MADDENING MONDAY!!

Mondays through Wednesdays we are burning the candle at both ends with school stuff, homework, projects, extracurricular......it's just never a break!!! Mondays are usually not too bad until they get off the bus, then, let the fun begin! Usually, Emma and I have a nice pajama Monday, but not today. Today was her 5 year well visit. It was gorgeous here again today, boy have we had amazing weather this past week, so we did work in a bike ride.....we're trying to get those training wheels off, and then she had to be at the doctor at 10:00. I got in the car at about 20 'til, which was plenty of time to get there. Crank......what is the brake lamp? That lit up on my mini-van. Something obviously in the back, oh well, couldn't be that much of a problem. I put the car in reverse.....it won't go.....at all! It actually felt like I was trying to go up a hill every time I put my foot on the gas. I went and looked behind the van to make sure my "brakes" weren't falling out or something, but it appeared normal. Let me try this again. Vrum....nope, still not moving, and still feeling like I'm rolling up a hill. I better call Steve, I am going to be late for that appointment. No answer. He was at the gym. Well, surely our friend David knows what the brake lamp is. I call David......he rides his bike right over to assess the situation. When he rode in our driveway, he rode to the right side of the car, and says, I think I've found your problem. Come look at this. You are not going to believe this. I was thinking flat tire or something. Oh, but no. A BASKETBALL was lodged beneath the rear of my right tire, and everytime I was trying to back up, I was rolling up on the basketball. Geez.....how embarrassing. That's just pretty much how my life is. I'm so glad that I can see the humor in all of these things. Life really is hilarious. Thanks again David. Anyway, we did make it to the appointment, Emma was as talkative and nice as she has ever been there, only went balistic after they gave her her MMR shot at the very end. Bless her little heart. She has the most dramatic and heartbreaking cry. She quickly recovered though. Ok, now for another recipe I got from a friend in Orlando. (Thanks Linda Sherrill) I'll never forget going into her lovely home and her offering me a dish of this. It was one of those things that every bite of it tasted soooo good. Enjoy!!! J

STUFFED BURGER BUNDLES

1 cup packaged herb-stuffing mix
1/3 cup evaporated milk
1 lb ground beef
1 10 1/2 oz can cream of mushroom soup
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 TBLS ketchup

Prepare stuffing according to package directions. Combine evaporated milk and meat. Divide into 5 patties. On waxed paper, pat each to a 6-inch circle. Put 1/4 cup of stuffing in center of each; draw meat over the stuffing; seal. Place in a 1 1/2 quart casserole. Combine remaining ingredients. Pour over meat. Bake uncovered at 350 for 45 minutes. Serve over extra wide egg noodles and with salad, bread, and of course, a dessert! I usually double the sauce.