The SO has been domestic for the past few days and took it upon himself to sweep all of the floors today. I feel like such a brat for not helping him out this time around but we both know it's because I don't feel well. The funniest part is that most of the debris is kitty fur on the tile. Little Man has been so fascinated by the process. We kept telling him that at this rate, we'd be able to build him a baby brother and/or sister. Bet he would looove that. :P He kept a close eye where ever his dad and his fur went, as if to say: Where are you taking me, Daddy? What am I doing over there? XD
I am on the hunt again for more recipes to try while wracking my brains for any recipes we've had that I need to get and from whom. Yes, it does kinda hurt. Lol. What I was most excited about today was stumbling upon an old family recipe book! It's from the SO's paternal grandmother by I think one of his aunts. If it's any indication of how old it is, I really believe it was typed up via typewriter. Okay, I know that doesn't mean it's ancient but come on! That's so cool. I took a quick peak through it and noticed a few recipes that I remember his family making since I've moved here.
It is a fascinating read that I believe there were multiple copies made of and includes little anecdotal notes about times that the recipes have been made or how it came into their lives. Actually, I had a lot of mixed feelings. Some how, I felt a bit of nostalgia reading those words and trying to imagine the memories, awe at how far these words have traveled, and a bit of... sadness knowing that I will probably never meet most of the people mentioned for one reason or another. I feel very honored to be able to include some of these recipes in my own book that I hope to share with many people once it's all said and done.
Honestly, I'm stoked! I can't wait to try a few of the old ones and grab pictures and seeing what the other recipes are all about. Maybe my new personal project can be working on learning how to cook and not so much crafting. It's a little bit more... productive? Well, I guess "instant gratification" is a better way to describe it.
Who knows. I shall definitely post pictures when they come about! I just had to write about that today because it's awesome, lol. See you tomorrow. <3
Thursday, September 30
Wednesday, September 29
211. Destruction Eminent
Well, looking up 8x8 layouts for my recipe scrapbook has been... unfruitful. And frustrating, lol. I've been feeling pretty under the weather today and decided to take it easy. I don't have any of the pictures that I want in the book taken yet so tragedy of tragedies, I'll have to make each of these recipes in order to get a suitable photo for my tome. :P It seems that even though the internet claims that the size is great for making this type of album, All I'm seeing are 4x6 recipe cards, 8.5x11 pages in binders, or typed recipes on printed backgrounds. That's... just not good enough for me. I'm already making a compromise by using paper from my random paper packs as opposed to buying some kitschy kitchen kit. Come on now! Sigh, lol.
Either way I've chronicled two recipes, one that will probably be one of the biggest recipes I'll ever have, so that's a good thing that I was able to make it fit.
Bah. I need a haircut/ trim. It's kind of ridiculous that my hair has gotten so thick again since my trip home in July, that I can't use a hair tie for more than two weeks without annihilating it beyond repair. And of course, I'm thin around the top. Thanks, genetics. Anyways, lol.
Burger King has had pretty lame commercials for the past few years. I absolutely loathe that-that-royal monster. UGH! And now they have that song? It's a million times better than that abomination, but it's still pretty sucky, imo. Oh, and Snickers? That creepy lady costume that the kids are in reminds me way too much of the BK creepy dude. No. Just no. Stop it. Stop it right now and kill it with fire. Now, I have to boycott you too until you straighten yourselves out. Creeps.
Lol, I know I'm not the only one that feels this way. I'm all for psychological advertising subliminal messages, but that is just too far. You might as well be trying to give my non-existent kids treats from an unmarked windowless creepy white van. Leave us alone!
Where was I? ... Um.
I might be taking a few field trips this week. One may be to a shooting range to finally learn how to use a gun other than a blunt object or paper weight while the other may be upstate to help move furniture. I kind of want to do both. I hope I feel better asap.
Lol, the SO got a little mischievous earlier and loosely wrapped one of kitty's string on a stick to the ceiling fan to see if kitty would chase after it. Yeah... that was as good of an idea as it sounds... XD It spun around like a nearly invisible death trap. Okay, not that scary, but the SO and I were definitely ducking and shielding ourselves while kitty completely ignored it whirling around the living room.
Ooh, I hear coyotes. They have younger pups with them. Hm, must have gotten a kill. Well, good for them. : ) I think I need to get some more rest. See you tomorrow! <3
Either way I've chronicled two recipes, one that will probably be one of the biggest recipes I'll ever have, so that's a good thing that I was able to make it fit.
Bah. I need a haircut/ trim. It's kind of ridiculous that my hair has gotten so thick again since my trip home in July, that I can't use a hair tie for more than two weeks without annihilating it beyond repair. And of course, I'm thin around the top. Thanks, genetics. Anyways, lol.
Burger King has had pretty lame commercials for the past few years. I absolutely loathe that-that-royal monster. UGH! And now they have that song? It's a million times better than that abomination, but it's still pretty sucky, imo. Oh, and Snickers? That creepy lady costume that the kids are in reminds me way too much of the BK creepy dude. No. Just no. Stop it. Stop it right now and kill it with fire. Now, I have to boycott you too until you straighten yourselves out. Creeps.
Lol, I know I'm not the only one that feels this way. I'm all for psychological advertising subliminal messages, but that is just too far. You might as well be trying to give my non-existent kids treats from an unmarked windowless creepy white van. Leave us alone!
Where was I? ... Um.
I might be taking a few field trips this week. One may be to a shooting range to finally learn how to use a gun other than a blunt object or paper weight while the other may be upstate to help move furniture. I kind of want to do both. I hope I feel better asap.
Lol, the SO got a little mischievous earlier and loosely wrapped one of kitty's string on a stick to the ceiling fan to see if kitty would chase after it. Yeah... that was as good of an idea as it sounds... XD It spun around like a nearly invisible death trap. Okay, not that scary, but the SO and I were definitely ducking and shielding ourselves while kitty completely ignored it whirling around the living room.
Ooh, I hear coyotes. They have younger pups with them. Hm, must have gotten a kill. Well, good for them. : ) I think I need to get some more rest. See you tomorrow! <3
Tuesday, September 28
210. Recipe For Disaster
Kitty cat is currently being a little quirky by sniffing and digging at my pile of recipes that are spread out on the ground below me. Apparently, he really wants me to make some brownie cheesecake. Lol, or is pretending that there's something he needs to see underneath the scrapbook. Oh wait, no! He just stole my clip-on multi-colored mini pen! And he's tossing it around. What on earth... XD
Well, he is currently either taking a break or feels that he has thoroughly killed it by laying on top of everything possible. I really love pets. They are so weird. Lol.
Um... where was I? We got to run a few errands today and I was able to find a solution about affording my new textbooks. : ) Thanks for your help and support everyone. I really do appreciate you guys having my back even from a million miles away. Or like 2000 miles. Same difference. :P
I've started working on the recipe book. :D Hooray! At one point, I thought I might use up a pack of index cards trying to get one darn recipe written up properly. I still don't know if I like it, but it's done and I shall deal with it. I'm still trying to figure out the layouts of pages too. I'm not completely happy with it either. Things just don't seem to fit together quite right. I really do not want to change the size of the 8x8" album though... a 12x12" feels like a bit much! I was really hoping that some of the shorter recipes would fit on just a single page, but that does seem to be happening.
Merrr. I'll keep trying different things in terms of layouts and how to write up the recipes. /eye twitch.
: ) I'll see you tomorrow. <3
Well, he is currently either taking a break or feels that he has thoroughly killed it by laying on top of everything possible. I really love pets. They are so weird. Lol.
Um... where was I? We got to run a few errands today and I was able to find a solution about affording my new textbooks. : ) Thanks for your help and support everyone. I really do appreciate you guys having my back even from a million miles away. Or like 2000 miles. Same difference. :P
I've started working on the recipe book. :D Hooray! At one point, I thought I might use up a pack of index cards trying to get one darn recipe written up properly. I still don't know if I like it, but it's done and I shall deal with it. I'm still trying to figure out the layouts of pages too. I'm not completely happy with it either. Things just don't seem to fit together quite right. I really do not want to change the size of the 8x8" album though... a 12x12" feels like a bit much! I was really hoping that some of the shorter recipes would fit on just a single page, but that does seem to be happening.
Merrr. I'll keep trying different things in terms of layouts and how to write up the recipes. /eye twitch.
: ) I'll see you tomorrow. <3
Monday, September 27
209. Compare & Contrast
It's really quite sweet when the SO gets all worked up about motors and stuff. Most guys do, eh? :P He's worked with and driven many so I can appreciate all the little nuances that he's picked up and likes to point out that aren't necessarily general knowledge vehicle-wise.
The only downside is, that these things usually come up when I'm falling over from exhaustion. So I'm usually draped over the couch, propping my head with cushions, and trying my best to stare at him with at least one eye open as he's giving all sorts of similes, metaphors, and demonstrations via YouTube videos, pictures online, his hands, or random household objects. I really do want to understand how that stuff all works because I do find it a bit fascinating and the results of all the machinery and craftsmanship to be pretty darn sexy or at least quite impressive at times, I just can't gather enough brain power to remember my age at that point.
We've been watching a few episodes of "Man Woman Wild" on the Discovery Channel and asking each other "Would you rather?" kinds of questions and/or "Do you think you could do that?" with the stuff the people go through on these survival shows. We've also watched "Top Gear" on the Speed network. Man, we love British humor! It's just so great. Just as goofy as we are but in a slightly more dignified manner. On the last episode of one season, one of the three host was supposed to drive an older vehicle that was built to only have three wheels. The single wheel was actually in the front and even pulling out of the parking lot, he tipped the thing right over. I almost cried laughing. He flipped it over about half a dozen more times and only made it half way through his challenge of 14 km before driving it clear into a canal. I'm sure he was just stick of driving the tiny little flimsy thing. At one point, he even threw it sideways in the middle of a cricket game. Just so hilarious.
I decided on some papers for my recipe book today. :D I also started new classes and am trying to figure out ways to afford the texts. Good fun. Sigh. Lol.
See you tomorrow. <3
The only downside is, that these things usually come up when I'm falling over from exhaustion. So I'm usually draped over the couch, propping my head with cushions, and trying my best to stare at him with at least one eye open as he's giving all sorts of similes, metaphors, and demonstrations via YouTube videos, pictures online, his hands, or random household objects. I really do want to understand how that stuff all works because I do find it a bit fascinating and the results of all the machinery and craftsmanship to be pretty darn sexy or at least quite impressive at times, I just can't gather enough brain power to remember my age at that point.
We've been watching a few episodes of "Man Woman Wild" on the Discovery Channel and asking each other "Would you rather?" kinds of questions and/or "Do you think you could do that?" with the stuff the people go through on these survival shows. We've also watched "Top Gear" on the Speed network. Man, we love British humor! It's just so great. Just as goofy as we are but in a slightly more dignified manner. On the last episode of one season, one of the three host was supposed to drive an older vehicle that was built to only have three wheels. The single wheel was actually in the front and even pulling out of the parking lot, he tipped the thing right over. I almost cried laughing. He flipped it over about half a dozen more times and only made it half way through his challenge of 14 km before driving it clear into a canal. I'm sure he was just stick of driving the tiny little flimsy thing. At one point, he even threw it sideways in the middle of a cricket game. Just so hilarious.
I decided on some papers for my recipe book today. :D I also started new classes and am trying to figure out ways to afford the texts. Good fun. Sigh. Lol.
See you tomorrow. <3
Sunday, September 26
208. One Step Closer
Today I crossed off an item that I wasn't even aware was on my so-called bucket list.
I ate a meat muffin.
Oh yes. It was as good as it sounds. :P Today's family lunch-dinner aka Linner was at FMIL's house. She altered a recipe for these appetizers by using regular sized tins and crescent roll dough with either Alaskan salmon with mozzarella cheese or ham with mustard and cheddar fillings. I may have scarfed mine while trying to overlook all sorts of crazy conversation that was going on around me. XD At least, that's what I claimed to be doing, I was just really enjoying the fact that I was ingesting a friggin' meat muffin!!
Rofl, it's the joys of the little things that greatly help me from going off the deep end. Or maybe I just roll around in them to make the insanity a bit more comfortable. Who knows? Lol.
I am so geared up to start compiling everything I need to start my recipe scrapbook.
P.S. Seriously though, I'm still knee-deep in trying to figure out what to do in terms of affording life. It's really pretty sucky. Oh well, I really do have great friends and family that genuinely care about me and that makes me feel very rich. I love you all! :D
See you tomorrow. <3
I ate a meat muffin.
Oh yes. It was as good as it sounds. :P Today's family lunch-dinner aka Linner was at FMIL's house. She altered a recipe for these appetizers by using regular sized tins and crescent roll dough with either Alaskan salmon with mozzarella cheese or ham with mustard and cheddar fillings. I may have scarfed mine while trying to overlook all sorts of crazy conversation that was going on around me. XD At least, that's what I claimed to be doing, I was just really enjoying the fact that I was ingesting a friggin' meat muffin!!
Rofl, it's the joys of the little things that greatly help me from going off the deep end. Or maybe I just roll around in them to make the insanity a bit more comfortable. Who knows? Lol.
I am so geared up to start compiling everything I need to start my recipe scrapbook.
P.S. Seriously though, I'm still knee-deep in trying to figure out what to do in terms of affording life. It's really pretty sucky. Oh well, I really do have great friends and family that genuinely care about me and that makes me feel very rich. I love you all! :D
See you tomorrow. <3
Saturday, September 25
207. Deserter
I'm recovering from my recent sleepless escapades today, but I'm fairing better than expected. Yesterday's details are a bit hazy today.
However, I would like to report that I feel all desert-dwelling because I found a scorpion for the first time all by myself! :D Hooray! We were actually outside oogling a Praying Mantis that was hunting a big ole bug on the wall, mind you that the SO and I were both barefoot, and I took a step back and looked to the side and spotted something on the ground right in the middle of the patio. I thought it was a bunch of dry straw-like tree stuff that was just in the most peculiar shape. So, I asked the SO what he thought it was because it looked like a scorpion to me. Well, lo and behold, he grabs a flashlight and it was one!
He was caught and put over the outside wall after we watched him under a black light half hunt. I just need to say again how much I hate having bugs run into me and touch me. The black light kept hardcore attracting moths that were bashing into my hands, arms, and body. BAH! I'm a big flail-er.
Otherwise, I've been doing a lot of research into my recipe scrapbook I'm slowly gathering the pieces to make it. Sigh, none of the pictures have been printed and after perusing the interwebs today, I decided I'm going with good old index cards and maybe some of my notepad stationery to record the recipes. I looked for ideas on what information to include and how to categorize/ organize my pages. I am beyond excited about that project. Cooking is by no means a strong suit of mine... actually I mess up boiling water more times than I'd like to remember, but I'm genuinely trying.
I'm gonna head off and sort through a bunch of the online recipes I've like to try, see you tomorrow! <3
However, I would like to report that I feel all desert-dwelling because I found a scorpion for the first time all by myself! :D Hooray! We were actually outside oogling a Praying Mantis that was hunting a big ole bug on the wall, mind you that the SO and I were both barefoot, and I took a step back and looked to the side and spotted something on the ground right in the middle of the patio. I thought it was a bunch of dry straw-like tree stuff that was just in the most peculiar shape. So, I asked the SO what he thought it was because it looked like a scorpion to me. Well, lo and behold, he grabs a flashlight and it was one!
He was caught and put over the outside wall after we watched him under a black light half hunt. I just need to say again how much I hate having bugs run into me and touch me. The black light kept hardcore attracting moths that were bashing into my hands, arms, and body. BAH! I'm a big flail-er.
Otherwise, I've been doing a lot of research into my recipe scrapbook I'm slowly gathering the pieces to make it. Sigh, none of the pictures have been printed and after perusing the interwebs today, I decided I'm going with good old index cards and maybe some of my notepad stationery to record the recipes. I looked for ideas on what information to include and how to categorize/ organize my pages. I am beyond excited about that project. Cooking is by no means a strong suit of mine... actually I mess up boiling water more times than I'd like to remember, but I'm genuinely trying.
I'm gonna head off and sort through a bunch of the online recipes I've like to try, see you tomorrow! <3
Friday, September 24
206. Traditional Furniture
Title sounds pretty darn boring, right? I would be the type to rant for an hour about some musky-smelling dusty-old store full of sectionals and creaky beds. However, that's not what this is about today.
The class went unexpectedly smooth as did my lesson. So much so, some of the kids got to play outside on top of getting Music time in. The actual center for singing songs about colors is unfortunately often skipped due to time constraints. Once the pictures are all hung up, I'll be sure to snag a photo of the kids' creations. I really liked how they all turned out.
I don't know how it happens but I manage to get little to no sleep every time I've gone into class lately. I thought I was going to just drop. It's almost as if I've started a horrible tradition.
The kids were friggin' great today. Always good to keep you on your toes, remember what's important, and make you laugh. One of the best moments I can remember is sitting between two girls to make sure hands were kept to themselves. Instead, one gal and the boy next her to her were the ones I should have been sitting between. So, I scooted over and used my bent leg as a barrier of sorts. Well, the girl I scooted away from actually got jealous! She got up, nearly barreled over the second girl to insert herself into the non-existent seat where I had put my leg, but was stopped as she tried to plant her bottom on top of the other kids by the teachers. XD They had only seen her get out of her seat and told her to sit back down on her carpet square. She hesitated for a split second, whirled around to grab her carpet, lunged for me, slapped the square on my lap, and plopped down hard- All in one fell swoop. She was so satisfied that she won on every level. I cried laughing so hard. I officially became an upholstered Laz-E-Boy. XD
Good times, good times. And my first classes towards my certification are wrapping up this weekend. I start new ones Monday. :D ... Actually, I want a breather, like a week or something. T_T
Bah, I need to drag my carpeted butt to bed. See you tomorrow. <3
The class went unexpectedly smooth as did my lesson. So much so, some of the kids got to play outside on top of getting Music time in. The actual center for singing songs about colors is unfortunately often skipped due to time constraints. Once the pictures are all hung up, I'll be sure to snag a photo of the kids' creations. I really liked how they all turned out.
I don't know how it happens but I manage to get little to no sleep every time I've gone into class lately. I thought I was going to just drop. It's almost as if I've started a horrible tradition.
The kids were friggin' great today. Always good to keep you on your toes, remember what's important, and make you laugh. One of the best moments I can remember is sitting between two girls to make sure hands were kept to themselves. Instead, one gal and the boy next her to her were the ones I should have been sitting between. So, I scooted over and used my bent leg as a barrier of sorts. Well, the girl I scooted away from actually got jealous! She got up, nearly barreled over the second girl to insert herself into the non-existent seat where I had put my leg, but was stopped as she tried to plant her bottom on top of the other kids by the teachers. XD They had only seen her get out of her seat and told her to sit back down on her carpet square. She hesitated for a split second, whirled around to grab her carpet, lunged for me, slapped the square on my lap, and plopped down hard- All in one fell swoop. She was so satisfied that she won on every level. I cried laughing so hard. I officially became an upholstered Laz-E-Boy. XD
Good times, good times. And my first classes towards my certification are wrapping up this weekend. I start new ones Monday. :D ... Actually, I want a breather, like a week or something. T_T
Bah, I need to drag my carpeted butt to bed. See you tomorrow. <3
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