I am a Dork...True Story, Sadly, I Have Proof Part I

I am such a total dork at times, I stress about small things. Yes I know one day it will kill me thank you I am totally "in the know" of what it does to your health. So you can keep it to yourself m'kay?

I am a bit of an over achiever on top of that, let me explane. I want me kids to know that I am trying to put in the effort for various holidays that are important to them. I want them to be proud of the things they give others-not be embarrassed by them.

So lets talk Valentines Day shall we, oh that noise you heard it was just a 12g shot gun getting ready-nothing to worry about. So my lovely daughter was giving little handmade (my hands), heart paper book markers to 27 humans. So that's 4 hearts traced and cut out, various folding had to happen and then you glue them to a long green pipe cleaner. Hey let's not leave out the sweet little ribbon bow(eleven inches each) w/a name tag on it! Yeah good times were flowing like mad!

Oh wait she also goes to after care at a wonderful preschool along w/my son! So let's see that would be 32 red velvet whoopie pies from my little "Dr. Love"-he has the shirt so I have proof that is his name! And 32 red velvet Cake Pops from my daughter, thank goodness I had the sense to keep some of those bad boys in the freezer. I was able to just defrost and dip away the love for Love Day!!! I was smart here as I put both their treats in the same bag and exclaimed "Were going green this yeah kiddos!" They totally bought it and I looked like I cared about our environment, a total win win!

Let's add the 2 dozen Cake Pop order that was to be delivered along w/the boy child to his wonderful preschool too...just to add to the stress of it. I swear my counter looked like "Barbie's Dream House Bakery" just exploded all over my kitchen counter. Pink was all over the place!!!



Next Day...I know your just biting your nails to see what happened at my daughter's class "Love and Friendship Day" party. Not too bad most of the moms are kinda nice, one is totally odd duck and I don't care for her but she follows me around like a puppy so I wonder if I carrying some rolled up newspaper might give her a clue? I was told on many occasions during the party that I was over doing it...they hadn't even seen the stuff for the preschool so who were they to judge? But really I told the one Mom I adore I do it so the haters have someone to hate and then they don't talk to me...yet another win win for this Mom of two awesome children!

I have so much more to add about my week-yeah that was only up to Tuesday...it got so much more festive later in the week. But I will save that for another time-your welcome. Now let's see if I can get that photo properly placed...FTW!! Go me!!!

-k

All Right That's Just IT!!!!

I have this really quiet little blog w/a really cute name that I never seem to use...I am a dork. I have so much fun doing something-fun? Try new obsession! They are the CAKE POP obsession that's sweeping the nation!

Well I have totally drank up the Kool-Aid and jumped in to being assimilated to this fun fun idea. I will be posting some pictures of all my little goodies that I totally copy from other web sites. Unless I specifically say "hey home fry I came up w/this bad boy on my own" I will have totally pouched it from someone else. I will try to make sure to give credit where credit is due...my English teachers would be so proud that I remembered their influence to "site all sources" (let's not tell them that I over sited stuff so my papers were longer m'kay?).

But I digress-I do that a lot, please bear w/me! I am totally putting myself out there in the web world mostly to show people that "if this can be done by me REALLY anyone can do it". You may not have the time-that I totally get!

So then if you see something you like I can whip it up for you. Or if you would like me to set up a class to show a group of you how easy this stuff is, I am totally happy to do that too! For the record I am in the process of setting one up-just waiting on DH to settle up some dates for stuff he needs to do and I will have one! or two depending on the response.

I am still in the process of getting into shape...I know round is a shape! But being on the the fine line of Type II Diabetic is not fun so I will be posting some boring info about my training and my love of fundraising for a cause that is near and dear to my heart, for the Sjogren's Foundation.

PHOTOS!!! I promise to post photos, please bear in mind that I use my beloved iPhone 4s-her name is Sophie and I love her-don't ask I name everything! I am going to try and get lots of photos on here if I can figure it out! Ok I got a photo on here (I rock) but it's posting on the top (ok notsomuch)...let's see if I can figure this bad boy out!

All my best
-Kristin

Back by Popular Request...

You request and I shall fulfill. I have a great salad and salad dressing to go with said Strawberry Pasta. I bring this salad to many o parties too.

If I may be a salad snob for a moment, I rarely buy bottled dressings I really do prefer to make them. Eh gads have you read what's in most bottled dressings!!!! Many of them have the what I call "evil stuff" high fructose corn syrup, I try very hard not to have that in any foods that my family but that is a personal choice but I am kinda freaky that way!

Ok now I am off my soap box, for now, on to the "salad of heaven".
Strawberry Avocado Salad
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup raspberry vinegar
1 1/2 Tbl sugar
1/4 tsp. hot sauce
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp/ pepper
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 head romaine, torn into bite-size pieces
1/2 (11 0z) can mandarin oranges, drained ( I have used the whole can because that's how I roll)
1 cup strawberries, stemmed and quartered
1/2 cup sliced read onion (I forget this a lot)
1/4 cup coarsely chopped toasted pecans (yes you do need to toast them)
1/2 avocado, sliced (I use the whole thing b/c really when you love avocado like do, who the hell can leave a half of avocado on the counter)

Combine the olive oil, vinegar, sugar, hot sauce, salt, pepper and cinnamon in a jar. Shake well and refrigerate for 2 hours. Combine the romaine, oranges, strawberries, onion, pecans, and avocado in a large bowl. Top w/half the dressing; toss well. Serve w/the remaining dressing on the side.

Hope you enjoy it,
k-

Lessons Learned Today

So it's the usual "when life gives you lemons you make lemon aid" right? So when a lovely friend gives me a 4lb box of strawberries I make Strawberry Pasta!!! Yes PASTA, don't be scared try it you sissy!

Strawberry Pasta
1 pint fresh strawberries
1/2 pound spaghetti
1/4 cu grated pecorino or parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup heavy cream
mint sprigs for garnish

Puree the strawberries in a blender. Strain to remove seeds ( I never strain as I have a life). Cook the spaghetti using the package direction; drain and toss with the cheese. Heat the butter and cream in a small saucepan. Move the pasta to a serving bowl, cover with strawberries, and then the butter sauce. Toss well. Serve with additional cheese and garnish with mint, is desired.

I know what I am having for dinner tonight, how about you?

-k

Ode to the Cupcake

Why on earth do I have an obsession for cupcakes? I love those little suckers. I want to make them all the time. I call friends up and beg them to make them for them or their kids parties. I know I have an unhealthy love of the cupcake. I should probably be medicated but what to take?

When people ask me that lame arse question about "If you could do any job what would it be". Well I would go to work for a cupcake bakery, for free, just to learn how to make amazing cupcakes.

I have one problem when I make cupcakes, just that, I have cupcakes around me. I don't want to eat them, I just want to give them away! If they are around me I might eat said cupcakes and then said arse can't fit in the door, and trust me nobody wants to see that.

So unfortunately each kidlet birthday party I set myself up. I keep setting the bar higher and higher darn it! I even start doing the research over 6 months in advance...SOMEBODY STOP ME!!!! I have another party coming up in August and I am already stressing about how or more like what type of cupcakes to make for my little princess.

If Jessie James can get treatment for being "an asshole" is there any treatment for cupcake making addiction?

Food Byte: Another way to kill bacteria on sponges (besides the micro for 2 minutes) you can boil your sponge for a full 5 minutes.

Live Laugh Love!
Kristin

Something I Usually Don't Talk About

When I woke up this morning and my very challenging son used a method to climb up the beg only to give me a sleepy smile then to crawl on my stomach to snuggle me I thought about a day that feels like it happened on another planet.

Please let's go back in time (insert wooshing here), Elyas' pregnancy was a total surprise (long story don't let me bore you w/it). I was totally terrified that some medication that Tarik was taking would jack up my baby or my sugars being out of control so early in the pregnancy would jack up my baby etc... so yes I had an amino on our wedding anniversary no less!

Well I can't tell you how amazing it was to find out we were having a boy, I mean really I didn't care, I thought I was having another girl because, well because I already had one so that ment I was having another one right? NOPE IT WAS A BOY!!! So now we had our girl and now I was being given this gift of a boy. I thought the universe was being kind for once, oh the irony at that alone sends me into my best evil laugh!

It was an ordinary OB visit, I had tons of them. I got to have another scan and in my thinking all was good. That was until my sweet OB got to tell me that usual bit of, "We don't want to worry but we seem to think he has some extra fluid on the brain". WTF? How do you not worry, I mean I didn't at the office because I didn't have time for the words to sink in. Then the sun sets and your alone w/your thoughts...and then your up at 1 am w/Dr. Google. That helped TONS let me tell you!

I had to go to a special office w/a high powered machine thingy, and they, not really assholes but because they made me wait a week, yes a whole week to get in I call them assholes. The very same people that told me I was having a boy, were fully and completely assholes according to me and that's all that mattered...so for over a week I had to contemplate the idea that there was something wrong w/my son even though the amino said "it's all good lady", see assholes, all of them.

I didn't many people, I didn't want anyone to feel like I did at that moment, esp. if there was nothing wrong in the end. That was just stupid to do that to people I loved.

In the end my son didn't have any fluid on his brain, he just had a big ass head! Well that alone brought up new fears and I think I started demanding a c-section cause there was no way I was gonna have my lady business trashed up again!

As a Mom I need remember when I get frustrated at his little arse I need to think back about the time when I almost lost him. I think I will go hug him right now.

Kristin

Words I Like

When your see a word you think "oh how the heck can I remember that?" Well I think I am going to make myself a list. I will be short but sweet...

Craptacular-because we have so much crap in our lives
Fucktard-we all know at least one
buttmunch-sometimes I just don't know if it's a compound word or hyphenated but heck it's a great word regardless.
Smarticus-because I know my kids are...
bitch-clean and simple, doesn't bother me one bit if someone calls me that either...I am one, deal with it.

Happy Frickin Holidays peeps...
Kristin