Self Explanatory :)

Of course the running serpentine comment for giving the wrong answer - cracks me up. I will have to pass this on to our first born son. :)

Happy Valentine's day :)

Using up the beef in our freezer, except for the meatball mixture I will be using ...I'm surprising Mr SeaSpray with a sirloin tip roast. The sure way to tell your carnivore man you love him. ;)

The thing is when talking with him over the weekend after having so much kielbasa, pepperoni, ham and things like that lately (making a face of revulsion even as I type. I like it ...but a girl can only take so much - gee. Super Bowl time is why I didn't resist ..but should have. And then I still made the Stromboli.) , Oh right finish original sentence ...I said that we should not have any more red meat and definitely no more of the sausages, etc ...until St Patrick's day when I will make the corned beef and cabbage.

Wait if I am really honest ...he didn't answer back and was watching TV and so the reality of that "conversation" is that he probably didn't hear much of what I said. he never answered me and I went back to what I was doing. Well ...I'll bet he heard .."sausage, kielbasa, pepperoni, ham, and beef." And I'll bet he DIDN'T hear "chicken and fish and if you JUST TRY salmon" I'm not sure what that actually translated to in his mind. That I was a GREAT wife! Because I brought up his favorite foods and must be doing something with them?

So ...that "conversation" aside ...tonight he walked in with a RUMP ROAST. And with a recipe he wanted me to make in the crock pot.

No ..you know what? He did hear me because he must've seen my brief reaction when I saw the roast and he said. "I know. but it was HALF price. And NOW they put the meat right at the FRONT of the store." (Men do so whine. ;) I said "That was a smooth move on Shoprite's part ..someone must've done a study."

But if I use meat as a pseudo opiate on him, it mellows him for getting him to go without resistance for a Christmas tree. ;) Therefore - Valentine-Schmalintine -HE must've been doing the same when he also gave me the gourmet dark chocolates (with nuts inside - my favorites kind :) with a really nice card at the same time he pulled out THE ROAST. We all know women react favorably to chocolate. ;)

I did something funny today ..regarding Valentine's Day ...but don't know if I should tell you. But ...it sure did feel GOOD to say even This much. of course the problem with letting even a little secret out ...the rest of it wants to flood out of the dam. ;)
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Update - The roast was so tender ...melt in your mouth tender. And OMGOSH ...the chocolate is melt-in-your mouth DELICIOUS. It isn't filled with nuts ...which I love .... it is a hazelnut chocolate filling that is simply exquisite. I took a picture of the candy ...because it turns out it is quite fitting for a SeaSpray. The chocolates are in the shape of various types of SEA shells, SEA horses and Star Fish. This SeaSpray gives that chocolate candy a 5 starfish rating. :)

SeaSpray's Family CIRCUS Morning

So ...my d-i-l walked in today to pick up the kids ...to the sound of our fire alarm going off, Faith,our dog ...HOWLING at said fire alarm while I repeated, "Good girl Faith ..Good girl!" and smoke throughout the house. And baby Myles ...began crying ...LOUDLY ...the no consoling kind of crying because he was tired and wanting a bottle and probably not too happy with the noise and smoke in the house. He just wanted Mommy at that point. breakfast dishes still around and toys scattered everywhere.

The reason there was smoke throughout the house, the fire alarm going off and dog howling, was because Wrenna and I had made some Valentine cookies that were baking in the oven. Fortunately ...all this activity is not the norm when I bake. But ...today ...it was SeaSpray's family circus.

Anyway ...thankfully ...the cookies weren't burning even though the smoke was pouring out of the oven. Oh no ..it wasn't the cookies. We couldn't even smell the COOKIES.

Thankfully ...they didn't TASTE like smoked sugar cookies.

It turns out the smoke came from the grease that must've spilled off the Stromboli's I made Friday night and I obviously didn't clean up. But ...all this smoke didn't go through the house Friday night and so I must've turned them off before it built up. It was SMOKEY in here today.

Did I tell you that I also had - still have a headache that won't quit? For 2 days. Not hideous ...but enough to be annoying and cause me to be a tad grouchy. But I prefer a tad grouchy over ..in a funk like yesterday. Actually ...I prefer sheer bliss over both. Anyway ..no bliss today. :) Oh and I can't get rid of the headache because our I-Buprofen expired December, 2010. OOPS.

Earlier ...Wrenna helped me with the cookies. She placed them all on the baking stone. And she also helped stir the scrambled eggs we had for breakfast. She quite the little helper. :)

I RARELY and I mean like don't even remember the last time RARELY that I bought fake ...canned cookies to make. But, they had little hearts in the middle and I knew Wrenna would like that. Then she colored on the back of 3 cards that came with the box, I wrote who they were to and her name and date. Then amidst all the smokey turmoil, wrapped up three Valentine plates of cookies and red wrapped chocolate peanut butter candy, putting her cards on top. One for Mommy and Daddy, one for her sister "Dennan", (Devan), one for her great grandma and one for her great aunt.

They left and I began cleaning up. I opened the windows to let the smoke out and began cleaning up. I was looking forward to relaxing ..maybe even a nap ...in hopes the headache would dissipate. Then I closed the windows, but when I closed the last one I knocked a delicate, glass tree onto the kitchen tile. And of course this glass just had to shatter everywhere ...and I do mean through the entire half of kitchen. *Sigh* As I was getting the vacuum out ...Faith ..our dog decided she had to walk over to that area right through the glass. As I desperately tried to get her to go out out of the kitchen ..she went opposite ..right thru the glass and under the table. Why? Got her out and began vacuuming. Of course once I got going with that ...I decided to vacuum everything. Would've vacuumed up the cats if they got in my way. Then I dusted. I was actually happy to dust because I had a new can of lemon Pledge. I don't know why that made me happy ...but it did.

So ...I was pleased with everything being done and the floors all clean and put the vacuum away. I walked back into the kitchen in time to see Mom's cat vomit all over the tile. Why did it have to scatter? So ...that is still there. NO - KIDDING! Tempting tho - I hate vomit of any kind. I have a definite aversion to projectile body fluids. I'm just saying. I cleaned it up, wiped it down and the kitchen was clean until I made dinner.

Why is it that I can't work with flour or cabbage without it looking like a bomb went off ...both in the kitchen and on me. We aren't having cabbage tonight ..but that is my other challenging food to work with. :)

I will clean the kitchen again after dinner.

Never did get that nap. I am so going to go to bed early tonight. And I better not get a second wind. Still have this headache ..behind my eyes and in upper part of my head.

Oh and one more thing.

2 words.

Cat litter.

I have such disdain for cat litter. And that is all I'm saying about that for now. Well ...except it's like beach sand ...everywhere ...only not as much fun.

And even though I was and am still a tad grouchy ...I really had fun with the kids this morning. They are so sweet ...always giving us big happy smiles (unless the house fills with smoke and noisy fire alarms and howling dogs. :), and warm hugs. Actually ...Wren was totally fine with it and just happy about her cookies she helped make and the cards she scribbled on. :)I LOVE seeing through their eyes and sharing in their sheer joy and happy expectations with what they experience.

I read to them while we ate breakfast. They both seemed to take everything I said in - so sweet.

And I love how Wrenna says, "English muppin." I did correct her, but like she says bish for fish (did it again this morning) , she still prefers "muppin."

Also sweet, Mr SeaSpray had been watching TV and Myles was sitting next to him on the couch and for the entire time ...was just staring up at him. He loves his Papa. :)

Costco - the Other- Anti- depressant ;)

Well ...I have been in a kind of funk lately. Not sure why. It may be that I miss my friend more than I realize. More like an undercurrent feeling. Talking with her all the time was as natural as taking my next breath.

Imagine you couldn't take your next breath anymore.

Takes time ..I know.

I am now making a point of accepting and setting up social commitments. I really isolated for awhile ...not intentionally ...just did.

Anyway ...I HAVE to go to Costco today. I LOVE that store! I wonder if I will see the singing man or have an encounter with the Costo Nazi giving out samples? She cracks me up. I can't imagine why they have her handing out samples to people. At first I was put off by her and felt like I should apologize for asking. NOW ...I try her samples for the amusement. I know .."Bad SeaSpray ..BAD!" ;)

Anyway ...while I am nowhere near the shopaholic type ...If I were a doctor ...I'd prescribe shopping in Costco as the anti- anti-depressant to cure a funk. I'm just saying. ;)

Sea Spray Script

2/12/2012

Dx: Winter Funk

Shop in the Costco of your choice for at least 2 hours -3 x week for 1 month.

(Give this script to the receptionist on your way out and she will give you Costco coupons and a comp discount of 1200.00 - 100.00 for each shopping event.)

Signed: Best Doctor in the Whole World, MD

Of course if we could just have a real winter with actual deep snow ...that would go a long way in perking me up too. Where is all the beautiful white snow this year???

And tomorrow - I will have the wee ones over and I LOVE that!!! :)

Revised- Uh Oh ...We Have TWO Cat's Behaving This Way...

I just have to say ...we still have Mom's cat who looks just like the gray cat staring in this picture... because he IS all gray and stares just like that. When our dog wants to walk past him ...she will cry until we move him our of her way. While fixing his cold ..defiant and angry stare on her without twitching a muscle ...he really looks like he is saying, "Come on ...you want to mess with ME? Bring it on. Bring-it-on." Even Bob, our very large German Shepherd would NOT walk past this cat. Too funny. Although ....sometimes he even scares me ...especially when he howls for no apparent reason at night and is so loud ...people on the phone have thought it was a baby or child. It's actually haunting. No wonder mom thought she heard him meowing when she was in the nursing home. And he yodels ...LOUDLY before he leaves a fur ball for a present. Never had a car that was so loud this way. He is actually very sweet and affectionate. Just don't mess with him. ;)
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OR Nurse Humor -Very Funny! :)

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My favorites are #1, # 10 #11, #12, #13, #18, #24 ...with #1 and #10 being my favorite favorites. :) Although, they are ALL funny! I don't understand #15 (adult circumcision - Doberman connection??) And I suspect #34 is incredibly funny, because said nurse is ticked about something ...but the procedure to "Bovie" something gets past this SeaSpray. Who knows? Maybe what I am imagining is even funnier? :)

This is absolutely bulletin board worthy in the surgical lounge, among some other places in a med facility. Enjoy! :)

(Tomorrow, I plan on mailing this out to a nurse I know that worked in the OR for years. Even tho she no longer works in the OR, I still think this will probably make the rounds at the hospital if it hasn't already. :)

The following is re-posted in an Outpatient Surgery magazine I subscribe to and was written by an OR nurse.

You might be an OR nurse if ...

1. You're certain that the surgeon you worked with today uses his personality as birth control.

2. You really think the best photograph of you lately is the one on your ID badge.

3. Your cabinet at home has more of those blue containers left over from sterile packs than it has dishes. (One has even replaced your butter container.)

4. When you're bathing or showering, you start from the center and wash out, like you do on a prep.

5. You do a better shave prep on the patient than you do on your own areas that need a shave.

As per the magazine's copyright requests when reprinting on line, I can only print part of the article, but you can read the next 29 by following the link HERE:

Bish, Eggfetti and Knotted Hard Hair

So, what is bish and eggfetti?

Any guesses?

Bish is fish.

Eggfetti is what you get when you continually mush scrambled eggs in your hands. Go ahead ...try it... you'll see. And just like confetti ...the tiny and I do mean tiny scrambled egg pieces do land everywhere ...just like confetti and for an added bonus ...they even bounce.

Knotted hard hair - Self explanatory.

I discovered these things when I was watching Wrenna and Myles yesterday. :)

I made scrambled eggs and encouraged Myles to feed himself, but he opted to mush all his scrambled eggs in his hands. He was quite effective at turning said scrambled eggs into tiny pieces of egg so that his entire upper body ...including hair, pajamas, tray and floor were covered in eggfetti. (It reminded me of how confetti covers things.) It looked like a cooked egg exploded all over him and the highchair tray and area. Then after I let her (Faith - our dog) by the table .. the top of her head was also eggfettied. She loved it tho, because she of course went right into cleanup mode. Gotta love that about dogs. :) So, I just gave him my scrambled eggs that I fed to him. In the meantime ...Wrenna on the other side of me was thoroughly enjoying her eggs, English muffin and OJ. She L-O-V-E-S eggs.

Since I didn't have any eggs for myself, I decided to have the seafood salad I bought the night before. You know those little containers with the crab salad. She said "Sparkles!" and repeated it. I don't kow why she thought it sparkled, unless it was the pink, white and green combination in plastic. Anyway, she wanted some. I told her I didn't think she'd like it. But she asked again and so I gave her a small piece. I said, "It's fish."

"BISH?"

"No fish"

"BISH!"

"No it has an "F" sound ...ffffffISH."

"Bish."

I LOVE it! BISH! Ha ha ha ha ha! That is one of my new favorite words. :)

She ate it, seemed kind of surprised at the taste and then didn't want anymore.

Then later last night, I took my hair down while watching TV and was running my fingers through my hair ..except it was hurting and my fingers couldn't run smoothly through my hair. And their were all these hard, tangled areas. What the heck???!

Then I realized ...Wren was eating her eggs with Catsup which was on her fingers. After she finished ...I picked her up and she gave me a big hug and my hair was down at that point, but as the day progressed ...I put it up in a big hair comb. (Myles likes to pull my hair and jewelery :) I didn't even realize I had catsup tangled hair. :)

I love these children so very much. They keep me quite busy and bring so much joy into our family. Aren't children just so precious?!

Sweet memories. :)

I bought a really good Russian rye bread the other night and I am thinking some yummy SeaSpray tunabish would be just perfect on it. ;)