Holy Hell-O

Okay, okay I know it's been a couple months since I've been here, but don't give up on me, I'm really trying to make a comeback.  And to celebrate my comeback I'm gonna steer y'all to a super cool Christmas Card Swap, because let's face it.  Who doesn't love sending and getting Christmas cards, to tape to you walls???  I know it can't just be me. So if ya wanna play along just go here.

You only have a few days left to make the deadline, so get yer asses over there.

Now, onto what the hell has been keeping me away from my beloved blog, that I so madly fell in love with.

Laziness...Well that's part of it.  Also, I've been in a funk for a minute or two....or a thousand.  Life changed so much after the accident, that I don't think I've ever really given myself the time to really grasp the situation, I've just been doing what needs to be done.  And then there's the fact that D, my younger, has almost completely moved out.  She comes back one day a week, but to me, that's just not nearly enough, and she lives like 20 minutes away, which doesn't sound like much, but I have HUGE driving anxiety these days, especially at night, so it feels like she moved a million miles away.  On a happier note,  L, the oldest is moving closer to me after the first of the year, so I'm loving that.  Hopefully D will move closer to me, in July when her and her bf's lease is up.

My gf Squish, that was the driver in the accident I was in, is doing well, well mostly.  She's still in the nursing/rehab home, which she HATES, understandably.  She's walking over a thousand feet a day, and has even conquered going up two stairs, YAY!!!  And she can stand on her own to get out of bed, into her wheelchair and can even go for car rides.  I went and surprised her with an outing the other day, so she could go see her son, J sing in his very first school program for the Veterans.  She goes back to the doc in a couple days, and hopefully we will know an actual release date.  It's been almost four months since the wreck and she's still not home yet.  We're hoping for a Thanksgiving homecoming, but she seems unsure that that's an option now.  That really sucks, I know how badly she wanted to be out to make her own Turkey Day dinner.

Let's move on to something happier.  I know...How about some pictures.  Pictures are always fun!!!

A cake I made for my friends daughter.  Monster High theme.

Woke up one morning to take a picture of the yellow sunrise, turned around and saw a cute little rainbow.

Mountain sunrise a few days later.

And a few days after that.

My girls and my boy, on his birthday.

The football cake I made for Jagger's birthday.  He loved it.

Face for Halloween party a few days before Halloween.

Me and Jagger all dressed up for Halloween night.

Okay now, don't forget to sign up for the Christmas Card Swap, stick with me I'll see ya soon!!!

The last first day of school.

Yesterday was my baby's last, first day of high school.  The last year of forced education.  The last time I get to see her fade into the 100 hall of school life.


Excuse me while I go die.




Nobody panic, false alarm.

Look at that first day pose.  It's not fair she's this old already.

It was an especially nervous day for us because, 
A.  She's a senior this year, so it's do or die for making up core credits, and
2.   It a brand new school for her this year and she only knows one person there, so there's the added pressure to make new, good friends.


I have no doubts that she'll shine.  I mean, I raised her.  


So if you'll excuse me I'm gonna go cry for an hour.


Marisa.

Yummy Monday

On Friday, while searching through the fridge, I discovered that I had taken both hamburger and hot italian sausage out of the freezer.  Well since it was entirely too hot for lasagna and we'd just had spaghetti, I decided to do something a little different, and since it was so yummy, I thought I'd share.

So I'm gonna be cool and write something here just to see if my mom notices well because I'm mean like that. Ha Ha, just kidding I love my mommy and she's the best. **I want it noted that my 17 year old wrote this, because she very mischievous, but don't worry, she got 15 minutes in the chokey for it.  Just kidding, it was more like a half hour. 

First off, I gotta let you in on a little pre-dinner scare I gave The Mister.

Me:  I'm making something radical for dinner tonight.

Him:  What do you have in your hands.

Me:  Finger nail polish remover and hair color developer, why?

Him:  I can go out to eat.

Now let me tell you it was a total coincidence that I had that stuff in my hands, but boy did it make him wonder.  Bwahahahahaa.

Now, back to our previously scheduled recipe, here's what you'll need:

1 lb.  ground beef

1lb. hot italian sausage

1 c.  grated cheese, I like the Monterrey jack, cause it's yummy.

1/2 c warm cream cheese

5-6 hot cherry peppers, diced.

Mix together the burger and sausage and shape into "hot dog" but making it about as round as a brat and fry them up, making sure that they are completely done in the middle, remember this is pork, although you could use beef sausage.

I'm really into spicing things up in the kitchen lately.

Something about this picture just doesn't seem right to me.

 While you wait for your "dogs" to cook.  Have yourself a glass of wine, you deserve it.

I've also been into sweet red wine lately.

 Now gather the rest of your ingredients and, dice up your peppers, warm up your cream cheese, and grate your cheese.  Also, I like to toss my buns in the nuker for about 20 seconds to soften them up as well.

Pay no attention to the gross grout.  I hate tile.  It is the bane of my kitchen existence.

 Layer them in whichever order you want on the bun.

Those little peppers are amazing.

 Then drop your hot from the pan "dog" on top and cover with ketchup, mustard, relish whatever else you might like.  I'm a plain cream cheese girl myself.

Baked beans, the perfect side dish to almost anything.

And enjoy!

Happy Monday,

Marisa

I'm not chopped liver, I'm a winner!

Ok, so I know that I usually do the Friday Confessional bloghop on Friday's but today's confessional will be a bit different.


Why, you ask?  


Y'all did ask right?


Hello? 


Anyone?


Today's confessional is brought on by the way of:

And it was awarded to me by the evah tooo adorable Not so normal mommy.  I already love this girl and I've only known her a short time.  She's a young mommy with three gorgeous kids, including the most adorable newborn baby girl.  A girl truly after my own heart, beins' she has the same amount of kids I did at 22, she fun, free spirited and I can't wait to give her all my useless knowledge on how to make it to my age with out any homicide charges or funny farm visits.  Go check this girl out, she's fabulous.


Now for the rules.  Rules, rules always rules.

• Thank the giver, and link back to them in your post.  Check!
• Tell seven things about yourself.  Check....below.

♫  I love music.  I mean LOVE it.  If music were a person, I would have betrothed myself to him when I was three.  I love going to live shows and big concerts.  I listen to it loud, I love it when I can feel it in my chest.  Whew, think it's time to turn on some tunes.

 ♪  I had my first daughter at 16, my second at 20 and my son at 21.  Whoa, right?  But, I did it and I think I did a pretty awesome job.  My oldest girl is now 21, the youngest girl is 17 and a senior in high school this year...................................wiping tears.  Plus, my son is my own personal guardian angel.  I must have done something right to have such a wonderful angel looking over me.  Not to brag, but they're the best kids EVER.  And I'm not just saying that because I'm completely biased or anything.

♫  I didn't get my drivers license until I was 37.  Yeah, that's last year.  It all started when I was 18 and taking that dreaded, written knowledge test, and I tanked it.  SEVEN TIMES I tanked it.  So I gave up, I mean I was already driving right?  Fast forward a couple few bunch of tickets and an OJ type mostly slow speed car chase.  But after years of being completely irresponsible in the aspect of my life, I got my shit together and got my license and insurance.

♪  I could read and write by four.  I don't remember, but I do have proof, through letters I wrote and stories I've heard.  My Grampa used to sit and read the newspaper with me, teach and quiz me on the letters and next thing I know, I'm reading and have had a love affair with words ever since.  Thanks Gramps, that totally makes up for the mustache I'm starting to grow.

♫  I'm bossy.  Not much to add to that, except I'm a mostly polite bossy bitch.

♪  I am a magazine hoarder.  I have a huge collection of magazines.  I call it collection, like it's not really an addiction.  I don't know why, but I keep thinking that someday, I'm going to need a tip, recipe, wise word or sooomething in one of those shiny papered, brightly colored, picture books.  I need help.

♫  I'm thinking of opening an online thrift store.  I've been cleaning out my basement for months years now, and I keep coming up with cool things, that I know my kids don't want, nor do they want to go through all this shit when we die, and The Mister said, "you really could open an entire store with all the stuff we have"        *lightbulb*    Why couldn't I do it, I'm smart enough, I have a ton of inventory and since I'm still unemployed and apply to all the jobs I'm qualified for in about two hours, I have plenty of spare time.  It's at least something to investigate further, right?

Well, if my maths are correct, that's seven.  You know what that means?  That's right. more rules.

• Give this award to, up to 15 recently discovered bloggers and let them know you did it.  Okay, here they are:

A Randomlicious Blog for the Soul  

I started following this girl through the Friday Confession Bloghop and have already felt a kinship with her.  Go check her out.  Don't make me get the zombie bunnies outta the dungeon.

http://thecountrykitchen.blogspot.com/

Hop on over to this girls blog.  She is chock full of delicious recipes, wit and loads of wisdom.  Go on, give her a click.

http://thebitchyhouswife.blogspot.com/

This Chick is real.  I love her candor and her honesty and her humor.  In a word.  Bitchin'  go see for yourself.

I only picked three, because I don't wanna overwhelm y'all with blogs on a bloghop friday.

Hope y'all have a fantastic weekend.

Marisa

Damn Squirrels

I love squirrels, I love my squirrels, but lately, they are really wreaking havoc on everything around here.  Five years ago, when we moved here, we had one.  We now have four.  And they are starting to become very greedy with the food I put out for all the animals.

Here is one of the culprits, the oldest of the four.

Here's dad, doing a good job of teaching the younglings how to get a sugar rush.

Here is one of the younglings taking the birds food, even though there are plenty of peanuts on the ground..

At this rate, it's going to cost as much to feed the critters as it is to feed the family.  But they're just so darn cute to look at.