On the left side of the sanity bell curve
Yesterday sucked. The end. For the most part it’s still Cara and when she reads this in a couple of years, she’ll understand just how awesome her parents are for letting her live that long. Yeah. When I was younger, I never bought into that whole “Respect your elders,” thing. That makes me a very… Continue reading Diary Entry 7.31.12
I’m in the process of making dinner–broiled tilapia tacos and I had to stop to jot down this recipe so I don’t forget it. I’m sharing it with you because I love you…and I regularly use my own site to find food I’ve made in the past. But I love you. That’s what’s important. Best salsa… Continue reading Mango Tomato Pico de Gallo Recipe
Cara has been giving us ridiculous amounts of attitude recently and when Tucker went to brush her teeth last night she hollered at him that she didn’t need his help and then covered her mouth and screamed at him. She got a spanking for that and she didn’t get to have stories before bed.That led… Continue reading You Can’t Get Rid of Family
Just about every morning I wake to find at least one kid in bed with us. Obviously, at some point during the night, the kids are getting out of their beds, wandering around the house and then finally ending up in our bed. The wandering around the house thing hadn’t been a concern since they… Continue reading Ollie Loves Cheese–A Video
Tucker’s bathing the kids right now in our garden tub–why do they call it that?–and I figured I’d sit here, in my sweat, and write this…while I have time. Family Exercise Time We went around the neighborhood today. It’s pathetic how much sweat you [I] can produce when large hills are involved. You think I’m joking about… Continue reading Diary Entry 7.22.12
Stupid Inertia Today is one of those days when you’re sure you’re about to start your period but you look at the calendar and know that blessed event won’t be happening for quite a while so there’s really no excuse for your bitchiness other than your meds aren’t working. I don’t want for my meds… Continue reading Diary Entry 7.20.12
Roasted/baked chicken is probably one the easiest–and most impressive–things I cook…other than my Braided Egg Bread; that stuff looks amazing and is a cinch. I’m all about maximum payoff with minimum effort. Even if you don’t have the bacon–you should ALWAYS have bacon–this way of preparing a chicken will still work and is the way… Continue reading Recipe: Roasted Bacon Chicken with Thyme and Garlic Yukon Gold Potatoes and Baby Carrots
I hypothesize the reason my children fight like children possessed by opposing sides of the demon world is they’re so close in age–22 months. However, the only way for me to test said hypothesis is to wait a few years and acquire another child. Since Tucker’s fixed, I would have some explaining to do. Two years ago I… Continue reading Watch Out For That Flying Shield!
I don’t remember when we bought this monitor but I know we’ve had it since at least 2008. And it’s missing its base. The monitor is currently sitting in a “base” Tucker created out of a cardboard box and I have a hair brush between the monitor and the wall so I’m almost able to get a… Continue reading How To Buy a New Monitor–A Most Awesome Guide
I remember the day before kindergarten picture day I had a loose top tooth and it was ready to come out. I pulled the first and having that second sitting there messed with my young sense of symmetry and I sat in front of my mirror and wiggled that second front tooth until it was ready… Continue reading Cara Lost Two Teeth in Two Days
I’m not a big sweets person. Give me a couple of pieces of bacon over a couple of pieces of chocolate any day. But, when I get the urge for some ice cream–and that happens more than I’d like to admit since Tucker’s obsessed with the stuff–I always get vanilla. Always. Everyone always says vanilla… Continue reading Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe
Ubisoft has been teasing Assassin’s Creed 3 just right and the latest video–in a line of great videos–has just hit the internet. Rise, Assassin’s Creed 3’s 4th of July video, is awesome and it’s easy to forget you’re watching a teaser for a video game and not a commercial for some new show on The… Continue reading Assassin’s Creed 3 Rise Video
