It's Been A While

Wow! It's been a while since I've been on here... Let's see what I need to update... Oh yeah... The dairy free pumpkin pie was terrible. It turned out green. It tasted good until the after taste of the tofu got to you. The dairy free whipped cream was a joke. I should have just poured soy milk over my not-so-good pumpkin pie! Oh well, you never know what a recipe will taste like until you try it. As for the oriental noodle salad... MMMMM I loved it. Joe didn't care for it, but I thought it was great. The mashed potatoes turned out great... FINALLY I got to eat some mashed potatoes, which I LOVE.... The cranberry sauce was way too tart and didn't have nearly enough sugar in them.

The visit with everyone was great.

I'm getting so excited to go to Ohio I can't stand it. Every day I tell Pod, "We're one day closer to going to Ohio." Then I rattle off all the names of the people he's going to meet. I know he doesn't know what I'm saying, but when he smiles it makes me excited that he could be happy that he's going to Ohio.... One day he will be old enough to know what I'm talking about and then I'll know if he's truly happy.... Of course he will be.

I sat yesterday and spent all day putting together a list of items we have for the baby. My cousin, Sheena, is expecting a baby in April. She said she didn't know what to register for. I told her that when you go to Babies R Us or Target or Walmart, they will give you a list of items you'll need. The problem is that "I" think they have too many items on there. Of course, they're in it to sell you things, too. The wedding (uh hum....) and the baby industries are both "rope you in" kind of "Got You, Sucker" businesses. So, I thought I would put toghether what we have and so she could get an idea of what it is that she will need. I didn't figure it would take nearly as long, but it literally took me pretty much all day. I had Pod on my lap and talked to him and played with him while typing one handed! LOL

Joe is hard at work tonight. He's putting in overtime so that he can take the day off on Wednesday in order for us to travel during the day rather than at night. His job is one where the work has to be done not only right, but on time, otherwise the company will get a huge fine. So he's trying to work several days in advance so that when he takes the day off, he won't put the company behind. He's a loyal employee..

As for me, well, I was playing with Pod and I must have been boring because he fell asleep. So I'm catching up on everyone's blogs and cooking dinner.

Tomorrow Joe is having his friends over to play paint ball. Then they're going to one of the other guy's house for his birthday and the on to another friend's house for a housewarming party. It'll be a busy day tomorrow for Joe!

Well, I better get off of here and go get started on the sides. The pork chops are done and are just staying warm in the oven. I need to fix whatever it is that we're going to have with them. I'll talk to you all later!