Changing the world, Kids and early bedtime.

Changing the world is a fantastic aspiration to have. For those of you that aspire to change the world, I commend you.... I was just thinking that it would be nice to change my clothes. That's as far as I go today. Well, Maybe I will change a diaper or change over the laundry or use some change to ride a bus. That's as much changing as I can handle today. Thank goodness for those motivated people out there trying to change the world. Otherwise there would be a whole lot of nothing being done.

Lately I have been exhausted. Life is leaving me in the dust and I am starting to feel like I am in need of a vacation. Just one. Just a short one. I don't even really have to leave the house... In fact if I didn't have to leave the bed that would be ideal.

I didn't post my "what's for dinner Wednesday" this week. Does that make me a bad person? In all honesty. I forgot it was Wednesday yesterday and ended up just eating out anyways. Today I was sitting quietly on the couch and I randomly looked at husband/daddy and said "umm today isn't Wednesday." He looked at me and laughed and said "no, it's Thursday" I replied with an "aww crap I didn't write my post yesterday!" disappointed I decided to write now.


Nothing really interesting to update yet. Yesterday little man and I went with Auntie A and little A to a free play group in our area. Little man was surrounded by a million other little people and I felt like I couldn't walk without tripping on a little person. He was ecstatic, but it reminded me why I will never have 10 kids... Not that I needed reminding. Little man had a tendency to take toys from other kids every once in a while. He's usually really good at sharing but yesterday a few times he would start to think he was Winona Ryder and it was time to start smuggling things that weren't his. (No disrespect to Winona I love her work but we all know what happened back in the day.) So I spent a lot of time following him around like Paul blart making sure he wasn't stealing things from multiple children. There were a few times he was put into time out but he eventually seemed to get the point. After the play date we went out for lunch and then hit up the park on the way back. Little man wanted me to come down a really narrow slide because it was really big. I must say, whoever made that slide was not accommodating anyone with hips, cheeseburger induced or otherwise.   If you had any curves at all you were at risk of getting stuck halfway down. They really need to think of us parents sometimes gosh.

Well, I am off to go lay down. It's past my bedtime by 2 hours. Yea, I realize its only 10pm.....

Threesomes, Manipulations and Blue Hair

I know, I know... I have been neglecting my blogging duties. Life has been kind of mundane. Don't get me wrong, I am NOT complaining as this means that I have had no dates with the stairs, no rendezvous' with the floor and no threesomes with the bathtub, the shower curtain and the bath mat.

We have just been kind of busy. Little man and I do what I like to call "Spring Into Spring" dance every day, which includes lots of bouncing around and spinning and clapping trying to entice Spring to start so that we can start enjoying the weather. (See? I told you things are weird.. With me doing all that jumping you would assume that I would have fallen flat on my face at least once right!? NOPE!)

Little Man is totally putting up a fight lately though. Terrible Two's? Nope How about Way Too Smart Two and a Half's? This Little Dude is totally trying to play me every which way lately! What?! He's trying to trick a Ninja? Listen Little Man, Just because you are Ninja Spawn does NOT make you more of a Ninja than me! I will always have one up on you because I am just a LITTLE bit older and wiser and have tried all those tricks in my day and age. Don't get me wrong, he is a very smart, very good Little Man. For the most part he is pretty well behaved, but every once in a while he tries to switch it up with a little Manipulation. For Example: In our household bedtime has ALWAYS been bedtime. There has never been any questions, any delaying for any reason. Lately Husband/Daddy has been going to school a few weeknights a week and he is there through Little Man's bedtime, so something that is normally a family thing has turned into a Just Mommy and Little Man thing a few nights a week... shouldn't be a problem, there were times when Husband/Daddy would work late before and I would put him to bed myself without an issue. Lately, its been.. "Mommy I have water?", "Mommy No bedtime Yet!", "Mommy my finger hurts." But when Daddy's home he doesn't try any of that not even for a second. Which brings me to my next point.. Why in the world does he think I am going to cave?! Of course I don't and he ends up going right to bed anyways so it's not a big deal, it's just surprising that he is even TRYING that at all! Oh Well!

Onto other news.. Yesterday I noticed I am getting White hairs. Seriously. Not Grey, White! And there are about 3 of them. Um, Excuse me!? Last I checked I am 25 and totally not ready for ANY of that! I am going to cut my hair really short and start getting a perm and dyeing my hair blue if thats the case!

Little Man's Funny Quote Fridays!

Welcome back to "Little Man's Funny Quote Fridays!"

This weeks was pretty funny to me. It was easy to tell what I was going to use for my post today. Husband/Daddy was laying on the couch in the living room, he was relaxed.. and when I say relaxed I mean relaxed. Relaxed enough to let himself pass gas. Little man started laughing and ran up to Husband/Daddy and started sniffing the air. Husband/Daddy being the weirdo he was asked "What does Daddy's Bubbles smell like?"


Little man Looked back at him scrunched up his face and came to the most obvious conclusion:

"Ewww Daddy Bubbles smell like Poop"

Well, that was enough to throw both Husband/Daddy and I into a laughing fit. I know it was an obvious answer but he was so matter of fact about it, and we really weren't expecting that.

Whats For Dinner Wednesday!

Welcome back to "What's For Dinner Wendesday!" Please check out the recipe!

 

Garlic (Yep I LOVE Garlic) Chicken

Ingredients

• 3 to 4 pound whole roasting chicken
• salt and pepper
• 40 cloves garlic, peeled
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• ½ cup chicken stock

1. Sprinkle the inside of the chicken with salt and pepper. Stuff garlic cloves into the cavity. Tie legs together. Tuck wing tips behind chicken's back.
2. Place chicken, breast side up, on a greased wire rack in a roasting pan. Brush chicken with oil. Pour stock into pan.
3. Roast chicken at 350° for 25 minutes per pound (1¼ to 1¾ hours for an average bird), basting often with juices and stock from the pan.
4. Transfer chicken to a serving platter. Discard string. Remove garlic cloves and mash.
5. Garlic cloves can be spread on the chicken or on toasted rounds of French or Italian bread for an extra 
6. Makes enough to serve 4-6 people.

I will be serving this with Mashed Potatoes and a salad!

Maybe I will thaw some cupcakes for dessert! Enjoy!

Sweet Cup N' Cakes

Today was an interesting remainder of the day. Husband/Daddy called me around Noon and let me know that the interview was put off until Sunday so not to worry too much about the house. Oh thanks, because you could already eat a meal off the floor... Oh well at least its clean for the weekend.

This afternoon Little man and I made cupcakes together. His first baking adventure with Mommy and we had quite the messy, good time.

In fact, he had so much fun icing them that I just had to take pictures of his amusement!

He made quite the mess of a few of them, but I let my OCD, Everything has to be just right attitude fly away and let my carefree just let Little man be a kid mood take over!

 

And I must say after I relax and just enjoy the moment life is just much more fun! 

So we iced the cupcakes with chocolate icing. Which he got more on himself and the counter and on me then I think he got on the cupcakes.

And then we used different coloured sprinkles for on top of them. They looked Beautiful once he was done. He made a special one for Daddy all blue and yellow.

 Then, he got to pick one for himself to enjoy and we hung out and ate a cupcake.

Again, he made quite the mess, but his happy funny faces were payment enough!

He was talking about it all day he was so proud of himself.

 After we cleaned up the kitchen Little Man got pretty tired and hung out for a while snuggling with Mommy on the couch. Sugar crash!

Manipulation, OCD and ADHD

Well, Its finally Friday. Doesn't mean much to me as we are going to have a pretty busy weekend anyways. Tomorrow Little Man is going to go spend the day with Tia and Tio while Husband/Daddy and I go and take care of a few things and tie up some loose ends. Sunday Husband/Daddy has to work again so really not much of a weekend.

Little Man is really doing a good job at testing boundaries lately. I swear he believes that if he just puts a little grin on his face he can get away with anything. (I have to admit that sometimes I truly want to let him get away with it just because he's adorable) But as usual he doesn't get away with anything, consistency is hard when you have a comedian for a child. The other day he poured his juice all over the floor and when I looked at him and said "Little Man you KNOW you aren't supposed to do that" He looked back, literally batted his eyelashes and said "Cute Face" Cupped both hands around his chin and flashed me a cute smile. It almost worked. I mean Am I getting soft?! Something inside me melted but I kept my exterior cool and calm and put him in Time-Out. No manipulating me Young Man.

This morning has been a different story. He has literally been an angel! Thankfully because when I came downstairs with him this morning I saw that not only was the kitchen a disaster, but the garbages that I had asked Husband/Daddy to take out were still there and over flowing. He is supposed to be having an interview at the house today so of course I am in "Make the house pristine, OCD cleaning.. Oh Look There's another mess ADHD mode." That's right Ladies and Gentlemen, I Have been blessed with OCD and ADHD, I am starting to become unsure of how I function as its seemingly getting worse. And of course, put a broom in my hand, give me a dustpan and all of a sudden I am the one thats a mess! Apparently I can't clean without my buttocks shining the floor. Oh, and wash the floor!? Yeah right! Then I am in trouble, because if for some reason I have to walk across the wet floor I am somehow sliding and slipping all over the place and end up wearing the mop bucket on my head by accident, covered in soapy dirty water and crying. Seriously, Its happened before.

I am starting to feel pretty secluded. Thankfully the weather is getting better so we can start our daily spring picnics and trips to the park again. Those were always fun and I know Little Man will be happy those days are back.

Little Man's Funny Quote Fridays!

 

Hey Everyone! Welcome Back to "Little Man's Funny Quote Fridays!"

This week proved to be an easy selection when it came to Little Man's Funny Quote. 

I put him in the bathtub last night and as he was splashing around and playing he made quite the observation that I REALLY couldn't help but laugh at. I hope no one finds this inappropriate but I just HAD to post it.

"Mommy Look! My Pecker a boat and float... Weeeeee"

And that concludes this weeks "Funny Quote Friday!" See Ya Next Week For more from Little Man.

Whats For Dinner Wednesday!

Here I am again. It's Wednesday and I am back for my weekly "What's For Dinner Wednesday".

Today I have about had it already and really just want to make the following for dinner:

Stuff You Need

• Car
• Car Keys
• Gas
• Drivers License
• Drive-thru near by

Directions:

• Get in car
• Drive to Drive-Thru
• Order
• Go home and stuff your face

But, alas, It will NOT be written like that today as I AM expected to create a meal tonight. Although I thought my first idea was creative enough.

So, Here's The reality:

Garl-ICKY Beef Brisket

 

Stuff Your Going To Need:

• 2 Tbsps Olive Oil
• 6 pound beef brisket, rinsed and patted dry
• Kosher salt and freshly-ground pepper
• 40 large cloves garlic, peeled (About 3-4 clusters Peeled)
• 1 large sweet onion, sliced and separated into rings
• 1/4 cup red wine, But as I said before I dislike cooking with alcohol so I substitute for balsamic vinegar
• 3 cups of beef broth
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano... Make sure you crush it.. crush it good.
• 1 teaspoon dried basil

Stuff To Do With The Stuff You Need:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
2. Season brisket liberally on both sides with kosher salt and freshly-ground black pepper.
3. Heat a large deep-sided, oven-proof skillet with a lid over medium-high heat. Add the Olive Oil to coat the bottom. Sear both sides of brisket, beginning with fat-side down, until golden brown. Remove to a platter.
4. Add garlic cloves and onion rings (Not the kind you get at a bar the ones I mentioned above) to the remaining oil in the pan. Cook and stir until garlic begins to turn golden and onions are limp. (Te-He.. Limp)
5. Add Balasamic Vinegar (or Wine) and deglaze the pan, stirring for 1 minute while scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Add beef broth, the CRUSHED Oregano, and basil. Bring back to a simmer, then turn off heat. Move garlic and onions to the side and return brisket to the skillet. Spoon garlic and onions over the top of the brisket, cover tightly, and place in the oven.
6. Bake for 1 hour at 325 F. Reduce heat to 300 and bake an additional 1-1/2 to 2 hours, or until brisket is fork-tender. Remove brisket to a platter and cover to keep warm. Let rest for 10 minutes.(How come the food gets a rest and I don't!?)
7. Remove half of of garlic cloves and most of onions to a bowl. Skim off excess oil from the pan gravy and discard. Blend Pan gravy and garlic until smooth. You can add a flour to thicken gravy, if you wish. Return reserved whole garlic cloves and onions to the gravy.
8. Slice brisket diagonally and serve with the pan gravy.... Mmmmmm Gravy......

Serves about 8-10 People. So Good for leftovers! NOM NOM NOM!

 

I am going to be serving this with a Cesar Salad and Rice.

 So that was my "Whats for Dinner Wednesday" Eat it up! You're Welcome!

2010, Tempting Fate and Daylight Savings Time

Things seem to be working out for us for the time being. I don't mean to sound negative but when you have gone through what we had been through in 2010 its hard not to assume trouble is lurking around the corner. On a positive note we are thoroughly happy with what we have. We enjoy where we are living and I continue to put forth a great effort to never give the stairs here the satisfaction of meeting my behind up close. Of course its only a matter of time before my bottom gives in and lets the stairs have a little contact. Especially since I have been walking slowly down the stairs to avoid falling, but the stairs may be under the impression that I am teasing them, and when you lead something on like that.. there are usually consequences.

Things have been busy around here. We are all still getting over being sick. Husband/Daddy has been helpful lately so I assuming my little list of my day actually instilled some sense of what a day at home is actually like and he has decided to take some initiative. Don't get me wrong, he still leaves his cups beside the bed and his socks all over the floor but at least he can wash a dish without me asking... that's progress.

Little Man has decided that he now speaks Spanish and has taken a liking to counting from 1-10 in Spanish as well as playing with his school bus and saying Bus in Spanish. It's quite adorable when he walks up to me in the kitchen while I am cooking and says: "Hola Mommy." It makes me giggle.

Today was spent just hanging around. I have Daylight Savings Time to thank for my Little man now sleeping in until 7:30ish every morning. Way better than 6:30. Yay! And he is still going to bed at 7:30pm so that's nice.

I guess I am going to head to bed, Like I said we have been pretty boring lately.

Little Man's Funny Quote Fridays!

Welcome back to "Little Man's Funny Quote Fridays!"

This week as usual was hard to decide what to put on here for his funny quote has he tends to have some interesting things to say all the time.

Today I decided to go with something that made me giggle this morning. I was laying in bed with Husband/Daddy. His alarm had just gone off and I had been laying awake for quite some time. All of a sudden our door opens, Little man had reached over his baby gate and opened the door.

Little Man Says:

"Hey! Hey You Guys! Daddy Work Time.. Mommy HOT WHEELS.... NOW"

I guess we were told.. We know our roles now...

Stay tuned for Next Weeks "Funny Quote Friday"