Saturday, November 22

Margaret and Helen

An online friend of mine posted a link to the breastfeeding blog. I read that and laughed pretty heartily. I started digging through the archives and absolutely fell in love with them.

My grandmother, Nana, is 85 years old today. Her baby sister, Auntie June, is about 83ish and Nana's best friend. These two remind me so much of them.

Anyway, I am glad I was able to spread their joy. Oh, and Liz, I agree with you about wanting to be like them when I grow up.


Total side note, sitting here at my dining room table, looking out the back windows and the sky is ablaze with reds and purples above the harbor/ocean. I figured you all would appreciate how pretty it is. I can't wait to see the sunsets in Hawaii.

Friday, November 21

I'm in love with Margaret and Helen...

This was posted on that same forum I mentioned before today and I've effectually wasted most of my day reading the different posts. I love them.

Go, enjoy. Know that it will eat up your day...

Margaret and Helen, bloggers in their 80s.

Friday, November 14

Footnote

I forgot to mention that next time I make these cookies (oh yes size 12 jeans, there will be a next time - you can wait for me just a while longer) I will put either some lemon zest or lemon juice in. I think it would just make them perfect. They already are melt in your mouth good. I wouldn't put enough in them to make them lemon cookies, just a hint to make them... well I dunno.. they just seemed to need it.

Yum, yum, yum (aka do NOT make these)

In St Louis, they have a regional favorite called the gooey butter cake. It's quite good. A St Louisian posted this recipe on a forum I frequent. I made them tonight. They're very, very good. Make you get a tummy ache good.

Gooey Butter Cookies

1 stick butter, softened (not margarine - do you have to say that anymore? Are people still eating that plastic stuff?)

8 oz. cream cheese - room temperature

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract (I used more cus I always do)

1 egg

1 18 oz. box Duncan Hinds golden butter cake mix

powdered sugar

Mix together butter, cream cheese, vanilla and egg, then add cake mix and blend well. Chill dough for several hours or overnight; dough is easier to work with when it's chilled.

Heat oven to 400. Roll chilled dough into 1 inch (or smaller - do NOT make them bigger) balls; roll in powdered sugar before dropping onto greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes; Until starting to turn golden on top. Remove cookies from sheet and transfer to racks to cool. Sprinkle additional powdered sugar on top of cookies. Enjoy!

Thursday, November 6

English 201 - Critical thinking and literature analysis

You're kidding me, right? My English teacher marked off on my paper the word 'wont'. The actual sentence was, "as cattle are wont to do" (it was a reference to Frost's poem Mending Wall) and she told me it was wrong. That it should be want, and not won't. I tried to explain to her that wont was very different than won't and want. I ended up pulling out a dictionary (yes I travel with one) to show her. She told me, "You're blowing my mind." She also told me that I misused 'onerous' and 'epitaph' in another paper. Those are a little more obscure so I wasn't upset about those. However, I am not wont to use words inappropriately. I don't think anyway. I told her I could spell and define litigious, too. She didn't think that was as funny as I did.

I guess because of my upbringing or something, I don't get upset when a person criticizes me. If you tell me I can improve, I think you care more about me than if you lie and say all is fine and good. My English instructor obviously does not feel the same way about such things. While she is very smart and can talk about literature for days, I think she should have a much firmer grasp upon her native tongue. She has taught me a little about reading into literary works, but has taught me next to nothing about the structure of the English language, which is the backbone of the course even if it is critical thinking.

See, just read that rambling mess. I need help with written English structure. Anyone care to help me?

Monday, November 3

The Bed War

This is some funny stuff:


I bought Hershey this wonderful, snuggly, comfy bed at BigLots last week. It's like a giant pillow with fuzzy stuff and it's big enough for him to stretch out on. I was so excited. We've passively looked for a good bed at a reasonable price for him for a while.

Too bad Callie says he can't use it:




So, I went back to BigLots to buy another bed. Well I went there HOPING they had another one, because that's the kind of store it is. Well, I struck it rich. They had another one! Albeit it was smaller and red, but I figured Callie wouldn't mind too much. Things went well...




For a little while anyway... then it degenerated. I about died laughing. Poor Hershey is pussy whipped... no pun intended... I swear.




Doesn't he look utterly pathetic on that little tiny bed next to her on the great big one???

Saturday, November 1

White Flag Waving

I give up. I don't want to unpack. I don't want to go to school. I want to sleep' for a very, very long time.

Someday I will post more of the utterly fabulous photos from our amazing trip to FL...