Rachel: “Sadie, How old are you?”
Sadie (with a laugh) : “I’m not old! I’m new!

(after a pause)

Sadie says “Sissy’s old because she goes to the bus.”

Amber told me she had to go potty. I told her to use the training potty, because I was grouting the bathroom.

Amber: “Only 2 or 3 year olds use the training potty”

Me: ” You used it yesterday.”

Amber: ” Yeah, I’m still really stressed out about that.”

Amber: Dad, yesterday at the baby shower, Izzy asked me to marry her. I said no way, I’m too young for you! It was an idea, but……

Amber: Dad, was it hard to chew in the olden days?
Nick: To chew?
Amber: With only one tooth?

http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/food/recipes/chili-red-lentil-soup/

I saw this segment on the Rachael Ray show a few weeks ago. I NEVER watch her show, but since I’m a huge Russell Brand fan I had to watch, which inspired me to make this delightful dish.
It came out DELICIOUS, it was a big hit at our house.

Amber – “Mom, why is Mario so fat?”
Me- “I don’t know.”
Amber- “Maybe he ate too much Tortellini”

Amber to Sadie “You give buckets a bad name.”

Amber told nick that she was going to be a cheerleader when she grows up and so he asked her how long she could be a cheerleader before she got too old to be one anymore…and she said ” Hmmm, maybe like a week or two?”

Amber – “Why are you guys so into Prison Break? You should spend more time with your kids.

Amber- “Does Anyone know where the snooze button is?” …referring to her sister being loud…

Amber -”What about marshmallow Lasagna?” Me- “What are you talking about, you’ve never had lasagna with marshmallows!?!?” Amber- “That’s me and daddy’s favorite dish! ” …….hmmmmm

I made the recipe from this site! They were a hit at my house for dinner tonight. They were really quick to make and took about 25 minutes to cook.

I tripled the ingredients and made a large batch, but I accidentally dropped in too much cayenne, so they were a little bit extra spicy. They were still delicious!

http://purplefoodie.com/garlicky-baked-fries/

I love Dunkin Donuts French Vanilla Coffee Coolata.  Alas, we’ve been cutting back on unneccesary eating out so I’ve been foregoing drinking them very often. Today I decided to try and make one at home with ingredients already in the house.

I used

• 5 c. of Starbucks Espresso Roast coffee
• 12 ice cubes
• 6 packs of truvia
• and an unknown amount of International Delight French Vanilla Coffee Creamer

I chilled the coffee, then threw all the ingredients into the blender. I just used enough Creamer until it tasted good!

This made enough for two large (like a DD medium) cups. Next time I will cut the ingredients in half to make a smaller amount.

The end result was delicious! It tasted almost exactly like the Dunkin Donuts version, but not as pricey!

Amber- “Mom, I hope I don’t have an Ex-Boyfriend when I grow up.”

Amber – “Mom, remember the day that you turned INTO Dr. Claw?”
Me- “Um…no, I don’t.”