I want tamales!

I looked up how to make tamales today on the internet. It doesn't look that difficult. Many steps involved, but none of them look painful. You have to cook all your meat first, then make the masa with the broth from the meat, soak the husks & put it all together. Easy peasy, but definitely a weekend project.

We always had fantastic homemade tamales at school when I was growing up. Our cooks were Hispanic and didn't speak much English, but they could cook. Interesting. I'll bet most of the kids in Kansas don't even know what a tamale is, and we had them a couple of times a month for school lunch. Texas vs. Kansas. Private vs. public.

It's 9:30, and I'm hungry

I hate being hungry right before I go to bed. It doesn't help that I've had 2 snacks since dinner. Ugh.

I've had a 5 day weekend, and I got a ton of stuff done. Sarah's room is re-done and touched up. I started drawing her name on the wall tonight, and will hopefully finish tomorrow. I cleaned and did about a million chores, had some great naps, and exercised my butt off.

Speaking of exercise, I'm trying to burn 300 calories 4x a week. Hopefully, some of my rear will start to disappear.

On an unrelated note, how gross is Dog the Bounty Hunter. Seriously dude. Lose the mullet.

Why I Need a Peek

I'm entering a contest to win a Peek portable email device. Too freakin' cool! You all know how much I hate the phone, and this little beauty would allow me to continue my hate affair by keeping in contact with YOU at all times by email! Yeehaw! Plus, it's bright pink, which would mix nicely with my apple green purse.

Think good thoughts! Learn more about this contest at:

http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2009/02/black-cherry-peek.html

Music I like....and hate

I hate:

The Carpenters
Any barbershop-style crap
The Beach Boys
Any "artist" whose name spells something (IceT, Lud-a-cris)

I love:

Otis Redding
Sam & Dave
Sammy Haggar
Al Greene
Def Leppard
Annie Lennox
Joe Cocker

Just thought I'd share.
Stevie Wonder

Yes, well, ummmmmm

No excuses. I'm lazy.

Check this out:


http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/today/index.ssf/2008/12/holland_township_family_angry.html

Those kids are named Adolph Hitler, Himmler, etc. I hope they all grow up to be gay, lesbian, NPR-listening, PFLAG membership-holding, tree hugging, tofu eating, minority-marrying, Martin Luther King-loving adults.

What a shame. Hooray for Costco!

This is my day

Feed kids
Feed dogs
Coffee
Get kids dressed
Shower
Get me ready
Boy to school
Girl to orthodontist
Girl back to school
Me to 1st job
Me to 2nd job
Pick up kids
Home
Let dogs out (such a production)
Find something to cook for dinner
Help with homework
Do dishes
Start dinner
Feed family
Try to squeeze in some fundraiser tallying
Exercise
PTO
More fundraiser tallying
TV?
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Somewhere in there will be hosing the kids down to stop their fighting, eating lunch, driving, phone calls, checking email, cleaning something, and my wonderful husband.

I'm going back to bed.

Hey stranger, come here often?

Just reading over at Without Wax about what age kids should be allowed to call eachother. Tough call. You catch that pun? Chortle chortle.

Boy had a girl call him last school year REPEATEDLY. Thankfully, she always called when we weren't here. The few calls he does get now are from boys, and they talk about 3.4 seconds and laugh about 13 minutes.

Girl doesn't get calls, which I think is a little strange. When I was her age, I was calling my friends to chat & stuff. Several of her friends have cell phones, which is ridiculous. What does a 10 yo need a cell phone for? What Barbie emergency will they have that will require the use of a cell? Can you say over-indulged?

There's no school today, so we are home. Boy is being a beast. Him need nap. Must go clean, for that is my mission.