Super Bowl Sunday...

Today, I was able to check one item off my "Lofty Goals for 2010" list on my left sidebar. Handsome and I tackled (get it? "tackled" - yeah, sometimes I just crack myself up!)...sorry, we tackled the last of my stuff cluttering up the garage so that it can be converted into his drum room. It's going to be really cool when it's all done! Harleys and drums...the best! I'll show you photos when it's all done, I promise.

By the time the pre-game started, we were thoroughly tired of work - ready to relax and watch the game. We really didn't care who won. We were just hoping for a good game. Dinner was no big deal. We don't do huge game spreads for just the two of us, but I did work a little sandwich magic I wanted to tell you about.

I slow-cooked a pork roast with onions, and shredded the meat after it had simmered for about 6 hours. I added Jack Daniels Barbecue Sauce and kept it warm as I did the rest of my prep - making my version of homemade creamy coleslaw.

I use crispy lettuce instead of cabbage (along with shredded carrots, sliced onions, mayo, sour cream, a little sugar, balsamic vinegar and a little dry salsa seasoning from Tastefully Yours). It makes for a light, crisp coleslaw with a fresh flavor and I'm just a little proud of the fact that I developed the recipe all on my "ownsome".

I heated up some ciabatta bread and cut it in half, put the barbecued pork inside the bread and then topped the pork with my coleslaw concoction. I served steak fries on the side and dinner was "just enough". If you're looking at my photo, you'll see mayo (Duke's Mayonnaise) on the side. Cat's out of the bag...I dip my fries in mayonnaise. I still get funny looks from the kids for that, and they accused me of turning Handsome "over to the dark side" the first time they saw him doing the same thing! Try it some time. It's good!

So, that was our Super Bowl Sunday. Today, I'll be finishing more valentines, making sure Kes gets to the vet to have an "old lady wart" removed from her head (it's been bleeding intermittently so it's gotta go), and working with my beaded shawl.

Don't forget my Sweetheart Valentines Giveaway and my 200th Follower Giveaway. If you haven't entered yet, please join the awesome group of individuals who follow my musings so you can join in the giveaway fun! You can find my giveaway buttons on my left sidebar, along with a few other great giveaways offered by other bloggers. If you go to their sites, please tell them where you heard about them.

To those of you who have recently signed up as Brynwood friends, I'm looking forward to getting to know you, and you getting to know me better in 2010. I have lots of fun things planned for this year and hope you'll continue to check in and see what's going on. It may take me a while, but I promise to stop by your blogs, or if you don't have one, to send you a message to say "hi".

I love reading your comments. Your feedback is really valuable to me. Otherwise, it's just sort of like talking to yourself...and I can do that any day of the week! Thanks for stopping by, and always, thanks for letting me know you were here. Good luck to all of you in the drawings. I wish I could give each and every one of you a gift to let you know how much you all mean to me.

TWO more important things for you today...My friend, Dawn at The Feathered Nest is celebrating her THIRD "blogiversary", and she's having a wonderful giveaway. Click on her button on the left to go and enter. Please tell her Donna at Brynwood said "hi".
See you there!

You have to go and visit Lisa at Tarnished and Tattered, too! She's celebrating her 200th follower just like I am, and she's got some pretty incredible and beautiful items in her giveaway. Tell her Donna said "hi" when you get there!

Be sure to check out all the great giveaway buttons on my left sidebar. Each of these women has selected beautiful giveaway gifts. There's still time to enter their drawings for a chance to win, if you haven't already!