4. Fun night out: LOL!

5. My BFFs: Stacia, Ronda and Debra

6. I spend way too much time: blogging and hanging out on FB!

7. I spend not enough time: cleaning my house. Interesting some things never change! lol

8. I want to be when I grow up: something that makes lots of $

9. Biggest concern: how to pay my bills! I wish that had changed......

10. What my biggest concern should be: see above.

11. Where do I live: Austin, TX

12. Dumbest thing I have done this year: uhm I have to pick one thing? Not sure I can do that! lol

13. What I think I would say to myself in 10 years: WTF have you been doing!?!

Summary:

1. What do I miss most from 1999: having Cameron so little and only having him to take care of!

2. What do I miss least from 1999: being in Grand Junction, CO

3. What have I accomplished in 10 years that I am most proud of: I am proud of how healthy, well adjusted and sweet my children are, I think I have done a good job raising them at least up till now! ;)

4. What have I NOT accomplished in 10 years that I wish I had: I wish that I had gone back to school and gotten a good job!!!

If you want to read more about the meme or join in the fun please visit Sunday Stealing.

PhotoHunt: Low

This was the "Low" point of my week. Seeing my sweet little boy in pain and recovering from his eye surgery was not a fun experience, but it was a necessary one. He did really well and it all went wonderfully, for that I am eternally thankful!

Cameron before the surgery!

and after while in recovery!

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SOOC ~ Straight out of the Camera

Spunky my frustrated swimmer!

~~~ Please join Melody at Slurping Life for SOOC ~~~

Photos straight out of the camera with no editing, cropping or photo shopping of any kind!

Saturday 9

Crazy Sam over at Saturday 9 posts 9 questions every Saturday. "Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment."

1. Have you ever seen a Broadway play? If yes what and when? Nope :(

2. Tell us about one strange event in your life this week.
Gosh I have to pick one?! I would have to say the crazy trip to the swimming pool, that I really need to blog about! lol

3. Have you ever lied to "get the guy/gal"?
Uhm I am gonna say yes....sadly.

4. Tell us about your best friend.
She is awesome, a good listener and everything a girl could hope for!! ;)

5. What was the best vacation that you ever had?
I have to say the trip to Yellowstone with my parentals and siblings back when I was 16yrs old would be the best!

6. What was the last big purchase you made?
Last BIG purchase wow, my electric bill! Does that count? lol

7. What is your favorite non-alcoholic drink and when did you start drinking it?
Pina Colada's and I first had one when I was 12! :)

8. When was the last time someone did not believe you?
Earlier today....some people suck!

9. You have signed on to direct a romantic comedy. Who are your stars?
Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler!!

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Fresh squeezed Lemonade

INGREDIENTS:
10 lemons (We had 20 lemons so we froze the leftover juice)
3 cups water
2 cups white sugar
4 cups crushed ice
DIRECTIONS:
Cut 1/2 of one lemon into thin slices and set aside. Juice remaining 9 1/2 lemons and pour into a glass pitcher or punch bowl. Stir in the water and sugar until dissolved. Pour in the crushed ice and float the lemon slices on top.