From one quirk to another…

Strap on your oven mitts, you’ve been tagged!

Recently I was tagged by Julie, of Blessed with Five Blog, to list six of my most unspectacular quirks. Here they are. Please leave me one of yours! Beam me up Captain Quirk!

1. Whenever my husband rolls his leg on top of mine, it wakes me up and I tell him, “my leg cannot breathe”. He of course tells me that legs do not breathe, but I swear mine does.

2. Coffee mugs should always be put away upside down with handles facing right. I am very good at rolling my eyes over to my ears whenever I find one facing the other way.

3, Let’s Make a Deal!! I can pull anything out of the back of my SUV and win whatever is behind curtain number 2. I’ve got hangers, empty water bottles, magazines with bent covers, an empty bag from some caramel apple place, a backpack from last year, and one cleat with a missing shoe lace.

4. I vacuum up broom swept piles. I am not sure why I do not just vacuum the entire floor but it is a gift. Seriously.

5. Tap! Tap! Tap! I am a measuring cup tapper. I cannot bake a cake without tap-tap-tapping the flour.

6, My favorite unspectacular quirk of all: Falling asleep with the remote control in my hand. Not only is it in my hand, it is also wedged between my chin and my neck. Sometimes it is even pressed between my brows. That’s right. My double chin and third eye enjoy watching TV, too.

I’m tagging Becky, Mimi, Jenny, Lauri, and Slavemom!

Today’s Life recipe: Celebrate your quirks! They make us who we are!

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What was I thinking when I wasn’t thinking?

Me. The lady without a cell phone.

I was enjoying a little peace and quiet, when all of a sudden Kyle told Marissa’s boyfriend about the “invisible pole” I hit with Ken’s truck, a million years ago. Then Marissa added how I hold menus far away from my face. “This is my mom,” she laughs. “She can’t even see the words unless she goes like this, but neeeooowww… She doesn’t need glasses.” Kyle, not thinking blurts, “Yeah! You should see mom trying to read text messages while she’s driving.”

Me — also not thinking, chimed in to defend myself. “Hey! It’s really hard to see those little letters while you are driving at the same time.”

Driving and texting????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Chwoo! Chwoo! Chwoo! Quickly I ran for cover under our kitchen table, but it was no use. I was bombed with question marks and four sets of scrunchy eyebrows. As we mothers have already learned from several failed attempts at using the bathroom in peace, family radar is too keen. They found me and made me surrender my cell phone.

Today’s Life Recipe: Don’t text and drive. Especially when you have an impressionable teenager in the car who might be learning a what was I thinking when I was thinking lesson!

If you are looking for “not-the-same-old-tuna”, then you might enjoy this recipe made with ranch dressing and sour cream! It’s wonderful! Click here.

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Once upon a time a freaked out dad thought his daughter was thinking about getting married…

This freaked out dad came home from work, folding his arms, then unfolding them. Fold, unfold, he was either doing a weird new dance, or he was out of sorts. “Did you get the text message?” he finally blurted to his beautiful, sensible, wife. “Our daughter and her boyfriend will be here on Tuesday.That’s not like her. She doesn’t do impromptu stuff.” Freaked-out dad jumped to conclusions and said he is not ready to talk about his daughter getting married.

The sensible, beautiful wife did the only thing she could do. When her daughter and boyfriend arrived, she informed them of her husband’s “fake congratulation” practices in front of their bathroom mirror. Yes, freaked-out dad wanted to at least sound excited when Mitch popped the question.

So sensible mom set the video camera up. Listen to how dad reacts when daughter and boyfriend play a joke on him. Remember… dad doesn’t know this is a joke and he’s been practicing “congratulations”…

Today’s Life Recipe: Thou shalt test the camera angle before pulling a stunt like this again.

 

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What were they thinking when they weren’t thinking? All of them!!!

Our family has a tradition of playing jokes on people we care about. Last night my daughter and her boyfriend were scheming a prank to play on my husband, who freaked-out recently, because he jumped to conclusions and thought his little girl was “thinking” about getting married…..

Watch Marissa and her boyfriend scheme below….. (then check Monday to watch Ken’s reaction!)

Today’s Life Recipe: A spoonful of corny is good for the soul.

 

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For Gerald…

“The winds of life are blowing, sometimes they are just a breeze. Sometimes they feel so treacherous, they knock you to your knees… Remember, when you cannot adjust the wind, you can always adjust the sail”. [from a song that my sister wrote.]

I received a phone call Friday afternoon, before Hurricane Ike hit.

There are folks who come into our lives that we wave at, and stop and chat with. How have you been? How are the kids? They are always smiling and usually with their families whom they adore. They fill a space inside your heart and surely make a difference in this wonderful world, too.

Then your phone rings — two boats have collided and now this wonderful person that you’ve seen every week for nearly 10 years, is “gone” — you search for words but the wind of life in that split second is simply too treacherous.

I have immense faith in God, in heaven on earth, and in death not being the end. But even so, all I could think about after hanging up the phone, was this man’s 14 year old son and how no one can ever replace a parent. But this does not mean that we will not always need one.

Can you please keep young Shawn and his mother, Melody in your prayers? Gerald McSchooler was truly one of the kindest souls in our little town. He touched many lives. I will forward your thoughts onto them through this post. Thank you.

Today’s Life Recipe: When we cannot adjust the wind, we can always offer prayer to help another adjust the sail.

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Next week marks me and my husband’s millionth year anniversary. Seriously — I always forget how many years we’ve been wed. We’ve known each other since 5th grade. Of course back then he had long hair and rode a cool banana seat bike.

Yes, the guy still woohs me. Every so often I look into his eyes and fall deeper in love. Then again, sometimes I look into his eyes and fall over laughing. Like the other night.

[For you gals with guys who have reached mid-forty or beyond, please let me know if anything like this has ever happened to you!]

You may recall a recent post where my my husband and son were joking that they were going to send me back in one of those padded QVC envelopes. They were making fun of my mineral eye shadow collection. So imagine my surprise when Ken walked up to me saying, “I know this is weird coming from me, but do you think you could order me some of that eye cream you use?”

Seems Ken thinks my moisturizers are better than his. Maybe that’s because I look younger even though I’m older. (Just kidding.)

Well — in addition to fighting wrinkles, Ken has also been working out. Jogging a mile in the hot Texas heat everyday. This can of course, cause chaffing. I guess. I’m not a guy, I wouldn’t know. But Ken was very impressed with my moisturizer. The moisturizer by the TV, in the den. Apparently he had just rubbed this particular cream all over some sensitive private parts. Took that chaffe away…

So I asked him, “WHAT cream by the TV?” I didn’t have any moisturizer by the TV. He insisted that I did. He even walked me to the den and lifted the yellow tube which is when I had no choice but to crack up. You see, earlier that day I had been flat-ironing my hair in the den so that I could watch TV at the same time. “That’s my hair straightener gel!” I laughed. I’m still laughing.

Today’s Life Recipe: Discovering how much your guy admires and needs you is adorable.

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What was he thinking when he wasn’t thinking?

My 14-year old son. With a great big smile stretched across his face, he squeals. “Wow mom! You’re not going to believe how much laundry I’ve done!”

Laundry? Where are your pants? Why are you just wearing boxers?

“I threw my jeans in the washing machine. I’ve been washing clothes all day! You won’t believe it mom, but I keep finding more stuff to wash!”

I won’t believe it? A never ending, constantly growing dirty clothes pile? Try me!

“I need you to fold everything for me. I made a neat pile on the floor.”

A neat pile? Is it just me or does that picture I took of his “neat pile” look more like something you’d see hanging in an art museum? I am thinking that my son may be a Picasso! Maybe I should pull out the glue gun….. What do you think? Glue or fold?

Today’s Life Recipe: Frame precious moments.

And I have a tasty recipe for you, Banana Foster Chocolate Chip Breading Pudding! Click here to see the video.

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So I was wondering…

Anyone else out there ever lose their car keys? Daily? The other day mine were on top of the yogurt. One time I even found them in Ken’s left shoe.

They say that music can change us — that lyrics can actually leave a lasting impression on us.

When I was in 8th grade, I played the song Theme From Mahogany on the piano for my peers. We all sang, “Do you know where you’re going to, do you like the things that life is showing you… where are you going to? Do you know?”

Thirty years later I am still singing, “Do you know ——– where my car keys are?!!” So I was wondering… What would have happened if I had played “Found a Peanut” instead?!!

Today’s Life Recipe: We can change our tune — and rewrite our lyrics.

Here’s a recipe that I love made with yogurt. Not because it’s brain food or anything, but because it tastes fun. It’s called Super Hero Fruit Slaw. Click here to watch the video.

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