Ree, Shellac & Me

The week started off with Valentine's Day.  With a long commute for Jon, 3 kiddos with homework and Basketball practice for Karli dinner was served at home instead of at a fancy schmancy (is that a word?) restaurant.  I knew that this holiday called for a Pioneer Woman recipe.  So I once again opened my favorite cookbook and found just what I was looking for.  A COMFORT FOOD.  That's right, homemade meatballs - but not the Italian, serve with Spaghetti type.  These are more like meatloafs in the shape of a ball.  Just take my word for it and MAKE THEM!  The sauce was yummy, they were simple to make and of course the recipe made enough to feed the neighbors.  Here's the recipe:  Comfort Meatballs

SO, in other news,  Ree (aka: PW) and I got our nails Shellac'd.  My nails always break and normal manicures rarely last more than 3 days.  The process takes longer and it is a bit more expensive...but I thought I'd give it a shot.  10 days later and I'm loving it.  If you have brittle nails, give it a try sometime.  Oh, I should mention that Ree & I didn't get our nails done together...but that would've been fun!  :)

In more random news, I'm in a competition.  That's right, it's a competition that I want to WIN.  My little sis-in-law, her MIL and my MIL are in a Weightloss competition.  It's such a funny thing to me that, being the peacemaker type all my life, I love to win things like this.  The winner of this has to buy dinner for the others (I won't say "losers".)  In reality, we'll all be winners since we are all losing weight, exercising and getting healthier.  That's what I'm going to say in my victory speech to make the others (uh, Anni) feel better!  :)  I really am just kidding about most of that -- the competition was really what we all needed to jumpstart us and even if I don't lose the most, I am thankful to be healthier.  In case you are interested, we are all doing Weight Watchers and loving it.  It' more of a lifestyle than a diet -- which is perfect!  Did I mention that most of PW's recipes are not figure friendly?  Sad News...