..my honey has a sweet tooth. We,in fact, had nothing in the house since I neglected to do food shopping this weekend. So, John shows me a bag of Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies and says "these will do". Fine. Now, John is talented in so many ways-he has an unbelievable technical/mechanical mind, he has a great eye for design, and he is very intelligent in general. Those are just a few reasons I love him to death. However, in all the years I have known him, never once have I seen him bake. Cook, yes. Grill, yes. Bake? nope.
So, he follows the instructions to a "T"..except the one about the size and placement of the cookies on the cookie sheet. He made gorilla sized cookies. That all blended into something that resembles an oatmeal chocolate chip pancake. They smell delicious, and they are nicely browned around the edges. But, they are distinctly squishy and flat in the middle.
Well, not everyone is perfect,right?
:-)
Thanks for the cookie attempt, sweetie. I love ya!
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
Planes, Trains and....Tractors?
Holy crud..I can't believe how long it has been since I've blogged. Baaaaad blogger.
Well, Owen is officially 18 months old. And along with being 18 months, I fear we have started the dreaded "terrible twos" a tad early. As I believe I may have mentioned previously, one of his most favorite words is NO. He uses it liberally and frequently. Honey, do you want a drink? NO. Sweetie, it is night-night time. NO. Lovey, get off the dining room table. NO. OH! and temper tantrums? He is so good at them. Generally,tho, I am even better at ignoring them.
The only other word that could possibly come close to how many times he says NO is trac-tor. He loves tractors. (Tractor meaning a ride on mower..)My dad has logged so many miles on his ride on that I think I should start contributing to the gas for it. Honestly. He goes on multiple rides all over the neighborhood throughout the day. It is so funny to watch him ride it, too. He goes into this zen-like zone where he completely focuses on the noise and the vibration.
In other breaking Owen news, his sleeping has SUCKED for the last week and a half. He goes to bed at the usual time with no problem. Then, at any time between 1-3am, he begins Screechfest. He won't settle himself down. The only thing that appeases him is being in bed with us. BAD HABIT. As soon as we get him in bed, then he begins to demand a ba-ba. Then the screeching resumes. It is getting to be a really old, tired habit, let me tell you. Any suggestions? Actually, let me tell you what we have tried to do before you answer-Benadryl before bed? yep. Let him cry it out? yep (he went on for 1.5 hours people! tried moving him back into his own bed after he has fallen asleep in ours? yep. So, now I am open to suggestions!
Last weekend John and I took Owen up to NH for a little "us" time. You can only imagine what we spent our weekend doing...can't guess? allow me to give you a hint.
It was a fun weekend, and nice to be able to reconnect and just focus on Owen, and not all the other assorted crap in our lives at the moment.
Here are some other pics from last weekend:
Owen's 1st encounter with a Ribbon Snake, courtesy of Dad (No moms were harmed during this photo shoot)
Ready to Roll!!!
Oh! and one other thing I wanted to share with y'all..a few weeks ago, we went out on my parents boat to cruise around and enjoy the beautiful weather. Firstmate Owen FELL ASLEEP WHILE STANDING UP AND DRIVING. See?
Seriously, have you seen anything more adorable than this??
Well, Owen is officially 18 months old. And along with being 18 months, I fear we have started the dreaded "terrible twos" a tad early. As I believe I may have mentioned previously, one of his most favorite words is NO. He uses it liberally and frequently. Honey, do you want a drink? NO. Sweetie, it is night-night time. NO. Lovey, get off the dining room table. NO. OH! and temper tantrums? He is so good at them. Generally,tho, I am even better at ignoring them.
The only other word that could possibly come close to how many times he says NO is trac-tor. He loves tractors. (Tractor meaning a ride on mower..)My dad has logged so many miles on his ride on that I think I should start contributing to the gas for it. Honestly. He goes on multiple rides all over the neighborhood throughout the day. It is so funny to watch him ride it, too. He goes into this zen-like zone where he completely focuses on the noise and the vibration.
In other breaking Owen news, his sleeping has SUCKED for the last week and a half. He goes to bed at the usual time with no problem. Then, at any time between 1-3am, he begins Screechfest. He won't settle himself down. The only thing that appeases him is being in bed with us. BAD HABIT. As soon as we get him in bed, then he begins to demand a ba-ba. Then the screeching resumes. It is getting to be a really old, tired habit, let me tell you. Any suggestions? Actually, let me tell you what we have tried to do before you answer-Benadryl before bed? yep. Let him cry it out? yep (he went on for 1.5 hours people! tried moving him back into his own bed after he has fallen asleep in ours? yep. So, now I am open to suggestions!
Last weekend John and I took Owen up to NH for a little "us" time. You can only imagine what we spent our weekend doing...can't guess? allow me to give you a hint.
It was a fun weekend, and nice to be able to reconnect and just focus on Owen, and not all the other assorted crap in our lives at the moment.
Here are some other pics from last weekend:
Owen's 1st encounter with a Ribbon Snake, courtesy of Dad (No moms were harmed during this photo shoot)
Ready to Roll!!!
Oh! and one other thing I wanted to share with y'all..a few weeks ago, we went out on my parents boat to cruise around and enjoy the beautiful weather. Firstmate Owen FELL ASLEEP WHILE STANDING UP AND DRIVING. See?
Seriously, have you seen anything more adorable than this??
Monday, September 3, 2007
Dang it! She tagged me!!
Tag : "3 things about me".
Three things that scare me
1. Big, furry, fast racing-stripe, flying spiders (ie:the Wolf spider)
2. Being alone suddenly (losing spouse in accident)
3. Clowns
Three people who make me laugh
1. Lewis Black
2. Karyn
3. Ron White
Three things I love
1. Owen
2. Winter
3. Spice smelling candles
Three things I hate
1. Beets
2. Maliciousness
3. Emptying the litter box
Three things I don't understand
1. Math
2. Mortgages, IRA's, etc..
3. How neighbors let their dog poop in a shared area with children around and NOT CLEAN IT UP!!!
Three things on my desk
1. Camera
2. Diet Pepsi with Lime
3. Cordless phone
Three things I am doing right now
1. Smelling my cinnamon-apple candle
2. cracking my fingers and neck
3. looking at all the dishes I need to do
Three things I want to do before I die
1. Travel
2. Say the things I want to say to certain nasty people and just WALK AWAY
3. Be skinny again
Three things I can do
1. Make a really mean pizza
2. Snowmobile like a crazy lady (and even the boys have a hard time keeping up!)
3. Shop
Three things I can’t do
1. Play an instrument
2. Fractions and percentages
3. have just 1 piece of bread
Three things I think you should listen to
1. Your gut
2. Music
3. Rain
Three things you should never listen to
1. Others with questionable motives
2. Religious Zealots
3. liars
Three shows I watched as a kid
1. The Price is Right
2. Creature Double Feature
3. Brady Bunch
Three people I tag
1. You're
2. All
3. Tagged
Three things that scare me
1. Big, furry, fast racing-stripe, flying spiders (ie:the Wolf spider)
2. Being alone suddenly (losing spouse in accident)
3. Clowns
Three people who make me laugh
1. Lewis Black
2. Karyn
3. Ron White
Three things I love
1. Owen
2. Winter
3. Spice smelling candles
Three things I hate
1. Beets
2. Maliciousness
3. Emptying the litter box
Three things I don't understand
1. Math
2. Mortgages, IRA's, etc..
3. How neighbors let their dog poop in a shared area with children around and NOT CLEAN IT UP!!!
Three things on my desk
1. Camera
2. Diet Pepsi with Lime
3. Cordless phone
Three things I am doing right now
1. Smelling my cinnamon-apple candle
2. cracking my fingers and neck
3. looking at all the dishes I need to do
Three things I want to do before I die
1. Travel
2. Say the things I want to say to certain nasty people and just WALK AWAY
3. Be skinny again
Three things I can do
1. Make a really mean pizza
2. Snowmobile like a crazy lady (and even the boys have a hard time keeping up!)
3. Shop
Three things I can’t do
1. Play an instrument
2. Fractions and percentages
3. have just 1 piece of bread
Three things I think you should listen to
1. Your gut
2. Music
3. Rain
Three things you should never listen to
1. Others with questionable motives
2. Religious Zealots
3. liars
Three shows I watched as a kid
1. The Price is Right
2. Creature Double Feature
3. Brady Bunch
Three people I tag
1. You're
2. All
3. Tagged
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