German bearded iris "Play with fire" 2008

Once again my German Iris is in bloom bigger and better than ever.

Our big kid

This week Rodney helped me mow the lawn. I had told the boys a few months back that they could earn money by cutting the grass, the deal however is they have to mow it all. When I started mowing the yesterday Rod wanted to help right away. And silly me I thought he would loose interest after a few passes. NOPE, he did the whole thing (with my guidance). He hade dollar signs in his eyes and really wanted the money. He did a great job and only needed a little help keeping the rows straight.

David's Trip to the Detroit Zoo with his school

Today I went with David and his 1st grade class on a field trip to the zoo. I was one of the chaperones and had a group of four kids that included David. We had lots of fun. I felt the polar bears were the best part. David loved the giraffes. Both David and I should sleep well tonight.

You can see All of the photos I took on my photo site. The first Photo starts HERE.

Mother's day and the May Birthdays at my mom and dads

Here are Photos from my parents we celebrated My mom and Amy's Birthday and Mothersday as well

Photos from the week

best Buds

Ice Skating

David's 1st Grade Concert

Mexican Lasagna

Tonight I tried a new recipe, I based it off a recipe I got from allrecipes.com and then made it my own, and vegetarian to boot.

Mexican Lasagna

1 clove of garlic
¼ cup onion
¼ cup fresh cilantro.
1 TBS of olive oil.
1 1/2 pounds ground beef (I used BOCA® meatless Ground Burger, Amy is a vegetarian)
1 packet of taco seasoning.
2 (15-ounce) cans black beans, drained
2 16 oz bottles of medium heat taco sauce
Salt
8-10 (10 inch) flour tortillas, (I use whole wheat) cut in to halves or quarters
2 cups shredded Cheddar or shredded jack
3 cups crumbled queso fresco Cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a large skillet over medium-high heat, sautéed the garlic and onion, then brown the ground beef and drain (if you use Boca ground burger there is no need to brown or drain also the dish will be come low fat), and then stir in the taco seasoning. Next add the black beans and half a bottle of taco sauce and cilantro. Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with tortillas and taco sauce. Spoon the beef mixture into the dish and a layer of queso cheese, make one more layer of tortillas, taco sauce, beef mix and cheese, then top with the remaining tortillas. Spread taco sauce over the tortillas and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 to 30 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Serve with sour cream, lattice, tomatoes, and chopped green onions.

The Start of My Garden 2008

Things are really starting to bloom and fixed up one of my flower beds.