Vegmom Moments

YOU CAN DO IT!!

I don't usually post family pics on this blog in the spirit of staying anonymous, however this seems to still fit that bill since you can't see the face on this guy... Well it is my Hubby... All 220 pounds of Him heading to the top of this thing to ring the bell.  Gotta pass out some kudos for not only making the effort but succeeding... Much more then I could do I'll tell ya!!

Oh and by the way... it was all free... This is probably the coolest festival of all time.  The one we went to a few weeks ago was awesome and free, but the lines were horrible.  We had no lines today (got there early) and it was just amazing!  Even Hubby had a good time, as you can tell.

HOO HOO HELLO

This guy was at a festival we went to today... Surprising to see him out and about during the day and actually awake, but he was so pretty!  I couldn't help but snap a picture when he posed for me.

BAR OF SOAP

Random Thought:  Is the bar of soap used in the shower to get us clean, ever really clean?

According to a book I just read the answer is "NO"  its full of 1000's of microbes.  And yet, that is what we use to get clean... Sooooo, what does that say about us?  Are we never really clean?   But we wash with dirty soap that isn't as dirty as we are, so we feel clean?

Hmm?  I'm all confused!

MORNING LAUGH

(this one is for the women)

As I was getting ready this morning, I was all dressed except still had my night t-shirt on and Veg thought it was time for me to go (seeing my pants on).  So I said "no" I still have to get on a shirt to wear to work.  And then he says "Don't forget that thing that holds your, your, your...." and then he pulls up his shirt points to his and says..  "There like these but a whole lot bigger" 

So I said "Your right, I have to put that on too" so then comes the questions:

"whats that called again?"

<A Bra>

"What does it do?"

<it holds everything in place>

"Well what happens if they fall out of place?"

***think, escape this conversation, quick****

< they would look funny I suppose>

"Oh, Yeah Mom, your right, if those fell on the floor that would look a little funny"

***If he only new*** 

NOT THINKING

So, I'm listening to my Audio book with the comedian guy narrator while on my jog/walk tonight... Good thing there wasn't a lot of bugs out tonight or I would have swallowed a million as I was laughing... "Note to self, comedians, are not good to listen to while trying to run"  So not only am I laughing and trying not to swallow bugs as well as keeping a steady pace, it dawned on me that I was laughing while jogging past people!!  They must have thought I was a crazy quack of a lady!  So I try not to laugh out loud and chuckle internally... But now I'm holding my breath while jogging, this can't be good...needless to say I had my self in quite a pickle.  Good news is, I didn't want to stop listening, which convinced my body to go a little further. 

Now, what was I laughing at... Well let me tell you... This Guy was talking about "Being a guy"  and how Guys really only think about three things.   And if you see them thinking really hard about something, they are either pooping, or they are thinking about how to get one of those three things...The rest of the time, they just don't think.  "What were you thinking?"  "Sorry Honey, I wasn't thinking"... He goes on to say that he is really sorry to all those women out there who think this isn't fair.  Because its just the way it is, and nothing can be done about that.  Basically as women, Accept it... Men just don't think!  He said we women would be much happier if we could just figure that out and move on!

(*disclaimer - of course I don't agree this is true for all men.. so don't get your briefs in a bunch*)

Then I get home from my run, hubby actually made dinner for the first time in a very long time and had already fed Veg... I was pretty excited and sat down to enjoy my meal.  Next thing I know I see Hubby with his Gigantic arm stretched out, and Veg hanging from his arm (he has his hands wrapped around Hubbies arm like a monkey) and Hubby is walking down the hall way with Veg just hanging there.  OK, not so bad... Not so far off the ground, if Veg loses his grip, and Hubby is getting exercise... This is OK, no big deal.  A few minutes later he is now swinging Veg too and fro, I'm hearing laughter and excitement, so I go see whats happening.  Between his dresser and window, he is swinging his arm back and fourth, with Veg's body flying through the air and still only held on by his own fingers.... All I can envision at that very moment was either serious head trauma on the dresser corner, or a lil'veg flying through the window....  And the first words out of my mouth were "WHAT ARE YOU THINKING????"

And I get that blank stare and then a  "huh?"  and of course this "What did I do?"

Before I could say anything further, I thought back to the comedian, and realized quickly that Hubby wasn't thinking, because if he was, there is know way he would be catapulting my kid through the air.. 

Much like the weekend when we went to the park and veg was pretending the play ground was an airplane.  He told hubby to come on board, and what does my husband do???  He walks on the pretend plane, finds a spot that he pretends is the bathroom, and then pretends to go... Veg of course thought this was the coolest and most funniest thing ever as he now decides he has to pretend go to the bathroom.... As I look at hubby saying "WHAT ARE YOU THINKING"...  He of course looks back with that blank stare and says "What? I made him laugh, it was funny"  OK, NOT so funny when there are 30 kids on the playground and mine is pretending to use it as a bathroom.  (keep in mind all pants were on, it was just pretend)  but its still the point!  Geesh!!!

Here are a couple more that I posted about last year that make this message even clearer...Yeah, Ya think?  and Yeah, Ya think part2

My Mom says, the sooner I realize that Men are wired different the better off I'll be.  Maybe when I'm older and wiser like she is, I will understand this...  For now it drives me up a friggin' Wall !!!!

2 1/2 PEOPLE

Let me first confess by saying, I don't know why this bothers me so.. But it does!  I know I've brought it up before, but it came up again today...

We walk in to a restaurant and the host says "How Many?"  hmmm?  well we're the only three standing here, so what do you think?  But I say "3" in a nice voice!  Then he looks at us, looks at Veg and says "Oh 2 1/2"...  No, I said 3.... He then says 2 1/2 again as if he was arguing with me.  I said "No, he's a whole person not a 1/2, there will be 3 eating today"  GRR...

I don't know if its the "children should be seen and not heard" Mentality, or if its the fact that they are shorter then adults, or the fact that they can be treated in society as less then human, but what ever the reason, I birthed this child and I can tell you with out a doubt he is a WHOLE PERSON! 

NON-TOXIC CLEANING

We all know that many products on the market are Toxic and just not all that great for us...

Thanks to a very kind Mom with Lots of kids that knows lots about cleaning... I have a little list to share (with her permission of course) of natural non-toxic cleaners for the home... 

Use at your own risk *smile*....

Coffee stain removal: from white mugs: Rub with moist salt or baking soda

Drain Cleaner: Pour 1/2 cup baking soda down the drain followed by 1/2 cup vinegar.  Wait a few minutes and then pour 2 quarts of boiling water down the drain.  If that doesn't work, rent or buy a drain snake to avoid using toxic chemicals.  To keep a drain clear, use 1 cup baking soda, 1 cup salt, and 1/4 cup cream of tartar once per week.  Follow with hot water and then cold water rinse.

Garbage Disposal: Lemons or Grapefruits!

Grease Cutter: Lemon Juice

Hand cleaner for Paint/Grease: Margarine and then hot water and soap.

Linoleum Floor: 1 cup white vinegar to 2 gallons of water.  If you can't stand the smell, add 10-20 drops of lavender oil.

Oven cleaner, porcelain stain removal, toilet bowl cleaner: plain old baking soda.

Tub and tile cleaner: 1/4 cup baking soda and 1/2 cup vinegar mixed with water.

Fabric Softner: 1 cup vinegar added to the rinse and 5-10 drops of lavender oil for fresh scent.

Fruit and wine stain removal: Pour salt or hot water on stain ASAP adn then soak in milk.

Grease stain removal: Pour boiling water on stains and then sprinkle baking soda over stain.

Ink stain removal: Soak in milk.

Mildew stain removal: Saturate with lemon juice and put out in the sun.

Furniture Polish: Almond or Olive Oil (be sure to test in a small area first... some woods, like rubberwood, can not be polished with oil).

Air freshener: Simmer an orange peel, cinnamon and cloves on your stovetop - keep adding water through the day.

Window Cleaner: 1/2 cup vinegar in 1 quart of water.

Copper bottom pots and Brass Fixtures: Equal parts vinegar, salt and flour.  Rub on and rinse fully.

Silver cleaner: Rub gently with baking soda and damp sponge.

And my Favorite......

All natural, All-purpose cleaner: with 1/4 cup vinegar, 20 drops of tea tree oil, 20 drops of lavender oil, a squirt of Dr. Bronner's soap, and the rest water in a recycled squirt bottle. 

HAD A GOOD DAY

Another lesson from the Veg Man:

Every night at dinner I ask Veg about his day.  Well Tonight at dinner like the past three nights Veg says "Tell me about your day Mom"  And so I take him step by step from the moment I woke up until I got home.  Then I stop and he says.. "You can't be done yet, because you didn't say that you had a great day"

He goes on to explain, that at the end of story of every day I should always say " I had a great day"...

So he shows me by taking his turn:

"I woke up and got to hug my Mom, and wake up my Dad, and then I ate breakfast, thanks Mom for making me breakfast, and then I got to go see a movie with my Dad, and then I came up to see my Mom at her work, and bring her a piece of lemon cake and then I ate pizza and apples and then I went for a walk and then I came home and my Daddy made me have relax time.  But I was very good... and then I came out and played a little and watched a video, and then you came home and now I'm eating dinner with my Mom.  Thanks Mom for my dinner, and I HAD A GREAT DAY"

*smile*  Hope you had a GREAT day where ever you are..

IPOD'S DAY OUT

As much as I was totally against the whole iPod thing, I admittingly really like it now.  I can plug it in speakers at work, or use it on my walks/jogs... Even use it to muffle hubby's video game noise... not to mention its pink, little, cute & takes no batteries.

I'm also highly against Audio Books.. I think its insane that the world has become so lazy that adults now have to have books read to them, instead of opening and reading it for yourself... And then early this morning on my personal PC, I became one of those lazy people.  I made my first purchase off of Itunes and ordered me an Audio Book...  I need to say however, that the book I chose was a Comedian's book, and he was the narrator, so essentially I have 5 Hours of stand up comedy on my cute little pink iPod.  So it's not really a book... or at least that is what I told myself.

So, today was my first download day and it was pretty darn cool...Then... Hubby and Veg met me for lunch, and he suggested I put the iPod in to my purse so it didn't get lost!  HA!!! Thats what I get for listening to Hubby...   Come back from lunch and the iPod is Gone...Its NOT in my purse. I checked all over, and asked the receptionist, retraced my steps back to the restaurant... Nothing... Search around office again, and find nothing, look through bags, drawers, floors... NOTHING! 

Hubby calls to say that Veg saw it fall out of my bag at the restaurant... But the restaurant people hadn't seen it, so I decided it was gone.  And for the first material object ever, I was a little sad...  I couldn't see buying a new one, after taking 100 hours to decide on the first, and I didn't want to have to reload all the music... blah blah blah.

So I go to a meeting with my sad self... 2hrs later, I go back in to my office and guess what I found... YUP,  Little Miss iPod laying on the floor under my chair as if she had fallen out of the sky.  I KNOW IT WASN'T THERE BEFORE THE MEETING...or else it is true that I'm losing my marbles as Veg says.

Either way, she is back and safe and all is well... Shewww!  That was a close call !!

MY FIRST SPAMMER

Hey I guess when you hit 6000 page views,  the spammers start coming out of the wood work... Thanks to Typepads awesome service I just pushed the  "Delete and report as spam" button... No more spammer.

Sorry to all of those that may have been interested in addidas and gucci hand bags at 75% off... *smile*

THE WILLIES

You know when someone sneaks up on you, the expression "You scared the Willies out of me?"  comes out of your mouth...Or maybe that's just me..

Well today Hubby must have spooked Veg by accident because he comes running in the bathroom (I was taking a shower) and he says:

"Mommy Mommy, The willies just came out of my mouth"

<What Willies?>

"The ones from my tummy"

<Ok, I'm confused>

"Don't be confused Mom, its OK"

<Well what are you trying to tell me>

"Those willies, you know, the ones that live in my stomach"

<OK> (I was just going along with him at this point because I still didn't know what he was saying)

"Yeah, I have lots of willies that live in my stomach, and Daddy just scared them all out of me"

Still took me a minute to figure out what he was saying, and then I had to laugh... I said:

<Oh, Daddy scared the Willies out of you>

"Yes, thats what I've been trying to tell you"

*SMILE*

A LITTLE MUSHY

Here is a conversation from Veg and Hubby tonight:

"Daddy, I don't like those Green Peppers, I like the Yellow ones"

<But green things are good for you, they make you strong like me, see how hard my muscles are>

(then hubby makes a big muscle, and Veg feels his arm)

"Oh Yes, Dad, that is hard and strong arm, but is your belly a muscle?"

<Yes, there are muscles in there>

" Well then I think you need this green pepper more then me, because that belly muscle is a little mushy"

HA HA, I'm still laughing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6000 VIEWS

YIPPEE, I hit 6000 Visitors!!!  Not that this matters in any shape, form or fashion, but I'm excited none-the-less.  Small things amuse me if you haven't noticed!

VEG - VIEW ON SMOKING

Words from Veg -

"Mom, I don't understand why those people are smoking over there, do they like to kill their lungs?"

<I'm not sure why some people still smoke, knowing all the bad things>

Then he thinks, and says:

"Well, if you don't have lungs then you can't breath, and if you can't breath then you don't get fresh Oxygen and then you might die, Don't those people like fresh Oxygen?"

Ha, I'm just waiting for him to walk up to a stranger and say this... ha ha!!! 

GELATIN - YUCK

I've posted before about the ickiness of Gelatin and how it comes from Animal Feet and Snouts.. Yes, Jello, marshmallows, medicine capsules... They all start as animal bi-products... Just got to give a great Big  Ewwww!  to that.  Thankfully there is Plant derived Gelatin on the market and there are many Veg Friendly items that use it, you just have to look for those.

Well, Today I was at an Herbal Supplement place and was checking out some of their stuff.  I noticed a vitamin that came in Gelatin Capsules and instead of not listing anything at all (like the non-veg friendly ones) or listing them as Vegetarian (like the veg friendly ones do).. This one caught me off guard by saying "100% Beef Gelatin Capsules" 

So what does that mean?  It only has Cow Hoofs, Snouts, Ears and Winkies, instead of having Pigs, horse, Goats or Chicken feet?

Well I'm glad they cleared that up, because I feel much better now!  ha ha!

THE UGLY LIP IS BACK

So after my Wicking Fabric Walk I really did boil I from the inside out...  I woke up the next morning with the ugliest biggest blister just above my lip.  6 days later it is still there and still ugly.

You can't cover the things up with make up, a band aid just wont do, and no matter what, you have this ugly thing that looks like you've been bit by a dog or crashed in to a wall. 

Yes - I used my new faithful skin remedy "Tea Tree Oil" but have determined it must not work as good for this type of blister thing.  Because although it did take the swelling and pain away on day one, and it did scab over immediately by day 2,  it hasn't removed the thing completely like it did before.

So I have come to the conclusion that it will work for Viral Blisters (after a cold or something) and it seems to work for bug bites and allergic reaction blisters with no problem.  BUT the kind that pop up from boiling your body by over heating, just don't want to go away.... I think its my body's way of saying "What the heck were you thinking"

In summary I'm still a huge fan of the Tea Tree Oil, but I still have a very ugly lip  *sigh*

YOUR THE BEST

Veg has been a real sweety this weekend and today he said "Mom, your the best Mother in the world"

Awww. I said "thank you, and your the best son"

He then says... "Wait a minute!   Mother is another word for Mom, right?"

<right>

"Oh Good, I just wanted to be sure I was talking to the right person"

*smile*

16th ANNIVERSARY

I don't think anniversary's should have certain gifts tied to the year, actually their probably doesn't need to be gifts at all.  If you give to each other all year, then that should be enough, right?   And you don't really have to give all the love and oodles on that special day, because if your doing that all year then, that day isn't really more special then any other.. I honestly feel that's the way it should be!!  Of course we all know it doesn't necessarily work that way!   Well in our house it used to.  I can remember that time well.

I remember when our first few anniversaries were those of HUGE PRIDE and ACCOMPLISHMENT...  We beat the odds, we stayed together, we beat the statistics and we were still happy... So Ha to the world, How exciting that was.   The next few anniversaries were spent going out to our favorite place to eat, going to a special place, or spur of the moment vacations.  Later, they were about reminiscing.. Going back to our favorite places, remembering things that we missed seeing... But each one of those anniversary days were about us.  We spent them together, not buying presents usually, but more about taking that one day away from our jobs to do something we both enjoyed together.   What ever that was!

Then our 10th anniversary came.. we got rid of our $70 wedding rings (hey don't laugh, they lasted 10 years) and we each got new bands.  They didn't match and were nothing fancy.  I think combined they were still under 300 dollars.  But we picked them out together and wore them proudly.  Together we want on a hunt for a shadow box which now contains our marriage license and old bands.

The years after that sort of blur together regarding anniversaries... But I remember them just being another day.  We already had everything we wanted, and we already new we loved each other, so there was nothing more to do on that day to show it.  Possibly dinner out, or just taking a day off work... But that was all we needed.

And then there is this one!  Yes the 16th!  Its nothing overly dramatic as far as numbers go, and yes it is an accomplishment these days... But this day was just a strange one...

We literally threw our cards at each other last night as if it was just something we were supposed to do with no meaning behind it.  And then today, Hubby went to do his thing this morning, while Veg and I went to an awesome park.  Hubby called wondering where we were and was surprised we didn't wait for him, but he was gone for 5 hrs.  We agreed that we would come home pick him up and we'd all go to a nice lunch.  15 minutes after that agreement is made,  Veg and I come home to find hubby sleeping.   So Veg and I went out for lunch by our selves.  4 hrs later (we went and were home)  Hubby wakes up and wonders why we went to eat with out him.... HELLO! 

It is then time for Veg's relax time so I go for my jog, and then much of the night has been spent with each of us doing some thing else.   

Needless to say our 16th anniversary is really just a number that denotes how many years that we've been married, but it is by no means a reason to celebrate.  It was just another day here at the Veg House...

And really that's not so bad, I suppose!

CARD MAKING PICTURES

I'm going to try to be better about posting pictures of the cards I make before sending them out.  But here is my first attempt... You'll see some of the embossed cards that were made using the cuddlebug gizmo..  I don't have descriptions for this batch, but may start to add those later.  A couple of these are older pics and older cards, but most of them are from our crafty adventure last night.  Nothing Fancy and a seasoned card maker would laugh at these.  But for those of you just getting started, I wanted to show how easy and fun it can be!!

CLICK HERE FOR THE CARDS PAGE

CARD MAKING AND MORE

SH and I met at the craft store yesterday morning for a "make and take" crafty thing they were having.   We were able to make a couple cards and learn about decorating a bag, but it wasn't anything "GREAT"...

So we left and while chatting in the parking lot, decided lunch was needed.. So we ate a great meal at a restaurant near by, and then while chatting some more in the parking lot we realized we didn't have to go home yet.  Ya see, the crafty thing at the store was supposed to last until 3 and since we didn't know what was going to be there, we told our Hubby's we'd be home around 3ish....  This meant we still had several hours which meant we needed some Starbucks...  So we stop off there and started talking about stamping. (mouse stamps specifically)  which then sent us on a journey to another craft store....  I just love these little House Mouse guys.  And finally purchased a couple small designs.  They are sooo cute!  And they stamp really great! All the details show up and are perfect for coloring in with the Stampin Up Water Color Wonder Crayons.

And how do I know that they stamp so good??  Because around 8:30 last night SH came to the house for some more crafty fun.  She brought with her some more Starbucks, and we were card making fools...  She has a new fancy DOO DAD from  Provo Craft called the Cuttlebug and it embosses paper with all kinds of fancy designs.  Of course the more little attachments you buy the more designs you get.  But SH is a queen of 50% off coupons and they have come in really handy for this contraption.  She had lots of attachments. 

Hubby came home about midnight and threw a card at me to say Happy Anniversary.  Thankfully I finished making his card before he got home and decided just to throw it at him like he did mine...  *smile*

I think it was 2:30AM before our crafting ended, We stamped and cropped and embossed and cut and punched, colored and inked and chalked, until we could no longer keep our eyes open. 

What a fun Crafty Day!!!!

FOOD ON THE TABLE

Same as the things to do plan, I also have a trick about the food thing...  Last night the dialog went like this:

I walk in the door at 7:30 from work, and of course notice no dinner.  So I asked Veg if he ate and he says "NO, I'm not hungry"  Hubby says, "I've been asking him all day and he's not hungry"  a few minutes later I hear hubby say (to prove a point) "Are you hungry for dinner?" and I hear Veg say "NO"  and hubby say "See, I tried"

With no words, I just bop in the kitchen, fix up a plate that was mentioned in an earlier post, set it on the table and say "when your hungry there is a dinner plate waiting for you"...quickly I hear the pitter patter of little feet and a very excited Veg saying "OH DInner, I love Dinner, Thanks Mom"  and as noted in an earlier post he ate every bit.

Hubby looks at me and just shakes his head..."How did you do that?"

*SMILE* 

MAKE A PLAN

My kiddo is in a phase of "No, I don't want to go anywhere, thank you"  Well I'm not a couch potato Mom and therefore I don't want a couch potato kid.. So do I give in to his "I'll stay home today" moods... YES, Sometimes, when he is sick, or looking sickly or if its rainy or he is just "really" in no meed to go anywhere... but other times NO, I don't give in.  With all the things we do and all the fun he has, I never thought this would become an issue.  And I'm not talking about over-scheduling with classes galore, I'm talking about getting out of the house once a day.  Used to be you asked him to go somewhere and he was dressed and waiting at the door before you even had your shirt on....  But Alas... times are changing... So, how do I get him to do things with out the battles???  MAKE A PLAN!!!

So it goes something like this...

"Mom, I don't want to go anywhere today"

<Yes I know, but at 9:30 we are walking to the park>

"you go, I'll stay home with Dad"

<Dad, is coming too, so you can't stay home>

(I am, who said I was going)

<Alright everyone, 10 more minutes, and we are leaving>

"I'm still not going any where"

<5 minutes and were leaving, the jogging stroller is ready, waters and snacks are waiting>

"No thanks Mom, I'm busy"

<Its 9:30 time to go... Lets skidaddle>

"YIPPEE, I'm going to the park, come on Dad, lets go..."  as he runs to the garage door... Dad lolligags behind.. "thanks Mom for getting everything ready so I could go to the park today"

AH SUCCESSS..... WORKS EVERY TIME!!!

(now if only hubby could figure out my trick during the week, I think they would have a lot more fun)  - Also note - if he didn't get excited then I would assume some thing was wrong and we would regroup about our plan.  Most times there is no re-grouping!  *smile*

BACK TO HEAVEN

"Mom I'm excited to go back to Heaven"

<You are?>

"Yup, thats where I came from, I can't wait to go back there"

<Do you know something I don't know?>

"Well God lives there and it's a great place, I just hope I get to visit there before school starts"

STRANGEST FOOD COMBINATION

If you've read past posts then you know that I am a "choose your battles" Mom....  I didn't get home tonight until 7:30 due to a great productive day in the office and I quickly realized that Veg hadn't eatin dinner yet.  So I threw a plate on the table with Cut up pieces of Plum, Soy Cheese Chunks, and some of his favorite items from my left over stir fry. (baby corn, rice, water chest nuts, peppers, and pineapple)...  Yes this is a horrible combination of food, but it was quick and had a lot of nutrients and I new he would eat it... "Choose your battles at its finest"

What made this whole thing really strange was that he ran to get a Wheat Bun, and before I new it, he was making a Sandwich with all the items I listed above....Oh yes, Plums, soy cheese, baby corn...everything...  3 of every item ended up on his sandwich until it was too big to hold.  And he ate EVERY BIT!  Then finished off the rest of his plate and asked for desert.

Thinking his stomach would be churning by now, there was no way he could still be hungry... But since he asked, I obliged.  So I was going to give him a small scoop of soy ice cream with sprinkles.  But then he had a great idea...He actually said "I have a great Idea Mom... What if I make a soy ice cream taco?" 

< A WHAT?>

But yes, he did make a soy ice cream taco.  Using a Spelt Tortilla, he filled it with Soy Ice Cream and Vegan Sprinkles, then rolled it up and ate it like a burrito....

Can you say EWWWWW!!!!   I think he has definitely topped the Gross Scale.. Tonight's dinner/dessert combination was much worse then the previous winner, which was Peanut butter and mustard sandwiches.  This from a kid that doesn't like sauce because it makes things dirty.

Choose your battles.... Choose your battles!!!

OFFICE CLOCK UPDATE

You have to read this post first to understand the full story of the Backwards clock in the office...

And here is an update... While meeting in that same room today with 4 different people "Designer and Dev" types...  They noticed the clock going backwards.  I tried not to say anything to direct attention, but it was as if they were magnetically drawn to this strange occurrence.  They noticed it immediately and our meeting was stopped dead in its tracks... Finally, they couldn't take it any longer... The thought of something in the room going against the way it was supposed to go with no logical explanation, was too much for them to handle.   So one of the guys took the clock off the wall and then began to knock it senseless....  Whack Whack Whack!

And now it works (might have a little headache)!   But it works!  No more mystery!  The hands on the Crazy Clock are now moving in the right direction, and all the poor people that were witness to this strange occurrence will be able to sleep tonight!  Sad to say, time is officially not moving backwards, it just needed a little Whack to move in the right direction!!!

Now if we could just get it to "slow down" a bit!!! 

WHATS FOR DINNER?

Asian or Italian???

Not only did I try the Soy Vay Sauce but I also decided to make a huge pot of rice, and realized that many of the veggies I had to cut for the stir fry could also work in my favorite Rice Lasagna....

So I cooked 4 cups of rice.  1 & 1/2 cups went in to 4 servings of the stir fry and the rest went in to a very tasty Rice Baked Lasagna.  I cut the peppers and onions and shared them between the two pans.  I split a container of tofu, 1/2 went to my fake ricotta cheese and the other 1/2 went in to the stir fry.. When every thing was prepared, the Soy Vay sauce went on the stir fry and Organic Prego Tomato & Basil sauce got mixed in to the rice lasagna.

The Asian dish made enough for Hubby and Veg to eat tonight and 2 servings in the fridge for another day.  The Lasagna dish was my meal of choice tonight and I still have about 4 servings left  for the week.

If your counting, that means I don't have to cook for two more days!  Is that cool or what??  Gotta love multi-tasking..

SOY VAY

A little bit Chinese and a little bit Jewish! 

Who wouldn't want to try it?  Ha Ha.. SOY VAY ... I made a stir fry tonight with Chopped Tofu, baby corns, water chestnuts, pineapples, yellow sweet pepper, onion and garlic - All cooked together with this Veri Veri Teriyaki sauce.  Of course served on top of freshly cooked rice.. and I'll tell ya, it was YUUUUMMMMYYYYY!!!

Thinking ahead, I made a couple extra servings to last a couple days.  De-licious!

BACKWARDS CLOCK IN THE OFFICE

This is totally worthy of a midday post!!!  While in a meeting this morning, someone looked up at the clock and noticed the hand moving backwards.... Luckily the meeting was ending when this was noticed because curiosity took over the group.  Put about 3 Dev Guys, some Project People, and Analytics staff in a room with a clock that goes backwards and then just sit back and watch!  I can tell you it was quite interesting.  I think some of these people will never be the same because they couldn't figure out what was happening.

Being that this meeting room is next to our boss's office, I'm wondering if he had a hidden camera to capture this phenomena.  Were we on Candid Camera or the Twilight Zone, because the whole thing was very strange indeed.  Is it true?? Could time be going backwards???

Hmmm?

FABRIC THAT WICKS

I always wanted to try those runners clothes that are supposed to Wick Moisture away from your skin and keep you cool.  I wasn't sure how it worked but I see people every day jogging around town in it and thought "man do they look comfy"  But while seeing these clothes at the store I realized the following:

#1 - They are too expensive and I couldn't see my self paying $50 for a shirt that was only used to sweat in a couple times a week.

#2 - What kind of fabric or chemicals are in this fabric that makes it do what it says it does... It can't be natural, right?

#3 - Mostly because it is too expensive

But then I got a surprise for my B-day from my Mother-N-Law.  She sent me the wicking shirt, hat and socks.  While still hesitant regarding the chemical composition of these things I gave them a try yesterday.   And in a usual Vegmom manner I had the Opposite affect...

You'd think after all this time, I would realize that when something says it will do something... I should Just turn it around, flip it upside down, find the opposite, and that will be me!!!

So I got out for a run yesterday and although it was Very Hot here and the sun was beating down, I felt like my skin was boiling from the inside out while wearing those items.  My feet were prickly from the heat in the socks, and my top was so hot that my skin was turning purple.. (beyond red)  My head felt like it was going to explode... and all this after only 2 miles of jogging.  So I walked two miles back home feeling defeat from my lack of finishing my mission and even had to sit on a bench a couple times to cool down and not pass out. 

Needless to say... I don't think there was any wicking going on..  I'll stick to my all cotton bulky clothes for now on.  I may soak through them but at least I don't feel like I'm going to explode.

CRUMBS IN BED

Random Thought:

How does it happen that every time you eat something in bed, even if a non-crumby item, you get crumbs in the bed?