Enchanted

Brittany, Sean, Daniel and I went and saw Enchanted last night. It was AWESOME!!!! I love the moral of the story that true love isn't always what you think it should be and that it can come in any shape or size. I also liked the thought that marriages can work out as long as you're willing to stick together through the rough patches. But my all time favorite thing was the squirrel, Pip. I believe he made the movie for me.

My favorite quote "Thanks for taking care of my bride peasants."

I Heard a Bird Today

I heard a bird chirping this morning as I was getting in my car. Do you know what this means?!? It's getting closer to warmer weather!! Hallelujah!!!! Daylight Savings Time begins on March 9, so we'll be able to enjoy longer days soon as well. Life is good!!! I hope all y'all are having a great day!!

Weatherpeople (to be politically correct)

Have any of you noticed that weatherpeople are the only people that can lie and still keep their jobs? Interesting fact, eh?

By the way, Happy Valentine's Day to all!!

The Tale of the Flaming Blowdryer

On Saturday morning, it was as any other Saturday morning, I was taking my sweet time getting ready because I didn't have to be anywhere for an hour.

So, as I was blowdrying my hair (note: the blowdryer is around 15 years old), it was acting funny, so I turned off the blowdryer and it suddenly turned itself on and sparks were flying from it and I could see other parts of it sparking underneath the plastic. The only way to get it to stop flaming was to unplug it completely.

Needless to say, I am grateful for the extra blowdryer my Mom happened to purchase for me. It's not as nice as the former blowdryer, but hey, it works and it allows me to make myself presentable.

Pot Roast and Sweet Potatoes

So, me, trying my culinary skills decided that I was going to cook dinner for my family last Sunday.

Saturday, I went shopping and purchased dinner, realizing how expensive it is to feed my family. Dinner cost me about $50, needless to say, this won't happen often.

I woke up super early on Sunday morning to use my new roaster oven my Grandma Honey bought me before I moved out of my house 2 years ago and was set to go. I pulled out the 2 pot roasts (there were 7 of us, which included 4 men, one a teenager) and stuck them in my roaster oven on 200 degrees with the water and all the seasonings. Well, then my sweet mother called me and instructed me that 200 degrees was too low, to turn it up to 275. Everything looked good, so I went off to take care of callings and go to church.

Meanwhile, Grandpa comes home from church and smells something burning in my apartment in his basement. He rushes downstairs and sees that the water is completely gone and my roasts are basically frying in my roaster oven.

I get home from church and still smell the lovely burning smell. I rush downstairs and see that my oven has water in it, but its been turned down. The meat looks kinda dark, but the inside looked good and tender.

Dinner turned out well, with mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes (I owed my Dad some), homemade rolls and drinks. I have learned that 200 degrees in the roaster oven is plenty if the roast will be cooking for about 6 hours and that my parents will eat anything that I cook. The roast actually tasted pretty good. I think I'll have to try it again someday.