We're done!

We Glen and some really awesome friends finished laying the hardwood floors this past weekend. We cut it pretty close with having just enough wood to finish the closet. As you can see in the picture below, we had one short row left and no longer boards. We pulled together some scraps and made it work. Luckily, this last row was in the back of the closet.

Now we can finally get our house back to its normal state. The downside now is I have a lot of cleaning to do. Next on the house repair/upgrade list is painting. However, I think we might take a little break before we start that process!

Buffalo Chicken Calzones...kind of

Last night I made calzones for the first time. I decided on Buffalo Chicken, not your regular calzone, simply because I plan to make Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese later this week and had all the ingredients. I guess I am on a buffalo chicken kick. I used regular pizza dough and stuffed it with mozzarella cheese, shredded chicken, and buffalo wing sauce with ranch for the dipping sauce. I read directions on how to make a calzone and then proceeded not to follow them. Although it turned out tasting good (other than I loaded on a bit too much buffalo sauce), it looked like this...

I guess that teaches me that I really need to follow directions...

Multitude Monday, Week 39

433. the floors are done
434. new recipes
435. sour patch kids
436. fresh fruit
437. time with church ladies
438. friends to go on errands with
439. dog park
440. beautiful Sunday afternoon
441. phone calls with my sister
442. netflix
443. feeling like myself

Week 38

Abby + dog park

We Abby loves going to the dog park. We used to go to the dog park in Sesquicentennial State Park, but its at least a thirty minute drive. We now have a dog park that is only 1 and 1/2 miles from our house! I can walk there! Our application was processed and we are now official members of the NOMA Dog Park. Abby and I went to check it out yesterday. There were a few dogs for a while, but mainly Abby enjoyed playing frisbee and jumping in large mud puddles when I told her not too. I can't wait to go back this Saturday when there are hopefully a ton of dogs for her to play with!

Grape-Nut Cookies

I love grapenuts cereal. I might be 1 of 5 that actually like them. I found the following recipe in my first Real Simple magazines (a Christmas present)! I of course had to try them. My only alteration in the recipe was to add chocolate chips. They turned out to be a twist on oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. I think they turned out really well!

Grape-Nut Cookies

1/2 cup softened butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

3 Tbs. honey

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

2 cups rolled oats

1 cup flour

1 cup grapenuts cereal

chocolate chips

Bake for 10-14 minutes at 350 degrees.

Multitude Monday, Week 38

422. free Sunday lunch
423. officially no more carpet in the house
424. a hard working husband
425. a handy husband
426. sleep
427. game nights
428. soup
429. leftovers
430. unexpected calls
431. grace
432. communion

Week 37

Top 10 pet peeves concerning Cosmo

1. he's messy when he eats

2. he sleeps on our pillows or in between our pillows or on our feet

3. he jumps on the counters when we aren't watching

4. he drinks out of the toilet

5. he wants to get in our laps every time we sit down to eat

6. he knocks over our water glasses

7. he drinks out of our water glasses

8. he scratches matresses when they don't have sheets on them

9. if he is outside he meows at us when we drive up to the house as if he has to show us the way to the front porch

10. every time I make the beds he insists on getting on it mid make and laying down

However, I really like him, and there is no better cat.