Yes, that is a word. LOL

So, I cooked tonight…that’s not huge news…I cook a lot. Sometimes what I cook is exciting…sometimes it’s sustenance. Tonight it was DELICIOUS.

So, I made Thai Peanut Stir-Fry (or whatever you feel like calling it)

Noodles (I used Angel Hair pasta because it’s all I had LOL)
Peanut Butter (Natural — don’t use that chemical crap they try to pass off for Peanut Butter)
Low Sodium Soy Sauce
Water
Chili Sauce
Chicken
Vegetables (I used brocoli and carrots because it’s all I had — yeah, I know I just went to the market but I forgot fresh veges - duh)
Garlic and Olive Oil (and if you call it EVOO I’m no longer your friend)

Cook the pasta — I can’t tell you how because I don’t know what kind you’re using

Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and cook it in the oil and garlic. Add your veges and cook them too.

To make the sauce use about equal parts peanut butter, water, and soy sauce. You have to taste it to see if it tastes right. Then add chili sauce to the spiciness you like (I made my a tad too spicy tonight but it was still so stinking yummy).

Mix some sauce over the chicken vege mixture. Then toss the Pasta with some sauce. Then mix them all together and eat. It’s YUMMY.

Till later…

and Spring Fever has hit HARD.

I have a kink in my neck from looking out the window all morning itching to get outside. Since nothing was getting accomplished anyway I finally gave in. Ahhhh, sweet relief.

I picked up my niece and took her down to the lake with her bike. She rode, I walked. It was AMAZING! It was warm, still needed a sweatshirt but the sun was shining and the grass is GREEN. (Can you see me doing the happy dance in my chair???)

I look out my back slider and all I see is the gorgeous green grass. If I keep my door open (or sit on the back patio — which I did) all I hear are the yells and cheers from the kids playing softball across the street.

It’s definitely going to become a regular occurrence going to the lake to walk. I need to get a bike, I’d love to be able to walk AND ride to shake things up a bit.

This weekend is supposed to be gorgeous. Wonder if I can find someone to go for a drive/walk/hike somewhere. Hmm…..

Ahhh….Spring. I’m LOVING it.

So…what will I do tomorrow?

Till later….I think I’m going to go sit outside again.

Why 40? I don’t know, my friend posted 40 so I’m going to post 40. So, I guess that’s why.

1. My loving parents
2. Being a Princess of the King
3. That my family is all healthy
4. The success of my dad’s surgery
5. That my sister is an amazingly giving person
6. That 2007 is almost over
7. That I get to be Auntie to some of the most amazing kids ever
8. My amazing job
9. My friends that are there for me no matter how crazy my life is
10. Rider
11. Ally
12. Kyle
13. The internet
14. My apartment that is SO quiet and clean
15. The Hiawatha coffee drink (trust me, I’m thankful for it and will be even more thankful when I get home and can drink it again — guess where my FIRST stop will be)
16. Living in Idaho
17. Friends that pick me up at the airport or drive me there when I’m leaving again
18. Creatinin levels being super low
19. My Christmas shopping is done
20. My plane ticket home is purchased and ready for me to use in ONE week
21. I have new jeans that I’ll fit in again soon after I get home and start eating my own food again
22. Haircuts (and especially Becky who makes me pretty)
23. Barrettes that keep this insane mass of incredibly long hair out of my face (until I get home and can cut it again)
24. People who call to see how my dad and sister are even though they’ve never met either of them
25. Deer that show up in my backyard to make me feel less lonely
26. Chocolate
27. My car that runs and keeps my behind warm in the winter
28. Lemonade, Vodka, & Disaronno
29. My church
30. My home group
31. The people who help me keep my business running (and me sane in the process)
32. Music
33. DVR
34. Homemade Tacos
35. That I’ll be home in 158 hours (yeah, I know that will be less by the time you’ve read this)
36. Hugs from little guys “just because”
37. Plants that I’ve not killed
38. Grey’s Anatomy
39. My living room furniture and bedroom set
40. That even though this was really hard that I truly do have A LOT to be thankful for.

Approximately 2600 people raced today. This is the bike to run transition station. It’s pretty amazing to watch the volunteers find and hand off the right bag to the racers so quickly. They have a pretty good system set-up. I couldn’t get a good picture with my camera phone — sorry. But, the number of bags is simply amazing.

Maybe next year I’ll….

volunteer for the event. LOL

Till later…

I was able to watch the Ironman race today in Coeur d’Alene. A portion of the race went down the street I live on so I was able to watch some of the biking from my back patio. It’s pretty amazing to watch.

Honestly, I thought I would only want to watch from my balcony where I’d have to option to go inside when I got bored. But, when my brother and sister-in-law came to pick up my niece (last night was slumber party night) they wanted to go down to the street to watch it. You know, it was so much more inspiring being down there and looking the Ironmen and women in the face.

After a while we went downtown because my brother really wanted to see the transitions. This picture is one of the racers right after the bike to run transition. This guy is starting the 26.2 mile run after completing the 2.4 mile swim through chilly Lake Coeur d’Alene and biking 112 miles through hilly Coeur d’Alene and Hayden. He still had a smile on his face.

Can you imagine having the determination and drive to train and complete such a task.

Wow.

Till later…

One of my favorite Bible passages is:

Isaiah 40:31: But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

My sister-in-law is very ready to have her baby. Not only is she ready, but the baby seems to be getting ready for his birth into this world. So, we went downtown today to walk a bit and have lunch then we drove around the lake to see if the eagles had arrived. They had.

We pulled over to the side of the road and got out of the car to watch. Eagles are AMAZING creatures. They are massively huge yet they glide through the air like they were created to be there. There were at least five eagles playing, yes, playing overhead and in the trees. We saw one glide across the sky in front of us, come to a stop midair then reverse a bit and swoop down to catch a fish. I can not even describe in words the wonder of seeing an eagle catch it’s prey mid-flight. It’s AMAZING!!!

Then his friends, or enemies, who knows which chased him around trying to steal that fish from him. Unfortunately the guy dropped it a while later. But, we did see him (or one of his friends LOL) catch another one a little while later. And, let me tell you, the fish he caught was a good 12 inches long. This massive bird picked that thing up like it was a twig.

The fun thing is, it isn’t even “eagle season” yet. That doesn’t come until the end of December. We’ll definitely be bringing the family out to see the eagles when they’re here. Next time I’ll bring my camera to take some pictures.

I am so glad my “job” allows me the opportunity to take off in the middle of the day to go eagle watching. Who cares that I’ll be working later tonight and even this weekend. I got to spend a couple hours eating lunch with my family and watching eagles soar.

Till later…