Girl Crazy ~ A Little Boy in Love

It's no secret. My little baby boy (who is just FIVE years old) loves girls. I remember when I was little, we thought boys were gross and I'm sure they thought the same of girls. Cooties were a major concern! Preston however, totally missed this phase. He is absolutely CRAZY about girls. He will tell you that he has 12 girlfriends. Though, he can only name about 7 of them. "Don't worry mom, I know their names I just can't remember all of them right now" he tells me. I'm seriously beginning to worry about him. 

So, with that being said.... the kids and I were watching Survivor the other night. During the commercial break, a Victoria Secret ad came on. Preston's face lit up and he said "I wanna watch THAT movie!!!" I promptly advised him that this was just a commercial for underwear. He got the funniest look on his face and said "I wanna WEAR that underwear!!!" 

Seriously? What are we going to do with this boy? I'm thinking we should invest in Trojan. What does a mom say to that? He left me speechless. I had nothing. No remarks, no scoldings, no funny faces, no response whatsoever. Blink.... blink....

Darth Vader and his Faithful little Felon

Thanks to the Hubs, Preston is OBSESSED with Star Wars. He watches it on Netflix daily. Just the other day, he was crashing through pillows in the living room, pretending to be a Star Wars Angry Bird. {Yes, having pillows tossed all over the living room took a toll on my anxiety.}

Today, he disappeared for a while (with the dog) and came back into the kitchen like this. A snow suit, an old vampire cape, and a dollar store army helmet. Of course he had his weapon of choice... a stick. At least he's getting more use out of the snow suit?

Boys...

A Fox in the Hen House

The drawbacks to having a wee little lap doggy on the farm... Despite her death defying skills in donkey chasing, her refusal to be completely potty trained and my husbands open distaste for her. She is now a convicted felon.

Over the past few weeks I've noticed a dramatic change in the number of eggs the chickens have been laying. We have the usual raccoon and opossum thieves, occasionally we get a badger here and there, but today I find our sweet little Stella prancing around the back yard with THIS in her mouth. She was so embarrassed when I snapped this pic. How guilty is that face?

What does she do when I take it away? She promptly trots back to the chicken coop, through the door and back out in two seconds with another egg. Now I have to puppy proof the darn thing! How am I going to do that?

Clam Chowder ~ Who wants some?

I happened to fall upon this recipe... where? I have no idea. I forgot. Right? Anyway, I wanted to be able to pin it to my recipe board on Pinterest, and this was the easiest way I thought to accomplish that.

Ingredients:
Minced Clams ~ 13 oz.
Bacon ~ 3 slices
Potatoes ~ 2 1/2 cups, peeled and chopped
Corn ~ 1 can
Onion ~ 1 cup, chopped
Chicken Broth ~ 1 cup
Worcestershire sauce ~ 1 teaspoon
Thyme ~ 1/4 teaspoon
Pepper ~ 1/8 teaspoon
Milk ~ 2 cups
Half & Half (Or light cream) ~ 1 cup
Flour (all purpose) ~ 2 Tablespoons

Directions:
1. Drain canned clams, reserve juice and set aside.
2. In a large saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and reserve 1 TBSP of the drippings in the pan. Blot bacon with a paper towel to remove the excess grease. Crumble. Set aside.
3. Stir the reserved clam juice, potatoes, onion, broth, Worcestershire sauce, thyme & pepper into the saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
4. Mash up the potatoes.
5. Stir together milk, half & half, and flour. Add to the potato mixture. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly.
6. Stir in clams and corn. Return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through.
7. Sprinkle each serving with crumbled bacon.

Beware, you will have requests for seconds!

Ramblings of a Mad Woman!

Mad? Maybe not (but that depends on what my 5 year old just got into). Crazy? Most definitely! 

Okay, another blog? Really? Like I don't have enough of them to manage. But, this one is specifically for our family, our day-to-day adventures, crafting, cooking, and my random thoughts. Basically...it's just about US! Why? Because by tonight, I will be exhausted and I will have forgotten the hilarious things that flow from the mouths of my children. Because I will forget just HOW I created that unique piece of art. Because I will forget the witty come backs that I so desperately try to hold in. In short, I'm doing this because I can't remember diddly SQUAT!