Tuesday, and Tea got to love the tea

Random Tuesday Hits again.

Happy Tuesday to those that know what I'm talking about. If you don't know what Random Tuesday is, you'll have to go to Keely's and  read all about it.

 psttttttt i'm so ahead this week she's doesn't even have hers up, go me!




maybe it's not really Tuesday? oh that would be bad, that would mean I've had my head stuck in a online game for more then a week and 1/2 without looking up.

What? incoming attack you say.. wait wait. duck and cover. Sshhhhh you didn't see anything...


Critter count, yep, new critter in the works... I have yet to see it but there have been stories of said critter. LICE! evil ugly lice. I haven't cleaned my house so great in years! I'm eyeing the walls and baseboards and thinking they could use a scrub down? Me Scrubbing baseboards?

I cant' confirm they got in the house or on the bodies but I can't confirm they didn't so I treated 1 child out of 3. More hot water and hot dryer work today. The big plus here is the house is looking better by the day/minute. I'm getting caught up on laundry. I think I'd rather do the raccoon, deer, fox, or bear critter count from now on. Deal? yeah Deal!

I'm still babysitting on Wednesdays. It's just that easy money that keeps the little one safe while waiting for him mom to drive home from work.

Did you know that smoking sucks? yeah I know you did

Cancer sucks too, so do what you can to avoid cancer and don't smoke! don't be stupid.

I lost a family member last week to cancer, she was only 40! Cancer sucks! I had moved off the island a year after she married my cousin and didn't get to know her well, but still I miss her.

Been talking to friends online nad off about kids lunches.

Ouch!!! hard toast crumbs hurt when they are trying to go down the wrong way, cough attack!!

Oh I took the shears (do you spell it like that?) off the front window in the livingroom and now I don't want to put them up again. It's so nice nad bright. I have drapes (I know you're totally calling 70's-80's Fail on that) but they look ok and don't fully close as they aren't for function but looks?

oh back to the lunches, so I've been reading about how school lunches aren't that great but you know what? making lunches that kids will eat? at school to keep them going until you can force feed them a "real meal"? is hard too.
I have one child that has been living on either Cheese whiz (Calcium in the brand name one) for about 2/3 of the year so far. The other days he eats low sugar strawberry Jam/jelly/preserves on bread. My kids though do not know white bread. I don't use white bread for anything here, I don't even use the pretend it's white it looks white but really it's whole wheat bread either. They don't know white bread. They know the odd dinner roll or white bagel but usually I buy them in whole wheat too, because well white bread is blah, there is no flavour.

^^
that totally could have been it's own post but really would any one read it?

Being the only girl in the house means that all the princess movies are mine.

Being the only girl in the house means I've got to sit through old transformer cartoons on VHS.

my camera battery is dead, again, I never seem to remember to charge it.

5yrolds do not wake up well and are ALWAYS hungry, I need to find him some food. we're out of whole wheat flour too, (see I even bake with the stuffs)

I think we'll go for a walk today, can you all watch the house? it's clean now.

Happy Tuesday, go on grab a badge, babble away your random. DARN no waffles in the house and no flour to make more. Oh wait there's pancake mix,saved by a box of crappy pancake mix. atleast he wont starve. uh oh he's in the fridge.

Yummy Orange Loaf, Aj's Favorite

The orange loaf works out every single time. When I was waiting for MJ to be born I think I baked it about 8times in 2wks. :)AJ now loves it. It came out of a recipe book I received as a wedding shower gift. You know the kind, everyone submits a recipe and they print it to raise money. This was for a hospital fund. The book is so very well used that now the covers, and binding are gone! The Orange loaf page is a mess, along with the Brownies for a Crowd recipe that was used for the new roof in May. I hope you like it as well.
EAsy too!

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening, (Cream together)
2 eggs,
rind of one orange... See More
1tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cup flour
1tsp salt
1/2 cup milk

topping,

1/4 cup sugar, and the juice of 1 orange boiled together until disolved.
I use the mixer for loaf batter, and then bake at 350 for 15minutes, then 325 for an hour.
Pour the sauce over the loaf while it's in the pan, wait about 1/2 hour before taking it out.

no breadmaker needed.
OHHHHHHHHH and when you are putting the shortening in and using the handy measure on the side of the box to cut it? Take all the wrapper off first. This morning I took this loaf out of the freezer for breakfast. AJ says "mom there's paper in here" yep! the wax paper from the shortening got cooked into that part of the loaf. I pulled it out and we ate the LOAF not the paper. oops!

HASAY, OK I've Procrastinated Enough

Rather then write here today, I baked(I will not post the food porn), I cleaned the counters, I cleaned the doors to the basement, and the cupboard doors in my kitchen. I'm not losing, I'm stuck again. I lost 4.4 in september, but no more after that. I just need .2 for this week to get to 20lbs "again". The "baby" is now 4.5yrs old. It shouldn't be this hard to get this weight off. I know I was so determined the first time I lost. This time it's harder so much harder.

I've been reading everyone's updates, I've seen some awesome progress, and some great attitude. Me? today? my attitude is in the crapper! I've been walking with MJ around the block, he is in his pink Trike and I'm pushing him with a broom stick so that things go Faster! The pace of a 4.5yrold will get me no where, but a 4.5yrold on a Trike being pushed with a broomstick? now it feels like we're doing something. I've asked for help to keep me motivated from my family. I've asked them to eat the healthy food vs the stuff they really want. I want my boys to grow up healthy but they have their dad's motabolism, they look at food and lose weight, I look at food and gain. The big part of this is that "I" have to do it. So I will keep walking and running after that Trike and Away from the Bear! (yes he's back 4miles from here 2 bears were spotted this morning, you can tell it's their garbage pick up day, tomorrow is ours!)

Meals have been better, more veggies are in the house and less snacking. I've bought their lunch snacks all packaged up. They are a bit bummed that I'm not baking more. They want me to make cinnamon Buns, Apple muffins, cookies and even chocolate chip pancakes. I want none of those things to be in my house. If it's packed I wont touch it. A package of mini chocolate chip cookies? not a problem because they are for the kids lunches, and I only buy enough to do so many days. A package of cheese strings? it's theirs,a 500g chunk of cheese? uh now we've got problems.

I made whole wheat pizza this weekend, spicy beef stirfry and salads, those will work. I've journaled for 4wks straight this month, I bite it a write it so the October goal will be to keep that going, and work on the liquids and less fluff. The fluff will fluff you up everytime!

If you want to join in with a great pile of motivational losers click your way over to Casey's Blog and her Club HASAY!

Some HASAY Reporting from me

Now I'm not sure if we're going back to every week update officially now that the summer of excess is over, but I'm going to try to keep posting HASAY on Monday.
(Waving to Casey and other HASAY-ers!!!) I need more accountability. I can't seem to get this done when no one else is doing the ah ah ah finger.


This guy always pops in my head when I think of keeping a journal and keeping myself accountable. This past weeks news? well O-M-G I was very very shocked to stand on the altar of Truth and see another 4lbs. I sat in the meeting while listening and going over in my head all the things I did or didn't do that weekend and then the bacon and gumdrops and hot wings came back to haunt my thoughts. I just can't do those things anymore. I wasn't a small person to start but when you keep adding those kinds of foods to the pile on top of your salads and other bites licks and tastes. (BLT), well the truth comes back to me! I am now almost starting over. I'm now almost 30lbs over goal. (deep breath) so There you have it the Truth, and it wasn't someone else adding to the pile! it was me!
This week since Thursday morning I've kept a journal every bite, and every walk too. I'm not planning to eat my activity points earned. I've got to get back on target! BTW it's a good thing that Thinsations only come in a box of 12pts, and it's taking a lot of will power today and tomorrow not to take MJ to the store for a "treat". That store sells Fudge, chips, and high fat crackers and candy!!

VGNO

good evening Blog hoppers, I'm here again this week. This week should work out better. I'm not drinking. I'll drive, wait no one has to drive.
Ann over at Ann again... Ann Again.Is the Primary Host, so I'm here joining on the coattails. I got me a badge to put on the post and once I'm done designing this Sweet party, I'll go find mrlinky. Ever notice he's at a lot of these events? There's always one, invited to everything you know?




So The them is sweet! And based on the format below, if I was a Chocolate Bar I'd be Precious Honey. I guess that's a good thing. Honey is sweet. I wonder what I'll put in to me? has to be chocolate a Bar (we just call them Bars up here in Canada). Nuts, maybe I'm nuts, that works, nuts and honey and then chocolate over that?

Sweet As Candy

If you were to have a candy bar named after you what would it be called? Just for fun follow the guide below to create your candy bar name. Ex. If your first name starts with an 'A' and your last name starts with an 'H' your candy bar would be called "Sweet Confection". Try it out.

Your First Name
A - C = Sweet
D - F = Honey
G - I = Lucious
J - L = Sugar
M - O = Precious
P - R = Savory
S - U = Delightful
V - Z = Heavenly

Your Last Name
A - C = BonBon
D - F = Tart
G - I = Confection
J - L = Chunk
M - O = Honey
P - R = Blossom
S - U = Bits
V - Z = Buns

Let us know what your candy bar name is. (What it's filled with is completely up to you :-> )

Let me see, a sweet drink for those that are drinking this evening? How about Chocolate Milk for Adults. I found it over at allrecipes called http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Dirty-Bedtime-Story/Detail.aspx
that looks yummy, and will probably set me on my butt!

Looks good to me. As for Music, it's been about 3wks now since I found this woman's music. I had no idea before this and when I thought of sweet.Lily Allen, and this video even has candy in it, if you don't look Twice..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p_V0y7C9vc

see she jumped over that "candy" :) Candy is sweet.
The embedded option is removed so you'll have to click.

Food? Anyone hungry? Let me think SWEET, how about this. It's called Breton Brittle and it's from Company's Coming Cook books. The Christmas one "Home for the Holidays" I'm addicted to this Recipe book all year round. The recipe are simple, and usually I've got everything in the house. So take 28 Breton (or similar) crackers, and line them up 7X4 in a 11X8 pan that's been lined with foil. The crackers over lap so that the whole pan is covered but the and very few spaces.
In a Pot on the stove melt 1 cup packed brown sugar, (I said it was sweet) and 1 cup Butter, I've used hard margarine, it works. So you've got that stuff melted in the pot until it comes to a boil. Once it boils, like that rolling kind of sugary boil? then you pour it over the crackers in the pan.
Next step, bake this at 400F in the oven for 5minutes. Take the pan out of ht eoven and sprinkle on...
1 2/3 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips (I've used milk chocolate too...or mixed them) and some finally chopped pecans or walnuts.
Put the pan in the fridge and let it set (stop trying ot eat it out of the pan, it's HOT!) when it's set, and cold, take it out and crack it! makes 8 cups of brittle. hmmmm chocolate, sugar, taffyish. no wonder I'm still fat...
You know what else goes good with sweet? SALTY... when I was a teen and uh could eat more and gain slower shall we say, I used to buy Munchies Chips and an Aero Bar and eat them together in the same bite. I could go for that right now actually, but I wont. I'll stick to the virtual world.
Also I heard on the radio today, that Ben and Jerry's are making a new flavour,based on the Bare Naked ladies. "If I had a Millions Flavours" you know Maybe I can find that video since i've left you a bit stranded in youtube link tab hell.


OK just went to the Ben and Jerry's Canada Sight and got a free download of BNL! cool! Thanks to VGNO, how awesome is that?

Oh and another sweet thing? my Hubbie, he brought me home suppper, I didn't have to cook. YAY! now that's Sweet! BTW if this just looks like a mesh of whatever just tell me and I'll try better next week. It's a Long weekend here, that's "SWEET!" (all the kids are saying it)

The Boys!

So I started to add this to the last post but really it needs to be on it's own.

Oh well more to think on... oH BTW Mr BABE will be 3 on Monday, I'm making the same cake I made in July of 2005, he was too small to remember it it was for my oldest's birthday that year, I hope it turns out as well. The fish? though they don't' stock them anymore; I'm hoping a different kind of blue fish with white bottoms will work, maybe it will look like rough see waves.

The boys are growing again, I measured the oldest and he's grown 2inches since last August! I measured the middle and he's grown 3inches since last august. and mrbabe, He had his first measure against the "door" I should take a picture. I make the line with the ruler over their heads, and then date it, I know it will eventually look messy but that's what paint is for, if I had been thinking I would have done it on a closet wall. oh well for now it's My Kitchen door, where the boys will pass thru it and see it where the food that fills them and helps their bones to grow is found. Maybe some stenciling around it when they are 18 will help cause I'm not sure I'll be able to paint over it unless of course we have ot sell this house and "go back" HA!