randoms

So here's a little bit of this and that, here and there and 'round about.  Enjoy!

This is a Mother's Day bouquet, and my dog, and me featuring my bald spot and bulges on a sunny afternoon.

 This is in my daughter's art classroom - she painted the jeans with zebra stripes and wishes they were the right size for her. (too little -size zero, and too short, but super cool paint job! rrraawwwrr!)

 These are the teddy bears the girls made with Holly Hearts. Awww!  Big smiles!

 This is the super-sexy Savignacs sittin' and smilin' in smoke!  Say big fella I like your trees = why you burnin' them?

 This is an outbacker, rednecker man hot roddin' down the highway in his lawn mower!  Slow down eh?

 This is my desk at work.  I love my job!  The kids are the best part!  I really love the little green bendy guy dancing on top of the desk cabinet - my younger daughter made him and I want more of them!

 This is a yummy delishy sandwich - mmmm....hungry anyone?

Have a random good day eh?

bok choy

Here's to bok choy and suey choy = two vegetables that changed my attitude today.

I've been struggling lately to find the joy in life.  So today I started googling things such as "how to get more out of life" and "defining goals" and came up with several good websites.  I've never written out my goals before and felt like I didn't really have any.

I've been so fortunate in life - gotten the husband, the children, the house, the job that I love, and satisfaction with spiritual things...so what else is there?

I recently tried for a different job that would give me more financial success but was not the successful applicant.

So other than finanaces, what are my goals?

I did the exercises that were suggested on one site and then wrote an email to my sisters telling them about my new found "wisdom" and mentioned that I'd like to start cooking with some new, more fun ingredients.  The first thing that popped into my head was bok choy!

Not sure how these flowers came to be right here, but I'll leave them for your viewing pleasure...might take away the horror of the next shot!  :)

 Never mind, this isn't the horor shot...these are just the chopped veggies - bok, suey, snap peas, mushyrooms, sprouts and celery -  that I drizzled in oil in my new-to-me pot on the stove top.  And here's the two inspirations for the dish...bok and suey.  Do you know which is which? Eenie meenie, miney...MO...and my mother says you are not it!

Here's the horror shot - talking to bok on the cellular and about to chow down on suey!  Ahhh, what a mother does to have some fun!  Rock on eh?

So this is our delicious dinner featuring not only bok choy, but also suey choy - a chinese cabbage with chicken and rice.

Life changing moments :  The ginger sesame sauce killed me it was so good.

What are you gonna try for fun ingredients?