Football fun with Hubber ...

FREE tickets to a live football game?

Sure! Even if it is a Raider home game.

ha ha ha Seriously though folks, these games are not as scary

as people make them out to be.  Now if you sit in, or close too,

the infamous Black Hole {ooooo} then yes, you may see some crazy stuff.

But otherwise, it's not so bad.  We have taken Daughter to a few games too.

My in-laws are season ticket holders. Their seats are great and the people

around them are really nice. 

{Proof} I am a 49er fan and went to the game on Saturday wearing

a 49er jersey. It was so fun. And ya, I'm somewhat of a rebel. :o)

They are also part of a group called the Sacramento Raider Rooters.

This group charters buses to the home games and they organize an away game each

year.  Last year we went to New York with them and had a blast!

You can read about that trip here ... there are a few posts since I blogged by the day.

With the bus ride comes an amazing tailgate with food,

raffle prizes and lots of fun!

Here are a few pics from game day ...

(I really like the cotton candy man picture)

Such a great group of people even if you are rooting for the other team.

We had such a great time that we are taking Daughter to the Miami game.

Yep! She loves going and was a little upset that we didn't take her to this one.

I hope you show your team love this season no matter where you watch the game.

Until tomorrow ...

Just Jar It ...

Supplies:

Mason Jars

Fresh Garden Veggies

and I am not sure what else.

My in-laws have a hobby.  They love to garden.

Their garden is the envy of lots. They even make their own compost.

True story.  They are the ones we get lots of veggies from.

Woot! Woot!

The kids are all moved out so each night they can go outside and garden.

They always have fresh stuff and are trying new things.

Father-n-law started jarring (is that what it is called) the veggies.

He has made pickled asparagus, relish, pickles, pickled peppers.

All kinds of stuff.  The peppers are a big hit {I have talked about this before}.

I think he should start a business but he won't. 

I guess making jarring his job might take the fun out of it.

Anyhoo ... I was over there the other night to get some

football game tickets and some veggies - OF COURSE.

I look over and spot these ...

and these ...

Pickles and relish and who knows what is in the back of the rows.

Yep! He's at it again. That busy little bee.

I want to learn how to do something with mason jars other than

drink out of them.  Hmmm ... One day I will have him teach me his secrets.

Have a great weekend my fantabulous bloggy family.

Until Monday ...

Every weeknight ~ Confession

Weeknights are crazy in our house.

Hubber and I both work.

Daughter has school and softball practice or lessons.

When we get home we eat dinner {only sometimes this happens before practice}.

If not before then after which makes for a late night.

This is happening 4 nights a week. Yep during the week.

We like it though so it's cool. And we manage to still eat healthy ... most of the time.

I can tell you one thing; we are drinking gallons of water. True story.

Here is the confession ... I don't clean during the week.

Well, I do clean the cat box and the kitchen {most nights}. 

I always wipe down my sink in the morning with the towel I took off my head.

I like a shiny faucet.

This morning I started the dishwasher.
(before work) 

We can squeeze in a few loads of laundry.  And I do pick up clutter {sometimes}.

Daughter has chores but we always help her. She is busy too.

And now with Mr. Whiskers ... sheesh! He is cute though.

(stay tuned for the 8 minute video she made on my phone)

There is just no time to clean like I want ~ during the week.

Bottom line ... during the week, this is our life.

No the glove was not staged for a photo. This is where she set it while

she grabbed a glass of water and a piece of garlic bread.

Guess what? It stayed there until the next evening. :o)

Weekend mornings are busy ones for sure ... when we are in town.

Cleaning and laundry are the priority. Oh and now Mr. Whiskers too.

Happy weeknight cleaning to you!  Now where is my broom -

I have to be somewhere.  :o)

Until tomorrow ...

Wednesday's What's On Your Plate? * goes back to school

Wow how the time flies.
It's back to school already? No more summer?
Well the heat is still here, that's for sure! But the free time is not.
We are back to homework doing, lunch packing,
picking the next day's outfit type of nights.
Know what I'm sayin'?

Last year Daughter decided she no longer liked the school
lunches so we started packing her own. Which by the way, I like much better.
She is definitely eating healthier and eating almost everything.
{proud mom}

We pack the basics:
Pretzels, trailmix, cup of fruit or applesauce, cheese stick, fresh fruit, 
a bottle of water and a special note on the napkin.
The switchups are pb&j sandwhich, leftovers, lunchable, turkey or ham sandwhich,
raviolis or spaghetti Os {these have a full serving of veggies}
it's true. The can says so. :o)
Come winter she will have soup, chilli, stew, etc ...
I love that our little LOVE is not a picky eater and likes
the healthy stuff too.

I was thinking the other day that I would like to switch things up for her.
You know, make wraps or burritos instead of sandwhiches.
So I went on a hunt (thank you internet) and
I stumbled across laptoplunches.

There are some cute ideas there.  Check them out for yourself.

Happy lunch packing!  Until tomorrow ...

Her tomatoes have sprouted!

Cute huh?!

I was at Michael's craft store with a friend and

saw the cutest little growing kits on the clearance shelf.

A kit for sunflowers and a kit for tomatoes.

I decided that since we want to start an actual real life

raised bed garden in the spring that I would get a

little something for Daughter now. That way she could get

the hang of watering her {crops} every day. Right?! 

Well so far so good! 

Her maters are spoutin'!

So ... ummm ... ya ...

we aren't too sure what is, or was, in the small clay pots.

I got those from the $1 section at Target a while ago.

They have been in the dining window, the kitchen window, outside,

inside, knocked over by the cats, over-watered by daughter, etc.

Not sure if they are supposed to be herbs or plants. We can't remember.

I am not sure they even have seeds left in them.

Daughter insists there are still seeds in them

so I placed the little {dirt} pots outside next to her tomatoes

to be watered daily. 

No sprouts in the pots yet because they are dirt. Just dirt.

Oh well, we are having fun with it and that is all that matters.

I will keep you posted on our sprouting maters and dirt pots!

Until tomorrow ...

Dear BlackBerry

Thank you for being a camera phone among

all of the other uses you have.  You definitely have made my life

so much easier with your calender and internet access, just to name a few.

But most of all I love your camera.  You see I don't always

remember to bring the big camera or I just don't have room for it. 

You are the perfect size and well, you are a phone too, so I 

have you on me. Always.

Without you I would not have been able to snap this adorable

picture of daughter. 

So thank you BlackBerry.

Love, Liz

Have you thanked someone {or something} today? 

Have a great weekend! Until Monday ...

Do you want {parmesan} cheese on that taco?

Yes people this is a real life true picture of my daughter's

dinner the other night.

We were talking about making spaghetti on the way home from

practice and she says, "do we have taco shells?"

So my child who loves just about everything from veggies to seafood

decides to put her spaghetti in the shell.

Where did she get the idea you ask? Hey, We asked the same thing ourselves.

"They did it on iCarly" she tells us.

Hmmm ... how about I write iCarly and tell them to do a show

on carrot juice smoothies?

What weirdness have your kids asked for?  Until tomorrow ...