BBQ Bento 09.13.10

It was all in a box before I took it out and plated it! Yummy homemade BBQ.

TGIF Bento 09.10.10

Yup. It's the same thing as before... *sigh*














BTW, my co-worker Michael got me back today for a practical joke I played on him last month. I came in this morning to 24 cups FILLED WITH WATER on my desk! I see escalation in our future!

Doumar's!

Tiste & I have a friend moving to Albuquerque, NM and on her way out of town she wanted to eat at Doumar's -- she'd lived here 6 years and NEVER been but had recently seen it featured on the Travel Channel.

So, last night Tiste and I packed up MJ and off to the ol' drive-in we went. I haven't eaten there in years but I got my usual - BBQ & fries and Tiste & I split a Strawberry shake. YUM. I even put MJ in a onsie that said "Little Sweetie" to celebrate her first trip to the historic location. :)

As we were leaving waffle cones were being made out front... Man, I miss Ghent. These were some good ol' stompin' grounds for me "back-in-the-day". Tiste and I did a quick ride through Ghent before turning for home and reminisced about it all. We wish we could afford to live back there... Until that day, we'll just try to visit a little more often.

Bento 09.09.10 (w/Surprise Picture)

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SURPRISE!

Is it Bento 09.08.10

Not really. But, it's lunch!

Money's Tight Bento 09.03.10

Money's tight and I was feeling lazy. Hey, at least I brought my lunch.

A few ounces of pasta with olive oil, garlic and black pepper along with 5 slices of turkey lunch meat.

...Working for the Weekend...

I sit here staring at my computer screen wondering what I did to deserve this torture. Being a full-time worker and a Mom sucks. I can't even describe the amount of suck that goes into it. My amazing splendiferous daughter is at home and, probably, now awake. She might even be done with breakfast and playing on the floor with Daddy. But, I wouldn't know.

I see my daughter for approximately 30 minutes before I go to work. I might change a diaper and I usually feed her. I wake up an extra hour early for work in the hopes of spending at least that 30 minutes with her. On days like today, I don't get to see her or hold her at all before I leave.

When I get home from work -- she's just down for a nap or on her way down for a nap. I may get to spend 15-20 minutes with her before she's out for 2-3 hours. Then she's up again when Mommy's cooking dinner and not available for playtime. After dinner I get to feed her a bottle, snuggle her and play with her for 1 to 2 hours before it's time to start getting her ready for bed or she's already on her way out.

This is my life Sunday evening through Friday evening... And it's breaking my heart.

Slacker Bento 09.02.10

I was running out the door this morning and didn't like the sides I'd picked for lunch when the time came. So, here's my cheap Chop Suey Vegetables from the local Chinese Delivery. They were pretty good.