When I Grow Up

I'll be a hot glass blower OR....

a woman in labor apparently. He is also good at playing doctor to a woman in labor.

I didn't teach him any of this by the way.

10 Things I Dislike

a la Sarah because I'm bored

1. well-to-do people who think they're poor
2. dust bunnies
3. tuna fish
4. wal-mart
5. a dirty bathroom (especially public ones, blech, you know like the ones at wal-mart)
6. whining
7. ugly 1980's decor
8. someone putting my dishes away in all the wrong places
9. when my grandma says that my cousins are "good eaters". because obviously I'm a bad eater? wth?
10. the creepy guy at the gym who tries to strike up a convo with me EVERYTIME and I have headphones on so that I purposely can't hear him. idiot, leave me ALONE!

Go Fly a Kite

What do you do when your child wakes up from his afternoon nap at 6:30PM and needs to be back in bed by 8:30 or 9? Take him to a park, give him a kite and tell him to run as fast as he can. It works! I was reminded of how awesome I am at flying a kite. Brian, not so much.

How Rude!

We were at the park last night and for some odd reason a bunch of teenagers were hanging out on the playground equipment. I took a picture the picture above of them but it might be hard to see. The "kids" shall we call them, on this equipment were well into their late teens and when Adam wanted to go play on the equipment they refused to move. So, instead of dealing with them I just decided to move on to the set right next to it. After a few minutes these three younger teenage girls decided to get on this set and play a game similar to Marco Polo where one girl has her eyes closed and has to find the other two. Super fun, huh? Yeah, especially when there's a little three year old right in front of you and you're shouting out bad words like "you're so stupid!" and practically running him over.

Adam was confused as to why these big girls were playing on little kid toys. I was pissed so we left.

Earthquake?

Did anyone else feel the earthquake at about 5:40 this morning?!?!?
I was awake because my alarm goes off at 5:45 to get up and go to the gym and my body will always wake me up 5 minutes or so before the alarm goes off. I felt the bed jiggle a little bit and heard the nighstand hitting the wall because it's legs are uneven. I woke Brian up to see if he felt it but he blamed it on the cat. My cat is big but he can't shake the whole bed!

Flickr

I've done it, I've joined Flickr. Click here to see my photos. If you don't have a Flickr account you'll have to sign up for free to view my photos and I will approve you as a friend. It's a safety issue since there are pictures on my child on here I don't want just any weirdo checking everything out.

Weekend Buzz

It was a very nice (although busy) Friday and Saturday. My cousin Desiree and her daughter Madelyn came into town for 2 short days. We had so much fun. We went to the farm at Kensington and played at the park on what turned out to be a beautiful 70 degree day on Friday!! Praise God because all week it was predicted to be rainy and 40!

The kids had sooo much fun playing together. Madelyn is 1 month older than Adam so they play well together. We'll miss them very much :(

weeeeee!

Happy Spring!

Currently Cooking

Homemade French Baguette. Easy and YUMMY!!!

1 cup water
1t salt
1T white sugar
2-1/2 cups bread flour
1-1/2 t yeast

1 egg yolk
1 T water

Bread machine: in your bread machine pan add water, salt, sugar, flour and yeast in that order. Set machine to dough cycle and hit start. Make sure that your dough rises in the machine or you will have to follow the non-bread machine recipe after it is mixed.

Non-bread machine: in a large bowl mix together water, salt, sugar and yeast until it is all dissolved. Mix in the flour until well combined. Place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with a towel and set aside in a warm place to rise for about 30 minutes, or until doubled in bulk. Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.

After it has risen punch dough down and then roll out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll it into a flat 16" x 20" rectangle. Cut dough in half creating two 8"x12" rectangles. Roll up each half of dough tightly, beginning at the 12" side, pushing out any air bubbles as you go. Roll gently back and forth to taper ends. Place 3 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet. Make deep diagonal slashes across loaves every 2". Over and let rise in a warm place for 30-40 minutes or until doubled in bulk.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix egg yolk with water and brush over the tops of loaves.

Bake for 20-25 minutes in preheated oven or until golden brown. Enjoy warm or wait til they cool all the way down, then they taste almost like bagels! mmmm. For a change try sprinkling some grated Parmesan over the tops after you brush with the egg.

It's Everywhere!

This is what I'm experiencing and this is how I feel I just have to release it. Everyone around me is pregnant and it's not because I teach childbirth classes, although that doesn't help. But anyways, practically everyone can conceive a child except me apparently. I'm tired of hearing about 16 year old celebrities and transgender women that look like men getting pregnant. The pregnant "man" is the WORST it's totally absurd!!!
And every other celebrity is popping out a kid nowadays. From Angelina, JLo, Nicole Richie, Nicole Kidman, Food Network celebs, to frickin' Tracy Gold from Growing Pains! (and I'm sure I'm missing about a dozen more recent births or pregnancies.)
Are we overpopulating the earth? Or do I just need to turn off the tv and computer for a few years?