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Wednesday, November 07, 2007
whiny rant, nipped in the bud
little reminders that this earth is not my home:
- Almost two weeks ago now, we were piling into my parents' van for a trip to town. C was wearing a long, straight denim skirt, and I was demonstrating for her how a lady gets into a van when she's wearing such a thing, and because I am so awesome, mid-demonstration, my head impacted the top of the van's door frame so solidly that I both felt and heard three or four vertebrae popping, reminiscent of the way a bendy straw does if you stretch it out and then compact it again. Um, ouch. The situation is not improving, and now (as soon as the chiropractor's office is closed; my neck even knows that he takes the whole day off on Wednesday) I get these lovely shooting pains down into my shoulders. If I end up in a wheelchair at the age of 34, know all men by these presents that it was my own stupid fault.
- I am going grocery/sundries shopping on Friday. Printer ink is on my list; we need it very badly. Obviously, this is why tonight I got an email from FIL/agent with a whole bunch of papers that I need to print, sign, and return to him tomorrow (when, by the way, I do not ordinarily go into town). I hope a signed document is valid if it has that faint-dark-faint-dark ripple thing going on. You know, I am beginning to wish we had just moved into another stupid rental in the first freaking place. Actually, I lied; I am not beginning to think that; I'm just finally allowing the thought to fully form in my consciousness instead of stuffing it mercilessly back where it came from every time it started to edge forward, as had been the rule previously.
OK, I can hear you saying it: Shut up, Rachel, you ungrateful brat! Sheesh.
You know what? You're right. I am going to stop now because Whining Is Not Nice. Instead, here's an assortment of things that made me smile today:
From my screensaver:
LT, age just past two, with his trademark grin. I never saw such a grinny child as he was then. I miss that carefree grin of his. In fact, I'd better move on before Annie Dillard has to come knock me around some more.
OK. This too:
C, age not quite two, obviously plotting mischief
Today's "Brevity" comic panel. I have no idea why (and frankly, I'm afraid to dig too deeply into my psyche to figure it out, for fear of what I'd find) but this made me guffaw out loud this morning. Repeatedly.
Lastly: Chocolate-chip cookies; I made them last night. I have been making this recipe (not my own; it's from Pillsbury) since the first Christmas I was married and I see no reason to experiment with other methods since these are the BEST CHOCOLATE-CHIP COOKIES EVER.
Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies1 1/4 c. sugar
1 1/4 c. packed brown sugar
1 1/2 c. butter or margarine, softened
2 t. vanilla
3 eggs
4 1/4 c. flour
2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
2 11-oz. packages chocolate chipsPreheat the oven to 375ºF.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the sugars and the butter until
they're light and creamy. (This takes a longish time; don't rush this step.) Add the vanilla and the eggs, and beat well. Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Then add the dry ingredients about a cup at a time to the sugar/butter/eggs concoction, mixing well. Add the chocolate chips, and stir them in with a spoon. When the chips are as evenly distributed as possible, drop dough in rounded teaspoons onto cookie sheets. Bake at 375º for 9 ½ minutes or until they're done to your liking.
The problem is that this recipe makes between four and six dozen cookies, depending on how generous you are with the heaping teaspoons thing. If your cookie capacity is anything like mine, this fact is a disaster in the making. Don't blame me if you can't fit in your jeans tomorrow.
Comments
I hope your neck feels better soon, Rachel!
Posted by: Denise at November 8, 2007 09:54 PM
LT looks like T in that photo. I hope your head and your back feels better. That's poopy.
Posted by: jennifer at November 12, 2007 02:23 PM
