write what you know

and here they are.



Adam, who towers over me now at 5'10", is so far (fingers crossed and praying--cuz you can't be too sure) still a delight, even though he has "the puberty." I know it could all come to a crashing hault at any second as the hormones take over and the brain activity seizes up, but for now, I am still crazy in love with him and like having him around. My favorite recent quote was when he walked into my freshly painted blue bedroom, which I was not loving, and said, "Mom, this paint color should be called Grandma's House." Well put. Four days and a change of color later, he looked at it and said, "Wow! You've taken it from 'Grandama's House' to 'Hotel Chic!'. I'm going to buy him a car.


Brodie, with all of his four front-upper teeth, has set his sole purpose in life to join the grade 7 band next year and play the tuba. Because it would be hilarious. Enough said? He's like a snickers, sweet and nutty with a soft center. I could eat him up.


Joel. My Joel. My freshly-forty year old husband, who always knows how to make me laugh, bring perspective, and works his arse off... spent 3 hours peeling and dicing 25lbs of apples yesterday. Never get between a man and his crisp. Knowing he would never be done before our 16 dinner guests arrived nearly put me over the edge, but hey, I can drown my anxiety in crisp for the next 7 weeks or so. It's love, what can I say.


My boys, my world, my heart. So thankful to be in the middle of them.

A Little Less Stuck

I haven't posted on my blog, excpet for that one time I did it by accident, for like 6 months.

Where to begin?

Dunno.

But thanks to a few faithful followers I feel a little bit motivated to get back into it.

Stay tuned, my faithful few... I just might fire up the old blog machine again soon.

I've been struggling to read and write the last few months, feeling a bit stuck in putting thoughts to words... but your encouragement has helped be become a little less stuck.

A grateful brain thanks you.

Mmmmmm... bacon.

I'm confessing to a new addiction.

Bacon.

Yes, there might be healthier choices out there, but well.... bacon has a hold on me.

The upside is that a little bacon flavor goes a long way, so you can use it sparingly and still get loads of flavor. I've been in this shady relationship with bacon for a month or so and I've found so many simple meals in which to feature my prized pork pieces.

To save yourself time, money and mess you can try these two menthods:

1) Costco sells big bags of cooked bacon for about $10... a good amount and I think it tastes great.

2) Take a package or two of bacon, freeze it to the half way point so that it's easier to cut, and chop it into about 1/4 inch pieces. Scramble fry till it's well cooked, drain and pat the oil off with a paper towel, then put the cooled pieces in a ziplock bag in the freezer. You've made one mess and have the potential for many meals.

Meal Ideas with Baconygoodness (yes, that's one word.)

• Spinach Salads (my other binge)... sprinkle a little bacon on some pre-washed spinach with a bit of goat cheese or feta, a finger pinch of seeds or nuts, some chopped apples or pears and a drizzle of vinagrette -- DELISH!


• In scrambled eggs or omlettes


• Baked in quiches


• On a toasted tomato sandwich


• Pasta carbonara


• In a big Caesar Salad with some fresh garlic bread


• Sprinkled on perogies


• In a quick corn chowder or minestrone soup

The possiblities are endless.

May the pork be with you.