VI Pics

The Leighs sent us a CD with the pictures they took in the Virgin Islands on it. I am currently loading them to my Google Pictures. Check out the new 100+ pictures here.

Iguanas on the pier:

Ryan and I with the windmill:

Jamie, Charlene, Ryan and I on our ruins search:

Matthew doing some skinny dipping with Grandma:

Guest Room

So my awesome bosses decided that they were going to re-do their bedroom and that they wanted a larger bed. I know, I know, you may be asking why I said they were awesome, I am getting there. Anyway, they had moved this bed from their Atlanta house, because it was in their guest bedroom and since it hadn't been used they figure it would be a nice bed for their new house. Well, they had i in their guest bedroom in their new house and decided they would get new beds for their place. They asked me if Ryan and I wanted it. It has only been used maybe 30 times and is a super nice bed (with a huge pillow top mattress, etc. Ryan went over there with a friend on Saturday (while I was sleeping until 2pm) and picked it all up. So now we have moved out full bed into our 2nd bedroom (that we were using as an office) and we now have the larger, nicer bed in our bedroom. We are still in the process of getting bedding for our new bed (since it is larger than what we had in the closet), but once we get everything done I will be sure to take some pictures. So now we have a GUEST ROOM - Thanks Bosses!!

Winning Dinner

I made a winning dinner last night, well winning in Ryan's book - HE LOVED IT. We normally have pasta about once a week (seeing as it is an easy vegetarian meal). Last night I decided I would try to switch it up a little and make some BAKED PASTA. I know, I know, it is pretty much the same thing as we are used to, but Ryan loved it!! It reminded me of my mom's mosticholi (sorry about the spelling) that I used to love. I didn't use any particular recipe, but I'm sure you can guess what I did...

I used about 3 services worth of noodles (elbow noodles to be specific - just what we had on the shelf :) ), about 3/4 jar of spaghetti sauce (I think we used a cheesey tomato sauce), about 3/4 bag of mixed shredded cheese (what we had left from tacos last week), about 3/4 can of mushrooms (what we had left from quesadillas this weekend), and the equivalent to about 3/4-1 lb of fake burger crumble. I cooked the 'meat' added the spaghetti sauce, cooked the noodles, then added that into a 9x13 pan and then tops with the cheese. I cooked it for about 20-25 minutes in 350 degrees (since all I was really doing was warming it, since everything was already cooked, I just left it in the oven till Ryan got home from work). The left overs are in the fridge, so we will see how good it is the second go around :).

I forgot to take pictures of mine (the picture is just one i found online), but maybe next time.

Happy St. Patty's Day

New Pieces

I am hoping to post a few new pieces to my Etsy Shop soon. I am in the process of finishing up some jewelry that I have been making. I am using sea glass that I found in the Virgin Islands in jewelry. I am going to have Ryan take some cool shots of the pieces before posting them.

Be on the look out for updates with The McDot Shop!!

Prayer for Smiths

I'm not sure how many of you follow the Smith Gallery's blog, but I follow it and really like their family :) . If you follow their blog, or know them personally, you probably have already heard about the difficult time that they are currently going through. If you haven't checked out their blog lately or don't know them, please take a moment to read their latest post.

It would be AWESOME if you would please join me in praying for the Smith family (whether you know them or not)!! Thanks in advance for your warm thoughts and kind prayers!!

Healthy

Hopefully I am on my way to HEALTHY. Last night I went to sleep at about 11 and woke up this afternoon around 2pm. I am hoping with the 15 hours of sleep that I got that it will help kick this little virus totally out of my system.