My recipe for a proper send off to 2010 goes a little something like this:
1. big slab o meat
2. house full of friends
3. stocked bar
Hope your 2011 is the best ever, peeps!
Happy New Year!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
It's An Actual Sickness.
Damn the luck.
We went to visit my parents for our family Christmas this weekend. My family has had a population explosion here in the past 4 years, and there are now 6 grandchildren ranging in age from 4 years to 6 months old. It was a lovely time, the cousins all played together, loved on eachother, and were very good at sharing everything.
Very good at sharing. Everything.
Four out of those 6 are now sick. Super sick. Gross sick. Two of them are mine. I imagine the only reason the other 2 aren't sick yet is because the baby is too young, and perhaps, just maybe, the older one has already had it. The Trojan Horse. :)
So here it is, Christmas week. I am set to make dinner for 30 people Friday and Saturday. THIRTY PEOPLE. There are things to be made, and my house currently looks like an episode of Cops. All we need is a dirty mattress in the corner and some drug paraphernalia, and we're set.
In my control freak world, this illness will be gone by Wednesday, so that I have 2 days to bleach bomb my house and get treats and things prepped for Friday. I'm sure God is laughing at me right now. I'm pretty hilarious. Because I'm sure that after caring for puking children for 2 days by myself, I am going to be SO EXCITED to clean my house and make pie.
Pray for me.
PS- Why the hell does Pedialyte make colored electrolyte solution? That is JUST WHAT I WANT, is rainbow colored vomit all over everything. Oooh!! Orange!!! PRETTY!!
We went to visit my parents for our family Christmas this weekend. My family has had a population explosion here in the past 4 years, and there are now 6 grandchildren ranging in age from 4 years to 6 months old. It was a lovely time, the cousins all played together, loved on eachother, and were very good at sharing everything.
Very good at sharing. Everything.
Four out of those 6 are now sick. Super sick. Gross sick. Two of them are mine. I imagine the only reason the other 2 aren't sick yet is because the baby is too young, and perhaps, just maybe, the older one has already had it. The Trojan Horse. :)
So here it is, Christmas week. I am set to make dinner for 30 people Friday and Saturday. THIRTY PEOPLE. There are things to be made, and my house currently looks like an episode of Cops. All we need is a dirty mattress in the corner and some drug paraphernalia, and we're set.
In my control freak world, this illness will be gone by Wednesday, so that I have 2 days to bleach bomb my house and get treats and things prepped for Friday. I'm sure God is laughing at me right now. I'm pretty hilarious. Because I'm sure that after caring for puking children for 2 days by myself, I am going to be SO EXCITED to clean my house and make pie.
Pray for me.
PS- Why the hell does Pedialyte make colored electrolyte solution? That is JUST WHAT I WANT, is rainbow colored vomit all over everything. Oooh!! Orange!!! PRETTY!!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
It's A Sickness.
I've mentioned a few times that I kind of like grocery shopping. A lot.
Today was a big shopping day. When I run out of basic things to make other things from--like flour, garlic, and baking soda--it is time to go to the store. I had been trying my darndest to stay out of the store, quite successfully, but today I HAD to go.
And go, I went.
I got Christmas food stuffs, but the shining gem of the day was my New Year's Eve gift: A prime rib to cook. *cue angels singing* I love beef. I love prime rib beef the bestest. It makes my heart aflutter. I sort of feel guilty, because I am so much more excited about New Years Eve dinner than I am Christmas dinner, mainly because I am so so tired of turkey and ham. SO tired. But, cooking for 30 means things that feed a crowd, and turkey and ham are 2 of those things. One of these years I am going to surprise the Taylors with Chinese food for Christmas. One of these years...
Back to my awesome prime rib. I am already dreaming of how delicious it will be. I have a recipe perfected for it that encases it in salt, and cooks it low and slow in the oven. Served with a potato, asparagus, and maybe some mushroom red wine reduction? Closest thing to heaven I can get. I think while he's here, I will name him...Bo. Bo Vine. Yum.
Today was a big shopping day. When I run out of basic things to make other things from--like flour, garlic, and baking soda--it is time to go to the store. I had been trying my darndest to stay out of the store, quite successfully, but today I HAD to go.
And go, I went.
I got Christmas food stuffs, but the shining gem of the day was my New Year's Eve gift: A prime rib to cook. *cue angels singing* I love beef. I love prime rib beef the bestest. It makes my heart aflutter. I sort of feel guilty, because I am so much more excited about New Years Eve dinner than I am Christmas dinner, mainly because I am so so tired of turkey and ham. SO tired. But, cooking for 30 means things that feed a crowd, and turkey and ham are 2 of those things. One of these years I am going to surprise the Taylors with Chinese food for Christmas. One of these years...
Back to my awesome prime rib. I am already dreaming of how delicious it will be. I have a recipe perfected for it that encases it in salt, and cooks it low and slow in the oven. Served with a potato, asparagus, and maybe some mushroom red wine reduction? Closest thing to heaven I can get. I think while he's here, I will name him...Bo. Bo Vine. Yum.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Ho Ho Ho-liday Rush.
Greetings everyone,
This is the time of year that I get into my "I'm too busy to even think, let alone write a blog" groove. There have been birthday parties (including my own), holiday parties, baking, getting together with friends, school, Santa, and general holiday cheer. I will have a month's worth of blogs to write in January, because there have been so many activities. For now, I will give you the picture version of December for the kids. Surprisingly, there aren't pictures of most of the adult activities, but nobody wants to see my mug pasted all over this blog anyways. More to come, so stay tuned. Happy Holidays to you and yours! <3 The Hot Mess Express
I cannot resist a picture of a sleeping baby...
...or a sleeping toddler.
There have been naked baby dance parties with the cousins...
The Hot Mess Christmas tree, 2010
This picture doesn't really get the true excitement my kids had over the tree. It was so fun watching them take it all in. It is going to be a sad day when the tree goes bye bye again for the year.
Sloane got to stay up late and help mama and her friends eat birthday ice cream pie. This picture says "I am adorable, and totally getting away with something by being up."
Sam's first day of school was December 10th. He's growing too fast!
A visit from Santa Claus. Notice my son is basically attacking his sister. Another Christmas card thwarted. Happy Holidays, I suppose. :)
No toddler get together is complete without jumping on the bed.
This is the time of year that I get into my "I'm too busy to even think, let alone write a blog" groove. There have been birthday parties (including my own), holiday parties, baking, getting together with friends, school, Santa, and general holiday cheer. I will have a month's worth of blogs to write in January, because there have been so many activities. For now, I will give you the picture version of December for the kids. Surprisingly, there aren't pictures of most of the adult activities, but nobody wants to see my mug pasted all over this blog anyways. More to come, so stay tuned. Happy Holidays to you and yours! <3 The Hot Mess Express
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