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Random Fact Wednesday

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2: Number of wild animals caught at my house this week, not including actual human children.  (One possum and one raccoon.)

1: The number of shots fired at my house this week.

8: Number of dominoes that fell out of Sadie’s bathing suit when I took it off of her in our driveway so she could pee in the yard and not in her carseat.

Red dye #7: The color of my chest after sitting poolside without sunscreen for approximately 27 minutes.

Brilliant: Emma’s smile tonight when I told her how important she is because she is the middle sister. (She’s the only one who knows how to be the big sister AND the little sister at the same time. That takes Skillz, yo.)

“Where’s that verse about the two women who get in a fight over that baby?”: What Aubrey said as she crawled into her bed and flipped through her Storybook Bible.

1:2.5- The mother to child ratio at the pool today.

“You know Momma, sometimes after you poop…” :How Aubrey started a conversation with me when she snuck into my room to snuggle after Emma went to sleep.

The only way to let a two-year-old eat watermelon:

5: The number of seconds it’s going to take me to fall asleep after I click “Publish.”

Got any random facts from your day??

 

Don’t forget to enter to win my Farris Wheel Pottery Giveaway! You’ve got 24 hours and it’ll only take you a few clicks!

 

 

 

Farris Wheel Pottery GIVEAWAY!

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Oh have I got the CUTEST prize for one of you!! I just found out that my new friend Haley Farris makes THE cutest pottery in the world. Seriously.

When I saw the pics of her stuff I wanted one of everything but I had to start somewhere so I picked a cute little chicky spoon rest. Because I needed a spoon rest and it’s a CHICK! How could I resist?

Don’t die of cuteness, yet.

I emailed her immediately and told her I needed one of these ASAP and how much were they? Ten dollars. TEN DOLLARS, people! NOW you can die of cuteness and frugalness at the same time.

When I placed my order Haley gave me a chickie spoon rest to give to one of you! ARE YOU SO EXCITED? Sometimes you just need a little happy, and this spoon rest makes me happy every time I look at it.

I can’t wait to send it to one of you! Here’s what you’ve got to do to enter:

1) “Like” Farris Wheel Pottery on Facebook.

2)Leave a comment here and tell me that you did it!

3) For EXTRA entries you can leave a comment on ANY of my blog posts, even old ones BUT only one comment per person per post will count as an entry. (So don’t leave 30 comments on one post because it will only count one time.) And only comments left between NOW and the end of the contest will count!

Contest ends at midnight on Thursday June 30, 2011 and I’ll announce the winner on Friday! Take some time to look around on Hayley’s Facebook page, her stuff is gorgeous and her prices are just as amazing!

UPDATE: THE WINNER IS MELANIE TURNER!!

ALL WINNERS ARE CHOSEN BY RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR.

 

Bumfuzzled. In A Good Way.

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I have no explanation for what happened during the filming of this video. None. I wish I did. It would increase my chances of repeating the behavior. Which lasted for hours. HOURS I tell you.


Are you reading this on your little crumb of an island in the middle of the ocean Jenn?? THIS is in your future.

Can anyone explain this to me? What happened to my children?

Aubrey Said: This is my sister.

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Aubrey (6) and Emma (5) have been making friends like crazy at the pool this week. Every morning they jump in the pool and start introducing themselves.

“Hi, I’m Aubrey! I’m from Mississippi. What’s your name?”

Or, “Hey! I’m Emma. I’m 5, that’s my sister Aubrey. And my ‘nother one, Sadie.”

This morning Aubrey and Emma jumped in the pool and Aubrey introduced herself to a few kids playing on the steps of the pool.

“HI! I’m Aubrey. That’s my sister Emma. She gives REALLY tight hugs!”

Best. Intro. Ever.

 

The Best Brussel Sprouts (Inthehistoryoftheworld)

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I feel bad for not sharing this recipe with y’all before now. It is amazing. I first saw Giada make these on the Food Network back when we lived right outside of Charleston, SC and I had access to things like prosciutto and a Whole Foods. *sigh* I kept making this recipe when we moved to Missersippi (*I know how to spell Mississippi. Shut up. I’m trying to help you.) but I used bacon instead. And let’s get real. Bacon is NEVER a bad substitute for anything.

ANYWAY, I was making these sprouts like Giada told me to, parboiling and all but something was missing. The consistency wasn’t exactly like I wanted it to be and the flavor was just on the outside of the sprouts. Then y’all, THEN my friend Signe posted this recipe on her blog and a FRICKIN’ lightbulb went off. SO, giving props to my recipe’s origins, here’s what I do.

You need:

1 lb of brussel sprouts, rinsed

3 cloves of garlic

salt and pepper to taste

4 strips of bacon

1/4 cup of beer, white wine or chicken stock (Do what you want, but I say BEER ME!)

Chop the tough stem off the bottom of each sprout, then cut them into quarters. The brown outer leaves will naturally fall off, discard only the yuck ones. (That is a technical cooking term.)

BEFORE

AFTER

Chop ’em up.

Cook the bacon in your great-grandmother’s black skillet until crisp.

If you don’t have one, I’m sorry. You’re great-grandmother probably loves you just as much as the cousin she left her skillet to after she died. Do the best you can. Then get one. (Seriously, check estate sales and antique shops. Don’t buy one new.) Take the bacon out of the grease. Chop it up and set it aside.

Then dump your quartered brussel sprouts into the bacon grease. Did I stutter? Brussel sprouts. IN THE GREASE. Do it.

You’re going to want to stir them but don’t. Let the sprouts cook without stirring for 4-5 minutes on medium high heat. NOW you may stir them. Cook for another 2-3 minutes then add your minced garlic, salt and pepper. Cook for about 3 more minutes, add your liquid of choice. (That sounded nasty, didn’t it?) Then cook until the liquid is absorbed/evaporated, about 2-3 minutes. NOW you may dump your chopped bacon on top and toss in the browned, yummy, garlicky goodness!