Taco Tuesday - No bueno!

Last night the kids had tacos for dinner, I guess that means Taco Tuesday is OUT!

So, what do we have for dinner tonight? We feel that we are constantly trying to figure out new or different things to try for dinner. The 4FLEMZ consider ourselves pretty adventurous when it comes to food. We have taken the 4FLEMZ to Sushi (the kids enjoyed the rice and edamame, but they were not sold on the raw fish), we make our own pizza's thanks to Trader Joe, we do a lot of grilling - steaks, chicken, fish (you name it, we probably have grilled it.) We have used the almighty crock pot when we are being really proactive cookers, but for the most part we find ourselves scratching our heads and saying,

"What's for dinner?"

So, we are turning to you - our favorite audience to answer this question for us...

What's for dinner in your house? Do you have any recipes you would like to share that are your family favorites? The 4FLEMZ will work 4 food.

Side note: My Grandma Graham used to have a parrot that would say,  "Hey Good loookin' whatcha got cooking?"- still cracks me up. :)

You can't make this $#!+ up

Yesterday, (Cinco de Mayo) had an interesting ending. Brian called me around 3:30 pm to let me know that his car had just broken down as he was leaving work. To top it off, he was leaving early so he could get Thomas to his baseball game that evening. At this point, we had to call in the troops. Brian enlisted the help of his mother to go pick up the kids (who had to break the news to Thomas that he could not go to his game) and I had to high tail it out of work to go pick him up in BREA!
So, I had to mentally prepare to be stuck in traffic for 45+ minutes. As most of you know, I rarely have to be in traffic, my commute consists of me taking the toll road to and from work. No freeways = no stress :)
As I embark on my trip to Brea I get on the 5 freeway which is easy sailing until I reach the Tustin area. At this time, my A/C starts to pump out hot air and not more than two minutes later my 'check tire pressure' light goes on. Seriously?Seriously! Now I am cautiously continuing on my journey to Brea with my fingers crossed that my car does not break down too. By this time, I have reached the 57 freeway. I pass Angel stadium and then nothing but bumper to bumper traffic.
While I am sitting in traffic I get a slight glimpse of a shinny object out of the corner of my right eye. What is glaring that bright? I look over and see a middle aged woman in a lifted Ford F-150 with her window rolled all the way down. Hmmm. She suddenly proceeds to lift one hand off her steering wheel and I notice she is holding a round mirror (the shinny object that caught my eye) and then she lifts her other hand holding tweezers. Hmmm. Then it begins...

SHE IS TWEEZING HER STRAY CHIN HAIRS AS WE ARE SITTING IN TRAFFIC!

Seriously, you can't make this $#!+ up.

All 4FLEMZ made it home safely (thanks Joanne!), the cars are getting fixed and life goes on.  Now we have a great story to tell.
What's the craziest thing you have seen sitting in traffic?

Fruits of Fleming Labor

The 4FLEMZ had an extremely busy Sunday.

First thing in the morning we headed off to Thomas' baseball skills competition. His team took 1st place and they all did a great job! The UCLA Bruins rookie team has SKILLZ!

Then we headed out for some lunch. We enjoyed a quick bite at the local food court with the intention of fueling our bodies for the long afternoon.

Finally, we made a quick stop at Lowe's for some lumber and some garden items and ...

 

 

VOILA!

We can't wait to see the Fruits of Fleming Labor.

What types of fruits and vegetables do you have growing in your garden?

All in a days work

Well, it's official!

This is the FIRST post to our family blog. For the most part I (Lisa) will be writing on behalf of the 4Flemz. On occasion, *fingers crossed* we may have a guest blogger (Brian) chime in every once in a while or I may write what the kids want to express. We are hoping to capture the everyday life of our family in it's rawest form. This blog will be made available to family and friends so they can keep up with our hectic lives and leave comments for us to ponder. We hope you all enjoy the content and come back for more. My intention is to at least post once a week if not more. So, stay tuned folks...