God Speaks Through Fountain Drinks

We had to skip school most of the day yesterday. Only got a few things done. Why? Because we've had a major disaster with the insurance company over claims on little Bee. Seems they don't want to pay his doctor because we weren't using the one on his medical card they assigned him - but we only just got the medical card 15 days ago and had no idea we weren't using the right one. Not to mention my husband's company needed proof of his birth (other than the hospital bills and his social security card) or they were going to retro-actively drop him from coverage entirely. That would put a whole lot of financial stress on us, so we figured it was priority to skip school and get it handled. I was on a mission to get hospital documents to prove the existence of baby Bee and thus have a stack of medical bills paid and off my desk.

After loosing a school day and feeling a bit frazzled with all the paperwork and laundry piling up (and make-up work for my lesson planner)... and after paying bills (which always gets me in a bad mood), I had another one of those "man, I stink at homeschooling" and "we're never going to get stuff accomplished" moods brewing. Ever have one of those?

So we ate at Chipotle with grandma and tried to enjoy the 103 degree sunshine. Nothing like a good dose of Chipotleness to cheer me up.

Despite the fact that I'm nursing (a baby that naps in short doses), I decided on a Coke with my meal. They had one of their funny signs on the fountain drink machine. I chuckled after reading it: "Not a Winner". Then, out of my spirit, I heard the still small voice of truth:

"You know, I'm sure glad God still thinks we're worth saving even when we aren't winners."

Wow.

I'd hate to be labeled as a looser like that spigot up there. Wouldn't you? Aren't you glad that God meets you where you are and lifts you up, dusts you off, and smiles at you? He keeps blessing you even if you aren't perfect and don't pull everything off with ease.

That's even better than Chipotle at correcting a bad mood.

So we enjoyed our refills on soft drinks and the rest of our day - even though we didn't get everything we had planned on our lesson planner done.

Free Kids Meals and Meal Deals

I don't know about you, but I love Luby's. Yeah, I've heard people say it's denture-food because lots of old people like to eat at cafeterias. Poo-poo on that, though. And lots of old people just can't be wrong. They are smarter than us by quite a few years!

What I love about Luby's is that it allows my whole family to get whatever they are in the mood for - no fighting or fussing! And the sweet tea. Good heavens, the sweet tea is divine!

Another great thing about Luby's is their motto: "Tastes like Texas. Feels like home." Anything that Tastes like TEXAS just can't be bad.

I can remember eating at Luby's when I was knee-high to a grasshopper and ordering a tiny plate with red jello. My kids have all had that plate (at least most of them - we have a grasshopper that hasn't started out on table food yet - but I'm sure he'll love Luby's, too).

What do I order when I go? It depends. I love the fried fish, the chopped steak, the turkey and dressing, the enchiladas, the blackened fish, and the chicken picata. As for sides, I change those up almost every time I go.

If you haven't been to Luby's in a while, take advantage of their Luann rewind and catch a full meal for 5.99 until July 10th. For July 4th they are offering free kids meals, too. It would be a great time to have a just-like-home cooked meal that you don't have to cook yourself.


That's the other great thing about Luby's... they do the dishes!


* I was not paid or rewarded in any way to write this post!!! I just lurve, em!

Back to School Breakfast...

Go read about our back to school breakfast at Sprittibee.com!


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Kentucky Hot Brown and Carrot Cake

Both of those look great, don't they? I posted about them on my other blog. Sorry for neglecting you in here. I just haven't had the time to update it lately. I will come back in with some recipes soon. I promise.

Do any of you have a good recipe to share for a Kentucky Hot Brown? I'd love one.

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Red

Cherry Limeade. Not exactly your 'health'-drink... but when you are on vacation or on the go, they sure are a treat. I captured this one (after my daughter stole a few of the cherries) on our trip this past week. I thought I would share it for Thursday Challenge. Enjoy! I know I did.

In case you want one for yourself, you can get them at Sonic or Dairy Queen. This one was a DQ Cherry Limeade (and it had about 8 cherries in it!). Mmmmmm.

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Chick-Fil-A Cow Appreciation Day Tomorrow!

Show up at your local Chick-Fil-A tomorrow in a cow costume and you can get a free meal. If you do this, be sure to blog about it! I'd love to see your snazzy suit. For more information, click here: Cow Appreciation Day FAQs

How Moooovalous!


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Unlocking the Transfat Mysteries of Fast Food

Do you want to know how clogged your arteries are going to get after you eat that burger? Are you watching calories (or your waist line)? Here's a handy little book that is sure to make you wish you hadn't gone through the drive-through!

[I found this link courtesy of Natalie Jost who designed Franklin Publishing's website; as well as my other blog site.]

I sure could have used this little booklet back when I was sticking to my diet in January. Maybe I'll get back on the band-wagon in July at the mid-way point of the year (for those of us who are trying to keep resolutions, that is). Happy calorie counting! What you don't know could kill you!

I type this as I sip down the last of my McDonald's coke. Yes, I had fries with that.

For some more McDonald's humor, check out our McDonald's song that goes with the lyrics to "The Badger Song". Laughing may be a good way to work the grease off? Hope so.


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