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Today is Dr. Hubby's birthday!

He is 35...yes I am 6 months older than him...he likes cougars.

I asked him yesterday if he wanted to make a "35 Things I Want To Do While I Am 35" list. He said, "No, my life is just how I want it." Then he named off the reasons he feels that way. How sweet.

One downside to his profession is that it tends to make him very serious. I love and cherish the times when Dr. Hubby lets himself act a little silly.

I {heart} you honey!

Hope you have a fantastic day!

I Did It!

Well bloggy buds...I did it...

I am now a twit...or a tweeter...or whatever you call someone who is on TWITTER!

Why did I do it?

Let's just say it is another way of feeding my addiction to a certain show. Sh! No judging.

Ooh...and David Spade...and yes, I am a nerd...I followed Paris Hilton.

Is there a rehab for this kind of thing?

You can find me twitter.com/ScrappyWorld

Now pop over there and make me feel less like a followerless geek.

Can You Feel The Tropical Breeze?

{Insert Jimmy Buffet tunes here}

The dish I decided to make this week is Tropical Ham Sandwiches. It is from my Gooseberry Crock Pot Book...again. I need to get away from the crock pot! It's just so yummy and easy! Maybe next week...

Here's the supplies...

1 1/2 lbs. cooked ham, finely chopped {I used ham slices cause it was the easiest way to get the exact amount I needed AND it was easier to chop}
1 c. brown sugar, packed
1/2 c. Dijon mustard
1/4 c. green pepper, diced
1 T. dried, minced onion {Walmart only had chopped so I crushed it a little more before adding it}
20 oz. can crushed pineapple
12 sandwich buns

I used my Pampered Chef chopper {the same one Teresa from NJ Housewives uses} to chop the ham and the green pepper. I'm such a star struck crazy girl...

Add all ingredients EXCEPT BUNS in your slow cooker. You know they had to put that "EXCEPT BUNS" part in there because some idiot added them to the pot...hahaha...that is totally a bit from David Spade's Las Vegas routine. I can hear him laughing now...I love his weasley little laugh.

Mix it all up...looks pretty! I was so happy not to have to handle RAW meat! Cover and cook on low setting for 3 to 4 hours. Uncover and cook on high setting for 15 to 30 minutes, until sauce is thickened. Stir and serve on buns.

I served it with baked beans and mandarin oranges. I planned on having salad, but it died.

This was a yummy summery sandwich. My only problem was that it made my bun mushy on the bottom. I can't stand some textures and mushy bread is one of them. This was yummy, but I kinda liked it cold the next day better. This would be awesome at a cookout or luau!

Now grab your sunglasses, towel, and a good book and go catch some rays...

Walking A Thin Line...Between Sanity And Completely Losing It

For the last month I have kinda felt like this. Here are just a few things that are making me feel this way...

1. Dr. Hubby's 35th birthday is Monday and I don't know what to get him...at all.

2. My MIL is going through an "I'm worried about the kids and you don't even seem to care" phase. She calls and talks about "poor little Wild Child" and how she thinks she needs her hearing tested. And "poor little Manga Dork" goes to a "country dentist" and do I really think that he knows if she needs a retainer on her bottom teeth or not. It is drivin' me flippin' crazy.

3. It is almost the end of May and Dr. Hubby still has not hired a contractor for our remodel. Everyone is probably already booked and we are not going to get it done.

4. I am the leader of our TOPS weight loss group and I seem to be trying to eat everything in sight.

5. Dr. Hubby has brought home 7 cats in the last couple weeks. 5 are babies that need more attention than I have the time or energy to give them.

6. Dr. Hubby has been overly critical with me and I feel like I can't win for losing when it comes to "housewifery."

7. How does someone go about feeling "sexy" when you know you have the body straight off a "gag" birthday card from Spencers. I keep picturing the card with the big fat woman laying next to a birthday cake.

8. Yesterday was so craptastic that I ended it sitting in my porch swing. I needed quiet to think and relax. Unfortunately the main thought that came to me was "I'm not going to survive the summer if every day is like this."

I think I am going through one of those transitions, and I am having a hard time finding myself. I am sure you have noticed the zillion background changes to my blog...nothing seems to fit. I will figure out a way to lick my wounds and clean myself off soon I hope.

{pictures are 2 of the kittens after their bath}

Feelin' A Little Sauer

When my Dr. Hubby was growing up his momma fixed pinto beans {soup beans} every day...no exaggeration. So I thought I would try a good ol' southern recipe that would be complimented by pinto beans. I chose "Sauerkraut and Pork" from my Gooseberry cookbook.

I gathered my supplies...

20 oz. can sauerkraut

1/3 c. brown sugar, packed

1 1/2 lbs. pork sausage links, sliced

1 onion, sliced

Combine sauerkraut and brown sugar in your slow cooker and mix well. This was a little weird. Brown sugar and sauerkraut? I started to doubt...

Then you arrange the sausage and onion on top...I did not notice you were supposed to slice the pork sausages. Put the lid on and cook on HIGH setting for 2 hours, adding water if necessary. It was not necessary for me. Then reduce heat to LOW setting, replace the lid and cook for an additional 2 hours.

I served it with pinto beans and cornbread. Manga Dork pushed this all the way to NUMBER ONE! It beat out the pork chops! Dr. Hubby cleaned his plate. My FIL and SIL finished off my leftovers. This cookin' thing is a blast and it is doing wonders for my self esteem!

This weekend I picked up the "fabulicious" Teresa Giudice's book, Skinny Italian. Teresa is on Real Housewives of New Jersey and is by far my FAVORITE housewife of all the cities...I love love love her. I have already finished reading it cover to cover...first book I have read in 2010! My goal is to pull off a traditional 5 course Italian meal. You don't have to be a Real Housewife fan to enjoy this book, but you will get the little "jokes" if you are. The sauce recipe she named after Danielle cracked me up! There are even "Juicy Bits from Joe." You can check it out at your library, but I would suggest buying it...you are going to want your own copy!

Happy Wednesday!

Time To Knock The "SOX" Off The Competition!

Tonite the final 2 sing...THEN I will be voting for Lee like an obsessed teenager! Who gets your vote?

It's No Wonder My Self Esteem Is At Zero!

This morning Cutie and I were in the waiting room at Manga Dork's dentist. Manga Dork woke up with a toothache from a cavity on Sunday morning...the dentist called it a Mountain Dew cavity. Anyway back in the waiting room here is a conversation I had with Cutie {aka my self esteem coach}.

Scrappy: {In an effort to pass some time} Cutie come here. Mommy wants to count your freckles to see if you have any new ones.

Cutie stands really still while Scrappy counts them.

Scrappy: 1.2.3......13! You have a new one!

Cutie: {comes closer to scrappy and puts finger between Scrappy's brows} Now let me count your hairs....1.2.....a whole many! Pretty soon you will be all HAIRY!

Keep in mind she has only one volume...LOUD!

Manga Dork's reaction to this story..."Sounds like it's time to wax."

Ri"donk"ulously F.U.N.

This weekend we went to see Shrek Forever in Imax 3D. We liked it alot and laughed out loud several times. Rumpelstiltskin's wigs are my favorite funny part...I SO need an angry wig. They use my fave word too...RIDONCULOUS...only it is more like RI"DONK"ULOUS...heehee. On the previews we saw Marmaduke...out on June 4th that is our next movie! They had us at dancing dogs group number.

New Experiences

Yesterday evening Wild Child played in her first tball game.

She looked so cute in her little uniform. She is the only girl on the team and is easy to spot with a big white bow {with special baseball ribbon} popping out the back of her hat.

She didn't know what to think of all the people and the other team and the cheering. A tball game is one of the most entertaining events I have been to in awhile. One kid ran the bases backwards and then one boy decided to make "dirt angels" while playing the field...lol. Wild Child lost her helmet while running the bases...she just turned around, picked it up, and put it back on...then continued around the bases. Priceless!

Today Wild Child and I attended kindergarten orientation. She was SO excited to go to "Manga Dork's BIG school." We met the teachers, saw the classrooms, played on the playground, ate lunch in the cafeteria, and...

WE GOT TO RIDE ON A SCHOOL BUS! DisneyWorld should definitely add this to their rides! Those kids were SO excited they were bouncing up and down.

Lots of new experiences...she is growing up way too fast.

Holey Underpants

After speech therapy yesterday I took the 2 little ones to the potty. After they were done I decided I better go too. They were both laughing and playing. Then Cutie turns to me and says "You have a hole in your panties! It's where you FARTED! {Insert about 10 farting noises mixed with laughter here}" She said it in her "outdoors voice" cause she has no other volume. I could have died. Why would I be so embarrassed when we were in there alone? Well, unfortunately I knew a secret. The bathroom is right next to the waiting area AND I had witnessed more times than I could count the thinness of the walls.