Holy moly.
I had a very rare breakdown into tears while packing lunches this evening. Pea Daddy asked why. Big mistake.
My response: “I’d say it’s getting up at 5:30 to workout, racing home to make sure everyone is dressed, gone potty, had breakfast and has their hair done, packing snacks for preschool, making Cracklin’ Cauliflower, packing lunches, taking Gigi to school, finishing the Quinoa Tabbouleh, picking Lulu up from school, baking Apple Cider Donuts, making Lulu lunch, playing Hangman with someone who can’t spell, making Peach Cobbler, coloring, reading stories while trying to make sure my cobbler doesn’t burn, making Lulu a snack, picking up Gigi, making Gigi a snack, packing Gigi’s lunch, making sure her homework is done and trying to get some semblance of a normal meal on the table for dinner. That’s all.”
He’s sorry he asked.
Tonight we all needed a little comic relief (or a horse tranquilizer), so I decided to ask the girls this list of questions I found via Pinterest (and originally from this blog).
1. What is something Mommy always says to you?
Gigi: Please read to me.
Lulu: Go pee pee.
2. What makes Mommy happy?
Lulu: Us.
Gigi: Not peeing on the floor.
Me: Keep it clean, guys.
3. What makes Mommy sad?
Gigi: When we make big messes.
Lulu: When we pee pee on the floor. (You can see how much Lulu respects my authority.)
4. How does Mommy make you laugh?
Lulu: Make funny faces.
Gigi: Wacky Wednesday videos!
5. What was Mommy like as a child?
Gigi: You had two brothers.
Lulu: You had short hair and brown eyes (she says looking at my short hair and brown eyes).
6. How old is Mommy?
Gigi: 34. (I’m 33, verified via text message with Pea Daddy two weeks ago.)
Lulu: 68.
7. How tall is Mommy?
Gigi: 51 inches. (4 foot 3?)
Lulu: Stand up. You’re that tall.
8. What is Mommy’s favorite thing to do?
Gigi: Play with us.
Lulu: When we smile.
9. What does Mommy do when you’re not around?
Lulu: Go shopping.
Gigi: Go shopping. Make lunch. Hang out with Lulu. Hang out with me.
Me: You’re not here!
Gigi: I’m invisible.
10. If Mommy becomes famous, what will it be for?
Lulu: The best cookbook.
Gigi: Being the best mommy in the world (hugging me).
11. What is Mommy really good at?
Lulu: Working on the computer.
Gigi: Being a friend (hugging me again).
12. What is Mommy not very good at?
Lulu: Walking on a tightrope.
Gigi: Making typos.
Me: I’m not good at making typos?
Gigi: Actually, you’re pretty good at that.
13. What does Mommy do for her job?
Lulu: Work on the book.
Gigi: Write books.
14. What is Mommy’s favorite food?
Gigi: Salad.
Lulu: Everything!
15. What makes you proud of Mommy?
Lulu: Hoopa-looping.
Gigi: Jumproping up to 57.
16. If Mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Lulu: Linus, because I love Linus.
Gigi: Can we change the subject? (Touched a nerve there.)
17. What do you and Mommy do together?
Gigi: Read books.
Lulu: Sing “Peanut Butter Jelly Time, Peanut Butter Jelly Time, Peanut Butter Jelly Time, Where Ya At?! Where Ya At?!”
18. How are you and Mommy the same?
Lulu: Because we love each other (hugging me).
Gigi: We both have curly hair.
19. How are you and Mommy different?
Lulu: We’re not the same old.
Gigi: I’m in school, you’re not.
20. How do you know Mommy loves you?
Gigi: Because you take me out to frozen yogurt.
Lulu: Because we live together.
21. Where is Mommy’s favorite place to go?
Gigi: Starbucks.
Lulu: The grocery store.
You know where to find me.
The second annual “Cockamamie Idea to Cook and Take Pictures of Over 20 Recipes in a Week” festivities are underway.
There’s a lot of cooking.
A lot of eating.
A lot of falling asleep at the wheel driving home from the craft store for poster board at 9 p.m.
Dude, I’m tired.
Take what I do in a day and multiply that by three (recipes) and then multiply that by seven (days) and that equals me.
Exactly.
But I am so glad we are doing this. It was really important for me to have Ashley and her amazing photos once again be a part of our book. So I gave a lot of thought to which recipes I wanted to set aside for her to shoot.
And then it hit me.
While the next helping of Peas is made up of around 80 totally new recipes, there are also a handful of favorites, your favorites, that are making the pages. And though there is going to be new content regarding these recipes, including how to use them to make totally new meals, I also wanted the recipes to look different than when you first saw them on this site.
Enter Ashley .
And now, enter you!
Since you all have seen these recipes and many of you have tried them, I’d love to be able to include a quote for each of the recipes from a reader with their thoughts and/or their family’s or friends’ reaction to the recipe.
Are you game?
Today we have:
(and the new Pesto Mmmm Sauce. Seriously, you guys—mmmm.)
and
Yeah, we’re eating good tonight.
So what do you say? Will you be a part of this crazy week, and our next book, and tell me what you thought of these recipes? (And several more as the week continues?)
If so, leave me a comment regarding any of the above recipes that you may have tried.
Meanwhile, I’ve got to rest up for the next round. I’m going to go take a nap.
Facedown in Mmmm Sauce.
