WHAT A DAY!

Did I promise to tell you how the lasagna turned out? I honestly don't remember. But, I'm willing to tell about it, and I reckon I'll tell you how the rest of the evening went, even though it makes me tired to tell it.

 

So I let the meat cook with the onions, while running hot water over the frozen spaghetti sauce. When the hamburger was done, I added the sauce, plus a small can of tomato paste, lots of salt, some pepper and a ton of garlic powder. Then, I just let it simmer. When Terry was just coming in the door, I put the noodles on to cook, and it ended up that he finished the cooking, while I fed the girls. I had already grated the mozzarella and chedar, so all that was needed was to put it together and bake it. It didn't taste too bad, but you could tell the meat was over cooked. Not bad, but not the best I've ever done.

 

Ok, so just as Terry was dishing it up, Faith trips over something in the living room and skins her chin on the floor. It bled pretty bad and we had to clean her up...I mean Terry cleaned her up...and put a bandade on her chin. She cried and cried and finally, we gave her some candy to calm her down. Then, we ate the lasagna.

 

After he was finished, Terry left to go down to the AT&T store to see about getting his phone fixed. I had just started to wash out the crock pot, when Kierstin starts crying.

 

"She's stuck," Faith told me.

 

Sighing, I went over to see how bad it was, and let me tell you it was bad. We have a little plastic rocking chair and she had fallen feet first in to one of the wholes in it. Only her head and arms were sticking up, and by now she was crying like a banshee. Screaming and fighting me. I managed to get her arms down, but her head wouldn't fit through. I got her head turned to the side, but couldn't figure out a way to push her head through without hurting her. So, I got my mom's boyfriend to come and help, all the while Faith is sitting on the table above my head, getting my hair in her sucker. Well, boyfriend tried oiling Kierssy up to slide her through, but it wasn't working. Finally, after I had done prayed and begged God for a better idea, boyfriend manages to get her arms up through the whole and pulls her up and out, back the way she'd come. I tell y'all she looked like an annointing gone wrong, she was so oily!

 

So, I ran some bath water and got her cleaned up. Gave Faith a bath too, but had to deal with the bleeding chin again. When Terry came home we finally found the antibiotic medicine and been putting it on her ever since.

 

So, now you know how my day went. And, I almost forgot to mention, managed to write 5 more pages on the sequel. Wow! Ain't I good?

 

Now, all y'all sing along with me. Ready? 1 2 3 and

 

"Oh Lord it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way!..."

 

Hahaha! Y'all like that?

Ok, just one more pic

This one is of me at my first book signing. Thanks for taking it, peggy!

more pics of my girls

This is what Faith likes to save her money for. It's those silly rides out in front of KMart.

Blind Woman in the Kitchen!

With thoughts of a big pan of yummy lasagna for supper, I had my dear hubby to get the blocks of mozzarella and chedar cheese out of the freezer before he left for work. I had a package of fully cooked frozen hamburger in the freezer, along with some frozen spaghetti sauce left over from another time. So, I laid these out alongside the cheese in my drainer to thaw. About four hours later, a few minutes ago, actually, I go in there and drag out the crock pot. I mean, spaghetti sauce tastes better when cooked slowly all day, right? Well, I opened the package of fully cooked hamburger and dropped it in to the crock, which I had already turned on high to get it hot. Then, I grabbed the other package and thought to myself while cutting it open, "Hmm, this sauce is pretty thick. I might have to thin it down a bit."

But, I squeezed it out of the package and in to the crock on to the fully cooked burger. Only then, did I realize it wasn't sauce at all, but uncooked hamburger. Now, what was I supposed to do!

I fussed about it for a few minutes, then went and got a big spoon. I broke it all up as best I could and cut up some onions. Then, I put the lid on and now I'm waiting. I could have put it in a skillet and fried it, I guess, but seeing no reason to dirty up another big pot that will just need washing, I decided to just see what happens. Maybe, since crock pots cook so slowly, the mistake won't be noticable.

So, after I did all that, I went looking in the freezer for the frozen sauce. I finally found it and laid it out to thaw. What's aggravating is that I can't even hurry it along with my microwave, cause silly me didn't put a braille label on there for defrost. Maybe, I'll put it in some warm water.

Sheesh, I've done some goofy things in the kitchen, and that's not even the worst, but still. Now, I've got about 2 or more pounds of burger in the crock pot and enough sauce for maybe half. I got a little can of tomato paste, so maybe if I mix it... What y'all think? Anyway, I reckon we'll see.

Like I said, this isn't the worst thing I've ever done. Once, I made this yummy chicken stuff...ok it would have been yummy if I hadn't gotten the boyon cubes mixed up and put beef boyon in it instead of chicken. Then, there was the time I put ice water from a jug on my cereal, not realizing until i tasted it that it wasn't milk. Then, there was the time I was making a thickening for my beef stew that called for water and corn starch, but I got the corn starch mixed up with the pancake mix. Tasted better than ever, though. So, as you can tell, being in the kitchen with a blind person can get interesting. Once, I made this stew stuff that wasn't any good, but my dog liked it. That was funny. Anyway, I better shut up before you get totally grossed out and never eat my cooking. :)

Trying something new

If this works, here's a pic faith helped me take.

Isn't Technology Amazing, Sometimes?

I'm serious, y'all in my short life time, I've seen things that still blow my mind. Now, I know what you are going to say about this post, even before you say it.

"You can take the girl out of the country, but you can take the country out of the girl."

Well, that may be true, but you have to admit that the advances in technology are beyond anything we've even imagined.

Take this, for instance, today, I took a tiny, plastic thing, no bigger around than a penny, slipped it in to a divice not much bigger than a 50 cent piece, slid that in to a slot on my laptop, clicked a few buttons, took the device back out of the laptop, took the tinier piece out of the bigger one, and slipped it in to my cell phone. Now, voila, I can listen to music on my phone!

Or, how about this one. Last night I hit a button on my computer and with no cords or wires my printer printed the page that was showing on my screen! Am I the only one amazed here? Cause if so, then either I'm crazy or y'all are for taking it for granted.
Maybe this train of thought comes from the fact that here in the past two weeks, I've been in 1882 with ranchers and Sheriffs. Maybe, I'm just easily amused, but I don't think so.

Here's something new I'm going to try real soon. I've set it up that I can post blogs from my cell phone. Now, I don't know how easy this will be, but better to try and fail than never to try at all. So, let me apologize before I start blogging from my phone; sorry for the mistakes I'm going to make in the future.

Technology, while cool isn't always the best way to go, I'll admit. It has it's drawbacks, like everything else. I can't tell you how annoying it is to try and have a conversation with someone and their phone is ringing and ringing and ringing. Or, to try and talk while someone is texting their blessed fingers off! It makes me feel like you don't want to listen to me, when you won't stop answering your phone or won't stop texting. I mean, if you don't want to talk, just say, "I don't feel like talking or listening to you just now." :) I'd rather that, than you ignore me. Know what I mean?

Well, so those are some of the thoughts running around inside my brilliant mind, and I thought I'd share. I've been writing a lot here, lately, as well. Got the first 3 or 4 chapters of the sequel to "Wild Heart" finished, but it's just the rough draft, so don't get too excited. Still needs work, and haven't had anyone critique it yet. But, to have written 147 pages, double spaced since February, I think is good. When I get further along in it, and it's edited and all, I'll post a few teasers on here, if y'all think you'd be interested.

Well, need to go in search of a drink of water, so I'll end for now.

Wild Heart

As many of you already know, I have been hoping to do a second printing of "Wild Heart" with another publisher which would allow me to set my own price. Well, I heard from my attorney yesterday that at this time it would not be legal to do so. I had figured as much, but I wanted to be sure. So from now on, I am going to have to sell my book for $24.95. I am sorry, but it just can't be helped. I honestly feel as ifI'm ripping people off, but there isn't anything I can do about it. I guess I'll just have to pray that I can make it seem worth your while to purchase it.

Is there anyway you can get it cheaper? Well, sure there is. If you wish, instead of buying an autographed copy from me, you can purchase it from
www.amazon.com
for $22.45 before shipping and handling.

I will say this, "I have learned my lesson!" Next time I publish, I will go with a self publisher. It will cost me in the beginning, but it will allow me to set my own price and the royalties will be higher. So, if you are hoping for a sequel to "Wild Heart" keep praying. I am writing it and will publish next spring, hopefully. Also, it's price will not break your budget. Also, and don't forget, my children's book, "GOLD! A Tall Tale", published by AG Press will be out some time this summer and as for price, well you're looking at no more than $10.

Well, I've got a screaming baby, so have to run. Just wanted to give y'all a heads up on what's going on with my books. Oh yeah, I am still doing an audio book for "Wild Heart". It will be out about the same time the children's book. I promise you'll love it!