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time-out

this week, C and I had the week off for march break.  we had a great week, filling our days with outings, visits and playdates.  i'm sad to see the week over already!
funny story that just happened today, and is a perfect ending to our "time out" from work.
J was cleaning up the kitchen after supper, and C was helping.  or looking out the window, haha.  he came over and wanted J to pick him up.  he needed to see something out of the kitchen door.  they looked for a minute, then J set him down.  well, you would have thought his little world had come crashing in on him. he certainly can be an expert fit-thrower when he doesn't get his way. So,  J spoke to him, and told him that if he didn't calm down, he was getting a time-out.  C grabbed his finger, and wanted him to walk with him.  he led his father thru the living room, and down the hall to our "time-out" spot in front of the bathroom door.  he then told his father to "sit", and "stay" and then came back out to the living room.  J and I both were crying we were laughing so hard  :)

haiku

help, help me rhonda.

kids are driving me crazy.

i think i need cake.

tonight's supper

breakfast for supper.  mmmm.  there's nothing i like better.  this little recipe comes from my university days, and while i was making it, it brought back alot of memories and fun times i had with the lovely lady i got it from.
it's soo delicious, i had to share.
first off, for the pancakes...


German Pancakes
6 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp butter or marg


mix all the ingredients well.  pour into an ungreased 9x13 pan.  bake at 400* for 20 min.


when it's cooking, it looks a little wonky, but it's fun to see what it's going to turn out like cause it's different everytime.

in the oven, almost done

fresh out of the oven.  the puffiness does go down as it cools

i kinda wish it didn't, but oh well, that's life.

next, you need, i repeat, need to make this syrup.  it totally makes the whole meal.  oh, by the way, i didn't say this was a healthy supper.  i said it was delicious.

Buttermilk Syrup

11/2 cups sugar

3/4 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup butter or marg

2 tsp corn syrup

1tsp baking soda

2 tsp vanilla

in a large saucepan, combine the first 5 ingredients, bring to a boil.  boil for 7 min.  remove from heat, stir in vanilla.

serve immediately with pancakes.

the sauce is tricky cause it does bubble up quite a bit, so make sure your pot is big enough

makes almost 2 cups, more than what you need, but it keeps well in the fridge.

YUMMY!!

" 911, what's your emergency?"

Oy.  yesterday was definately one for the record books.  how i managed to hold it together all day is beyond me.
my darling little angel (ha!) started out yesterday by deciding he's going to eat other children.  or at least one child in particular.  somehow i knew when i named him C he was going to be a biter.  
anyway, we got that problem all resolved, for yesterday anyway, and then after supper he talked to Nana & Papa on the phone.

then, he decided he wasn't done talking on the phone, so we gave him J's blackberry to play with.  this is something we do all the time, mostly because it has a keypad locking feature.  unless, of course, you press a certain button 3 times, and the emergency contact number (911) becomes unlocked and automatically dialed. i noticed the phone beeping, so i looked at it, and said "J, what's emergency contact?"  he took it and just hung it up.  not knowing 911 was already on the other line.  they called us back, of course, and J explained the situation, but they have to send an officer to check the situation out.  so we had a visit from a very nice police officer last night, and C is definately not allowed to play with phones anymore. :)

happy heart's day

Every February we celebrate Valentine's Day by giving flowers, candy and cards to those we love. We do this in honor of Saint Valentine. You may be wondering, "Who is St. Valentine"? Time to brush up on your Valentine's history!

Legend has it that Valentine was a priest who served during third century Rome. There was an Emperor at that time by the name of Claudius II. Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those that were married. With this thought in mind he outlawed marriage for young men in hopes of building a stronger military base. Supposedly, Valentine, decided this decree just wasn't fair and chose to marry young couples secretly. When Emperor Claudius II found out about Valentine's actions he had him put to death.

Another legend has it that Valentine was an imprisoned man who fell in love with his jailor's daughter. Before he was put to death he sent the first 'valentine' himself when he wrote her a letter and signed it 'Your Valentine', words still used on cards today.

Perhaps we'll never know the true identity and story behind the man named St. Valentine, but this much is for sure...February has been the month to celebrate love for a long time, dating clear back to the Middle Ages. In fact, Valentines ranks second only to Christmas in number of greeting cards sent.

sick!

cold, flu and sickness of all sorts hit our house this week.  hard.  


i started last saturday (happy anniversary!)  and it made it`s rounds here all week long.  i finally just started feeling better last night after going to bed at exactly 8pm, sleeping until roughly 6am this morning, when i was woke up by this sound this morning.  ``Hey! Howdy! Hey!  My name`s Woody!``.  woody talks very loud in the morning, over the baby monitor.


i`m pleased to say that we`re all, as of right this minute, healthy and back to whatever our normal is.