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Recipe!!!! Chocolate Stuff

I share this recipe with you, knowing that you should never reap the rewards of reading the best book in the world without actually reading the best book in the world.......BUT........I love each of you so very much and I have been so blessed by eating this stuff that I feel it is my ultimate friendly duty to share and let you partake in the Heavenly gooh that is CHOCOLATE STUFF!!!

Chocolate Stuff

recipe by HRH Jill Conner Browne, The Sweet Potato Queen

Found in the book The Sweet Potato Queen's Book of Love and The Sweet Potato Queen's Financial Planner and Big Ass Cookbook

Mix together:

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup flour

2 eggs

1 tsp salt

melt:

1 stick salted butter mix with 1 tbls of cocoa

mix:

all ingredients together and add:

1 running over tblsp of vanilla

Pour:

into a greased loaf pan

Place:

loaf pan in baking dish and fill baking dish 1/2 full with water to form a water bath.

Bake:

in a 300* oven for 45 minutes

I add a whopping load of pecans and a touch of cinnamon to my mixture.

It makes you want to slap somebody and thank Jesus!

God and Super Powers

Tonight we read the story of Jesus calming the sea. I think it is in Matthew something-or-other.

Landry said asked if Jesus had the same powers as God. I said,"Yes, he is the same as God."

He said, "So he has lots of powers, right? I have a power, you know what it is?"

"What?"

"The power to kick your butt!"

What can you say to that. I think the whole biblical teaching moment passed us by like a jet plane!

I try! I really do try! It ain't easy being green.

Mimi

The beatdown of a 4-and-a-half-year old

I don't know if this is typical of this age or not, but my opinion is that it is a sign they are ready for school---full time.  Here is an example of the beating (not literally, in case you were wondering.  It's just a euphemism--my big word for the day!):

camden:"what does this say, mommy?"

me: "Rumpelstiltskin"

camden: "What does this say?" pointing to the same word

me: "Rumpelstiltskin"

camden: "But what does this whole thing say?" pointing to the same word, but running her finger    along the whole word

Me: "rumpelstiltskin"

camden: "what about this part?

Me: "Rump"

Camden: "this part?"

me:" camden, did you see that chicken over there?"

No, we don't actually have chickens running around the house or the yard, although we do live in Mansfield. It did end the conversation for the moment.

P.S.  Do I have to call poison control if someone say....licks an OFF mosquito repellant wipe?  Just wondering.

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Weekend Blunders

So we drove to Houston in a torrential downpour Friday evening in an effort to sell our Trooper to some guy. We finally get to Houston at 10:00pm and rendezvous with the "guy" only to have the Trooper start acting up and the check engine light come on. We have never had a moment of trouble with this car. Never! Not once! So, we drive to our cousins house to spend the night and the car is fine. The next morning the car is fine and Clay meets with the "guy" again. And bull if the stupid thing acts up again! Of course this guy isn't going to buy the car and now we have to take it to the doctor. Can you even! Seriously!

Better News!

Sophie pooped on the potty! At her request even! We were all so proud. Everyone came to see the poop and Landry gave her a lollipop out of his own stash! So proud of the little pooper!

Comments

Okay, so here's how this works. After you read a blog, you post a comment. It will email me directly. Tell me your funny things! Tell me your not so funny things. Whatever, just let me know you stopped by. Sometimes I get a little lonely!

Mimi

Love and Marriage

Landry informed us today that he and Camden were going to have 21 kids. They will all be living in our house and he is going to play with them and their toys. I asked Camden today if they will be having 21 kids. She has decided that she will be having 10 babies in her tummy all at one time. Bless her heart. Gretch and I tried to convince her that she would be all stretched out, but she may get to be on tv!

We are going to Houston this week. We'll be attending the Katy rodeo with our fabulous cousins Stephen, Renee and baby girl Samantha. We are hoping to watch Landry ride a sheep in the Mutton Busting contest. Won't that be [email protected]!!

My fabulous Recipe's

I have decided to give you people some of my recipes that you keep asking for. Note that I absolutely never give out my secret ingredient for guacamole. My mother passed it on to me and I have given it out to only two people who know that if they spill I will have them shot on the spot. I think it is time to share the secret with the world. It's some good stuff and I want you all to enjoy it.

Guacamole

Good guac starts with good pico de gallo. Not salsa, unless you are my mom.

1 diced tomato

1 diced yellow onion

1 seeded, stemmed and diced jalapeno

1 bunch of cilantro

1tsp garlic salt

1tbs cumin

salt and pepper to taste

2 limes or 1 lemon

1 avocado soft but not squishy, it should give like the palm of your hand

1 tsp Miracle Whip Salad Dressing (secret ingredient)

Mix together with a fork tomato, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, garlic salt, cumin, salt, pepper and the juice of one lime or 1/2 lemon. Let the pico sit while you work with the avocado.

In another bowl, mash half of the avocado and mix it with the other half of the lime or lemon and the secret ingredient. Once it is mashed and mixed together, dice the other half of the avocado and add it along with a good heaping helping of the pico to the mashed mixture. Try not to use the juice. You just sort of fold it in. Don't stir it or mush it together. You want to have it be chunky. Viola you have Guacamole!

Tips:

Ripe tomatoes are best. The better your tomato the better your pico.

Cilantro, take the cilantro by the stem and pull out enough to make a quarter size bouquet between your thumb and index finger. Wash and dry it and them pull the leaves from the stem. Discard the stem. Scrunch up the cilantro and chop it on the cutting board. It will look like a lot of cilantro. Once you chop it it looses it's puffiness.

If your guac doesn't taste right you probably need more salt first, then more garlic, then more lemon or lime and finally more cilantro. I know some of you think you don't like cilantro, but it is what makes Mexican food Mexican food. You just don't like it by itself. I promise you will like it in the food!

Enjoy!

Funny Children

Let me start by saying that we are very supportive and encouraging with our children in this house. We try to emulate the behavior we would like to see our children display. This being said I give you a couple of funny stories.

Numero Uno:

Landry, my number one son, was acting a bit like a weenie today. Clay in an "encouraging tone" told Landry he was a sissy. Landry retorted, "I'm not a sissy, I'm a bubbie."

Story Two:

Landry had a friend over to play. We had a fire in the fireplace and he was fascinated by it. He just could not keep away from it. He was drawn to it like flies to sticky paper or like my brother, the pyromaniac. Anywho, I told him at least 50 times to get away from the fire until I finally lost it and said, "Landry, get away from the damn fire!" to which his friend replied, "the damn fire, Tessa?" I said, "Yes, I shouldn't have said that, but get away from the fire!"

Another Day

Hola, well, Clay is out of town, again. Some MORON he works for decided to have a training session in romantic Arkansas on Valentine's day. Clay said there were about 150 guys who attended last night. Which means, that scattered about the USofA there are at least 150 women who feel jilted and perturbed who may have been otherwise engaged in romantical activity. My kids and I spent the evening with family. We actually have two cousins born on Valentine's day. So we went to romantic Weatherford and had dinner with grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousin Susan for her birthday. My kids were wonderful. Sophie sat at the table between Grammie and Guy and behaved like a princess. Landry ate well and behaved like a perfect little boy. The funny thing is Sophie didn't take a nap at school yesterday and they were both loaded up on candy. Maybe my problem has been in giving them too many naps and too little candy.

Landry is much better, thankyou!

The boy is on the mend! He woke up a little scared to eat. I had to convince him that butter on his toast would not make the stomach bug throw up. He ate two bites and drank some milk and then wanted to play with is Fophie.

Sophie has been an angel today. We had one blow up this morning. I told her no and promptly took her to her room and she hasn't argued or had a melt down since then. My precious husband is taking them to eat at Cici's tonight while I get a break. Love that man!