Baking therapy

So one of my vices happens to be Pampered Chef, by vice I mean addiction.  I am addicted to the stoneware, but have graduated on to all the other fun little gadgets they have for the kitchens.  I bake when I am stressed and 'Tis the season!  

Many of you (and I love you for it) have chimed in saying you would participate in an online show if I were to get it going.  I am throwing a party the 1st through the 12th to again feed my habit.   Seriously, I have dreams of the Mandolin and some more cooking stones, countless gadgets, and maybe even the cute little dish set.

So here is the information for ordering, you have to go to Lynn's personal page to place the order.   http://www.pamperedchef.biz/eddykitchen there you will find her email address to contact her with any orders you may have and you can also browse through and take a gander at the products.  She was hoping by now to have my party up on the site but is stuck in TX right now due to the blizzard and hasn't had the time.  I will also be tweeting reminders, and posting reminders on FB for those interested.  Heck if it's a roaring success, I may buy something to give away on this page too.  

If you have any questions about products, just ask.  I know a sick amount about most of the products and if I can't answer it, I know someone who can.  

Merry Christmas!

From our home to yours over this most blessed holiday.

We hope you all get what you asked for off your Christmas lists from the man in red.

Though all the baubles and gifts you will acquire over the coming days, remember the reason for CHRISTmas

So you still needing something for the kiddos for Christmas?

Super EASY way get a KIDOZ Plus Membership ($50 value) for Christmas.  Starts now, ends on Tuesday Dec 22nd.  Enter now for one of the 5 I get to give a way.  http://krimmyk-reviews.blogspot.com/2009/12/last-second-christmas-gift-from-kidoz.html

I <3 Pet Faces

I couldn't resist this weeks photo challenge of Pet's Only at I <3 Faces!

Here is Sully when he was still "Kokomo's Smokey's on Fire" right after he won is American championship for Havanese dogs at just under 9 months.

He looks happy huh?  Within 2 months of the pic he was brought from Hollywood, to Nebraska.  Retired from the ring and got his balls cut off.  Bet he wouldn't have smiled so big knowing that all was coming!

Ticks Me Off Tuesday

It's officially OVER!  We are breaking up

 ...with our chiropractor, AKA Mr BoneBreaker. 

I was dragged into went in a few weeks back for the pain from a pinched nerve in my neck.  It was ugly I was in so much pain any pain killer wouldn't touch it.  I would almost say it was worse then my sciatica, almost.  I walked in and he asked me, "What did I do to myself this time."  Most would be offended but I have an awesome talent for hurting myself and sucking it up for a week or so till the pain is just too much.  So I answered him, I pinched a nerve in my ----- area. 

Yep, I was right he said by the pain I described.   I was so bad off I let him actually manipulate my neck by hand instead of his little trigger toy he usually uses.  In total 10 minutes in his office, including small talk about his daughter and little dude as they were in theater camp together this summer. I left nauseous and light headed.  It hurt worse, but he told me if I was still hurting Friday call and get in on Monday (this was Wed BTW).  There was once again no way in hell I would come back, he knew it and so did I.  It was just part of the dance we do every time I go in there. 

The Weatherman has been looking for an excuse to leave this guy for a while but he is so darn small town nice.  DAMN him to hell.  Until yesterday that is, when I opened the bill for my visit.   I was charged not only for the 2 cracks but for an entirely new exam!

If a whole new exam is grabbing my index finger after I say I feel it all the way to "here" from my neck, I would have lied and flipped him the bird!

I TOLD him what was wrong all he did is smile,nod, and agree!  REALLY 40 bucks for that?  Um, no thank you  I will pay this time, but never again you greedy turd.  You gave the weatherman his out from ever going to you again.  I make all the appointments since I am obviously the only one who can use a fecking phone correctly in this house  who can keep everything straight.  He doesn't want me to go all ape shat on your greedy ares and cause a scene.  I'm awesome at that for the record! make a scene. 

So instead of me bringing in the check as usual, it will be mailed. 

And BTW, we are not alerting you to this breakup, other then this blog post.   So suck it!

You Mr BoneBreaker you get my Tick Me Off Tuesday.

• Totally Tick Me Off Tuesday is the brain child of Mommy from the Midwest.  Check out her blog, and look for more people who participate in TTMOT!  This is her "award" to those who Tick us off weekly.  I posthumously award it this week to all of those who have ticked us off!

So since I don't have a girl...

And I was never really a Barbie girl, I was at a loss when my GF asked for "non slutty Barbie clothing"they make that? Those were her words not mine BTW.  My friends are as loony as I am. 

So I found this darling dress maker outside the country to make her daughter a special ball gown.  I fell in love with this black dress and after much debate with Little Dude about it I got my choice.  Because, I told him, every woman needs a lil' black dress.  Even a hoocher Barbie!  I am still at a loss why they put purple shoes in with the black dress, but I guess men don't think of little things like that but they are strappy and cute with a different outfit I'm sure.  I decided for 2 other GF I would send them dresses for their dolls too.  One week in between the order and I find out today that the others may not make it before Christmas.  WTH, I ordered them a couple months ago!  At least when they get there they are pretty on the girls dolls. 

Weather FAIL lol

This is what the MIC or Meteorologist in Charge at the National Weather Service in Hastings has up on his door.  He has a great sense of humor...or is this how they are forecasting again?  Hmmmm.  LOL

Nice, and need I say more?

If you are on a DIET, run fast from this post

Because you will gain weight just looking at this beauty:

It's a Gyro burger from Nick's Gyro.   Hand made pita bread, with a broiled beef patty, American cheese, and mushrooms.  Salted to taste with Greek seasoning hand made by the owner, Shaun.  He loves to use The weatherman and I as Guinea pigs of his new inventions.  It was soo big, I ate some, Little Dude ate some and so did the weatherman, and it wasn't even the full size he was to serve once he got it just right.  You eat at Nicks you pay to be fed well.  If you go away hungry, you are either a pig or didn't really eat there!  Side note this is the same place that has Little Dude as their "spokes-kid."

So I'm board and need to clean out pics soo...

Here are some tee-shirts I like:

Please Tell Me I'm Adopted.  I got this and the next short at the craft fair last weekend.  Did I get crafty stuff there, well I think who ever made these up are crafty...no?  Bite me, like I need more shat in the house!

Here was the one thing I was tempted to get at said crap-fair:

I like this shirt because it goes well with with my Tinkerbell pants.  I bought the lime green version though.

Come on, it's FUNNY!

Tis' the season.

Here is the non-season version.

 

Story of my freaking life!

I am all about getting this for my BFF!  Ho, ho, ho, Slappy!

Let's be honest, it's how I (rock &) roll.

Prob my favorite!

My Personal Hell aka Snowed In

So Mother Nature is being a vindictive Be-yotch to Nebraska for some reason.  I think may have something to do with the western part of the state crying drought for the last several years (just ask the good people of Atlanta who were complaining just this summer about running out of water, now they have more then enough water!) or the fact Lincoln gave a vote to Obama, either way she decided to put the smack-down on our arses.

Starting on October 10th with this crap:

After that it warmed up the month of November, we were wearing shorts people, shorts!  So the precursor was on Sunday night about 2 inches and very cold weather rolled in like the in-laws you try so hard to avoid but come anyways.

                            My furball was not amused...at first.   Little Dude however was amused, a lot!

                            Doesn't look so bad does it?               Little Dude took to tossing snowballs at the doors.

Only to kind of warm up Monday during the day, but not before they postponed school opening till 10am.  WTH, it wasn't that bad out! The gates of frozen hell opened up wide later that night.  Flurries, kind of pretty were flying then BOOM, the wind came.  By Tuesday Morning school was already called off, as expected due to the blowing snow, not quite in the dumping of snow.  That was to some starting about 10am and rocking it till Wednesday.  I had to shovel so Sully could go outside.  30minutes later the whole thing was blown over.  6 ties I had to shovel for the dog.  AND his stupid arse jumped into the snow piles that were over Little Dudes head.  he floundered around like a fish on a hook till I thought he learned his lesson, and went out 3 times to get him.  It took 3 times.  They learn so fast in this house don't the, damn!  So school was off till Thursday morning.  I was locked in the house with little dude both days and Wednesday with the weatherman too.  It was hell.  Weatherman admitted he was in a pissy mood and used that as an excuse to make out lives a living hell the whole day.   

So those were from my phone, now on to the real camera photos.

So this was Tuesday morning, doesn't look so tough does it?

 

Here is about couple hours later at 2 o'clock-ish I know they are in this blog too, but really 4-6 foot drifts in a couple of hours are a BIG deal!

 

 

I let the boys play outside for a little bit.  I had to shovel as you can see as the weatherman was at work.  They got 10 minutes before the wind decided for them it was time to go inside.  Within the hour it was like I never shoveled.  Blah!

Butter Toffee

I acquired this recipe from my friend Marla.  I of course tweaked it to make it more Krimsin. This time I am making the candy for a bake sale at Little Dude's school so, I made it thinner so there would be more. 

Butter Toffee

1lb of butter (I use salted butter)*
2cups of sugar
1 to 2 large Hershey bars** 

In a Heavy Skillet, melt butter, add sugar, cook over Medium heat till hard-crack (297degrees).

Pour into greased cookie sheet.  Spread thin.  When cooled, spread melted sugar over the top.

 *and I am going to see it truly you need that much to cook as I always am removing the access from the top at the end.)
**The 1st time I used one and a half this time you will see I used 1 bag of mint chocolate chips as well as the other 1/2 of the candy bar.

Here is a play by play of sorts of how it all went down:

Just before Soft-Ball stage on the thermometer

At the Hard-Ball stage

Soft-Crack stage

And of course what I was waiting for the Hard-Crack stage.  Note it is browner then when you started out.  Time to spread it out!

I spread it out this time on a large cookie sheet (last time I used a medium sized sheet for thicker pieces)

 

So this is 1/2 a large Hershey bar (Milk Chocolate) and 1 bag of Nestle Mint chocolate chips.  They are in my Pampered Chef Mini Micro-cooker.  I cooked them after the toffee was cooled for a total of 2 minutes and 30 seconds, stirring 1/2 way through.

So here they are all drenched in chocolaty yumminess!

Enjoy!