Vampire Diaries

Ugh! Thursday is quickly approaching and Vampire Diaries Season Finale was last week. What's a Vampire Brat to do with out her weekly addiction to Damon Salvatore along with the rest of the show? When this show was first about to air I heard jokes like "what do you want to watch that for? It is 90210 with teeth" With all the jokes aside I thought what the heck, I will give it ago anyways. OH MY GOTH am I ever happy I did. Vamp. Diaries quickly became an obsession. Not so patiently waiting for next Thursday to come immediately after the end of a show. In between shows I began reading all the Novels as well as the side books based off the show The Stephen Diaries. 1st hand knowledge, though the books are good but, there are a night and day difference from the show itself. I would recommend reading them. 

Sadly now I have nothing to look forward to on Thursday Night's.. That is of course until Season 4 begins sometime in Sept. Which seems so far away. On the plus side I have this weekend with one of my beast ghoul friends to have a V.D. Marathon :o) I am trying to catch her up to date with the seasons. 

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

OK to begin when I first heard about this book the title of it horrified me as well as had my eyes rolling with the drawn out sigh of OH BROTHER!  

However, the  book is an entertaining combination of history and fantasy. I was pleasantly surprised to admit I found little to fault. It was a well-written, very engaging, fast read. The author took real events and facts from Lincoln's life and wove in the vampire aspect nailing it like a coffin, which I found very interesting.

In fact, I was so intrigued with this story, I found it hard to put down. If you are looking for something fun to read and have the slightest interest in history as well as good writing….This is definitely the book to get  it is frightfully delightful.

Now only if it was true, it would make American History much more interesting and completely vamperific. 

Best Cookies EVER!

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup - Butter, softened

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup light brown sugar

8oz. pkg. Cream Cheese, softened

1 tsp. Vanilla

1 large egg

2 1/4 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

2 cups mixed semi-sweet and milk chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat over to 350F

2.  With an electric mixer cream butter and sugars until nice and creamy. Add cream cheese and continue to mix until all lumps are gone and it is nice and smooth. Add vanilla and egg and mix.

3. Slowly add flour, a little at a time. Add baking soda and salt and mix well, but not too much!

4. Turn off your mixer and add the chocolate chips, folding by hand with a rubber spatula.

5. Scoop cookie dough by the rounded tablespoon onto a cookie sheet; make sure they aren’t too close though!

6. Bake in your oven for 9-11 minutes, I do mine for 10.

7. Cool on a rack and once they are all the way cool put into a plastic bag or container and keep in the fridge!

    Since they have cream cheese in them you don’t want them to spoil!

This recipe yields approx. 3 dozen cookies 

Elementary Band

My son decided this year he wanted to join the band, his instrument of choice was the clarinet. At first I was slightly apprehensive about his choice. Thinking he was not going to like it after a month or so. However that was so not the case. He practices and plays it as often as he can. The 9th was his end of the year concert and it was wonderful as well as one of those extremely proud mommy moments. The band teacher at my children's school is one of the best teachers a parent could ever hope to have teaching their child. He is terrific with them always willing to go the extra mile to make it fun while they are learning. I think that is half the reason why not only my boy but many other kids stick with it. It is very rare to find a person that all the students adore. He just happens to be one of them. Which is wonderful, I personally feel music is a universal language that inspires human emotions and bridges the gap between culture. It is a very important part of our world. Looking forward to my daughter joining as well in 2 years, she is already wanting to play the flute. Now, I wish my sons actual teacher was as wonderful as the bands.

Pyrex Explosion

I am totally aware that glass can break, I was not aware glass could explode with a thunderous Boom. That is until last night. I was baking a chicken in the oven, at 350 degrees like I normally do. Took it out of the oven as normal and sat it one the stove top as always. Never had an issue has occurred up till this point. What happened next was completely unexpected. I loud explosion occurred startling myself and scaring the bejeebus out of my 6 year old daughter. Who was in the next room sitting on the sofa. Thank the heavens both of my children where in there. Juliet attempted to run in near me with tears streaming from her eyes, She was met with an immediate get out of here now. Causing her more worry. Glass was from one end of my kitchen to the next, due to the fact the glass became a projectile. I yelled for hubby to grab my flip flops so I could get out of there. Calm the little one and check my damages. I had a few slight burns, I decent cut in the bottom of my foot and a few little slices else where. I was rattled by the entire experience. After I took 15 mins to stop my foot from bleeding and bandaged it up. I then proceed to clean the mess that lauded before me. 3 hours later I finally got it all picked up. I am still frightened of the small little shards that are almost impossible to get all of them. So back in the kitchen I go yet again today to make sure there is no little hiding pieces of glass. I will never use anything except metal or ceramic from this point forward.  The company world kitchen can kiss my butt it they think I will ever purchase another single product of theirs. Nor would I recommend it to my worst enemy.

Early Morning Mommyland

6:30am wake up alarm, OK I HEAR IT and I am up. Next the process of hearing both of them in stereo, MOM what is for breakfast, we're hungry. Once told it is followed by we don't want that and both of them thinking the kitchen is their own personal diner with executive chef mom. As I am making whatever it is for breakfast the typical morning chaos progresses. He will not let me watch what I want, She is hogging the TV, He is sitting to close to me, mom she smacked me, along with the screaming at each other and making noises just for them to annoy each other. Shortly after this it is followed by getting ready to walk out the door as both of them should have already been dressed. Brushing teeth is a whole other story. In which they both feel the need to do it at the exact same time, as well in the same bathroom. Not like we do not have 2 of them O.o This leads to more squabbling, Along with me looking at the clock wondering how many more minutes do I have to deal with this lol. AWESOME! 7:58 time to head outside to wait for the bus. However the moment it arrives and those two little wonders of life get on it to head of to school. I begin to miss them, the house becomes silent with the except of the laundry room and dishwasher running. 

Now I sit here and wonder what could I have done differently to make the morning go by slightly smoother? I like to think that I have it all together, but I am smart enough to realize that none of us do. Let’s face it… perception is no where near reality. 

The chaotic nature of most morning, I just tribute to sibling rivalry.I am sure we all have our moments of just wanting some peace but when they are away from us for too long we miss them.