Day 18: Singing angels and child prostitutes

Happy Wednesday, Readers! For most of you your work week is almost over. Mine is just beginning, but I love my job so I guess I can't complain too much. (I hope my boss is reading this.) Here is the always faithful daily list of randomness...

1.) The Hershey pie I made on Monday is magical. I hate to brag, but God personally congratulated me on a job well done. Angels sang when I took my first bite. True story.

2.) I am watching the movie Taxi Driver for the first time. I am extremely disturbed. If you have seen it you know what I mean! Who comes up with this stuff?

3.) I need suggestions for next week's Cookbook Mondays...brownies, cake, cookies, or pie? Readers choice this week!

Alrighty! Day 18's topic is way better than the past two days. I get to tell you about my favorite place to eat! My inner fat kid is about to be unleashed.

Since we all know I love to eat, we all also know I can't just pick one favorite place! So I've broken it down into categories.

Favorite fast food restaurant:

                                                    

Favorite italian restaurant:

I couldn't find a picture of the actual Gondola Restaurant in Lebanon
 (use your imagination)

Favorite seafood restaurant:

                                         

All time favorite restaurant:

                                                

My inner chubby child becomes very happy when I get to eat at these places!

                                    


Have a great day, Readers! (all 10 of you)

And that's the way the cookie crumbles!             

Day 17: Save the whales

Hello, Readers! That short attention span is back and more full-blown than yesterday. I think I'm just losing interest in these lame blog challenges! I mean you gotta agree that "Dream House" was kind of a weird thing to write about. Today's is a little better I guess. Here is the daily list of random before I start the challenge...

1.) I no longer have a work out partner! You know how I reacted to this? I sat on the couch for an hour in my work out clothes. I considered not going, I considered eating the pie I made last night for breakfast, and I also considered going back to bed. How sad am I? I have absolutely no motivation. I ended up going, staying 25 minutes, then leaving. I gotta find a new work out partner or I'll be telling the National Marine Fisheries Service to leave me alone as they attempt to save the beached whale...a.k.a. me!

I actually made this one, I didn't steal it!

2.) That's all for today. My day has pretty much revolved around my lack of motivation and short attention span.


Today is Day 17 of the blog challenge. The topic is about something I am looking forward to. Well, I am really looking forward to something that is work related. But, I can't talk about work so I'm going to pick something else. Here is a picture...

This is my personal view of summer! The summer is about the lake, friends, and having fun! I can't wait for summer to get here. This winter seems like it has drug on and on.

Well that was another short one! I promise it'll get less lame eventually. Have a great day :-)

And that's the way the cookie crumbles.

Cookbook Mondays: Hershey Pie

I am a little late, but it is now time for Cookbook Mondays!! This week I made Hershey Pie. And, if I may brag, it turned out quite wonderfully! Here are some highlights...

1.) I didn't eat any of the 6 Hershey bars it took to make it! Can you believe that?? Not even one little square.

2.) I learned how to whip cream. I assumed whipping cream was indeed already whipped. But apparently the word whipping indicates that it can be whipped, not that it already is.

3.) I made a friend in the checkout line today at Al's Foodtown. I was using the recipe notebook as a shopping list and the elderly lady behind me asked me what I was going to be baking. I explained what I was doing and she was thrilled. She asked to see the recipe notebook because she wanted to copy down the recipe and make it herself!

This is an extremely easy pie to make! Here is the recipe.

Hershey Pie

6 Hershey bars
1/2 cup milk
18 large marshmallows
1/2 pint whipping cream

In sauce pan, melt chocolate bars, marshmallows, and milk. Let cool. Whip the cream and fold into the chocolate mixture. Pour in a graham cracker crust. Let chill for 6 hours.

I have to admit I cheated a little and bought a premade crust. At the bottom of this recipe she says to use "the graham crack crust I make" but she doesn't explain how to make it.

I would put up a picture, but I kinda already ate some of it! If you make it yourself let me know how it turns out :-)

Day 16: This one is kinda sho...squirrel!!

It's my Friday!! Otherwise known as Monday. I am officially back on track with my blog challenge. Before I start Day 16, here is the daily dose of random...

1.) My attention span is ridiculously short today. I've started this blog about three times which ended shortly after the beginning because things on t.v. keep catching my eye. For example, right now I'm watching Marijuana: A Chronic History on the History Channel. A second ago I was watching some 90s sit-com I can't recall the name of. I'm like Doug from the movie Up!

2.) Ever had one of those headaches where it feels like your head is going to split right down the middle? Yeah, I got one of those right now. I think it is my sinuses again. Thankfully my new sexy teeth grinding mouth guard I sleep with has prevented the jaw related headaches.

3.) I tried one more Banquet meal just to make sure I wasn't being too picky. I'm convinced that I'm making a good judgment call on this one.

Day 16 is going to be exceptionally short because I think the challenge is lame. I am supposed to tell you about my dream house. Well,  have you ever seen the movie the Notebook?

It's plantation style, on the lake, has a balcony, and a big front porch. That's my dream house right down to the blue shutters!

Oh, and if Noah lives inside my dream house that would be even better!!

Well, I'm done. The end!

And that's the way the cookie crumbles.

Day 15: Break out the tissues

Okay, I know you have already had your daily dose of randomness today, but I thought of two more things I wanted to tell you.

1.) Spreading peanut butter on bread with a spoon is difficult.

2.) If you felt the temperature drop a few degrees it was because I turned down free pizza. I chose to eat my whole grain reduced fat peanut butter sandwich with baked chips. Am I happy about this? No. Will I be happy about this later when I have no heartburn? Possibly.

Today is Day 15 and it might be a bit of a tear-jerker! I apologize in advance. I am going to tell you about my favorite Bible verse. I knew which verse I would pick as soon as I read what today's challenge was about. Here it is....

  "And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away."   

 Revelation 21:4

This verse is very near and dear to my heart. I lost my father and the majority of my grandparents at a young age, and this verse gives me the comfort in knowing that even though they are gone, they are in a much better place. I know that one day when I close my eyes in eternal rest I'll be with them again. 

This verse is also very similar to my favorite church song, "No Tears in Heaven".

No tears in heaven, no sorrows given.
All will be glory in that land;
There'll be no sadness, all will be gladness,
When we shall join that happy band.

No tears (in heaven fair)
No tears, no tears up there,
Sorrow and pain will all have flown;
No tears (in heaven fair)
No tears, no tears up there;
No tears in heaven will be known.

 Glory is waiting, waiting up yonder,
Where we shall spend an endless day;
There with our Savior, we'll be forever,
Where no more sorrow can dismay.

  Some morning yonder, we'll cease to ponder
O'er things this life has brought to view;
All will be clearer, loved ones be dearer
In heav'n where all will be made new.

I only teared up twice! Much better than I thought I would do :-)  Tomorrow will be much more peppy! I promise. 

P.S. I clicked on the spell checker and I didn't spell anything wrong. Just thought you should know.

And that's the way the cookie crumbles.

Day 14: 'Course I got Jeopardy! at five o'clock. I watch Jeopardy!

Happy Sunday Readers! Yes, I know. I skipped a day. BUT, I was really busy yesterday! Let's get back on track. Here is the daily list of randomness...

1.) I had two people call me about the Jeep yesterday! I am trying not to get too excited but I am pretty optimistic about one of the offers I got. I have to meet with him next week to hammer out the details. Fingers crossed!

2.) I came to the conclusion this morning that I am very stuck in my ways. Every Sunday morning I wake up at 9:30 without fail. I get in the shower at 9:35 and I'm out 10 minutes later. I then eat my cereal and brush my teeth. However, this Sunday went a little differently and I now feel lost and confused (I added a little exaggeration to keep you interested). My nephew woke me up 8:50, and I had to eat my cereal before my shower because I had to feed him. This in turn threw off my whole morning process!  My friend Cory made a good comparison I think you will enjoy. Unless you haven't seen the movie then you won't get it at all...

This was me after I learned I would have to eat my cereal before my shower.

3. For tomorrow's food blog I am making a Hershey pie! It should be pretty fool-proof cause I don't have to bake it or use a double boiler. Oh, and the butter cake with caramel sauce turned out much better than I thought it would.

Today's blog is going to be pretty short. Day 14 requires me to show you a picture that I love and makes me happy. I am going to assume this means an actual picture and not one I copy and paste from the Internet. So here is my favorite picture...

This is my grandmother and I on some stormy boat trip we took back in 1991 that was much like Gilligan's but not as dramatic. My grandmother who was afraid of water, storms, and being on water in storms was clearly not having a good time. I appear to be basking in my own awesomeness and just taking it all in. I love this picture for several reasons...1) because I love being on the lake, 2) I loved my grandmother dearly, and 3) I think it is a hilarious picture! It makes me remember all the good times we use to have together. Every time I see this picture it makes me smile :-)  <---- see

That's all for today. I kept it short because I have to do Day 15 now!

And that's the way the cookie crumbles.