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Week Number 205

1) Tell about a snowball fight you had.
I don’t think I’ve ever been in one.  I used to like the snow when I was a kid but was never a big fan of snowball fights.
2) Where is the best hiding place you know of?
If I told it would no longer be a hiding place
3) What extracurricular activities did you do while at school?
Varsity Singers and cheerleading (for one football season).
4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one.
This is probably what my husband and his friends looked like after a long night when he was in college

I Started a Joke

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Saturday 9: I Started a Joke

1. Tell us a joke that you think is funny. If you don’t tell jokes tell us why.
The only one I can think of at the moment is not appropriate for my blog….I don’t like to tell jokes though because if they are too long I either forget half of it or forget a key part of it.
2. Where do you buy most of your clothes?
Where ever…I don’t have any favorite stores…if I see something I like, that’s reasonably priced and in my size, I’ll buy it.
3. Which famous person would you like to meet? Why?
Tom Hanks…it’s hard to pick just one.  I love his acting and I think he’s adorable.
4. What is your ultimate ambition?
Just to be a really good mom.
5. Do you like to live in the area of your country or would you prefer something a little different?
I wouldn’t mind living somewhere that it didn’t snow.
6. Has a newspaper or television reporter ever interviewed you? If so, what were the circumstances and what did you think when you read or saw what you said?
No.
7. What was the last CD/mp3 album that you purchased? How did you like it?
I just purchased a bunch for my mom…I think Ozzy was the last one
8. Write down 5 songs you often listen to or that mean a lot to you.

1. Wonderful Tonight-Eric Clapton
2. Let’s Stay Together-Al Green
3. Dream A Little Dream-Mama Cass
4. The Way You Look Tonight-Tony Bennett
5. Buy U A Drank-T-Pain…just thought I should mix it up a little
   

9. Do you or your partner usually begin intimacy? Depends on which one of us are in the mood

We’re Not Laughing At You, We’re Laughing With You

1. You walk into a room, someone turns and looks at you and laughs. What do you do? Wonder if there’s something on my face or if my zipper is down.

2. You find an egg, take it home and keep it warm. It hatches. What type of dinosaur is it? Do you keep it and name? I probably wouldn’t take an egg that I found home but I’ll play along and say no…I wouldn’t keep it.  I’d sell it on eBay

3. Which superhero would you want to be related to and why?She-Ra….she was awesome when I was a kid

8. Did the audience from the piano bar in question #5 applaud when you were done with your song?Yeah but since I’d be SUPER drunk it would probably be because my boobs were exposed or something like that *Couldn’t help myself

I have a ton of scrap yarn and have been meaning to get it used up.  I used to think about making a big granny square blanket with it.  I really like making granny squares but honestly, I have zero desire to put them all together   So, I started making slipper socks.  This was my first pair:

They are really warm and comfy!  I’m almost finished with a pair for Lloyd and my mom has some yarn she wants me to use to make her some.  They are really nice to do because they work up so fast and it’s great using up all of that scrap yarn

1. Wouldn’t it be easy to take a nap instead of working out .
2. My coffee is tasting better than ever!
3. I love the taste of creme brulee creamer.
4. I really should be working out in the living room.
5. The first thing we’re going to do is finish this .
6. My coffee maker goes drip, drip, drip; before I can have any cofee.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to having mom over for a visit and dinner, tomorrow my plans include spending the day with my girl because her daddy has to work and Sunday, I want to do whatever…as long as it’s with Lloyd and Lauryn!

*Can you tell there are two things on my mind this morning…..coffee and working out *

This week we finally eliminated the bottle   Yay!!!  I thought Lauryn would have a much harder time with it than she has so far.  She was all about having a baba before bed time and she seems to be doing quite well without it.  No more baba’s….Yay!!!  She’s been drinking from sippy cups for a while but still wanted that baba in the evening.  We still need to work on drinking from a regular cup, she just doesn’t have it down yet but we’re getting there too!

Here’s a picture I took the night Lloyd came back from his snowmobiling trip:

She was so happy her daddy was home! I don’t think I’ve ever seen her smile quite like that and she stayed that way for hours!!! So precious!

Ever since I got Lauryn that personalized jewelry box for Christmas, I’ve been checking out other ideas I can give for other occasions and for other people. I just love the idea of giving a personalized gift. I feel like the blankets I crochet are somewhat personalized but they take so long and sometimes my hands aren’t up to getting them done in time to give and there are a ton of really neat gifts out there. Lloyd’s birthday is coming up in March and I’m trying to figure out something for him….we’ll have to see what I can come up with

This is from the Fix-It and Forget-It Recipes for Entertaining cookbook that I got.  It was really good but a tad to salty for my taste.  My mom and Lloyd thought it was great but I’ll probably make it without the salt next time or cut back on the beef bouillon since that’s salty too.  I’m just not a big fan of the stuff!  Anyway, here’s the recipe:

1 onion, chopped

1 TB butter

3-4 lbs beef roast, cubed

1 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

2 c. water

3 beef bouillon cubes

1/2 c flour

*Saute onion in skillet in butter until brown.  Place onion in slow cooker, but reserve drippings.

*Brown roast in skillet in drippings.  Add meat to slow cooker, again reserve drippings.

*Combine salt, pepper, water, bouillon and flour.  Add to meat drippings.  Cook until thickened.  Pour over meat.

*Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours.

*Serve over noodles.

I made my very first homemade apple pie this past Sunday. It turned out so great! Many thank you’s to my friend Kristin for sharing the recipe with me

Here’s the recipe:

Crust:

2 1/2 c. flour

1 c. unsalted butter (2 sticks) very cold and cubed

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. sugar

4-8 TB ice water

Pie Filling:

1/2 c. sugar

1/4 c. flour

3/4 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

dash of salt

6 c. thinly sliced apples

2 TB butter

*In a medium bowl, mix flour, salt and sugar.  Cut in butter, using two knives or a pastry blender, until butter/flour particles are pea sized.  *Sprinkle with water 1 TB at a time until all flour is moist and pastry almost cleans the side of the bowl – add more if needed. *Gather into a ball, divide in half.  Shape and flatten into round on floured surface; you should be able to see bits of butter.  Wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or until pastry is pliable. *On a lightly floured surface, with a floured rolling pin, roll one half  into 2″ larger than  pie plate.  Transfer to plate.

*In a large bowl, mix sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.  Stir in apples.  Spoon into crust and add 2 TB butter on top.

*Trim pastry 1/2″ from plate.

Roll out other pastry.  Place on top, trim edge, seal/fold and flute edge.  Brush with water and sprinkle with sugar.  Cover edge with foil.  Bake 40-50 minutes at 350 degrees.  Remove foil for the last 15 minutes.  Pie is done when crust is golden and juices are bubbling.

*Note*  I totally forgot about putting foil around the edge until the pie was almost done and it still turned out great

It’s going to be very busy in our world in the next few months..at least! With buying another rental that needs to be fixed up a little and getting the new office up and running, I’m wondering how much Lloyd and I will actually see each other! I’ve been trying to come up with ideas to help him. Ideas for advertising and getting his name out there. There’s always the signs to put out in yards and point of purchase displays but I’m trying to come up with other innovative ways to help advertise. I guess once he gets everything up and running we’ll have to just take it from there. It is all very exciting!

What a long weekend it was without Lloyd here.  He left very early Thursday morning to go on his family’s annual snowmobiling trip and he got home today around 4:30.  We all missed him so much!  I’m glad he had fun and I do believe that spending a little time apart is good for a couple but man, it was hard!  Lauryn and I had a busy weekend though so that helped. I am so glad he’s home! It was hard to sleep at night without him next to me!

Tonight I made my very first apple pie from scratch   It turned out so good!  The crust was really flaky and yummy!  Lloyd really liked it and I was surprised that making the crust wasn’t as much work as I thought it would be.  I’ve made pies before but I’ve always used the pre-made crusts because I thought making one from scratch would be too hard.  Lloyd just might be getting pie all of the time now

I’ve been thinking a lot about my physical appearance lately and how I’m trying to make the changes that I can.  I’m working on the weight issue, which is something that doesn’t cost a lot to work on but there are other things that I would love to change but can’t because it would cost too much.  The main thing I would love to fix would be my teeth.  For years it didn’t bother me that they were a little crooked but the older I get, the more I wish they were nicer.  I’ve been curious about lumineers and was trying to find out more about how that all works.  I came across dental implants Plano which doesn’t apply to me since I’m not missing any teeth but it’s all pretty fascinating what they can do to make your smile nicer.  Some days, I feel like I’ve had this smile for a long time now and it’s really not that bad and other days I think I should start saving to get the problems fixed.