I don't have one topic today...so I will just play catch-up:
*We had concrete poured which you already know, but it is all done and the clean-up is almost done...we have a little bit of grass seed to spread and then that should be behind us.
*My husband installed a clothesline for me outside on Sunday night. I have already used it twice. I like it. It will save wear and tear on my dryer plus electricity. I will use my dryer at night, rainy days, and winter, but I can use my clothesline on sunny days. The one down fall I have found so far is that I found one bug in a sheet on Monday. I now know I should shake things out as I take cloths off.
Oh BTW it is a retractable one...so I can put it away when I am done.
*Last night we went out to eat with my family at an Italian restaurant. It was so fun! My grandparents bought us dinner. We were able to give my older brother his scrapbook that I finished (I talked about this previously). He really liked it!
*Today I went to an antique mall. I got a set of embroidered pillow cases and a Pyrex dish to replace one that broke awhile back. It is so fun to browse.
*We have so many outside projects to do.
*My mom is coming on Friday and staying until Sunday morning.
*I made the best blackberry cheesecake yesterday. It was a pioneer woman's recipe of course.
*My dinner is cooking right now and I am so hungry. I have to wait another 30mins and that is hard.
*It was 80 degrees today...I was sweating a little when I was doing some light yard work.
I finished rewatching all the Mad Men seasons in anticipation for the 5th season premiere on March 25th. I am so excited! Thank goodness it is back!
Well that is all for now. Bye
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Should I be concerned?
Ok, so I probably should be embarrassed to admit this, but I am going to so that you understand my story.
From my childhood, I have kept one box of my old Barbies...I really never had the heart to throw them away...I never had that many so they all fit in one box....I never look at them or touch them...they are just sitting in a box in the basement. I just don't have the heart to get rid of them. Also, when I was little and played with Barbies, two of the Barbies I played with were my mom's from the '60's (seriously...on the back of them they say- copyright 1963) So I always had this dream that if I saved my Barbies, my daughter would play with them just like I played with my mom's....I really wanted this to happen....I wanted my daughter to play with my Barbies.
I also kept a very small plastic container of my old play kitchen food and utensils. Like plastic peas, crackers, small plates, small forks, etc. Again, not a lot...I did this so my non-existent daughter could play with them or if I ever had to babysit a girl, I had just a few toys to play with her.
So, there you have it, one box of barbies and one container of play food toys. Now, I have not looked at them in probably over 20 years. I just have moved the boxes from house to house.
Well, last Thursday, I was going through several tubs I have in my basement, when I came across these. Just for the heck of it, I opened the lid just to peek inside. When I opened the lid to the play food, I found something in there that I totally forgot about until I saw it.
In the eights and nineties when moms with small children were at places like church or sporting events or whatever, they would have cheerios that they would let their kids snack on to keep them quiet. Moms now a days use those Gerber puffs more often (I am sure there are moms that still have a cheerio supply on them) Well, when I was really little and still played with dolls my mom put some cheerios in a bag and I would pretend to feed them to my dolls just like those moms in church.
So when I opened the lid I saw those old cheerios in the baggie...I thought 'gross' and I threw them in the garbage. Well last night my husband was in the basement and I could hear him say, "Bad Dog" I went down to see what our dog did. My husband found a chewed up plastic bag on the floor. (there were no cheerios near the bag) My dog got into the garbage, pulled out the old cheerios, ripped the bag, ate the old cheerios, and left the baggie on the floor.
MY DOG ATE 25 YEAR OLD CHEERIOS! GROSS GROSS GROSS!!!!!!! PUKE!
He is as happy as a clam today, so I don't think he is sick from it?
gross
From my childhood, I have kept one box of my old Barbies...I really never had the heart to throw them away...I never had that many so they all fit in one box....I never look at them or touch them...they are just sitting in a box in the basement. I just don't have the heart to get rid of them. Also, when I was little and played with Barbies, two of the Barbies I played with were my mom's from the '60's (seriously...on the back of them they say- copyright 1963) So I always had this dream that if I saved my Barbies, my daughter would play with them just like I played with my mom's....I really wanted this to happen....I wanted my daughter to play with my Barbies.
I also kept a very small plastic container of my old play kitchen food and utensils. Like plastic peas, crackers, small plates, small forks, etc. Again, not a lot...I did this so my non-existent daughter could play with them or if I ever had to babysit a girl, I had just a few toys to play with her.
So, there you have it, one box of barbies and one container of play food toys. Now, I have not looked at them in probably over 20 years. I just have moved the boxes from house to house.
Well, last Thursday, I was going through several tubs I have in my basement, when I came across these. Just for the heck of it, I opened the lid just to peek inside. When I opened the lid to the play food, I found something in there that I totally forgot about until I saw it.
In the eights and nineties when moms with small children were at places like church or sporting events or whatever, they would have cheerios that they would let their kids snack on to keep them quiet. Moms now a days use those Gerber puffs more often (I am sure there are moms that still have a cheerio supply on them) Well, when I was really little and still played with dolls my mom put some cheerios in a bag and I would pretend to feed them to my dolls just like those moms in church.
So when I opened the lid I saw those old cheerios in the baggie...I thought 'gross' and I threw them in the garbage. Well last night my husband was in the basement and I could hear him say, "Bad Dog" I went down to see what our dog did. My husband found a chewed up plastic bag on the floor. (there were no cheerios near the bag) My dog got into the garbage, pulled out the old cheerios, ripped the bag, ate the old cheerios, and left the baggie on the floor.
MY DOG ATE 25 YEAR OLD CHEERIOS! GROSS GROSS GROSS!!!!!!! PUKE!
He is as happy as a clam today, so I don't think he is sick from it?
gross
Friday, March 9, 2012
Correction
If you watched my vlog I said something about the Pioneer Woman's new book coming out. Well I gave the wrong date. I said March 11th in the video but it is March 13. I am not sure if anyone cares but I that I would make that correction. I pre-ordered her book last night.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Vlog
This is a vlog on my tips for cookbooks...I am thinking about doing a whole kitchen tips series for beginner cooks. I got cut off so this is in 2 parts.
I forgot to add one thing: When I shop for cookbooks, not only do I look for binder or spiral bond....I also like pictures...I do enjoy seeing what the final dish is suppose to look like.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Concrete
Today was a very productive day....love those! Despite the strong winds which is just annoying. We got some concrete poured.
We got our driveway widened, a sidewalk that connects my patio to garage side door, our front porch steps fixed, and a low spot by the house fixed. Here are the driveway and sidewalk (the other two things aren't as exciting and you would have to see a before pic to understand which I don't have.)
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I then had lunch with a friend and ran some errands with her.
We got our driveway widened, a sidewalk that connects my patio to garage side door, our front porch steps fixed, and a low spot by the house fixed. Here are the driveway and sidewalk (the other two things aren't as exciting and you would have to see a before pic to understand which I don't have.)
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I then had lunch with a friend and ran some errands with her.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
I said something bad today.
Most of you know I am a substitute teacher. I said something bad in front of my students today and I totally did not mean to say it and I definitely shouldn't of said it. It literally just rolled off my tongue.
One of my students was out of the room and was gone for a long time with another teacher. We started talking about him. (I said, "Is so and so usually back in time to go to library with us? " Then the kids went, "yes, no, yes, yes he does, no he doesn't" ((You get the picture)) Right when we were talking about him I saw his head through the window of the door and I said, "Speak of the devil"
OH NO!!!!
I probably should not of said that. That is a phase my family, friends, and acquaintances of mine have said my entire life. It just slipped out. I really didn't think before I spoke. All my students noticed because they said something. They said "Is that bad to say?" Then I said, "I am sorry, I should not of said that but it is just a saying."
What makes matters worse it this kid has major behavior problems (which is why he was not in my class....he is on my class rooster, but is pulled to a behavior class but he comes back just for specials (music, pe, library) and right before lunch to walk down with us.) So it really did sound like I was calling him a devil...I know it sounds bad. He is deaf so he didn't hear me. He can actually read lips very well, be he was not looking at me.
I really hope they don't go home and tell their parents and then have a parent call the school. I will be nervous all of time about this.
I know teachers make mistakes...I once heard a teacher say sh*t in class accidentally.
I am just kicking myself right now.
One of my students was out of the room and was gone for a long time with another teacher. We started talking about him. (I said, "Is so and so usually back in time to go to library with us? " Then the kids went, "yes, no, yes, yes he does, no he doesn't" ((You get the picture)) Right when we were talking about him I saw his head through the window of the door and I said, "Speak of the devil"
OH NO!!!!
I probably should not of said that. That is a phase my family, friends, and acquaintances of mine have said my entire life. It just slipped out. I really didn't think before I spoke. All my students noticed because they said something. They said "Is that bad to say?" Then I said, "I am sorry, I should not of said that but it is just a saying."
What makes matters worse it this kid has major behavior problems (which is why he was not in my class....he is on my class rooster, but is pulled to a behavior class but he comes back just for specials (music, pe, library) and right before lunch to walk down with us.) So it really did sound like I was calling him a devil...I know it sounds bad. He is deaf so he didn't hear me. He can actually read lips very well, be he was not looking at me.
I really hope they don't go home and tell their parents and then have a parent call the school. I will be nervous all of time about this.
I know teachers make mistakes...I once heard a teacher say sh*t in class accidentally.
I am just kicking myself right now.
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