I'm a Koala Bear

You know how you have one of those conversations where you find yourself staring at someone and trying to figure out how you even got yourself into that conversation? Yup, I was there today and I'm pretty sure it went something like this:

Does this happen to anyone else or is it just me?

The One with the Light Switch

When we came home from Flower and Garden on Saturday our AC was not working. Scott called our warranty company and then we didn't hear anything. Monday on his way home, Scott called the AC company we normally work with and asked what the deal is. They said they never received the call. We had no air in our house and I was not about to open up all of the windows, for two reasons: 1) we still have damage to our screens and 2) we have a habit of having snakes make temporary homes in our windows.

Can I also mention that it has been in the mid to upper 80's everyday? Yup...awesome. To say I've been a witch with a bad itch would be an understatement. So they finally made it out today and before I tell you how they fixed the problem, let me share this.

Do you remember that episode of Friends when Monica and Rachel lived in Joey and Chandler's apartment, because Chandler's job was not, in fact, being a transpondser, and they could not figure out what the one light switch did? Well, we had this light switch in our laundry room that we could never figure out what it did. Apparently on Saturday the box of Swiffer pads "magically" "fell" off the shelf and switched said switch off. Take one guess what that light switch controls. It has now been labeled.

See, my life really is a sitcom. 

Multiples and More QOTW

Very seldom do I answer the QOTW at Multiples and More because I think it's weird to answer my own question, or one that Lani and I just talked about. But this week really wanted to share on this one, so here we go. This week was more of a writing prompt than a question:

Write a list of 10 surprising things about yourself

1. Scott and I dated less than a year before getting engaged, and we were married a year and a few weeks after we got engaged.
2. When the right sippy cup top isn't on the right sippy cup it throws my whole day off, I have to fix it. Some may call this OCD, I call it normal.
3. I could watch any and all episodes of Friends a million times and never get sick of them. Love that show!
4. I own the Lizzie McGuire Movie and think it's awesome. Don't judge, it's cute.
5. I never get my hair colored the same way, I always change something about it,
6. I will always stop channel surfing on the radio if I hear: "Don't Stop Believing", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Layla", any Beatles song and "Gimme that Girl" by Joe Nichols.
7. I love to bake and hate to eat it. I think I ate enough sweets in my childhood.
8. I don't like beef, but always make an exception for the braised short ribs in France during Food and Wine. I literally want to die afterward, but it's so worth it. They are delicious!
9. I watch General Hospital, everyday. I've watched it since I was a kid.
10. The most romantic thing Scott has ever done for me is he had our wedding centerpieces recreated for our first anniversary. It was like recapturing a moment in time.

Play along at Multiples and More!

Happenings of the last 3 days

I have a ton of blog catching up to do, so let's start where we left off, shall we???

Wednesday night we met up with my parents, sister and niece for dinner at Garden Grill, which is inside The Land at EPCOT. The restaurant rotates, slowly, but rotates, as you eat. It's also one of the character dining restaurants that features Mickey, Pluto, Chip and Dale. The kids went bananas over the characters, while they were visiting other kids, when the characters came up to them they acted like they were too cool for school. Here's some photos and video from that night:

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The food there was really good too. It's all sustainable and most of it is grown at Disney.


On Christmas Eve my parents came over and hung out with us while I did some serious baking. I started cooking at 7 am and didn't stop until we left for mass at 5pm. Jill found a new toy, Busia's laundry basket. I was informed they are 2 for $5 at Walgreen's and they come in a variety of colors. Clearly I should not have spent my money on Christmas presents, this would have done the trick....

After mass Cathy and Lorren came over and helped Scott put together the climber that they got the kids for Christmas. It looks like it was quite the project from this photo:

In reality it took 15 minutes, and that even included time for Lorren to try out the slide (her feet hit my sliding glass door).

The kiddos actually slept in on Christmas morning. Any other day they are up at 7am on the nose, but on Christmas morning they slept in until 7:30. I have a feeling this will be the last time that happens. The kids weren't too sure what was going on and were not fans of having everyone there first thing in the morning (when I say everyone I mean us, my parents, Scott's parents, my sister and niece). They did LOVE all their presents though and Aaron wouldn't even leave the new toy kitchen to come open the rest of his presents!

The kids made out like bandits this year! And seriously love everything they got! Scott and I didn't do that bad either, I finally got my food processor (see blogging about wanting one totally works!) and we got a Wii! Now with the Wii, I always knew I was competitive, but had no idea the magnitude of my competitiveness. I channeled my inner Monica Geller when I was playing yesterday, for real. Do you remember that episode of Friends when they are in Barbados and Monica challenges Mike to ping pong? It was like with Scott and I sword fighting. I was out for blood, and the only thing missing was the fro that Monica was sporting in that episode.

Dinner was great too! I have a ton of leftovers though! I made ham, polish sausage, garlic potatoes, and green bean casserole and Mimi brought the stuffings and gravy. This was my first time making all this stuff so I was very pleased with how it turned out. I'm going to put up the recipes tomorrow!

I sincerely hope your Christmas was amazing and that you are enjoying the rest of your holiday weekend!

Multiples and More Question of the Week

So this weeks question came about when I was reading this months issue of American Baby (I know, I have time for this?!) and saw that October is National Cookie Month. What, what?! How could I have not know this?! When did this start?! I couldn't get to my phone fast enough to text Lani about this recent discovery. She was equally excited. I mean really, who doesn't love a good cookie? So in the spirit of National Cookie Month this weeks question is:

What is your favorite cookie recipe?

My favorite recipe to make, simply because it is the easiest, is triple chocolate chip cookies. It's basically the Nestle Toll House (which I say with a horrible French accent ever since that one episode of Friends) recipe with a few alterations. Here's what you need:


2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt (I use Kosher salt)

1 cup (2 sticks, 1/2 pound) butter, softened (unsalted butter, sometimes I use sweet cream butter)

3/4 cup Splenda (you can use regular sugar)

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract (sometimes I use pure vanilla, makes them super yummy)

2 eggs

1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels

1/2 cup Milk Chocolate Morsels

1/2 cup White Chocolate Morsels

And here's how you make them:

Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition; gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets. Hand beater to husband so he can try the dough and, as my Mom says, get worms.

Bake in preheated 375-degree oven for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. I usually switch them on the racks halfway between (that is if one if on the bottom rack and one is on the top) Let stand for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

I hope you enjoy my variation on a classic! Play along at Multiples and More and let me know what your favorite recipe is!