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Thursday, October 04, 2007
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I am going to gain weight. It is inevitable. I live with a living master. My husband cooks the most tempting food. But you know what, I'll take the weight. Anything for another bite of last night meal. Jared made a rib sticking meal.....Beef Stroganoff
Beef Stroganoff: It is a Russian dish of sautéed pieces of beef served in a sauce with sour cream. The sour cream is really what makes the dish creamy he says.
Yummy goodness......
The Night Before we had our first Fall meal. I made a pumpkin soup (yes I cooked for a change).
Pumpkin Soup: It needed some help from Jared but it turned out well. I put the soup in pumpkin bowls (I had Jared scoop out the insides for me) which I thought was a cute idea. I also cute up a fresh watermelon and cooked fresh green beans from his parents farm. To top it off I made a milky holiday spice tea. What can I say....my husband is inspiring
Jared even carved a pumpkin for our patio.
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and made a decoration of corn for our door
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Check out the next post from today....more yummy food.
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Moon Food
I have to be the luckiest woman alive. I have a husband who is not only kind, sweet, and considerate but he also does laundry, dusts, sweeps, vacuums, tinkers, and most of all.....COOKS. My husband is an amazing cook. He can try something once...it doesn't matter if it is your granny's prized secret....he can recreate it generally on the first try (you have to leave room for the first time needing tweaking).
Warning: Picture may cause hunger pains. Please consult your nearest vending machine before viewing the following.
First Meal: Will post soon
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Appetizers
Garlic Bread: As an appetizer Jared baked bread in the broiler on night.
He rubbed the hot bread with actual cloves of garlic individually to enhance the flavor. Then he drizzled a garlic and olive oil mixture on top of that.
Hummus: This starter is made special. I'll get the details soon but the base is made from chickpeas.
Tuna Puff: I'm not sure that is the name but it was a very interesting dish with a lemon zest and capers on the side. His mom loved it.
I liked it too....
Club Crackers: Good for the spreads.
Cheese:....name pending
Main Courses
Chicken Fajitas: My husband made an amazing Fajita mexican dish. First he burnt the skins off the peppers. Then he sauted that with onions, chicken, and seasoning. He also made nice potatoes, rices and beans. Not to mention he also made his own tortillas which were perfect. He also made his own creamy sauce to go with it.
Close up you can see he put all those ingredients together to make one fine fajita
Spinach Ravioli: Another amazing meal was the ravioli meal he made for me and later his parents as well. He made the ravioli himself with a pasta maker, filled them with a nice spinach mixture, then boiled them until the were nice and tender. Then he put a tomato sauce and pecorino romano on top......ummm
He prepared a nice table with...
....Grapes:.....
....Caesar Salad:....
....Kalamata Olives:....
Iced Tea: In my favorite water pitcher given to me by Mrs. Moser (the sweetest lady alive)
....Arancini: They are fried or, less commonly, baked rice balls, having a diameter of 8-10 cm, filled usually with ragu'(meat sauce), but also with tomato sauce, mozzarella, peas, and other things. On the outside they are simply breadcrumbs. These little treats are so easy to make and yet are soo very filling. We ate them up very fast. Luckily he made several so we were able to enjoy them most of the week. I'll make sure to post the recipe here soon in this section.
....Homemade Italian bread:.....
....Cheese:...not any cheese. I'll post the name soon.
....Pecorino Romano:
....Sparkling Pomegranate: it was a sparkling Pomegranate drink of some sort. I'll ask him how he made it soon.
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Our Fireplace: He also made desert by the fire that night. He lite one of those artificial logs made of sawdust and candle wax. So romantic...
Close up
Name pending: Jared made this orange, apple, custard dessert that he baked in the oven. It was wonderful
Sunday, September 16, 2007
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Day Off
Such a beautiful Day
I took a walk....
Came home to cute kitties
Cuddled to those Kitties
Watched My Husband Slave in the Kitchen
Saturday, September 15, 2007
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Car Accident
The new photos are from Jared's car accident. He doesn't like to be reminded but it is amazing how he got out of that car with only a scratch. The car flipped and was upside down. The top front was smashed in. The police officer said "you are lucky you are short."
They made him go to the hospital even though he wasn't hurt and that complicated things. His cell phone was destroyed in the crash but the police officer was willing to make some calls for him. Jared could only remember his parents number so the police officer call his parents and told him to go to the hospital
I got a call from Jared's parents. They explained what they could but they told me all this at 6 in the morning so I was pretty confused. I wanted to know why he couldn't call himself.....and I wasn't buying "he's all right." I just wanted to hear his voice. His parents wanted to drive up and take me to the hospital (which only worried me more because it is an hour drive) but Jared was finally able to get ahold of me and tell me to just come on my own. It was very comforting to just hear his voice. and has never sounded sweeter.
I found the hospital (through worried tears and comforting support of Ken, Jared's father, on the phone). After we got some things from the towing lot and our barely recognizable car, Jared still wanted me to take him to work.....glass on the shoulders and all. I took him there and talked with the supervisor...they were willing to give him the day off after they saw the pictures. He needed the rest.
The whole event made me appreciate the little times. That morning, before Jared left, was very special. If Jared hadn't been fine.....he would have given me a beautiful morning to remember.
Friday, September 14, 2007
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At WorkLet me describe to you where I work and what I do: I work for ServiceMaster. There are two of us working the office and 2 technicians. I am the DR Coordinator but Chris, the Franchise manager, has helped train me to run this office.
Basically, I take the emergency water, fire, mold, carpet clean and , yes, trauma calls. When we get these calls, I send a technician to the location to remediate the loss (or basically bring it to a healthy level). The technicians keep records and take pictures of the loss. So to give you a better understanding, say someone's basement floods; the technician would go in to extract the water, sanitize and dry the area and/or remove drywall (Whatever needs to be done to prevent further damage).
I, then, file / computerize that information. Chris usually takes that information and formulates an estimate or invoice (on occasion I have done this portion but I am still learning the estimating system). I then upload the documents to our own system and an online system for insurance companies to review.
Once the estimate is approved, the billing portion begins. This can be a battle when dealing with customer who are sent checks from the insurance company. People tend to want to keep that money for themselves. I get on the phone and make sure those checks are coming here. Sometimes I deposit those checks but generally Chris handles that.
There really is no job description. I just basically help with everything. I even make the occasional coffee but Chris makes a better cup!
Recently, for the last 2 weeks, I was running the office on my own (with the help of a supervisor for a week). Chris left me here (all by my biddy) to go get hitched. His wife is a sweetheart so i guess I'll forgive him..... but the not so funny thing is....the day before he was to leave, our office got those catastrophe loses from Findley/Fostoria area. The area was flooded and residents, insurance companies, and ServiceMaster's respond system was calling nonstop to report water losses.
Usually, in a week, we get maybe 2 or 3 losses. That day we got around 12 losses. Then Chris had to leave to go get married and travel to Mexico for a honey moon. I had been working here 2 months,with only a crash course the week before on how to do his job. It was slightly overwhelming. But with the help of Dan (the supervisor who came down from Lexington to help out for a week) I was able to pull it off.
It felt nice to be able to do my job and beyond. Just to know I can do it was a huge confidence buster. But don't worry, I won't let it go to my head. How can I? There isn't much room up there!
Videos
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- Name: Jenny
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- Member Since: 10/3/2005
Pulse
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Check out the new video I added. It is the start of Becker. You have to watch it.....That show is great!
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Right Now I am very very bored. What are some good kill-time-games?
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