Weekend Wrap Up

Saturday, TC, my SIL, BIL, niece (K), and I headed up to Birmingham to the McWane Center.  We saw tons of cool stuff like an exhibit on Alabama dinosaurs, an exhibit on the Challenges spaceship, lots of fishes, and an IMAX movies about tornadoes.  K got to ride on a zip line, lay on a bed of nails, be an archaeologist, play in the weather lab, and lots other cool stuff.  We ate lunch at a little hot dog place near the McWane Center.  I had a Greek chicken salad and it was delicious.  After we finished at the McWane Center, we headed to the Summit to do a little shopping.  We browsed in Pottery Barn and Anthropologie. We ate dinner at the Cheesecake Factory and brought home a slice of cherry cheesecake.  Yummy!!  Enjoy the pictures!!



Outside the McWane Center

The Challenger exhibit

In the weather center



Digging for fossils

Bed of Nails

Distortion Room

A magic trick

Getting her height measured

How long can he hold a squat?

Birthday Prank

Hello guys!!  Last Friday was great!!  It was a coworker's birthday.  Her initials are PJ, so we decorated her office like a bedroom and all wore our PJs to work.  Enjoy the pictures!!

This is actually her desk and hutch!!

X Files on TV

Birthday lady petting the kitty :)

All of us in our PJs!!

We left this up for a couple of hours and invited all of campus to come see!!  We picked up Jim and Nick's for lunch and enjoyed birthday cake!!  Happy Birthday PJ!!

That Girl

I totally have a reason for not posting (even though I said I would).  Every time I try to upload pictures from my memory card, my computer freezes up.  And who like a post without pictures?  But, we did have a great Fourth of July.  We swam a lot and ate even more!!

I'm writing this more for my memory, although I'm sure my reader (hi mom!) will get a kick out of it. 

Our niece, K (6 years old) has learned the art of the prank call.  We were all over at TC's parent's house to eat dinner.  They have their house on the market.  So, she gets the idea to prank call and ask questions about the house. "How much is it for sale for?  Can I buy it?"  Her mom, on the other end of the phone, asks which house is she talking about.  From where I am in the living room, you can hear her say from her room "This one!"

That girl!! Where does she come up with this stuff??

Always an adventure!!  Did anything funny happen to you this weekend?

Jessica

This weekend

This weekend I plan on relaxing here:

And eating some of this deliciousness:

Have a great Fourth of July weekend!!!

Jessica

Fourth of July Craft

So, it's been a long time since I posted, huh?  Sorry about that.  I kinda started feeling like I wasn't doing anything blog-worthy.  But, I'm going to try to do better :)

How about a Fourth of July craft?

Materials:
4 bandanas (I used 2 red and 2 blue)
1 wire coat hanger

Bend your coat hanger so that it is a circle.  Lay your bandanas flat and cut in half.  Cut the halves in about one-inch strips.  They do not have to be perfect.  Probably better if they're not.  Tie the strips onto the hanger until you've gone all the way around.  I alternated between red and blue. 



What are your favorite red, white, and blue decorations?

Jessica

Favorite Dessert Recipes

I'm linking up with Kelly's Korner again this week for favorite dessert recipes.  I'm looking forward to getting new yummy dessert recipes.     Creamy Lemon Squares20 Reduced Fat NILLA Wafers, finely crushed (about 3/4 cup)

1/2 cup  flour

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup  cold margarine

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, softened

1 cup  granulated sugar

2 eggs

2 Tbsp.  flour

3 Tbsp. lemon zest, divided

1/4 cup  fresh lemon juice

1/4 tsp. CALUMET Baking Powder

2 tsp.  powdered sugar

HEAT oven to 350ºF.

LINE 8-inch square pan with foil. Mix wafer crumbs, 1/2 cup flour and brown sugar in medium bowl. Cut in margarine with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 15 min.

BEAT Neufchatel and granulated sugar with mixer until well blended. Add eggs and 2 Tbsp. flour; mix well. Blend in 1 Tbsp. zest, juice and baking powder; pour over crust.

BAKE 25 to 28 min. or until center is set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 2 hours. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and remaining zest before serving.

Weekend Review

This weekend was great!!  Friday, TC grilled steaks and we shopped for a new TV.  We might have treated ourselves to a Sonic blast as well.  We both worked hard Saturday morning.  I worked inside, sweeping and vacuuming and doing about 7,362 loads of laundry.  TC worked outside mowing grass and raking leaves.  After a bite of lunch, we headed back outside to wash our cars.  Then, we got ready and headed to A and K's dance recital.  Both girls were so cute and the recital was great.  We ate Mexican for dinner.  I am picky about my Mexican and this one was nasty.  I won't be going back.  We went to church Sunday morning and worked more in the yard Sunday afternoon.  We added pine straw to our flowerbeds and under some trees where grass will not grow.  I cooked a roast for dinner and we had some friends over and I got to play with my most favorite baby girl!!  Monday was K's kindergarten awards ceremony and back to work for me.

Here are some pictures from the recital and the awards ceremony.

Jessica