AHAHAHAA I'm still laughing my head off at this thing Lindsay sent me today! It is probably one of the funniest things I have ever seen! So i modified it a little...here are my girls!
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1164293266
hehehehehe
This summer they came down here to visit and we went camping in NC and SC. It just happened to be the hottest week EVER! It' s not like camping in Canada, where it cools down a lot at night. The temperature got up to 120 F (that's 50 Celsius!!!) and we were DYING!!! It's weird because it's hard to remember no that feeling of being so incredibly hot for such a prolonged period of time. We tried playing cards in the tent one night (the bugs were bad so we couldn't sleep outside!) and no one could breathe! So we just lay there in our undies...
Best week ever!!!
I miss them!
Lindsay is hilarious! Since I couldn't put all 5 of us, here's a tribute to the cool car...
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1163732728
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
The Chimp is smarter than me!
I think the banana bread is the perfect segue into today's story! Not that I ever had any doubt that animals are smarter than humans, but here's some proof! This video is so cool! Katie might be able to use this in a class project! I wonder if the human being slower has something to do with not getting the peanut prize at the end of each round...
Monday, December 3, 2007
Go Bananas!
To preface this post, I have to say that I am a REEEAALLY bad cook/baker!
Yesterday, I made the BEST banana bread ever! I don't know how, but it turned out so yummy! I think it was the recipe I used, combined with a few alterations and additions. (I think this is my biggest downfall- I can NEVER follow a recipe. I always have to change something. No matter how hard I try not to!) So I'll put the recipe here and maybe inspire someone else to make the best banana bread EVER! heheee
1 1/2 C flour (I used half white flour and half whole wheat)
1t baking soda
1t baking powder
1/4t salt
3/4C chocolate chips (I used about a cup and a half- make sure they are milk chocolate!)
3/4C walnuts (or any nuts!)
1/2C butter
1C sugar (I used brown because its sooo much tastier!)
2 eggs
1C mashed bananas (ok, I think this is where the secret lies...I used about 2 1/2 cups!)
TONS of cinammon and vanilla extract!
The short version of the recipe that I made up is:
1. Mix dry stuff
2. Mix wet stuff
3. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees C! (time varies depending on pan you use!)
4. ENJOY BEST BANANA BREAD EVER! :)
(I got the recipe from this guy)
Yesterday, I made the BEST banana bread ever! I don't know how, but it turned out so yummy! I think it was the recipe I used, combined with a few alterations and additions. (I think this is my biggest downfall- I can NEVER follow a recipe. I always have to change something. No matter how hard I try not to!) So I'll put the recipe here and maybe inspire someone else to make the best banana bread EVER! heheee
1 1/2 C flour (I used half white flour and half whole wheat)
1t baking soda
1t baking powder
1/4t salt
3/4C chocolate chips (I used about a cup and a half- make sure they are milk chocolate!)
3/4C walnuts (or any nuts!)
1/2C butter
1C sugar (I used brown because its sooo much tastier!)
2 eggs
1C mashed bananas (ok, I think this is where the secret lies...I used about 2 1/2 cups!)
TONS of cinammon and vanilla extract!
The short version of the recipe that I made up is:
1. Mix dry stuff
2. Mix wet stuff
3. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees C! (time varies depending on pan you use!)
4. ENJOY BEST BANANA BREAD EVER! :)
(I got the recipe from this guy)
Sunday, December 2, 2007
More PINK!
Okay, just one more thing before I get back to work! So when I put up the picture of Cameron Diaz, I remembered another dress she wore (to the Shrek premiere) that I am totally in LOVE with! Of course, it's Chanel! (it has POCKETS! hehheee) Soooo cute!
I Heart Galliano
I can't believe its December already! I got my new Vogue yesterday and I'm soooo excited to read it but I have to finish my contemporary design project first! It's one of the funnest projects I've ever had to do! Joe's working on the car today and I'm being distracted by John Galliano and his extreme awesomeness! He is a GENIUS and I am in LOVE with him! I will show you why...
You really don't get cooler than this!
I've been trying to find a picture of this dress I saw in my new Vogue (fine, i peeked!) that i would like to wear for Christmas (in my dreams!).
I'll keep looking...
One of my favourite dresses was worn by Cameron Diaz (one of my favourite actresses!) to the Costume Institue Gala...everything about the dress and her accessories was perfect! Here it is!
Ahhh the colour is amazing!
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Collecting was fun!
I was going to post a picture of Joe's toenail (which came off when I tripped over his foot), but Julia and Aaron have told me this is not a good idea. I keep it in a jar of Polish jam on the windowsill in the kitchen. (I was just saving it to show my friends when they came to visit, but now I keep it around just in case. I have always been a collector, but lately I've gotten rid of a lot of stuff to de-clutter my life. Here are things that I have collected in the past:
1. Absolut ads (still have them, but i got rid of the doubles!)
2. food boxes- cereal, candy, granola bars, etc. (my grandma made me throw out this collection when it took over my room from floor to ceiling)
3. sharpenings from Yikes pencils (remember those?!)
4. crazy knee high socks! still have lots of those (I even had a chinese supplier)
5. subway and bus transfers
6. bus numbers (possibley my strangest and most OCD collection)
7. blank notebooks (shared this one with kryll)
8. frogs- anything frog
9. the weather section from the Toronto Star (it was so pretty?)
This is all I can remember for now...I had forgotten about some of these! Anyway, hopefully I won't add any toes to my collection, but maybe someday I will make toenail soup! (probably if we ever have mean guests...)
1. Absolut ads (still have them, but i got rid of the doubles!)
2. food boxes- cereal, candy, granola bars, etc. (my grandma made me throw out this collection when it took over my room from floor to ceiling)
3. sharpenings from Yikes pencils (remember those?!)
4. crazy knee high socks! still have lots of those (I even had a chinese supplier)
5. subway and bus transfers
6. bus numbers (possibley my strangest and most OCD collection)
7. blank notebooks (shared this one with kryll)
8. frogs- anything frog
9. the weather section from the Toronto Star (it was so pretty?)
This is all I can remember for now...I had forgotten about some of these! Anyway, hopefully I won't add any toes to my collection, but maybe someday I will make toenail soup! (probably if we ever have mean guests...)
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