I burnt dinner...

My house smells like burnt hamburger meat and I am mad. I come home after a long day at work, really looking forward to skillet burgers. I am not one to touch raw meat, but I dug in carefully mixing all the ingredients. The skillet is ready to go (or so I thought). Now anyone who knows me well, knows that I have a terrible fear of not cooking meat all the way through. I tend to overcook everything because I am afraid of all the deadly diseases one can catch from raw meat. However, I honestly feel this did not contribute to what happened in my kitchen this evening. I put 3 patties in the skillet and turned around to watch the news. I noticed a little smoke filling the air, but quickly passed it off. The recipe I was following said cook five minutes on each side. But since I am scared to undercook meat, I left it for a little longer. I turn the patties and low and behold the underside is burnt to a crisp. The entire house was full of smoke. I had the vent on, the fan, and opened a few windows and waited for the smoke alarms to go off. Yes, it was that bad. So I had made four patties and ruined 3. I cooked the last one. Honestly, it was a crappy recipe. It either didn't taste good because I was mad or because it flat out wasn't good. Conor had a corn dog, and Craig had a sandwich. Aside from that, here are some pictures from the recent snow and other stuff.

Here is a cool picture of Conor sleeping.

Last but not least, I made a potty chart for Conor. We are having some great sucess with him going potty and I thought this chart would help him understand that working towards a goal pays off.

Long time, no post....

It has been two weeks since I posted something. Shame on me. I guess I have been working so hard on my New Year's commitments that I haven't had time. I have a few commitments and I will share them with you all.

1. Cook meals at home. One of the reasons why I wanted a TV for the kitchen is so I could watch the news while I cooked. It has been working so far. This is middle of week 3 and I am actually enjoying cooking. I use the website Kraftfoods.com It is wonderful if you need some ideas


2. Keep my house picked up. We are all guilty of putting someting down and stepping over it for weeks. Well, at least I am guilty. I have made the decision that my home would be more relaxing if it wasn't so cluttered. Commitment #1 is going better than #2 so far.


3. Save money. #1 and #3 go hand in hand. By cooking at home, we should save a ton of money. So far so good. I am expecting a couple months before we will get into a really good routine.

So, I will end my short blog with a couple of pictures. I don't have much to report.

Conor being silly.

Wierd hair one morning. It was really cute, but by the end of the day it had fallen flat.

Happy Holidays!!

I have to say, this was one of the best Christmas' ever! We were surrounded by lots of great family this year. People I haven't seen in a while came to town to visit and spend the day with us. Among the crowd were Craig's parents, my cousin from Boston, my cousins from Dallas and my Aunt and Uncle from Amarillo. Enjoy the pictures....

This is Conor opening his Spiderman toothbrush and cup. He now brushes his teeth 3-4 times a day! Not bad for a 3 year old.

Here is Craig on crutches one day post op. He did really well with his knee surgery AND managed to enjoy the holidays.

This is my cousin, Guy, and Conor. They had a great time playing together. Boston is so far away, but I know we will see you again soon!

This is a family tradition to scratch lottery tickets the day of Christmas. This is my Aunt Carol and Uncle Connie. I came out on top with $26.00. I think everyone won a little money.

Here is a picture of my Uncle Connie and two of his grandkids, who are my cousins Tyler and Tawnee.
Conor got a train set from Santa Claus this year. My sister worked hard putting it together, but soon after Conor came in the room and demolished it. We made th decision to put it up until he gets a little older. He is still in the destructive stage.

Another present from Santa was a VSmile video game. He had a blast with it. This is yet another toy that hasn't been touched since Christmas day.

This Conor and my Sister, Ashlea. Cute aren't they.

This is picture from earlier in November. This is my sister and my friend, Cassie's baby. Her name is Micah.
Conor sporting some new pajamas.
Conor insisted on wrapping his own toys. I believe this was Woody. Woody stayed wrapped until Christmas. If I had known that, I would have wrapped some of his other toys and saved some money.

More presents.

We don't have any pictures from New Year's. My parents kept Conor over night and Craig and I did nothing. We watched a movie and I was asleep by 11. Craig woke up in time for a 30 second countdown, then lights out for me.

I hope you all had a great Holiday and a safe New Year. Cheers to 2007.

I am a proud Mommy!

I am proud to annouce that Conor made it through his first school program!!!! For those of you who keep track of my family and read my blog regularly, you know that Conor is not one to get up in front of an audience and peform. Well you can imagine I was anxious and nervous when the date of the Christmas program was announced. The only thing I could think about was the past program experiences and how they didn't turn out well. I am excited to share that he made it!!! The "3's" had two songs to sing: Jingle Bells and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Not a tear, not even a sign of being scared. It was fabulous!!

Moving on....We had Christmas at my parents house on Thursday. We had so much fun and Conor had a blast opening up all his presents in his pajamas

Last but certainly not least, Conor celebrated his 3rd birthday on 12/21. We had his party yesterday and it was wonderful. It is such a great sense of joy to know that as a parent you have made it thus far. To wake up every morning and see your child learn and grow everyday is such blessing.

Who are you?

So...I have a hit counter on my website and I can see how many people visit my blog. I am just curious to know who you all are?

You don't have to tell me your name, I just want to know what state or country you are in. Just curious to know who is interested in reading about my family.

Thanks,
Blog Adminstrator - Mika McMahan :-)

Introducing Beanie Baby Bella, the newest edition to the McMahan Family!

Well folks, the most unthinkable has happened. We have adopted a puppy. Luckily, there is a cool story behind it.

Last week, Craig was on his way to work as usual. For those of you who know, he takes the Loop 289 and North Quaker exit to get to work. Snuggled up against the curb he see a small black object resembling a glove/sock. The closer he gets he sees it move. He pulls over to investigate further. Low and behold a tiny baby chihuahua is lying in the road, shivering and freezing from the cold. He quickly scoops her up and puts her in the car. She has no tags. He takes her to a vet and she is checked out. Perfect bill of health and she is only 7 weeks old. She stays overnight for observation just to be sure.

I get home from work that afternoon and I am presented with the question "How much do you love me?" Any woman knows a conversation that starts that way can't be any good. Craig tells me the story of how, what, when, where, and why. I have to be honest, I am upset. We have talked about getting another dog, but we didn't commit to anything. I didn't think it was the right time. I didn't think Conor was old enough to truly understand the responsibility of having a puppy.

The next day, Craig brings the puppy home. I like dogs, but I am not a crazy dog person. I mean, I could live a full happy life without one. Anyway, Craig walks in with this puppy that weighs no more than a pound and is no bigger than my hand. Honestly, she is the cutest thing I have seen. Conor thinks so too!

It snowed in Lubbock!

What the heck happened? The weather predicted that it was going to snow, but we didn't believe it. Sure enough, during the wee hours of the morning of 11/30/06 it snowed. It was beautiful!

School was delayed by two hours that morning so Conor and I got the hang out around the house in our pajamas for a little bit longer that morning.

Here is a picture of Conor and Mommy..