I've reached an all-time low

Well, as of this morning, things have changed drastically around my house.

Have you ever farted before?

Yeah?

Me too.

Well, mommy woke up this morning and let a little toot go in front of Bugsy.

I said "excuse me", as any proper mommy would do.

To which he responded...

(with a foul look on his face)

"Oh mommy, you butt stinks. You need go potty"

And there go the days where I can freely pass wind around my house (when PB is gone).


Happy Wednesday bidges.

ma

The answer is always, ice cream

Monday, monday.

You are somethin else.

How was your weekend, frands?

We were busy but I don't really remember a whole heck of lot of the busy stuff. A lot of canning, a lot of picking, building, friends, dates with the boys, playing, hanging and some napping. All in all, solid.

I read that book, The Fault in Our Stars this weekend too. I mean. Have you read it? I'm still sad about it but I loved it. It's a very quick read, very easy to connect with the characters and you'll likely find yourself crying in the end. I may read it again. I definitely recommend it.

I haven't read a book for me in a long time. I realized very quickly yesterday morning that I need to be careful what I choose because I am one of those people that gets totally wrapped up in the story and connected to the characters and I always find myself in "recovery" after finishing a book. Like, somehow, everything that happened to the characters happened to me and I have to process those feelings when in fact, nothing is really wrong in my real life at all.

I'm so weird.

And that was a wicked long paragraph.

In other news, I just ate a fairly large bowl of ice cream with bananas and crackers. It hit the spot. I almost made cookies and realized that might be aggressive.

The perks of working for home are excellent for my wallet, not so great for my waist.

But truth be told, I needed it because today is one of those days thats just kind of ugly. Gray and raining. Bugsy ugly cried when I dropped him off this morning. It's not so warm, at all. It feels more like fall than summer. In fact, most of this summer hasn't really felt like summer. It's been a lot cooler than prior years, which is great on most days but makes me really nervous for my tomato plants.

Everything is just ugly today.

Speaking of tomatoes, they've stalled at green again. This is the second or third week of zero progress.

If anyone knows what to do with 20 plants full of green tomatoes, I will be forever grateful for your guidance and wisdom.

xxoo
ma

Yo Yo YOoooo

Happy Monday peeps!

Hope you had a good weekend and you know, last week was great too. Seeing how I didn't post at all. Things be happenin round these parts.

Over the weekend I took a little road trip to see my college girlfriends and awesome enough, got to spend time with one of their parents too. They are family and I love them dearly. Honestly, her mother could quite possibly be the sweetest woman I know.

Oh, and she can cook.

I ate a lot this weekend.

Have you ever had pizza on the grill?

It's pretty much the best thing ever. As a side note, I may or may not have had pizza for three days in a row last week. So that's something to be proud of.

Here's a recipe thats similar to the Pauley's. You can obviously use any kind of topping your little heart desires. We had a few different kinds. Even better, you can make big pizzas or make it a party and everyone can make their own.

And as I was browsing through my IG this morning, I came across a Panzanella recipe by who else, Pioneer Woman. Here's all she said:

"Dried bread cubes, tomatoes, red onions, cucumbers, red wine vinaigrette, parmesan, basil, salt and pepper, toss and let sit for an hour" or you could try this more complicated recipe

Either way, this is on my immediate to do list. Possibly this evening.

In other news, the yard has come alive!!! We are busy busy busy freezing and canning lately. I love it. Although, I am starting to feel like there are just not enough hours in the day. I am considering taking a few days off when my tomatoes turn red. I have 22 plants. No joke. Twenty-two tomato plants.

So here's what's growing, in case you're curious.

Squash
Zucchini
Cukes
Carrots
Broccoli
tomatoes
corn
snap peas
purple beans
green beans
watermelon
pumpkins
hot banana peppers
jalapenos
poblanos
green, red and orange bell peppers
blueberries
raspberries
blackberries

and I'm almost positive I'm missing something but yeah, I think might be able to reach my goal of 25%. I think, thats what it was anyway.

I might also be insane for planting so much.

Oh, and no chicks hatched. Boooooooo. I don't think the eggs were fertilized or perhaps it had something to do with Bugsy turning the incubator up to 120 degrees.

So that's that.

Keep on keepin on and if anyone has any yummy recipes to share send em my way!

xxoo
ma

Life Lately

1. Lots and lots of questions from Bugsy:

Mommy, how old you?

Mommy, popkickle?

Mommy, how doin?

How old daddy?

How old Buck?

Mommy, bugs?

How old car?

Mom?

Mom?


2. CCR




3. Weeding. Weeding. Weedingg.

4. Waiting and hoping and wishing and not praying but really hoping those eggs hatch some baby chicks in the next few days.

5. Missing friends and sleep. And fried pickles.

You?

Souvenirs from Nashville

Y'all. The food in Nashville is unbelievable.

I'm fairly certain that if I lived there, I would easily weigh 300lbs.

In addition to The Pharmacy, you must must try Puckett's for some quick BBQ and homemade cobbler and then follow that up with The Farm House. 

We literally ordered every single thing on the menu at The Farm House and shared family style. It was absolutely unbelievable. I will be dreaming of that meal for a long time to come.

And since it was so good, I looked up some recipes that I think will come close to my favorite dishes!

Plum Pie - The Farm House

I mean it when I say I've never had a pie so good. I think this recipe is close to what we had.

Shrimp and Grits - The Farm House

This will be such a long shot but it was seriously SO good. 

Homemade Cherry Cobbler - Puckett's

I'm going to give this one a try if the rain lets up and I can go pick some cherries! If that one isn't good, I'm going here.

Fried Pickles - Puckett's

I want a basket of these right this very second. Pickles.

In fact, I might go Nashville style this weekend and make some of that Pioneer Woman shredded chicken sammy's and all of the above.

Yep. Done and done.

Enjoy the weekend celebrating 'Merica!

We're apparently wicked American round these parts. 

Xxoo

Ma