Restaurant review - Buono Beef

Here is my italian beef that I had a Buono Beef.  This is one of the "regular" italian beef places around this area.  It is really good.  Spicy, tender.  I had it "juicy" with mozzarella cheese.  Juicy means that the bread has extra broth, juice on it.  I love that - the bread gets soft, almost dough like.  YUM!!!!

But the french fries were not good...just run on the mill fries.  Nothing too special here.

Our son had a cesar's salad.  It was a great size with meat added.  He loved it!!

Good place, not really worth the drive though.....

My life - How do you have dinner with no time?

Baseball from 4:45-? - Lemmon Hill
Art show 7-9 - High School

So how do you feed your family when you don't know when you are going to be home and who is going to be where and when while at the same time giving each kid the time and attention - and food - they need?

OK.....this is not my usual answer....in fact our daughter (see her hand here with her cell phone on her lap - never far away) said she has not had McD's in 6 months.  But for last night...this worked.  3 happy meals.  Just that simple....last night it just worked.

My life - My right calf (and not a baby cow)

Hi - I haven't written in a long time.  This injury has really thrown me for a loop on a level I never expected.  Hold on and I'll let you into my little world......

As you saw from my previous post, I have a lovely boot.  I tore my right calf muscle doing absolutely nothing. The day after we came back (did you see the pictures from our trip?  Forever memories), I was sitting on our couch when I jumped up to close a gate into the kitchen.  It was then that it felt like a softball had smashed into my right calf.  I took myself to the doctor (my husband was leaving to travel).  My doctor said that I tore my calf and I was lucky it didn't tear any lower, or it would have also taken my achilles with it (ensuring surgery). I tried to go to work a few days later, but after an hour of standing I was in extreme pain.  I had to leave.  I hate nothing more than letting people down and leaving good people hanging - and that is what happened when I had to leave work for an unknown amount of time. I love the people I work with and I love my customers....and I had to leave them. Horrible feeling for me.....both my heart and leg hurt.

Stay off my leg.....yeah right.  HAHA - right - No pun intended!!  Luckily, I do crack myself up.

Anyways....I have a list of things I want to get done with this unexpected time.  This included some gardening.  I know, I know, keep of my leg, but the boot does help with gardening.  When I push on the spade with the boot, it does give me some extra depth in my dig.  Here is some of what I have been doing....

 These are two pots I planted.... oregano, mint, basil, dill and thyme.

Here is a raised vegetable bed I planted.  I always wanted a vegetable garden.  Here are tomatoes, brussel sprouts, peppers, okra and eggplant.

But, I have paid the price and I have trouble admitting it.  My leg has been very sore....I just have trouble staying in one spot and having people do things for me.  You know, I am the one who does for others.  I am SO grateful for my friends and family and doing for and with them is my way of showing my gratitude. And not being able to do.....or having to stop myself from doing has been very hard for me.  It makes me very sad to just sit here and not be at work and not be fully able.  But what I do I have to be sad about.....really.  I mean really! A torn calf with will heal?!?!

So here my friend is the hardest challenge for me. I am SO blessed and this is NOTHING in the big scheme of life, but it is SO difficult for me to keep it all in perspective. I knew that perspective is extremely important.......I must have needed a reminder about that.  Keep things in perspective!  Message heard......loud and clear!!!!!!!