Monday Dinner Idea

Monday Has Me Like…

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If you’re like me, you don’t even want to think about dinner tonight.

Let me help you out.

 

Spicy Ranch Turkey Burgers

  • 19 oz. package 93% lean ground turkey
  • 1 (1 oz.) packet ranch dressing mix
  • 1/3 cup chopped green onions
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 5-6 slices turkey bacon, cooked until crispy
  • buns and desired toppings

Mix together ground turkey, chopped onion, ranch dressing mix (dry), cheese and cooked bacon.   Form into patties, place into skillet with a little coconut oil or olive oil, brown each side.

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Broccoli Side Salad

  • 1 head broccoli, chopped into bite size pieces
  • 1/2 red onion, chopped
  • 1 small box raisins
  • 4 slices turkey bacon, crisped and crumbled
  • Small container greek yogurt (5oz)
  • 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp. vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp. sugar
  • 3/4 cup slivered almonds
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts
  • sea salt (to taste)
  • pepper (to taste)

Directions

  • Combine broccoli, onion, raisins, turkey bacon, almonds and pine nuts in bowl.
  • In a small bowl whisk together yogurt, lemon juice, vinegar, sugar and salt and pepper.
  • Pour over veggie mix and stir to coat.
  • Refrigerate for 30 minutes and serve.

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Enjoy!

A Saturday in Clarinda

Clint and I took off Saturday morning to good ol’ Clarinda.

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Dramamine is my sidekick.  Always.   Worst traveling stomach to ever exist, lives within me.  It’s awesome.

Anyway…

With Pirtlefest coming up, Clint wanted to swing down there again to continue helping get things cleaned up for the festivities.   Gary and Robin were out of town having a relaxing camping weekend, so it was the perfect time to try and get some things done for them so they wouldn’t have to worry about it.

Task 1: Stack hay bales

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Task 1.1 – Strike that.   Hay bales too wet.   “Dad/Gary, now what?”

Task 2: Trim up/cut down hedge along fence line.

… or in my case, watch Clint and take photos.

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Task 3:  Sort, bag and remove from pole barn all bottles, cans and trash.

It wasn’t a task meant for the prissy.  High-five to us for not being afraid of all those pissed off barn critters whose homes we were removing.

Oh hey little barn mice….

Task 3 continued:   Clint took charge of re-organizing Gary’s tools/equipment.  Tina and I followed directions and moved items/picked up when directed.   You see what I did here… Tina and I are smart enough to never move a man’s tools.  This is all on Clint.

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Task 4: Take a break when Corey arrives.

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Task 5: Pose with cute wooden mini’s.

Task 6:  4-wheeling for the girls

Ok, so maybe the tasks are turning into non-tasks.  Let’s just roll with it, k?

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Contrary to my face here, Tina is a nice little driver.   I just needed to get over my terror of being the B on the Back. 😉

Task 7: Horse back riding for the boys.

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This was actually a slight task.  It does take work getting those horses saddled up.

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Task 8:  While the boys were out riding, Tina and I ran to town for a few grilling out groceries and then decided on Arts and Crafts time once we returned.

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Task 9:  Take the mini’s to the end of the lane to share with the rest of the world.

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We thought it would make a great “Welcome Home” for Gary and Robin.  Don’t you?

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Task 10:  Dinner and a few beers over an open fire to close out the night.

A perfect ending to a perfect little Saturday.

Clarinda High | Class of 1999

Clarinda High School 15 Year Class Reunion | August 2014  

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Class of ’99 | Junior Year Party

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I am only a year behind posting about our 15 year reunion but let’s not focus on that little fact, ok?     After-all, I just recently came across our reunion photos, so figured I’d go ahead and make this a giant #TBT to the good ‘ol days before we get to the 15 year mark.

 

Because let’s be honest.

How can you resist these studs?

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Mike, Aaron, Bryan, Mark

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Or these beauties?

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Kresta, Maggie, Tessa

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Oh, class of 99.  We all had some good times that turned into some pretty great memories.

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Ok, enough memory lane photos… for now.

How about that 15 year reunion?

August 2014 | Ice House | Clarinda, IA

… in snapshots

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Kari, Ryanne, Caleb and Kristy

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Tessa and Kayla

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Claire, me, Erin & Kayla

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Jen, Jess, Tess & Me

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Judd, Tessa, Kayla and Mike

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Katie & Kristy

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Hands off my girl, whoever you are!

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Kayla & Zach

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Tomfoolery

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Kayla & Chris

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And then after hours happened…

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I LOVE Brynn’s louder than life laugh.   ❤

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… and personality!  

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The cocktails started doing the talking…

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Clearly…

I love that so many of us are still very close.   We might not all keep tabs on each and every one of us, but we are all still connected in one way or another.  There are pockets of friendships that still exist all over and it makes my heart happy seeing it to this day.

We prove that childhood friendships can be lifelong friendships.

And I think as a whole, Class of 99 shows it well.

Cheers to a great 15 year Reunion.  Until next time…

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Weekend in Snapshots | August 14-16th

Friday Night consisted of outside work for Clint and inside relaxing for Jordan.

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Saturday

MOVE-IN weekend at the college I work at.   I helped students get settled in with their ID, parking passes, class schedules, etc.  It is always so fun getting to meet our incoming students.   I even met a few who know friends of mine.  Small world!

Following work, I met up with Claire for  a low-key quiet afternoon/evening at Tanners.  We ended up sitting and talking for over 4.5 hours.  Love afternoons like that.

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Sunday

Tyree’s 35th BIRTHDAY!   We set out at 11am for an all day ride that included lunch at Cottonwood Arena in Blair, NE and ended with a late dinner in the Old Market at the most delicious Italian restaurant I have ever eaten at.

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It was a great little weekend.

Cheers!