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thursday, august 30, 2007
It's official
She's in Kindergarten!
Okay, technically it's her second day, but who cares about the tiny details? We managed to keep her alive for her first
day of Kindergarten! For some reason it feels like a benchmark in parenting for me. Of course it's a huge milestone for her
since we all know that once it starts it's not over for at least 13 years.
I'm so scared for her. She's desperate for children to like her (what child isn't) and I still remember the pain I felt
every time I didn't make a friend. I fear the interaction with the older children who may want to tease her for whatever
reason. I am taken aback by the concept that I can't just drop in any time I want (I could at Pre-school).
And that's the crux of the matter isn't it? It's not the same as Pre-school, not by a long shot. I was still calling
the shots on that. I spent whole days with her in that classroom. But this is Kindergarten and I have to put a lot of trust
into these teachers that I can't just come into their classrooms and ask what's going on. This marks the first time I truly
turn her over to someone else.
I'm so proud of my girl, though. She has a fierce love of learning already. I just hope that isn't dampered by interaction
with the many other children I have no control over.
Cheers to my baby. May her disappointments make her stronger and her achievements always make her proud.
friday, august 24, 2007
Gina Torres & Good Eats
Okay, I had to add this because I am totally fangirling this woman. Is there any good reason as to why I can't be her
for at least a day?
 And yes, I did put together the graphic. Maybe I just watch too much Firefly? (not that the show is on anymore...poo!)
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I love finding good eats and I think it's time I shared some more recipes.
A good friend sent me this recipe. It's quick, easy and simply delicious:
Robyn’s Peanut Noodles
1-1/2 cups chicken broth
½ cup soy sauce
5 tablespoons minced ginger
5 tablespoons minced garlic
½ cup honey
1-3 tablespoons chili paste
(to taste)
16 oz Chinese noodles
Combine first 6 ingredients
in saucepan. Heat on low, stirring occasionally but do not boil. Cook the noodles separately. When noodles are done, add the
heated sauce. Enjoy.
Feel free to add your favorite
veggies, chicken, or pork.
This recipe came from a co-worker. It takes
an overnight marinade, but it's so worth it:
Marinated Corn
1/3 cup oil
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
1 Tablespoon vinegar
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon sugar
Pepper (to taste)
1 teaspoon sweet relish (or
more)
2-3 cans corn
1 Red onion, sliced into
rings (I use minced shallots)
Combine
all ingredients. Must be marinated 3-4 hours or overnight!!
The following recipes
all come from the All-Mighty Internetz. I love them ever so much. Credit goes to Danny for finding them:
Maple Salmon
INGREDIENTS
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 pound salmon
DIRECTIONS
- In a small bowl, mix the maple syrup, soy sauce, garlic, garlic salt, and pepper.
- Place salmon in a shallow glass baking dish, and coat with the maple syrup mixture. Cover the
dish, and marinate salmon in the refrigerator 30 minutes, turning once.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Place the baking dish in the preheated oven, and bake salmon uncovered 20 minutes, or until easily
flaked with a fork.
Apple Butter Pork Loin
- 2 (1 1/2 pound) boneless pork loin
- seasoning salt to taste
- 2 cups apple juice
- 1/2 cup apple butter
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Season the pork with seasoning salt, and place them in a 9x13 inch baking dish or small roasting
pan. Pour apple juice over the pork, and cover the dish with a lid or aluminum foil.
- Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven. While the pork is roasting, mix together the apple butter,
brown sugar, water, cinnamon and cloves. After the hour, remove pork loins from the oven, and spread the apple butter mixture
over them.
- Cover, and return to the oven for 2 hours, or until fork tender.
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wednesday, august 15, 2007
Family History, Part Deux
So, I have finally gone to all my appointments. And my heart is in great shape.
The worst of my problems is Hypertension. As I told my doctor, I am now a statistic (go me!). How many black woman suffer
from Hypertension? Well...one more. hah.
Now I have to go to a doctor's appointment with a cardiologist (which I don't mind) in Spokane (which I do mind). It
takes over an hour to go to Spokane. And I know how doctors work...it'll be an "initial" visit. Then I will have to come back
for whatever reason. Heck, I went to see the OB/GYN yesterday for my post-op appointment from being sterilized. I figured
we would be doing the dye study to see how the implants are taking. Oh, no. After 30 mins, he comes into the room and asks
me how I am feeling. Then he tells me we need to schedule the dye study for 10 weeks from now. That's it. I didn't even get
a fucking lollipop. They didn't even take my blood pressure. He just said "How are you feeling?". Couldn't I have easily told
him that on the phone?!
Well at least I got a snazzy new pill box organizer! It looks just like this one, only I don't have that kickass cool
leather cover. Mine just rests in a tray. Oh well, you can't have everything in life:
Pill poppin' Momma! Woot.
In other news. My baby has a wiggly tooth and she's very sure the Tooth Fairy exists. It's weird because she knows that
Santa is just a guy in a suit. She knows that cartoon characters are not real. There have only been 2 things she has insisted
that are real: The Tooth Fairy and Paddy the Leprechan. It's absolutely hilarious. She's got a great imagination, but a firm
grip on reality (for a 5 year old). I guess she just can't resist the allure of teeny-tiny beings.
So I suppose even though we don't give her presents from "Santa", I could at least leave her a bit of coin when
her tooth falls out.
And she will also be an official Kindergartener in exactly 2 weeks. I will be down to working 2 hours a day and probably
8 more on the computer at home. (LOVE my job)
She's excited. I'm excited. But what the hell is up with only 2.5 hours a day of Kindergarten? Who's suck ass idea was
that? How are they supposed to learn anything in that short amount of time?
thursday, august 9, 2007
Family History
of Heart Disease
I thought for sure this week, I would be able to get back to scrapping and registering at Ancestry.com to do some Genealogy. Unfortunately, remember me telling you in Ode to a Cervix that the docs harped about my high blood pressure and the results of my cholesterol test was suck ass? Well, I went to my doctor on Tuesday and my blood pressure was 155/90. She went over my test results, prescribed
Cholesterol meds for me, told me to start taking baby aspirin, stop my birth control pills, and come back in 2 weeks to check
my pressure again. ("We gotta get that under control," she said.)
So the next morning, I woke up at 5:15am feeling about as sick as can be. I was super hungry...the kind that
makes you feel like your stomach has been empty for days. I got a banana and sat down. As soon as I sat down, I started feeling
dizzy and nauseous. I had no idea what was wrong, the room was spinning, my stomach was nauseous and painfully empty at the
same time. I thought for sure my blood pressure was fucking with me.
So we went to the hospital. The ER doc immediately told me it was Vertigo and was ready to let me go. He said
that I was too young to suspect anything else. Apparently, if I were 70, he would have checked me for stroke. *yikes*
Of course, he's a good doc so he ran some other tests: blood work, chest x-ray, and EKG. When he came in with
the EKG, he looked very different. He asked me if I had ever had one before (which I had), then he asked if those folks had
told me it was abnormal (which they didn't. But that was a decade ago...)
So, now I was told they would have to set me up with an IV, put on the hospital gown, and he was admitting
me after he called my doc. Which of course, my doc was all for it. So I became a heart patient at that moment. I had the whole
set-up. IV (no fluids though), air tube in my nose, and the electrodes all over my body accompanied by the annoying beeping
machine. Thankfully, in my room they replaced it with the remote machine so I didn't have to listen to it.
I spent most of the day there and my doc was going to keep me overnight. He wanted me to take a stress test
in the morning (run on the treadmill thingy). Luckily, after seeing my second set of tests (blood test and EKG) he said I
could decide to stay or go home, but come back in the morning for the tests.
I elected to come back in the morning. As much as I can joke about going to the hospital for a little "vacation",
the reality is, I quite like being with my family. Even if it pains me to admit it. ;)
So cross your fingers for me or give a shout out to your god. Hopefully, this stress test won't reveal anything
worse for me and I won't have to go to Spokane for "further testing".
sunday, august 5, 2007
Sage Advice or Pearls of Wisdom...
Which will make a better scrapbook page? Of course, if I go with Sage Advice, I can go with a herbal theme and
Pearls of Wisdom...well, duh.
I suppose both ideas sound pretty corny though. Luckily, the advice isn't. And it's all stuff I came up with considering
all the messing up I've done over the years. ;)
I shall share my Sage Pearls of Wisdom(TM) with you good folks. Feel free to add some more in comments. Maybe I will
put it on my corny scrapbook page.
- Never let a friend borrow anything unless you can consider it a gift.
- If you must do a job you hate--complain less, or you won't get through the day.
- Try your hardest to be happy.
- Look deep into your soul and ask if this is really what you want.
- Take time to be pissed off. Take time to be sad. Then make the decision to be happy.
- Don't stay in a relationship because you think you can change something about someone.
- Always make sure you can take care of yourself before you try to take care of someone else. This includes: animals, friends,
lovers, and family.
There you have it. Nothing earth-shattering, but still good things to think about from time to time. I wish I had them
in mind for so many of my mess ups.
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Financial Goal #2:
9027/31458
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"Well I've been afraid of changing
'cause I built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
children get older
and I'm getting older too."
Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
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