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[26 Jul 2008|08:48pm] |
I made Guinness truffles today. The actual construction of the truffles was incredibly messy--the chocolate for the interior melted as soon as it touched my skin, and then I had to dip the little balls into melted dark chocolate and then attempt to roll them in cocoa. Yeah, right. I tried to do half of them by the book, then gave up trying to roll them and just dusted them after I put them in the baking dish. My hands were completely soaked in chocolate. To give you a sense of how much there was, I gave up licking them and washed my hands with soap and water, just to get it off. I would never have imagined myself capable of washing perfectly good chocolate down the drain.
We're going camping next week, so I also got it into my head to make marshmallows. I am generally not a marshmallow person, but a couple of months ago I had a handmade one, and it was nothing like the commercial product--it was just a cloud of sweetness. Today I used a recipe that was allegedly from the French Laundry, but I somehow doubt it. You have to mix the syrup (sugar, corn syrup, and a little water, brought to a hard boil) with gelatin for 12 minutes. I could really have used a stand mixer today. It was an interesting process--at about six minutes, enough air was incorporated to really start fluffing up the mix, and at about eight minutes, I was trying to keep it from engulfing my hand mixer. Apparently marshmallows are basically just air bubbles inside sugar, solidifed in place by the gelatin--I'd never really known before. Anyway, the recipe called for 1 tbsp of vanilla and I think that was too much. It tastes a lot like the commercial product (though not as rubbery), and nothing like the divine concoction I'd had before. Oh well, it will still taste good as part of a s'more.
Finally, I made tofu stroganoff tonight (from Nikki and David Goldbeck's American Wholefoods Cuisine). It was quick to make and tasted pretty darn good, though I kept missing the texture of meat. It would be good with a little beef, I think--maybe a 1/4 lb or so for the entire dish.
This week has been pretty long. Michael has been out in the field with long construction days, and is playing in a soccer tournament this weekend. So he's been crashing out at 7:30 every night and I've been doing a lot of the housework and such. The co-op for my yarns closed on Wednesday but the co-op leader hasn't sent me my payment yet. I'm antsy to start work, and I probably could since everyone has paid her and the money just needs to come to me now, but I haven't. I've been spending some time on a charity event, but some minor drama happened today and now I'm wondering if I should bother finishing my contribution. Better finish washing the dishes so I can get to some of my small dye jobs.
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[26 Jul 2008|10:28pm] |
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We went to a family reunion today...then decided afterwards to go to the beach. J watched people parasailing-he is definetly a thrill seeker. Lil w was stung by a jelly fish! He wouldn't let me pee on it, so we went to the life guard and she sprayed some stuff on it. He's better now.
I saw some kid wearing a Zeppelin t-shirt and I thought how young he was to be listening to Zeppelin...so I started talking to him about the music...and it hit me-this guy was looking at me the way I looked at people when I was his age..that look of "Omg you old lady, why are you talking to me and trying to be cool?" LOL
Well I'm babbling and my post is entirely filled of run on sentences and poor grammar so I'm going to go to bed-it's been a long day.
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| Would you like to play a game? |
[26 Jul 2008|10:17pm] |
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It's been 25 years...I feel old.
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[26 Jul 2008|08:42pm] |
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I went back and read A LOT of entries but didn't comment much at all. Just too much to get caught up with.
Things have been going pretty good. Keira has decided she likes to stay up until 1 or 2 am :/ We tried cutting her afternoon nap short but that didn't seem to matter. Ah well. She's starting to stay awake for longer periods of time so I'm sure it'll balance out at some point. In the meantime, we've all been sleeping in later. Jack's usual wake-up time of 6:30 has been bumped to 8:30. His nap time has been pushed back to 1:30ish and his bed time has only been bumped back about a half hour or so.
She's been pretty smiley too. I know they say babies this young don't smile but Keira does. She has ticklish cheeks and arms. Jack likes to try to tickle her too. He can't walk past her without kissing her.
We've been having some issues with breastfeeding. She's had a hard time latching on and has been taking the bottle for the last few days. I wasn't too stressed about it because Jack and I didn't get the hang of things until he was 3 months old so I know all is not lost if it's not figured out in the first few weeks. I decided to go get a breast shield today and she's been latching on with it ever since. Whew! I'm pretty happy to not have to pump all the damn time anymore!
Keira had her 1 week appt on Friday and the ped said she's "fit as a fiddle". Her weight dropped from 8.6 to 7.15 while in the hospital and now she's back up to 8.1. We also found out our ped is leaving the clinic in September :(
We went for a walk today and stopped at the park. Jack is starting to enjoy more and more parts of the park. He used to only like to cross the bridges but now he likes the tunnels and the slides too. Not sure why he didn't like them before. He likes his slide at home. I wore Keira in the Moby. She sounded like she was alternating from squeaking and snoring while she slept. We stopped and chatted with Mary Alice (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) katielovesjoel 's mom). She's going to have Romy next weekend so we might have to set up a play date.
Rob and Barb and Brooke came over tonight and made us dinner. It was delicious. Jack was happy to see Brooke. They're moving into their new house this weekend.
Nothing really planned for tomorrow. Probably do some cleaning and relaxing.
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[26 Jul 2008|05:37pm] |
I get to see my boyfriend at his first US show of his new tour.
I'm all giddy and excited and fan girly.
And old. As we sit here and wait for the sitter to show up ;p
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[26 Jul 2008|08:22pm] |
I just took a 3 mile walk with Isabella. I feel fucking amazing. I'm in a ridiculously happy mood.
Life will be okay. If it's not the way I want I'll make it through.
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| I do NOT win in the Motherhood field today!!!! |
[26 Jul 2008|07:14pm] |
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grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...... I CAN NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT STAND THIS WHINY CHIT!!!!
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.............I don't like it. I don't like it. I don't like it.
I am starting to think that my serotonin meds need to be turned up a notch or two.
Stop whining dear, sweet, beautiful, crazy, mini-monster, child of mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Alittle sunshine on my rainy day. |
[26 Jul 2008|03:27pm] |
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Well when you have felt the worse in your mood alittle something good happens.
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| a super hot saturday |
[26 Jul 2008|06:12pm] |
I got Hanna an adorable fancy pink princessy type dress today for her 2nd birthday pictures. I also want to take pictures of her in it with her birthday cake. I doubt she'll wear it long but I want to find a cute tiara for her to wear too. I found 6.00 clearance shoes at Bealls today for her to wear with the dress. I also got her 5.00 black combat boots for winter! LOL
Mike is giving me my birthday presents soon and he is making me dinner right now. I can't wait. He's making stuffed shells and I don't know what else.
I'll update more tonight. :)
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[26 Jul 2008|06:00pm] |
love this picture.
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| Not unexpected, but ... |
[26 Jul 2008|02:53pm] |
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Mom called this morning to tell me Cousin L died last night. She said it was peaceful, and most of her family was able to be there with her, by her bedside, at her home.
When the phone rang this morning, I knew who was calling, and what the news was. Sprout called last night wondering if I had any news, all she knew was that cousin L's sister had called Mom, and Mom had gone right over there. Which was a pretty good indication - so this morning it wasn't at all hard to guess.
I'm glad C and I went up to see her last week.
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| hepburn love |
[26 Jul 2008|03:08pm] |
One day I want an apartment just like Audrey Hepburn's in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Love it. I've watched that movie twice in two days. I'm on an Audrey Hepburn movie-watching spree. I've finally seen My Fair Lady, and next is Roman Holiday!
I also think it's funny how everyone in these old movies smokes. Funny how that's changed so much. I just love her. I used to say I loved her before I saw a single movie of hers, lol, and now that I have, I still love her and can't wait to watch more. These are the kinds of movies I hope my daughters can appreciate some day. I watched Breakfast at Tiffany's years ago, but nothing since then. I've missed a lot, apparently.
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[26 Jul 2008|02:40pm] |
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Is there some reason that my cat has magical mind powers that compels me to give him half of my blueberry muffin? Why the hell does my cat eat muffins?
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| this one is for choonpiaw |
[26 Jul 2008|12:29pm] |
Last night, the boy was playing with Tinkertoys and out of the blue said, "Uncle Piaw likes big hills."
"Why do you think he likes to do that?" I asked.
He explained, "He likes to ride his bicycle up them, and then he can ride downhill really fast. Rocket fast."
Our house is at the top of a slight hill, and usually he is pretty cautious about riding his bike down it, hitting his coaster brakes every few yards. This morning, perhaps inspired by Uncle Piaw, he rode down the hill without stopping once. I had to run to keep up with him.
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| I AM Alive! |
[26 Jul 2008|03:00pm] |
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Hiiiiii guys.
They just showed the season 3 premiere of Heroes at Comic Con. I am now thoroughly spoiled and I LOVE IT. All the info is here if you are so inclined. OMG. WTF. THAT SHIT. IS BANANAS.
Still very pregnant, into the 3rd trimester now, 7 months 2 weeks 4 days. Have a problem processing sugar that manifests like diabetes, apparently. And of course my daughter craves almost nothing but sugary stuff. That she and I both can't have.
Jared and I have a new obsession...HOUSE, MD. We mainlined the first 3 seasons on DVD in like, a week, and now are making our way through season 4 online. This show is AWESOME and I am not sure why I haven't been watching it steadily for the past 4 years. Hugh Laurie is ♥ and I can't decide what I ship more, House/Cuddy, House/Wilson, or House/Cane/Vicodin OT3. And I'm not sure how I'm going to watch all of this TV this fall with a new baby in the house.
Heroes AND Chuck on Mondays
House on...Tuesdays, right? I hope so.
Pushing Daisies on Wednesday I think
Lost on Thursdays starting in Jan/Feb
UGH SO MUCH GOODNESS SO LITTLE TIME.
I need House icons. And I want to read lots of House meta now.
Anyway. Yup. That's what's been going on with me. Even if I'm not commenting, I'm reading everything on my flist. I love you guys! ♥
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| everything is always a big fucking deal with someone. |
[25 Jul 2008|11:00pm] |
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This past week nothing has come out good.
Everybody from my Mom to Angel flips out over stupid shit.
You do the things you have to do with school,work and your life.
I just try to keep my cool with everything.
But it makes me mad that I can't express my angry like everybody else does.
I can't do the things they do when they get angry.
No one tells me they are sorry.
Small things happen and it sets everybody off.
It becomes stressful and hard to deal.
It feels like someone has put a cinderblock on your back.
You sink down to the ground and you can no longer walk right or think right without thinking about this weight on your back.
You try to forget it and go on keeping yourself busy with things you need to do.
You can't goof off or relax without someone over your head and not shutting up.
When they want to relax you have to move mountains for them and not bother them.
When you want some peace its a big fucking deal with them.
Your always reminded of your fuck ups and things you didn't do.
Then the weight is double and the angry wants to pop out.
You think of all the things they didn't do with their life and the pain they conflicted on you. They start to make the daily events and future hopeless.
Hopeless to get out of this rut you are stuck in.
Hopeless that you won't get far in life and hopeless that nothing good will every happen to you.
Thinking to myself just a few more years and you will have the things you need to get going in life. You need a new life in a different house and to have things that are your things.
You don't have to rely on people to get anywhere or do anything.
I hate it when you are argue with someone they change the subject to something completely different to try to get the upper hand in the fight.
I don't like to argue or fight and I just want to get the facts.
But some people are full of bullshit and you have listen to them way to long.
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