The view from my seat in class. |
I recently became interested in 365 Projects—I just think they're neat. So, I was thinking of doing one, but it's the middle of the year. But it's close to my birthday... so I thought I'd do a 365 project of the last year of my twenties, since I will turn 30 in 2011 and that's kinda scary for me. Without further adieu, here is my tribute to the year I am/was 29.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Day 81: School
Monday, August 30, 2010
Day 80: Spicy Citrus Chicken
Recipe:
Mix the following ingredients in a medium sized bowl:
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 green onion sticks, chopped
1 cup of orange juice
handful of cilantro, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
2 chicken breasts, cubed
Put 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet and heat on medium. Add chicken mixture and cook until chicken is no longer pink and liquid has reduced. Add another cup of orange juice and a bag of instance rice. Cook until rice is tender. (You may need to add water if the liquid reduces too much.)
Mix the following ingredients in a medium sized bowl:
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 green onion sticks, chopped
1 cup of orange juice
handful of cilantro, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
2 chicken breasts, cubed
Put 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet and heat on medium. Add chicken mixture and cook until chicken is no longer pink and liquid has reduced. Add another cup of orange juice and a bag of instance rice. Cook until rice is tender. (You may need to add water if the liquid reduces too much.)
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Day 78: Legos
We went to the Lego exhibit at the Midland Center for the Arts. It was pretty cool. This is a Lego replica of the Midland County Court House.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Day 77: Long Walk
Toby, Rodney, and I went to the Bay City State Recreation Area. We hiked around the lagoon. It was more of a swamp. Anyway, this boardwalk was part of the trail.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Day 76: Freezer
Ashley and I went shopping for a chest freezer yesterday. She picked one out and paid for it. The Home Depot guy loaded it into Sing Sing, though the freezer had to be on its side. Because of that, we couldn't plug it in right away. So, I plugged it in when I got home from work today, waited a few hours for it to cool down, and then loaded it with meat and fruit. [On Monday we went grocery shopping. I had to rearrange the freezer, twice, to fit everything in. And even then, it didn't all fit. It will be so nice to not have to worry about that in the future.]
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Day 75: I love lamp!
Ashley bought me a (belated) birthday present: a bedside lamp so that I can read in bed—previously I was using the flashlight on my cellphone.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Day 74: Scrabble
I gave Scrabble to Gage for his birthday. Last night we played a non-scoring game so that he could get a feel for it. Tonight, we played and kept score. It was a lot of fun. I can't wait to do it again.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Day 73: Compost Bin
Ashley and I ordered a compost bin and have already started filling it up. Hopefully we'll have some nice dirt to plant tomatoes in next spring.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Day 72: New Flowers
Went to Menards yesterday and bought the bricks, flowers, and dirt. My mum and I put it together and planted the mums. ":)
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Day 71: Temple Theatre Tour
Sarah, Dennis, Mandy, and I had a private tour of the Temple Theatre in Saginaw. It was so cool. The picture is of the main chandelier in the foyer—they're all Austrian crystals. After, we had lunch at The Junction, also in Saginaw.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Day 70: Kayla and Josh
Kayla, Josh, and I went hiking in City Forest. Last Christmas, Josh gave me a compass and we just had to try it out. Since there are so many trails in City Forest, it's easy to get lost. If you have a compass, it's also easy to find your way back, since the parking lot is north of the forest. After hiking, we picked up KFC and headed to the Fun Zone. Josh suggested picnicking under the water tower, and since I'm trying to live a better story, that's what we did. Then we played on the playground for a bit before heading to Baskin Robbins for ice cream.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Day 69: Shadows
I went to the fair with Mom, Ash, Ed, and Carrie. We looked at the animals and I took a couple pictures of the rides, but they weren't that great. After the fair, we went to Bob Evans for dinner. I took this picture while Ash and I were waiting outside. I thought it was cooler than a random photo of the ferris wheel.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Day 68: Rodeo
Mom and I went to the rodeo at the Midland County Fair. We saw a 14-year-old kid get stomped by a bull, but thankfully he was okay and able to walk it off.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Day 67: The Strickens
Gram gave the girls a summer cottage, so I had to take a picture of them for her. Here is the photo I took, and here is what I did with it.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Day 65: T-Shirt Quilt
I finished a T-shirt quilt that a woman in Texas hired Ashley and I to make. I started listening to Ted Dekker's Black—very strange book.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Day 64: New Shelves
One of the shelves that Ed and I built for my books, already filled with books. This shelf contains most of my writing books. We made another one just like it (and it contains my fiction books). The shelves are rustic, which is just my style.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Day 63: Toby
Toby hides in the woodpile, as Ed and I build rustic book shelves out of the old splash deck that went around the pool.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Day 62: My Books
My library currently contains 176 books. Clearly, they are not all on this shelf. I really need another book shelf or three.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Day 60: Bed Time
I almost forgot to take a picture for Day 60. I had already gone to bed when I remembered. I took this photo in the dark, because my light switch is all the way on the other side of the room and I didn't feel like dealing with it.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Day 59: More Research
This is a book I'm reading to write my characters better, since all of the major characters are anti-heroes, instead of heroes. I'm currently working on the characters biographies, making them more three dimensional.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Day 58: Rodney
I didn't do anything that I could take a picture of today (laundry, cleaning, and computer stuff), so I took a picture of Rodney since he hasn't been on the blog yet.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
Day 56: Family Dinner
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Day 55: Million Miles
Today I finished reading A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life by Donald Miller. It was a quick read—I started it on Sunday and read 100 pages that first day. The book was excellent. I learned things from it both as a writer and as a regular human being. I would HIGHLY recommend this book to pretty much everyone.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Day 54: Mmm Pizza
Marc posted something on Facebook about pizza and then I started craving it. So, for dinner, I ordered "The Big Bonanza" from Papa Johns with some slight adjustments. I changed the beef (which I have always thought was a weird topping for pizza) to sausage. In addition to that, I restricted the ham to Ashley's side of the pizza and added banana peppers to mine, since it already came with bacon.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
Day 52: Arts & Crafts
Ed made the two on the left and Ashley made the two on the right. |
Labels:
family,
green living,
projects
Location:
Michigan, USA
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Day 51: Blueberry Picking
Mom and I went blueberry picking (after an outdoor church service and picnic). Where we decided to pick, we came upon a couple fawns hanging out in the rows of blueberry bushes. They were precious. I wonder where their mother was...
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