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....

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!