i love my bed.

[this a.m.'s #febphotoaday on instagram: find me @ suzieschu]

There's very little I take more joy in than sleeping past 7am.

Little Steven can now get out of bed and out of his room.

At 4am, it sucks, but at 7:30am - when he wants to get up in my bed for a good snuggle - it rules.

We have a very busy, lazy day today, but it started just fine.

Oh, the little things...

festive.

This has been a trying week.  SO glad it's Thursday.

And incase you all thought I totally gave up caffiene:

The V-day cup totally made my dad.  Thank you, Starbucks, for always being festive and relevant.

In other news, Kylie Bisutti quit Victoria's Secret because she wants to save her body for her husband.

Well, good for you.

My real point here is to prove that sometimes hot people really do end up with plain people.

Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:



thanks again, Court, for letting this gem back out in the dating field.



Exhibit C:

Ah, crap.  Must go work out.

Happy Thursday!

Tostadas!

Horrible picture quality, I know.

The truth is, I had to take a quick pic because I wanted to eat it up, but I try to eat no/low carb for dinner most nights, so my meal was a bit different.

I started with Holly's Warm Bean Dip recipe.

I made some for the Super Bowl and had about 1/4 left over for this meal.

The final recipe looks like this:

Mexican Tostada

1 lb Ground Turkey

1.5 - 2 cans Refried Beans (I used black and brown)

2 oz Cream Cheese

1/4 cup Sour Cream

1/4 cup Cheddar Cheese

1/4 cup Monterey Jack Cheese (+ some for topping)

1 packet Taco Seasoning

1/2 packet Enchilada Seasoning

1 package Tostada Shells

Taco Sauce for garnish

Brown the Ground Turkey; drain.

Add the Refried Beans, Cream Cheese, Sour Cream, Cheeses, and Seasonings and mix 'em up!

Spread a thick layer on top of Tostada Shells, top with Cheese and Taco Sauce.

Suuuuuuuper Easy.

Two thumbs up from Big Steven.

the super bowl.

I couldn't have been less interested in the Super Bowl this year.

I mean, I love football, but:

1.  I'm trained to hate the Giants because they're within our division

2.  Although adorbs, Tom Brady is a big ol' wussy.

One thing did grab my attention, though:

OH MY!

I actually gave the commercial and David a standing ovation.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome Victoria to the 'Women Who Ruin Lives' club.

So, you're adorable.  We get it.

We wanted to be you when you were in the Spice Girls and now we want to be you because you get David.

What a jerk!

For the record, I don't believe children came out of your body.

Just for the record.

Do-Les Paradise.

[road trip with the Grump.]

I remember when weekends used to be a time to relax.

I have a good feeling I will be in bed shortly after the little one tonight.

[beautiful Lake Anna sunrise.]

We went down to Lake Anna on Friday and woke up early Saturday morning to head down to Grandma Schumann's house.

[built by Granddaddy Schumann.]

She has been in and out of the hospital for a couple of months now and, unfortunately, the family has had to make the decision to sell her home to pay for medical care.

It was my first time there and my heart was really sad for the grand kids that went.

I could just feel how many memories had been made there.

I walked in to find pictures EVERYWHERE and beds galore on the upstairs level to accommodate all the grand kids.

I know it's going to be a really sad time for the family, so keep them in your prayers, okay?

I was glad that Stevie got to spend some time there and that all the kids got to hang out.

[big and little.]

[stevie's cousins!  he's surrounded by ladies.]

It was such a beautiful place and I feel pretty special that I got to experience

Do-Les Paradise.

if this doesn't make you laugh...

...I don't know what to do for you.  And I'm not sure we should be friends.

Listen, at first glance, I know this is really sad and you're probably thinking I'm the meanest mom ever.

BUT, he's not crying because something actually happened to him or he's hurt or even sad; he's crying because he didn't want his picture taken.

It probably didn't help that I was laughing at him or that his Daddy was saying "your Mommy is making fun of you," but it was hysterical.

 

Disclaimer:  I promptly cleaned him off after this picture and gave him lots of love and giggles.  In 10 years or so, he'll I'll be so glad I took the picture first.

taco lasagna.

Since I've cut waaaaaaaaaaaay back on carbs at dinner time most nights, I only had a taste of this.  Since it took serious bribery to get Stevie to have a few bites, I had to make sure it wasn't gross.

On the contrary!  It was pretty nommy.

Taco Lasagna

1 lb Ground Chicken (or ground whatever you use)

29 oz Tomato Sauce

1 packet Taco Seasoning

12 Lasagna Noodles (I used the 'no boil' kind, which makes life easier and faster)

1/2 cup Water

1 -1 1/2 cups Shredded Mexican Blend Cheese

Preheat your oven to 350.

Brown your Ground Chicken (or whatever) and drain if necessary.

Add Tomato Sauce, Taco Seasoning, and Water; bring to boil.

Place 1/4 meat/sauce mixture in bottom of a baking dish (9x13) and top with 4 noodles.

Layer another 1/4 of the mixture on top of the noodles, topped with Cheese.

Yadda, yadda, yadda til it's all done.

Bake that bad boy for 25-35 minutes! 

Feed to a hungry man and a picky baby.