What’s Up Wednesday {May}

Slightly cheating because so far I have been lucky enough to bring home brisket and sausage from a workshop and dined out on Tuesday and have not had to cook this week! Last week I made some really yummy stuffed bell peppers though and thought I would share the recipe!  

6 bell peppers

1 lbs lean ground meat 

1 cup rice 

1 can rotel tomatoes 

1 Tbsp Worcheshire

Salt and Pepper to taste

Grated cheese

1/2 cup chopped onion

Cut the tops off bell peppers and remove seed and core.  Chop the useable part of the tops.  Bring a pot of water to boil and place the bell peppers in rolling water for 3-5 minutes to soften and then remove to a paper towel.   While the peppers are boiling cook the rice as directed.  I use brown rice but it is really your preference.  Brown hamburger meat with chopped onion and bell pepper.  Add Rotel tomatoes once browned.  Once rice is ready add to meat mixture.  Stuff peppers with meat mixture and top with grated cheese.  Bake covered at 350 for 15-20 minutes.  

So yum!  

If you have meat and potato people at your house then you definitely want to check out Hamburger Steak Made Easy!  

End of school….specifically elementary school…activities!  In case you haven’t heard me express my joy over the last year of elementary school let me remind you.  Fourteen of the last nineteen years I have had an elementary student and I am so ready to be done.  What I will miss is the fun elementary brings and this girl has been killing it lately with her blooming personality!  4th Grade talent show was Tuesday night and she and her friends were hilarious in their skit!  I was so cracking up at how funny these girls were.  

Dance Recital!  

Baseball or 7 on 7 pretty much every weekend!  

An unexpected surgery for this kid!  

Getting to know my new fur grandbaby Pesto!  

So when I grabbed my car from Dallas to make the last trek home to College Station, I made it about 10 miles before the A/C quit.  I’m definitely dreading dropping the care off at the dealer and finding out what the bill might be.  

Hopefully I’m going to get around to styling this console table soon!  I have lots of ideas since every blogger I know owns this table.  Really hopeful I will find a new couch for this room soon too!  

Last day of school!!   Long days, late nights and a relaxed schedule with no lunches to buy for.  It is a much needed break.  

The June In Style magazine featuring a great interview with Julia Roberts!  I read from cover to cover but her interview was my favorite party.  When talking about her single mom working when she was young and not being home all day she said she never really thought of her mom as not being with them.  She said “and that’s the magic trick:  to make people feel that they’re with you when they’re not”.  I loved this!  As a work out of the home mom there have been times when I’ve wondered if my kids felt like I left them alone and this was very reassuring.   

Fun summer colors and light weight fabrics that can be layered.  It is heating up quite nicely in Texas but a jacket is still needed most days at my office.  This look works for both!  Plus Old Navy has all dresses on sale 50% off.  This exact dress is no longer available but here is a very similar option in a solid.  See two ways I styled this dress here.  Swing dresses use to be something I would not try and now I’m loving them!    

Guess what I’m NOT doing??!!  That’s right we have the weekend off from baseball and I seriously am so excited.  Since it’s a long one we are planning to head down to the coast for a much needed day out on the water.  Hopefully we will catch some fish and then spend some time catching up with family in my hometown!