Thursday, May 31, 2012

Squueeeee!

Yesterday the girls mentioned to me that they had their photos taken by the librarian doing this {arms up like you are climbing a rope}. I was not worried too much since the librarian is the official photo taker at the school and I could always ask her about it when I went in to do my last  shift at the library. 


I come in this morning and the wonderful school librarian hands me an envelope and out comes......

 Thank You  for volunteering your time in the library.  I enjoyed "Hanging out" with you!  

BEST bookmarks EVAH!!!!

Mrs. School Librarian made my day today and now I have wonderful one of a kind bookmarks for my summer reading.

Ja matta ne,
Little Mochi
^_^

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Winner Winner! Chicken Dinner ^_^


Summer is beating on the door and with all the warm weather comes the desire to NOT be in the kitchen slaving over a stove.  Hubby and I decided that since our little brood of three girls can eat as much as three teenage football players we should try to grill a WHOLE chicken. Grilled Beer Can Chicken or  Beer Butt chicken has been something that I wanted to try out and the weather was perfect to uncover the grill and give it a go.  The biggest problem we had was deciding what type and how much beer to get ~ we were not able to buy just ONE so now we have a fridge full of beer ho hum ^_^. 


As usual I did not follow the recipe and kinda did our own thing....

Rinse and dry a whole chicken.  Sprinkle a little kosher salt all over, have Hubby drizzle olive oil as you turn chicken then rub in dry rub or herbs/spices to your liking. 

Drink about a third of beer out of the can.  At this point we went ahead and placed the chicken onto the can and carried it out to the grill.


 Place can with the chicken onto the grill and with indirect heat cook for about 30 minutes then turn 180 and cook another 45 minutes.  Now all good cooks would tell you to check with meat thermometer but we did not have one so we just made sure that the juices ran clear ~ in all honesty we after the second timer went off we just turned off the heat put the lid down and let the chicken wait out about another 10 minutes while I got the veggies all ready.

 This is our juicy golden brown chicken resting on the counter so I would not burn my fingers too badly while carving for our starving Munchkins.

This is definitely a keeper per our girls.  With the flexibility of this recipe to meet  several different combinations of seasoning and beer to try with it, I am sure it would be perfect for any family outing.

We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Ja matta ne,
Little Mochi
^_^

Monday, May 28, 2012

Music Monday ~ What Makes You Beautiful





I am in for it in a few years ~ proof positive ~  Squirt ' I have to confess..... I do believe that they are all cute!'  Dear me!  It has started and she is only 9 !  

Oh, well.  The song is catchy and as long as the room is not papered with their images then I figure we are doing well.

Have a great week everyone


Ja matta ne,
Little Mochi
^_^

Friday, May 25, 2012

Today I will....



In the background you can hear Dora singing 'Just keep swimming...'

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend!

Ja matta ne, 
Little Mochi
^_^

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Summer Reading



The Munchkins have ONE week left of school so we are gearing up for our summer reading lists.

Squirt and Peanut will be reading the Sisters Grimm series this summer ~ we will see how many books they get through before school restarts.

Pumpkin and I will be doing a lot of Dr. Seuss {I LOVE Dr. Seuss}.  We have also signed her up for the summer story time at the local library and she is Uber excited to be attending.

Personally I have a varied list of books that are currently in my reading basket from the library that I am trying to get to before I have to return them.  None have stood out that I would sing its praises on the hilltop, but when I do I will be sure to rave about it.

What is in your reading baskets?

Ja matta ne,
Little Mochi
^_^

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Happy Mother's Day


No influence is so powerful as that of the mother.
~ Sarah Josepha Hale

Ja matta ne,
Little Mochi
^_^

Monday, May 7, 2012

P90X2 / Insanity hybrid workout


If something is important to you you will find a way.
If it isn't you will find an excuse.

This is soooo true!

Today Hubby and I are going to start a P90X2 / Insanity hybrid workout.  We have finished both programs and this weekend we were in the what now phase when we found a mash up of these two.  I am so happy that I am actually doing or trying to do chin ups and pull up on the crazy bar hanging in the door way.  Looking forward to this new routine and I will have to remember to get Before photos and measurements which is something that I have not done before.
What is your current fitness program or routine ?

Ja matta ne,
Little Mochi
^_^

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Mommy Hug Shrug


Yay!  Here is the latest knitting project that I completed ^_^
A happy little shrug for my Squirt to wear on those chilly spring morning to school and in class ~ she is always so cold!  I give it a squeeze before she put it on and she has a Mommy hug to take and keep with her all day until I can give her a real one once last bell rings.  I have two more to go and a Mommy sized one for me along with a LONG list of other items I would like to complete.  

Ja matta ne,
Little Mochi
^_^