Here is a list of six random thoughts for a Monday morning, in no particular order:
- We have a sump pump so that our basement won’t flood and create a huge mess. To check to see if the sump pump is working, it’s really hard not to make a huge mess. Granted, the mess isn’t as huge as it would be if the sump pump wasn’t working…so I do it, but only once a year.
- Hearing my hubby involuntarily say, “Mmmmm!” while eating a recipe I threw together on a whim for him on Father’s Day is awesome. He loves Asian/Thai food, and I concocted a recipe involving scallops, shrimp, ginger, garlic, asparagus and coconut milk. I wasn’t using an official recipe, so I was hoping it would turn out well, and it did!
- People often ask if I see the glass half empty or half full. Since having a toddler, my response is, “I don’t care, as long as you keep it away from the edge of the table.”
- I could have sworn that Sleeping Beauty was a brunette…or at least had some form of darkish, brownish hair. She looks totally different now than I remember in my childhood memories. According to all the Disney Princess Paraphernalia strewn about my daughter’s room, she’s blond. Am I thinking of someone else? Has she always been a blonde? Would it be completely dorky for me to research this? And, does it really matter?
- My heels were horribly dry and cracked this winter, and I thought it would go away this spring. It didn’t. I had a consultation with Dr. Google, and followed his (her?) advice. The cream I have now is like a miracle potion and my heels are nearly completely crack-free after just three days! The reviews of the product mentioned that it has a slight odor, but they weren’t specific and said it wasn’t a deal-breaker to using the cream. As soon as I opened the package, I was anxious to see what it smelled like. It’s the perfect mixture of Band-Aids® and Nursing Homes. They were right; it’s interesting and distinctive, but not a deal breaker.
- Growing up, we used the word “tinkle” for the word “pee.” My hubby and I don’t use the word “tinkle” with Claire, and I don’t think she’s ever heard it. However, since some of Claire’s big girl panties have TinkerBell™ on them, and since my life has become consumed by the potty training process, I can’t help but call the little character on her panties Tinkle Bell in my head. I have to try really hard not to laugh out loud.
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We said “tinkle” too!
It’s just one of those words that makes you laugh.
Wow, I wish took pics of the food and published the recipe, it sounds great!
Well, that’s the thing…I didn’t really have a recipe. The only thing I measured was one pound of scallops, one pound of de-tailed shrimp, and cup of coconut milk. All the other stuff was a little of this (ginger paste) and a little of that (garlic ginger sauce). *taste* A little more of that (ginger paste) and a smidge of that (garlic ginger sauce). *taste* Just right.
And, the asparagus I used was left over from a big batch I steamed the other day. I soaked them in a Garlic Ginger sauce to cover the taste of the Thyme. (I steamed them with thyme).
I mixed it all up in the wok and let it simmer for “a while.”
See? Recipe Schmecipe.
I served it over steamed rice (which I measured, because our steamer comes with specific directions, and you wouldn’t be able to tell from the above, but I do like lots of directions.)
But, I do have a recipe for the key lime pie I made for dessert, and it’s so simple. (It’s a Weight Watchers Recipe and SO good…and completely fake, so there will be no elastic needed after eating it. I’ll post it sometime.)
Sleeping Beauty was always a blonde, but she wore more blue than pink in the movie. That has changed. Just saw Cinderella III: A Twist In Time. That rocked.