THE END!!!!!!!!!

Megan went to turn on the television this morning and heard a pop. This is the second TV that we've owned that has "blown up."

Poor Ryan is so used to watching Little Einsteins while drinking his milk in the morning, he's not quite sure what to do.

Good news is I've been wanting to get a flat panel HDTV.

Bad news is we don't have money.

We'll see what news wins.

Life is Short. Have an Affair.

Now before you jump to any conclusions, let me explain...

I was watching Sportscenter (which I rarely do) and it was right at midnight when a commercial came on. I was pretty disinterested in it so I continued looking at my Fantasy Football dominance (Yahoo sports, Megan). Then all of a sudden, I glance up at the screen and it shows "AshleyMadison.com" with the tag line, "Life is Short. Have an Affair." I had to rewind the Tivo to do a double-take to see if I really saw that. Apparently, it's some social networking website that is made for married people to find cheating partners. This is for real.

This is one of the most disheartening things I've ever seen and to have it promoted on national television is despicable. According to their website, they don't encourage cheating or increase cheating, but say that if you want to cheat, this is the place to go.

Please join me in praying for all those who choose infidelity over marital commitment, and for those who choose to run a business aimed at encouraging people to cheat.

Free at last!!!!!!

One thing we've been struggling with is having Noah in our bed. Our uneasy sleep may be a partial cause to his "rough" nights, plus we have to share a bed with a 6-month old.

Well...not any more. We went out and got a toddler bed for Ryan and converted Ryan's bed back into a crib to put Noah in. Then I had to reorganize the room a bit to get them both situated in there.

Tonight is the first night Noah is in the crib and so far, so good (it's only midnight right now, but all is going well).

We decided to have Ryan stay at Donna's so Noah can get used to his new sleeping arrangements. So, in all actuality, tomorrow night will be the real test.

Here are some pics of the crib with Noah in it and Ryan's new bed.

90 degrees???

It is November, right?

Today was 90 degrees. Tomorrow, the same.

I'm starting to get sick and tired of this. Bring on Winter.

Shoot, bring on Fall at least.

Moment of Truth and Vulnerability

Today is November 14th...

2 weeks to the day of Halloween...

Here is our pumpkin...



This image has not been doctored. You are looking at a 100% stock pumpkin.

Please don't judge me as a parent based on this.

Maybe next year we'll actually cut into one!!!

Barona Casino Buffet

Megan and I went to the Barona Buffet tonight. TOO MUCH FOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm stuffed and tired. Good night all.

Chicken & Red Pepper Sandwich

So here is my recipe for this very flavorful sandwich.

I had some red peppers left over from something we made and wanted to do something with them, so I came up with this simple, yet delicious, recipe for a great sandwich.

Ingredients:
Boneless, Skinless, Chicken Breast
Cream Cheese (low fat, or if you can find, fat free)
Mrs. Dash seasoning
Garlic Pepper
Garlic Salt
Seasoning salt (Lawry's type)
Red Bell Peppers
Monterey Jack Cheese (block or shredded)
Olive Oil
Wheat French Rolls

Preparation:
First off, you want to season the chicken breast with the garlic pepper, Mrs. Dash, and season salt. I don't really have a particular amount I put on but you want to put on enough to give it some taste. I use a covered stoneware baker and put it in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Then slice the red bell peppers into 2-inch wide strips, coat a frying pan in olive oil and saute the bell peppers until tender (if you have time to fire-roast the peppers, that would taste a little better).

Cut about an 1/8 of the cream cheese block off and put it in a bowl. Add about a half-teaspoon of each of these seasonings: Mrs. Dash, seasoning salt, and garlic salt. Cover and put in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds. Mix the cream cheese and seasonings well.

Cut the french rolls lengthwise and spread the cream cheese spread onto the bread.

When the chicken is done, cut into strips and line the bottom piece of bread with chicken. Cover with jack cheese. Line the top piece of bread with the bell pepper and put both pieces open-faced in the toaster oven and toast on medium-high (this is very important to melt the cheese, to meld the flavors together from the spread, to the chicken, to the bell peppers, and to add a little texture to the bread).

When done toasting, put the pieces together and...voila, you have a delicious concoction.

Blogging

Ok, I've just posted 3 blogs and I haven't had one in months. You say, "What gives?" Well, nothing. I just felt like posting and will try to post at least one thing a day. Regardless of how meaningless it may be.

Tomorrow: Tim teeters the line of heterosexuality and talks about his favorite sandwich creation recipe. Until then...

Son of a...

Look closely.



Nothing else to say.

Snow in Eastlake???

Since we've been on a hot streak these last couple weeks (months), today's rainy weather hearkened back to last March when I was going to drop off a bank deposit for work. Take a look at this picture.



Actually, today was nowhere near as cold as that day in March, but it still was a nice change.

Jake Peavy and Pat Green rockin' out