Try Something New

I rather enjoy trying new things.  Of course where those new things are food related, all the better!  I had spotted a bag of cookies that reminded me of ones I used to make as a young girl.  I smiled and put them in my cart without much more though.  They'll be a nice little treat for Esme and I, I mused. Upon making it home and greeting everyone I was spoiled by Esme's comfort food night.  Inside outside grilled cheese!  These grilled sandwiches are a little decadent slice of heaven, and no you do not need more than one and you are stuffed, much like the sandwich.

We both laughed and reminisced about our days.  Touched on what were the New Years plans.  I made tea and grabbed our after dinner treat ready to relax and quite possibly nosh away on the entire bag of cookies while embracing a few hours of sloth.   I give Esme a bite of  cookie as she is prone to being difficult in getting to try new things.  The cookie was soft and chewy with toffee bits...the texture was a little different but overall I liked them!  Within 5 seconds Esme began making this face, that face that tells me shes about to be difficult.  Staring at me out of the corner of her eye, she lifted the package and began to read it.  My immediate response was "what!?!?"

Once again Esme can be difficult in the food department.  So when she began to smile my heart lifted in joy, as she said "I think I found my new favourite food."  I mentally gave myself a high 5, was impressed at her growth thinking to myself "oh cool she's really liking them..."
Her smile grew and her smartassed nature completely took over.  "Gluten. Gluten is my new favourite food."

That's my kid.

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20 Random Things

1. What is your favorite item of clothing? -That would have to be the over sized mens dress shirt with the massive cuffs.

2. What are your biggest obsessions?  -Dogs, animal rescue, Coffee and Tea, the idea of Love

3. Who inspires you?  -My children, Mike, Eric, Shannon, and those with passion

4. Who is your favorite designer and why?  -I don’t have one favorite per say.  I do like Canadian designer’s Beaufille, and Caitlin Power.  Both have a great collection with staying power.

5. What is your favorite song ever?  -Sitting on the dock of the bay – Ottis Redding

6. What is your favorite song right now? -Lips of an Angel

7. If you were a spice what would you be? -Cinnamon

8. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet – what words would you use to describe your rainbow?  -Funky

9. What are your favorite films? -A River Runs Through It

10. Who is your favorite actor? -Betty White

11. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be? -Turtle Island in Fiji

12. What are your 3 favorite smells?  -Strawberry, Sunshine, Gaultier perfume

13. What are your 3 favorite tastes?  -Spicy, Sweet, Fruity

14. What is your most treasured possession?  -My soul

15. What did you always want to be/do when you grew up?  -Police officer, Military

16. If you were an ice-cream what flavor would you be?  -Mango ginger

17. If someone made a short film about your life, who would play you? -Judy Greer

18. What would your perfect afternoon consist of?  -Hiking with my dog, or maybe the guy I love

19. If you were a flower what would you be? –Calotropis
20. Tell me one random thing… be it your favorite line from a song, scene from a movie or quote from a book…..or tell me about something that you love. -“Each one of us here today will at one time in our lives look upon a loved one who is in need and ask the same question: We are willing to help, Lord, but what, if anything, is needed? For it is true we can seldom help those closest to us. Either we don’t know what part of ourselves to give or, more often than not, the part we have to give is not wanted. And so it is those we live with and should know who elude us. But we can still love them – we can love completely without complete understanding.”

“Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world’s great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs.
I am haunted by waters.”
― Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It and Other Stories

Great Expectations

I’d had such great expectations. They drove me, they shaped me, and in some manner forced me to move when fear would have otherwise held me stagnant. On one hand, expectations can inspire you, but then again, they can truly let you down.

The remembrance of all that I had set aside or pushed away in my selfishness of youth, when I was far too foolish to see it’s merits has given me a unique perspective. I cannot say I am no longer selfish, but I can say that I certainly attempt to allow others in and to share what we are meant to share.

Gruff Good Byes and Spolied Kids

Lord Montague went home this evening. TGB ruffed up his fur and said a harsh good bye before heading into the house. Yeah, he's so stern and hard-core. I swear he's turning into the biggest softie. I know he was hoping that Monty would stay with us for good, but that just isn’t how it works big guy. After dropping Lord Montague and TMQ off at his dad’s I headed home for a nap. I forgot how much extra energy it takes having my son around. I can’t complain about it, hell I’m the direct reason he is the way he is. But damn give me a 2 week break and I, well okay I got a bit soft. Honestly it’s something we joke around about. To the rest of the world, TMQ is head-strong, determined, mature, the go-to-guy of getting the job done. He is all that, and more. Yet the minute he’s home with me he’s also a big baby. “Mommy….” He begins while grinning like a fool from the front deck. “What do you want kid? And be advised the answer is no.” I artfully begin. (Yeah, go me) “Mommy, would you make me popcorn…you know with the real butter and the sea salt….blah blah” I do the arched eyebrow and then laugh. “I love you Mommy…” Yeah so we all know what I was doing 3 minutes later right? I know I’m such a boob.

I'm Off

Yep I’ve actually got this Saturday off and where did I spend the day? In the mall. So we were only there for like an hour and a half, but that’s an hour and a half of my life I’m never getting back. As I’ve mentioned before TMQ and I usually end up at the mall for an hour or so for some mother/son time on Saturdays. It’s our weird little thing where we laugh and look at everything. Huge props to the guy’s at EB Games in the Upper Canada Mall. They rock so completely. They pretty well know us by name and expect us in there every other Saturday. Yeah, were a gaming family. The kids and yes even Hyacinth likes the newer games and all those charming 3D graphics, I however am the old school Atari and table top game girl. Give me PacMan, Frogger, Asteroids, Centipede, Missile Command, Pong, Super Breakout, or Tempest. The kids just laugh at me and rope me into trying to kill stuff on DOOM and God of War. Yeah, Cupcake of Doom; that’s me.

He's Here!

Yes! My boy is home again. What can I say, my life revolves around my kids. So there no little and more than capable of tending too many of their own requirements, but I‘ll let you in on a little secret. I love spoiling them. They don’t abuse it, and they don’t take me for granted. I’m lucky. I honestly like them. If they weren’t my kids, I’d actually like them as friends. They are however my kids, and of course far from perfect. So while I like them, we’re not friends. I’m friendly and yeah, spoil them when the occasion arises, but; they push their luck and they’ll face mommy’s wrath. Even when you spoil your kids, you’ve got to be the parent. Whimsy and I are looking at t-shirts for her. She likes the happy bunny one that say’s, “I have a dream… and in it something eats my brother.” Yeah that’s her to a T. Still they are doing this whole getting along thing that has me smiling and just kind of freaking out a bit. When they get along so well it makes me wonder if they aren’t actually sitting up there plotting on how to overthrow the parental unit. Ah well, they can try. Yes, they can, try. *Evil Grin*