Okay... so I had to put something in the background because I didn't like the plain white...
I want to figure out how to put the floral around the title on the sides, but I'll be content with this for now.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Tagged!
Okay I was tagged...
So, tag list :
1- Show both hands in writing something,
2- list 5 of your 50/50's..
3- 5 pet peeves and
5- 5 things that don't mix well.
ready, set, go!
Here's both hands writing a phrase:
5 of my 50/50's:
1-Chocolate chip cookies/Straight chocolate
2-Cozy chair, good book, blanket, and cup of cocoa/Couch, good movie, popcorn and a soda.
3-BYU Football game live- at the stadium/watching the game with a big group of friends
4-hearing giggles from the girls and knowing there's a mess to clean up- Going right in and making them stop and clean it up/spying, seeing it's not a property value draining mess and just enjoying them playing together and having them clean it up later.
5-Going to DisneyWorld with the kids/Going to DisneyWorld with just Rich.
5 pet peeves:
1- Stupid... it's an overused word that assigns intellect to non animate things... I get a visceral reaction to it being over used a lot of the time. (hey it just asks for pet peeves- it doesn't say it has to make sense to others! lol!)
2- Closing doors... really... the fight the kids have every afternoon when they all file in the door and fight over who was in last, and should close the door- Pet Peeve!
3- Shoes... I swear shoes multiply in this house. I have no idea how my girls have gotten so many shoes into their shoe drawers... oh wait... I'm the one that put them there because they rarely ever put them away, but how did we get so many in this house??? (I fully admit that I am part of this problem- as said before it doesn't have to make sense to be my pet peeve! lol!)
4- Hystronics... I am pretty even keeled with my emotions, and Rich is too so how did we get kids that so easily dissolve into hysterical fits?
5- I'll steal this one from the person that tagged me- stepping in something wet with socks... and then having wet socks...
5 things that don't mix well:
1- Again I'll steal from the person that tagged me... she posted that she had found a chocolate caramel mint candy... Chocolate and caramel- heavenly, Chocolate and mint- refreshing, chocolate caramel and mint all at the same time? Don't mix well in my mind.
2- Mommy with little sleep, and little kids with lots of sleep and energy- don't mix well.
3- Reading a bunch in my comfy chair with my cup of cocoa next to me, and having a clean house- Don't mix well... (or would that be for a list of 5 impossible things to happen at the same time?)
4- Loud computer typing program for son, and daughter practicing piano loudly right next to the computer at the same time- Don't mix well.
5- Peanut Butter and Mayo sandwiches- Don't mix well (but when I was 10 I thought they did! ewww)
So, tag list :
1- Show both hands in writing something,
2- list 5 of your 50/50's..
3- 5 pet peeves and
5- 5 things that don't mix well.
ready, set, go!
Here's both hands writing a phrase:
5 of my 50/50's:
1-Chocolate chip cookies/Straight chocolate
2-Cozy chair, good book, blanket, and cup of cocoa/Couch, good movie, popcorn and a soda.
3-BYU Football game live- at the stadium/watching the game with a big group of friends
4-hearing giggles from the girls and knowing there's a mess to clean up- Going right in and making them stop and clean it up/spying, seeing it's not a property value draining mess and just enjoying them playing together and having them clean it up later.
5-Going to DisneyWorld with the kids/Going to DisneyWorld with just Rich.
5 pet peeves:
1- Stupid... it's an overused word that assigns intellect to non animate things... I get a visceral reaction to it being over used a lot of the time. (hey it just asks for pet peeves- it doesn't say it has to make sense to others! lol!)
2- Closing doors... really... the fight the kids have every afternoon when they all file in the door and fight over who was in last, and should close the door- Pet Peeve!
3- Shoes... I swear shoes multiply in this house. I have no idea how my girls have gotten so many shoes into their shoe drawers... oh wait... I'm the one that put them there because they rarely ever put them away, but how did we get so many in this house??? (I fully admit that I am part of this problem- as said before it doesn't have to make sense to be my pet peeve! lol!)
4- Hystronics... I am pretty even keeled with my emotions, and Rich is too so how did we get kids that so easily dissolve into hysterical fits?
5- I'll steal this one from the person that tagged me- stepping in something wet with socks... and then having wet socks...
5 things that don't mix well:
1- Again I'll steal from the person that tagged me... she posted that she had found a chocolate caramel mint candy... Chocolate and caramel- heavenly, Chocolate and mint- refreshing, chocolate caramel and mint all at the same time? Don't mix well in my mind.
2- Mommy with little sleep, and little kids with lots of sleep and energy- don't mix well.
3- Reading a bunch in my comfy chair with my cup of cocoa next to me, and having a clean house- Don't mix well... (or would that be for a list of 5 impossible things to happen at the same time?)
4- Loud computer typing program for son, and daughter practicing piano loudly right next to the computer at the same time- Don't mix well.
5- Peanut Butter and Mayo sandwiches- Don't mix well (but when I was 10 I thought they did! ewww)
New Soup Recipe
So last night I made a soup for a dinner I went to. I wasn't positive it would be liked, but everyone seemed to like it. They said that it tasted like a pumpkin pie!
I kind of made up the recipe, so I'm going to try and write down what I remember about it... :)
Take two medium Butternut squashes. Peel them and then cut them in half lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds, and then rub them with oil on both sides and place them on an oiled baking sheet. Sprinkle them with a little bit of sugar, and salt, and cover with foil, sealing the edges on to the baking sheet. Bake for about an hour and a half at 325 degrees, until it's fork tender. Then pull off the foil and let it bake for another 15-20 minutes to give the outside a bit of a carmelization.
Let the squash sit and cool down for about 10 minutes. Then in batches puree it in the blender. I did two batches- so there was one whole squash in the blender at a time. Add a little bit of liquid to help it blend. I had some vegetable stock and added that at first, and used about 1 cup of it. Then I ran out of vegetable stock and used about 1/2 - 3/4 cup of Apple juice with the second squash.
Pour the puree'd squash into a pot and turn the stove onto a low heat. I then added about 1 cup of half and half, 1 tsp of cinnamon, and 1/2 tsp of nutmeg, and about 1/4 tsp of salt. I wanted it to have a little bit of sweetness to it so I added about 1/4 cup of sugar. Then to give it a little more wintery sweetness, I added 1/4 cup of brown sugar. It seemed a little thick still so I added about 1 1/2 cups of milk to the soup. I then let it simmer for about 2 hours.
When I came back to it it was still very thick. I added about 2 cups of water to it and let it simmer for another hour.
When I came back to it this time, the consistency was fine, but the spices and the sweetness seemed a little bit too heavy. I added about 1 cup of plain unflavored yogurt to it, and it gave a tiny bit of a tartness to it that cut the spices and sweetness. (in the future I might just not put as much sugar and spices in, but this worked well this time).
Then I just let it continue to simmer until I packed it up and took it to the dinner.
I kind of made up the recipe, so I'm going to try and write down what I remember about it... :)
Take two medium Butternut squashes. Peel them and then cut them in half lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds, and then rub them with oil on both sides and place them on an oiled baking sheet. Sprinkle them with a little bit of sugar, and salt, and cover with foil, sealing the edges on to the baking sheet. Bake for about an hour and a half at 325 degrees, until it's fork tender. Then pull off the foil and let it bake for another 15-20 minutes to give the outside a bit of a carmelization.
Let the squash sit and cool down for about 10 minutes. Then in batches puree it in the blender. I did two batches- so there was one whole squash in the blender at a time. Add a little bit of liquid to help it blend. I had some vegetable stock and added that at first, and used about 1 cup of it. Then I ran out of vegetable stock and used about 1/2 - 3/4 cup of Apple juice with the second squash.
Pour the puree'd squash into a pot and turn the stove onto a low heat. I then added about 1 cup of half and half, 1 tsp of cinnamon, and 1/2 tsp of nutmeg, and about 1/4 tsp of salt. I wanted it to have a little bit of sweetness to it so I added about 1/4 cup of sugar. Then to give it a little more wintery sweetness, I added 1/4 cup of brown sugar. It seemed a little thick still so I added about 1 1/2 cups of milk to the soup. I then let it simmer for about 2 hours.
When I came back to it it was still very thick. I added about 2 cups of water to it and let it simmer for another hour.
When I came back to it this time, the consistency was fine, but the spices and the sweetness seemed a little bit too heavy. I added about 1 cup of plain unflavored yogurt to it, and it gave a tiny bit of a tartness to it that cut the spices and sweetness. (in the future I might just not put as much sugar and spices in, but this worked well this time).
Then I just let it continue to simmer until I packed it up and took it to the dinner.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
DisneyWorld Trip
Okay... so I am finally going to get stuff posted about our trip. In order to kind of keep things in order, I'm going to post date all the trip posts, to the days that the trip actually took place. So the first day that we drove... will be posted and dated as Oct 11th... and then on through the trip. Here are links to each of the days so it's easier for everyone to find them. :)
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10 & 11
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10 & 11
Monday, November 17, 2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETIE!!
Happy Birthday to my sweetie! I'll get mushy here for a second... because, well Rich isn't a mushy person and every once in a while I have to get a little mushy and tell him how great he is...
Happy Birthday Honey, I love you and I love the person you are. You are a wonderful Father, and a wonderful spouse. I am so happy that you are in my life. You grow more and more handsome to me each year, and you can still make my legs turn to jello. :)
Happy Birthday! I love you! Julie
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