Tiny Talk Tuesday

A: I want a drink please.

Me: Would you like milk or water?

A: I want juice.

Me: You had juice this morning. Do you want milk or water?

A: Milk or juice.........juice!

Me: nice try...

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A: "Thank you Jesus for aspar-gas, and da park, and for MOMMY'S KISSES, and for church and songs at church, and thank you for all dees things. In Jesus name, Amen."

um, she could have asked me for a pony, and I probably would have gotten her one.

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I love when Adeline parents herself....

A: "Chew that bite first"

A: "Adeline, you're not obeying. Do you need discipline?"

A: "Don't make messes."

A: "Don't throw your books."

Head over to Mary's for more TTT...

It's stay in your head...trust me.

Ever since I saw this on Mari's blog, I can't get it out of my head. Amazing!

Mom, just click on the arrow in the middle of the picture and wait...it may take a minute to load. love you.

Senior Year meme

I was tagged on Facebook (ages ago) for this meme about my senior year of high school. I'm not much into tagging people these days, but if you want to play along, great! And, what would a high school post be without some humiliating pictures? I scanned these from my scrapbook for your entertainment. You can click on them to enlarge and get the full value of their humor. I graduated in 1995.....

1. Did you date someone from your school?
Yes

2. Did you marry someone from your high school?
No

3. Did you car pool to School?
Yep, various people, various years. I drove my senior year, and sometimes picked up a friend "in town" on my way.

4. What kind of car did you have?
A rather unattractive olive green Oldsmobile.

5. What kind of car do you have now?
2005 Honda Accord and a 2000 Nissan Pathfinder

6. Its Friday night...where are you in HS?
I grew up in a football town, so if there was a game, that was the only place to be. Other times of the year, I would have been hanging out with my friends. We usually congregated at my house or my friend, Corby's house.

7. It is Friday night...where are you now?
At NIGHT I'm at home because we've got two little girls who need to go to bed, but in the evening I may be out to dinner, enjoying time with friends, or having an at home date with my hubby.

8. What kind of job did you have in high school?
I worked at "Little People Daycare Center." I ran their after school program during the year and their camp program in the summer. It was nice because it was just for a few hours after school, but I didn't have to work nights or weekends. My social life was quite important....

9. What kind of job do you do now?
Full time mommy and part time occupational therapist.

10. Were you a party animal?
Depends how you define party animal....no drinking, no smoking, no drugs. However, we were out late a lot and had a lot of parties. There were at least 30 of us in my public high school that were all Christians and had good, clean fun. We were together A LOT.

12. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
Concert band (played the flute). No desire to be in marching band.

13. Were you a nerd?
no. I took academic classes, but it wasn't nerdy to be smart in my school.

14. Did you get suspended or expelled?
No

15. Can you sing the fight song?
If someone can start me off...maybe.

16. Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)?
Miss Hoover (Spanish), Mr Kensinger (Chemistry), and Mr Kreider (History)

17. Where did you sit during lunch?

Cafeteria...with my girlfriends.

18. What was your school's full name?
Manheim Central Senior High School

20. What was your school mascot?

a Baron

21. If you could go back and do it again, would you?

I'm happy with my life now, and I was happy with my life then. I am still close to many of my friends from high school and have many happy memories from those years.

22. Did you have fun at Prom?

A blast! And why not share a few pictures from that too...

I LOVED that dress. Especially the back. And my hair.....it's in a banana clip, and yes, I loved that too. And yes, Jen and Jen, I'm taking you down with me. ;o)

23. Do you talk to the person you went to Prom with?
no...we're facebook friends though and if I run into him, we are friendly.

24. Are you planning on going to your next reunion?
Well, I planned the last one (with some friends). If one gets planned, I will go.

25. Do you still talk to people from school?
Yes....many.

Heidi's Chicken Yumminess

My friend, Heidi, sometimes asks me to post recipes. I don't think she intended for me to post HER recipes, but this one really is divine. It's the perfect meal when you need to take someone a meal....kid friendly, meat and veggies all in one nice little package, made with ingredients you have on hand. nice...

Chicken Pie

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup chopped onion

3/4 cup chopped celery

6 TBSP flour

3 cups chicken broth

1 1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

3 cups cooked, shredded or cubed chicken

2 cups cooked potatoes

1 cup cooked peas

1 cup cooked carrots

Saute onion and celery in butter until soft, add flour, seasoning, and broth. Cook until creamy and thick. Layer chicken in a 9x13" greased baking dish. Add veggies and potatoes. Pour sauce over and mix.

Crust

1 1/2 cups flour (add more if needed)

6 TBSP Crisco

4 TBSP softened butter

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup cold water (add more if needed)

Roll out dough and cut into strips to make a lattice pattern on top of casserole. Bake at 350 for 45 min or until crust is brown.

Lynn's shortcut tips...

-I cook the vegetables together (add the peas for the last 5 min), and I use whatever vegetables I have on hand. Potatoes, carrots, and peas are staples around here, but I usually throw in some edimame (soy beans) too since we like them.

-If I don't have Crisco for the crust, I just use more butter and change the amount of flour and/or water to get the consistency I want.

-I don't take the time to roll out the dough. Sometimes I just flatten parts of it in my hands and lay it over the top. Sometimes I grab balls of it and roll it in my hands to make a rope and then lay it on the top. I never take the time to weave the pieces together.

Four in the bed and the little one said...

Many mornings, this is how you'll find us....

Sunday Finest

Ladies' Day Out

Jen, Jen, Heidi and I made a pact several years ago. For your first baby, we will plan a shower. For all subsequent births, we plan a pamper the mom-to-be day. Sometimes we don't get it done before the little ones arrive, but we still follow through. A few weekends ago, the girls planned a very special day for me. They took me to a tea shop, and we had the most delightful lunch. Seriously, the scones were A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I love girly things like this....they knew that. They also treated me to a gift card for Ann Taylor (one of my favorite stores) so I can get some clothes that fit my recently pregnant, stretched out middle. I felt loved and blessed to have such amazing friends.

Thanks ladies! I love you all...

Wordless Wednesday

Tiny Talk Tuesday

A: (while playing with a squeeze toy in the bathtub)..."Mommy, the crab tooted."

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A: (while driving home from church)..."Camille is fussing a lot. She needs breast milk."

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A: "I want more pretzels. What do you say? Please!"

at least she is asking the question herself now...

Head over to Mary's for more Tiny Talkers.

It's in her genes...

One sure sign of summer around here is....CORN ON THE COB! I love it....and apparently I always have because there are more pictures of me eating it as a kid than anything else (except maybe ice cream).

Adeline has had fresh corn a few times before, but I usually cut it off the cob for her. When we handed the ear to her, she tried to bite the end of it (like a hotdog). Precious. She was a quick learner though (see the title), and she soon devoured every kernel and asked for more....and then more. Yeah, she gets her appetite from me too.

Great Waves Park

Patrick's mom works at the Pentagon. Once a year, they have a big picnic at Great Waves Park in VA. There is a cookout, moon bounce, wave pool, baby pool, water slides, fountains, and a sand box. My mom came to watch Camille, and I took Adeline for the day. We met my mother-in-law, Patrick's sister, her husband, and their three kids there. This is the closest most of you will get to seeing me in a swimsuit this summer....it's just not right to have to wear one 5 weeks after having an almost 9 lb baby!

There weren't as many noisy things at this park, but none the less, my recently timid daughter took a while to warm up to the idea of "swimming." She soon learned to love the fountain flowing from this rock.

We made repeated trips to the sand area when needing a break from the water.

Then back to the splashing, running, and jumping...

...and more sand

We were having some sleeping issues with Adeline (as in she wouldn't go to sleep since she figured out how to open her bedroom door...we fixed that). I thought she would be tired out by around 3, but she was having so much fun, we stayed ALL day. With no nap, and constant activity in the sun, she barely made it two miles to Ruby Tuesday's where we had dinner. I thought she would be asleep before we were out of the parking lot, but she got her second wind and sang the whole. way. home........well, until we were 3 min from home. Those with toddlers know it is the kiss of death if they fall asleep for a short time before you get home. I made her stay awake. She melted. We gave her a bath. She was quickly becoming a puddle. Then....she slept.

Sunday Finest