Tonight's Dinner

So, here it is... I disappeared for a bit and am about to go on vacation next week! So, for now I will just give y'all a recipe that I love. Cheap, fairly healthy, vegetarian and yummy as hell.

Taco Pie w/ Crescent Roll Crust

Ingredients
2 cans of Red Kidney Beans, drained
2 cans of Black Beans, drained
1 can of diced tomato with chilies, drained
Small onion, chopped
small green pepper, chopped
minced garlic
1 small jar of chunky salsa
2 cans of refrigerated crescent rolls
shredded cheddar cheese
sour cream
black olives

Saute the onion, green pepper and garlic until cooked through. Add all of the beans, the tomatoes and the salsa. Don't use too much salsa as you do not want the mix to be too wet. Stir together and let heat through.

Meanwhile, pop open your crescent rolls. Make sure to spray your baking pan with cooking spray. If you can find the sheets of crescent dough, those work fabulous! Otherwise, just spread the dough out flat in a baking pan and press together. Make sure your dough goes up the sides to form a crust. If you are using a big pan, you will need more dough. I usually buy three cans and whatever does not go in the crust I cook up to eat for breakfast or a snack.

Once the dough is spread, spoon the bean mixture onto it. Then, top this with shredded cheddar cheese, just a thin layer over the top. Bake this at 375 degrees for about 10 - 12 minutes or until the crust is done and the cheese is browned on top.

Serve a piece of the pie with extra cheese, sour cream and some black olives on top for a great meal! You can also serve some shredded lettuce with this or even add corn to the bean mix if you like that.

Hope y'all like it! I'll be back again soon.

Giveaway!

Promise to blog later. Or tomorrow. With pics that are finally on my computer. For now, check out this fun giveaway at Ohana Mama.... you can win Funky Monkey fruit snacks! They look fabulous to me. My kids and I love dried and dehydrated fruits and veggies. They make us smile!!

I may have to end up buying some of these if I do not win this giveaway. The flavor combos sound awesome.

Back later. Promise. Again. LOL

Nothingness

Nothing going on. I am boring, Really. I swear, I feel like my life is just passing by and I am watching with no control sometimes. Less than a month to go before vacation. Can't wait.

Maybe I will post cute kid pics later. Then at least you ahve something to look at even if I am not writing anything worth reading! LOL

An Atomic Giveaway

Check out Atomic Mom's giveaway! She's got a pretty cool prize and is funny as hell. Really. So head over and give her some comment love!

Silver Plated Bullets....

(OK, so they aren't silver, but you get the idea...)

• Malachai fell down yesterday and busted his lip wide open. Blood everywhere. Now he has a fat lip and looks like a prize fighter. It's almost as attractive as when Braeden got hit in the face and sported a huge black eye for a week and a half. Sometimes I wonder why noone has called DCF on me, what with how the boys always look like they have been beaten...

• There is a huge raccoon that lives by my house. It likes to come up and eat the cat food. I went out to smoke a cigarette the other night and looked over to check on the cats and what do I see? The raccoon was sitting about 2 feet away from me. He looked at me like "Bitch. What you gonna do?" and I was all like "I ain't doin' nothin'. I am just smoking and leaving you alone." And he was all like "That's right, bitch. I am a bad mofo and you better just leave me alone." Then one of the cats came over and wanted to be all big and bad until he actually SAW the coon. The thing was 4 times his size! That would have been a lop sided fight. We just watched him eat all of the food and go away.

• Hubby is finally getting health insurance at the restaurant. COmpletely free, he doesn't have to pay anything for it. He was supposed to go sign papers before work today. So, what happens? You guessed it. He started throwing up last night. Maybe it is the swine flu. Then I could at least have something interesting to write about other than puke, piss and penises.

• I just read "The Forest of Hands and Teeth" by Carrie Ryan yesterday. Seriously good book. I read it right through and couldn'y put it down. And if she does not write a sequal I am going to be forced to hunt her down and pull a Misery on her. Without all the torture and stuff. Maybe I will just bribe her to tell me what happens. Seriously? If you like zombie books, buy this one. If you like stories about people discovering who they are and growing and becoming? Buy this book. It rocks hard core.

• I need to fold about 7 loads of laundry and have no desire to do so. Anyone want to come be my laundry girl? Mom, I know you are reading this. Yes, I have folded laundry since you visited. But, ya know, the kids wear so damn many clothes. What is wrong with them? I mean, really......

• Tonight's dinner is supposed to be veggie stir fry with rice or couscous. But, I am feeling the need for BACON. I think it's all th etalk about swine flu. Makes me think about pigs. ANd thus.... bacon. Maybe I will switch dinner to breakfast for dinner tonight. Or maybe just bacon sandwiches. Ha.

• I find myself highly amused byt he fact that my 2 year old is more interested in potty training than my almost 4 year old. Everyone says "He won't graduate high school in diapers" and I say "You don't know my stubborn ass kid!" I swear.....

• That's it for today. Check out the zombie maker over at the daughter's blog.... fun!

• Ok, fine, thats not all. Read this post by Heather and try not to laugh. I dare you. I think she stole my children......

• Also, I won a Kindle 2 and it got here yesterday. I promptly gave it to the hubby who promptly wen tinto full blown geek mode. He thinks it is spiffy. Actually, so do I. ALthough I can't see myself being able to use it very often now that he has his hands on it!

Menu Planning? Or Just random typing....

My menu did not get followed very well last week. However, since I was sick I guess that is acceptable. LOL Hopefully this week will be better. Do to unexpectedly remembering my daughter had book club last night, this post is late and dinner last night morphed into pizza. So, here is this weeks menu....

Monday - Pizza

Tuesday - Hamburger Gravy and Rice (The recipe is way down at the bottom of the post I linked to)

Wednesday - Frito Pie (We ended up not making this on Sunday)

Thursday - Veggie stirfry with rice or couscous

Friday - Bean Taco Bake with Crescent roll crust (YUMMY)

Saturday - Leftovers

Sunday - Burgers and dogs with french fries. And leftover chili!

That's it folks. I am frazzled today as I feel like I am never getting anything done around the house. I think I am going to start doing a "What I Did Today" post once a week so I can see in black and white that I have accomplished something. Who knows....

I need tips, advice and resources to read all about taking your toddlers and preschoolers to Disney World. I want this trip to be easy and fun so that I don't regret it and we will want to go back soon! Share any tips you know or send me links to articles or whatever, please!

More soon. The boys are trying to eat my soul right now....

Randomness

I went to get my husband from work last night and he was in the midst of playing bouncer! They had had a party booked into the restaurant for a sorority. 200 drunk college kids. So much fun. I think they paid about $2500 to book the party for the night and pay for appetizers. Then, there was a 20% gratuity added. And the bar tab? LMAO Over $4000 for drinks. I think the poor bar tenders almost had strokes trying to keep up with all of them. AND not serve the underage kids!

I hung out with him, outside, and waited for their bus to pick them up. Yes, at least "most" of them did not drive home drunk! So, while I was waiting I had a drunk frat boy hitting on me. It was amusing. I could almost be his mother.

Wait. That is also kind of depressing!

We are all mostly well again, I think. Still not 100% but on our way there.

I have tons of writing to do over the next few weeks as we prepare for our trip to Florida. I would like to be able to make enough money to pay for our visit to Disney World! So far, since I joined Demand Studios last week, I have earned $60 with them. I should be able to earn up to $150 a week without working too hard. That means about $600 towards Disney! Wish me luck. Hopefully the Wingmen of Mayhem actually let me write.

We are planning the trip for the first week in June and I cannot wait to see all of my family and friends. It has been way too long.