This is DELICIOUS! Oh, and easy!

portobello burgers

Start to Finish: 20 minutes  DELICIOUSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! 

ingredients

• 4    portobello mushrooms
• 2  Tbsp.  olive oil
• 1  tsp.  dried Italian seasoning, crushed
• 4  slices  provolone cheese
• 4    ciabatta rolls, split  (I used Deli Flats)
• 1/4  cup  mayonnaise
• 4  to 8 pieces  bottled, roasted red sweet pepper
• 3/4  cup  fresh basil leaves

directions

1. Scrape gills from mushroom caps, if desired. Drizzle mushrooms with oil. Sprinkle salt, pepper and crushed Italian seasoning.

2. On charcoal grill, cook mushrooms on rack of uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 6 to 8 minutes, turning once halfway through cooking. Top each mushroom with a cheese slice. Place rolls, split sides down, on grill rack. Grill 2 minutes more, until cheese is melted, mushrooms are tender, and rolls are toasted.

(ALTERNATELY:  Bake the mushrooms at 350 for 20 minutes.)

3. Serve mushrooms on rolls. Pass mayonnaise, sweet pepper pieces, and basil leaves. Makes 4 servings.

nutrition facts

• Calories520, Total Fat (g)29, Saturated Fat (g)9, Monounsaturated Fat (g)8, Polyunsaturated Fat (g)9, Cholesterol (mg)25, Sodium (mg)972, Carbohydrate (g)49, Total Sugar (g)2, Fiber (g)4, Protein (g)17, Vitamin A (DV%)0, Vitamin C (DV%)88, Calcium (DV%)31, Iron (DV%)22, Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

I just read this poem to Taylor... (from Childcraft)

The Camel's Hump
by Rudyard Kipling


The Camel’s Hump
By Rudyard Kipling

The Camel's hump is an ugly lump
Which well you may see at the Zoo;
But uglier yet is the hump we get
From having too little to do.

Kiddies and grown-ups too-oo-oo,
If we haven't enough to do-oo-oo,
We get the hump-
Cameelious hump-
The hump that is black and blue!

We climb out of bed with a frouzly head,
And a snarly-yarly voice.
We shiver and scowl and we grunt and we growl
At our bath and our boots and our toys;

And there ought to be a corner for me
(And I know' there is one for you)
When we get the hump-
Cameelious hump-
The hump that is black and blue!

The cure for this ill is not to sit still,
Or frowst with a book by the fire;
But to take a large hoe and a shovel also,
And dig till you gently perspire;

And then you will find that the sun and the wind,
And the Djinn of the Garden too,
Have lifted the hump-
The horrible hump-
The hump that is black and blue!

I get it as well as you-oo-oo-
If I haven't enough to do-oo-oo!
We all get hump-
Cameelious hump-
Kiddies and grown-ups too!

Prego Again

Just wondered how many people really read this.  I am prego again.  Let's see.  Now I am going into my 14th week.  I know it is really a surprise.  Quick yes!  And yes this is el ultimo!  Last one.  I am officially due July 20 and we will find out the sex to see if we will be outnumbered girls or boys in the family.  The kids will be 15 months apart and the Dr.s told me to pretend like I had twins that way nothing seemed too harried around here.  Either way, we are happy with this surprise and taking it in stride.  We are busy again with millions of appointments to geneticists again to err on the side of caution with heart problems.  If you read in our last post, Reagan seems to be fine in that department but we wouldn't like a repeat of what we went through.  So far, appointments have checked out with wonderful reports.  I am starting to show and nicely Taylor has told me I am getting fat.  I tell him pregnant, but who's to say he gets everything yet.  Anyway, Taylor wants a brother, but we will be happy with either sex.  Taylor is begging me to move Reagan into his room so we probably will end up doing it very soon.  We will see.  SURPRISE to all.  Thought I would save the news for the new year.  Happy day!

Reagan Update

This is what you get with a beenie hat that is too small for her little noggin...  She does love to be outside like the rest of us, it is just so cold!

She is enjoying this walker but can't keep up with her brother who does loops around the car on his bike.

Here she is pulling up on our beloved elephant.  Not soon after this she fell and scabbed up her nose and face.  Now we have her contained so she doesn't get into so much trouble.

She loves to carb load on cherios and kix cereal.  But here is her scabbed nose.  

I know this is late in explaining, but we just went last week to Reagan's cardiology appointment and it went over great!  She didn't really want to hold still for the Echo of her heart (like a sonogram) so one of the techs tried to clown around for her so she would focus on him.  Then we turned on a TV, I fed her and well, she still squirmed.  The measured the hole in her heart and watched blood flow and pressure through that same hole and compared stats with results from 4 months ago.  At this time there is no ballooning required, (this is to stretch open a little wider the repairs that they made at 7 days old).  That was good news.  So what it means is that all parts of the heart are growing with her as she gets bigger through development.  Other good news is that the hole looks like it may be shrinking.  The blood flow and pressure measures less than before and we could see the hole shut completely.  Wonderful!!!  Also in the visit they said that we may now remove Reagan from all of her heart medications.  Yippee!  She is still on some acid reflux medications, but that is no indication of heart issues but rather her under-development of throat muscles and parts;  ie: vocal cord paralysis and such.  I mentioned to the doctor that we had stopped thickening her formula, but they advised me this was not a good idea because she could be silently aspirating and getting infections without my knowledge.  So, we are back to thickening her feeds.  She does eat table food so that has helped tremendously with her feeds.  All in all, it was a fabulous appointment and we are spacing out the next appointment a little further.  GREAT!  Just wanted to update everyone!  She is a good 18 lbs and wearing 12 month clothes because she is so tall.  She is getting bigger and stronger ever day!  Next we hope to tell you that she has no more issues and just annual visits.  Until next time. 

Our new garden before the snow hit...

This is our lasagna garden.  We won't plant in it until later right now it will cook.  We are going to cover it with a black tarp so that it bakes or like I said before, cooks.  We also got a compost tumbler and are so excited to make our own compost soil for the garden.  Taylor helped with this and it has also been such a wonderful activity for the whole family.  It isn't easy work.  It sure is fun though getting dirty together.

In the snow... This year it came early!

Yummy snow!  It is delicious!

in the garage waiting for mommy to bundle me up in the stroller...

We need a good snow sled... this is what we found in the shed.  The neighbors were pulling kids on sleds in the street with golf carts.  They were blasting their radios too so it was fun to watch.  

Daddy and mommy went down and I made a little thing for Reagan to sit in.  She got scared.  That was that. 

Bundled for a walk to the end of the driveway and then we spun around since mommy and daddy were cold.  We just don't really have a lot of snow clothes.  We will be prepared next time.  

Here is are snow man "Shorty."  We had so much fun making him!  

Makeshift beanie hat... borrowed from Taylor.  Gloves, well, I found some but not for snow.  

Taylor loves to dig so here is the handy-dandy digger...  We are going inside now because it is raining or something now and we are getting wet!  

Not really an important post...

It can't be a better day for Mr. Taylor!  He had a punishment to not watch TV for a week.  He lasted, but asked almost everyday for a cartoon.  Sorry...  Anyway, today he is watching a cartoon called "Dinosaur Train," which is very scientific, to say the least!  To the point... they are talking, rather singing and discussing that -~Every dinosaur poops... What a great message for my blossoming 3 year old who asked me where his poop goes just the other day.  We went on a long walk yesterday to go look through the neighborhoods for man-holes and sewer areas.  Okay, so maybe your kids don't talk about poop, but today, Taylor learned on his cartoon that poop is called, feces... Talk about "Animal Grossology!"  I don't get it!  Really, is this funny or entertainment???  I guess!?!  Sigh.

Crawling now~

This is just before Christmas.  She would glide across the wood but really didn't want to try much!  She would rather get help to move via an adult holding her hands to walk to where she wanted.  Now she is crawling.  Hence the 2nd video.  She will crawl to her walker or the ottoman and stand or stand in  her crib.  Too much fun, now I have to start thinking of baby proofing things!

Lights of the South...

I will update this later with commentary...

Yip-yapping away!

So I have been having difficulties uploading videos, but maybe this time will be a charm.  She mostly blibber-blabbers when she is hungry.  I can't say exactly what she is saying.  Maybe it is yummy?!

Talking

Here we go with the mumble, bumble...  She does it all of the time!  It is so much fun to listen to.  We all talk back to her and it is just regular conversation.  So much fun!