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SUNDAY -- Edward Hopper

We never really know what we're going to get up to on Sundays. More often than not, our Sundays are a mixture of cooking, cleaning, running some errands, and relaxing. We like it this way. Calm. Simple.

But, before we delve into Sunday, let me give you a quick rundown of Saturday night...

* Aidan lost a tooth (his 3rd in the past month and a half...5th ever?) and came into some green from the TF.

* Dylan puked all over the place the minute we walked into Trader Joe's; or, as Jon likes to put it:

A family of four walks into Trader Joe's. The youngest one goes, 'bleeeeeeeeeech'.

* Jon and I watched The Sunset Limited on HBO. Pretty good flick, but we stayed up too late, so I was about to pass out toward the end.

Now you're all caught up. Back to Sunday...

* Jon and I planned out our weekly menu (which might be our favorite thing to do on Sundays) and then, shopped for the week (thankfully, we were still allowed in TJ's after the whole puking incident...eww). Got some good stuff planned, so stay tuned because the meals could very easily end up in the blog.

* Aidan wrote out his valentines for his class. Harry Potter valentines. And he wrote one to himself. Nice.

* Jon peeled and sectioned 20 clementines and put them into heart-print cupcake wrappers for Aidan's class party since I had volunteered to bring fruit. So, why did Jon get stuck peeling and separating all the oranges, as the citrus juice seeped into his hangnail, causing tremendous pain? Because he's so good at it, of course. (At least, that's what I told him.)

* Dylan played with his Thomas trains and sang along with a DVD of Thomas songs. Good stuff. All his whistle noises were precious.

* I did my daily 1-hour workout on the treadmill, BUT on this day, I managed to run 10 minutes straight without walking. Whoo to the hoo! (I've had terrible joint pain for months now because of the chemo, and well, I'm not a runner, so this is a huge deal for me.) I'm actually starting to believe that I might be able to pull off running the Race for the Cure 5K in May after all.

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5 Songs I'm Running To This Week:
Pump It - Black Eyed Peas
Banquet - Bloc Party
My Brain is Hanging Upside Down - The Ramones
Gravel Pit - Wu Tang Clan
I Need More Love - Robert Randolph & The Family Band (in honor of Valentine's Day)
 
Cool Down & Be Cool Song of the Week:
Come Pick Me Up - Ryan Adams
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* Jon folded a few baskets of laundry AND put them away. He's the best!

* I sent a few stalkerish texts to my best bud, D. I made her laugh. Actually, I made her cackle and hoot.
Hee hee hee. *snort*

* Aidan made a few Lego creations and asked if I would photograph them and put them on my blog. (In fact, he asked me to do this a few days ago too, but I was lazy and didn't blog.)

(I have no idea what they are supposed to be, 
so don't ask.)

* I cooked a delicious dinner...VEGGIE STIR FRY with a side of CRAB RANGOON. I never use a recipe for the stir fry; I just grab whatever veggies look or sound good and then cook them up with a little oil and fresh garlic.

Last night's stir fry included: broccoli, carrots, yellow onion, snow peas, red bell pepper, cremini mushrooms (baby bellas), mung bean sprouts, water chestnuts, and scallions.

I always make a nice brown sauce for the stir fry with some low-sodium soy sauce, water, rice vinegar, toasted sesame oil, fresh garlic, fresh ginger, red pepper flakes, corn starch, and brown sugar.

I'd never made crab rangoon before, but they are my absolute favorite Asian treat and I had some leftover claw meat (from the crab cakes a few days ago), so I thought I'd give it a whirl.

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CRAB RANGOON

4 oz. cream cheese (at room temp)

1/2 of a green onion (minced)

1/8 tsp soy sauce

1/8 tsp garlic powder

3 oz. crab meat (I used refrigerated claw meat)

1 egg

wonton wrappers (thawed, if frozen)

oil (for frying -- I used canola oil)

Fill a large saucepan with oil. Heat oil on high until temp reaches 375° F.

Meanwhile, mix cream cheese, green onion, soy sauce, garlic, and crab in a bowl.

Beat egg in a separate bowl.

Lay out 3-4 wonton wrappers and brush two connected sides with the egg (forming an L). Place 1 Tbsp filling in center of wonton. Fold non-egged sides over to the egged sides, forming a triangle. Seal edges tightly.

Working in batches of 3-4 wontons, deep fry for 1-2 minutes (flipping the wontons over once) or until golden brown. (Do not overcook or they will burst open.)

Makes approx. 12 - 15 wontons.

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The results were very pleasing...

* The kids made some happy faces...

and some cheezin' faces...

then, it was time for baths and bed. (Aidan wasn't very happy about washing off his HP scar.)

Well, maybe it wasn't the most exciting day in the world, but it was full of a lot of super sweet nothings that ended up making the day great. Just wonderful...