Dipping

Who is feeling so totally STUFFED? I know I am. Those 8 pounds I lost in the last few weeks? Yeah, they're probably back. Blah. On the plus side, Easter! My weekend was great, I think. On Friday my family all chilled out then we went to an awesome service at our church. Afterwords, we went to Micky D's where my family, the Maddens, the Hails, and the Sills hung out for...an hour and a half or so? Boy, was it fun. The whole time I was laughing so hard. From Luke's and Jake's "bromance" to stale fries, to well-earned dollars, and creeping out, it was such a blast. Who knew the calorie packed fast food chain could have been so much fun?!
Saturday, I worked for a while and my family painted eggs. Later my dad and I went to look to see if there was any baby beefers. Just a stroll in the pasture, right? Wrong. We ended up finding 5 babies, and then we had to rodeo them, Haha. They're so adorable and tiny. At night the rents and I watched a really good movie!  I can't remember the title, but it was really cute. Ate some candy out of my Easter basket-Yum. This year we got our baskets the night before which is a lot easier. My parents basically crushed my childhood in one day by giving Em all these clues like they used to do to Luke and I and telling me "Oh, yeah. Yours is behind the bed". Really?? I want to be a kid again..... Poem about going back to childhood.

When I see birches bend to left and right
Across the lines of straighter darker trees,
I like to think some boy’s been swinging them.

I’d like to go by climbing a birch tree,
And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk 55
Toward heaven, till the tree could bear no more,
But dipped its top and set me down again.
That would be good both going and coming back.
One could do worse than be a swinger of birches.

                                                     -Frost

This song is so beautiful. We sang it at our church service. The worship team couldn't have picked a better song, Amen! If your not in my church, please take the time to listen and read the lyrics!

Peace! Carly

P.S. Hey, if you want to share this blog on Facebook that's cool with me! I think I'll have Grandma Mona post the link to get my family in CA to look at it, Haha.
P.S.S As soon as I get my camera back, I'll post some sweet pics for ya'll.

Who invented the peanut butter smidgens? Probably Gertrude.  Seriously, the things are glorious. Especially the cow ones, which are close to my heart...<3 How do you eat the smidgen? I start at the back, and make even bites of peanut butter luciousness, while licking after each bite for maximum peanut butteriness. Then I save the head and laugh at how it looks nothing like a real cow's head and swallow it. How violent!! Ha-ha.
Thanks Mr.M! :D

Other news on the farm: we have new baby beefers left and right! So far, only one mama has died :( The baby we had to find, it took my dad and I a few hours to find it. Get this-a mama teaches its baby to lie perfectly still to look like it is dead. So of course when we finally found it, I thought it was dead. But my dad told me to put the halter around it's head, hold on, and see what happened. As soon as I put it on, it jumped up and started running away and blatting and kicking like crazy!! I was so shocked, I almost let go. So next time you see a baby cow/beefer lying perfectly still, looking dead, think twice. However, now that I'm thinking about it....will probably never happen unless you live on a farm. Ah well.

This will probably be my last time posting. Before Easter that is. We're going to a service tomorrow night, then we always go to my one grandma's house for lunch and another for dinner on Easter. By the time we're done, you can only imagine how full I'm feeling.

Peace, Praise the Lord, Hosanna, Cheers.....Carly

P.S. oops one more thing. Some incredibly hilarious little tid bits from my fun friend Natalia.
"I love you with all my butt. I'd love you with all my heart, but my butt's bigger"
a picture of a chicken saying "I dream of a better tomorrow... where chickens can cross roads and not have their motives questioned" 

She didn't write these, but still. They're so funny, thanks N! her blog: Nisfornatalia.blogspot.com

This week, I made peanut butter chocolate cupcakes, had a mega sleepover, went to a Sight and Sound with friends, babysat my cousins with the lovely Casey M, and ate a ton of food on Sunday. Great recap, eh?

We have a new addition to our family!! No, my mother is not pregnant/having a baby in any way. We got twenty baby chicks! Goodness they're so cute and fluffy. My father names them "Chicken Wing, Chicken Pizza, Chicken Soup", etc...But I name them: Sleepy, Fluffy, Lazy, Feather Brain, etc. Feather Brain is probably my favorite. All the other chicks run away when someone puts their hand in the tub. But he just stands there like "uh, der. Whattya doin guys?" Seriously. I can practically hear him saying it.

Today is going to be lots of fun! My mom and I are going to her chiropractor appointment (not fun), then shopping (that's grocery shopping, not fun), going to see my BFFs the Leslie's (very fun), going to McDonald's (very fun and rare), going to see the movie Pastry Kings (Awesome), and going to a Pampered Chef party (Awesomeness). What a day!

Now, I really have to get my school done. Better post later...:D
Carl

A Big Pot of Randomness

HOW TO MACERATE STRAWBERRIES!
Ever wondered why recipes tell you to sprinkle sugar on fruit and then let it sit? This method is called macerating: Sugar molecules pull moisture out of the cut up fruit to produce a lovely natural syrup.

Ok now that I've shared that interesting little tid bit, I'll share some total randomness....

*So I originally had a brand new, hot-off-the-press blog post to share with ya'll. BUT, as i read over it again today I realized that no one passing by this blog would want to hear my recaps of the week or so. Instead I changed it completely. This last week has been....interesting. It's been extremely fun/exciting (which is why I haven't posted!) and also very, depressing? Yeah, that basically sums it up. 

*Last night was CLEAR, and so I made a "Jimmy Carter" dessert. It was pretty good, if I do say so myself. :D
I also got my two favorite magazines yesterday. My Rachel Ray magazine, and my Food Network magazine. There is so many awesome foods and ideas, and I love to spend time reading them. And I don't just read them. I experiment, make notes, and read only a few pages to savor it. Does that make any sense? Haha, I'm such a culi-nerd.

*I babysat on Monday, and I am next Saturday too. Rakin in the bucks....Ha, not really. I'm hopefully going to either make my own dang business or find a job locally. Can't wait!!!

Hope this post isn't too dull. I really try to make it interesting! But it seems kind of boring. Especially when I get no comments :( Ah well. Pictures coming later....

Peace, Carly