Recipe: Shrimp and Corn Stir-Fry

Shrimp and Corn Stir-Fry

This is a wonderful, light summer lunch or dinner.

2 tbsp. olive oil
2 small yellow summer squash, sliced
1 small onion, chopped
1 lb. shrimp
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen corn, thawed
1 cup chopped tomatoes
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

Hot cooked rice

In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.  Add squash and onion, stir-fry until the squash is crisp-tender, 2-3 minutes.
Add next six ingredients; stir-fry until shrimp are done.
Top with basil.  Serve with rice.

My Week: August 21-27

Thank you for stopping by my blog today!  I hope you enjoy reading about my week.

Sunday - the breaking of a brand new week.  It didn't start so well.  I got a text Saturday night from another lady in the church that one of their kids had lice.  In the morning, I checked the girls and found lice on one.  I kept them all home just to be on the safe side.  I washed all five (including mine!) heads of hair with the shampoo just in case.  And then it was a whole lot of laundry - clothes, bedding, pillows.  An all day project for sure.

Summer had made this list and put it by my bed for Sunday morning.  She loves doing a salon but it just wasn't going to happen that day. :(

I spent part of the afternoon at the laundry mat.  Wow, it has been a long time since I have been to one of those!  It was kind of nice though.  Considering.  LOL!  Why share about lice?  It's not nice and it is embarrassing.  But it is life.  We are all living it. :)

Sunday night, off to work.  I thoroughly enjoyed the sky!

Rainbows. :)

It didn't rain at our house Sunday night but it poured at my client's home.  I. LOVED. IT!!

There is nothing nicer than a summer thunderstorm.  Nothing!

Monday, what a super nice day.  Another stormy day.  And I loved it!  I got a lot accomplished and the weather was just perfect.  School.  Everyone was in a good mood due to the rain. :)

Summer is really working hard on her papers in first grade.

Chicken, baked potato and zucchini for dinner.  Mmm!

I love having a productive day and having things prepared for the morning!  Preparation really is a key to success.

Laundry and ironing - check.

Make bed.

Check e-mail.

Send out church e-mail and do video announcements.

Make copies of time card and e-mail time card for last week.

Then it was off to work for my Monday night shift.  And another rainbow!

Tuesday was another nice day around the house.  

Off at 8am.

School - tests, grading, etc.

Housework.

Bro. Shaun brought by slurpees for the girls.

Drop off Aaron at 5:30pm.

Softball practice 6-8pm.

Work - 8pm - 8am.

Wednesday - off at 8am.

Plasma donation.

Stop at Wal-Mart and then home.

School.

Piano lessons 12:30-2:00pm.

Shower.

2:30pm - Leave for an appointment for my husband.  He had to have a procedure done.

Dinner at Olive Garden together. :)

Home @ 8:30pm.

Aaron at the doctor office.

Aaron at Olive Garden.

Thursday - Babysitting and school.

Dentist appointments for Addie, Autumn and Summer at 3pm.

Run home to make tuna melts and salads for dinner.

I thought this was cute!  Autumn took a photo for me because she knows I always take photos for my blog. :)

Scarf down dinner and off to drop off Aaron.

Softball practice - 6pm - 8pm.

While Addie and Autumn practice, Sierra and Summer and I hike on the trails.  Here are some pictures from that night.

These two have a blast just hiking with me.  

There is downtown.

Pretty evergreens in the ravine.

Then it was off for my Thursday night at work.

Friday morning - off at 8am and off to my plasma donation.

When I got home, I found Autumn had made me a grilled cheese. :)  She is such a thoughtful girl.

Water my garden.

School.

Shower.

And get ready for the game that evening.

Before the game, our neighbors brought over pizza for us.  So sweet!

Then off to the field for a Reno Aces baseball game with the church family. :)

Really nice night out.  We love our local ball park!

Ending with fireworks and the kids getting to run the bases. :)

Saturday morning.

Awana training 9-2.

Softball scrimmage 10:30-12:30.

Made out my menu and grocery list during the scrimmage.  Love multi-tasking!

Then dropped the girls off at home after the scrimmage and went to Winco for groceries.

Housework, laundry and ironing.

Register our new car online.

Make car payment.

Do a balance transfer.

Prepare items for church.

Made a new recipe for dinner.  Yummy ingredients.

This is the filling for the tostado - garbanzo beans, red pepper, onions, garlic, lime juice, cilantro, cumin...

You put down the bean mixture and top with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, green salsa and avocado.  Tasty!

After dinner, haircut for the hubby.  Water the garden.  Showers for the girls.  All the work is never done.  LOL!

I am very much looking forward to cooler temps!  I hope you had a great week too!

My Week: August 18 - 20

Thank you for stopping by my blog today!  Today is a short post of the rest of my week.  

Thursday was the "beginning" of our week at home.  Back to our school day routine!

Aaron came at 7:50am.

School at 8:30am.

Pick up Max at the kennel at 9am.

Dentist appointment at 10am.  

Chiropractor visit and wash and vacuum the van.

Pick up Belle from the Traynors.

Piano lessons at 1pm.

Drop off Aaron at 5:30pm.

Softball practice for Addie and Autumn at 6pm.

Back to work at 8pm.

The girls said, "It is like a whole week into one day!"  For sure.  Nothing like coming back to reality.  Ha!!

I spent some time also harvesting tomatoes, deep watering and clearing out any dead parts on my plants.

Friday, off work at 8am.  A much quieter day!  Lots of time on school - grading, tests and quizzes, correcting homework, reading groups.  

Run to Wal-Mart for a few things.

Drop off Sierra for a birthday party at the Traynor home.

The rest of our family were invited to dinner at the Lang home.  They are such a sweet family from our church and wonderful hosts.  We had a great time of food and fellowship with them!

Saturday morning, devotions with my new coffee cup. :)

Summer wanted to fix me up in her salon before we left.  She did my nails, picked out my outfit, put jewelry on me, blow dried my hair.  She's my little buddy.

At 10am, we had Community Outreach for our church.  Summer helped put the postcards on the doors.

11am - 1pm - Softball practice for Addie and Autumn

Grocery run to Wal-Mart

Make lunch and then off to a wedding.

This wedding was at Squaw Creek in Olympic Valley.  This was the view from the resort window.  I could sit there for the rest of my life and not tire of it. :)  So amazing!

Such a pretty setting for a wedding!

After the wedding, my husband and I had a date - Lake Tahoe.  Lunch at Moe's.  Who can beat this view while at lunch!?

Lake Tahoe is so beautiful.

I had a smoked turkey sandwich with a tangy slaw on top, mac and cheese and baked apples - all delicious!  The apples tasted like warm apple pie.  Mmm!

He was too busy on Instagram to notice I was taking a picture of him.  LOL!

Then home!  I hope you had a wonderful week!