Saturday, October 31, 2009

Friday, October 30, 2009

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Duane's Haircut

This is after our first round of cutting hair. Duane was too upset to keep going so I gave him a bath and will have to try again later to cut the trouble spots he refused to let me touch. Pastor will be home soon, I'm wondering if he'll shoot me. What do you think?

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Yes or No

YES or NO

Here are the rules:
1. You can ONLY answer Yes or No.

2. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone messages or comments you and asks. --and believe me, the temptation to explain some of these will be overwhelming nothing is exactly as it seems.

3. Tag some friends.

Been arrested?

Yes.

Kissed someone you didn't like?

No.

Slept in until 5 PM?

No.

Fallen asleep at work/school?

Yes.

Held a snake?

Yes.

Ran a red light?

No.

Been suspended from school?

No.

Experienced love at first sight?

No.

Totalled your car in an accident?

Yes.

Been fired from a job?

No.

Fired somebody?

No.

Sang karaoke?

Yes.

Pointed a gun at someone?

No.

Done something you told yourself you wouldn't?

Yes.

Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose?

No.

Caught a snowflake on your tongue?

Yes.

Kissed in the rain?

No.

Had a close brush with death (your own)?

Yes.

Seen someone die?

No.

Played spin-the-bottle?

No.

Sang in the shower?

Yes.

Smoked a cigar?

No.

Sat on a rooftop?

Yes.

Smuggled something into another country?

No.

Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes?

No.

Broken a bone?

No.

Skipped school?

Yes.

Eaten a bug?

Yes.

Sleepwalked?

No.

Walked a moonlit beach?

No.

Rode a motorcycle?

Yes.

Dumped someone?

No.

Forgotten your anniversary?

No.

Lied to avoid a ticket?

Yes.

Ridden on a helicopter?

No.

Shaved your head?

No.

Played a prank on someone?

Yes.

Hit a home run?

Yes.

Felt like killing someone?

Yes.

Cross-dressed?

No.

Been falling-down drunk?

No.

Made your girlfriend/boyfriend cry?

No.

Eaten snake?

No.

Marched/Protested?

No.

Had Mexican jumping beans for pets?

No.

Puked on amusement ride?

No.

Seriously & intentionally boycotted something?

No.

Been in a band?

No.

Knitted?

No.

Been on TV?

No.

Shot a gun?

Yes.

Skinny-dipped?

No.

Caused someone to have stitches?

No.

Eaten a whole habenero pepper?

No.

Ridden a surfboard?

No.

Had surgery?

No.

Streaked?

No.

Taken by ambulance to hospital?

Yes.

Passed out when not drinking?

Yes.

Peed on a bush?

Yes.

Donated Blood?

Yes.

Grabbed electric fence?

Yes.

Eaten alligator meat?

No.

Eaten cheesecake?

Yes.

Eaten your kids' Halloween candy?

Yes.

Killed an animal when not hunting?

No.

Peed your pants in public?

Yes.

Snuck into a movie without paying?

Yes.

Written graffiti?

No.

Still love someone you shouldn't?

No.

Think about the future?

Yes.

Been in handcuffs?

Yes.

Believe in love?

Yes.

Sleep on a certain side of the bed?

Yes.

The people I tag are the people who read this! Ha ha!

Balloons & Little Doggie



Duane loves this video. :D

Friday, October 23, 2009

Apple



Two days ago, while on our walk, Duane and I walked under an apple tree. Duane had his little bottle in his mouth like he usually does (he uses the nipple as a pacifier). He saw some apples that had fallen to the ground. He popped his bottle out of his mouth and said, "apple!" I'll have to try and get him to say it on the camcorder because it's the cutest thing he's ever said. I could listen to him say apple all day!

In other word news, Duane has learned to say "shoe" and says it quite frequently because he knows when we get our shoes on we're going somewhere and he loves to go. Another thing my boy has picked up on is saying "my ball!" to every ball he sees. It's no longer just a regular old ball, to him it's "my ball!" He also says "shot" referring to when he throws his balls into his crib, which he does almost every morning right after I get him out of bed. When I see him throw the balls in, I say "nice shot!" Now he says "shot" every time he gets a ball in. So cute.

Cheese has become one of Duane's favorite things to eat, I think that's because he can say "cheese!" when he wants it. It's also really cute when he wants his bottle and he goes around the apartment yelling "ba ba?" looking for it, something that he learned from me as well. Every time he wants a new bottle, I say "should we look for your ba ba?" and proceed to call it like it might answer.

Duane says "truck" too, and "star!" He loves to point out the star that hangs above our kitchen table and does so at every meal. I know there are more words that he's learned, but I can't think of them all right now. Hopefully I'll learn to use the camcorder again very soon.

Halloween Surprise!




I was trying to hint to Pastor that I liked these flowers from Smith's. I saw them and said "aw, these are sooo cute!" In the back of my mind I was thinking he might get them for a Halloween surprise later on. I was surprised right then when he put the flowers in the cart. I guess my Halloween surprise came early. Live flowers are always so much better than dead to me.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Happy Halloween!

Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies





And, for anyone with little girls, these can be princess cookies rolled in princess diamonds and everything!

I think this recipe would be heavenly with white chocolate chips, but all we had were semi-sweet. I'll have to try that one day.

David Archuleta Christmas CD



I am so excited! Christmas will be all that much better. If I were any younger I might have had a huge crush on this young man. :D

Monday, October 12, 2009

Stuffed Peppers




For this dinner, I fried up some plantains and served brown rice on the side with salsa or hot sauce for anyone that wanted it. I also broke out the tortillas.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Friday, October 9, 2009

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Alfajores de Manjarblanco

Pastor reminisces about these little cookies quite often. I've had one, but it tasted like freezer burn. The recipe is so simple that I thought it'd be worth it to try. The recipe is here.

Pollo a la Brasa

This is my kind of chicken! Pollo a la brasa is my favorite chicken dish of any I've tasted. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water. The recipe is here.

Arroz con Pollo

This is one of my favorite dishes, admittedly for the rice. Pastor likes the chicken though and gobbles it up. The recipe is here.

Onion Sauce

I've looked for the recipe for this onion salsa for a long time! I've made it from what I guessed was in it, but it never tasted like the kind from the resturaunts. I have yet to try this recipe, but it's better than nothing!

The recipe is here.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Costume Shopping





Grandma C. took Duane costume shopping today! She got him more things than just a constume and Duane was thrilled with that!