Well as usual the 'snowpocalypse' fell far short of the mass hysteria. Sure there was wind, and cold but that's not un-typical of a Utah Winter. Honestly, I was alittle disappointed. Of course I was curled up in front of a wood stove making stew, not trying to drive in it, so...
TODAY..Today..today...I plan on staying in my pajamas all day and baking pies while I wander aimlessly through the house and nag at children to help me keep it semi-clean. Not that everyone hasn't seen my house a mess, believe me they have, just that 'Tomorrow's Thanksgiving'. I say "Everybody" as though we had "Everybody" coming over... Um, no. Possibly my Dad. Other then that, its just us.
But is it soo terrible to want everything to be perfect? I know it will never happen, and things will go wrong, and I refuse to be a-- (cover your ears if they are virgins) B*I*T*C*H to get help. However, if I am going to fix mountains of food for 'just us' then they could try to keep it a little clean. Right?
In fact tomorrow, for Thanksgiving, I fully intend to pull my best Julia Child's imitation, and drink as much as I feel necessary to endure and press on with the holiday madness without having to break out my can o'woopen ass.
On the menu: Turkey, attempted homemade stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, twice baked sweet potatoes with marshmallows and pecans, brussel sprouts, rolls, cranberry sauce... and if that wernt' enough I had to stumble across a recipe for stuffed mushrooms! Jeez... Me and my bright ideas. Yeah definitely taking the Julia Child approach to cooking because more wine is always better!
Still learning all of lifes lessions, one day at a time.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
sshhhhh... the babys are still asleep!!
Very weird. They almost never sleep in, which means neither do I. Today, is a perfect day for them to start though.
We are expecting the (alleged) biggest storm in 7 years.Today-windy, Tomorrow- COLD and VERY WINDY,-Thurs (Thanksgiving) VERY COLD AND WINDY.
I have already snuck out and fed the animals, who were all hunkered down and keeping warm in their little pen, did the dishes ( whoo-hoo!) and started laundry--Go me! I have decided that it is SO much easier to be productive without little ones underfoot. :)
And with Thanksgiving rapidly approaching I plan on hanging out in a nice warm house, fire blazing and pies baking!
Today's agenda: loading up the fam-damly ( weather permitting) into the van and procuring straw, and more grain for the spoiled animals, and the ever present pile of laundry.
We are expecting the (alleged) biggest storm in 7 years.Today-windy, Tomorrow- COLD and VERY WINDY,-Thurs (Thanksgiving) VERY COLD AND WINDY.
I have already snuck out and fed the animals, who were all hunkered down and keeping warm in their little pen, did the dishes ( whoo-hoo!) and started laundry--Go me! I have decided that it is SO much easier to be productive without little ones underfoot. :)
And with Thanksgiving rapidly approaching I plan on hanging out in a nice warm house, fire blazing and pies baking!
Today's agenda: loading up the fam-damly ( weather permitting) into the van and procuring straw, and more grain for the spoiled animals, and the ever present pile of laundry.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Well the weekend came and went...
Happens fast don't it. Saturday night we went to a rodeo and TRYED to watch it, as much as the kids love horses and action, I thought they would be more into it then they actually were.
We sat in the isle and in no time it started to take on the appearance of our living room with scattered coats and children blocking the walk way. Yup, we are THOSE people. After the mutton busting, and bronc riding I looked down to see my little boy playing with the hair of a young lady who was unfortunate enough to be sitting in front of us. I called him back away from her, and gave her the "I'm sorry if my kid is messing with you" look. And again my little guy snuck up and flirted with her. This pretty much happened during the course of the whole rodeo. Thank God the young people had a sense of humor and more patience then me. But who wouldn't love being flirted with from my little guy, with those BIG brown eyes and mischievous smile.
Between watching the kid's interaction with other people ( some good, some not so good) and the numerous trips to and from the bathroom I am not sure I seen much of the rodeo myself.
Bought paint. Gotta get moving and paint me some kitchen cupboards!
We sat in the isle and in no time it started to take on the appearance of our living room with scattered coats and children blocking the walk way. Yup, we are THOSE people. After the mutton busting, and bronc riding I looked down to see my little boy playing with the hair of a young lady who was unfortunate enough to be sitting in front of us. I called him back away from her, and gave her the "I'm sorry if my kid is messing with you" look. And again my little guy snuck up and flirted with her. This pretty much happened during the course of the whole rodeo. Thank God the young people had a sense of humor and more patience then me. But who wouldn't love being flirted with from my little guy, with those BIG brown eyes and mischievous smile.
Between watching the kid's interaction with other people ( some good, some not so good) and the numerous trips to and from the bathroom I am not sure I seen much of the rodeo myself.
Bought paint. Gotta get moving and paint me some kitchen cupboards!
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