Be Prepared to Laugh!

Ahhh this is great! How can you not smile when you watch this?
We played this for our sixth graders at the "Tackle the TAKS" pep rally on Monday.

Warning: This song will get stuck in your head. Randy has even been singing the lyrics.






Praise God TAKS is over!

Joni's Chicken

I got this recipe from one of my lovely teaching partners. It's super easy and fabulous.


Ingredients:

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts or tenders (approx. 4 breasts)
1/2 of carton (8oz.) sour cream
1-2 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
1 sleeve of crushed Ritz Crackers


Mix sour cream and mustard together in bowl.
Season chicken with s/p.
Dip chicken in sour cream mixture and then bread with the Ritz cracker crumbs.
Place chicken in a greased (Pam) baking dish.
Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Tah-dah!
Thanks Joni Joni!

Dishwasher Success

We are alive and well over here. We also have a beautifully installed dishwasher.

It wasn't pretty though.

Conversation after the installation was complete.

R: "I'm not going to lie, I had no idea what I was doing."
P: "Fabulous. Which part was the hardest?"
R: "The electrical part." (Yep nothing like trial and error with electrical currents involved.)

P: "Did you just reread the manual until you got it?"
R: "No I watched 2 Youtube video clips that explained the installation."

Youtube has nothing on those Sear's installation men.

Rebate? Yes please!

Randy loves to save money. He just does. It's like his middle name.

Randy hates wasting money and waking up early. But he'll set his alarm for 6:55am to try for the new appliance rebate. Oh yes! We were one of the few to get the rebate that was going on a couple of weeks ago. He tried until noon that day. Persistence saved us around 150 bucks. So thanks Rands for being such a penny-pincher. Not literally....I hate being pinched.


Well I had so much fun picking out the new dishwasher at Sear's. Granted, I didn't get the two drawer system because this was around $1500 bucks. Yikes!!! But the one I did pick is super nice. I can't wait to retire the old spaceship we currently have with our new sleek, quiet, 4 hour delay start kitchen gem. How do people survive without dishwashers? Spoiled, with a capital S.


When we were at Sear's it took forever to check out because Randy had to deny all of the extra warranties/products/options. Did you not catch his middle name? We save money in this place, not spend it. Well Randy lives by this motto. I try!

The one option I disagreed with was the "No installation" option.

P: "Randy it's not that expensive. Let's just have them do it."
R: "Penny that's where they get you."
P: "I'll pay for the installation fee."
R: "Or you can pay me the $165."
P: "But they'll do it professionally." (hence: right)
R: "Penny I can read directions. I'll figure it out. It's not that hard."

I reluctantly agreed.

Today the dishwasher was delivered. It was delivered around 2pm. Just note the time. Well the reason I'm typing on my blog now at 6:15 instead of making dinner is because my entire kitchen is torn apart. This must be routine procedure. I'm sure the Sear's man would have done this as well.

I went to go check on Randy a few minutes ago just to see how easily he is following those directions, and I hear him say, "Where is this water coming from?"

Hmmm...I'm sure this is routine as well.

Maybe I'll start looking for pizza delivery coupons. My kitchen looks off limits for awhile.

separate= great; combined=?

Two of my favorite foods are bacon and chocolate.....doesn't this make me sound like quite the porker?

But I would never eat these two together, or would you?

Check out the description of this "Mini Bacon Candy Bar Library"

"For those who have succumbed to the fact that bacon + chocolate is a daily habit, we have included one for each day of the week and a few extra for good measure. Nine mini bars combine applewood smoked bacon with Alder wood smoked salt and alternate between milk and dark chocolate. Tucked neatly in our signature purple box, this library is just the way to treat friends to the gift of a bacon + chocolate education."


Ummmm....no thanks.


If you would like to try this though, here's the website....

http://www.vosgeschocolate.com/product/Mini_Bacon_Exotic_Candy_Bar_Library/new_chocolate_bars

Personally I wouldn't waste 25 bucks. If you want to try it put a Hershey bar on your BLT next time and call it good! (or wait, maybe that wouldn't be so good)

we must have different versions.....

Randy cracks me up on a daily basis. He's so stinkin' serious about things, but the more you are around him you realize that 3/4 of the things he says is sarcastic. Sometimes he even fools me, and I can't tell if he's serious or joking.

Here's last night conversation that made me smile.




(In regards to Randy's Bible> Every time Jesus speaks in the New Testament the color of the font changes from black to red.)


Side note: Randy was reading his Bible last night before bed. I was so distracted because he kept flipping page after page.

P: "What are you looking for? Just use the index."
R: "I highlighted a really good verse last night, and I'm looking for it because I marked it in the margin."
P: "Well what was it about? Care to share?"
R: "Here it is. It says, 'Penny should give all of her money to Randy."
P: "Really, that's what your Bible says?"
R: "Yep it's even in red."


I'm pretty sure that Jesus is not commanding me to give over all my money to my too funny husband. Sorry love! Nice try though!

List Mania!

I love lists!

Amazon reading list mania, grocery lists, things to do lists.....You name it, I'll list it!


Here's an excerpt of my top faves from 101 ways to annoy people....

-Specify that your drive-through order is "to go."

-Start each meal by conspicuously licking all your food, and announce that this is so no one will "swipe your grub". (really? who will do this? if you decide, invite me over! you'll need a witness!)

-Leave your turn signal on for fifty miles.

-Forget the punchline to a long joke, but assure the listener it was a "real hoot."

-Invent nonsense computer jargon in conversations, and see if people play along to avoid the appearance of ignorance. (randy can show you how to do this)

-Staple papers in the middle of the page.

-Chew on pens that you've borrowed. (sixth graders do not know this little rule)

-End your research papers with "THE END" with Space size capital letters. (oops how did that get in there....I know, I was on the topic of sixth graders and this is one thing that drives me crazy!!!) Maybe I should consider them as being considerate. You know, if I ever leave my "to be graded" stack on my desk and I travel to outer space, I could still read their magnificent conclusions from Mars.

-Sit in your front yard pointing a hair dryer at passing cars to see if they slow down.


Here's the full link if you're not completely annoyed or haven't heard these yet.
http://www.coolfunnyjokes.com/Funny-Jokes/Misc-Jokes/101-Ways-To-Annoy-People.html

Happy reading! Remember don't annoy anyone!