{"id":382,"date":"2009-10-05T21:59:15","date_gmt":"2009-10-06T02:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/beth\/?p=382"},"modified":"2009-10-05T21:59:15","modified_gmt":"2009-10-06T02:59:15","slug":"random-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kickert.info\/beth\/2009\/10\/05\/random-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Random Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"

My fall break started Friday.\u00a0 So far, I have done nothing productive, but had some much needed lazy time with my husband, daughter and dog.\u00a0 Tomorrow my sis, nephews and mom are coming in town to hang out for the day.\u00a0 Because my car died on the way home to Tanner’s birthday party I did not make it.\u00a0 So, my loving sister has agreed to throw a mock birthday party on Wednesday so I can be there to celebrate.\u00a0 Thursday we meet up with some dear friends for a relaxing time in the Smokies.\u00a0 Next Tuesday I have set aside to plan with my team teacher and make baby food.\u00a0 My fall break is turning out to be pretty busy, but I am excited about each and every aspect of it.<\/p>\n

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Tonight I cooked…for the first time in forever it seems like.\u00a0\u00a0 I made Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Rice from Kraft Foods.\u00a0 (Side note – I love this magazine, if you don’t subscribe you should!)\u00a0 Go here <\/a>for the recipe.\u00a0 It was simple and delicious.\u00a0 The only change I made was to season the chicken (black pepper and salt) and add some pepper and seasoned salt to the final product.\u00a0 I served with some Sister Schubert Yeast Rolls.<\/p>\n

In preparation for our big trip, I made some Chocolate Chip Cookies.\u00a0 The trick to make them extra delicious is to use dark chocolate chips and to chop them up so that they are mini and some are shaved.\u00a0 I just stick them in the food processor and chop away.\u00a0 This evenly distributes the chocolate into every bite of the cookie.\u00a0 The one thing I haven’t mastered yet is to make my cookies fluffy.\u00a0 Mine always end up flat.\u00a0 In high school, Mrs. Tuttle always made the best chocolate chip cookies.\u00a0 They were the perfect blend of crunchy, cakey and gooey.\u00a0 I hope to one day cook cookies as good as hers.\u00a0 Any suggestions on what I might be doing wrong or what I can do to achieve this perfect blend?<\/p>\n

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In case you didn’t read Ben’s post<\/a>, the Camry is dead.\u00a0 This was my first car.\u00a0 In highschool my sister and I shared an Acura Legend.\u00a0 Technically, this was my first car, but because we shared it and she started driving first it never felt like my car.\u00a0 I only felt like I borrowed it from her when driving.\u00a0 The Camry was my car.\u00a0 I helped by it, I was the sole driver, I loved that car.\u00a0 Now I must say goodbye to a dear friend.\u00a0 Ben doesn’t understand why this is so hard for me, and really I don’t either.\u00a0 It is like parting with a good friend I suppose.\u00a0 But the difference is, I won’t be seeing it later, it is a for real goodbye.\u00a0 Has anyone else felt this or am I really crazy?<\/p>\n

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This post is very scattered, but that is my life in a nutshell at the current moment!<\/p>\n

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