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Saturday, February 16, 2008

How I spent this lovely Saturday morning

My husband and 3 of the kids are gone today. I was thinking of being a bum and not doing much of anything, but I decided I had to clean the room shared by my 2 youngest boys. I thought of taking before and after photos, but that would be asking for trouble from the health department! So here, instead are the after photos....wish this was smell-o-blogger because I cleaned the carpet and washed the bedding and this room smells so nice!

Then I made the fatal error of looking at my girls room. At a quick glance it didn't look horrible, but on closer inspection, she had about a months worth of dirty clothes, graded homework and assorted crayons, hair clips and legos stuck behind and underneath her bed....So, I got to work in there as well.

Of course I still have about 37 loads of laundry to do, but then I'm essentially done for the day. This place looks pretty good!

Think we'll order Chinese take-out to celebrate!

6 comments:

Nancy said...: You did a wonderful job, and deserve take out for sure. The rooms look very cute. Are they happy they are clean now? Do they appreciate your hard work? Hope so. Hope you get the rest of the weekend off now. LOL; 4:50 PM
Nancy said...: You did a wonderful job, and deserve take out for sure. The rooms look very cute. Are they happy they are clean now? Do they appreciate your hard work? Hope so. Hope you get the rest of the weekend off now. LOL; 4:50 PM
Andi said...: The rooms look great! Good luck with those 37 loads of laundry...as Jolene calls it "Mount Washmore"!!! I cleaned today too!; 6:57 PM
Andi said...: Hey Terri! I actually purchased the dog portrait off of eBay because it looked so much like our little Bully. He's the Boston sitting in the chair under the portrait. He's our one and only Boston and will be 4 in October. He's quite a "live wire"...but so sweet and happy.; 7:28 PM
Kerri said...: Give yourself a pat on the back for such a good job! Those are cheery, bright rooms.
Two of our bedrooms upstairs need cleaning, but it's the over-wintering plants making the mess. I need to clean up all the dead leaves! Makes me wonder if it's worth babying those plants. That's the gratidude they show!; 10:52 PM
Kim said...: WOW!!!!! Don't you just love a clean kids room?!?!?! I ripped apart Bears room yesterday too .; 6:55 AM

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mac and cheese

Ingredients
Butter, for greasing dish
12 ounces wide egg noodles
2 cups heavy cream
2 1/2 cups whole milk
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more for pasta water
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 cups (packed) grated Fontina
3/4 cup (packed) finely grated Parmesan
3/4 cup (packed) grated mozzarella
4 ounces cooked ham, diced, optional
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
Directions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Butter a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish and set aside. Cook the noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. Drain well, but do not rinse.

Whisk the cream, milk, flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper in large bowl to blend. Stir in 1 cup Fontina, 1/2 cup Parmesan, 1/2 cup mozzarella, ham, if using, and parsley. Add the noodles and toss to coat. Transfer the noodle mixture to the prepared baking dish. Toss the remaining 1 cup Fontina, 1/4 cup Parmesan, and 1/4 cup mozzarella in a small bowl to blend. Sprinkle the cheese mixture over the noodle mixture. Bake until the sauce bubbles and the cheese melts and begins to brown on top, about 20 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.