sunday snippets.

random snippets from the past week. because life happens. i know. i live it.

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li'l tot: i have a headache. that's what i is!
hubby: i am. that's what i am. am is the correct word. not is.
me: um. you mean have? that's what i have.

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hubby: looks like someone is doing some burning. what are they burning? bushes?
li'l tot: burning bushes. it must be god talking. or jesus.

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the end. have a great week!

my husband is the best because he understands to kindly walk over me when i'm passed out on the floor.

peanut m&m's are one of my favorite candies. and see here. my mom brought a big bag of them. for my girls and my hubby to share. not for me. on account of my pre-diabetes problem.

so my hubby just opened the bag and poured the candies into a container. (that's what we do in my house. so things don't go stale.) and then, i poured the candies from the container into a pretty bowl.

my hubby was all like. "what are you doing?" because he was probably thinking that i was sneaking some to eat. psh. and so i told him. "i'm taking pics for my blog." and he was like "oh. ok." and then he walked away. my hubby knows the whole routine about the blog picture taking. and he pretty much accepts that i'm not of complete sound mind. mainly because i'll take pics of anything i like. just in case i can come up with a blog post for it. that's dedication. not delirium.

and the thing is. i totally know what i'm doing. and i had a plan with those m&m's. after taking the picture, i stuck like eight of them into my mouth. i'm not feeling lightheaded or anything. so i think it's fairly safe to sneak back over to the bowl and shove another handful into my mouth. but how? well isn't it obvious? picture taking is over. those m&m's need to be put back into their container.

besides. it's close to bedtime. if i pass out tonight, it'll be on my soft cushy bed. which is so much better than, say, somewhere like the floor. i get a real crick in my neck when i wake up off the tile.

oh i love that 8

part-time lovin'.

come visit my post on the "oh i love that!" blog. warning. i use the words "shower" and "shake". but it's nothing your kids can't read. i just put that in to make it sound all sexy and stuff.

oh i love this shampoo from h2o+!

my kitchen floors did not poop. but i wiped them anyway.

this is what happened. there was a tattle. and then. baby was sentenced to one whole minute in time out. and this was because li'l tot found an almost full package of diaper wipes, slaughtered.

there were close to 90 diaper wipes scattered all over the floor in baby's room. apparently, baby was bored. so with the wipes being on the floor, i couldn't very well use them properly anymore. i mean. yeah, if food falls on the floor, it's still good to eat. but wipes on the floor? no way are they touching baby's bottom.

so i did the only logical thing. i took the wipes and "mopped" down my entire kitchen floor. on my hands and knees. sparkly! also. while i was down there, i found a squished something or other. quite similar to what i discovered in baby's diaper just hours prior to the incident.

i know you didn't ask. but i shared anyway. it brings us closer.

remember the jackson five and their abc song? i can still jam to that one. are you jammin', too? it's the domino effect.

it's muffin tin monday. today's theme is "abc and 123". the best that i could come up with is to have foods that i could use letter and number cookie cutters on. also. i have no such cookie cutters.

so. my friend kimmy kim kim helped me out. she was like. "just because i home school doesn't mean i have all the answers to your problems. and anyway. do dominos. they have numbers on them." or something to that effect. but nicer. well. she could have said something entirely different. but i heard the word "dominos".

these are pbj sammies with chocolate chips on top. the separating line is a line of jam. li'l tot and her play date had a blast eating the dots - but first. they were required to count them.

i wonder what great and innovative ideas the other moms came up with for today's mtm theme. oh. i know. i can check out their links on muffin tin mom's site. man. i'm so subtle that i'm like a shadow in the night.

she follows people. watch your back. aka. giveaway winner 14.

just because she follows, doesn't mean she stalks. i think. either way, we have a winner! it's kym! she's the winner of my 14th giveaway. yay kym! the earrings you won from jennybunny are going to look fabulous on you.

if you played and didn't win, don't worry. i'll have more giveaways. and i'll bet you win one of those. woohoo!

and thanks, jennybunny. you're the best!

sunday snippets.

random snippets from the past week. because life happens. i know. i live it.

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baby: *cries.*
li'l tot: no! it's mine!
baby: *cries.*
me: what's going on in here?
li'l tot: i had it first! i had the snuggie first!

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me: (baby) has one gold shoe on. why does she have one gold shoe on?
hubby: oh. she gave it to me. so i put it on her. i don't ask questions.

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kimmyfriend: if she doesn't shave, she's certainly not clipping and painting. someone else is doing that dirty work for her.
me: hahahaah.
kimmyfriend: oh man, I have tortilla chips.

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the end. have a great week!

we made peanut butter bird feeders. i did some research. it won't kill the birds. but it may give them the runs.

li'l tot found a pine cone in our yard a couple days ago. and she requested to make a bird feeder with peanut butter and bird seeds. idk how she knew to make one with those ingredients because i had to google it.

i found one blog that was like "spread on the peanut butter and roll it in seeds" and i was all like "psh - i can totally do that." but then one of the commenters said that it would kill the birds. well folks. i certainly don't want any dead birds sprawled across my yard. so i did a bit of research.

and it's ok to use peanut butter. i found a couple sites that suggested mixing it with cornmeal to minimize the stickiness. and a couple others suggested mixing it with margarine. um. i did both. because what's gonna work? teamwork.

so with mixture in hand, li'l tot went to town with her pine cone. she used a spatula to spread the peanut butter and then she rolled the pine cone in bird seed. viciously. which pretty much sprayed bird seed everywhere.

baby, on the other hand, didn't care much for the bird seed (at first). instead. she used a different spatula and spread the peanut butter on her arms. then she tried to lick it.

and me. well. i found some pine cones and played, too. (i won't tell you what i coated in peanut butter.) and after all that fun, i got the ladder out from the garage, carried it to the backyard, and hung the pine cones on our tree.

hopefully, we'll spot a bird or two. pretty birds, that is. not the ginormous vultures that have been feeding off the dead fish (thanks to the cold snap) from the lake in my backyard. i mean. what do you say when your toddler asks you what happened to the fish's eyes? other than, "well. they're very nutritious which is why the vultures ate them. plus. they're easy to pick out."

yay nature!

i'm now accepting awards. i'm tired of pretending i'm not awesome.

it's no secret that my hubby thinks i'm awesome. mainly because i tell everyone. and apparently, there are others out there who happen to think i'm pretty neat, too. well. they like my blog. isn't that the same? well of course it is.

recently, i've been awarded with... well, awards. blog awards. and now that whole taylor swift/kanye thing has blown over, i'm gonna go ahead and accept them. and even pass them on to a couple of people.

first up is the zombie chicken award. i received this from my fancy friend kearsie over at sounds like tomatoes. this award signifies that my blog is worth braving an army of zombie chickens to read. i bet zombie chickens would taste good if they were fried. if the world fell and left zombie chickens to roam freely, i'd carry around a blowtorch. and a bucket of oil. then over dinner, i'd read:

- me and my good life.
- lulu's sandbar.
- muffin tin mom.
- the giveaway diva.

next award in line is the bulldog blog award. this was given to me by my pixxxa loving friend vanessa from much more than mommy. this award clearly states that the presenter of said award "would pass through a roomful of horrible dog farts to read this blog". are dog farts really that bad? i always thought they smelled a bit like vanilla. in any case, i'm awarding this to:

- what the french, toast.
- barefoot bath and body.
- lemon drop studio.
- for love of that sillie smile.

and lastly. i was bestowed the chuck norris stamp of approval award. what else needs to be said about this? stand in awe, people. although i must admit. i asked for it. my good friend kimmy kim kim of a parent's life to behold, through the eyes of insanity and bliss was telling me about how she received it and i immediately demanded she award me with it, too. the truth has set me free. chuck norris would want it this way. my approval is without stigma. the only stipulation that comes with this award is that i must include a chuck norris-ism when entrusting it to someone else's blog. so be it.

chuck norris is the only person in the world who can actually email a roundhouse kick.

that being said, i bequeath this high honor to: hey lola. you know how when chuck norris punches someone. and it's all like slow motion. well. hey lola is that part in the slow motion where the head starts to turn and the cheek skin jiggles and that little bit of spit is ejected out. oh yeah. she's that amazing.

and now. i'm exhausted. if you were given an award, please collect it by left-clicking on it. this will open a new page allowing you to take your award. if you were not given an award, your time will come. oh yes it will. and then you'll be typing out a novel just like mine.

what do they do with the leftover muffins on drury lane?

it's muffin tin monday. and there was no theme today. and no theme translates into no cooking. yes it does.

we've got sweet peas. spaghetti with butter sauce. fettuccine alfredo. tortillas. seasoned hamburger. and a yogurt smoothie.

leftovers rock. maybe that should be a theme. i'll have to run that by muffin tin mom. i bet she'll call me a genius.

sunday snippets.

random snippets from the past week. because life happens. i know. i live it.

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hubby: you just lost your knife privileges. no more knife tricks for you!
li'l tot: i don't have anymore knives.

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me: oh shoot. i forgot to wipe that.
hubby: i doubt that there are any infectious agents up there.

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baby: *throws down milk cup.*
me: what are you doing?
baby: blug.

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li'l tot: who dat?
hubby: did you just say 'who dat'?
li'l tot: yeah.
hubby: she wasn't even born in new orleans!

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the end. have a great week!

these earrings would look so hot on someone who isn't me. aka giveaway 14.

THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED.
THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED.
THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED.

these earrings pictured are definitely one of my top favorites to come out from the jenny bunny creations collection. they're made with vintage teal hoops, opaque white flowers, and glass beads. all on sterling silver hooks. and they would look so hot on me.

but the thing is. they're not for me. they're for you. if you play. and win. because i'm hosting a giveaway for my amazing friend jenny of jenny bunny creations. seriously. they would look so hot on me you.

to be entered in this giveaway, all you have to do is:

1. visit jenny bunny creations the storefront. then. come back here and leave a comment telling me what your favorite item is. this is the only mandatory step. and it gives you one entry.
2. visit jennybunny on etsy. then. come back here and leave a separate comment telling me what your favorite item is. this step is optional. and it gives you one entry.
3. become a fan of jenny bunny creations on facebook (or let me know you're already a fan). then. come back here and leave a separate comment telling me you did so. this step is optional. and it gives you one entry.
4. follow jennybunnyrocks on twitter (or let me know you're already following). then. come back here and leave a separate comment telling me you did so. this step is optional. and it gives you one entry.
5. if you twitter about this giveaway, leave a separate comment with the twittered link. your tweet should link back to this giveaway post. and it should also include my twitter username "@wendiwinn". once the tweet is verified, you'll have one more entry. this step is optional and can only be completed once per day.
6. if you blog about this giveaway, leave a separate comment with the blog link. your blog post should link back to this giveaway post. once the post is verified, you'll have one more entry. this step is optional and can only be completed once per day.
7. if you purchase something from jenny bunny creations (the store front) or from jennybunny (on etsy) during the length of the giveaway, leave a separate comment. once the purchase is verified, you'll have ten more entries. (no. i will not retroactivate past purchases. dude. i know. i'm tough.) this step is also optional. and please note: an automatic 15% discount is awarded if you use any of the given links to the storefront to purchase an item. this discount is not included in etsy purchases.
8. leave a safe way for me to contact you. if i can't contact you, you can't win.
   

so go ahead and play. win these earrings (that would look totally hot on me you) from jenny and on sunday, january 24, 2010 at 11:03pm est, i will use the random number generator to select the winner. giveaway winner must reply to my contact within two days. otherwise, i will visit the random number generator again.

and now for the fine print. it's more small print than fine. contest starts as soon as this is posted. it ends at 11:02pm on sunday, january 24, 2010 est. one entry per person - unless you participate in the optional additional steps. in that case, you'll get more entries. purchases must be verified. if i cannot verify your purchase, i press that trashcan icon where your purchase claim comment is. dude, i told you i was tough. if you do not follow the rules, i may still publish your comment (but not until the giveaway is over). so it just won't count as an entry. yes, the toughness continues. chances of winning depend on the number of entries. raise your chances of winning by not telling anyone. lower your chances by telling everyone you know. this contest is open to you - whether i know you or not. this is my 14th giveaway. if i have a positive response, i'll have more giveaways to bring you back. if i don't have a positive response, i'll still have more giveaways to bring you back. by entering this giveaway, you agree to abide by the rules i've stated or not stated. and i can change the rules whenever i please. it's a woman's prerogative. this is not a review. it's just a giveaway. i didn't receive anything in return for hosting this giveaway. i'm just so awesome, is all. oh. and ps. if you want to enter more giveaways, there's one on the "oh, i love that" blog (where i'm a contributing author). it's for free ad space. check it out.

why do i have to tie the chicken legs together? it's not like it's gonna go running off anywhere. hopefully.

raw whole chickens are really creepy looking. for real. which may be the reason i've never cooked one before. but i did tonight. and i only went through five pairs of gloves in the process.

i was totally inspired by cookie girl creations (aka frying bacon naked) and her "skillet roasted chicken and fried sweet potatoes" recipe. which means. i read the recipe about seventy-two times. and then winged it. for both the chicken and the sweet potatoes. but still. without that post, i don't think i could have come up with such a delicious dinner.

li'l tot just ran into the room and asked me for a high five because she sank the six ball in wii pool. that's what a good dinner will do for you.

ps. the picture is of the raw whole chicken. just so you don't think i undercooked it. because i didn't. i used two thermometers. and besides. the wings were so crunchy and good that i ate part of the bone, too. don't gross out. i've got a wild beast inside of me that can't always be tame.

my hoarse voice is not as sexy as i thought it was. or as quiet. and what's for dessert?

if you know me well enough, you know that i can be quick to display my famous cut throat gesture. but sometimes i'll throw in a bit of niceness just to mix things up a bit. and then there are the times in between.

our first activity on board last week's cruise started out like this.

me: i just wanna check out the menu for tonight.

hubby: sounds good.

so we walked to the restaurant. but behold. there was a family of five standing in front of the menu. and alas. i could not see it. so i patiently waited. and while waiting, this happened.

li'l tot: mommy? mommy? mommy? can we go? i wanna go.
me: just a minute. i want to see what we're having for dinner tonight.
li'l tot: well i'm not going to eat! can we go? i don't want to see.
me: shhhh. just wait. they're almost done.
li'l tot: no! i want to go! please! please! mommy? mommy? mommy?
me: JUST LET ME READ THE MENU!

that's when the family of five split right down the middle. well. three on one side, two on the other. i finally had a clear shot of the menu. and. i felt a little bit like moses.

me: oh. i'm sorry. i didn't mean you. i was talking to my daughter. heh heh.
family of five: *closes their mouths, slowly backs away from the menu, and does some serious powerwalking far away from us.*
hubby: you scared them.
me: oh look! tuna!

dinner was great that night. also. if you should happen upon a blog that talks about this exact situation - but in the opposite point of view - lemme know.

i don't bake muffins. but i got me some muffin tins anyway.

it's muffin tin monday. today's theme is "back to school". and seeing's how i have one in preschool and the other on my lap, i decided to focus on shapes. also. it could be that the fondant letter shape cutters i have don't work so well on cheese.

we've got square cheez-its. circle turkey cuts. and triangle cheeses. and a cylinder of yogurt smoothies.

muffin tins are awesome. true story. and muffin tin mom will back me up on that.

now that i'm back on land, i think i'm sea sick.

i'm back from my three-day magical cruise aboard the disney wonder. a few things have changed since my last trip. things like. now, there's a coke products drink station. used to be just water and lemonade were available.

also. now, there are sanitizing hand wipes everywhere. crew members stand outside each restaurant handing out wipies, too. used to be you could just lick your hands and that'd be sufficient.

and then there's the biggest change. now, i have kids.

if you've ever been on any cruise, you know how you have to do that emergency run through with the life jackets and all? oh yeah. it's especially fun when you're stuck between hundreds of people and your 19 month old is in a life jacket that seems to be swallowing her up. so of course, she's going to throw herself down on the floor and pitch a full out temper tantrum. but wait. let me give you a visual here. baby's life jacket was so big that she couldn't flip from one side to the other. so she just laid there screaming on her back with her arms and legs flailing about. kinda like a turtle. a really really loud red-faced turtle.

nevertheless. you'd think that was a bad thing. but no. the crew member in charge of our section felt sorry for us and let us go early. which means. we got to start our vacation about fourteen minutes earlier than everyone else.

but really. what we did was go back to the room and pray that the ship wouldn't go down. because if it did, we'd be the first ones to get kicked out of the lifeboat.

and seriously. why is everything still swaying back and forth?

reading different genres makes you a more balanced person. that's my justification for reading twilight. hiss.

so last year i read twenty-four books. and this is how it went.

fifteen books were from the stephanie plum series by janet evanovich. i walked into the bookstore. and i was like. "where are your stephanie plum books?" and the girl was like. "oh! they're over here. i'll show you." the end.

five books were from the percy jackson series by rick riordan. i walked into the bookstore. and i was like. "where are your percy jackson books?" and the girl was like. "oh! they're in the children's section. i'll show you." the end.

then the last four books. alas. they were from the twilight series by stephenie meyer. i walked into the bookstore and i was like. "whereareyourtwilightbookssshhhhhh?" and the guy was like. "OH! TWILIGHT! WELL! WHERE ARE THEY? OH YES! THEY MOVED THEM OVER TO THE MUSIC SECTION. I'M NOT SURE WHY THEY WOULD PUT TWILIGHT OVER THERE! TWILIGHT... TWILIGHT... OH! HERE THEY ARE! HERE ARE THE TWILIGHT BOOKS!" the end. of my self respect.

so this year. i've just started on the harry potter series. any other suggestions for good reads? i don't mind going into the children's section, obviously. but please. please for the love of everything respectable in this world. please don't make me go into the music section.

you know how when slim jims get kinda old and the grease starts to ooze? i'll still eat them.

when i was younger, i'd treat myself to a few slim jims on road trips. and what i'd do was. i'd open the package. bite the top off the slim jim. and peel the casing down. and eat the casing separately.

they don't make slim jims the way they used to. nowadays, the casing is all tough and stuck to the meat. and when it gets warm, the grease will melt out and get stuck inside the casing. it'll be all squishy. yet. contained. nevertheless, see my post title.

knucklehead is not a nice word. klingons sort of look like they have knuckles on their heads. hey. i said sort of.

you know how kids are always going on about knuckle sandwiches? i bet there are knuckles in hotdogs. food for thought. literally.

i wonder if i should get tattoos on my knuckles. on my right hand, it'd say "meet ka". and on my left, it'd say "and her little sister pow". somebody buy me some brass knuckles. and a tall glass of sound mental health.

i really thought writing about knuckles would be easier. i tried to type this post without bending my knuckles. not possible. and i'm not sure if "bending" is the correct terminology. still. knuckles are important. and i like mine. don't crack yours.

also. li'l tot had a great time posing for this shot. the whole time she was singing, "mama say knock you out. i say mama say knock you out." hahahahaah. no. i'm just kidding on the singing part. except. that song is now in my head. where's that glass?

this post was suggested by nicole in response to my "you name it" post (see comment fifteen). you can still enter and play. but hurry. this offer expires never. and thanks, nicole. i bet you thought i wouldn't be able to come up with something clever about knuckles. well. you were right.

do cookies molt? because all i have left is this wrapper.

my brother-in-law sent us a beautiful "a christmas carol" themed gift tower full of sweets for christmas. and in one of those boxes, there were a few individually wrapped packs of cookies. each pack contained two (white) chocolate and raspberry cookies.

i saved one pack of cookies. i did. and i placed it safely on the second to bottom shelf in my pantry. on the left hand side.

long story short. i sure would like some more cookies. longer story shorter. i sure wish i had eaten that last pack of cookies. instead of my hubby.

please find me these cookies packaged by stringer's gift baskets. my hubby would be ever so grateful. also. he keeps coming back to my computer to see what i'm typing. probably out of trepidation. and rightly so.