Dangerous

Houston appears to be getting more and more dangerous ...

Saturday while I was at Massage Envy, a woman who lives in our town was at the local Kohl's n
(we go there all the time) and was abducted from the parking lot, in broad daylight and I can tell you that place is PACKED on Saturday's .... anyway, they found her body on Sunday morning. She had been shot in the head.

They did catch the man that did it - you can read all about it on chron.com - Houston newspaper website- if you want the details. The point IS, this is the third abduction in the past month.

I told Conrad I think it's time for me to get a concealed carry license. I think I'd feel better. Pretty dog gone scary stuff and people are getting more and more bold. We are going gun shopping this weekend.

I don't think I'll ever be able to go back to that Kohl's again without thinking about her.

Kah

Recipes

Well ... dinner was a hit! So I'm posting my recipes here. These were experiments (my own made up recipes) and they were great!

Mushroom Shallot Rice

In a small pan- saute chopped mushrooms, chopped shallots with a few pats of butter and a tablespoon of worchestshire sauce

In a sauce pan, bring one of beef stock to a boil. Add 1 cup of white rice and the mushroom/shallot mix.

Turn on low for 20 minutes with the top on (like regular rice)


Chicken Cordon Bleu

Prep: one bowl of whisked egg - one bowl of bread crumbs with a tablespoon of garlic salt
Get out a piece of deli ham and a piece of swiss cheese for every chicken breast

Cut a slit in the side of each chicken breast (like you were going to butterfly it) ... make a pocket. Take your ham, put a slice of cheese in it, roll it up and place it in the pocket of the chicken. Holding the chicken closed, dip it in the egg, the roll all sides in the breadcrumb mixture

Place all breasts in a baking dish and place two pats of butter (spaced out) on each breast

Bake at 375 for 35 minutes

It was a BIG hit! We both loved dinner - this is for sure going to be in my rotation! Tomorrow is my PT session at the gym- so the next dinner is Wednesday night- BLT's ... I am going to add avacodos to my sandwich to add fiber.

Kah

Lazy

Lazy weekend ... although I wish it was three days long. Then we'd have a day for errands and cleaning and two days for laying around.

Conrad has gone to the gun range so I thought I'd blog real quick. Personal training it going well- he almost killed me again on Thursday- we did "back" and it hurt BADLY the following two days ... so I took the weekend off to rest - but back to the grind tomorrow. I'll go do cardio and then meet with Big Al on Tuesday. I AM feeling better so I guess there's something to it.

Yesterday Conrad and I went to look at new houses again - Westin and Infinity are really nice ones! They were two builders we had never seen before - and we loved them! I don't know - maybe a new house is back on the drawing board in the next year or so ...

We cooked steak and shrimp on the grill last night and tonight- chicken cordon bleu!

Oh and I saw Madea Goes to Jail Friday night, with my friend Tosha. We went right after work. so funny- I love Tyler Perry movies!

Kah

New Comp

I'm blogging tonight FROM MY NEW LAPTOP.

The other one I had for five years and it was really useless. The wireless in it was broken- I had to go into the bedroom and hook up to the cable - Microsoft Office had been erased and I didn't know where my disks were, the CD slot didn't open anymore and it would run hot and just blow air. It was a nightmare to work and that's why I stopped blogging every night. It was a pain!

But tonight I am blogging from the new comp. I like it - it's nothing special. Just a $449 Acer special from Best Buy. I just needed something for home - I think it will do the job.

Still exciting to get something new! ... and Windows Vista is a little weird. It will take some time to get used to it. It looks completely different from what I'm used to ... not sure I like it, but not much choice. It comes with what it comes with.

Conrad said it was worth the money - because operating my old laptop really was difficult. If I get four years out of THIS one, then it's well worth the money.

Kah

Meet Big Al

Want to meet my trainer? Yep- that's Big Al!

I got sort of cocky tonight- because I signed up for the late sessio at 7:30. It was a long day at work and it was raining. When I got home, I just wanted to stay there- so I was in a mood. I got to the gym and I told him I wasn't even SORE last time- HA! ... and uh- tomorrow I will be. He was hard on me after I shot off my big MOUTH. I had to do THREE sets of 20 tonight. Some chick walked by and said something about lunges and I said NO NO NO NO WAY ... and Al said YES YES YES- one DAY. I think I may be in trouble.

Anyway- he is a pro body builder. He was in a bad car wreck a few years ago and was in rehab for seven months learning how to walk again. Nice guy though- can't wait til Conrad starts going. HA- then he will feel my pain. There's only so much misery I can put him through here at the house. I can't work alone.

Oh and I DID sign up- 24 sessions.

Kah

A Million Bucks

I'm starting to feel like a million bucks.

I met with Big Al, The Punisher on Friday. We did legs and I did cardio afterwards ... and he also boxed with me because my leg work is limited due to my knee problem. The boxing was brutal. My arms were shaking again when I left.

Saturday we ran out to NASA. We're doing a Flat Stanley project for our nephew and he chose us and Houston- so we figured "Space City" was mostly known for NASA. We ran out there and then I popped into Kohl's for more workout wear ... skipped Saturday workout and ran out for a very light dinner on Saturday night. It was NOT a Valentine's dinner- just a dinner.

Today I went back to the gym and did arms by myself and cardio. I'm feeling good. I'm finally past that first initial awful soreness- and I'm starting to feel pretty good. I've got energy, I sleep better and I am RAVENOUSLY hungry all the time. I bought some fruit and yogurt this weekend - but I think I need to find some "good carbs" to stock up on ...

I no longer hate Big Al as much- so much so, I think I'm signing up with him for 24 sessions. By the time we go to the Dominican Republic in October I should be in tip top shape!

Kah

Day Two

I can not say my transition into health has been pleasant. This is day two after my first personal training session and I've completely lost the ability to use my arms. I can't lift them over my head or steer my car or do much of anything. I was almost trapped in the bathtub because I can't lift my body weight now with these arms and using my left knee (after the car accident) is impossible.

Anyway- tomorrow I am SUPER excited to be meeting up with the testosteroned fueled hellion straight from the firey depths.... we are working on "legs" ... it really doesn't sound all that fun at all. I can pretty much assure you it will ruin my weekend since I won't be able to walk.

It has also effected my dietary habits. I have begun cooking at home and (gasp!) bringing my lunch to work. I eye things like enchiladas and cinnamon toast warily because I know just one bite will negate 3 of the torturous 25 minutes I've spent on the Precor- exercise equipment from hell. I'm absolutely terrified a stray piece of cheese will somehow find it's way into my mouth and I'll have to start all over again.

It can go the other way too. Tonight Conrad wanted to go out- and so we went to Cheeburger Cheeburger this new diner place that opened up close by. Burgers, salads, fries, onion rings ... and their speciality is all the cool fountain drinks, egg creams and malts. We had dinner and then almost came to blows over a milkshake ... Conrad asked me if I wanted to split one and frankly, without the use of my arms, I was in a delicate state and I caved and said yes. But then we couldn't agree on what to get. I wanted marshmellow and raspberry and HE wanted chocolate? CHOCOLATE? There were 30 flavors to choose from AND you can mix them. He wanted dutch chocolate. I said no- I want raspberry ... "FRUIT" ... he sneered at me "is used in SMOOTHIES not MALTS" ... he got all snide and snippy so I said forget it, we're getting our own.

and THAT is how I was forced to ruin my diet and drink an entire milkshake alone. Marriage is a lonely place sometimes. :)

Don't worry- tomorrow night, Big Al- the trainer from Planet WhupAzz- will make me pay for it.

Kah