MOTHERS DAY 2011

i look forward to the holidays that are just for me. im selfish. i enjoy celebrating me. :)
so, as always MOTHERS DAY rolls around one more time, and i get to go someplace i dont ususally eat at.

since my surgery (gastric, ive had the gastric sleeve) going out has almost become obsolete, and i really do look forward to the moments when i can celebrate, and i even enjoy it more so, when its all about me, like MOTHERS DAY, or my birthday.

we usually got someplace where craig can have a steak, and daniel can have a burger with bacon on it, and i..because of the surgery, have to look for something low car, low fat, low calorie. which is super hard to do when your eating out.

i had searched online for a restaurant that had a selection that would suit my needs since this surgery.
i ended up at LOGANS ROADHOUSE. they have a blackened fish that was reasonable.

these are pictures from that night. ENJOY! MICHELLE

craigs having fun. hes such a good man. i really do have a very good husband. i am blesses to have found him.

Daniel, never likes to have his picture taken, i have to sneak the photo op when i can. here hes involved in his itouch.

and me. happy mothers day michelle. :)

craigs standard dinner at logans: Steak, Potato, and a side of  skillet apples.

my much healthier meal. Grilled slamon, skewer of season veggies: zucchini, tomato, red onion, and a side of mushrooms

Daniels dinner. Burger without the "stuff" on it. and a side of french fries.

Protein is the priority when i eat anymore. so i ate my salmon 1st, which didnt leave allot of room for those sides, and i ended up having to take them home.

daniel got to eat the desert id have gotten if i hadnt had this surgery. he opted for a pudding desert.

onto the gifts!

CARD:

Front of card: "Your obviously the worlds most perfect mom..."

Inside of Card: " How else would i have turned out so good? " 

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

my reason for this face is because, it was more about daniel (lol) than about me (and it was mothers day, lol)
its all good. i appreciate the card. love it actually. daniel takes great care in finding these moments to reflect on. its too bad he doesnt sign them.

FRONT OF CARD: " Stuff only Boring old parents like us understand"

Date Night: the time parents go out and talk about the kids.
The ones who can drive you the craziest are thos little people you love the most

INSIDE CARD:
That a kiss besides being sweet now has great potential for GROSSING OUT the kids (lol)
That Tag teaming is a great concept in Pro Wrestleing and in kid wrangling
That 'For Better and For Worse" ususally means for worse at 2am in the morning.

MORE INSIDE CARD:
That parenting is the GREATEST ADVENTURE (And Mystery) well ever know....
And its ANYTHING but BORING, with a FUN WONDERFUL WOMAN like you.. (AWWWW!)

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY.

it must run in the family, craig never signs His card either, lol

and with all the expectation of having something truthfully awesome tucked away insode the envelipe, i open it to find it ONLY held the card itself...lol

Mothers Day Swag: 2 'BUBBA" Mugs.

MORE scary movies for my collection!

Logans souvenir : the small bucket the pudding daniel had was in.

daniel enjoying the REAL dessert id have been given had i had the stomach for it. yum!

and the whole reason i even get to celebrate this holiday. the greatest thing that i ever created. i love this kid!

MICHELLE

OUT TO EAT AT STEAK-N-SHAKE

i dont remember WHY we went out to eat at this time. but it was some sort of celebration.daniels included.

for whatever reason we did go out. and i took pics, lol

My son, daniel, having a very greasy carb filled, barbeque hamburger.

my husband Craig, and my son daniel

my husband craig, with his own BUTTERY BURGER..yes folks, its got butter on it, SUPER greasy, bu oh sooo good! a thing of the past for me , now.

Me.

i thought this was a good choice until i did a nutritional value search online, found out this cup of chili has over 1K calories!!!

yes, i had it with cheese (more protein) and some onions, and water on the side.

i ALSO had this salad, grilled chicken salad with i believe some sort of western chipotle dressing.

as much as i think i can eat it all, i never can, i always end up taking  most of any meal home anymore.

MICHELLE

DEC 31 2010 NEW YEARS EVE DINNER - CHINESE- CRAIG DOES OCTOPUSS (VIDEO INCLUDED!)

as a family we decided to go out to eat Chinese, at one of our favorite Chinese places, ALLLLLLL the WAYYYYY ACROSS TOWN...

while we were there, i showed daniel the huge bowl of baby octopi and challenged him to eat one. he said hed do it if we paid him 20 bucks, i agreed. i mean, youd have to pay me MORE cash than that to put one of those in my mouth eat it and completely swallow that thing, so 20 bucks..well, it seemed pretty cheap.

so, i scoop one up (tried to find a big one, too! lol) and brought it to the table in the cup i held it in.



daniel said he wouldnt do it (eat the octopus) if i took pictures OR filmed it, and the whole reason was to get it on film...so, there it sat, in all its pure nastiness, (sorry, but i really think its quite gross.)
and i suggested craig eat it (no money for it, tho) and he agreed.

WARNING: IF YOU ARE GROSSED OUT BY PEOPLE EATING OCTOPUS, I DO NOT RECOMMEND CLICKING THE 'VIDEO PLAY; BUTTON!



he survived. not sure how. but he did. and i have it all on film. (EWW!)

i also decided to show the world (not that i do it in secret, i dont) that im serious when i say i eat with chopsticks...video of that as well:



all in all NEW YEARS EVE was, well...pretty normal around my home, lol

hope yours was as adventure some!

the hubby (craig) and the kid (Daniel)


me


MICHELLE