Fact #1
Since I ate my last piece of Laura's Black Tie Mousse Cake last Wednesday (yes, I ate the whole thing), I cannot have a piece today.
Fact #2
M has learned to unbutton her clothes and take her diaper off. Not good... definitely not good.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Family Pictures
Since I am very bad at getting family photos with all of us in it, I tried harder than usual after G joined us. So, here they are.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
I went for a bike ride this morning. When I got home I played with things one and two for a little while. Thing one noticed the Nike swoosh on my shirt. The dialogue went something like this:Thing 1: Daddy, what's that?
Juice: That's the Nike swoosh.
Thing 1: What's that?
Juice: It's a marketing tool.
A few minutes later thing two starts playing with the swoosh on my shirt.
Juice: Thing 1, tell thing 2 what that is.
Thing 1 to thing 2: It's a marketing tool. (I was thinking Nike swoosh)
She's got potential. I see an MBA in her future.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
F.Y.I.
Libbi tells me (Jamie - I'm on Justin's computer) that online it looks like G.Q. has lots of red hair. He has neither. Instead he has a grandpa-esque receding hairline with semi-darkish hair in the back.
So, now you know.
So, now you know.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Activity Hour
Anyone who's spent more than five minutes with E knows that she takes quite a long time to do some basic daily jobs. One of these basic tasks that takes an hour for E to accomplish is going to the bathroom. Justin and I often sit on the couch as we wait for her and wonder: What is going on in there? Well, we've had some clarity on that lately. I thought I might share with you in case you're looking for an activity in the bathroom.
Activity #1: Wash the mirrors with handsoap and hand towells. Be sure to leave long streaks across the mirror and bubbles all around the faucet.
Activity #2: (To be done when Activity #1 is discovered and crossed off the list). Fill up the sink with water and wash the top of the toilet seat. Be sure to shlop water around the floor for good measure.
Activity #3: (To be done when Activity #2 is discovered and also crossed off the list). Put an entire roll of toilet paper in the toilet. Flush. Repeatedly. Be sure to make the toilet overflow. This is optimally accomplished while Daddy is in the shower, M is trying to eat breakfast, and G.Q. is crying for breakfast too.
Activity #4: (To be done when all other activities have been crossed off the list). Climb up on the counter and do a dance in front of the mirror. It is best to do this quietly since bathroom activities are under Stalin-like surveillance as of late. Of course, when you're still taking an hour in the bathroom... someone is bound to get suspicious and discover you again.
At this point it is always wise to try statements like: "I didn't know I wasn't supposed to do that." Which is technically true since the list of statements made before bathroom hour (quite long now) DID NOT actually include standing on the counter and singing.
Activity #1: Wash the mirrors with handsoap and hand towells. Be sure to leave long streaks across the mirror and bubbles all around the faucet.
Activity #2: (To be done when Activity #1 is discovered and crossed off the list). Fill up the sink with water and wash the top of the toilet seat. Be sure to shlop water around the floor for good measure.
Activity #3: (To be done when Activity #2 is discovered and also crossed off the list). Put an entire roll of toilet paper in the toilet. Flush. Repeatedly. Be sure to make the toilet overflow. This is optimally accomplished while Daddy is in the shower, M is trying to eat breakfast, and G.Q. is crying for breakfast too.
Activity #4: (To be done when all other activities have been crossed off the list). Climb up on the counter and do a dance in front of the mirror. It is best to do this quietly since bathroom activities are under Stalin-like surveillance as of late. Of course, when you're still taking an hour in the bathroom... someone is bound to get suspicious and discover you again.
At this point it is always wise to try statements like: "I didn't know I wasn't supposed to do that." Which is technically true since the list of statements made before bathroom hour (quite long now) DID NOT actually include standing on the counter and singing.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Fourth of July
We spent the fourth at the usual family parade up in Millcreek. E had a great time waiting for candy, while M was not impressed with the police or their noisy motorcycles. The cute bows were made by our friend Heidi. So fun!!!
Playing games and standing in line. M is, of course, petting the dog.
Playing games and standing in line. M is, of course, petting the dog.E was so excited to be a butterfly.
And we got to see Grandma and Grandpa Wood since they've moved to the neighborhood during the last year.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Just...
... doing the laundry... again...
(I had a funnier one, but Justin made me delete it. Let's just say it involved cows.)
Friday, July 10, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
E-isms
E (as she authoritatively reads from her little golden book of Bible stories): Adam was once a naked prophet.... right, Mom?
Mom (with a pause): Right.
Mom (with a pause): Right.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
The Chili That Ruined Our Food Storage...
So, last month, in the midst of all my un-nesting, I gave up on cooking.
For about three weeks I cooked 1-2 times a week. And that's if Justin was lucky. Luckily, he's nice enough to just scrounge without telling me to go out and get a real job. Of course, maybe that's only because he doesn't have a real job either. What derelicts we are! Anyway, one Sunday I decided that since I hadn't cooked since last Sunday I would/might/maybe/possibly, cook. Of course, I hadn't been shopping lately either. So, that made the whole cooking thing a little difficult. Add to that the afore-mentioned scrounging, and I'd have to say the outlook was pretty shaky.
In the end, I decided I would cook some bake potatoes and put cheese on them. (Yes... that does count as cooking. After all, I did have to WASH them, and POKE HOLES in them - although I'm pretty sure they wouldn't really blow up if I forgot this step, and WRAP THEM in tinfoil. I even had to turn on the oven, and get out the pre-shredded cheese. This is intensive stuff, my friends. But I did it. Oh yes, I did it.)
Afterward, I went downstairs and got a can of our food storage chili so Justin could have more than baked potatoes with cheese. (I thought about chopping up green onions, but that was much too difficult.) Sadly, when I got the can upstairs both Justin and I couldn't help but look at it in disdain.
Because, my friends, that was not chili. It couldn't be. It just couldn't. And there was no way we could possibly eat it. (Unless we were starving... which is convenient since that is what food storage is for, after all.)
This is not to say this was a bad kind of chili. I purposefully didn't buy a disgusting brand. But Justin and I have been exposed to real chili now. And I'm afraid there is no going back. Needless to say, the canned chili went back downstairs. Cheese potatoes ruled the day, and rotation went out the window. Oh well. At least, we can always chuck the cans at all those people coming to steal our food storage. Waste not, want not!!!
Below is the recipe which foiled our rotation efforts (taken from "Bride & Groom: First and Forever Cookbook"- cheesy name, yes):
1 T bacon grease or veg. oil
2 med yellow onions, chopped - It looks like a lot of onion when you cut it up, but you do want it all.
3 T chopped garlic
3 T chili powder
2 T paprika
1 T cumin
2 tsp dried oregano
1 lb beef chuck
1 lb italian sausage links (removed from casings and crumbled) - This is much too difficult for me, I just buy the italian sausage that looks like hamburger meat.
2 tsp kosher salt - I use regular salt.
2 cans (28 oz each) crushed tomatoes with puree
1 can (15 oz) kidney beans (washed and drained) - I think it would be good with 2 cans, but I always forget until I'm eating it.
1 T minced canned chipotle chilies in adobo sauce - I always use more. Once I used the whole can because I didn't want to waste it. Not such a good idea. But I definitely always use more than it says.
Heat the oil on medium heat.
Add onions and garlic.
Cook 8-10 minutes.
Add chili powder, paprika, cumin, and oregano. Stir.
Add meat and 1 tsp salt. Cook 8-10 minutes on medium-high heat.
Add remaining ingredients.
Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.
And yes, it's probably bad for you... just like everything else I make.... ENJOY!
For about three weeks I cooked 1-2 times a week. And that's if Justin was lucky. Luckily, he's nice enough to just scrounge without telling me to go out and get a real job. Of course, maybe that's only because he doesn't have a real job either. What derelicts we are! Anyway, one Sunday I decided that since I hadn't cooked since last Sunday I would/might/maybe/possibly, cook. Of course, I hadn't been shopping lately either. So, that made the whole cooking thing a little difficult. Add to that the afore-mentioned scrounging, and I'd have to say the outlook was pretty shaky.
In the end, I decided I would cook some bake potatoes and put cheese on them. (Yes... that does count as cooking. After all, I did have to WASH them, and POKE HOLES in them - although I'm pretty sure they wouldn't really blow up if I forgot this step, and WRAP THEM in tinfoil. I even had to turn on the oven, and get out the pre-shredded cheese. This is intensive stuff, my friends. But I did it. Oh yes, I did it.)
Afterward, I went downstairs and got a can of our food storage chili so Justin could have more than baked potatoes with cheese. (I thought about chopping up green onions, but that was much too difficult.) Sadly, when I got the can upstairs both Justin and I couldn't help but look at it in disdain.
Because, my friends, that was not chili. It couldn't be. It just couldn't. And there was no way we could possibly eat it. (Unless we were starving... which is convenient since that is what food storage is for, after all.)
This is not to say this was a bad kind of chili. I purposefully didn't buy a disgusting brand. But Justin and I have been exposed to real chili now. And I'm afraid there is no going back. Needless to say, the canned chili went back downstairs. Cheese potatoes ruled the day, and rotation went out the window. Oh well. At least, we can always chuck the cans at all those people coming to steal our food storage. Waste not, want not!!!
Below is the recipe which foiled our rotation efforts (taken from "Bride & Groom: First and Forever Cookbook"- cheesy name, yes):
1 T bacon grease or veg. oil
2 med yellow onions, chopped - It looks like a lot of onion when you cut it up, but you do want it all.
3 T chopped garlic
3 T chili powder
2 T paprika
1 T cumin
2 tsp dried oregano
1 lb beef chuck
1 lb italian sausage links (removed from casings and crumbled) - This is much too difficult for me, I just buy the italian sausage that looks like hamburger meat.
2 tsp kosher salt - I use regular salt.
2 cans (28 oz each) crushed tomatoes with puree
1 can (15 oz) kidney beans (washed and drained) - I think it would be good with 2 cans, but I always forget until I'm eating it.
1 T minced canned chipotle chilies in adobo sauce - I always use more. Once I used the whole can because I didn't want to waste it. Not such a good idea. But I definitely always use more than it says.
Heat the oil on medium heat.
Add onions and garlic.
Cook 8-10 minutes.
Add chili powder, paprika, cumin, and oregano. Stir.
Add meat and 1 tsp salt. Cook 8-10 minutes on medium-high heat.
Add remaining ingredients.
Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.
And yes, it's probably bad for you... just like everything else I make.... ENJOY!
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