Eh I tried

I have stopped this blog challenge, I just haven't been feeling good as of late and don't really want to blog about nothing so I'll be done. This post will be my, make before Christmas post! YIPPY!! Ha riiiight. If i can't even blog once a day how in the heck am I supposed to make all this junk?!

BTW, thanks a lot Martha Stewart, I didn't even mean to go to your dumb, inspiring, insane website anyways....

Knit Cowl- so I actually just knitted a cowl last week but compared to this one it's LAME-OO. AND it's called the Dobbs cowl...awwww Dobby! WHY?!!!! I have a bone to pick with you JK Rowling!

Bath Fizzies- I just kind of want this as a gift to myself ;) soooo selfish

Baby Mobile- my aunt has a baby girl, Alexa Summer who will be borned soon so this might be a good shower gift along with the little blanket I'm making...

Body Scrub- now I'm fairly certain I'm a sucker for packaging because if this was in a ziplock bag I probably wouldn't have bookmarked it..well maybe I would have it seems pretty easy...

Lip Balm- again it's all about the packaging baby!

Rosette Scarf- Now I'm not certain I need to make this scarf but i do NEED the rosette tool...hmmm

Tea Candles- seriously?! are you kidding? yes please!

Towl Puppets- These are just kind of a cute idea. prolly won't ever make them but I can dream.

So this list is really for my information so I can keep a list of projects I want to try and maybe if I post about them it will encourage me to actually do something about it!

So again, thanks a lot Martha Stewart...

ok off to take my milk of magnesia...or whatever that stuff is that's supposed to help me sleep...OH I Just googled that, I am not constipated...oh gosh that's awkward, whatever I'm taking starts with an M....hahaha wooops. Maybe Marsupial? I have no idea. I need to sleep ASAP.

Day #23- 15 things

This blog challenge is ALMOST over!! I've done pretty good with not skipping tooo much. Today I'm told to tell you 15 random things about myself, here they are in no particular order:

1. I woke up at 3am to shop this morning- it IS black Friday after all. I saved about $135 (still might go back in for a few things but haven't decided yet)

2. I am currently making Tom Ka Pug ala Turkey for a ward Thanksgiving leftovers dinner

3. My hair's a hot mess right about now. haven't even brushed it today, maybe I should be doing that instead of blogging since I have to go soon...

4. I HATE GLEE

5. I am a control freak

6. I am left handed and double jointed. basically I'm a freak of nature ;)

7. I hate odd numbers and tomatoes

8. I love the season we are in right now. It's my favorite time of the year

9. I'm almost done Christmas shopping and I may have spent more than I needed/wanted to

10. I'm pretty sure I have arthritis from my knitting/crocheting. my fingers/hands hurt real bad and start spazzing randomly.

11. I strongly dislike when someone calls me sista or sister and says made up words (says is looking like a really weird word to me right now...is it right?!)

12. I really need to be done with this list so I can get ready to go

13. If I had to choose one sandwich shop for the rest of my life it would be Port of Subs...

14. I dislike blow drying my hair

15. I like hand sanitizer.

that is all.

Thanksgivingdaivid

We take a break from our regularly scheduled programing to talk about Thanksgiving! YAHOO! It's probably one of my favorite holidays (besides Halloween) because it means the Christmas season is here and that mean Christmas music and trees and decorating etc...I just love this time of year. This year was no different, Wednesday night we had dinner at round table pizza with "the families" like always. We had some great entertainment provided by Miss. Reagan. =) she knows how to work a crowd.

 this was outside our window this morning:

really?! i like the snow but not this early and not when i have to drive places!! yikes. and Ty's in Chile enjoying a 2nd summer jealous!
I made it my project to be in charge of the turkey this year. I never realized what a big deal it was and how much work it is. my hands are raw from soap and bleaching everything, I'm so paranoid about cross contamination! So I took some help from one Alton Brown and brined the heck outta the turkey. I just used some stock, salt, peppercorns, orange peel and ice water then let it brine overnight in the fridge. then this morning i rinsed it all out (sick) and patted it dry. Made some aromatics with apple, onion, rosemary and cinnamon. Filled up the cavity with those items and brushed it with butter then baked it and basted it several times through out 3.5 hours. It got a little browner than I thought it would but it made the skin kind of crispy (i hate the skin though, never have liked it).  and this was the finished product:

i have to say for my first turkey ever it was pretty good. the flavor wasn't as intense as i would have liked but it was pretty juicy. I also made a stuffing like quinoa because i hate stuffing. I just made up a recipe and used 4.5 cups of broth/water and 1.5 cups quinoa. half an onion, dried basil, rosemary, toasted pecans and crasins. I loved it. I got seconds of it but couldn't finish because i was far too full.

we had our neighbors and tracy over for our lunch/dinner. it was a mad house for awhile but it all worked out. it was surprisingly less stressful than it has been in years past so that's good.

so tomorrow is black friday. we did go to walgreens and michaels tonight which wasn't as crazy as i thought it would be, i have never shopped on thanksgiving day before and probably won't again. but tomorrow, i'm debating what i want to do. People started lining up here at 2:30 this afternoon for stores that don't open until 5AM!!!!!! yiiikes. that's dedication but i think i'd rather pay an extra bit of money and not have to wait outside in the snow. so i might brave the crowds tomorrow to go to old navy and a few places but we'll see it might just be better to sleep in and avoid all the crazies and the icy streets!

Day #20 & #21

I skipped yesterday which was supposed to be to explain my blog name but that's dumb, i hate my blog name so I skipped it. So today I'm supposed to post a picture of something that makes me happy. This picture makes me happy. I finally saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1. AMAZING. minus the unnecessary and very strange part involving Arry and Hermione....I don't even need to explain it because those who've seen it know what I'm talking about, AWKWARD. and unnecessary. BUT it wasn't as bad as I had heard people make it out to be so I was grateful that it only lasted a few seconds...

LOVED IT. can't wait for part dos!

Day #19 Photo

Another photo of myself was on the menu for this blog challenge. So here it is. They didn't say it had to be recent. But I'm fairly certain I still make that same scowl so it's like looking at a current photo...except for the white-blonde side pony, HUGE grandma glasses, floral/lace/puffy sleeve dress, obnoxious purple watch (not sure why I wore it, I still can't tell time on those stupid things), stick on earrings, and 90's hair tie.

Man I was STYLIN'...still am if I do say so myself...haha ya riiiight.

This is my "get out the way or else" face.

Day #18 Craving

PEANUT BUTTER BALLS!!!!! I am obsessed with them. Especially since starting this diet I'm all about them. The above photo is from google, mine look a little different but they aren't covered in chocolate so it was close enough.

Recipe:

1 C crunchy peanut butter (Adams is best ;))
1/2 C dehydrated milk
1/4-1/2 C agave or honey
rasins
sunflower seeds
chocolate chips (optional)

This is just a throw it together see if it looks right recipe. I usually don't measure very accurately (or at all). Sometimes I like them smoother and don't add the sunflower seeds but I always add raisins, they are the best part of the whole dang thing. They are pretty high caloried so on the days i make them I pretty much eat my weight in peanut butter...it's gross.  I just made some like 5 minutes ago and I've already eaten 2 plus licked the spoon, I'm an addict and I need PBBA (peanut butter balls anonymous).

On another note: Still haven't seen Harry Potter...I'm bitter.

Day #17 family

 today i was told to post a photo of my family so here ya go. lucky dooogs. hahah...errrr ummm....

Day #16 Celebrity

DUH!

hahaha it's national make people uncomfortable day, what better way than to pretend your celebrity crush is Justin Bieber? i just threw up in my mouth a little bit...

ok all kidding aside.......too bad he's not still around to play holden caufield if catcher in the rye is EVER made into a movie...too bad if it is made into a movie now someone like Robert Pattinsen or other such terrible actors will be cast to play Holden.....we're on a first name basis now. I have very strong opinions on this subject I guess, I think they need an unknown actor to play him. and they need to do it right, just because J.D. Salinger has died doesn't mean they can mess with it.
PHEW. sorry about that.

Day #15 don't leave without it

Today's blog is about something I never leave the house without. Well I thought about this and thought I'd say shoes buuut, there was that one time where i left the house and started driving without shoes. Granted it was during the summer so that gives me some excuse right?

if i didn't have my glasses I wouldn't get far, I'd probably end up in Timbucktwo missing 4 teeth and a deviated septum.

Day #14 show

The show that I am most obsessed with would have to be Survivor. There are several others shows out there that I do enjoy (The Office, 30, Community and Sister Wives {don't judge}) but in terms of favorite show, overall I'd have to say Survivor. I've seen every episode of every season, maybe I shouldn't admit that but I have. This season isn't great the people that I've wanted to win have been voted out and the people that I can't stand are thriving (cough NaOnka cough Brenda cough Sash). But that's besides the point, usually I am really happy with the results and who knows, something might turn around this season and surprise me. I would have been 13 during the first season of the show..actually 12. And now I'm old enough (have been for a couple years) to go on the show. There is a casting call coming up...hmmmm.