Wow, I already feel bad for the tone of my last post. So to brighten anyone's day that I just doused with my slushy mess, check out this site for an amazing family budget idea. We're going to try it for a couple of months and see how it goes.
Frugal Mama - Where does all the money go?
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
4 Month Check-up
I hope the nurse didn't see the look on my face when she told me that Gwennan's weight was in the ninety-fifth percentile. I want to be one of those women that everyone describes as gracious, kind and gentle. So far, I'm not. I'm the person you want on your team for the pointless game of Taboo that you just have to win, not yet the person you call when a bunch of little crises have escalated into a terrible day. But I want to be that person.
Back to the nurse - she was new to pediatrics, and my tolerance for incompetence was pretty thin this morning. I'm going to blame it on my third trip in two days to the DMV. Why does the government make it so difficult to pay them? Stores make it so easy - they advertise stuff they want you to buy, hire people that smile more than once a month and graciously let me use Tim's card since we have the same last name. Why must I fill out so many forms just to pay taxes?! Then the clerk warned me that I'd better not forge his signature on a legal document. Like I'm going to stand in front of a government employee with a rent-a-cop standing behind me and illegally sign over a car title to myself. What the heck?!
Again, the nurse - My daughter weighs 11 lbs 3 oz at her 4 month check-up. I know newborns who weigh that much. How could she possibly be in the 95th percentile?
I'm on a tare this afternoon. Sorry for the negativity. (Did I mention that the house smells like gasoline after Tim left the truck running in the garage? I'm not mad, Honey. It's just one more thing.) Hopefully the baby pictures will make up for my ranting.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
G and the Giant Avocado
Avocado is still a big hit at our house.
She loves those toes. Only today did she realize that they were still feet even when she's wearing socks.
She loves those toes. Only today did she realize that they were still feet even when she's wearing socks.
I might have inoculated myself with salmonella
Today's project was not for the faint of heart or the immunocompromised. I made chicken sausage, both breakfast and Italian.
Tim's favorite food group is sausage. I think his RDA for ground meat and spices is around 1/2 pound. In search of a healthier way to satisfy him, I stumbled upon chicken sausage from Trader Joe's. Oh my. They are delicious. While cooking a particularly yummy sausage with dried apple, I started thinking that I could make this myself with the grinder attachment for my mixer. So I picked up some chicken and went to town.
A few weeks ago, I saw a TV host making sausage. It looked really simple. Take some ground meat, mix in some spices. I can handle that. The actual grinding process, however, was a mess. Raw chicken flecked the counter, the sink, the mixer and my shirt. I'm not usually concerned with germs, but today I freaked out a little. I sanitized the whole kitchen counter, even the surfaces I didn't use, twice.
The Italian sausage is good but nothing out of the ordinary. However, I think the breakfast sausage might end up being quite spectacular. I added dried Bartlett pears and cranberries as well as rosemary and sage. I can't wait to try it when my family visits next week.
Overall, I'd say this is kind of neat if you have a sausage loving carnivore sharing your kitchen table or company you really want to impress. For everyday use, I'm going to stick to Trader Joe's.
Tim's favorite food group is sausage. I think his RDA for ground meat and spices is around 1/2 pound. In search of a healthier way to satisfy him, I stumbled upon chicken sausage from Trader Joe's. Oh my. They are delicious. While cooking a particularly yummy sausage with dried apple, I started thinking that I could make this myself with the grinder attachment for my mixer. So I picked up some chicken and went to town.
A few weeks ago, I saw a TV host making sausage. It looked really simple. Take some ground meat, mix in some spices. I can handle that. The actual grinding process, however, was a mess. Raw chicken flecked the counter, the sink, the mixer and my shirt. I'm not usually concerned with germs, but today I freaked out a little. I sanitized the whole kitchen counter, even the surfaces I didn't use, twice.
The Italian sausage is good but nothing out of the ordinary. However, I think the breakfast sausage might end up being quite spectacular. I added dried Bartlett pears and cranberries as well as rosemary and sage. I can't wait to try it when my family visits next week.
Overall, I'd say this is kind of neat if you have a sausage loving carnivore sharing your kitchen table or company you really want to impress. For everyday use, I'm going to stick to Trader Joe's.
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