Friday, June 12, 2015

Smores cupcakes.

Every so often someone at My house wants smores cupcakes. And every time I spend an hour tracking down the recipe. So today I'm copying and pasting directions from another blog. The original blog with the recipe is no longer up. 

marshmallow frosting (sew darn cute)
1/2-3/4 lb. (2 or 3 sticks) butter, room temperature
1 lb. (2 cups) confectioner's sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
16 oz. tub of marshmallow cream

1. cream the butter on high until light and fluffy
2. add the confectioner's sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, and beat until fluffy each time
3. beat in the vanilla until incorporated
4. add the marshmallow fluff and mix until creamy

this came together easily. sadly, husband could only find 14 oz tubs at the store so it was not quite as marshmallow-y as it could have been. but there's no way i need 12 oz of leftover fluff in my house, as good as fluffer-nutters are...no way.

top the piped frosting with crushed grahams (i put them in the food processor until they were fine crumbs) and an individual piece of hershey's chocolate.

Sunday, March 08, 2015

You make me laugh..

A: did you have a good nap?
B: no I couldn't fall asleep.
A:  you were snoring. A lot.
B: no. I was just breathing.
A: you were snoring so loud that I couldn't sleep. For at least  an hour.
B:  huh. Yeah I need a other nap. Since I didn't get any sleep.

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Just another day...

Little A:  Mom. Mom. Mom. I have an injury. A bad one. It's really bad. Look. My nose really hurts. Right here. 
Me: it's dry. Go have dad give you your medicine. 
Little A: that stuff tastes terrible. You'll never take me alive!  (He runs away screaming.)

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Conversations where I beat my head against a wall.

J where do you want us to take you to eat on Mother's Day?
Me: I'd really like Sushi. 
J: ...

The day before Mother's Day, while we're sitting at J's favorite diner

J: did you decide where you want to go for Mother's Day? 
Me: somewhere that has sushi. 
J: but I don't like sushi. 
Me: I don't like diner food. 
J: ?

Theyll probably take me to eat at the diner for Mother's Day. Know what I really want? For someone else to do the dishes that are currently piled in the sink. And I want to sleep in tomorrow. The kids asked what I want for Mother's Day and I was very specific. I even had them repeat it back to me. :-) I told then I wanted to go to the natural history museum, or go drive up the mountain or go for a hike.  We'll probably watch tv. And I'll probably still get diner food. Or pizza. My babies love pizza. But they'll hug me and snuggle me and that will be the best present of all...



Friday, March 14, 2014

Words of wisdom from little A.

Ok.  If two people get too close to each other and they're dreaming or both having nightmares (it has to be the same) then they could become one. Like one dream. Or one nightmare. To stop it, they have to get further away. 

Thursday, February 27, 2014

On the road again...

You know it's a really special day when you've been to kaiser three times and the kids' school four times and it's only noon. 

I don't have time to have a real job. 

On the third visit to kaiser this morning I lost my car. I couldn't remember which spot I'd parked in this time, I went to the lot I parked in for the first and second visit. Is it time for summer  break yet?

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Boys.

Little A just started taking baths again after a year or more of mostly taking showers. He named himself Captain naked the pirate. Then he made music by tooting in the tub and then laughing hysterically afterwards. Silly boy. 

Friday, February 07, 2014

I want to meet the president...

Big A:  oooh look it's president Obama
Little A:  I thought we were watching gymnastics. 
Big A:  it's the Olympics. The gymnastics is later. I want to meet president Obama. 
Little A: You have to bow to him. 
Me:  No you don't have to bow to the president. You just have to be polite. 
Little A:  Soooo we can't be mean to him? Or hit him right? That would be bad. Big A, when you meet president Bama don't be rude k?

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Ramblings


It sucks when you realize someone that you thought cared, really doesn't give a shit. It sucks even more to realize that you can't change that person or your relationship with them. You're just stuck in a messed up situation. I feel bad for people. 

Unrelated, but it also sucks when kids will not go to sleep. J is asleep. Little A has finally  been quiet for a few minutes, but I can still hear big A in her room... I just want to finish the dishes, read a chapter in my book, and go to bed. 

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Read this blog post this morning and it made me tear up a little.  Some days I don't feel like I'm doing enough. But maybe tomorrow I will get there. 

If you're a mama, you should go read this. 

http://lisajobaker.com/2014/01/a-love-letter-to-all-the-tired-mamas-everywhere/

Wednesday, January 01, 2014

Little A says

Mama.  Maybe my life is just a dream. (Pause) and when I die I'll wake up. 

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Big A: it would be horrible if I got sick right before Christmas. 
Little A. It would be horrible if I broke my leg right before Christmas. Then I couldn't  get to my presents. You'd have to get them for me. That would be a bad bad BAD Christmas. 

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Little A.

Little A: It's hard for a queen to get boys. 

Me: huh?

Little A: it's hard to have princes. You know the babies? They usually have princesses. Have you seen on Disney? It's lots of princesses.   

Big A says

If I stop throwing up, we can still go to the snow today right? 

Um. Probably not kid. 

Saturday, December 07, 2013

Little A says:

"Hey mom. If every pork chop was perfect, we wouldn't have hot dogs. I learned that on a show."  

Love that kid. 

Sunday, November 03, 2013

Little A says...

Mom it's like I can hear everything. I can hear everything in the world and it's all too loud. 

Friday, November 01, 2013

It's nablopomo again

Will I blog every day? Doubtful. Will I try? Sure why not. I'll start with being thankful. Maybe I can post one every day. It's day 1 and I'm thankful for my family. :-)

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Howling at the moon.

I can't go to bed yet! I haven't had enough time to practice my howling.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Mooooom...

Little A was in the tub playing with his new pirate ship. 
"Mom. Mooom.  I need you now Mom."
" What do you need?"
" I really need my earplugs. Ya know the ones from swimming lessons so my ears don't get wet and hurt?"
"Why? Are your ears hurting?"
"No. My earplugs are
 very bright and 
orange. They'd make great buoys. "

at least he's creative...

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Meal time.

"Dad, I'm hungry. Really hungry  I want a meal. "
"How about some carrots?"
"That's not a meal."
"Yogurt?"
"Dad!  That's not a meal. How about ice cream? I think that's a meal."