Technology
The other night, I am making dinner, when my cell phone goes off…
[These are all text messages...]
The Mother Hen: Hey [WickedStepMom]!
WickedStepMom: Yeah?
The Mother Hen: This is not, [The Mother Hen], its [The Show].
WickedStepMom: Oh… hi!
The Show: Whatcha doing?
WickedStepMom: Making dinner.
The Show: Oh…
WickedStepMom: We should skip dinner and just have ice cream.
The Show: No kidding!! Let’s do it!
WickedStepMom: Okay, you go to the store and buy it, I will wait here.
The Show: Darn it.. I am broke.
It’s Not You…
Dear Girls,
It’s not you… it’s Amazon. They made a Kindle app for the PC. It’s not the I am neglecting you, I just love my Kindle more. I will see you in a few months. Please make sure you don’t leave your dirty socks in the living room and that your dishes make it to the sink.
Love,
WickedStepMom
(P. S. Please read this with the sarcasm that it is dripping with.)
Wonder on Wednesday: Is there a future for your girls?
Every single time there is a victory for woman’s equality, I hear about something like this. Yes, it does in fact state the Miley Cyrus’ little sister is launching a lingerie line for little girls. My jaw has hit the floor and I am so disgusted as a woman and a mom (err… WickedStepMom).
Good luck to all the organizations like V-day. As long as females are encouraged to not have any self-worth, there will be violence against females. It is hard enough to instill self-worth into today’s girls without something like this.
What do you think? Is there hope for our girls to have a future without having to sell their bodies?
Random Tuesday Thoughts: When did I get old?
It’s Tuesday again. I know, I am as surprised as you are. I mean, when are these things, like once a week now? Go see Keely for a badge and some laughs.
* The Tyrant was trying to describe someone to me the other day. She said, “She is old. Not like really old like Daddy, but just a little old… like you.” You are the source of my gray hairs kid!
* I made Bear a cherry chip cake with chocolate icing. He is still losing weight. I have gained 2 lbs. Jerk…
* Working out everyday with the Wii Fit has its advantages. I can smugly look down my nose at those who do not exercise. (Alright, fine, I may have to smugly look up… But, I can still be smug!) I feel all proud of myself until they switch trainers on me and the bendy pretzel chick takes over… I hate her on general principles.
* Sometimes, I forget that the Tribe is unique. We are all pretty close knit and have a bunch of inside jokes. Sometimes, we will just tell each other one so we can get a laugh. In mixed company (non-Tribe members), we get some pretty funny looks. It wasn’t until Bear’s sister in law said to me, “I am so jealous that you guys are so close!” that it really hit home how unique we are.
* Final random thought, the new phrase to be banned from our house is “rubbing it in my face.” Bear declared it a swear word last weekend and threated to rub someone’s face in soap. I had to leave the room because I was laughing too hard.
Food Wars: Continued
As recommend by jwoap, I made this on Saturday
Roast Pork Tenderloin with Apricot Glaze
PREP: 5 minutes
ROAST: 30 minutes
SERVES: 8
What You’ll Need:
Cooking spray
1/4 cup apricot preserves (or apricot fruit spread)
2 Tbsp country-style Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp dried rosemary, chopped
2 pork tenderloins, 1 lb each
1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Spritz a baking sheet with cooking spray.
2. Combine preserves, mustard, and rosemary in a small bowl.
3. Place tenderloins on baking sheet (leave about 2 inches of space between them); brush each with the apricot mixture.
4. Roast for 30 minutes, or until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted in the thickest part reads 150°F.
5. Remove from oven, and let stand 5 minutes before slicing diagonally.
4 out of 5 tribe members loved it. The other one said “I just ate it so I wouldn’t hurt your feelings.” That is it, I am making asparagus!
P.S. – This was absolutely delicious!!
“Choosy Eater”* Recipes
I have been scoring the internet for recipes that everyone in our house will eat. This is harder than it sounds because we have a few things that some people just won’t eat.
1) Onions
2) Potatoes (Yes, I seriously have a child who will not eat potatoes. This includes fries and chips)
3) Rice
4) Mushrooms…
5) Beef (I am allergic, it’s not that I don’t like it. )
Here is the list of things that Kraft recommends. Only one thing on the list is something that everyone will eat. So, apparently, they think “choosy” means something different from it does in my house….
Anyone have some good ideas?
*- Apparently, it is no longer politically correct to call them picky…
We can be right…
If you are a parent to a teenager, you know one thing better than anyone else… no matter what you say, you are probably wrong (at least to the teenagers). And if you tell them more than once, you are definately wrong.
So, when the opportunity to say, “we can be right” came up last night, Bear had to run with it…
The Mother Hen: Mrs. [Geometry teacher] said that since I have been working so hard on my math and staying after school with her to work, whatever grade I get on my final, I will get in the class. She wants to see my hard work pay off and knows that since I didn’t do well in the beginning, it could really hamper my grade.
Bear: How does that make you feel?
The Mother Hen: Pretty good.
Bear: Remember I told you that if you show that you are trying, the teachers will work with you? So, maybe we can be right.
The Mother Hen: Yeah, I know, Dad. You were right. (Insert frustrated sigh here…)
Random Tuesday Thoughts: Mushrooms are the enemy!!
January 26, 2010
Filed under Random Tuesday Thoughts, The Mother Hen, The Show, The Tribe, The Tyrant
It is Tuesday. Its time for more random thoughts and purging the mental sludge that has been rolling around my brain all week. Thank goodness Keely thought of this. Otherwise, I would have to torture Bear will all my bloggy fragments.
* Pizza topping are worth fighitng for in our house. If you are not careful, you will end up with a whole pizza with mushrooms and pinapple. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy pinapple. However, mushrooms just aren’t my thing. And really, there are two members of the Tribe that eat them, everyone else pretty much screams “Eww” like a girl. (No, Bear does not like mushrooms either…)
* I made some pork in the crockpot over the weekend. I added cream of mushroom soup, some garlic and a few other things. Bear and I thought it smelled delicious. Everyone else in the house gagged. (Even the mushroom eaters.) Turns out the dish smelled very similar to a dish they had eaten before and absolutely hated. And if you have been reading here for a while, you know dinner time is very dramatic for us. It was worse than normal. Mushrooms are officially banned from the house.
* My sinuses have slowly been getting better. I haven’t had any nose bleeds in a few weeks and I am having fewer problems over all. Hopefully, I will be able to skip surgery.
* Cheer season is coming to an end for The Show. She is going to have a competition soon and is hoping to make the football sideline cheer team in the fall. She has really thrived on the sport. She loved gymnastics when she was younger and now she gets to combine that with her bubbly personality and shout a lot. This really is a great thing for her. I hope she can stick with it!
* I was having a really rough day yesterday. I am feeling better now. Bear is always great about making me feel better. This time, The Mother Hen helped out too. Its a wonderful feeling to know that you belong and that people care.
* The Tyrant asked me to issue a warning to call teenage girls out there. Were-boyfriends are on the loose everywhere. If they bite you, you turn into one. So please, protect your necks!
Recession
Over the past few weeks, we have seen a woman standing on the side of the exit ramp near our house. She is carrying a sign that says “Husband laid off from the big three. Small children at home, please help.” Personally, I have never give her money. But, I did give her a flyer for the local food bank. There are so many people laid off, it really is hard to tell if this story is legitamate.
Now, if I saw this guy… I would know it is a scam.
Get a job!
There are quite a very few things in this world that will really get under my skin. I realize that not all of these things are important. I also know that some of the things (leaving dirty socks all over the house, for example) do not bother other people at all. But what really gets to me? What really makes me mad?
People that feel entitled to things that others have to work for makes me absolutely crazy. I do not feel things should be handed to people. I truly believe that in order to really appreciate something, you have to work for it. Those people that don’t want to work but expect the same things as everyone else make me want to scream. This is something that is frustrating for me across the board. Whether it is a new skill that someone is trying to master, a difficult task that someone is trying to complete or a goal that is being reached for.
What makes this whole deal even worse and the reason why I am stressed. There really are people that have never had to work a day in their lives for anything. To make matters worse, some of these people have enough financial resources to never have to put an effort into anything at all. These people who do not even know the value of hard work get to have all the benefits. I really don’t like these people.
