Easy

..as pie. No pie to see here. No really. It's not pie.

Tagged Again!

This time by my best buddy liz. Not the most specific sort of meme. 6 random things. That's very, well...random.

1. I sleep on the left side of the bed. Liz discovered this the other night. (go ahead now...)
2. I am very flexible. I can fold myself in half and put my legs behind my head, but not necessarily in that order. (where is this going?)
3. I severed the tendon of my right pinky back in the day. We used to put candles in old wine bottles for ambiance. Guess we should have tossed em more often cause the one that slashed me snapped rather easily. My finger nearly fell off.
   
4. I play piano. Luckily for me the permanent bend in my injured digit is actually desirable.
   
5. I tend to eat in order. Veggies first, then the meat, then the starch. It does vary depending on what I'm eating or my mood. Sometimes I get a little crazy and switch it up. But I rarely mix. Unless of course it's stew, or soup. Kinda already together. Yet oddly enough, mixed foods like pasta are my favourite. It's ok. I'm confused too.
   
6. I won a belching contest in grade 8. One guy in the class was soooo jealous that I signed over my certificate. I don't need a stinkin' slip of paper. We both know who won.

No tags here. Move along. Nothing to see here.

"A couple is 2"

Finally. No more holidays. There are officially no more cookies (of the nineteen dozen I exchanged at work...), turkeys, candies, gravy or 5 varieties of cheese and crackers lingering in my kitchen. No more giant dinners for breakfast, brim with champagne and croissants, tongue and Branston or bagels and lox. The only thing left is the tedious task of putting away the decorations. I think I may even be done with the copious amounts of wine and other spirits...for a little while anyhow.

Last night, for the first time in over 4 years, I actually slept for 12 hours. And although I am not inclined to make resolutions I am entertaining the promise to let myself get more rest. The fine balance I maintain between mothering, working and having fun has been stretching thinner over these last few months. So far, I have not discovered a bean of caffeine that will sufficiently replace my lost hours. And since purchasing my ultra -comfy, new linens I'm considering moving the entire house into the bedroom and setting up shop around my bed.

I've also decided that I need to find the kids daycare for a couple of days a week. And as my daughter always reminds me, a couple is 2. The hubby is taking off again some time in the new year to work on another hotel. But this time he has to stay from start to finish, which means an easy month in Alberta. If I am to keep my sanity, I cannot have work as my only time alone. So with my 2 days I plan to write. I've not been able to do it much in the last year. All of that time and all of those ignored thoughts equals my right hemisphere bulging like a parasitic twin.

If by chance you're hungry I'll be posting last night's dinner later today: Pear and Potato Soup with a couple of years old cheddar.

I Confess

• I still think there is something under my bed. The running leap from the light switch to the bed ensures that IT will not get my feet. And I never ever let my feet outside the covers. Except when I'm drunk and hot. Then I don't give a shit.
• Every time I fly on a plane I stare out the window obsessively, waiting to see the monster from TZ on the wing.
• I have severe food handling issues. In fact, every time an infraction occurs, I feel as though I could reach out and hurt someone. When grocery shopping, I can't stand raw meat in the vegetable bag or bread in the cans bag. jeez people. It isn't fucking rocket science. And in that case, if you think you have the stomach flu it's more likely to be food poisoning.
• I love smoking. I've planned a quit date, for my coming birthday this Sunday, because I know it's terrible for me. But damn. Damn. It's gonna suck.
• I hate open cupboards, socks that don't match and dogs that bark incessantly. All very irritating.

What is Wrong With People?

Got my most recent issue of 2 magazine. It was a free gift from one of the stores I have my wedding registry with. Not bad really. It's got some fairly interesting reads on food and sex and it's geared towards couples. But I have to share this because it's way too much like this and I'm having a hard time understanding the whole thing. Are guys really so horny that they need a plush toy or a hundred pound chunk of latex with orfices to take to bed? Which reminds me, I was at the store the other day for a couple of in and out sort of things, but nothing is ever very quick when you've got 2 kids to take with. I was rounding the corner to the checkout and nearly bumped into a woman doing the lane hop. Apparently she was in a rush, but she asked me kindly if I'd like to go ahead. And I respond so kindly, no thank you, reiterating my sentiments on quickness and kids. Well. Isn't this just like the driver who's in such a hurry to pull out that they cut you off when there are no cars behind you, and then they SLOW DOWN. Little miss I'm- in- a- rush decides to apply for one of the store credit cards. Now I'm flogging myself for being so nice (no after you... no I insist, after you.) and wanting to do the same to her for being such a selfish tit. Time passes (probably only a minute but it felt like an hour) and my eyes haven't yet managed to burn a hole in the back of her head, so I hastily do the lane hop myself. The cashier apologizes and I assure her, loudly, that it wasn't her that was the issue. But of course the lane I chose slows down and my original checkout is now empty. fuck

Roasted Butternut Salad

Eat it up

Food and Finery

I almost forgot that I have another blog.

One of our rose vines. Can't wait for buds!

Last year's Mothers Day gift in bloom once more.

Another Stolen Meme

Really. No need to be tagged. I just steal em from folks like Cheezy


3 Things That Scare Me:
This
Evangelists
Spiders

3 People Who Make Me Laugh:
John Cleese
Will Ferrell
Chris Rock

3 Things I Love:
My better half
My daughters
Cooking and Music...I know that's 4...but I just couldn't choose!

3 Things I Hate:
Ignorance
Bad Drivers
Seeds in my oranges and grapes

3 Things I Don't Understand:
Calculus
Organized Religion
My computer

3 Things On My Desk
Lots of Books
Wedding crap
Dust

3 Things I'm Doing Right Now:
Thinking
Baby balancing
Writing a meme

3 Things I Want To Do Before I Die:
Be published more than once in several genres
Travel more
Perform again


3 Things I Can Do:
draw
play piano
sing

3 Things I Can't Do:
Ski or Skate (not without falling on me arse anyhow)
Play guitar...and I've always wanted to.
Whistle. Sounds more like a deflating balloon.

3 Things I Think You Should Listen To:
That little voice inside your head that says "Nuh, uh, uh. Turning the car into oncoming traffic is COUNTER PRODUCTIVE!" or "it might not be such a good idea to keep a gun...in the glove compartment."~Jim Carrey
a VARIETY of music
Children


3 Things You Should Never Listen To:
Tabloids
Beer Goggles
Leprechauns


3 Things I'd Like To Learn:
Illustration
Guitar
More piano

3 Favourite Foods:
Soup
Pasta
Seafood

3 Shows I Watched As A Kid:
Dr. Snuggles
The Dukes of Hazard
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein

3 Bloggers I've tagged:
Anyone
Who
Wants