Let's Play Hookie

After the emotional week or so I’ve had, It was kinda nice when the boyfriend suggested this weekend that I call in sick on Monday, and spend the day with him and we go fishing.  Then Sunday night as we were going to bed, he asked me again if I would. He said “You don’t have to, or if you can’t don’t worry about it, but I’d like it if you could spend the day with me tomorrow.” Well, um, yea! He asked me so sweetly and the idea just hasn’t popped up in my head before or I would have done it earlier. He was off most of last week in-between jobs, and he got rained out a lot the last couple of months, and I never once thought about it.  I’m so glad I did.  Granted, I had 91 emails and 800 problems to deal with Tuesday when I got back to work; but so worth it.

We spent the entire day together and I  just love this man and doing things he loves with him.  He caught the only red fish, which is the fish I was trying to get.  The pole we shared hooked a fish, and he asked if I wanted to reel it in, but I was busy reeling my own in, so I asked him to get it. and BAM! It was about 26” long Red Fish. I only caught Sand trout (like 15 of them!), a croaker, and couple hard head and gafftop.  I would say, it was a successful day. And now, we have dinner in the freezer (yuck!!)

 

stuffed chicken with cheese and bell peppers

I don't eat bell peppers, but this looked good so I had to try it. Turns out, I do like bell peppers now.

Although I thought this meal was good, here's my comments. 

Not enough cheese. 

Bell pepper took out some of the chicken flavor. 

Cody preferred it without the peppers. 

Fair Drawing

This kid. 3rd Grade. Stumbled across her painting in the art room at the local county fair. 

I love it!!

Let's Brag for a Minute

My posts are so random, you'll never know what you might miss if you don't check back on here every once in a while.

Today's post is about a sweet moment in text messages that happened earlier this week. He doesn't often give me compliments. He doesn't give mean comments either, but words of affirmation is definitely not one of his love languages.

Let me give some back story to this random text. Earlier this summer, I was cooking chicken and rice, while multi-tasking I'm sure. I wasn't watching the rice too careful and I ended up boiling the water out and the rice burned to the pan. Oops. There goes 1/2 our meal. However, only the bottom part burned, the rest was edible, only if left a slight burnt taste due to touching the rest of it. Sweet boyfriend didn't make one comment about it tasting gross, and he insisted on eating it anyway. He's so sweet.

A week or so later, he told me about a conversation he had with the guys at work. He told them about the rice and one person made the comment that he wouldn't eat it. The other said he would tell his wife to make something else. Cody simply told them why complain? I work all day, I come home and cook for him. I make sure the house is clean. I make sure he always has clean clothes to wear. I take care of all his needs.  He said "so what if she burns the food every once in a while? It's ok considering everything else she does."

This week, I may have burned a couple pork chops just a little bit. He ate it and said it was good. He even insisted on taking the left overs for lunch the next day. Something happened st work and he ended up leaving for the day in the early morning. This is what happened through texts.

Just Because

Special delivery to me at work today. Flowers and this card  Before we were brave enough to actually say "I LOVE YOU" but both knew we both wanted to. haha

School Starts Again

Three beautiful kids on their first weeks of school.  B's second  year, she loves her school, but so upset that her teacher isn't the same one from last year; and that she doesn't get to stay home with mommy all day anymore like summer.  Poor thing is taking a few weeks to quit crying on the way to school.

But I need you NOW

ha! I received this lovely text message last night from Candis.