I have this love/hate relationship with my dentist. He is by far the best dentist I have ever had, but I seriously hate to see him.
I had to psych myself up, yet again, to go see him today and have two cavities filled. I use the word "psych" because I have a long standing history of canceling about 30+% of my appointments because I just can't get my head around to wanting to be tortured for hours.
I hate having other peoples hands in my mouth... OH how I hate it.
Today though, I didn't expect to be too bad. I went in last month and had a bigger cavity filled and it wasn't any big deal, so I figured I would go, have them fill the two little puppies and be on my merry way.
Little did I know!
I was there for almost two hours and it was the second worst dental appointment of my life (my wisdom teeth being the worst--I'll tell that story someday). I hurt so bad after I left that I wanted to curl up in a ball, call my mommy and cry.
I was really shocked at how awful the pain was, because lets face it, I suffer through some pretty hardcore pain everyday without pain meds and I figure my pain threshold is pretty high these days.
I have to take Emmi to the dentist tomorrow for an x-ray, but I can honestly say it will take my the full 6 months to work myself back up to going for my cleaning.
Oh the pain!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
MOTHER NATURE
I Swear, mother nature suffers from a personality disorder of some kind.
There I was last Saturday, sitting next to a river, watching ducks ignore the 30 or so loaves of bread that the kids had thrown at them. My face was getting sunburned by the 60 degree weather and the sub sandwich I had just picked up was getting stale.
I go home and till the garden, admire my little tulips that have poked their heads through the sandy soil.
And now I'm sitting here in my freaking office watching snowflakes fall.
How wrong is that?
There I was last Saturday, sitting next to a river, watching ducks ignore the 30 or so loaves of bread that the kids had thrown at them. My face was getting sunburned by the 60 degree weather and the sub sandwich I had just picked up was getting stale.
I go home and till the garden, admire my little tulips that have poked their heads through the sandy soil.
And now I'm sitting here in my freaking office watching snowflakes fall.
How wrong is that?
To make myself feel better I'm including a picture of the tulips that bloomed on my kitchen table a few weeks ago. Maybe someday soon I will see some of these cuties outside my house.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
SPRING IS ALMOST HERE
This week has brought spring fever to our home. It has been in the 60's for the past few days allowing the little one to play outside more. But the best part is that yesterday I spent a few hours in the yard cleaning up all of the winter debre and cutting off all of the dead stuff from plants. While i did that I noticed all of the tulips and daffodiles coming up and other bushes starting to get leaves. It is so exciting!
The really weird thing is that I was too lazy last fall to pull up all of the annual plants Emmi planted in the flower gardens and two kinds are coming back. Her pansies from last year survived our winter and are blooming again and the snap dragons have stared new green growth. I can't wait until we have blooms all over the yard.
Happy almost spring!
The really weird thing is that I was too lazy last fall to pull up all of the annual plants Emmi planted in the flower gardens and two kinds are coming back. Her pansies from last year survived our winter and are blooming again and the snap dragons have stared new green growth. I can't wait until we have blooms all over the yard.
Happy almost spring!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
CHARITY'S HOMEMADE POT PIE
Because you all asked for it, here it is. I never had a recipe for this, I just made it, but because I have been asked...like a hundred times...for this I finally wrote it down as I cooked and measured things out. So here you go, enjoy!
Charity's Homemade Pot Pie
Makes 1 large Pot Pie
By Charity M.
2 frozen pie crusts in pie tins (or make homemade if you like)
2 Large Chicken Breasts (Cut into bite sized pieces)
1 ½ - 2 Potatoes (Cut into bite sized pieces)
1/3 Cup Chopped Onions
1 16 oz bag Frozen Peas & Carrots
½ Can of Corn with water drained (or Frozen Corn)
2 Cans Cream of Chicken Soup (10.5 oz)
1 stem of Celery, chopped (Optional)
1/8 Cup of Water
Parsley
Salt
Pepper
* Set pie crusts out to thaw.
* Chop Potatoes into bite sized squares and place in a boiling pot of water. Cook until tender. Do not let them get soggy, they still need firmness to them. Drain the water and set aside.
* In a large skillet with a small amount of oil, add chopped Chicken and chopped Onions. When chicken is fully cooked add Water, Celery, Peas, Carrots and Corn. Cook until the vegetables are thawed and tender stirring frequently.
* Stir Cream of Chicken Soup into the vegetable mixture, add parsley, salt and pepper to taste. Cook until the mixture is warm.
* Pour into one of the pie tins then use the second pie crust for the top of the pot pie. Make 2-4 slits in the top for venting.
* Place the pie on a cookie sheet before baking to prevent spillage.
Bake @ 375 degrees
25 minutes (If the filling is still warm when you bake it)
45 minutes (If the pie is refrigerated before cooking)
Charity's Homemade Pot Pie
Makes 1 large Pot Pie
By Charity M.
2 frozen pie crusts in pie tins (or make homemade if you like)
2 Large Chicken Breasts (Cut into bite sized pieces)
1 ½ - 2 Potatoes (Cut into bite sized pieces)
1/3 Cup Chopped Onions
1 16 oz bag Frozen Peas & Carrots
½ Can of Corn with water drained (or Frozen Corn)
2 Cans Cream of Chicken Soup (10.5 oz)
1 stem of Celery, chopped (Optional)
1/8 Cup of Water
Parsley
Salt
Pepper
* Set pie crusts out to thaw.
* Chop Potatoes into bite sized squares and place in a boiling pot of water. Cook until tender. Do not let them get soggy, they still need firmness to them. Drain the water and set aside.
* In a large skillet with a small amount of oil, add chopped Chicken and chopped Onions. When chicken is fully cooked add Water, Celery, Peas, Carrots and Corn. Cook until the vegetables are thawed and tender stirring frequently.
* Stir Cream of Chicken Soup into the vegetable mixture, add parsley, salt and pepper to taste. Cook until the mixture is warm.
* Pour into one of the pie tins then use the second pie crust for the top of the pot pie. Make 2-4 slits in the top for venting.
* Place the pie on a cookie sheet before baking to prevent spillage.
Bake @ 375 degrees
25 minutes (If the filling is still warm when you bake it)
45 minutes (If the pie is refrigerated before cooking)
Saturday, February 14, 2009
HAPPY VALENTINES
I've never been a big valentine's day person, Maybe it is because I never seem to have a significant other to celebrate with, or maybe it is because it is a stupid holiday where the stores bank on the notion that men should show the women in their lives how much they mean to them. I think that is called EVERY DAY.
However, every year for the past 5 years I have held a Valentine party for my nieces and nephews. It started out as just a babysitting gig, then as Emmi got older we turned it into a sleepover party. A night when parents could ditch their kids and ummmmmmm, weeeeeell. Do what parents do when their kids are not there.
Every year we have made tie-dye shirts, watched a movie and had fun (afterwards I downed the Tylenol). This year because my back has been giving me fits since October and I didn't think I could handle it, I decided not to do the sleepover.
So last night 6 of my nieces and nephews came over to party. We made fleece blankets, decorated cookies and watched Iron Man. It sure was a fun night.
However, every year for the past 5 years I have held a Valentine party for my nieces and nephews. It started out as just a babysitting gig, then as Emmi got older we turned it into a sleepover party. A night when parents could ditch their kids and ummmmmmm, weeeeeell. Do what parents do when their kids are not there.
Every year we have made tie-dye shirts, watched a movie and had fun (afterwards I downed the Tylenol). This year because my back has been giving me fits since October and I didn't think I could handle it, I decided not to do the sleepover.
So last night 6 of my nieces and nephews came over to party. We made fleece blankets, decorated cookies and watched Iron Man. It sure was a fun night.
Monday, January 19, 2009
OH MY GOSH!
I haven't posted since October.
Oopsy!
Things have been busy and rough since then so I can see how that little slip up might happen. So here is the end of the year in a nut shell.
Halloween was fun. Emmi was a witch and looked so very cute. We did the trick or treat thing and now the bowl is sitting on the counter and hardly ever gets eaten from. It is sad, pathetic and true that every year before we go trick or treating again I have to throw away the previous years candy.
Then there was Thanksgiving, which was at my parents house and yummy as always.
This holiday season was a weird one. It really didn't feel like all the other holidays. I don't know if it was because I was so very busy planning parties or if it was my health or maybe the weird stuff in the world, but I just wasn't in the mood for the holidays and was glad when they were over.
Emmi had a great Christmas and even with the horrible icy weather we managed to get to my parents house and see the cousins. She received some very fun toys and games while I was blessed with a new computer that WORKS and some jewelry.
Hope your holiday was a good one.
Oopsy!
Things have been busy and rough since then so I can see how that little slip up might happen. So here is the end of the year in a nut shell.
Halloween was fun. Emmi was a witch and looked so very cute. We did the trick or treat thing and now the bowl is sitting on the counter and hardly ever gets eaten from. It is sad, pathetic and true that every year before we go trick or treating again I have to throw away the previous years candy.
Then there was Thanksgiving, which was at my parents house and yummy as always.
This holiday season was a weird one. It really didn't feel like all the other holidays. I don't know if it was because I was so very busy planning parties or if it was my health or maybe the weird stuff in the world, but I just wasn't in the mood for the holidays and was glad when they were over.
Emmi had a great Christmas and even with the horrible icy weather we managed to get to my parents house and see the cousins. She received some very fun toys and games while I was blessed with a new computer that WORKS and some jewelry.
Hope your holiday was a good one.
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