tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89912278660900651842024-03-14T04:17:31.303-07:00sure to be of interest only to myselfa blog only a mother could love.kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-23490469543801776482008-09-10T20:52:00.001-07:002008-09-10T20:52:56.778-07:00hey! i'm over here now<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://angeliccorn.wordpress.com/">http://angeliccorn.wordpress.com/</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>we'll see how it works out...</div>kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-66590735393655183072008-08-26T19:01:00.000-07:002008-08-26T19:33:38.367-07:00thoughts, unspecifiedspotted on a minivan: a bumper sticker reading "minivans are tangible evidence of evil."<br /> and then another bumper sticker reading "careful, that's a beverage" or something like that. then it had the web address www.lebowskifest.com. a week later i saw a similar bumper sticker, which made me curious. i guess i could actually look up the website, but i am more lazy than curious, i guess. i like the mystery?<br /><br />i have, to my own chagrin, the song "rock me sexy, jesus" running through my head most days of the week.<br /><br />i am smitten with <a href="http://www.smittenkitchen.com/">smittenkitchen</a>. i just made grapefruit yogurt poundcake, and i am in the middle of making kefta and zucchini kebabs. it smells so good i want to eat the meat raw. but i won't, i promise. i wish i had more pictures, but i cook in the later evening and it's dark when everything's done.<br /><br />i just heard a good joke. it's not only that was bush born on third and thinks he hit a triple, but bush came into the office on third and then stole second. i'm listening to the speeches at the dnc on the radio. i'm pretty sure that most people reading this are republicans, so sorry.<br /><br />i went back to school august 11th, school started the 19th. it's always a busy time. the counselors have to set up summer school before we leave, so it's hard to prepare for the beginning of school, and since i've been there, the schedules haven't been "loaded" until we get back from summer, so there is tons and tons of work to do in less than a week. i worked last saturday and sunday, trying to get everyone's schedules fixed before school started. maybe i was a wee too enthusiastic, because i completely strained my wrist, giving myself tendonitis, or wrist strain, unspecified. i like that phrase, unspecified. it's much more upscale than random. random has gone the way of totally. they used to be legitimate words, now they're just valley girl speak.<br /><br />some one threw away these old athletic bags at school, and someone else dug them out of the trash, washed them, and gave them away at the staff party on saturday. i was pretty pleased with them and snatched two. there were extras...i don't think everyone appreciates the vintageness of them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfDdEdqW3nToQsb8HYltvrbnyrotWq7_dmbilzhUq9cFMxYQQ2lAPwKTE3JOGKX3uQP8eDLIPiut5YEVmgFY0F8gNlDGa4ZU1xk5_LTPKH-yDikajYFKDs9dj1NODN3bEq82uEJO8Ajbg/s1600-h/100_4341.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfDdEdqW3nToQsb8HYltvrbnyrotWq7_dmbilzhUq9cFMxYQQ2lAPwKTE3JOGKX3uQP8eDLIPiut5YEVmgFY0F8gNlDGa4ZU1xk5_LTPKH-yDikajYFKDs9dj1NODN3bEq82uEJO8Ajbg/s400/100_4341.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239017929389632418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />this is the fate of most of brophy's toys...poor little bear.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2J-Io0KprvLkuVVqgsv1bhJ5TwnRbZ4ZSrDSg5A4Js4axbZ6Nrv0UOcEMB_gvdUdW_TnGfJo9XJFBM6OiMFxJEAZ6QBzWudtynRkrNvF11leLkXFmDM-dlORnH1K4L1fXFLGXFwJ6Z4l/s1600-h/100_4339.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2J-Io0KprvLkuVVqgsv1bhJ5TwnRbZ4ZSrDSg5A4Js4axbZ6Nrv0UOcEMB_gvdUdW_TnGfJo9XJFBM6OiMFxJEAZ6QBzWudtynRkrNvF11leLkXFmDM-dlORnH1K4L1fXFLGXFwJ6Z4l/s400/100_4339.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239017926526393042" border="0" /></a>kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-13927931447746312252008-08-20T19:54:00.001-07:002008-08-20T20:00:29.495-07:00things that make me feel lucky, even when i'm drowning in work and bothers like check-engine lights and fleas on the dogordering a <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p7143/index.cfm?pkey=cframes-ledge-shelf">4' shelf</a> from pottery barn with gift cards leftover from my wedding almost 2 years ago, and finding that they were worth almost 3 times the amount i thought (even though i intended to buy a bathroom light fixture that we picked out months ago only to find out it's no longer available.)<br /><br />driving by the ocean twice a day, but getting the best view on the way home from work, which is amazing every single time. it's been looking especially aqua lately, which is my most favorite color.<br /><br />having the check engine light turn out to be nothing, and not even getting charged for the service guy to figure that out.<br /><br />not seeing a flea in two days.kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-29409023854921053442008-08-11T20:49:00.000-07:002008-08-11T21:00:09.666-07:00super star!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ovU1F19I1iLwOk3WAya0AckZVgIAftF641T32doQv_hKoHN7XiKLDpbKWO1T67GowR2XsXKPLJwHkoAW9aWKIQ7xk-WwtTO1RnZsDFcGPJK3_6zSim8JxTeZ3t2TO28J8bD0XQJ230d4/s1600-h/100_4311.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233475795690059314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ovU1F19I1iLwOk3WAya0AckZVgIAftF641T32doQv_hKoHN7XiKLDpbKWO1T67GowR2XsXKPLJwHkoAW9aWKIQ7xk-WwtTO1RnZsDFcGPJK3_6zSim8JxTeZ3t2TO28J8bD0XQJ230d4/s400/100_4311.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZp3-Smrg1u8FyME5-FLOn8cWqtX7CVTi7cN96_CU-RBdowhJ5sHK8If72KgQIdfy_bmqu7ULNqUFMWDbDCalVLxXgWH48BzrC-AYQmRF8wku1GepA7qWqkO85ZthU4bZ_RBx0wM8lRkR/s1600-h/100_4320.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233475805863752466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZp3-Smrg1u8FyME5-FLOn8cWqtX7CVTi7cN96_CU-RBdowhJ5sHK8If72KgQIdfy_bmqu7ULNqUFMWDbDCalVLxXgWH48BzrC-AYQmRF8wku1GepA7qWqkO85ZthU4bZ_RBx0wM8lRkR/s400/100_4320.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YAP4f3boK1ItLgddCxoInlElBqh2ydaniZbrnvL_K9RX1n0u3UQrAUyB1SG19-C7KSoWzsebXFRwxGPVm6uuAZF13eR0sMoGkNBEf3Dz0fV8GQgoaidQo2gA1yWdIjtR7Gvl_TgdxNzb/s1600-h/100_4321.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233475808768253122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YAP4f3boK1ItLgddCxoInlElBqh2ydaniZbrnvL_K9RX1n0u3UQrAUyB1SG19-C7KSoWzsebXFRwxGPVm6uuAZF13eR0sMoGkNBEf3Dz0fV8GQgoaidQo2gA1yWdIjtR7Gvl_TgdxNzb/s400/100_4321.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwAFFvoxGJhYirwdNqA6B6cecJIDWi64s0hQLJOS-SJ9GLXQpQwCQKdKx28EPI_nxawHrB3TLrBczqxed1DU3FQ9DDiqoQVrH2qohdCZlChL2EVXmWRqsRbAjbV4c5uhzBYt4fYi2o-Bl/s1600-h/100_4312.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8nJaQ1Y4k2bpftFT9aRuDFTpOyG1sRytxtiJ1OgRBK-CtRbsmtsJNGoNdVA2mMk5HF8RXt7qQtDXYXTD0JYf1xBJnsN6WM8-0nIbXa1S32GRcRpKVIR4wGfuG5HuFfKDswY0PgWle-AW/s1600-h/100_4322.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233475215259857362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8nJaQ1Y4k2bpftFT9aRuDFTpOyG1sRytxtiJ1OgRBK-CtRbsmtsJNGoNdVA2mMk5HF8RXt7qQtDXYXTD0JYf1xBJnsN6WM8-0nIbXa1S32GRcRpKVIR4wGfuG5HuFfKDswY0PgWle-AW/s400/100_4322.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>so, it's no secret that i love my puppy, brophy. if you have seen us together recently, you may have been slightly sickened at how gaga i am over him. yust a widdle bit siwwy, i am. but, it's not just me, i swear! over at the breeder's from whence brophy came, they are trying to make their own brophy! they are breeding his mother and father together again trying to duplicate the cuteness and sweetness that is my pup. <a href="http://www.daybostonterriers.com/expectedlitters.htm">check it out!</a> read about his mom and dad, then click on the link to see her past litters and check out their tribute to brophy. brophy's kennel name was adonis (appropriate), and clearly, he was the pick of the litter. </div></div>kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-18007601584682757922008-08-05T19:50:00.001-07:002008-08-10T10:31:39.134-07:00taco salad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj041ZG7p-22Rax10trHfQkY1BgLoa5KMuqmhqmILRTUcKLgVdaMiVvIi8bOBNEBpReKvSD8zXkjKdePnAIg9Ph9gUq6enHw3a22MDJZ6OPdADkP1dKvepI41CPE6Ulq6mROcfjUHS8uiPE/s1600-h/100_4332.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232942965807885938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj041ZG7p-22Rax10trHfQkY1BgLoa5KMuqmhqmILRTUcKLgVdaMiVvIi8bOBNEBpReKvSD8zXkjKdePnAIg9Ph9gUq6enHw3a22MDJZ6OPdADkP1dKvepI41CPE6Ulq6mROcfjUHS8uiPE/s400/100_4332.JPG" border="0" /></a>taco salad is one of those dishes that i remember as being such a treat growing up. the last few times i've made it, it's been nothing special, but i wanted to make a really good one this time. i think jake and i both agree that i succeeded. wildly.<br /><br />recipes are difficult to write, because if i don't make it all up, i use a mixture of recipes i find online and adjust them as i see fit. i'm sure you do the same. especially for salad, you don't need to measure, you just use as much of each ingredient that you think is good, or how much you actually have. aside from the salad dressing, such is this recipe.<br /><br />kelly's awesome taco salad<br /><br />1.25 lb ground turkey<br />half an onion<br />two cloves garlic<br />olive oil<br />cumin<br />chili powder<br />cayenne pepper<br />salt<br />less than one can pinto beans<br />less than one can black beans<br />about 1/2 cup corn kernels<br />romaine lettuce<br />half a tomato (because only i eat tomato)<br />avocado<br />trader joe's organic white corn tortilla chips<br /><br />dressing, adapted from martha stewart:<br />3/4 cup lowfat plain yogurt or light sour cream thinned with milk (i tried both, they taste about the same)<br />half cup cilantro, very finely minced or just throw all dressing ingredients in the blender<br />salt<br />juice from half a lime<br />a wee bit o' very finely minced jalapeno...i started with about a teaspoon because i didn't want it to be too hot, and it was enough to make it very mild.<br /><br />so, when i make taco meat, this is how i do it: cook the onion, super finely chopped, and minced garlic in olive oil until very soft (medium low heat) add turkey, salt it, and chop up so it's finely crumbled when cooking is complete. brown, drain the fat. i use a ratio of two parts cumin to one part each chili powder and cayenne pepper, differing amounts depending on how much meat i'm cooking. about two T of cumin for a pound of turkey (or beef). then i add about 3-4 T of unauthentic la victoria red taco sauce. for the salad i added the beans, probably about a cup, just until it looked pretty.<br /><br />then i just piled the meat/beans on some lettuce, added some corn, tomatoes, half an avocado for each of us, dressing and crumbled up chips. i bought some cheese (pepper jack) for it, but i think it was complete without it!kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-54966534142988359412008-08-01T13:20:00.000-07:002008-08-01T13:43:23.914-07:00don't date the nanny<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRELVrKT9wJtjapRW_GtUnEhY2Bd1jdkl1YMCftx-NeeP2Egjtqk7t1IJclqnkUUUzHhaxaN8vRolVnCNzkvjY0N-XAX0VTUdwVieHu1vxryk_qMoVBRS1rQrmcftDqZzchu_n_K9KuwI7/s1600-h/qs-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229647108245361858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRELVrKT9wJtjapRW_GtUnEhY2Bd1jdkl1YMCftx-NeeP2Egjtqk7t1IJclqnkUUUzHhaxaN8vRolVnCNzkvjY0N-XAX0VTUdwVieHu1vxryk_qMoVBRS1rQrmcftDqZzchu_n_K9KuwI7/s320/qs-1.jpg" border="0" /></a> so, five years ago today, i met jake at Q's in santa barbara. holly and i went downtown for <a href="http://www.oldspanishdays-fiesta.org/">fiesta. </a><br />it turned out that jake knew a co-worker of mine and had watched her baby for her. though this is the only time in his life he has ever baby-sat, holly misunderstood what i told her and assumed i was interested in dating a "manny."<br /><br />but it did give him some credibility with me, so i gave him my phone number before we left.<br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><span><span>i was super excited because he was cute, tall and smart.<br />i really wasn't expecting to meet anyone<br />of that description!</span></span></div><span style="font-size:78%;"></span>kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-34671456109658858662008-07-30T19:23:00.000-07:002008-07-30T19:29:14.694-07:00obscure quotes<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0g0c5ZboSrphqHfScZlw3KMmtBIliSXfInKYA754Vuwn8gRNvOkRYm0AS2k8uQfo8NrpGK8XQmqzXes6LkW57wXtI0r5pUKX8zMRbbVYj8O4KEDGCdr6_bWNFTnSv5Eq8NJKt7ndiqtq/s1600-h/wt_faced_capucin_monkey_sm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228999455627014690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0g0c5ZboSrphqHfScZlw3KMmtBIliSXfInKYA754Vuwn8gRNvOkRYm0AS2k8uQfo8NrpGK8XQmqzXes6LkW57wXtI0r5pUKX8zMRbbVYj8O4KEDGCdr6_bWNFTnSv5Eq8NJKt7ndiqtq/s320/wt_faced_capucin_monkey_sm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />"my neck is a gargantuan monkey fist."<br /><br />first person to identify who said that wins my undying respect....<br /><br /></div>kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-21554038443259441772008-07-27T17:36:00.000-07:002008-08-05T16:56:12.877-07:00looky! look what i did!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGzB4NvQ7DjpJjOpQb4d7gp4gviMVQbTpbgi3q8wS4pZzK8jnHOEVssgslL47l1UM9JFZX6amuQjip4J7zbhff6YCw2cKA7ZIacLzYLYKCYE7g50oA7trkDQ9QAG3dOPT8DShyphenhyphenU5EUTRZ/s1600-h/mosaic4375388.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231186692819573138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGzB4NvQ7DjpJjOpQb4d7gp4gviMVQbTpbgi3q8wS4pZzK8jnHOEVssgslL47l1UM9JFZX6amuQjip4J7zbhff6YCw2cKA7ZIacLzYLYKCYE7g50oA7trkDQ9QAG3dOPT8DShyphenhyphenU5EUTRZ/s400/mosaic4375388.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Uwiks5RBIM_gDnEz5odAF9wwnfcIdZOKsFaKPjvfNoT5A02Hfkx30aoXQGBKbHL3Mcz1Jw9hckP0f0lTjl4ThgObC_7PrM2h-9OFO2aKAlLWMck9EgS2CoNBo6MIJRImbkAXsyseQbm8/s1600-h/mosaic4375388.jpg"></a>i made a mosaic</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://livinoutwest.blogspot.com/2008/07/photography-phriday_25.html">here are the directions</a> </div><br /><div align="center">if you want to make one</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">1. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77096872@N00/2185368037/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Grevillea Ned Kelly with native bee</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 2. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluffyboo2/495397030/"><span style="font-size:78%;">jelly belly beans :P</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 3. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshuacripps/2233746337/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Golden Dome</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 4. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66499731@N00/1549627177/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Eid Mubarak :)</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 5. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/junocozmosphotography/2703215641/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Zig out.</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 6. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcnbits/363695635/"><span style="font-size:78%;">llibreria - bookstore - Amsterdam - HDR</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 7. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/97087837@N00/1284422715/"><span style="font-size:78%;">conquisteremo siena!!</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 8. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/malota/350658762/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Xana & Brownie</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 9. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tapiohurme/560397004/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Reading book...</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 10. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/backinthepack/1473617154/"><span style="font-size:78%;">The Comfy Chair</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 11. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/camdiary/531443522/"><span style="font-size:78%;">King's College Chapel, Cambridge</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">, 12. </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/visbeek/2004396589/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Portofino a village of rare beauty</span></a></div>kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-6525250133349720542008-07-25T14:35:00.000-07:002008-07-25T14:49:49.863-07:00by the way, life without coffee sucks<div align="center">"last" cup of coffee: saturday @ 10 am</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhig4T-4BhKqUEnqUTKEJR-9ol69ngpleKWlE_aRdsctejA6a2YDRESUEPz2mw0069x_Hsyn7_5nuZSW6-pHe5D8sFAwCrc4iZ7tyI85iDn2ZpIBEZlaDVomK8SK4BM_7jx-2h346WiXzpL/s1600-h/100_4304.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227070098832542338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhig4T-4BhKqUEnqUTKEJR-9ol69ngpleKWlE_aRdsctejA6a2YDRESUEPz2mw0069x_Hsyn7_5nuZSW6-pHe5D8sFAwCrc4iZ7tyI85iDn2ZpIBEZlaDVomK8SK4BM_7jx-2h346WiXzpL/s320/100_4304.JPG" border="0" /></a> this cup of coffee: friday @ 2.30 pm</div><div align="center">inbetween cups of coffee: incessant headache.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8eKxyu_JSoUrTLi5Cjtnt4iwDhOFqpaFWxjLBV1td4AljzM9ZZqRqqZl14crX96G3AnC8kemH8qxXNIjja7iftvkTt0CfSuc1Bwp7YTmKq3SZ28zzrjq-EoZ4Mfc28h9LcRMJEorxDQUx/s1600-h/100_4301.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227070107807859298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8eKxyu_JSoUrTLi5Cjtnt4iwDhOFqpaFWxjLBV1td4AljzM9ZZqRqqZl14crX96G3AnC8kemH8qxXNIjja7iftvkTt0CfSuc1Bwp7YTmKq3SZ28zzrjq-EoZ4Mfc28h9LcRMJEorxDQUx/s320/100_4301.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>i bought this just because i liked the label.</p><p align="center">i'm a sucker for packaging.<br /></p>kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-62146555872770968192008-07-23T11:41:00.000-07:002008-07-23T11:48:27.453-07:00how to avoid salmonella poisoning from jalapenos<div align="center">grow your own!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkp19wJYlZmDtLHx_khKvGg1qv2Ydo9Ca0qpTxaPa2xXhythHG3qvWGg8yUcmTCldQaaxprNLXjjm9H9bjS7QL0m8gECdEMveAEzY630WKQ5FRQflAUevdBYAaKDLnMDpndeXvjN7SXXtS/s1600-h/100_4300.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226283164376866098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkp19wJYlZmDtLHx_khKvGg1qv2Ydo9Ca0qpTxaPa2xXhythHG3qvWGg8yUcmTCldQaaxprNLXjjm9H9bjS7QL0m8gECdEMveAEzY630WKQ5FRQflAUevdBYAaKDLnMDpndeXvjN7SXXtS/s320/100_4300.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtobj9K3plTOhjLWOT-rpAg0gM9tbBzFRMZ8ZtHvXE_XBQuJKikHM5Mq0yUZW8ULFrBG-gUqoABHMoRBv9WZrOEL4Wg04t1rK7OLZSk16FZRUHWq271oRMXAURHe2xrS_zDplt1aXclxvI/s1600-h/100_4298.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226283170957286162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtobj9K3plTOhjLWOT-rpAg0gM9tbBzFRMZ8ZtHvXE_XBQuJKikHM5Mq0yUZW8ULFrBG-gUqoABHMoRBv9WZrOEL4Wg04t1rK7OLZSk16FZRUHWq271oRMXAURHe2xrS_zDplt1aXclxvI/s320/100_4298.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a> aren't they cute??</p>kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-58891701050860174872008-07-21T13:41:00.000-07:002008-07-21T14:05:33.396-07:00midyear resolution...since watching my new favorite show, <a href="http://yousurecouldntlittlemissbookworm.blogspot.com/2008/07/my-new-show.html">you are what you eat</a>, and after a particularly heinous round of pms, i have decided to start eating better. i already eat pretty well: no fast food (save occiasional subway and hamburger habit), no soda, very little processed food, etc. but i could be doing a lot better. as in, more variety of vegetables and fruit, less dairy, and less meat. i used to eat hardly any meat and was even a vegetarian for over a year, but jake had never eaten much but meat, so my habits changed when i started cooking for him. i have gotten him to like some vegetables, and he does want to eat healthy, and readily agreed to have a few vegetarian meals a week.<br /><br /> i am also, wait for it...............cutting out coffee. i love coffee, love, love, love it, and was never in the least ashamed of my addiction. i have an awesome coffee maker with built in grinder, buy fair-trade, shade grown, organic coffee, and don't go a day without my 16 ounces. i have read a lot about coffee's benefits, too. i don't really think it's that bad for me, but i want to see what life is like without it. for now, i am substituting green tea, which i also love. can i ever go caffeine free? we'll see.<br /><br />i love whole wheat bread and crackers, but the last time i tried whole wheat pasta and even some brown rice pasta, i just didn't like it. BUT, i just tried trader joes multigrain spaghetti with flax, and it was very, very good. i made this <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/06/zucchini-strand-spaghetti/#more-516">recipe</a> and it is incredible. make some and be convinced.kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-89688589027017285892008-07-18T19:29:00.000-07:002008-07-18T19:47:42.717-07:00newest distractions...sarcastic responses to stupid people:<br /><a href="http://www.notwithoutmyhandbag.com/babynames/">baby's named a bad, bad thing</a><br /><br />more sarcasm:<br /><a href="http://www.stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/">stuff white people like</a><br /><br />i can't stop searching the interwebs...help!kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-88288848646645610122008-07-02T19:36:00.000-07:002008-07-02T20:04:41.136-07:00oops. subtitled: i did it again. alternately subtitled: i crapped my pants.are you ever overwhelmed with the sense that every recent day has been filled with mistakes, and no matter how you resolve to be more careful, you are doomed to keep making them? forgetting about the candied pecans in the broiler until they are a black and smoky heap? leaving your cell phone and important papers in the reach of the puppy who loves to chew, not to mention the remote control and the NETFLIX DVD?!?! forgetting to get licenses for the dog and cat, resulting in a $200 ticket? mistakes make life so tedious and disappointing. sigh. now i have to clean up this mess i made and have lost enthusiasm for whatever i wanted to do.<br /><br />somtimes, i get really morbid and start worrying about what future mistakes i am bound to make. since i am still healthy and all, and my mistakes have not yet been too damaging, sometime i'm bound to make a huge one. it's scary.<br /><br />i wish i could say i'm like <a href="http://www.literature.org/authors/montgomery-lucy-maud/anne-of-green-gables/chapter-01.html">anne</a> and i never make the same mistake twice, but alas, my cell phone has multiple teeth marks, i've wasted many pieces of garlic bread in the broiler, and i'm surprised i have any credit at all i forget about so many bills.<br /><br />i guess all i can do is try to think of something positive, like this gem i found while looking for the anne link: <a href="http://www.anneandgilbert.com/">anne and gilbert, the musical!</a><br /><br /><div class="TWIIGSPOLL"> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.twiigs.com/poll.js?pid=13836&color="></script> <div class="TWIIGSPOLLpolllink" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: none; border-style: none; clear: none; display: block; float: none; position: static; visibility: visible; height: auto; line-height: normal; width: auto; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; outline-style: none; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; clip: auto; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: auto; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: right; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0; text-shadow: none; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: normal;"> <a class="TWIIGSPOLLmorelink" href="http://www.twiigs.com/" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: none; border-style: none; clear: none; display: inline; float: none; position: static; visibility: visible; height: auto; line-height: normal; width: auto; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; outline-style: none; padding-top: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 0; padding-left: 0; clip: auto; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: auto; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0; text-shadow: none; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: normal; font-weight: bold;">poll by twiigs.com</a> </div> </div>kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-5391947111201899002008-07-01T20:46:00.000-07:002008-07-01T20:49:59.132-07:00my new showi have found a new show. like many preceding it, i will probably watch every episode (on cable, that's several per day) for a few weeks and then get bored and move on. but for now, i have a season pass to:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAQ7yGhvrlTcuxbBEeOq-JCgx8gh2Lo9JG2AD2srPy3xopMKEK7oyrjsFXeZyltbsJO5EO1mn_UeOMHK4ZvchNHQrI0vGg85J_r3kx2g_-Gpl50316E30dpWjYpQ32sW2eVQtfritWu4Q/s1600-h/gillian.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218258609840442418" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAQ7yGhvrlTcuxbBEeOq-JCgx8gh2Lo9JG2AD2srPy3xopMKEK7oyrjsFXeZyltbsJO5EO1mn_UeOMHK4ZvchNHQrI0vGg85J_r3kx2g_-Gpl50316E30dpWjYpQ32sW2eVQtfritWu4Q/s320/gillian.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div>i enjoy the disgusting displays of food and poo and the british accents! </div><div> </div><div>(BBC America)</div>kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-1392103094969216002008-06-20T17:02:00.000-07:002008-06-22T12:34:56.600-07:00dan in real life<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDb-yCrJg_BQGIuJTv8mU6J5iZjUL997GZb4NGGke7H0NxhT3MjJC6DpYNXaN-2Cm3cthjNINl6bhAc-y6W9KuuGrwd5SwFnFAnxuUfcDJCun1X6Dp5p4g68OhdpQo5kueffKiGeuHwfi/s1600-h/dan_in_real_life.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214121429391864386" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDb-yCrJg_BQGIuJTv8mU6J5iZjUL997GZb4NGGke7H0NxhT3MjJC6DpYNXaN-2Cm3cthjNINl6bhAc-y6W9KuuGrwd5SwFnFAnxuUfcDJCun1X6Dp5p4g68OhdpQo5kueffKiGeuHwfi/s320/dan_in_real_life.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>i so enjoyed this movie. it's just the kind of movie i like. about people and relationships. it made me cry, it made me want to hug my mom, learn to play guitar, sing a song, kiss my husband. and it was quoteable! "this corn is like an angel." "love is not a feeling, it's an ability." "you are a murderer of love!" </div><br /><div>the family togetherness was a little too unrealistic (but still left me warm and fuzzy). it was like a bunch of happy and fun family moments that normally would happen over a course of years were condensed into a holiday weekend. in "real life" these scenes/moments would be punctuated by long periods of bickering, whining, eye-rolling, boredom and messes. </div><div><br /> </div><div>i will probably watch it again tomorrow, and try to get jake to watch it. though, it's not really his type of movie....</div>kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-65477213659424586242008-06-14T20:11:00.000-07:002008-06-20T17:36:12.189-07:00the difference between geeks and nerdsi recently read an article about the differences between a geek and a nerd. i'm not sure i ever thought that one was thought to be a less offensive designation , but the author believed it was nerd (come to think of it, though, i do refer to myself as a nerd). anyhoo, one of the examples was that nerds will go to the midnight opening of the new starwars movie, but a geek will go dressed up as one of the characters. <div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJPPwgLNJlKAloHtXWPwqbxSQI_IzxCHWy6MmYcUY5AKBX05Tu_iBgvfR2iuZFUGYGBmduzinccD5EWVETzL8h8ohspOJgeX_ZxSA7NvpfPVXp3tqntQ7twnJ1JHcMx-h2rcshjiJkRkn/s1600-h/trivia.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214125463023918786" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJPPwgLNJlKAloHtXWPwqbxSQI_IzxCHWy6MmYcUY5AKBX05Tu_iBgvfR2iuZFUGYGBmduzinccD5EWVETzL8h8ohspOJgeX_ZxSA7NvpfPVXp3tqntQ7twnJ1JHcMx-h2rcshjiJkRkn/s400/trivia.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">the screen cap did not turn out so well....click on pic for better view, i think.</span><br /></div><div>i don't know if being very excited about this new feature of <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/">goodreads</a> makes me a geek or a nerd, but i lack any shame in my love of trivia, and about books at that! could it get any better? i submit that it could not. </div></div>kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-43164678511537232192008-06-07T18:34:00.000-07:002008-06-09T19:08:59.068-07:00serenity now!so, my mil has a circle of serenity in her yard (i don't have a pic).<br /><div><div><div>my sister in law has a square.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCFpIXDTM9cYSxUOUX2CJuZRcQDgci4a1CCdIZKbLv_dA4z8ZQZjmizvbG-Sz094ZTX4maNtn-MnllNan5oHH3L_ht-i07-D9LcIAwGuvGNFxdQF1dfmGx58VzwdVEu6V-5jmtPkDMMvs/s1600-h/square+of+serenity.jpg"></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_uOx6Fw5WWUkugAFDRZmHSY2doM0-5_vNApOOKfzl7h6-LC7vs6BnFN7TWwe0uAY0PargMJ5pgYCTmdDkkYN0_lFan_7XVzNd1K1oux4iyJGr55N_XSVl0gXnAhXY7GGj5fHNoLFnnvo/s1600-h/square+of+serenity.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209327245477937954" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlG-ABiaiSAjqvaB3HzmogKytSstFeBHHr0TcY4gmcKBEnVmsX3IClol1mEFLuheL0PHLST2dVbD1OFUeImlZwospPiKRoHgvIMBjAjzZbI_JocV6GA9hlkDfwJm2gbZkBiCaGoGah22f/s320/square.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>mama-in-law and me at jackie's square of serenity</em></span></div><div><em><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></em> </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </div><div>i now have an oval of serenity!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuGFTs1qHvKjHK8u2xukODk2QeOrF_0g2yYEiyMb7cBvPjBeDLc1Sl3CAolnPlUe4WIR9Eswp2R_ighfm_llrmSbh52XhxImCO1y6nuC_KNBVQZX9r_lTtC9Rul6b88lyzTJe4CYGGw1u/s1600-h/100_4233.JPG"></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKCO7ei_NN1bncbZ_d_4ft_0TmGMK02NWRHlfOKT9K_02aeLirLaNBq7mARWu-dAwwlG3fGPaSAcrPskvZFCRA_TPrQ34GJ8StaVwTg6HXnVHLdU6-jXTvcF6FMswxgaRdpZVTKm34rGm/s1600-h/100_4233.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209327913570829746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKCO7ei_NN1bncbZ_d_4ft_0TmGMK02NWRHlfOKT9K_02aeLirLaNBq7mARWu-dAwwlG3fGPaSAcrPskvZFCRA_TPrQ34GJ8StaVwTg6HXnVHLdU6-jXTvcF6FMswxgaRdpZVTKm34rGm/s320/100_4233.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh228LnYORo7oTf4XtdEQ0B22_L3Gg0J2atWzO7OL9ChQuzZJvPixsGbAXy3tnBZPzvMEF062TXZ9_xmhJwAuLz7e1I9uEgQohjswkZuJBhJ7aYuRuQ74-3UnmNonSgOjK1YiDK6PWhJHAM/s1600-h/100_4234.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209327934035038434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh228LnYORo7oTf4XtdEQ0B22_L3Gg0J2atWzO7OL9ChQuzZJvPixsGbAXy3tnBZPzvMEF062TXZ9_xmhJwAuLz7e1I9uEgQohjswkZuJBhJ7aYuRuQ74-3UnmNonSgOjK1YiDK6PWhJHAM/s320/100_4234.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>it's where the pond used to be.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc88Zflnr8yTcbAcoNGUuO7n8GpqEIo8-A0t87gqTLfN-eTmgFJprRFnxevdnKDXDIS4fa60D4kfop0lPFOxNH4gwz5RyeUlTP3w8jlYlPrCpFkKFK6eMZQ6Wbx1QrBGspa6zJJV1132Zy/s1600-h/4th+of+July+012.jpg"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc88Zflnr8yTcbAcoNGUuO7n8GpqEIo8-A0t87gqTLfN-eTmgFJprRFnxevdnKDXDIS4fa60D4kfop0lPFOxNH4gwz5RyeUlTP3w8jlYlPrCpFkKFK6eMZQ6Wbx1QrBGspa6zJJV1132Zy/s1600-h/4th+of+July+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209328730597015106" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc88Zflnr8yTcbAcoNGUuO7n8GpqEIo8-A0t87gqTLfN-eTmgFJprRFnxevdnKDXDIS4fa60D4kfop0lPFOxNH4gwz5RyeUlTP3w8jlYlPrCpFkKFK6eMZQ6Wbx1QrBGspa6zJJV1132Zy/s320/4th+of+July+012.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>it's a lot more comfortable now.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenVq6uxFY4qglU19ZcQqp7MZmMAxpVkXWP_WyWqTs7ttwNo9pkGpNtv7I5oJnbyjDNwsTUMPwWugxfyFiRTnRKTHUT8pE8J2oIgA86E_f-IuLfQVBh0ADp_YSc8wyoEsrkLumkgbLaQ-k/s1600-h/100_4234.JPG"></a></div></div>kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-31905595091527689602008-06-05T19:48:00.000-07:002008-06-20T17:23:22.373-07:00kielbasa, a bunch of grains, spinach....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTSrPruJQNENIP9SKiLZMF2_virBgHGUB8Vpud2CNCz-SIOCkZEDRt10SzOwYLHayMXi34K5YuwCoUem-30K79cVOQ23lhFv_dRdHjqTzaNk4mQFKZDIqW7Q8IWSPXPIQyHO-SFiIk87J/s1600-h/100_3791.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208595037107281490" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTSrPruJQNENIP9SKiLZMF2_virBgHGUB8Vpud2CNCz-SIOCkZEDRt10SzOwYLHayMXi34K5YuwCoUem-30K79cVOQ23lhFv_dRdHjqTzaNk4mQFKZDIqW7Q8IWSPXPIQyHO-SFiIk87J/s320/100_3791.JPG" border="0" /></a> update! i found it...<br /><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=6c2a3e8661aa5110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&autonomy_kw=wild%20rice,%20squash&rsc=rf_result1">http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=6c2a3e8661aa5110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&autonomy_kw=wild%20rice,%20squash&rsc=rf_result1</a><br /><br /><br /><br />this is an acorn squash stuffed with deliciousness. i made it in november, but i can still taste it. i don't even remember all that i put in it, or where i got the recipe, so it may have been a once in a lifetime experience. sigh.kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-48979365066100583672008-06-05T19:33:00.000-07:002008-06-07T19:22:21.926-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9RoQLsgzTij1sxhyNyGULvQz4a_futH6FI-kTRXB9wQEQ89QcDiBI_Qla_9LKu_fFYpTq_fwrRBKPo7PY-nNkWmwP3Weh1o8b88Irv8ykBTP5ZdJOXDKLF83o7PSB_fKxCA4FNHetr3y/s1600-h/100_4137.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208593071654387474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9RoQLsgzTij1sxhyNyGULvQz4a_futH6FI-kTRXB9wQEQ89QcDiBI_Qla_9LKu_fFYpTq_fwrRBKPo7PY-nNkWmwP3Weh1o8b88Irv8ykBTP5ZdJOXDKLF83o7PSB_fKxCA4FNHetr3y/s320/100_4137.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />What's this, you (and Brophy) might ask? well, it's the ophy. you win it if the your <a href="http://www.osbasketball.com/">o's basketball</a> teammates deem you worthy of possessing it for a week. this important honor is won at topper's pizza after the weekly games. topper's has the best salad bar ever. and the games are fun to watch.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IQPpqNsA1z7Zy9B2bCDVBt1naCStQW_WcD54YXqm3yi6va8IMgnYK0AqydumNQayTR2okl73x10CAKT6jBq_ueuclvL3W8MwTwlfI5VI57KCAbbsFCbeJLZ34oY-8XCscmYp4FJ6_E74/s1600-h/100_4139.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208593081797265602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IQPpqNsA1z7Zy9B2bCDVBt1naCStQW_WcD54YXqm3yi6va8IMgnYK0AqydumNQayTR2okl73x10CAKT6jBq_ueuclvL3W8MwTwlfI5VI57KCAbbsFCbeJLZ34oY-8XCscmYp4FJ6_E74/s320/100_4139.JPG" border="0" /></a>kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-9170431458100485662008-05-28T18:43:00.000-07:002008-05-28T18:45:38.768-07:00very behind in updatesbut to start, here are some recent pics!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeandkellynixon">http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakeandkellynixon</a>kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-46818137945572957942008-03-18T20:26:00.000-07:002008-03-18T20:41:02.168-07:0030 years, the Pearl Anniversary1978<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIUqr3m3ZklTp4yqgCn7azUY32DhfTzziCEi2K-RjF0k0vFITiTM7lGgTI9xJATPfOibJbji_NhFIj3V4tPYKf9inNIntwD4Q4k99hmOlpemJ-pDrEEAExD-sW2tU2rQVXQIku9W8aYg7k/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179292179563741698" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIUqr3m3ZklTp4yqgCn7azUY32DhfTzziCEi2K-RjF0k0vFITiTM7lGgTI9xJATPfOibJbji_NhFIj3V4tPYKf9inNIntwD4Q4k99hmOlpemJ-pDrEEAExD-sW2tU2rQVXQIku9W8aYg7k/s320/3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />2008<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRoHZmjNf_USto74SBHP2Rb3YJRloasMnk-ovtUhwP4LaU3xETfUCQrBePJa4UcIG9kUHWmeJQZdbTdJAtqn2oTGaokgl6d45ZEbkMmtzQKYswEu8jZP1Z3IMAnbo5jUKJMHRbEhCcQji/s1600-h/m+and+d+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179292170973807090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRoHZmjNf_USto74SBHP2Rb3YJRloasMnk-ovtUhwP4LaU3xETfUCQrBePJa4UcIG9kUHWmeJQZdbTdJAtqn2oTGaokgl6d45ZEbkMmtzQKYswEu8jZP1Z3IMAnbo5jUKJMHRbEhCcQji/s320/m+and+d+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad! Could you guys be any cuter? Thank you for everything! I love you!kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-68231478494683192742008-03-16T10:26:00.000-07:002008-03-16T11:20:33.478-07:00pup and circumstancebrophy done us proud.<br /><div><div><div>for his last day of class, brophy was again banished from the small dog pen (stupid--but adorable--diesel). but he was vindicated when his pal lito thought diesel was boring and whined to get in the big dog pen with brophy.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lgGVVRCcafN-nJmfPU05LkYDXcQEnPnXQXjP8ykCWYy8MXfGP8E7mSQG7d4_U9wHoxyDnmcnVia-IdyEWYj9Z4ovBuie3pQiBOa7ooPjMRVCb_WG4lWBt7Po8l_eBgSUsUJ7MiVE8-eu/s1600-h/brophy+and+lito.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178402412663865810" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lgGVVRCcafN-nJmfPU05LkYDXcQEnPnXQXjP8ykCWYy8MXfGP8E7mSQG7d4_U9wHoxyDnmcnVia-IdyEWYj9Z4ovBuie3pQiBOa7ooPjMRVCb_WG4lWBt7Po8l_eBgSUsUJ7MiVE8-eu/s320/brophy+and+lito.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">lito and brophy are great pals. brophy has a slight size and strength advantage, but lito's more pointed snout makes him champion of the neon frisbee that's in his mouth.</span></em><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwyXF35-bQpt5x7DQ8g7QawBOIBdXX5fDRPDnaPNIBsJv_jh0tLDAZ9NKYGeCpbJnI38ejgn_M4DsY2QpeFjGNQL_IwCdS9nG8jyjbF8CC-WNCkqO7UDlRabRIohCNmuRqU3-_aW-G6fwo/s1600-h/diesel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178403353261703650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwyXF35-bQpt5x7DQ8g7QawBOIBdXX5fDRPDnaPNIBsJv_jh0tLDAZ9NKYGeCpbJnI38ejgn_M4DsY2QpeFjGNQL_IwCdS9nG8jyjbF8CC-WNCkqO7UDlRabRIohCNmuRqU3-_aW-G6fwo/s320/diesel.jpg" border="0" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">the only picture of diesel i got. not because he moved too much, but because all the other doggies kept running in my shot! he was really sweet and mellow. jake and i are now considering a greater swiss mountain dog when we're ready for a big dog.</span></em><br /></div><div>for his graduation demonstration, brophy had to sit, lie down, stay, leave-it and do a recall. everyone "wowed" his leave-it, and though his stay was between a sit and a down (he dislikes cold floors), and though his recall wasn't obeyed until the trainer pointed him to me (brophy's a very in-the-moment puppy, and the trainer had treats!) he has clearly mastered his basic commands. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178401175713284546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLitZjVeDMy4BqUKJTB6TayBh2K1-8H-VDg5OjeXlVu4oA34eimYRyFO-poHjM1R6NC9LwXwyj7ACCt0YQK4m4Kxi72yoy8MCHW82ctb9NB1U9T3Ibp2XIFCK2R8PsKdXt2bPk_XvSw6Q/s320/brophy+diploma+copy.jpg" border="0" /> <div></div><div>brophy was also teacher's pet when he demonstrated shake/high-five for the class, then hung out and sniffed while the rest of the class tried to learn how. aww, my heart was all swelled up and we (jake and i) were both grinning big!</div></div></div>kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-49482773655988399752008-03-10T16:47:00.000-07:002008-03-26T21:56:29.459-07:00i'm mean IIhidi. for heidi. that's an oldie, actually. my parents used to entertain us with the tales of the poorly named girl. i think she was a childhood neighbor.<br /><br />p.s. see <a href="http://yousurecouldntlittlemissbookworm.blogspot.com/2008/01/im-mean.html">this old post</a> if this makes no sense to you.kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-83217174635990068802008-03-09T12:20:00.000-07:002008-03-09T21:20:45.383-07:00to kasey: in response to comment about fettucine with prosciutto and peaswell, i was attempting to make <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=e06d6dc5c30f7110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=type_1&autonomy_kw=pasta%20bacon%20peas">this recipe</a>, and didn't have anything but 1% milk. so i threw in that and three single-serving packets of cream cheese (that i had because when the nixons came to visit, i bought bagels at the coffee shop). they were about a tbsp each. it was really good, and i think that the shallots were really important to the flavor. i also substituted prosciutto for bacon, which i recommend crisping briefly in a skillet, otherwise, it's too chewy.kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991227866090065184.post-81343463614736966072008-03-09T12:01:00.000-07:002008-03-12T19:52:21.225-07:00one of our favorite meals<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOYJ1R1uV4b9A9_6CZQRvpVXSfh5YdDdR8TNVJeQKW-D0eknaSlqcXpIV5EBJdzzsxyg3vR4T6SpFDaNvMiER580FWPf1GYvGrVdeJhMDxiZFF5SEW8ZQQKxE6U804m8i2Yvn408BTWWy/s1600-h/100_3975.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175820183836230034" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOYJ1R1uV4b9A9_6CZQRvpVXSfh5YdDdR8TNVJeQKW-D0eknaSlqcXpIV5EBJdzzsxyg3vR4T6SpFDaNvMiER580FWPf1GYvGrVdeJhMDxiZFF5SEW8ZQQKxE6U804m8i2Yvn408BTWWy/s320/100_3975.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div>bbq chicken and bacon pizza, with garlic & herb crust from trader joe's. usually made with trader joe's bbq sauce, which i adore and usually eat a couple spoonfuls plain while i'm making it. i think it reminds me of mcdonalds sauce, but definitely better. anyhoo, this time made with dr. pepper bbq sauce, a christmas gift from me to jake. it doesn't really taste like dr. pepper. this is jake's favorite pizza, and despite its lack of veggies, it may be mine, too.</div><div></div><br /><div>so, to compensate for no veggies, we had a wedge salad which is defintely in the top two or three salads for both of us.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie46K3jKCPGwNpfqO0HduMhJWrkO2owm-D9xdFWWl3A5jEmo2-itTwsl1Se66yBsTzPAEHugbbNQTqn0RiafYaoYezekpCQNbuXAsUYpcUcGADWCtpw9ooqgt6TiF7lEBPAeC1owR5UC0v/s1600-h/100_3977.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175821579700601250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie46K3jKCPGwNpfqO0HduMhJWrkO2owm-D9xdFWWl3A5jEmo2-itTwsl1Se66yBsTzPAEHugbbNQTqn0RiafYaoYezekpCQNbuXAsUYpcUcGADWCtpw9ooqgt6TiF7lEBPAeC1owR5UC0v/s320/100_3977.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>1/4 head of iceberg (nutritionally underrated. actually a great source of folic acid.) blue cheese dressing, crumbled bacon. a bit of left over tomato salad consisting of heirloom red, orange and green tomatoes, cucumbers, olive oil and basil. sans red onions that usually top this salad in restaurants--we don't like them!<br /><div></div></div>kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13322536298400663341noreply@blogger.com1