Dog Poop.

I picked Jacey up from preschool earlier this week, and like all moms do, my first question is always "how was your day?"  Jacey always says the same thing.  "Grrreeeat!!!!!"  Second thing I always ask her "how was your lunch, what did you eat today?" Today she surprised me.  Apparently for lunch today it was "macaroni and cheese with dog poop".   Of course I laugh, but I  turn my head so she can't see me cracking up..... this helps her give me her "honest" three year old answer.

Me: Did you eat it all?
J.C: I ate all the mac n cheese, but the dog poop is NAAASSSTTTYYY!!

I explain to her that we don't eat dog poop and her school would never give any kids dog poop.  She still believes that she was given dog poop for lunch- can't win ever conversation with a 3 year old.  We get home - first thing I do is look at the menu for lunch today....  It was Chili Mac. Haha...  she is funny.






Cheap Entertainment : Car Wash

I took Jacey to the car wash today.  She LOVES going to the car wash.  It is cheap entertainment- i'll tell you what!!!!  $1.00 in the vac and she is in heaven, its awesome..  surprisingly.. she does a really good job too.  If you are a mom and don't mind your kids using a little elbow grease- take them to the car wash.  You can thank me later.


Cheap Entertainment: Water Colors

                                 
         


                                        I thought you would never ask...... I painted too!!

Not finished.... yet. 

   

Some for me... some for Au Jus.....

So for dinner tonight I thought that we would have some tender beef in gravy ( Jason's would also have onions and mushrooms... not mine yuck!!) over white rice with a side salad.  I got home from work at 2:15 and popped the meat in ol' faithful (crock-pot) for four hours.  Six o'clock came around and "we" (I mean Jason) decided that he would rather have this meat on a french roll.  To be honest I was looking forward to having mine on rice- but cook a whole cup of rice for just myself?? Not going to happen.  So like a good compromising wife I guess I could budge- this Once.

OMG....  go glad I did.  It was like this cut of beef was made to be eaten Au Jus.  First bite the clouds parted and the light came down-shining upon this crunchy, juicy,  most perfect sandwich.  (High pitched harmonious "AAhhhHHHH" from the angels in the background)

Ding Ding ...Beef is Ready.

My not so perfect account of this recipe.

-Enough Beef Chuck Eye steaks for all the people you are cooking for. (I cooked Four 5oz steaks)

-Tony C's ( if you don't know what this is ...... well .....I guess I can forgive you this once.)

-Garlic and herb seasoning from Grill Mates

-Lea and Perrins Worsteshire sauce 

-1/2 can of 50% less sodium beef broth

-French loafs

-Swiss cheese

-Louisiana Hot sauce

Turn crock pot on for four hours or high heat.  Season your meat with Tony C's and Garlic and herb seasoning.  Put meat into crock pot and pour half a can of beef broth on top of meat.  Set it and forget it.

After four hours fork the meat out then use your fork to shred the meat.  Cut french loafs in half and place meat on top of loafs.  Distribute swiss cheese on top of the meat and place on baking sheet. Put into preheated 40 degree oven.

Bake for 8 minutes.  Take out of the oven, lather in Louisiana hot sauce.  Use Au Jus from crock pot to dip.  Grub down. 

Giddy Up

Yeeee Hawwww Y'all.  

We made it to the rodeo BBQ kick off this weekend at Reliant Park/ Astrodome.  

Date nights rocks.  

Anniversary is coming up- I need to start planning.  Jason and

I always try to do something special for our anniversary.

Year one I surprised him with a cruise.

I'm a good wife.

Saltlick BBQ
Yes, it is as good as it looks.

Projects and grasshoppers.

A healthy serving of grasshoppers with pepper sauce.

I am starting a new project "soon".  It's been weighing on my mind A LOT.  I want to start....but the truth is I have really been procrastinating.  It's a large project, so big it takes up a large chunk of my dinning room.... but I'm feeling wishy washy.  Kinda like the feeling I had before Jason and I ate grasshoppers- I want to eat them because its  huge feat to put something so nasty in your mouth, but on the other hand eeeewwww its gross.  I want to start this project because its so challenging.....  but what if it does not turn out the way I am imagining. I have never second guessed myself on any of my previous projects.  So I ask you this.....  How do you push yourself when you are feeling wishy washy?

.......No Hard Hat required.......

This is a little tid bit of what I love to do......
Taking the old, and making it new.  My favorite hobby

This is old faithful.  Must have.

This is the paint I live by, Chalk paint. Go buy some, you won't
regret it. 

Finished product.
Like it?  Buy it, I want
to sell it.

Woop there it is....

Hi ..  So you found my blog, wow.  I am already impressed...... with myself.  I really don't know what I am doing here or how I was able to get here ( self proclaimed electronically disabled)  other than I want to find an outlet ...... to share, blab and express some of this craziness that has been bottled up for way to long.  A few things you should know about me: I really.... really suck  at spelling and its not because I am so far into all the texting lingo that i forgot how to spell... its just that spelling is not one of my strengths.  However, I do speak perfect English, so y'all won't have a hard time pickin' up what I'm puttin' down... know what I'm sayin'? Oh, ALSO I'm very sarcastic and blunt but never rude, at least that's what my true friends tell me.  I am creative- its just that.  I am not bragging or boasting and I will not ever toot my own horn of self righteousness, but creativity I can claim- and that feels good.  One thing that every person that truly knows me knows........ that I LOVE the game...........  20 questions!!!!!!!!!!


So here it is, My 20 Questions....

1.Brief description: Tracy Price/27 years old, married to my best friend ( and not in the way.... "we are each others best friends NOW that we are married" but, in the way " we were best friends before a relationship was even a thought in my mind") We have a beautiful amazingly vibrant 3 year old daughter Jacey ( get it Jason+Tracy=Jacey) and we live in Houston, Texas.  


2.Do you work? Of course I work, I have and daughter and she is hard work. Unfortunately I don't get paid for that work so I have a job ( that I love.)  I am a therapist at a clinic for people (18 months - 20's) with autism.  I work primarily with the young adults- building work and life skills and maintaining behaviors. 

ME at work...  after one of those days...

3. What was your dream as a child/young adult?  In childhood I wanted to be a Olympic swimmer, in adolescence I wanted to be a professional make up artist......  that is STILL my secret or not so secret dream job.


4. Pet peeve? No doubt it's people with "I can't look at your face while you are talking because my cell phone is more important than you right now" disorder.  I hate going to dinner/ having conversations or basically anything with friends that have to update their "world" with the "where about", "the atmosphere" and the "tags" that go along with that.  It drives me crazy- I just don't get it.  Maybe I'm not that that "cool" but damn man, chill out on the phone obsession.  Yes, like the gazillion other people in the world I  have Facebook, but its never a MUST check as soon as I wake up, or before I go to bed type thing.  


5. Favorite Food?  Duh- Chicken Nuggets.   We had pork chops with gravy tonight with Au gratin potatoes and corn.  Jason and I split cooking and cleaning 50%.  Yes, I know I am lucky.


6.  OK.....  i get it... too much too fast, I will save more questions for a later time.