Time Warp Thursday

I have no idea why my kids are goof-balls. Nope. No idea. I'd like to say these are rare and unusual happenings at our house. But, alas, they are not. I have tons of pictures like this. It's totally Darling Husband's fault. I swear.

A taste for fine cooking

I wish I were an excellent normal good decent cook ~ let's get real here, I am not aiming high.

I like to cook but I don't enjoy any part of the planning...figuring out what to cook and grocery shopping ~ no, Terra, I am not going anywhere near your planning project.

What's worse, is I seem to be surrounded by great cooks. I wish I could pull leftover food odds and ends out of the pantry or refrigerator and on a whim throw a fabulous, delicious meal together ~ like it's magic or something.

I can't do that. I have to use a recipe. Even then, chances are it's going to go awry somewhere along the line and not turn out quite the way I intended. Over the years Darling Husband has smiled nicely and gulped down plenty horrible, horrible...really horrible experiments ~ it wasn't pretty...or tasty...I assure you. I have a few staple recipes that I know by heart and can make in a pinch ~ but those are usually recipes that have been passed down to me. I don't usually vary the recipe for fear of it going terribly wrong and poisoning my whole family.

I swear that my kids will eat anything that's made for them. Unless I make it. We eat out a lot.

But, alas, when we eat at home I am the one that does the cooking ~ our schedules just don't allow it to be any different.

The part that makes me go grrrr is that Darling Husband is a great cook! But you wouldn't know it. He doesn't cook but once...hhmmm...a year! I know this because I usually ask him to cook that one meal. He will argue that point, but I assure you it isn't much more than that. No, Sweetheart ~ frozen pizzas, hot dogs, corn dogs, and soup from a can do not count as cooking our family meal.

I finally begged bribed asked Darling Husband to make me dinner the other night! He makes the most wonderful Lemon Herb Ravioli and it is one of my favorite meals!! I realize the picture doesn't do it justice, but this is my most favorite meal and I wish DH would make it more often. I admit, I know how to make it, but it seems to taste better when he does it :o)

Good Luck!

Good Luck tonight, Amy! I hope you have fun tonight! We'll be watching and, as always, we are rooting for you! So, whether you bring that little man home with you tonight or not, we will (and always have) think you are fantastic! We love you, tons!

Musings of a 3 year old...

Benjamin is one of the funniest kids I have ever met. He makes me laugh out loud every single day ~ I am not exaggerating. Scott and I say every day that we need to have a pen and paper ready so we can write all these things down...we never do, or they happen while I am driving...it's always something that keeps me from actually writing them down. I get so mad at myself because I can't remember some of the most hilarious conversations!



Ben: How far to Cailey's dance school?
Mom: Oh, about five minutes
...several minutes later...
Ben: How far now?
Mom: Maybe 1 minute
Ben: No, you're supposed to say 5, then 4, then 3...
Mom: Says who?
Ben: Daddy
Mom: What...is Daddy the boss or something?
Ben: No, he's just a perfect daddy.
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Ben: What's that building called?
Mom: The post office.
Ben: Check! The post office! Not the po-leece office. I sure do like the post office! I don't like the po-leece office, the po-leece office is not fun, huh Mommy?
Mom: Probably not.
Ben: But, that post office is fun. I stand in line and I wait and then I leave. That's what I'm talkin' about!
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Ben: I need you to lay in my bed so I can talk to you.
I lay down with him
Ben: I am going to close my eyes and think about race cars...and monsters...monsters driving the race cars.
Mom: Are they nice monsters or mean monsters?
Ben: Hmmmm...they are nice monsters. We don't have mean monsters because Daddy kicked their butts out of our house!
Mom: Uh, huh. (suppressing a laugh) Are the monsters driving fast?
Ben: OH, YEAH...I sure do like to drive fast! Yes, I do!!
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Making things with Legos -

Ben: This is my auba-dauba

Mom: What's an auba-dauba?

Ben: Uh, it's actually just an auba-dauba...duh!

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Ben: Daddy. We need to talk. There are a lot of snacks in this house and I want to eat them all.

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This conversation happens often in some form or another ~ Ben thinks it's hilarious and always (eventually) catches me off guard or distracted and then I make my mistake...sneaky little kid:

Ben: We don't say stupid in our family.

Mom: Nope we don't

Ben: Stupid is not a nice word, we don't say stupid, stupid is bad.

Mom: Right. So, please stop saying it.

Ben: Correct. I don't say stupid. We don't call our friends stupid. If someone says stupid, we should say, 'no thank you' because stupid isn't nice. Right, Mom. Stupid isn't nice.

Mom: Ben, please stop saying stupid.

Ben: MMOOOOMMMM!!!! YOU SAID STUPID!!!!

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And...our favorite little frequently heard quotes from Ben...
- "I sure do like..." (fill in the blank with just about anything)

- "Are you kidding me???" ~ hands thrown up

- "Sanks, Dude." ~ translation: Thanks, Dude...but he says it with the s sound.

- "Get your head out of your glass" or "Ugh! What is wrong with you people?" - my all time favorites and frequently hurled at other drivers on the road...even when we are waiting at a stop light :o)
- *heavy, exasperated sigh* "Mommy, I can't remember the words!" He's trying to "read" a book by himself
- "Grandma. I love you." This kid is GOOD and knows who to butter-up!

New Blog in Town!

There's a new blog in town!

My good friend, Terra, has created a great new blog devoted to book reviews ~ what a fantastic idea!!! Check this new blog out! She will be kicking this new blog off with a great new book and there will even be a GIVEAWAY straight from the author! So, my fellow Bloggies, subscribe in a reader, email or follow the blog! Happy reading! click on the happy little owl above to take you straight to Tales from the Nightstand!

Time Warp Thursday

Benjamin ~ May 2006

I couldn't decide which picture I like better, so I posted them both!

Happy Birthday, Dan!

Hope you had a great day! See you in May...

Happy Valentines Day!

Time Warp Thursday

This is the only pregnant picture of me while I was pregnant with Ben. I think I am about six-ish months pregnant. I didn't realize at the time (or maybe it's just the picture), but 'the girls' were GI-NORMOUS...my goodness! :o) I was already gaining a ton of weight...weight that I am still trying to shed...

Time Warp Thursday

February 2006

Cailey's first ski trip

Benjamin waiting for Cailey to finish skiing