More Accurate than a Fortune Teller...

I SHOULD be getting my Christmas Cards ready to send out. Instead, I am playing this silly Ipod Game. Thanks Cindy for giving me a good laugh!


So here's the game...

Directions:
1. Put your iPod on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. No Cheating.. you must write the name of THAT song. No matter what..


1. IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?

I Can't Make You Love Me -- Bonnie Raitt.

*this is on my ipod because Aaron downloaded it.. (He seriously sings this song to me all the time-- in a high pitched voice! I hate it.)


2. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?

Miss Independant -- Kelly Clarkson

*True Dat!

3. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?

Let 'Er Rip - Dixie Chicks.

*Oh, my! I laughed so hard when that came up. I almost didn't type it, but here it is. The men that attract me really know how to Let 'Er Rip! gross.


4. HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?

Friday, I'm in Love -- The Cure

* It ain't Friday, yet!

5. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE PURPOSE?

I'll Follow the Sun -- Beatles.

* I love this match up.. I used to have a saying in my locker at school that said "I'll Follow the Son."

6. WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?

Can't Buy me Love -- Michael Buble.


7. WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?

Train Wreck -- Sarah McLaughlan

*so funny! And probably so true! Ha!


8. WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?

Smooth Operator -- Sade.


9. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?

Breakdown -- Jack Johnson.

Okay, now it's getting freaky.. how did my Ipod KNOW? What the!!!!


11. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?

Something in the way she moves -- James Taylor


12. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?

Makes me Wonder -- Maroon 5


13. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?

Keepin' it Real -- Mason Jennings

LOVE this song. I think it fits too.

14. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU GROW UP?

Say my Name -- Destiny's Child

15. WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?

Sexual Healing -- Ben Harper

*As if! jk, Aaron.
seriously though, I didn't even know this song was on my ipod.

16. WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?

Sand in my Shoes -- Dido

*so romantic.. not.
-- but every time I hear "Thank You" by Dido, I think of my wedding day.

17. WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?

To be Surprised -- Sondre Lurche

18. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?

The Sound of Silence -- Simon & Garfunkel.
*seriously, this is hilarious to me. It's SO true!

19. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?

Just a Boy -- Harry Connick, Jr.
I changed it.. and I shot the Sherrif came up by Bob Marley... both are funny.


20. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?

Suddenly I See -- KT Tunstall

21. WHAT SONG THEY WILL PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?

Say it Ain't So -- Weezer

Now it's your turn... it's fun to see what others listen to..

brain freeze

We had a very nutritious lunch today. Taco Bell and Slurpees. Zack was narrating what was happening to his food while he ate. He said a couple of times, "These nachos go in my mouth, and down to my heart then down, down into my tummy." After he took a BIG gulp of the Slurpee, he said in a very high pitched voice, "That drink didn't go to my tummy. It went up and up into my BRAIN!" as he shuttered a little bit. I laughed out loud and he said, "It not funny, Mom. It WILLY did go up in my BWAIN!!" I believe him.. and I keep him around for comments like that.

We were playing "Don't Eat Pete" yesterday with a few friends.. Do you know how to play? We like to play with Skittles or M&M's rather than cheerios. Cheerios are for chumps. Anyway, one person leaves the room, and the others choose an item on the game board to be "Pete" (you can even do it with a blank piece of paper... just draw several boxes.) When everyone decides on a particular item, the person comes back in the room and tries to eat as many candies as possible without eating Pete. When they pick up the candy that was chosen to be Pete, everyone yells, "Don't eat Pete!" Anyway, kids love this game.. When their friend was out of the room, Ben and Luke were choosing which one to be Pete, and I heard Ben say, "Let's pick the cat this time." Luke cracked me up by saying, "I want to chose Oprah." I scanned the game board in the computer so you could see why I thought it was funny...........

I've never seen Oprah in orange, old-school glasses... but I guess Luke hasn't met many black people. Obama becoming prez will be good for my kids, I think.

I wasn't gonna show you this....

But since my brother Kevin already mentioned (in the comments of the previous post) that my family was white trash, I figured the cat was out of the bag. And because I love videos so much, I thought WHAT THE HECK. Let me preview it by saying that out of ALL the Christmas music we play in our home, "the Hippopotamus song" by Gayla Peevy is BY FAR the favorite (it's the last song on my music list to the right.) Whenever it's on, no matter where we are in the house, we run to the living room/kitchen area and dance away. We have it on CD (obviously) but surprisingly, it's always on the radio too.. who knew. Anyway, next time I will be sure to video the boys busting a move (you can hear them laughing in the background.) But for now, all you get is Zack spitting-- and blowing snot bubbles from his nose. Thank goodness for short video clips, eh? Without 'em we would never really know how silly The ZIG can be.

Do you want to marry my underwear?

Videos are my favorite. I could talk about how homeless my kids always look, but it's so much better to capture it on film. This one is about three minutes, but it's very accurate of our life at home.. at least the days that we decide that doing our traditional 1000 piece Christmas puzzle is more important that anything else.

Honestly, it was a perfect day. Pajamas, non-stop Christmas music, non-stop hot chocolate, no television, no shoes, no makeup, no bras, no blogging or emailing, leftovers for lunch and Ramen for dinner. Isn't this what the Holidays are all about?

oh, and I have to mention that Luke is a very skilled puzzler. There is NO WAY I could have finished this puzzle in one day without him... Zack is not exactly a "helper", but he's free entertainment and that's all I can ask for at this point.

Chocolate Cream Pie

I should have posted this recipe before Thanksgiving... because Thanksgiving is the season for pies, but you never really NEED an excuse (or holiday, for that matter) to make a scrumptious pie, says I.

This recipe comes from my husband's BFF's wife. Yes, my husband has a best friend, namely Del Post. Del is Aaron's long lost soul mate and luckily they were put together as mission companions in Spain. I love how much they love each other. Nicole, Del's wife, would be my BFF if we lived closer. We both have 3 boys the same ages. We both supported our husbands through law school together while living only 2 short hours away. When graduation came, we moved to Vegas and they stayed put... and we really miss them! Eventually (when the Posts decided to move down south) Aaron and Del will be business partners and Nicole and I will sit together on porches, drinking lemonade in our rocking chairs... It only the Posts understood how important it is for them to move away from the cold northwest. Nobody in their right mind wants to live in Montana, anyway.

Back to the chocolate cream pie recipe... I don't have permission to share it with the blogging world, so I hope it's not a secret 50 generation family recipe. It should be, though because it's THAT GooooooD (and easy.)

Pie Crust:
1 1/4 C. Shortening
3 C. Flour
1 tsp. salt
*Cut flour and salt into shortening until mixture is crumbly.
Combine:
1 egg (well beaten)
1 Tbs. vinegar
5 Tbs. water
*Mix egg mixture into flour mixture until pie dough forms. This makes four single crusts or two double crusts. So divide into four and roll out. For cream pies, bake pie crust at 400 degress for ~10 minutes or until lightly golden browned.


Chocolate Cream Pie Filling:

Using a heavy saucepan:
*Combine and wisk together in the saucepan (I like to use the flat bottom kind to keept the cream filling from burning... Nicole's words, not mine. But I agree with everything she says :)

1/4 c. flour
1 c. sugar
2 Tbs. cornstarch
6 Tbs. cocoa
1/4 tsp. salt


In a separate bowl combine:

3 c. milk
3 egg yolks

mix really well together so eggs don't burn.


Slowly add milk/yolk mixture to saucepan and turn on med/high heat. Using wisk, stir constantly, keeping the wisk on the bottom of the pan to keep the milk from scalding. Stir until mixture becomes thick and starts to boil. Boil for 1 minute, remove from heat.



Add:

1/2 cube butter
2 tsp. vanilla

stir until butter is melted and mixed in.



Cool pudding in sink of ice water (still in pan) and cover directly on top with saran wrap. (be sure not to run water on your pudding) After about 15-20 minutes, pour into pie shell, cover, and refrigerate for three hours.

Top with whipped cream before serving and if you want to make it look really fancy, add chocolate shavings on top. Marie Calendar... move over.

If it sounds too complicated, let me assure you, it's not. I love recipes where you have EVERYTHING on hand. This is totally doable and OH! so yummy!

Happy baking.