And more beer

So, we're kinda regulars at Breckenridge Brewery - so much so that we get a lot of our adult beverages compliments of the house. Today we got to try their new IPA which is yet to be named (so, IPA #001). I'm not really an IPA fan, far too hoppy for me, but Scott really liked it. So, add another beer to my list - TBYTBN (The Beer Yet to be Named).

Unfortunately, we found out today that Jay Cutler is also a regular. Good thing we're regulars operating on different schedules, so hopefully we won't run into him often.

Tomorrow for the Superbowl I will be making a turkey roast with mashed potatoes and stuffing. Not your typical football fare, but I work on Monday night, and Tuesday night will be busy with getting everything ready to leave for Minnesota on Wednesday, so I had to make my meal for the week tomorrow or not make it at all.

Yum-O

This week's home cooked meal was elk lasagna. SO delicious! I've been working on losing weight and this is the first thing in 2 1/2 months that has REALLY forced me to have willpower and not have seconds! My friend Deanne and her husband harvest an elk every year and she gave me about 3 lbs of ground elk, so I used about 3/4 lb for this. I made it with this recipe from cooking light and of course substituted the elk for the ground round.

In other news, the table has been cleared off effective today, so here we go on that month. That will be a tough one since it is a catch-all for pretty much everything. The bed was made this morning, but it's unmade now since my husband stayed home sick from work today and napped this afternoon. But, it started the day made so I will still count it!

More beer

I tried Polstar Pilsner, a Left Hand Brewery beer this weekend. I think it was a one and out thing. Not overly impressed. But, 2 beers down, 3 to go. Bedmaking is going well and I bought the ingredients to make lasagna tomorrow night as long as the elk meat is thawed.

Not much to say

I've made my bed every day since I started my month of making it daily - I don't know why I don't do it more often, it's not like it's hard. Ok, that's a lie. There is usually at least one cat on it and heaven forbid I disturb a sleeping cat.

My meal of the week (thanks to a very cranky baby who had shots on Wednesday I have only made one home cooked meal) was mac & cheese. It's kind of a standard here that we have a couple times a month.

I've also had my bubble bath for the week - soooo relaxing!

The Garage

Well, this morning I finally had some time to tackle the garage. It's been in a state of disarray since we moved in, and I finally was able to make some room - room enough for a 2nd car, should we ever get one. I was able to do a lot of condensing and got rid of a lot.

In other progress, I started day 1 of making my bed every day for a month. We'll see if it works (doubtful)

Mmmm Beer

Had my 1st of 5 new beers today. Pandora's Bock from Breckenridge Brewery. It's a seasonal that was out last year, but of course I was pregnant and couldn't partake. 2 thumbs up!

Bonus points?

Can I get bonus points for having gone to the dentist TWICE so far? (and a third time in 2 weeks!) I had a filling replaced and it honestly was NOT that bad! The dentist warned that my tooth could be heat/cold sensitive for up to 6 months - and it isn't even heat/cold sensitive at all. Crazy!

Tomorrow I plan to try a new beer at Breckenridge. That will make 1 new beer down, 4 to go!

Yum!

Well, I'm making progress toward another one - but this one will last a LONG time. I have made a homemade meal once a week so far (Saturday: turkey breast, stuffing, mashed potatoes; Sunday: pulled pork sandwiches). My friend Toni was kind enough to e-mail a cookbook of her recipes so I have even more to add to my repertoire. I'm looking for a good beef stew recipe if anyone has one. My friend Deanne gave me 3 lbs of ground elk on Saturday when I was at her house (her husband is an excellent hunter as evidenced by their "game" room) so I may use that for either burgers or some chili. We made chili with antelope meat about a month ago. VERY delicious!

I'd love to actually cook more, but it's tough with working 40 hours in 4 days plus having an (almost) 4 month old.

I'm also making small progress toward the goal of taking a picture of my daughter every day. I post them on her blog daily. (her blog is private/by invite only. If you'd like an invite, please leave me a comment with your e-mail address)

One down!

This morning I went to the dentist - it was the first time in over 4 years - EEK! But that's exactly why I put it on my list. And, I scheduled a cleaning in 6 months and tomorrow am going to have to schedule some "work". UGH.

1 down, 100 to go!

The beginning

I have plenty of other blogs - one for my daily life, and one for my daughter Violet, but this one will be updated only to reflect the progress that I make to accomplish 101 things in 1001 days. I am starting on January 8, 2009 and ending on October 6, 2011