outtahere

It's a beautiful sunshiney morning.  That means it is COLD!  Just checked.  IT's ZERO.  I'm off for my second knee injection this morning.  As much as I dread it, I'm actually looking forward to it because I believe it's making a difference!  HAPPINESS!

Very quick weekend update:

• Watched Dark Shadows with the B's.  Strange movie.  But, Johnny Depp always makes things fun to watch.  Have ever mentioned that he went to the same High School that I did.  No, we didn't date.  ;)  I think I'm a few years older!
• Liza was blessed with lots of friends who helped them move this past weekend.  She was humbled by the help.  I was proud of her...she ordered pizza for the helpers and seemed to be more than gracious about it all.  We had a SKYPE tour through their new place...boxes and all.  She's excited to have more room!
• The Pope is resigning.  WOW.  That's amazing news.  A huge event for my Catholic friends.  
• The big storm that hit the east and midwest left us with about four more inches of snow.  I promise all of my Utah friends and my children that I will stop doing the snow dance on March 21.  I apologize if my snowdancing has affected my eastern friends!
• The new flooring and painting project continues to consume my time and energy.  And we haven't even started yet!  I completely changed the plan this weekend.  We have one week until it's time to start emptying the main floor.  Like I told Doug, there's no difference in this and moving!  
• I made meatloaf yesterday. About my fifth or sixth in 36 years.  It was VERY tasty.  Quayd ate half of it himself!  It's a Paula Deen recipe.  LOVED it!

1 pound ground beef
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped bell pepper
1 egg, lightly beaten
8 ounces canned diced tomatoes with juice
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats

Topping:
1/3 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon prepared mustard

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Mix all meatloaf ingredients well and place in a baking dish. Shape into a loaf.  Mix the topping ingredients and spread on loaf. Bake for 1 hour.  

(I baked mine for an hour and 15 minutes.  I doubled the recipe and made two. I baked them in my bread pans, lined with foil before baking.  Next time, I would use probably 1/2 cup more oatmeal for the double batch.  I froze one meatloaf for us to enjoy during the reno in a few weeks!)

Gotta run!   Life is good!

Comments

[Cindi]

We love meatloaf in our house and have it about twice a month with the beef my Dad gives us from the cattle he raises. It's my daughter's favorite!

[Nicole]

No more snow dancing Sophia! We have had enough snow this year, on Friday we had almost 2 feet, we are not used to so much snow in Niagara Falls. Thanks for the meatloaf recipe, I always use the same recipe, this will be a nice change.