I have absolutely nothing to write about. My knitting has basically fallen by the wayside in the past few weeks. My "part-time" job of substitute teaching at my kids' elementary school has become full time. I get home after school, dead but after a long drink of Diet Dr. Pepper, I leave with both kids in tow for soccer games or scout meetings or church or PTO functions.
My knitting is crying out in neglect. "Why, oh why have you abandoned us? [insert violin music] Please don't leave us." Sort of like a fiber lament.
In addition, I'm trying to hone up on my sewing. I've forgotten how thread a bobbin so Dave the MacGyver Weasel had to show me. I'm trying to make felt stuffed animals for a potential fundraiser for an animal rescue group but blood drops (mine from that pesky sewing needle) on the felt is not going to help with the project.
So I guess I'm whining. Sorry.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Weekly Warning 3/9/08
Upon visiting a strange bathroom, note the location of the toilet paper dispenser.
I was slurping the remnants of my Diet Dr. Pepper when the urge to go hit. The closest restroom was in a ritzy department store. Honestly, I felt out of place in my overalls (yes, overalls) and Keds. From free standing tissue dispenser to the plushy carpet, the decorations in the restroom probably cost more than my kitchen remodel.
But the thing is...that toilet paper dispenser is dangerous. Case in point--I was fastening buttons when I whipped around and slammed into the free standing toilet paper thingee. The stand wobbles and the Charmin flies off the dispenser. It plunks down into the toilet.
Those people at Charmin aren't lying when they say it's absorbant. It sucked up all the water in the toilet bowl.
In my defense, I did tell an employee that someone had clogged the toilet but like a coward, I slunk out before confessing. I didn't even have a kid with me to blame it on.
I was slurping the remnants of my Diet Dr. Pepper when the urge to go hit. The closest restroom was in a ritzy department store. Honestly, I felt out of place in my overalls (yes, overalls) and Keds. From free standing tissue dispenser to the plushy carpet, the decorations in the restroom probably cost more than my kitchen remodel.
But the thing is...that toilet paper dispenser is dangerous. Case in point--I was fastening buttons when I whipped around and slammed into the free standing toilet paper thingee. The stand wobbles and the Charmin flies off the dispenser. It plunks down into the toilet.
Those people at Charmin aren't lying when they say it's absorbant. It sucked up all the water in the toilet bowl.
In my defense, I did tell an employee that someone had clogged the toilet but like a coward, I slunk out before confessing. I didn't even have a kid with me to blame it on.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
My Weasel is the Best!
Yes, this week I turned forty. I asked my hubby to buy dog food for our new Humane Society called WAG (Walton Animal Guild) instead of presents. My little hero/son, Wesley, also made the same request at his birthday party last week and together we just dropped off 150 pounds of dog food to WAG.
Altruism aside, I was very excited to find out dear Weaselboy went out and upgraded my handheld GPS unit. I now have the Mercedes of GPSs.
No more getting lost in the woods looking for a geocache because my Pinto model GPS lost signal. No, sirree. I now have the ability to find and target anything. Enemies beware! Tracking you down is much easier!
Altruism aside, I was very excited to find out dear Weaselboy went out and upgraded my handheld GPS unit. I now have the Mercedes of GPSs.
No more getting lost in the woods looking for a geocache because my Pinto model GPS lost signal. No, sirree. I now have the ability to find and target anything. Enemies beware! Tracking you down is much easier!
Thursday, March 6, 2008
I May Be Smarter than My First Grader!!!
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Actually I was sweating Maryland. I mean--knew it was there but couldn't for the life of me remember what it was called. I heard Sister Josephina's voice in my head telling to quit goofing off and answer the question. God I need some Dr. Pepper.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
New Contests!!!
Go to Enchanted Yarn & Fiber for a yarn contest. Very easy to enter.
Also NH Knitting Mama has one.
Finally the last contests is from SpinKnit Up
Tell them I sent you.
Also NH Knitting Mama has one.
Finally the last contests is from SpinKnit Up
Tell them I sent you.
Cheater's Chicken Pot Pie
Yes, you can make from scratch the pie crust. You can roast the chickens at home. But I ask you--who has the time? Come on over to the Dark Side. You'll have time to cook and knit. I won't tell anyone I saw you in the Kroger Deli buying roasted chicken.
2 Deli Roasted Chickens (pull meat off bones and into small strips)
2 cups chicken broth
5 oz evaporated milk
1/3 cup of butter
1/3 cup flour
1/2 cup white wine
1 small bag frozen peas and carrots
1 small onion, diced
2 celery stalks, diced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon parsley
salt/pepper to taste
4 frozen pie crusts, thawed
Preheat oven to 400.
Saute onion and celery in hot oil. Set aside. Combine broth and evaporated milk in microwave safe cup. Heat for 1 minute. Melt butter in dutch oven. Add wine, chicken broth mixture. Bring to slow boil. Slowly add flour to make a roux. Thicken for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add sauteed onions and celery. Then add peas and carrots and then chicken. Pour 3 cups each into two pie crusts and top with other pie crusts. Don't overfill. Poke holes in top of crusts. You will probably have 1-2 cups of chicken filling left over. See bottom for recommendations.
Cover with foil and bake pies for 15 minutes. Uncover and bake for 15 more until golden brown. You can freeze one of the pies after baking. Just cover with foil tightly. When ready to bake, take it out and put it in a preheated 400 oven for an hour with foil still on. Then last 10 or so minutes, take off foil so the top crust can defrost.
FOR LEFTOVER FILLING: You can mix some Bisquick biscuits according directions on Bisquick box. Throw the chicken filling in small cake tin. Spoon biscuit dough over it and cook according to biscuit directions. Viola--easier pot pie.
2 Deli Roasted Chickens (pull meat off bones and into small strips)
2 cups chicken broth
5 oz evaporated milk
1/3 cup of butter
1/3 cup flour
1/2 cup white wine
1 small bag frozen peas and carrots
1 small onion, diced
2 celery stalks, diced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon parsley
salt/pepper to taste
4 frozen pie crusts, thawed
Preheat oven to 400.
Saute onion and celery in hot oil. Set aside. Combine broth and evaporated milk in microwave safe cup. Heat for 1 minute. Melt butter in dutch oven. Add wine, chicken broth mixture. Bring to slow boil. Slowly add flour to make a roux. Thicken for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add sauteed onions and celery. Then add peas and carrots and then chicken. Pour 3 cups each into two pie crusts and top with other pie crusts. Don't overfill. Poke holes in top of crusts. You will probably have 1-2 cups of chicken filling left over. See bottom for recommendations.
Cover with foil and bake pies for 15 minutes. Uncover and bake for 15 more until golden brown. You can freeze one of the pies after baking. Just cover with foil tightly. When ready to bake, take it out and put it in a preheated 400 oven for an hour with foil still on. Then last 10 or so minutes, take off foil so the top crust can defrost.
FOR LEFTOVER FILLING: You can mix some Bisquick biscuits according directions on Bisquick box. Throw the chicken filling in small cake tin. Spoon biscuit dough over it and cook according to biscuit directions. Viola--easier pot pie.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Weekly Warning 3/2/08
Never let your seven year old child be in charge of birthday party invitations.
Otherwise, you'll have twenty kids show up at your house at 2 p.m. expecting a piece of cake designed to feed ten people and activities for four kids. Parents find out what they are made of in situations like this. Will they panic and shut themselves in their rooms to knit and eat copious amounts of chocolate? Or will they devise a last minute strategy worthy of a military coup from an unknown island in the South Pacific? Will the father and husband of ten years run out, denying any legal paternal claim to aforementioned seven year old child? Will the mother attempt to foist off the kids on an unsuspecting neighbor?
Stay tuned. I'll post when I reach a country that has no extradition treaty with the U.S.
Otherwise, you'll have twenty kids show up at your house at 2 p.m. expecting a piece of cake designed to feed ten people and activities for four kids. Parents find out what they are made of in situations like this. Will they panic and shut themselves in their rooms to knit and eat copious amounts of chocolate? Or will they devise a last minute strategy worthy of a military coup from an unknown island in the South Pacific? Will the father and husband of ten years run out, denying any legal paternal claim to aforementioned seven year old child? Will the mother attempt to foist off the kids on an unsuspecting neighbor?
Stay tuned. I'll post when I reach a country that has no extradition treaty with the U.S.
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