So I get up and turn the news on this morning and they report that it’s going to get up to 55 degrees today….with rain   That is such a tease!  I’m ready for 70 degrees and sunny!  At the very least the rain will melt the snow and I’m all for that!

Last weekend was really nice.  My mom came over for a visit and dinner on Friday, we stayed in and hung out Saturday and on Sunday we went to Lloyd’s parents house to celebrate his moms birthday.  Lloyd’s grandpa had made a little table for Lloyd and his brother when they were kids and Lauryn had fun sitting at it playing with the dishes   We had a great dinner, some yummy homemade pie, visited for a bit and then came home.

Shortly after we got home, Kathye stopped by.  She came in and asked me where my husband was.  I told her he was on the back porch and asked why and she said she came to flash him!  I said, “Okay….”  So she went out there and told him she was here to flash him, lifted her shirt and flashed him the Michigan shirt she had on underneath

The women in my life can be crazy sometimes but I love them   Lloyd is a Michigan State fan, by the way, which is why she came to flash her Michigan shirt

Yesterday, Lauryn and took a walk down to the store to get a few things.  I decided to take the nature trail back home and it was so nice to be out in the fresh air!  We were only gone about an hour but it felt good!  I had hoped that the fresh air would get Lauryn tired so she’d take a good nap – since her molars are coming she hasn’t been sleeping well – but I think it had the opposite effect.  She was super hyper when we got home.  Then around 8:45ish pm, she was in her highchair drinking her milk and she said, “Night night.”  I asked her if she had said, “Night night” and she said, “Bees!” which means please.  That was the first time she’s ever asked to go to bed and she fell asleep without making a peep!  Usually she fights going to bed…I think she’s afraid she’s going to miss something   Lets get some more nice weather so we can get out and enjoy it and have more nights like last night!

Your Smiling Face

Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we’ve committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do “random questions,” so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don’t have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love memes, however, and here is today’s meme!

Saturday 9: Your Smiling Face

1. No matter what’s going on in your life, what always makes you smile?

My husband and my daughter

2. What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told?

Hmm….don’t think I’ll be sharing that here

3. Do you hold a grudge?

I try not to but there are some things that are just harder to get over.

4. What is the worst job you’ve ever had?

Any phone job.  I’ve never sold anything over the phone but I had one job where we called people to see if they had received their phone book in good condition and another one was surveys.  I got attitude from people and hung up on a lot because they assumed I was selling something.

5. What would be your dream job?

I’m doing my dream job now….I’m a stay-at-home mom   Best “job” ever!

6. What is the happiest event you’ve experienced?

Giving birth to my daughter.

7. What is the saddest thing you’ve experienced?

Seeing people I love in pain.

8. Do you tend to exaggerate or underestimate?

Probably a little of both.

9. List the cars that you have owned. Give us just a few words about each one.

1987 Dodge Omni – S-L-O-W

1994 Thunderbird – FAST which was bad because I thought every driver who looked at me wanted to race

1984 Volkwagen Rabbit – Silver, cute

1999 Olds Intrigue – Pretty

Sadly, I can’t think of what year my beloved truck is but it’s a Ford F150.

A few months back, Lloyd’s parents gave us a China cabinet.  Every day when I walk through my dining room, I have to smile because now I can see my cake topper.  For the last five years, I had Lloyd’s mom hang on to it because I didn’t have anywhere to put it where I knew it wouldn’t get broken.  Now I get to see it all of the time   There are a lot of different wedding cake toppers out there that are beautiful or quirky but of course, I love ours more than anything.  Lloyd’s Godparents had a friend make one for us out of blown glass.  It’s special and unique because we got to design it. Our cake was also very special because it was a gift from Lloyd’s aunt and cousin. Once I saw it, I couldn’t believe they had never made a wedding cake before….it was beautiful! They had asked me how I wanted the cake done and decorated and other than giving them some of the flowers to decorate it, I left it all to them. I never imagine they would make one so amazing and give it to us as a gift!

Just a couple of special pictures from a very special day

Sometimes I wish we had a Wii or a playstation 3 or any kind of video game.  I never really got into them when I was younger but have played them as an adult and they can be really fun.  It’s been ages but Lloyd and I used to play some racing game on his old nintendo.  It was fun to get it out every once in a while and play.  We used to play monopoly, rummey, dice and yahtzee too.  I can’t even think of the last time we played any of those games.  Maybe one of these nights after Lauryn goes to bed, I should break out the dice and start a game

This is a similar recipe to one I saw on the Create channel about a year ago.  I can’t remember what the host had put in hers but as I was watching it, I thought it would be really good to stuff with pizza toppings.  You could stuff with just about anything really and I think it would be really good.  For me, this is a whole lot easier than making my own dough for pizza but it’s just as good.  Again, this is another one of those things that will make you forget all about the eliptical machine and dip station.  It’s worth it though

You start with frozen bread dough and thaw it according to the directions.

Once thawed, roll it out on a lightly floured surface.  I try to keep it in a big rectangle so if will fit nicely on my largest baking sheet.

Sprinkle your baking sheet with cornmeal if you have it, it helps keep the dough from sticking to the pan.  Transfer the dough to your pan before adding the toppings – it’s easier than trying to transfer it once it’s all put together.

Top with your favorite sauce, pizza toppings and cheese.  I used my pizza sauce (which you can find under the recipes category), ham, pepperoni and mozzarella.

After you have your toppings on, cut small strips down the sides and criss-cross them so it looks braided.

Brush the top with melted butter, olive oil or spray with cooking spray.  Sprinkle with parmesan and garlic salt.

Bake approximately 15-17 minutes at 425 degrees or until crust is golden.

Enjoy

Here’s a recipe I tried last weekend that was really good!  It is easy to forget about losing weight, finding the best weight loss pills and keeping up with exercising when you have this around   I made this last weekend when my mom and Lloyd’s parents came over for dinner.  Everyone really liked it!  Lloyd ate it for the next two days and said that he felt like he was eating healthy because it had bananas in it

This is so easy to make!

3 c. cold milk

2 pkgs. Vanilla Instant Pudding

30 NILLA Wafers

3 medium bananas, sliced

1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip, thawed

Pour milk into large bowl.  Add pudding mixes.  Beat with a wire whisk for 2 minutes or until well blended.  Let stand about 5 minutes.

Arrange half of the wafers on the bottom and up the sides of a 2-qt. bowl; top with layers of half each of the banana slices and pudding.  Repeat all layers.  Cover with Cool Whip.

Refrigerate 3 hours.

Tonight I was talking with my mom about aging and anti aging products.  We were talking about all of the celebrities who use plastic surgery to take care of the smile lines and everything else.  Personally, I look at every thing going on on my body as proof I have lived!  When I get crows feet, it will be from smiling and laughing, the scars I have are either from being adventurous or just plain clumsy and the lovely stretch marks on my tummy are my “mommy battle scars.”  I couldn’t imagine getting surgery to change a thing.

#166

And…here we go!

1. Why are you making me crazy?
2. I want you to take your time .
3. If we’re going to do this then it will be on my terms.
4. Try it and see what happens.
5. I could use a KVM switch.
6. Start with flour, baking soda, eggs and then add the shredded potatoes.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to dinner with mom and Lloyd, tomorrow my plans include hoping something I ordered arrives and Sunday, I want to enjoy the day celebrating my mother-in-laws birthday!

I think there’s a Jeff Foxworthy joke out there that says, “You know you’re from Michigan when 40 degree weather feels like a heatwave” or something along those lines.  Well, he’s right!  The last couple of days have felt so nice!  I’m not ready to walk around in a t-shirt yet but it does feel warmer

I think it’s time to listen to my mother and my husband and start taking a multivitamin supplement.  They are always telling me I need to take vitamins and lately, I just haven’t been feeling as energetic and am thinking that might help.  Couldn’t hurt!

TT – Bud style
Welcome to the March 4th version of Thursday Thunks!
(which we always seem to post on Wednesday)
Where we make you think a little bit before you blog!

We pick a subject, and your job is to interpret it anyway you want. Write about it on your blog… simple as that. Maybe you can interpret it as a picture – we don’t care!
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Don’t forget to go visit the other participants’ blogs. Read and comment about all their Thursday Thunks! Thats what all this is about afterall, isn’t it? We’ll have so much fun and become lifelong friends….
This week we will answer some crazy questions brought to you by Bud, the color of Australian Money, and the number 333.

Did you see that? We have a guest blogger this week!!!!

1. Someone knocks on your door. You have not seen this person in years. You were once great friends. Who would you like it to be and why?

At the moment I can’t think of any great friends that I haven’t seen in years.  I’m still very close to my great friends

2. What do you think would be a great song title that isn’t one? Who do you want to record it?

Super Tink….I should record it because it’s what I sing to my daughter when she has a poopy diaper.  In the tune of Super Freak, “She’s a Super Tink, Super Tink, She’s Super Tinky! YOW!”

3. You are having a party. If I’m invited, what should I bring?

Just yourself and a guest if you want….If I’m hosting party/get together, I like to take care of everything myself

4. If your spouse or s/o cheated with a one night stand while away, would you really want to know?

Yes and No.

5. How long does it take for a house guest to drive you bonkers?

Depends on the guest!

6. If you could pick a new color for the sky, what would you pick?

I wouldn’t want to change the sky…it looks great to me no matter what color it is.  Blue and clear, pink and orange from the sun setting or dark and gray because of a storm…I love it all!

7. What did you think of the Olympics?

I don’t really get into them.  And I really don’t get curling!

8. Could TT have thought of a lamer blogger that me to guest host?

Aw, you are not a lame blogger!  Your stuff cracks me up!

9. What’s the stupidest lie that someone really thought you’d believe?

When my step sister and I were kids, her older cousin came to stay the night and she was trying to convince us that her boyfriend was hiding in the tree outside and that they were using sign language to communicate….we were young but come on!

10. What was the best day you had in high school? Tell us about it.

It was actually a band moment.  I played the flute and was always last chair because I didn’t like taking the tests in front of the whole band.  One day, I decided to go for it and ended up being 4th chair   Blew the band teacher away!

11. Name something that you have in your home that you are sure most people don’t.

Me

12. Why haven’t you at least tried to play The Dating Profile Meme?

I’ve heard of it, something about seeing the lame and weird things people who are looking for a date say, but I tend to stick to the couple of memes I do every week.

13. Do you think homophobia is a choice?

I don’t know.  I guess personally, I don’t get why anyone would have a phobia of gay people….arachnophobia on the other hand makes perfect sense!  Damn spiders anyway!