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NaBloPoMo :: day... ummm

I am not cut out for NaBloPoMo. I do not post regularly. I don't like it either. :P

Maybe if I already had an established blog posting regime but I don't. Fun while it lasted I suppose.

I intended to write about something but I suddenly have an annoying headache so... well I'm reading The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year volume one. I've never read much in either genre but I grabbed the book of the shelf as Matilda was running wild under foot. I guess to be accurate I'm not reading it yet, I'm going to go start now, but either way I'll let you know what I think.

I have yet to crochet a scarf for my long lost friend, the dishcloths for my neighbor, or anything else but I did manage to knit a mini puff daddy for Matilda (accidentally). Photos to follow. I had the wrong size needles, and only 1 strand of yarn when it calls for two. Trouble is that she's wears it then pulls on the puff to try and get it off, which only strangles her. Not quite age appropriate I think. I did learn that I can knit, it's pretty easy overall, but casting on sucks my spleen.

Unrelated: I've been thinking about my love of tiny houses and I don't think I could manage it with the babe. Not to mention what happens if you want someone to move in with you?! I this will just have to remain a torrid love affair from afar.

NaBloPoMo :: day 12

I have things I want to talk about but I don't this is the time to be posting about them on here. For instance, I have some dating prospects. Yay me! But I don't know who reads this, well not much of anyone lately, and I don't want to jinx anything. And there are some additional job prospects. While not really anything fancy, I wouldn't want to say or do anything to thwart my chances at some extra holiday money. Especially since I have the whole week of Thanksgiving off. And I need to switch car insurance carriers. And I need to pay Hannah back for buying my season pass.

Snowboarding. Wow I haven't been snowboarding in 2 years. First my folks bought me a season pass for the 06-07 season but not a month after doing so I turned up pregnant with my wunderkind. So needless to say I didn't get to go snowboarding at all that year. And last year? Last year I had a new baby I was (still am) breastfeeding. Breastfeeding didn't have to keep me away but it made an easy excuse. In reality I couldn't bear to separate myself from her all day for the sake of going up the mountain, and I was tired and lazy and out of shape from being pregnant and having a melon pass through my woohoo. This year though Hannah was nice enough to get me a cheapy cheap group rate on a season pass to Stevens, and she is also my new boarding buddy. (But as much as I love Hannah, I'm hoping for my dating prospect to fill the seat.) (Not that they both can't come.) (When I type in parentheses I feel like I'm whispering into a canyon.) (Hellooo in there) Anyways, I'm hoping to really get my money's worth and get in awesome shape and have some fun. Seeing as I have Wed and Fri's off it should be easy, and a lot less crowded than the weekends. Should only be a few more weeks till they're open. Hello anticipation!

Unrelated: I just had a twinge in my back that scared the shit out of me. I swear it felt like someone poked me but no one is around. I jumped a few feet, and only because my muscle spasmed. Awesome.

NaBloPoMo :: day 3

I am currently:

• crocheting dishcloths, afghan squares, and scarves
• thinking of attempting to knit a puff daddy even though I can't knit
• thinking about going out, where to go, what to do
• worrying about the boy that I nanny, he's going into the hospital for biopsies
• attempting to get everything done early so I can get to bed before midnight
• and blogging, um hi.

I've only tried knitting once and totally hated it, but I want to make a puff daddy, and I already have someone requesting one from me. I bought what I need for it but I'm a little apprehensive about starting it. I need encouraging words from a cute knitter... maybe a tea and a cupcake too.

Unrelated:

I just had a heavy pee soiled diaper thrown in my face. I feel like I was punched in the jaw. A weak punch but a punch. Don't underestimate urine.

NaBloPoMo :: day 2

I thought I'd share some of the recipes that I'm looking forward to cooking. I frequent a few different food related blogs and here are a few of my favorites:

• Simply Recipes
• delicious:days
• Tea & Cookies
• Vanilla Garlic

From Simply Recipes, I've been eyeing this Chicken Echiladas Verdes recipe for a while and I think I might buy the ingredients and make it later this week. Not to mention the Beef & Broccoli recipe that was just posted today, it looks so yummy and easy. I don't have any experience cooking enchiladas but they can't be that hard.

Next up is the 3-Pepper Spaghetti Carbonara posted just today on delicious:days. I've never had carbonara of any sort. I didn't even know what it was till just 3 days ago, and then this recipe gets posted. What are the odds? I do admit, that when I first heard a friend describing the basic premise of carbonara it sounded disgusting but I was won over this afternoon while reading delicious:days. This looks like such a quick and easy recipe that I might try to pull it off for the first time after a long day of work*.I might have to alter the 3-pepper part because I'm not a huge pepper fan but maybe I'll keep it in the first time just to try it.

Lemon Blueberry Buckwheat Pancakes. That's the very first recipe to get me hooked to Tea & Cookies. I love the wonderful backstories that go along with her delicious recipes. She writting a food book and I can't wait to read it. I tried making her Raspberry Curd once. While it tasted wonderful, my batch smelled funky. Funky like I'm worried to eat it funny. And before I relalized that it smelled funky I had already jarred some and gifted it to friends. I learned my lesson... don't hastily make curd in the middle of the night.

And last but not least, while I don't think I'll ever get my hands on some whattleseed, these cupcakes facinate me to no end. I have no idea what the flavor is like but I so desprately want to try it. Vanilla Garlic is my most recent aquiring and I have yet to really dive into it but the very first post I read, about Fermented Black Garlic, got me hooked right in.

I'll keep you updated if I try any of these, or the hundreds of other bookmarked recipes, in the next few weeks. If you decide to try your hand at them let me know how it goes.

Also, if any of you are feeling really adventurous you should check out the Sticky Pig Candy. I can't say that I haven't been tempted.