K what I really wanted to say is this....I will have some room for Bath and Body Works soap pumps, for any of you that are obsessed with them, in my suitcase when I come home. They will be about 3-4 dollars a pump depending on the exchange rate and the promos that they have going on, I haven't been in a while. So if you want some leave me a comment and let me know how many, what type (cream, foam, or regular) and what kinds (although I can't guarantee the store will have them). Oh and you're welcome!
May 30, 2010
One more thing....
arghhhh it's too hot here....I know I know I'm complaining to the wrong bunch right? It was 35 here today... delightful having no air conditioning in my car let me tell you. It's freaking 10:15 pm and it's still 27 outside.... thankfully the house I'm moving into has air conditioning...hello expensive power bills and blog posts about me complaining how cold I am :)
Phone conversation...
Me: "Baby I can't wait to come home."
Jason: "I know! Trooper how many more sleeps in the big bed until Mommy comes home? Do you remember?"
Me: "In the big bed?"
Jason: "Well ya he sleeps all the time, so I couldn't just say how many more sleeps or he'd think you were coming home sooner than you are. So I specifically say big bed and then he gets it." (Trooper isn't allowed in our room throughout the day, we keep the baby gate up in order to give the cats a safe, Trooper free zone)
ha ha ha we are crazy parents!!! I can't wait to see them both!
I want to be here....
(this is the entrance to the Magic Kingdom for those of you who aren't Disney freaks).... or anywhere that doesn't involve me sitting in my room trying to write a paper (but mostly disney of course). I am ready for a summer break let me tell you! I am ready to see my friends, family, animals...I am ready to bake, have fun, see some cool things...only 10 more days and I'm done school and I CAN'T wait...There's a good chance that I won't be updating this sucker much. Not only am I going to be busy, but Erica and I move in together (YAY) tomorrow and we can't get the internet hooked up until Saturday :( Hope everyone is well...
Oh and for those of you who enjoy oatmeal for breakfast...try this recipe. I just had it this morning because oatmeal is a new found liking of mine. I love it that it's packed with protein...it was yummy, I topped mine with strawberries.... enjoy!
May 25, 2010
Good for the soul....
Something that I've done 3 times now is volunteer at the local food bank in a Mennonite church. It's a great, fun time. It makes you realize how much you have. It's only 2 hours, but it's hard work. I'm usually in the kitchen with April and the boys. We have a blast, make fun of each other, and get nice and dirty and sweaty by the end of it all!
We start by making about 100 bags of groceries (these are standard including a box of spaghetti, sauce, KD, loaf of bread, chicken strips, hamburger helper but no hamburger, donuts, and crackers....and we make amounts for families of 1-3, 4-6, and 7+...the higher the number of people the more food but it really doesn't increase that much). The people who work there regularly bring us the supplies and we stand there and bag them all into paper bags..
Then we each take a station....Christian and another girl (seen blurry in the background) were in charge of getting us all the USDA (approved government food for the month). April and I would get folders and call out how many items we needed, this is based on family size and what they actually want which is discovered through the interview process. What does the USDA approve? your options are a bag of dried beans, rice, canned corn, canned carrots, canned mixed vegetables, apple juice, canned apricots, a bag of prunes, soy milk, Rice Krispies, cheese (which we ran out of halfway through, this was sad for me...I wanted to go buy more), and blueberries. Now most families, although they are allowed to, don't choose all of these products. I'm always left thinking....what kind of meal are you going to be able to make with all of this? Oh and they are only allowed to come once a month to this food bank, however I've been told that there are others in the area that they are allowed to go to if needed. After the boxes from the called out items are packed, Trevor would then weigh them (everything needs to be recorded), and he would pair them up with the boxes of food that we had packed earlier. They also receive toilet paper and some other supplies depending on what is needed (toothpaste, diapers, etc.). Overall, great system...sometimes we wish things weren't weighed so we could slide extra into the bags...we have thought about it and may have acted on it once or twice...those boys and I are sneaky :)
We start by making about 100 bags of groceries (these are standard including a box of spaghetti, sauce, KD, loaf of bread, chicken strips, hamburger helper but no hamburger, donuts, and crackers....and we make amounts for families of 1-3, 4-6, and 7+...the higher the number of people the more food but it really doesn't increase that much). The people who work there regularly bring us the supplies and we stand there and bag them all into paper bags..
Then we each take a station....Christian and another girl (seen blurry in the background) were in charge of getting us all the USDA (approved government food for the month). April and I would get folders and call out how many items we needed, this is based on family size and what they actually want which is discovered through the interview process. What does the USDA approve? your options are a bag of dried beans, rice, canned corn, canned carrots, canned mixed vegetables, apple juice, canned apricots, a bag of prunes, soy milk, Rice Krispies, cheese (which we ran out of halfway through, this was sad for me...I wanted to go buy more), and blueberries. Now most families, although they are allowed to, don't choose all of these products. I'm always left thinking....what kind of meal are you going to be able to make with all of this? Oh and they are only allowed to come once a month to this food bank, however I've been told that there are others in the area that they are allowed to go to if needed. After the boxes from the called out items are packed, Trevor would then weigh them (everything needs to be recorded), and he would pair them up with the boxes of food that we had packed earlier. They also receive toilet paper and some other supplies depending on what is needed (toothpaste, diapers, etc.). Overall, great system...sometimes we wish things weren't weighed so we could slide extra into the bags...we have thought about it and may have acted on it once or twice...those boys and I are sneaky :)
Happy birthday to me....
I was a spoiled, spoiled girl on my birthday. Turning 29 in another country, although I missed celebrating with Jason, friends, and family, wasn't as lonely as I was worried it may be. Thanks to all who planned, organized, and celebrated me....I definitely felt the love!
My birthday was on Friday, however, the celebrations began on Wed. My classmates freaking tricked me and brought food for our class lunch break and sang happy birthday. There was cheesecake people :) I was a little ticked though because we all know how much I hate surprises, oh and apparently Jason was in on it...brat!
Then Thursday's class (mostly the same people but some extras thrown in there and all the faculty) brought munchies again for our break and sang me happy birthday. Seriously, at this point I wanted to crawl in a hole. It was much appreciated, although the balancer of all in me wanted to check in with people to make sure they were okay because we didn't do this for everyone's birthday...in fact we didn't do it for anyone...eek!
Then Friday, after I had counseling, I picked Trev up and we headed to April's. Trevor had weaseled out of me, he's a tricky boy, what my favorite dessert is. I had said chocolate cake with boiled icing (which no one knows what that even is down here...oh and I couldn't say superstore pound cake because that really wouldn't make sense..ha ha ha). So he emailed my sister through my facebook account and got the recipe, then enlisted the help of April because he wasn't quite sure he could pull this off himself. How cool is that? I felt very special, oh and of course I had to go watch this event. It was so fun watching him learn everything from what a saucepan is to separating eggs. We then meet up with a bunch of my friends at a new restaurant that Erica had organized, and then went back to April's to play my favorite...CRANIUM!!! Which was the Canadian version because April's husband is a Canadian. One of the things that someone needed to draw was the Group of Seven, which I didn't get in the moment and then realized why Christian couldn't guess it either...also there was a list of what legendary monsters were not from Canada and Yeti was on there...thank you Disney's Animal Kingdom
for helping me out with that response because of there Yak and Yeti roller coaster that is located in Asia :)
Anyways here are some pics....(oh and I swear that was supposed to be a garden gnome not some weird phallic symbol that I was making)
My birthday was on Friday, however, the celebrations began on Wed. My classmates freaking tricked me and brought food for our class lunch break and sang happy birthday. There was cheesecake people :) I was a little ticked though because we all know how much I hate surprises, oh and apparently Jason was in on it...brat!
Then Thursday's class (mostly the same people but some extras thrown in there and all the faculty) brought munchies again for our break and sang me happy birthday. Seriously, at this point I wanted to crawl in a hole. It was much appreciated, although the balancer of all in me wanted to check in with people to make sure they were okay because we didn't do this for everyone's birthday...in fact we didn't do it for anyone...eek!
Then Friday, after I had counseling, I picked Trev up and we headed to April's. Trevor had weaseled out of me, he's a tricky boy, what my favorite dessert is. I had said chocolate cake with boiled icing (which no one knows what that even is down here...oh and I couldn't say superstore pound cake because that really wouldn't make sense..ha ha ha). So he emailed my sister through my facebook account and got the recipe, then enlisted the help of April because he wasn't quite sure he could pull this off himself. How cool is that? I felt very special, oh and of course I had to go watch this event. It was so fun watching him learn everything from what a saucepan is to separating eggs. We then meet up with a bunch of my friends at a new restaurant that Erica had organized, and then went back to April's to play my favorite...CRANIUM!!! Which was the Canadian version because April's husband is a Canadian. One of the things that someone needed to draw was the Group of Seven, which I didn't get in the moment and then realized why Christian couldn't guess it either...also there was a list of what legendary monsters were not from Canada and Yeti was on there...thank you Disney's Animal Kingdom
for helping me out with that response because of there Yak and Yeti roller coaster that is located in Asia :)Anyways here are some pics....(oh and I swear that was supposed to be a garden gnome not some weird phallic symbol that I was making)
May 23, 2010
May 18, 2010
Been listening to this a lot.....
I love John Mayer....even though he says some ridiculous things that I don't support, you know there's someone in there because of his music....it's that i can support because isn't that the truth about all of us!
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