Things on My Mind

 Simeon

Lots of you have been asking how he's doing!

He's been more like himself, since New Year's day!

He's happy and busy 

 I tried to watch Downton Abbey yesterday 3 times...Just couldn't do it

with crawling, giggling playful babes around!

You can see it here though, online,

 I am watching it during my evening pumping

(don't tell me what happens, I'm only half way through it)

Does anyone out there NOT watch Downton Abbey?

Just curious...

 Laundry soap

Just curious

(I titled this "Things on My Mind)

I've heard of lots of people making their own

Why?

What's wrong with Tide or this Era stuff?

Do you make your own because of money?

 Made these muffins yesterday for breakfast

Got them off Pinterest

There's lots of ideas on there, you just never know if they work or not

baking eggs in muffin pans--check!  It works, hard baked eggs!

Pumpkin Muffins

yellow cake mix

1 can of pumpkin

bake 350 for 25 minutes

2 ingredients done--check!  

Not as good as homemade pumpkin muffins (regular recipe)

but great for something quick!

 OK, another curious thought

Minnesota gives lots of benefits to Somalis I guess

so we have lots of them living here.

(and lots of smoke shops now)

I see them mostly in the grocery stores (Wal-mart)

and at parks

I'm not prejudiced here, just noticing something

they do not acknowledge we exist

(unless they have a question or they happen to be a teen working at said Wal-mart)
Unlike the Hispanic community here, they are friendly
and seem give smiles and eye contact.

Even the Somali mamas don't talk when their kiddos are following my kiddos 

all over the park

Why do we never see them 

On vacation anywhere

or 

in any restaurants?

In fact whenever we go out to eat,

(which isn't that often, but over a years time, I've noticed this)

there are no Somalis there. 

I just find it  odd...is it because of their faith?

Is it because of lack of money?

Curious minds want to know, but they won't talk to me.

I also found this on Pinterest

I'm am so doing this!  

Any curious questions out there like mine?  

Is my mind the only one that things odd things all the time?

I'm sure I'll think of more as my day goes on...

I'm Hooked

Pinterest!

Every time I come to pump, now, I search on Pinterest,
( the DIY/Craft section)

I search and search and I could look for hours

at crafts and things to do with the kids, 

helpful tips, like

Did you know that 2/3 cup vineager & 1/3 cup water,

 makes the ice melt off your car windows?

Me either!

 Or that you can use a bottle lid, fill it with breastmilk or formula, 

put in a Nukie and freeze it, 

then use it for a teether?

  Or that you can make hard boiled eggs in the oven?

I know I wrote that one down somewhere....can't remember where though...

 I found this great Christmas Crunch recipe:

Almond bark

Mint M&M's

Pretzel rods

Melt the almond bark, mix all together, lay on wax paper on a cookie sheet to set

(we set it outside for a quick freeze!)

Break apart

 3 Ingredient, 3 Minute Fudge

Sweetened Condensed Milk

Semi Sweet Choc Chips

Andes Mint Chips

Melt in the microwave for 3 minutes

stir

put in foil lined dish

Set it up, again, we use the great outdoors for this,

of course if you have animals, you might not want to do this!

You can mix the flavor up with Peanut Butter Chips, or whatever flavors you want.

These were so easy, the kids made batches too!  

 I want to make this for our bedroom...

 And this for the toyroom....

 I want to decorate my Christmas presents like this, 

using all my scraps of wrapping paper!

 Oh!  And I want to make these rip/tear Christmas trees!!

(with the kids of course)

     Don't even get me started on Valentine's day...

(I don't know how to "pin" or do anything, I just look and look and write a ton of things down)