Made by Memilyrae

I was assigned to work with Diana Burton for this month’s Creative Team call. I used her kit Natural Selection. This is what I came up with:

The meat section of Walmart is now a funny place for us. Stephen and I were discussing how we don’t really like ground beef much, except for in certain meals. We started listing off what we’ll actually eat with ground beef in it. Stephen said one thing, then I said another, and Stephen said another, and all of the sudden Spencer blurts “STOP FIGHTIN’!” I said, “Spencer, we’re not fighting.”

Sp: “Yes. You goin’ back and forth back and forth back and forth.”

Em: “That’s called a conversation.”

We could not stop laughing!!! He was so serious and we really don’t fight – not even quietly. If we get into an argument, it’s usually normal talk and then some quiet time while we both tell ourselves we’re right. What a funny, funny kid!

K. So I got this recipe from Steph and Annette – who are, by the way, my heroes for giving me recipes to try – and I wanted to share it with you! I did not have any peppers and I did not do it on skewers like the original recipe says, but here’s my version that we are quite happy with (just minus the peppers and no skewers…so it’s not really MINE but it’s now in my recipe book)

Pork Loin and Peanut Sauce

INGREDIENTS

1  lb. boneless pork (such as loin or tenderloin), cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces

1  small red sweet pepper, seeded and cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces (optional)

1  cup 1-1/2-inch pieces fresh pineapple

10  Tbsp. water

1  tsp. reduced-sodium soy sauce

4  Tbsp. creamy peanut butter

4  Tbsp. finely chopped fresh pineapple

2  small clove garlic minced

1  tsp. ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat broiler. Place sliced pork loin on cookie sheet with pineapple chunks. Broil 4 to 5 inches from
heat for 10 to 12 minutes or until pork is just slightly pink in center, turning once halfway through.
2. Meanwhile, for sauce in a small saucepan combine remaining ingredients. Heat over very low
heat until melted and nearly smooth, whisking constantly.

PREP TIME 25 Min                                BROIL TIME 10 Min                                READY IN 35 Min

Original recipe yield: 6 appetizer servings

This is such a cute kit! I seriously love it! Here are my two layouts:

Just wanted to say a quick congrats to Brent and Katie (our neighbors) on their new baby boy! (I’m sure if it’s okay with them, I’ll post a picture in the future)

I would LOVE to win this Giveaway! Head over to VanillaJoy’s blog and enter to win!

You should sign up too! What a great way to get organized!!!

1) Did you date someone from your school? I “dated” Tanner during my Senior year
2) What kind of car did you drive? ’98 Honda Civic
3) Did you pass your driver’s license test the first time? Yeah…but I chose to fail parallel parking since Oklahoma streets are not as spacious as streets in Utah and with a car parked on each side of the street and being in a boat of a car chose not to destroy two cars in the process.
4) Were you a party animal? Nope
5) Were you considered a flirt? Yes. Absolutely.
6) Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Choir – which I loved cause I got to go to Disneyland with Tanner and Mauni and  Stacey and…EVERYONE!
7) Were you a nerd? Not THAT kind of a nerd but I am a nerd
8) Were you on any varsity teams? Nope
9) Did you ever get expended or expelled? I was ALMOST sent to the principals office (Thanks a lot Danny!) but I talked my way out of it.
10) Can you still sing your fight song? Not from Choctaw…not from Springville.
11) Who were your favorite teachers? Mrs Leech rocked..So did Mrs A…Ms Swagert…I liked a lot of my teachers
12) Where did you sit at lunch? I was always with either Tanner, Mike Jeff, and Chelts or on occasion I was with Keri, Amy, and Caleb…AND Mauni and Devin….
13) What is your school’s full name? Choctaw High School and Springville High School
14) School mascot and colors: Yellow Jackets (Yellow and Blue) and Red Devils (Red and Blue)
15) Did you go to homecoming and who with? Never in Choctaw…I believe Ryan Ashby was Homecoming dance. Although, I don’t remember when Homecoming is and it was my first dance in Utah.
16) If you could go back and do it again, would you? Nah….I have my journals and don’t regret anything. I am sad at some of the emotions I wasted (lack of self esteem, etc.)
17) What do you remember most about graduation? Singing and flirting from a distance with Tanner and laughing with Angie.
18)Who was your biggest crush in high school? I know he’s in a lot of my answers, but Tanner.
19) Were you in any clubs? Spanish club in Choctaw, but that was just to go to Costa Rica.
21) Who was your prom date? Tanner again.
22) Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? Yep
23) Did you have a job while in high school? I babysat for an awesome family

Thanks to Leona for telling me about it…there is an awesome stroller giveaway at the I Never Grow Up blog that I would L<3VE to have! Next time we go to the zoo, on a walk, or anywhere else that requires a stroller, I could have an amazing stroller to use!

Last Friday, after a long day away, we came home to find our oldest bird, Goodwin, had passed away. He was very old and kept getting sick so we were expecting him to go. Spencer seemed okay with our explanation.