The Importance of Curb Appeal

I did it in the rain, with a baby monitor in a plastic bag clipped to my shorts, between three failed attempts at a nap but by God I planted a flower garden.

Before:

After:

And these two lazy bums didn't do a thing:

Note: After three nap attempts I brought the baby outside in his bouncy. I know you're thinking, "but I thought you said it was raining." Under that big tree he barely got wet. But still I see your point. "A baby in the rain" just sounds bad.

I will cook dinner. I will cook dinner. I will...

Ok, so I prefer the NYC/London/Paris way of shopping where you stop by the tiny, overpriced grocery store on your walk home from the subway and just buy the ingredients for that night's dinner. Sure, it costs a lot and it's time consuming, but you look so cute walking home with a baguette sticking out of your tiny shopping bag.

However, when I shopped like that I had one less 10-week old baby and one more job. So here's my first stab at meal planning (i.e. making the most meals with the least hassle).

It all started with a whopping 15 chicken and veggie kabobs....

(Marinated in a combo of tex-mex chix marinade, olive oil, & beer and served with roasted rosemary sweet potatoes.)

The next day I pulled my chicken and veggies off the skewers and made chicken fajita tacos for lunch. I even tossed in the leftover sweet potatoes which is probably wrong but it tasted very, very right.

And last but according to Brian not at all least...Taco Salad!

(I did buy a fresh ear of corn, cut it off the cob, and saute it in butter before adding my chicken and veggies to the pan which made it feel less like leftovers.)

I really channelled my Grandmom this week. (She's the one who taught me how to cook. We literally had lessons one summer.) She told me she wore a dress and full make up everyday when she was a stay-at-home mom. Amazing, huh? Yesterday, I changed out of my PJs at 6:50pm and put on a dress 10 minutes before Brian got home. Don't tell Grandmom...