To the jackass that stole Justin's debit card information and then went on a shopping spree: I hope you choke to death on a burrito.
Harsh? Yeah, you're right-it's not fair to the burrito.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
And the big news:
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
Moving date is May 21st. I'm excited-can you tell? Now to start packing up stuff and trying to find a house to rent three states away.
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
WE'RE MOVING TO SEATTLE!!!!!!!!!!
Moving date is May 21st. I'm excited-can you tell? Now to start packing up stuff and trying to find a house to rent three states away.
Catching up yet again
Sorry about the unintended 2 month sabbatical. Here's some of the highlights from the past two months:
We survived Christmas. It wasn't too bad this year except that both the kids were really sick.
We also survived the ward Christmas breakfast. I made 8 dozen caramel pecan rolls (recipe on the right) and did all the decorating. Don't have pictures, sorry.
I had to drive Justin to and from work for a week while his car was in the shop. Some idiot hit his EMPTY PARKED car in a SNOW-FREE parking lot. Because, you know those are so hard to miss. And then, rather than being able to take care of it over the two weeks that Justin had off from work, idiot decided to call us a week after I had started the claim with his insurance company to let us know that he changed his mind and wanted to pay cash and had called the insurance company to stop the claim, and would we mind please getting ANOTHER quote for paying cash. Justin ripped him a new one and told him it didn't matter whether it was paid for by the insurance company or cash, the car was going to get fixed properly and SOMEONE other than us was paying for it. Car is now fixed, but I really did not enjoy driving to Orem three times per day for a week (once to drop off Justin, once for therapy, then to pick Justin up).
One day when I was trying to get Liam to cooperate for a diaper change, he decided to throw a tantrum. He ran into his room, locked the door (it locks from the outside so they don't wander at night) and slammed the door closed. When I went to check on him a few minutes later, not only was he asleep, but he had changed his own dirty diaper and disposed of it! Might it be time for potty training?
Alana has hit the terrible twos with a vengeance. She now throws things, hits, and melts onto the floor into some spectacular tantrums. It's going to be a fun next year.
Alana has also started to talk quite a bit. After about 18 months of not saying much (Liam wasn't much of a talker either) she now says: more, bottle, milk (usually those are used in conjunction), uh-oh, oh no, where'd it go, eye, yay, mama, daddy, and duck (which means everything).
Liam's therapies are going well. He was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder at the end of November. It is the explanation for his speech delay and his severe separation anxiety. He's now in occupational therapy as well as speech therapy, and he's going better at acclimating to new environments. We are still having some issues like sunbeams, but it's way better than it was last summer.
Also, sitting in the waiting room of the therapist's office, I listened to a kid (about 7 or 8) speculate LOUDLY to his mother on whether I spoke Chinese or Spanish. Really kid? Not only was it a bit rude and the mother didn't do anything to shut the kid up, but Chinese or Spanish are the two languages he comes up with? Despite what you hear, kid, not all minorities are Mexican or Chinese. Argh.
Kids have been sick non stop for the past two and a half months. We've done ear infections, fevers, stomach bugs, runny noses, sinus infections, and a nasty cough that lasted 5 weeks. They *might* be getting better now (knock on wood).
Justin and I attended the Salt Lake Symphony Vienna Ball. It was a lot of fun. We went with a group of friends and watched the BYU ballroom team while eating dinner, and then we danced to the SL Symphony and Mark Chaney Jazz trio. I also bid on the silent auction for a silver plated pyrex casserole chafer. I signed up for the opening bid of $35, totally expecting not to get it, but I won! It's beautiful and is sitting in the kitchen until I get an excuse to use it. I'll try to post pictures.
I've been having a lot of depressive spells since last May, but two weeks ago, I started to get a lot of panic attacks randomly. Once during a stake Relief Society thing in which I was the rep from our ward. After basically running out of the chapel, I wouldn't be surprised if the entire female population of the stake think I'm a nutter. Went to the doctor where they said for heaven's sakes don't stop taking my zoloft (I, unlike most people, stop taking my medication when I get really down) but they are adding Welbutrin because studies have shown that increasing dosages of SSRIs isn't as effective as adding another medication. However, if this doesn't work, then I might have to be evaluated as my dysphoric manias might actually be bi-polarism masked by the zoloft. Fun, huh?
I have a goal to lose at least 20 pounds. I feel uncomfortable, my blood pressure it getting high which is unusual for since I normally have low blood pressure, and I lack energy. My weight has fluctuated 30 pounds in the last year, and I have gained about 15 pounds since October. Goal is to start walking every day and eating less (which the Welbutrin might help with since it's an appetite suppressant.)
And on a good note: Justin got a raise and promotion. Yay.
We survived Christmas. It wasn't too bad this year except that both the kids were really sick.
We also survived the ward Christmas breakfast. I made 8 dozen caramel pecan rolls (recipe on the right) and did all the decorating. Don't have pictures, sorry.
I had to drive Justin to and from work for a week while his car was in the shop. Some idiot hit his EMPTY PARKED car in a SNOW-FREE parking lot. Because, you know those are so hard to miss. And then, rather than being able to take care of it over the two weeks that Justin had off from work, idiot decided to call us a week after I had started the claim with his insurance company to let us know that he changed his mind and wanted to pay cash and had called the insurance company to stop the claim, and would we mind please getting ANOTHER quote for paying cash. Justin ripped him a new one and told him it didn't matter whether it was paid for by the insurance company or cash, the car was going to get fixed properly and SOMEONE other than us was paying for it. Car is now fixed, but I really did not enjoy driving to Orem three times per day for a week (once to drop off Justin, once for therapy, then to pick Justin up).
One day when I was trying to get Liam to cooperate for a diaper change, he decided to throw a tantrum. He ran into his room, locked the door (it locks from the outside so they don't wander at night) and slammed the door closed. When I went to check on him a few minutes later, not only was he asleep, but he had changed his own dirty diaper and disposed of it! Might it be time for potty training?
Alana has hit the terrible twos with a vengeance. She now throws things, hits, and melts onto the floor into some spectacular tantrums. It's going to be a fun next year.
Alana has also started to talk quite a bit. After about 18 months of not saying much (Liam wasn't much of a talker either) she now says: more, bottle, milk (usually those are used in conjunction), uh-oh, oh no, where'd it go, eye, yay, mama, daddy, and duck (which means everything).
Liam's therapies are going well. He was diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder at the end of November. It is the explanation for his speech delay and his severe separation anxiety. He's now in occupational therapy as well as speech therapy, and he's going better at acclimating to new environments. We are still having some issues like sunbeams, but it's way better than it was last summer.
Also, sitting in the waiting room of the therapist's office, I listened to a kid (about 7 or 8) speculate LOUDLY to his mother on whether I spoke Chinese or Spanish. Really kid? Not only was it a bit rude and the mother didn't do anything to shut the kid up, but Chinese or Spanish are the two languages he comes up with? Despite what you hear, kid, not all minorities are Mexican or Chinese. Argh.
Kids have been sick non stop for the past two and a half months. We've done ear infections, fevers, stomach bugs, runny noses, sinus infections, and a nasty cough that lasted 5 weeks. They *might* be getting better now (knock on wood).
Justin and I attended the Salt Lake Symphony Vienna Ball. It was a lot of fun. We went with a group of friends and watched the BYU ballroom team while eating dinner, and then we danced to the SL Symphony and Mark Chaney Jazz trio. I also bid on the silent auction for a silver plated pyrex casserole chafer. I signed up for the opening bid of $35, totally expecting not to get it, but I won! It's beautiful and is sitting in the kitchen until I get an excuse to use it. I'll try to post pictures.
I've been having a lot of depressive spells since last May, but two weeks ago, I started to get a lot of panic attacks randomly. Once during a stake Relief Society thing in which I was the rep from our ward. After basically running out of the chapel, I wouldn't be surprised if the entire female population of the stake think I'm a nutter. Went to the doctor where they said for heaven's sakes don't stop taking my zoloft (I, unlike most people, stop taking my medication when I get really down) but they are adding Welbutrin because studies have shown that increasing dosages of SSRIs isn't as effective as adding another medication. However, if this doesn't work, then I might have to be evaluated as my dysphoric manias might actually be bi-polarism masked by the zoloft. Fun, huh?
I have a goal to lose at least 20 pounds. I feel uncomfortable, my blood pressure it getting high which is unusual for since I normally have low blood pressure, and I lack energy. My weight has fluctuated 30 pounds in the last year, and I have gained about 15 pounds since October. Goal is to start walking every day and eating less (which the Welbutrin might help with since it's an appetite suppressant.)
And on a good note: Justin got a raise and promotion. Yay.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Quite possibly the stupidest facebook status I've seen for a long time
Other than the one that insinuated that my kids were half breeds and anchor babies.
"Serious London? 6 inches of snow and the whole country is shut down. Nobody can get in or out of London. Brian and Liz are stuck there until Christmas Eve. No trains, no buses, no rental cars. Ridiculous. It happens to be winter all over the world people. Get a clue. God bless America! (And let us know if you have any transportation connections in London!)"
This is by the same woman I complained about a few years ago who didn't seem to understand how custom sewing seemed to work. Problems I have with this statement:
1) Europe is being hit with the STORM OF THE CENTURY. Meaning there hasn't been a storm this bad since before the Titanic sank. So London is supposed to buy a bunch of snow removal equipment that 99% of the time they won't use?
2) She seems to conveniently forget that it was just last week that the Salt Lake City airport was snowed in and no planes were going anywhere and people were being delayed 24 hours +.
3) When pointed out to her that snow plow patents are held here in the US for right-handed driving, and that if England bought snowplows, they were merely push the snow into the middle of the road, not really solving the problem. She responds that this is more proof of "how screwed up their country is." It has never occurred to this person that the reason they have traffic on the left side of the road dates back to Roman times when horseback riders on country roads would hold the reins in their left hand, leaving their right hand free to fight with their sword if necessary. Traffic on the left side of the road has been an English law since 1756, which is...I dunno...35 years before the US was even a country.
4) It is only winter in the Northern Hemisphere. For the Southern Hemisphere right now, it's a nice summery climate. Not only that, by snow only covers 45% of the land mass of the Northern Hemisphere, which is only 40% landmass anyway, so snow only falls in 20% of the Northern Hemisphere. So it seems like most people don't have to "get a clue" because, well, it just doesn't happen.
5) Parts of the US shut down too. My sister in law blogged about how the school district canceled school on the mere THREAT of snow. The streets in Seattle can't be plowed because they have mental dots on the road that hit the snow plow, so they just pack the snow down and enjoy a game of car hockey.
6) This is my favourite part: What does America even have anything to do with it? I know that this is a difficult concept for people around here to grasp, but hyper-patriotic statements don't take place of logical arguments. Saying God bless America is nice and all, but since it doesn't pertain to the argument at hand, let's just leave it out, 'k?
Besides, England gives us great comedies like this (warning contains language and hilarity):
Friday, December 17, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
The list that never gets an shorter
Sewing projects to finish:
Liam's blanket
Alana's blanket
Sam's jacket (also 5 months late-eep!)
Red patchwork dress
To do:
Alana's crib covers
Open cardi
Jason's Regency costume
Projects that I keep meaning to do and probably never will:
Alana's crib bumpers
Blue dress
Red dress
Liam's blanket
Alana's blanket
Sam's jacket (also 5 months late-eep!)
Red patchwork dress
To do:
Alana's crib covers
Open cardi
Jason's Regency costume
Projects that I keep meaning to do and probably never will:
Alana's crib bumpers
Blue dress
Red dress
Busyness and Christmas Crack
Sorry for the non-posting. I've been unbelievably busy. I have:
-Survived the Thanksgiving housecleaning, shopping, cooking, eating and leftovers. Thankfully (HA!), Justin's wicked stepsister decided not to come, making dinner actually a pleasant experience.
-Survived shopping and decorating for the ward Christmas Breakfast (I was on the activities committee) and made 8 dozen caramel pecan rolls (recipe is on the sidebar).
-Crocheted 5 hats for Justin's cousin (she's in the oncology ward), 1 for Alana and 1 for me.
-Finished Mindy's scarf (can I get a picture of that? I forgot to get one before I posted it)
-Knitted scarves for Liam and Alana. Alana loves her and Liam hates his.
-Finished Christmas shopping for all my siblings and their brood. Thank goodness for Costco.
-Half finished Christmas shopping for Justin and the kids.
So on to the fun stuff. I've heard of this recipe and I needed a quick treat for an event, so decided to give it a shot. It's great because it uses stuff most people keep in their pantry. I used a half sheet pan, so it ended up being a little thinner. I'd do it in a regular cookie sheet or double the recipe. It's called Christmas Crack for two reasons. One is that you "crack" it like toffee and the other is that it's very addictive like, well, crack.
Christmas Crack
About 1 sleeve saltine crackers
1 cup butter
1 cup dark brown sugar (dark brown apparently does make a lot of difference, we made it with light brown and it was still good)
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C)
2) Line cookie sheet with aluminum foil and line saltine crackers in single layer
3) In a saucepan combine the sugar and the butter. Bring to a boil and boil for 3 minutes (Do not stir). Immediately pour over saltines and spread t cover crackers completely.
4) Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over the top. Let sit for 5 minutes. Spread melted chocolate and top with chopped nuts. Cool completely and break into pieces. (We threw it into the freezer to cool it down faster. Took about an hour)
Other ideas I had for variations:
-Substitute saltines with 2 cups crushed pretzels mixed with 1 cup melted butter.
-Melt the chocolate in advance and mix a some creamy peanut butter in.
-Use butterscotch chips instead of or in addition to the semi sweet
-Use mint chocolate chips
-Substitute peanuts, cashews, almonds, etc for the nuts.
-Survived the Thanksgiving housecleaning, shopping, cooking, eating and leftovers. Thankfully (HA!), Justin's wicked stepsister decided not to come, making dinner actually a pleasant experience.
-Survived shopping and decorating for the ward Christmas Breakfast (I was on the activities committee) and made 8 dozen caramel pecan rolls (recipe is on the sidebar).
-Crocheted 5 hats for Justin's cousin (she's in the oncology ward), 1 for Alana and 1 for me.
-Finished Mindy's scarf (can I get a picture of that? I forgot to get one before I posted it)
-Knitted scarves for Liam and Alana. Alana loves her and Liam hates his.
-Finished Christmas shopping for all my siblings and their brood. Thank goodness for Costco.
-Half finished Christmas shopping for Justin and the kids.
So on to the fun stuff. I've heard of this recipe and I needed a quick treat for an event, so decided to give it a shot. It's great because it uses stuff most people keep in their pantry. I used a half sheet pan, so it ended up being a little thinner. I'd do it in a regular cookie sheet or double the recipe. It's called Christmas Crack for two reasons. One is that you "crack" it like toffee and the other is that it's very addictive like, well, crack.
Christmas Crack
About 1 sleeve saltine crackers
1 cup butter
1 cup dark brown sugar (dark brown apparently does make a lot of difference, we made it with light brown and it was still good)
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C)
2) Line cookie sheet with aluminum foil and line saltine crackers in single layer
3) In a saucepan combine the sugar and the butter. Bring to a boil and boil for 3 minutes (Do not stir). Immediately pour over saltines and spread t cover crackers completely.
4) Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over the top. Let sit for 5 minutes. Spread melted chocolate and top with chopped nuts. Cool completely and break into pieces. (We threw it into the freezer to cool it down faster. Took about an hour)
Other ideas I had for variations:
-Substitute saltines with 2 cups crushed pretzels mixed with 1 cup melted butter.
-Melt the chocolate in advance and mix a some creamy peanut butter in.
-Use butterscotch chips instead of or in addition to the semi sweet
-Use mint chocolate chips
-Substitute peanuts, cashews, almonds, etc for the nuts.
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