Karebear Central

I have to do this early because we are going out of town to Andy’s parents. 

1. What brand of frozen dinners do you think are the best and why? Smart Ones–we have been buying these a lot lately, Especially when they are on sale.
#2. What is your favorite frozen waffle or breakfast food? I don’t really eat breakfast. 
#3. Frozen appetizers. Which one is your favorite?  I love Morningstar Spinach Artichoke bites
#4. Share a recipe or meal made from at least one frozen food.

Bow Tie Tuna

8 oz Bow-Tie pasts cooked

1 can (10 3/4 oz) cream of mushroom soup

1/2 cup sour cream

9 ounces asparagus cuts frozen

1 can (6 oz) Tuna, drained

1 jar (2 oz) chopped pimentos, drained

1 cup shredded America Cheese.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray. Cook pasta. Combine soup and sour cream in bowl; blend well. Combine pasta, asparagus, tuna and pimientos in seperate bowl; stire gently to mix. Add soup mixture to pasta mixture; mix well. Sitre in 1/2 cup cheese. Pour mixture into casserole disk, sprinkle with remaing cheese. Bake until bubbly. 25-35 minutes.

We have started a new challenge through Virgin Life Miles that runs for 25 days at work, so I may not blog as often I normally do.  I am trying to work 10-15 hours of overtime each week, plus 20,000 steps a day leaves little time for anything else.  We have been trying to eat better for the last couple of weeks.   We also are trying to walk every night.  Andy’s recent trip to the doctor showed that his triclyerides are through the roof.  We want to put a stop to any chance of either of us getting medical id tags.

Okay, its not that cat that was bad, it was me and Andy. We missed the cat’s 8th birthday. We have been so busy with overtime and stuff. So today we gave him 9 Lives and I gave him some catnip–but I feel very horrible. How can i make it up to him! Maybe a nice brush and treats everyday! Hopefully once we have kids, I don’t forget their birthdays.

Today was the March for Babies in Ashwaubenon, WI and man, was it cold.  There were flakes of snow and the wind was 17 mph and maybe about 38 degrees.  It was not a very pleasant walk, but it was for babies, and only 3 miles.  I would have maybe attempted the 6 miles, if not for the cold.  There were a lot of people walking at least 2500, and ironically, I found my cousin right away.  She had brought her daughter, Kait, whose 4 years old.  She has walked every year since she was born because she was a preemie so its especially cool that she walks.  She was very bundled up today, wearing a hat with a chin strap that she used like some horse supplies, you know ,the bridle.  She was wearing the March for Babies shirt, with the smallest youth shirt, which still falls below her knees.  But she kept up, almost better than my husband who had pulled a muscle the night before somehow.  I enjoy doing this walk every year for Kait, for Madison and for all the babies that need the money.  Plus I had 13000 steps, so that made me quite happy. 

Since I’m walking in March for Babies this morning, I decided to actually eat breakfast. The surprise of the day came when I opened up my Cheerios box for the first time and there was a toy car. For some odd reason, this made my day. It made me feel like a kid again! So when I get home, I may have to play with my toy car!

It’s raining, its pouring, its finally feeling like spring!!! Today we had some really hard showers. It was quite amusing at work to look out the window and laugh at the people in the smoking square getting soaked. When we got home, Andy left the car out. Which when it started lightning again, I made Andy drive the car into the garage. As the garage door closed, it started to hail. Not a minute too soon. But then he was stuck in the garage. But it was nice warms rain once the hail subsided. I am wondering how many streets flash flooded. Man, that reminds me of the time Andy’s car got caught in a flash flood–and it still runs! At least we think it does, since we got rid of it. I was even smart enough to unplug my laptop. I don’t want to lose any files or screw up my ram.

I really do not understand I really do not understand the people on Survivor. When you have the immunity idol, play it. They are on Fans vs. Favorites—haven’t they learned that people lie, cheat and steal for money? I mean seriously, why would you trust anyone when they just blindsided one of the favorites? What made Jason, the newest idol finder, think they wouldn’t vote for him? Right now, I don’t care who wins anymore. Same way with American Idol. They voted off my favorites on there, and David Archuletta is going to win anyways, so who cares?

I had to contact my student loan consolidator because I could not remember when my rates were going to change. We are trying to figure out our budget. Plus I need to have 36 months of on time payment and then i get like half percent or something off the interest. Andy figured it out and in about 9 years, I may actually have the loan paid off. I have already been out of school for 4 years. Maybe that is when we will start buying term insurance. It just scares me to think about getting old! I don’t want to plan for anything bad happening, but I know we have to at some point. The weird thing is, all these questions the consolidator asked before I could log into the site. The name of my paternal grandfather? Its strange they would ask questions like that, but I guess who really knows all those answers, but me.

The other day, we had a Earth day pigout. Someone brought in my new favorite soup with my favorite vegetable–asparagus. It seems really easy to make too. So here it is:

Ingredients:
1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 in pieces
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 can (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 teaspoons salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

1. In a large saucepan, combine asparagus, chopped onion, and 1/2 cup chicken broth. Cover, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat, and simmer uncovered until asparagus is tender, about 11 minutes. Process mixture in a blender to puree the vegetables. Set aside.
2. In the same saucepan, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Stir in the flour, salt, and pepper. Cook stirring constantly for 2 minutes. Whisk in the remaining chicken broth, and increase the heat to medium. Cook, stirring constantly until mixture boils. Stir in the asparagus puree and milk.
3. Put the sour cream in a small bowl, and stir in a ladleful of the hot soup. Add the sour cream mixture and the lemon juice to the soup. Stir while heating the soup to serving temperature, but don’t allow to boil.

How many people watched How I Met Your Mother last night? I was soooo excited for the new Robin Sparkles video, but I wasn’t expecting the ending to the show. Well, maybe I was. Barney and Robin hooking up is something I had heard may happen, but still was really odd to see. I did like the revertgo issue they brought up. When you hang out with someone you knew a long time ago, you revert back to that behavior. It is actually true to a point. At least with my friends and I, it is true. I look forward to seeing where they go from here with the show. I doubt they will seriously link Robin and Barney. As I sit here, all I can hear in my head is “Sandcastles in the Sand.”