Um...Yeah...What the Hell?!

Ok so if this story hasn't already reached you, I'll be very surprised. All I can say is ...WOW! Feeling not so good about traveling anywhere anymore. I tend to agree with the DJ on my fave radio station in Calgary...bring back the death penalty in Canada for freaks like this. Yeah, yeah some of you may have serious opposition to this for various reasons, but seriously for a crime like this where there is absolutely no doubt whatsoever about who did it, well, I just don't think this fruitloop is gonna be rehabilitated. Absolute craziness! Hope my mom makes it here all right (being as how she's traveling by bus).

On another note, I got to play "the closer you get, the slower I drive, so just get off my ass already" game today. I really wanted the guy to follow me into the parking lot so I could inform him that if he had rear ended me and hurt my kids that he would have been sued to the max. Knowing my luck he woulda snapped and killed me though....people are so stupid. And speaking of bad drivers, my God, do people not know the turning radius(es) of their vehicles? Or are they just retarded when trying to get in and out of parking spaces. Uh....people you gotta turn that round thing that sits in front of you (BTW it's called a steering wheel but I don't want to overload your brain by trying to give you too much info all at once). You can't just go in reverse then get a deer in a headlights look when you figure out that you have no room to turn anymore. Sheesh....too many dumb people have driver's licences.






So Ryan has discovered a new use for cherry pie...appearantly it's good for your hair. I think this looks cool, kinda like he received a pretty serious head injury. Man that was fun to get out but it was great for a good laugh.

Upgrading

Well seeing as how Paul has received his awesome new promotion (and subsequent pay raise) I have decided we can start improving our standard of living (ha! I just needed an excuse to go shopping, lol). I bought a lot of stuff this week. Let's see, Ryan got a new "big boy" bed and bedding, Rosie got a loft bed, P and I got new bedding (really stellar bedding that Paul says is just weird) and the bathroom got a new shower curtain. Oh and the kids got some cool toys from Ikea (a dragon for Ryan and a crocodile for miss Rosie). And Rosie got a bunch of new clothes for preschool.

Fishocide

So yesterday our adorable 17 month old son unwittingly destroyed our fairly expensive planted fish tank. Not the tank itself but all the living (or rather now mostly dead) things in it. Meio had a rather complicated CO2 reactor built (actually his entire filtration system is quite weird) to help the plants. Appearantly Ryan got his mitts in there, disassembled part of it, releasing all sorts of not so good for the fishoes/plants stuff into the water. I think we've lost all but 1 of the fish (and some of them were not cheap) and we have yet to see if the plants can be saved. So we chalked it up to a learning experience...just because you think your little kids can't reach something, does not mean they won't think of a creative way to get into what they're not supposed to.

On a happier note, I managed to get Rosie into a preschool for September, yay! She's very excited and I am totally shocked that she is actually old enough to begin such a venture.

Segregation in our Playgrounds

Today Rosie, Ryan and I were actually kicked out of a playground because we are "cultually different" than the children who live in the housing complex that playgroung is situated in. I'm dead serious. Not that it was a prilvate playground for the residents of said housing complex (most of whom, but not all, are African Canadian) but because we are "cultually different". That is honestly what the Paladin security officer told me. I am so livid right now. I phoned and left a (nasty) complaint on Paladin security's answering machine and sent a letter to Global News Calgry telling them of my experience. Since when is it socially acceptable to segregate kids (or anyone else for that matter)? And really, you cannot tell a ctying 3 year old who just wants to have fun with other kids that we have to leave because we are "cultually different". Wow, just another reason to get the hell out of Calgary and move back to the Okanagan.

Happy Birthday!!!!

A very happy 15th birthday to my niece, Tami. Hope you had a spectacular day. Take you shopping if you guys manage to stop by for a visit on your way back west!!!

A Timeless Treasure

Oh my God Rosie and Ryan LOVE the Muppets. We recently acquired the first season as well as a whole CD full of Muppet Songs. Honestly I have never seen them so excited about anything! There is lot's of giggling and dancing whenever I turn on the DVDs/CD.






Here are 2 of my fave pics of the kids that Bananahead took while visiting at Easter. I especially like the one of Rosie, the way the sun is hitting her face. She's gonna be a real beauty. And Ryan is just too cute for his own good.

New Recipe

I am desperately trying to find new and interesting recipes to try. I am tired of making the same old things all the time so I have decided that at least once a week I will try a new recipe. Here is what I made last night (the pic does not do it justice).



Creamed Chicken and Biscuits

Ingredients

1/2 large onion (I obviously substituted this)
1 1/2 tsp butter
4 cups chopped cooked chicken
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup pimiento (I substituted this with calda, Ana and Necy will know what this is)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided
6 frozen biscuits, thawed

Directions

1.Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease the bottom and sides of an 11x7 inch baking dish.
2.Chop the onion. Heat butter in a small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until melted. Stir in onion and saute until tender.
3.Combine onion, chicken, soup, sour cream, milk and pimiento in a medium bowl and
mix well. Spoon mixture into prepared baking dish. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven.
4.Sprinkle baked layer with 3/4 cup of the cheese. Arrange biscuits in a single layer over top. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
5.Bake until biscuits are golden brown and the sauce is bubbly, about 20 minutes longer. Serve immediately.


This was sooo yummy! If anyone out there has a new recipe that you've tried and liked, please send it my way. I may start a recipe exchange group on facebook.