Deconstructing Jen

a week in the life #7

So I'll confess to posting this late. Deal with it. Moving on..

So this brings us to the last day of my little week in the life photo montage experiment. Hope it was moderately enjoyable or at least better than a paper cut or getting a splinter. I'm a little sad to see it end (though secretly happy not to feel guilty every time I forget the camera when we leave the house). *Tear*

Oh one other thing....I have a really bad sunburn and I need to whine about it and say OUCH. Now that is done I won't have to say it again, well, unless I move my arms.

So here she is...

Here we go....clockwise.

8 something AM: "So mom when you gonna hook me up with a brother so we can gang up on her?" or alternately "So mom, this is what you get for not getting me that little sister like I asked for. Love ya, Evey."

1:ish PM: Grass. Mowed.

2:30 PM: Dang, can she get any cuter? Seriously.

2:30 something PM: Conquered a few more pages in the book that refuses to be finished. It's getting more interesting though - a few more days at the pool and I should be done.

2:40 something PM: Look at that awesome sky. 80 something degrees, low humidity and sunny - is it really almost July?

3:15ish PM: She could really pull of dreadlocks. Wonder what Chris would think about that?

And the links to the others (or if you are really lazy you could just scroll back a few posts)...

a week in the life vol. 1 (rules found here)
a week in the life vol. 2
a week in the life vol. 3
a week in the life vol. 4
a week in the life vol. 5
a week in the life vol. 6

a week in the life #6

a week in the life vol. 1 (rules found here)
a week in the life vol. 2
a week in the life vol. 3
a week in the life vol. 4
a week in the life vol. 5

Wow! I can't believe I only have 1 day to go!! :D

In time order - you'll be able to figure it out, I'm sure.

8:37 am - strawberries with breakfast
8:43 am - chef in training
8:58 am - hidada (Ben says that as one word repeatedly until Chris picks him up, lol.)
6:17 pm - the lasagna that caused me to make a special trip to the store cause I forgot to check for foil (that's not too long to be a title is it??)
7:10 pm - the 5th time today he emptied the DVD cabinet
7:36 pm - blueberries, yum!

a burger that brought a tear to my eye

From yesterday's a week in the life post I'm sure you noticed that we went out to eat for lunch. We left good old suburbia and ventured down to the big scary urban sprawl to have lunch with Chris. It was my turn to pick the destination. I didn't have to think twice, Chef Burger. I'd heard rumor of the legendary burger joint from a few of Chris's work pals. The best burger they'd ever eat. Well we'll have to see about that.

Chef Burger is situated right in the heart of Kansas City's new, chic and trendy Power and Light District. It's a cute little place with funky retro decorating and a line out the door. If you can't find a menu, no worries, all you need to know is painted right on the wall where you wait to order. Even with a line out the door the service was fantastic - we waited less than 5 minutes which is a must since we had both kids in tow.

Chris ordered a basic bacon cheese burger and fries. I ordered the KC BBQ Blue Ring Burger and sweet potato fries. Might as well give the place the full review since who knows when I'll get a chance to go back.

10 minutes later Chris brings back a huge tray of food loaded with the largest burger I've ever seen and a pile of sweet potato fries as large as my head. I dig into the fries and they were amazing. The burger. Oh my. The. Burger. Was. Amazing. Barbecue sauce, blue cheese, bacon, onions, a perfectly cooked burger, and a whole grain bun. Something that tastes that good has to be sinful.

If you ever happen to be passing through Kansas City and have time to detour a bit for a delicious lunch. This is definitely a place worth the stop.

a week in the life #5

a week in the life vol. 1 (rules found here)
a week in the life vol. 2
a week in the life vol. 3
a week in the life vol. 4

left to right, row 1

8:34 am - Elbow and Ben
10:12 am - oyster crackers for Ben
11:11 am - saddling up to head downtown

left to right, row 2
11:27 am - the drive downtown for a tasty lunch with Chris
12:17 pm - the lunch destination
12:19 pm - my lunch order and the best burger I have ever eaten

left to right, row 3
4:47 pm - heavenly smelling banana bread
7:45 pm - goodnight moon
8:14 pm - sidewalk chalk

a week in the life #4

a week in the life vol. 1 (rules found here)
a week in the life vol. 2
a week in the life vol. 3

Clockwise:

8:25 am: how is a mom supposed to resist that face?
9:45 am: ugh, groceries
1:45 pm: look mom, i can stick my whole head in
1:57 pm: it's a rolly polly
2:13 pm: race ya

so there were lots less pics today but that's cause we spent the day mostly at home swimming in the inflatable pool we bought. we had a blast and I took a ton of pics but I didn't want to go crazy with a bunch that looked the same. and cause there is a damn fly that keeps buzzing my head making my computer down time miserable. Off to console myself with Jon Stewart.

the ravioli lasagna recipe

so you didn't ask but I thought I would post it any way since it's an awesome recipe and super simple. plus all this picture taking is sucking my brain cells out and I'm a little shy on actual content this week (not that there was any to speak of before).

2 bags cheese ravioli (square preferably)
2 jar of your favorite pasta sauce
1 lb hamburger, cooked and drained (I usually season mine with salt, pepper, oregano, and onion powder - I don't measure, I just add some in - this would be totally optional)
2 bags of grated Italian cheese blend

Preheat oven to 350. Spray 13x9 baking dish with cooking spray.

Layer 1: 1 cup sauce, ravioli laid out in flat rows, 1/2 the hamburger, 1 cup of cheese
Layer 2: 1 cup sauce, ravioli, 1 cup cheese
Layer 3: 1 cup sauce, ravioli, rest of the hamburger, 1 cup of cheese
Layer 4: 1 cup sauce, rest of ravioli, rest of the cheese

Spray a sheet of foil with cooking spray and cover lasagna tightly. Back 45 minutes. Uncover and cook 10 more minutes. Eat and enjoy. :)

a week in the life #3

a week in the life vol. 1 (rules found here)
a week in the life vol. 2

from left to right

row 1:
10:25 am - it's questionable whether or not there are books left at the library
10:47 am - patriotic decorating
10:49 am - trip 3 of an est. 37 to Lowe's (for the house painting)

row 2:
6:28 pm - post swim lessons car ride
7:03 pm - homemade baby food
7:08 pm - bustin' a move

row 3:
8:15 pm - ravioli lasagna
8:22 pm - painting diva
8:25 pm - contemplating how much it costs to hire someone to finish this

a week in the life #2

Holy buckets, I actually did this two days in a row. Day 2 of a week in the life of me.

from left to right...

Row 1:
8:00 am yum, berry berry kix
8:12 am ditto
4:11 pm comfy? (sorry this one is out of order)

Row 2:
1:44 pm one at preschool, one asleep, awesomeness
5:06 pm handy jen installs a cabinet lock
6:21 pm umm, seriously don't pick my nose

Row 3:
7:07 pm ben was here
7:12 pm dinner of champions
7:44 pm who's idea was it to paint the house? oh yeah, that guy

just overheard in my living room

Just a little snippet from the living room this morning.

Ben: Elbow!

Evey: that's not Elmo, it's a bone.

Ben: Elbow! (with excitement and pointing at the TV)

Evey: Benny, that's not Elmo, it's a doggy (with a giggle)

Ben: Elbow!

Evey: Benny! That's not Elmo, it's a turtle (with exasperation)

Ben: Elbow!

Evey: MOM! Benny keeps calling everything Elmo!

Me: stiffling giggles...I know sweetie, he'll stop in a couple of months

Evey: with annoyance...okay...sigh

Now about that whole not using their real names thing I posted a while back. Here's the thing. I can't do it. I like their real names too much and I keep having to go back and fix posts where I put it wrong. So we're going back to the real names. Alrighty then.

a week in the life #1

row 1: (from left to right)

10:44 am - Grumpy Pants
12:12 pm - Spicy (that's what she always says about Sprite)
12:13 pm - Yum, Carrots

row 2:

12:37 pm - Peek a Boo
1:32 pm - Target Run
2:03 pm - Cuties

row 3:

2:34 pm - Crashed
5:47 pm - Swimming Lessons
8:12 pm - Watched 101 Dalmatians Too Many Times (yes, that was Sharpie)

so, no I wasn't original enough to come up with this myself, lol. it's a meme I snagged. Here are the rules if you wanna play along

Rules:
1. You must take between 6 and 9 new photographs per day.
2. Your WITL must be consecutive. No skipping days.
3. You must post your photographs at the end of that day, sometime after the last picture is taken.
4. Each photograph must have the time taken beneath and a title, with no other explanation.