Nachos

For Chalet,

Who asked for a Recipe:

The Family Nacho Platter

{Or At Least how WE Do it, Anyway!}

I Make a Taco Meat Mixture of Sorts,

using Ground Beef,

1 Can of Black Beans, rinsed & drained

1 Can of Kidney Beans, rinsed & drained

and a Pkg of Taco Seasoning- to Taste

I Spread a Cookie Sheet with Tortilla Chips,

Spread the Taco Meat Over the Top,

and Sprinkle with Shredded Cheese.

Then I Broil it for 1-2 Minutes.

After that,

We Divide it among the Troops,

and Let Each Top their Own.

Tomatoes, Lettuce, Olives, Sour Cream, Salsa,

Guacamole, Refried Beans, Nacho Cheese,

and Jalapenos

(Pretty Much Whatever You Yearn For!)

And

*Wah-La*

NACHOS

Nacho Night

{Tonight}

Nacho Night Defined:

Once a Month Gorging On Heaping Mounds of Nachos,

While Snuggling with Family,

Decked in Jammies,

And Watching Kid Picked Movie.

Tonight's Feature Film: Cats & Dogs

Extra Curricular Activities:

Two Cups of Spilled Water,

and

Monkey Bread to Boot.

Birthday Boy

{You've Had a Birthday!}

Pretty Excited to Get Some CHIEF's Gear for His Car,

to Show where His Loyalties Lie!

{Breakfast in Bed}

And As Per the Birthday Boy Instructions,

We Had the T Family Over,

for Heaps of

{Ice Cream}

Taking Orders and Mixing? Smearing? Smashing?- it All Around!

{Happy Birthday, Love!}

Green Belts

January 2011
Belt Testing

6 Yr. Old C

8 Yr. Old B

Looks Like They Passed!

So Long High Gold,

Hello, Green!

Martin Luther King, Jr.

{A Hero of Mine}

Civil Disobedience Defined:
“An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.”

*

"Nonviolence Means
Avoiding Not Only External Physical Violence,
but also Internal Violence of Spirit.
You not only Refuse to Shoot a Man,
but You Refuse to Hate Him.”

*

"I Have Decided
to Stick with LOVE.
HATE is Too Great a Burden
to Bear.”

*

"I Have a Dream
that One Day, My Children will Live in a Nation,
Where They will Not Be Judged by
the Color of Their SKIN,
But by
the Content of Their CHARACTER.”

*

-Martin Luther King Jr.

[A Few of My Favorite Quotes]

His WISDOM and COURAGE Were STUNNING.

Current Status:

Slumber Party

01.15.11

Scenes

From Around My House
01.15.11

[A Cowboy in Distress]

[A Party Jeep]

And

[Lots of Smoothies]

[Spouse has Become Quite the Smoothie Master!]

Go Chiefs!

01.09.11
Decked Out in Our Chiefs Gear,

Before Heading out to Spend the Afternoon,

with the T Family,

Watching the Game.

[Yah. We Have Lots of Fun with My New Tripod]

Brick BackSplash

A Couple of YOU have been Interested in Doing

A

Brick Backsplash,

and I noticed that finding it on My Blog

is Kind of TRICKY.

So I added a Link

Over There,

on the Side.

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Finished Reading

My Bondage and My Freedom

One of Three Autobiographies

by Frederick Douglass.

In the 1800's

He Escaped from Slavery,

and

Became a Very Popular Public Speaker

Against Slavery.

Because He Could READ,

and WRITE,

and SPEAK,

So Well,

(His Vocabulary is Stunning)

People Didn't Believe,

He had Ever Been a SLAVE.

So He Wrote Down His Story.

It's Fascinating What a Person Can Endure,

and How Much They Can Over Come.

[Inspiring]

Boys Night Out

01.05.2011

Movie: Gulliver's Travels, 3-D

Mid-Evening Entertainment: Arcade Games

Refreshment: Cold Stone Creamery

Result: 3 Tired, Happy Boys,

Who Think Their Dad is the BEST.

Yo, Where's the Kitchen AT?

It's Stuck.
On My Broken Laptop.

I Was putting the Whole Thing Together,

[BEFORE Christmas, Acutally]

You Know,

Pictures of the Old Kitchen,

to show how Barfy It Was,

Then Throw It Against,

Pictures of the Dazzling New Kitchen,

To Make the New Do,

Look WAY Awesome,

When 3Yr. Old

Decides to Close My Laptop.

On top of A Book.

and Lay On it.

Monitor?

CRUNCH.

Pictures?

STUCK.

[Sob, Sob, Sob!]

WAH!

I Mean, Sure, I Have Pictures of the NEW Kitchen,

But What are THEY without Pictures of the OLD One?

[Sigh]

So, for Now, I'm on the SLOW Desktop,

Waiting for the Laptop-A-Rooni

to Get Fixed.

[Double Sigh]

01.02.11

First Day of Primary:

Our Little

Sunbeam

Yep.

Pretty Much Went Like This.

[The Little Devil]

HaPpY NEw YeAR!

01.01.11

Spent the Night with Ma & Pa T,

Fondue-ing,

Chucking Confetti,

Rattling Pots,

and Getting Our

2011

On!

And In the Morning,

They STILL Let Us Stay for Breakfast!

*I'd Like to Make Special Mention Here about How

Grandma and Grandpa T Highly Encourage the Wild Throwing of Confetti

and Banging of Pots!

How Fun are THEY?!*

[WAY FUN!]

None of Those Pictures turned Out,

but use Your Best Imagination!