Ready for summer...

Well, it looks like I have gotten off the blogging track! Not alot has been going on around the Lemond household. :)) Aubrie and Beau started a Mother's Day Out program and LOVED it.. The first day they did soo awesome for not knowing anyone. I was soo proud! The program is out for summer as of last week. Now we are getting ready for our family vacation. This year we are going to Galveston. We are all soo excited. We will be camper for 5 days, right on the beach. Aubrie is really excited, she is my water baby. :)) This summer is looking like there will be plenty to do. Ready for the busy schedule to begin! Hope everyone stays cool!

Oh January, you came and went....

Well January was a busy month for my house.. well least the first half of the month. :)

January 14th was a funfilled day, needless to say. I have been planning my mom's 50th surprise birthday since November!! I'm surprised I never spilt the beans, well, I almost did several times actually! I talk to my mom pretty much on a daily basis, so I would accidently mention something then have to recover the conversation.. haha, it always went over her head and no questions were asked each time tho. :) Anyways, I knew all along that my Nana, Aunts & Uncle wanted to come out for the big surprise all along. So that was a surprise in itself. My moms face when she walked in was priceless.

After the walk in she had a "OMG" moment when she saw her Momma & siblings. She was surprised.. Tears came! :)

The whole day was a success as I call it! I'm glad everyone was able to make it!





Happy New Year .. Dieting!

Well I know I'm 8 days behind .. but .. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Hope everyone enjoyed their day!

With every New Year i always say i'm going to lose weight, haha .. but who doesnt! Well, i joined a new gym here in good 'ol Springtown. Havent really changed my eating habits until today, only because i joined SparkPeople.com. Its a website that counts your calorie intake, excerise, etc. So today is Day 1 of eating better. Spark People also has a website called SparkRecipe.com .. LOTS of amazing looking recipes. So today I made 2 of the recipes. For supper tonight we partaked in Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup. My house smells amazing! And I must say, i was impressed! I will make it again. Now, my husband on the other hand like it, but didnt. He said all he could taste was the cumin. :( He ate cereal! Haha.

If you would like to try this amazing recipe, here is the directions. :)

Ingredients:
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 can diced tomatoes1 can enchilada sauce
1 medium onion, chopped
1 can chopped green chile peppers
3 cloves garlic, minced ( i used McCormicks Minced Garlic)
2 cups water
1 can 99% fat-free chicken broth
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 bay leaf
1 package frozen corn (i used can corn, drained juice)1 tbsp chopped cilantro

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a large slow cooker. Stir to combine. Cook on high 4-6 hours or low 6-8 hours. Remove chicken from soup and shred. Return chicken to soup, stir and serve.

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Well, while the kids were napping i had a craving for a sweet, but trying to stick to my better eating, i went to SparkRecipes to see what kind of "dessert" i could make with what I already had here at the house. I came across, 80 Calorie Chocolate Chip Cookies .. one word describes how they came out .. FAIL!! Here is a picture of them stuck to the pan. They were hard, yet gooey. Weird i know! Needless to say, never got my sweet tooth fix. :(

yes there are 2 missing, cause i was trying to put them on the cooling rack, needless to say these are now, Trash Can cookies. :)