Wordless Wednesday #10 - Madison's Baby Shower

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Think About It Tuesday

So in light of the burning wildfires in California, my local radio station 100.7 The Wolf was taking a poll for callers to call in saying what they would grab if they had only 15 minutes to evacuate their home; family members and pets excluded, and only what you can carry.

Well, being as I have 5 cats and 2 dogs, I think it would take up the whole fifteen minutes to round 'em up and load 'em up so there wouldn't be much time for anything else! ;) However, it really got me to thinking what would I grab??

Most of my pictures are up in boxes in the attic, so there wouldn't be time for that. As are all of my fave pre-pregnancy clothes (aka. Seven Jeans, etc)...

So this is what I came up with:

• Laptop
• Purse, keys, cellphones
• File of important papers (birth certificates, divorce papers, savings bonds, etc)
  
• Change of clothes/shoes
• My "survival bag" (or adult diaper bag as D likes to refer to it as!) which includes my flat iron, makeup, some jewelry, and perfume in a cute Victoria's Secret tote. And yes, it really does go everywhere with me! LOL I would of course, toss my hair dryer in!
  

I think that's about all I would have time to realistically grab! But now it's gotten me to thinking that perhaps I should buy a fireproof lockbox for those important papers and maybe some duplicates of pictures that aren't downloaded onto my laptop or desktop computer at work.

Menu Plan Monday: October 22, 2007

Here's what's cooking in my kitchen this week!

• Monday: Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken Breasts, Parmesan noodles, and string green beans
• Tuesday: Hamburger Stuffed Pita Rolls
  
• Wednesday: Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf (*new recipe from my Aunt Candy!!*)
• Thursday: Biscuits and Gravy with corn
• Friday: Pizza
• Saturday: Out to eat
  
• Sunday: Pot Roast with carrots and potatoes

Be sure to go visit the other Menu Planners over at OrgJunkie!

Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf Recipe

My aunt was over visiting from Spokane this weekend for my baby shower and brought along a few tasty recipes with her that she left behind for me to try!! This one caught my eye and I decided to share it with you all!

Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf

What you need:

• 1lb ground beef
• 10 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 8oz grated cheddar cheese
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
  
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  
• 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 3 Tbsp. mustard
• 3oz can French Fried Onions

What you do:

Preheat oven to 350.

In large bowl, combine hamburger, bacon, cheese, eggs, breadcrumbs, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. Mix well.

In small bowl, combine ketchup and mustard. Stir 1/4 of mixture into meat mixture. Reserve remaining ketchup mixture.

Press meat mixture into greased 9x5 loaf pan.

Spread remaining ketchup mixture over loaf.

Bake 40 minutes.

Top with French Friend Onions and bake additional 10-15 minutes, or until done.

Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

**NOTE: You can also add barbecue sauce to taste to give it a BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger taste!

Wordless Wednesday #9 - Madison's Crib!

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