What's for Supper? (or dinner, depending on where you come from!)

I woke up today craving a good BBQ sandwich.  Apparently my husband was watching Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives last night while I was sleeping and they were focused on BBQ.  I didn't watch it but I guess my subconscious picked up on it!  So this morning I broke out the ole' crock pot and fixed myself some BBQ!

I used this recipe from allrecipes.com:

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
• 3 pounds boneless pork ribs
• 1 (18 ounce) bottle barbeque sauce

Directions

1. Pour can of beef broth into slow cooker, and add boneless pork ribs. Cook on High heat for 4 hours, or until meat shreds easily. Remove meat, and shred with two forks. It will seem that it's not working right away, but it will.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Transfer the shredded pork to a Dutch oven or iron skillet, and stir in barbeque sauce.
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until heated through

I followed it exactly and it turned out great!  Well I did cook it on low all day instead of on high for just a few hours. 

I did bake it in the oven for about 30 minutes or so.  I am glad I did because it gave it those little crispy pieces :)

Served it up with some baked beans and fresh garden corn :)

Yum!

The Secret of Life....

Is a good tomato sandwich :)

Our family has done some serious gardening this year and on top of that Dave's patients and co-workers keep sending him home with fresh veggies!  So right now we have an abundance of tomatoes that we are trying to eat through.  In my opinion, there is no meal more refreshing on a hot summer evening (or morning or afternoon) than a good tomato sandwich.  In fact, I think I could eat them for the rest of my life and be totally happy with it!

There are really only 3 ingredients that are absolutely vital here:

1) Cheap white bread (any store brand will do fine, because really its not about the bread)
2) A fresh garden tomato (the juicier the better -- I love it when the bread gets a little soggy)
3) Mayo (It has got to be Duke's, in my opinion -- but Hellman's will do in a pinch)

And there you have it!  Delicious!

Etsy = Love

I have recently been on an Etsy kick -- spending more time there than on Facebook or The Bump, even!  I have found some of the cutest things that I am just dying to order for our house.  Sadly, the hubs and I just joined up our finances so he of course sees EVERYTHING and well I really am trying to be good and save a little.  But here are some of the cute things I have found for our bathroom that we are getting ready to remodel, and I am talking a TOTAL remodel -- drywall, new tile floor, new sink, shower, bathtub, the works basically.

A vinyl decal for our wall.  And I am actually considering painting the walls a neutral color like this one.

A Ball Mason jar soap dispenser! 

Of course I have found about a million other things that I have to have too!

Tomorrow is the day.  I am turning in my notice first thing tomorrow morning.  The boss was out on Friday so that pretty much ruined my original plan.  So lucky me -- I got to look forward to it ALL WEEKEND!!!  My letter is printed, now just to break the news.  Oh boy.

Haha

0 As a 1930s wife, I am Very Poor (Failure) Take the test!

Saw this on another blog and of course I had to take it and re-post it!  My favorite question:  "Puts her cold feet on husband at night to warm them?"  Heck yes I do!  Isn't that what he is there for?

Ummmm....ok

So I got a new job, which is great!!  It is a county job with awesome benefits and health insurance that actually covers maternity!!  So I will be able to ditch the $417 a month that I spend to buy insurance (with maternity coverage) privately since my current job doesn't offer it.

So here is the tricky part -- telling my boss that I am leaving.  If I leave my job, I will be putting my co-workers in a really bad spot.  My boss is going to be so disappointed in me.  I know when it is all said and done that it is my life and I have to do what is right for me, but that doesn't really make it any easier to do this. 

Vance, our deputy director at the agency where I work, has worked his butt off all summer writing grants to fund my program.  I am scared they will have to send the money back if I leave and all that work he did will be for nothing!  I am really not normal -- I should be excited I got a new (better) job, and I am, but I feel like such a letdown. 

Oh well -- I am thinking I will turn in my notice on Friday afternoon, so that way they will have the weekend to cool off (or plot my murder, whichever).

And on to the next...yet again.

Yep we are moving on to cycle 8.  I guess there is not much more to say than that.  I am at the point where I don't even expect anything BUT disappointment.  So yeah, there you have it.

In other news...I have a magician cat!  We went to the vet today and I had him in his carrier.  The carrier is a fabric-y type carrier with a zipper door on the front and a zipper on top.  So we get to the vet and I leave him in the car for what I thought would be just a minute.  I needed to get some things for the dogs and I wanted to do that first.  Of course I left the car running so he would stay cool.  I left him in his carrier, but made sure to lock the windows just in case.  The car was parked right outside the door so I was keeping my eye on it the whole time.  Well when I go back to the car to get him he is nowhere to be found!  The window was down!  That little shit somehow found his way out of the carrier.  I am thinking the thing wasn't all the way zipped and he got his paw in there and worked it open to where he could get out.  Then he somehow managed to press the window lock button on my door, unlocking all the windows.  THEN he went over to the passenger side door and stepped on the button to roll down the window ALL THE WAY and jumped out!  It was an absolute nightmare!  I guess that is what I get for turning my head for 5 seconds!  Thankfully I found him and he was just fine, but I was scared to death.  I am getting a new and sturdier carrier for the next visit!