Rainy weekend!

It was terrible weather all weekend, which gave Glynn the perfect opportunity to work on the Jeep.

After two days of hard manual labor, my grease-monkey husband has put a lift on the red Jeep and it looks awesome! It's fun to drive, too, now I'm up even higher than everyone else on the road! (Like I need something else to give me the illusion of greater superiority).

What did I do, you ask? Absolutely nothing! I napped on the couch with the kids and watched movies. I DID get off my duff long enough to do a bit of laundry and clean the kitchen, and I made some awesome brownies and a great vegetarian chili last night for dinner.

These brownies are fantastic, you have to try them. Get over the mental block from the ingredients and just TRY this at home, they're fantastic and really great for you, calorie-wise:

1 15-oz can of black beans (NOT drained), pureed in food processor
2 boxes dark chocolate brownie mix

Mix together adding brownie mix gradually until all incorporated (this gets really tough after awhile, may want to use mixer). Spread in pan and bake following directions on box.

This makes a really thick, fudgy brownie (and no, of course you can't taste the beans!) without any oil or eggs, therefore drastically reducing the calories and fat. And they taste amazing! You will love them, I swear.

That was about as ambitious as I got this weekend. I hoping I can get into this pain clinic soon. It's awful to feel so old and creaky and not be able to bounce around with the kids like I want to. But they love Mommy snuggle time too, so that's a plus. We camped out in the living room all weekend and had a blast.

We also ordered our screened-in "gazebo" for our boat slip. Getting ready to set up our home base there for the summer. We even have electricity so we'll be putting our mini fridge down there to supply endless cold beer for the summer. (And milk for the kids, of course). It should take us a few weeks to get party central finished, but after that, I know a few people who need to make a road trip and hang out on boat row with us. :-)

That's about it. Back at work and waiting for pain meds to work so I can. Time for second cup of coffee, it's hard to get into the swing of things when it's so rainy and dreary outside.

When does it turn into summer here? I'm still in long sleeves and scarves! And that, in June, just looks ridiculous.