plumber, but no crack

if i remember correctly,
this goes on until max is about 8 months.
why can't someone figure out how to just let the hair GO DOWN the drain.
gross.

BUMbo

i'm pretty sure i chewed my mom out for putting my first born up on the table like this.
either in the bouncer or the bumbo.
one of the two.
or both.
the warning has since peeled off, as you can see.
my how things change.
how could i leave little miss max on the floor when she wanted to be up with me???;-)

"hungry, hungry, hungry MAN!!!"

i'm no genius,

but i think he was hungry.

the eating machine woke up at 3am for a snack too.
"hunry, hunry, hunry!"
so i fed him some yogurt, cuddled him on the couch, and went back to bed.
next thing i knew the phlebotomist was at our door bright and early.
her name was beth.
she was very pleasant.
it was for our life insurance.
blood, urine, weight, blood pressure.
thankfully i did not pass out.
apparently, that is reserved only for pregnancy blood draws.
best news of the morning?
the scale in our bathroom is 5 pounds OVER.
beth said hers was very accurate.
yesssssssssssssssss!

big leagues

"no!"
"be careful!"
brennan gets sick of hearing them.
i get sick of saying them.
and yesterday, we were sick of them a lot.
it was an "at each other's throats" kind of day in the morning.
i was feeling like a crappy parent.
he wanted me to play all day.
i wanted to clean up my house.
that sounds really dumb now.
then came the cookies.
i was making them for a luncheon,
but i didn't want any of us to eat them.
uh yeah.
toddlers don't understand "not now, later" when the fragrences of cookies are wafting through the air.
i resisted for about 30 minutes too long.
then my patience was gone.
i laughed for a few seconds, covered my face, and just gave up on not ruining his lunch.
it felt good to just relax about the entire thing.
man, i can get so uptight about some things.
so we ate the crumbs that fell through the cooling racks.
went to the luncheon.
where he screamed b/c i didn't have anything to give him but water.
then refused to eat.
i wished i had just stayed home.
then we came home.
i fed him pb&j.
he took a crappy nap.
and we went outside.
the afternoon sun saved us.
he fell off that slide backwards right after this picture.
he didn't cry.
he just wanted to get up and do it again.
boy, we're in trouble.
then he ate two handfuls of big league chew.
and swallowed it.
that should be interesting on the way out.
i loved that stuff.
i hope he learns gum soon.

counter TERRORist!

i came back from putting max down for her nap and found this:

'nuff said.
...
laughing kinz.
video was all scratchy on mine.
pretty sure the camera is about to die.
which would be right on time b/c everything is braking right now.
just in the knick of time.
in the knick of BAD timing, that is.
such is life.
laughing baby will cure all ills.

really nice.

even at the end of may,
i love a good snow.
b/c by august i've had it with the heat.
dr. scout master on the other hand,
along with the rest of the state of utah,
do not appreciate this kind of weather right now.
but if going out in a snowstorm on may 24th to take a picture of the snow for your wife is not love,
i don't know what is;-)
hey, i was nursing a baby, i couldn't go out there!
baaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!
...
p.s.
the power went out with a BANG! last night.
it was almost 5am.
i was up feeding max.
i always forget how dark and quiet things are when the power's out.
it was really nice.
i was thinking about my pork in the crockpot that didn't have power anymore.
listening to max breathe with a stuffy nose.
i asked dr. scout master if he thought the pork would be ok.
he mumbled yes and rolled over.
after that i slept like a baby.
smelling pork.
which isn't so nice at 5am.
or 8am.
but dinner cooking all day while it's snowing.
that's nice.
really nice.

stinky the skinny bandit

max stunk this morning.
like really stunk.
and NOT like poo.
like stink.
like she hadn't had a bath since tuesday.
and had been in the same outfit since thursday...
or maybe it was wednesday night...
i can't remember.
so i let her soak a few extra minutes in her bubbles.
i love her eyes.
they weren't stinky.
but i still had to turn my head away when i was burping her this morning.
good thing we had time for a morning bath.
SKINNY PIZZA.
well, thin pizza.
or so it looks.
but i thought skinny sounded more exciting to eat.
no?
the latest and greatest from my kitchen follows.
whole wheat dough.
no sauce.
moz cheese.
toppings.
more moz cheese.
more whole wheat dough.
pinch the sides like a pie.
cook.
vwallah.
and a diet pepsi/dr pepper mix on the side.

a pizza pannini of sorts.

i couldn't stop eating.

make it tonight, you won't regret.

recipe below.

i can't wait for leftovers at lunch...
...

heaven bless saturday breakfasts.

...

whole wheat dough

1 c warm water, 1tsp sugar, 1 packet yeast, stir.

set in microwave, closed, but don't cook anything.

leave for 7-10 min until yeast puffs up on the top.

in the meantime...

2 & 3/4c whole wheat flour (or you could use white flour)

1 tsp salt

2 tbls oil

after yeast mixture is done, add to flour mixture and knead for about 5 min.

(i use the dough hook on my kitchen aid).

add about 1/2c warm water while the dough is mixing or being kneaded.

sometimes a little more.

(should look more wet than dry, like spiderwebs on the walls of the mixing bowl or tacky to your fingers--the moisture is THE KEY here. better too wet, than too dry).

spray pam in a bowl, put dough in bowl.

(should be too moist to roll into a ball. i just lump it in the center of the bowl like a ball).

cover with towel.

put in microwave, closed, but not cooking.

leave for about an hour.

flour on counter where you are rolling out dough.

separate dough into 2 parts if you are doing the pannini pizza.

roll out

(use more flour on top of dough so it doesn't stick to rolling pin).

assemble.

cook 450* 16-17 min.

email me if you have questions.

emilygibson82@yahoo.com

happy eating:-)

as bald as an eagle

the pork loin is refusing to take off his monkey jammies this morning.
the obsession with "orj" (curious george) has reached epic heights.
along with "gunk kucks" (dump truck).
he's pushing around his "gunk kuck" and only wanting to read the pages of books with them on it.
oh what i would give just to read a story from start to finish these days.
heaven bless hand me down toys.
as of today brennan officially has more money than we do.
in fact, we may need a loan.
humorous and depressing all at the same time.
more humorous.
dr. scout master and i had a good laugh over the matter.
max is still as bald as an eagle.
the american kind.
but minus the hair.
or feathers.
whichever.
bless her.

bright

"without you i was broken,

but i'd rather be brokedown with you by my side."

thanks will.

thanks will.
i needed that this week:-)