Sunday's Pizza 'Lupper' (lunch & supper)

On Sunday Lou got up and made some pizza dough, let it rise, and shaped it into circles.  Yes all by himself!!! 
He made one Hawaiian and one all-dressed.  Once they were cooked, we had some and it was very deleicious.  He is currently looking for the perfect pizza dough recipe as this one was a bit tough and crunchy.
We like thick and spongy!!!

The All-Dressed:

The Hawaiian:

The temperature the pizzas were cooked at:

The finished product - Hawaiian:

The finished product - All-Dressed:

The crust to show it's cooked:

The Good Wife's Guide - HA!

AS IF!!!!

Here is what it reads:

Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have be thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they get home and the prospect of a good meal is part of the warm welcome needed.

Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.

Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.

Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives. Run a dustcloth over the tables.

During the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering to his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.

Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Encourage the children to be quiet.

Be happy to see him.

Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.

Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.

Don't greet him with complaints and problems.

Don't complain if he's late for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through at work.

Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or lie him down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.

Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.

Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.

A good wife always knows her place.

A 'Slow Dance' for Mommy by my two Private Dancers

I was treated to a slow-dance (as a spectator) from 'Steppie' and Marlo, my two Private Dancers.
This is why I cannot go out as I have to stay home and supervise the goings-on here.  Believe me there are alot of goings-on and shenanigans!!  They are Trouble with a capital 'T'.

They were slow-dancing to 'Love Bites' by Def Leppard, Lou was flashing back to his Grade 7 dance, when he was 13 and tells me that I was NOT - where's that Cheeta Snuggly that will bring out the Cougar in me!!!!  As Lou reminds me that I was 19 at the time, in a 'Statutory Situation' as he calls it!!!!!!!!

7Gypsies Keepsake Book

I attended my very first crop this past weekend and had lots of fun!!
This is a keepsake book I made for an upcoming trip to Portugal to record all my memories and hold memorabilia.
I made the envelopes as 'inner office mail' envelopes so that there wouldn't be any mishaps and have them accidently get stuck together.  I also included some ephemera and note paper to record any information or journalling.
The red door knob is my favourite!

Green Egging Pizza!!

Lou came home with the makings for pizza today. 

He made two Hawaiian pizzas - the first one turned out beautiful but of course we don't have a picture of that one!!  So it must not be true. 

The second one however got stuck to the pan and when Lou went to transfer it to parcement paper it looked like a huge conglomeration of stuff.  So he put it back together as best he could and cooked it. 

Here are the pictures - it doesn't look too bad for being slapped together!!

Three days later, dinner and the latest pose for LOVE

Just a bunch of different things to post today.

First to all of those migraine suffers out there, I feel for you.  I have had a headache since midnight Tuesday night.  It was so bad that it woke me up and then there was a HUGE and LOUD BOOOOM and a flash of light.
I have been in bed all day Wednesday and finally got up at 2:30pm and I still have a headache.  Please Mr. Sun come back, please.

Tuesday, I took a picture of the progress of the lilac leaves.  This is the before and then three days later:

BEFORE                                      AFTER

Here is a photo of the chicken Lou cooked on his Green Egg for dinner the other night.  Better than Beer Can Chicken anyday!!

And finally a picture of Marlo and his latest pose.  It's called, "Love Me Please."  He's started laying like this and loves getting his belly rubbed.  Before you had to give him a treat after his loves, now he's soaking them all in!!

A heavy-weighted sigh..........

PAINTING.
That word belongs with those 4-letter expletives like #%@& and %&*@ (use your imagination)!!

I want to get the powder room, bathroom and kitchen painted.  I know, I know, I could always hire a painter but.....

The above was written at 9:30 this morning.  Now at 8pm this evening of the same day......I am proud to say that both the bathroom and powder room are painted.  Mind you they need a second coat and then the baseboard painted.  But they are painted.  Lou did an awesome job patching the walls and painting the ceilings in both rooms.  Some days I love this man more than he knows.

Good-bye sage green and fire engine red!!!  Hello to Wasabi and Roasted Sesame Seed.  Awesome, awesome colours.

I will post some after pics once I have them completed!!!

Is Anybody listening???

Hello?
Hello?
HELLO???

Hey Mom, this wady (lady) sounds wike (like) you.  She says her name is Nannie, wanna talk wif (with) her?
Wait I gots ta tell her fings (things).

uh-uh.....yes the Easter Bunny is coming to me.  Annnndddd you know what Nannie?!!!!  Her's bringing me chocolate bones to eat, yep me and Steppie!!!

Ummm, wet (let) me check, yep there's birds out there.  One's wed (red) and da uffer (other) is brue (blue).

Me and Mom cweaned (cleaned) up the back yard and now is all weady (ready) for me!!!

See me wayter (later) Nannie, I has ta go and gets me a treat.

Wuff (love) you Nannie.

It's very Springy outside!!

Yesterday it was the same temperature in Punta Cana as it was in Ottawa!!  Isn't that amazing.  Good thing I had a base colour otherwise I would have been very burnt working out in the back yard cleaning up Marlo's and Mr. Winter's messes.
The yard now looks nice and ready to take on the world.

Today I went out and took a couple of photos:

Check out the post from March 19th and compare that pic with this one:

Picture of Lilac leaves ready to burst forth!!

Punta Cana Placemat album - Sneak Peek

Here is a sneak peek of a fabric album I am currently working on.  The base of the album is made of placemats!

Green Egging and a little song

The season of smoking/bbqing has started once again in Lou's Green Egg.  Today he did ribs low and slow on his second love.  His first love (aka Me) prepared the roasted veggies to accompany the ribs.  I just has a taste and THESE are the bestest ever!!!!

Here are the pics to make you drool:    YUMMO!!!!

Sung to the tune of the Amazing Spider Man cartoon!!!  The actual date of said party is April 9&10 but Marlo got it stuck in his head that it's April 10&11, he's a senior citizen so please forgive him!

April tenth, April eleven

We're going think we died and went to heaven

WHOA it's gonna be a party

Cookin' wibs and beered can chicken

It's all gonna be finger wickin'

WHOA it's gonna be a party

Pulled Pork Samiches, makin Pastwami

'Cuz I don't got no Mommy

WHOA it's gonna be a party

She's gonna be at a crop and at a scrap

I don't give a care, I don't give a cwap

WHOA it's gonna a party.

The Baby, Oriental Poppies and a Drum Solo

Good grief, you're probably wondering what all that means in the title!  Well just as it reads, literally!

First the baby.  It's hard to believe that he's going to be 12 this July, yet he still looks like a baby, minus the white beard!!  Better get out that water-proof mascara and start using it!!

I went outside yesterday and I was amazed at how big my Oriental Poppies were!  I'm going to split them and move them to somewhere else when it gets a bit warmer.

I was treated to a drum-solo this morning by Marlo and Lou.  They were listening to The Hawk in Port Hawkesbury, NS and a heavy metal tune came on, so they decided that they had to make mom's morning a great one!  Too bad they couldn't be shown fast like a flip book so I guess you'll just have to skim them very fast!!