Seven Quick Takes
1. The apron I requested from CSN stores to review arrived in the mail yesterday. It is darling and the girls were in raptures over how cute it is. I'll have some photos and a review up soon.
2. In just about 24 hours from now, I'll be running in a half marathon. Even though I've done it before, even though I have put in all my training and feel prepared, I'm nervous. I'm not really sure what I'm afraid of. It's not as though I'm running to compete, or even to set a certain time. Just to finish! Finishing is my goal, and I feel sure I can do that. And yet the butterflies are making their way to my stomach already.
3. Oh dear. I had a No. 3 in my head, all ready to go. And now I want to write it down, and it's gone. It was probably the best quick take you ever could of read, and now we'll never get to know what it was.
4. Camping food suggestions: I need them. I'm going on a group camping trip in a few weeks, and each family signs up to prepare one meal for the entire group. That way no one has to bring enough food to last the entire weekend, and no one is doing all the cooking all the time. So. I need some kind of dinner whose components I can pack up with me, prepare at the campsite, and serve to 25 people. What are your favorite camping foods?
5. Toy Story 3: I laughed. I cried. My daughter was totally freaked out by a monkey that clanged cymbals and screeched. I completely cracked up at a scene involving a tortilla. It was a good, good movie. Highly recommended.
6. Also, I just learned this week from my friend Heather that Regal Cinemas does free family movies during the summer months. Isn't that cool? It's a nationwide thing, apparently--Heather first heard about it from a friend who lives in Maryland. Not every theater does it, but here in the Willamette Valley the Eugene and Salem cinemas both participate. So, a couple mornings a week, families can show up to Regal and watch a kids' movie completely free. We saw Charlotte's Web in Eugene this week. It was a nice little outing, it was air-conditioned, and -- did I mention it was FREE? I'm a big fan of free.
7. You still have this weekend to add a comment and get a chance to win $40 to spend at CSN stores. I *think* comments are fixed now. And if they're not, and your comment doesn't show up (or, if you commented previously and your comment isn't showing up) just e-mail your entry to me at rousejen at gmail dot com.
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8 comments:
Ooh camping food! Last weekend we brought boxes of Zatarain's red beans and rice, and cooked it up over the fire - easy to simmer away, easy to let it sit if it gets finished too early - and put it in soft tortillas. The non-veggies added pre-cooked sliced sausage (chicken kind, from Trader Joe's, is a bit spendy, but cooked and tasty). We did a side of grilled slices of zucchini, which was really easy - lengthwise in quarters, like grilled "spears" and it was super simple, filling, and tasty. Oh and -- top it all in shredded cheese, of course :)
OK, 25, right. But then I know that some of those "men" are big eaters, so I doubled and thought I should make it for 50....then I was totally overwhelmed!
Oh, I don't think there are any of those movie theaters near me :( Boo. Free movies in the middle of the day? That would be a dream come true! Enjoy!
Good luck on your run tomorrow! My husband's doing a 110-mile bike ride, and between the two of YOU, I"m starting to feel like a couch potato :)
camping food: google "puppy chow" - it's delicious. chex, chocolate, powdered sugar.
Oh yes! We need camping food ideas too!
I like to do things that you can pre cook (at home with a real stove) and then just heat up. Like Taco meat, spaghetti sauce, even stroganoff type dishes. :)
Thanks for the ideas on food!
I'm loving that beans and rice idea, but I'm thinking of combining it with Mandi's suggestion of taco-seasoned ground beef instead of sausage. Probably half the people I'll be feeding are in the 6-and-under age group. Now, some kids certainly do have a sophisticated palette...but so many (some of mine included) turn up their nose at anything unfamiliar. Ground beef is always acceptable though :)
How did your half-marathon go?
Camping: I heard someone talking about Dorito-taco salad... sounded interesting. Each person gets their own small baggie of Doritos and after crushing the chips, add in taco meat, cheese, etc. Could be a bit spendy and complicated but sounds fun! I'm sure you could find some better ideas somewhere in cyber space.
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