Sad. It's true. And I love it. Much harder than I expected, but absolutely worth it. 8 Weeks down, just a few more to go... ;) They say your first year of teaching is the hardest. Some days its a breeze & other days I have students male and female who break out into crying by the time 2:15 rolls around. Kids are so funny: from anamae, writing notes in class, chats with BFF btwn classes, insect collections, etc the list never ends. What an eventful life it is to be a teenager, I can barely keep up.
Well, including school, Here are top 10 changes that have happened in the past little while.
1. Ben is back in school! He is studying accounting. He really does love his major, and enjoys everything he is learning. This is good. 3 years to go, and we are counting down. :)
2. I make quick unplanned dinners 1-2 nights a week.
3. We don't watch TV anymore. No time.
4. I teach math to 110 students ranging from ages 11-13. Oh the emotions, and the smells, and all funny things...
5. I spotted my first gray hair. ;)
6. We are going ELK hunting this weekend! (My 1st time)
7. UEA weekend is this week, so I have off until next tuesday!
10. Ironically, I can't count. Happy Weekend!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010
The Economists
The Cheapest Family in America...
This is an interesting video. Feel free to post any comments.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39416868/ns/today-today_people/?gt1=43001
HAPPY OCTOBER!!
This is an interesting video. Feel free to post any comments.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39416868/ns/today-today_people/?gt1=43001
HAPPY OCTOBER!!
Monday, August 9, 2010
Cafe Rio Recipes
Sweet Pork
2.5 lbs pork (pork loin filet peices work well or pork roast)
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/8 tsp garlic salt
1 can coke
15 oz can mild green enchilada sauce
1/2 c. brown sugar
Cut pork into large cubes, put in crock pot. season with salt, pepper, and garlic salt. add a can of coke.
cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.
remove meat and drain. shred meat and place in bowl.
stir in green chile enchilada sauce and 1/2 cup brown sugar.
Chicken
1 cup Italian Dressing
1/4 cup water
2 cubes chicken buillon
1 T chili powder
2-3 lbs chicken breast
2 cloves minced garlic
1/2 cup cilantro chopped
Cook Italian dressing, water, buillon, chili powder, and chicken all together in a crock pot for 4 hours. shred meat, add cilantro and garlic and cook an additional 1/2 hour.
Lime Rice
1 c. dry rice
2 c. chicken broth
1 minced garlic clove
1 tsp finely grated lime zest
2 TBsp lime juice
1/2 tsp salt
Combine all ingredients and cook in rice cooker. you may stir in 2 TBsp miched cilantro after rice is cooked.
Lime Cilantro Dressing
1/2 jar salsa verde(green chile salsa)
1/2 cup mayo
1/2 pkg dry ranch dressing mix
1/2 TBsp canned jalapendos
1/8 bunch cilantro
1/2 can evaporated milk
1 clove minced garlic
1/2 lime, juiced
blend all in blender
Pico de gallo
chopped roma tomatos
chopped white onion
lime juice
chopped jalapenos
garlic salt
Creamy Tomatillo Dressing- Mi favorita!
1 dry pkg ranch dressing
1 cup mayo
1 cup cilantro, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
3 tomatillos-peel oof paper, chop
1/3-1/2 cup buttermilk, to consistency you want
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
Put in blender and mix. (note: i read online its a good idea to cook the tomatillos and cilantro before hand. i did this by broiling them lightly in the oven. otherwise i guess the dressing needs a day to taste the best)
Serve it Cafe rio style!!
Serve rice with pork or chicken on warm flour tortillas and toppings including: beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, a pinch of parmesan cheese, chip strips (torilla chips are same thing), and your favorite cafe dressing!
I owe these recipes to my freind Kathryn. we tried the chicken salad with the creamy tomatillo dressing and it was awesome.. if you arent close to a cafe rio you need to try this.. and if you are, and you spend most nights eating out there, try this!!!!
2.5 lbs pork (pork loin filet peices work well or pork roast)
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/8 tsp garlic salt
1 can coke
15 oz can mild green enchilada sauce
1/2 c. brown sugar
Cut pork into large cubes, put in crock pot. season with salt, pepper, and garlic salt. add a can of coke.
cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.
remove meat and drain. shred meat and place in bowl.
stir in green chile enchilada sauce and 1/2 cup brown sugar.
Chicken
1 cup Italian Dressing
1/4 cup water
2 cubes chicken buillon
1 T chili powder
2-3 lbs chicken breast
2 cloves minced garlic
1/2 cup cilantro chopped
Cook Italian dressing, water, buillon, chili powder, and chicken all together in a crock pot for 4 hours. shred meat, add cilantro and garlic and cook an additional 1/2 hour.
Lime Rice
1 c. dry rice
2 c. chicken broth
1 minced garlic clove
1 tsp finely grated lime zest
2 TBsp lime juice
1/2 tsp salt
Combine all ingredients and cook in rice cooker. you may stir in 2 TBsp miched cilantro after rice is cooked.
Lime Cilantro Dressing
1/2 jar salsa verde(green chile salsa)
1/2 cup mayo
1/2 pkg dry ranch dressing mix
1/2 TBsp canned jalapendos
1/8 bunch cilantro
1/2 can evaporated milk
1 clove minced garlic
1/2 lime, juiced
blend all in blender
Pico de gallo
chopped roma tomatos
chopped white onion
lime juice
chopped jalapenos
garlic salt
Creamy Tomatillo Dressing- Mi favorita!
1 dry pkg ranch dressing
1 cup mayo
1 cup cilantro, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
3 tomatillos-peel oof paper, chop
1/3-1/2 cup buttermilk, to consistency you want
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
Put in blender and mix. (note: i read online its a good idea to cook the tomatillos and cilantro before hand. i did this by broiling them lightly in the oven. otherwise i guess the dressing needs a day to taste the best)
Serve it Cafe rio style!!
Serve rice with pork or chicken on warm flour tortillas and toppings including: beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, a pinch of parmesan cheese, chip strips (torilla chips are same thing), and your favorite cafe dressing!
I owe these recipes to my freind Kathryn. we tried the chicken salad with the creamy tomatillo dressing and it was awesome.. if you arent close to a cafe rio you need to try this.. and if you are, and you spend most nights eating out there, try this!!!!
Monday, July 5, 2010
mi familia
here is a pic of my entire family. kids have it so easy... they dont even have to smile and they are still the cutest people in the picture.
roadtrip to wisconsin
in the middle of july ben and i roadtripped to wisconsin to see my family. these are a few of the things we enjoyed seeing the most besides the fam ofcourse!!
Nauvoo & winter quarters temples
the largest abe lincoln head ive ever seen.
all 103 floors of the sears tower. the 2nd tallest skyscaper in the world! #1 is in taiwan.
this gold mans face i was able to step my head into.
bubba gump restaurant in chicago
a gold statue of two chinese men grabbing a pig being held up by a cars tougue (chicago)
Other things we saw
Nauvoo & winter quarters temples
the largest abe lincoln head ive ever seen.
all 103 floors of the sears tower. the 2nd tallest skyscaper in the world! #1 is in taiwan.
this gold mans face i was able to step my head into.
bubba gump restaurant in chicago
a gold statue of two chinese men grabbing a pig being held up by a cars tougue (chicago)
Other things we sawhistorical church sites: winter quarters, council bluffs, nauvoo, carthage
naperville/chicago: giridanos pizza, michelle and scotts house, navy's pier, a chicago hotdog joint, the best cheese and carmel popcorn
wisconsin: the wilson home, the entire fam, flash floods & tornado warnings, noahs ark!, the lake for tubing and fishing
naperville/chicago: giridanos pizza, michelle and scotts house, navy's pier, a chicago hotdog joint, the best cheese and carmel popcorn
wisconsin: the wilson home, the entire fam, flash floods & tornado warnings, noahs ark!, the lake for tubing and fishing
thanks for a great vacation wilson fam. we miss you lots!!
Jumper Family Pic!
Since Tyler has came home wednesday it has been a fun family filled weekend. We're glad to have Tyler back, although I am not really sure what it was like before his mission. But he seems like a great kid and a good match for my hunting/fishing hooked husband. Here are a couple of the family pics we got taken with Ben's family this weekend.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tyler!
Ben's brother has been serving as a LDS missionary in Ventura, Ca. He gets home today and we are going to go pick him up from the airport! I am so excited to meet my Brother-In-Law finally! :) Pics to come.
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