Mommy plus Five

My 365...

Another HOT day in the city of trees!  Our temperature broke 100° degrees again, and to top it off, everything was really dusty after a freak evening dust storm last night.

I had several errands to run today, but played it safe and decided to drive rather than ride bikes.  We had to stop at Target, and they had a really awesome bike on sale.  Blake wants a bike for his birthday, which is this month, so I was excited to find a good deal on exactly what he wanted.  He was excited for a birthday gift a few days early.

Naturally we had to take a bike ride this evening to test it out.  It was still a bit warm, but that did not stop us.  We enjoyed a nice 8 mile ride, and even found an awesome hidden spot on the Boise river to swim.

Mondays have a tendency to be ordinary.  They key to a happy life is to make EVERY day...including Monday...Extraordinary!  And we did just that.

Hope your Monday was memorable.  :)

My photos of the day...

Awesome new ride for my baby boy.



Some new Lego Minifigs Halo style.
A new friend for my Minifig.
Some new Bob Marley laces for Casey's Vans.
And a new Bob Marley beanie too.  Casey loves Bob Marley.



"Follow me through the woods mom."



Perfect swimming spot on the river.


Random Link of the Day...Bokeh Type

Until next time...
Peace.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Love,

Tonight for dinner it was Roast Beef mama style.

My ingredient as follows...

Roast Beef
Tomatillo Sauce
Corn Tortillas
Onion
Green Pepper
Garlic
Potatoes
Carrot
Cilantro
Jalapeño
Tomatoes
Avocado
 Salt and pepper the roast beef, and sear all sides of your roast in a hot cast iron skillet.  Locks in the juices.

Once the beef is seared, add chopped onions, chopped carrots, garlic and chopped potatoes.

Dissolve some beef and or vegetable bullion in one cup of water, and pour over the beef and veggies.

Cover with foil.

Place in a 376° oven, and "Forget about it!"  I cooked for 2 hours because Blake and I wanted to take a bike ride.  :)

One hour into the baking, pull it out of the oven, baste it, stick it back in there.
End of cooking time, remove the meat from the skillet and let rest a bit.  It is tired after all that cooking.

In the cleaned cast iron skillet, saute garlic, onion, green pepper and jalapeño.

Add the chopped roast beef, tomatillo sauce and stewed tomatoes.

Cook through.
 Bon Appètit!




Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Love,

My 365...

We had a good restful Sunday today.  Blake worked on his writing skills, then he helped me clean out some closets.  It always feels good to be organized.  I am always telling the boys, "If you keep your space organized and clutter free...you life will be organized and clutter free!"  It takes so little effort to keep things in order.

I put a beef roast to cook in the oven for dinner.  I will blog all about it in "What's for Super Mama?"

True story...

Today I looked at myself in the mirror, and I asked...

"Self?  Are you happy today?"

My "self" looked back at me through my own reflection and it said...

"Yep, we are truly happy today Veronica."

I can not think of a single reason to be sad or stressed anymore.  How cool is that?   :)

Hope your Sunday has been awesome!

My photos of the day...

Working on the next great novel of the century.
While waiting for dinner to cook, Blake and I had a nice bike ride down to the river.  I had a great time with my baby boy.  <3

We soaked our toes in the nice cold river.



Built a rock pyramid.



 A perfect day for fly fishing.










Music I am listening to today...Plain White T's
Random Link of the Day...Crayon Hearts

Until next time...



Peace.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Love,