Magic Spit

This afternoon Jay was in desperate need of a nap, very whiny and cranky. Knowing that he has outgrown napping but still needing one I tried to tell him that he didn't have to sleep, just play quietly in his room. 9 times out of 10, this trick works. He's quiet for a 1/2 hour and when I go check on him, he has passed out. Not today!!
He peeked his head out of his room and asked if he could come out yet. I glanced at him over the back of the couch and said, no, you really need more quiet time. (Since he was not yet asleep) I noticed that his lips were blue. I just figured he was drawing on himself with marker and had blue lips. I told Jeremy to have Jay come out of his room to show him his face. When he came out we saw it was more than just his face and it was NOT marker. There was this blue/black stuff all over his hands, arms, face and feet. We asked him what it was and he said it was his spit. Huh? So I said "Jay, this is not spit. What is it?" He got really mad and said "YES it is my spit. It's magic!" (See, I told you he needed a nap) At this point I asked him to show me his magic spit trick. He ran back into his room and grabbed a black Color Wonder paper, spit on it, smeared it around to reveal the colors underneath. He said he couldn't find his "white marker" so he used his magic spit instead. Here is his artwork. He may not have put his blood, sweat and tears into his work, but close enough!

Thank goodness we always have OxyClean on hand. Took the stuff right out of his shirt. I threw Jay in the bath, but it still won't come off of him. Hopefully a long soak everyday will take it off completely before church. Too bad I can't just take him swimming all weekend.
Oh, and totally off topic, but I took a picture of him washing his hands in the bathtub. My little point-and-shoot camera is so awesome. I loved the way the water looks in this picture so I am sharing that with you too.

YUMMMMMM!

I just made the most incredible dinner tonight. It was right up there with my chicken enchiladas and lasagna recipes. It's pretty easy to make too so that is even better. So the next time you are in the mood for some Asian food but don't feel like going out, try this:

Chicken Pad Thai
1 lb chicken breast tenderloins
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
2 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 lime, juice of
10-12 sprigs of fresh cilantro minced
1-2 whole green onions, chopped
1/4 cup of lightly salted, crushed roasted peanuts
1 box of Annie Chun's Pad Thai Rice Noodles (sauce included in box)

Cook chicken in olive oil and add chopped red pepper. Cook until edges of pepper start to turn color. Add lime juice, cilantro, and green onions. Cook on low another 5 minutes . In separate pot, cook noodles according to box directions. Rinse noodles and add to chicken pan to stir fry along with sauce packet. Top with crushed peanuts. Serves 3

I doubled this recipe and we have some left overs for Jer to take work. (Or for a midnight snack)
The Annie Chun's Noodles were in the Organic section at Smiths. At $4.30/box it was the most expensive part of the whole meal, but it was SO worth it. I'll have to look for a coupon next time.

8 Years

In eight years Jeremy and I have:
*Moved twice
*Held 8 jobs between the two of us. (Not counting the babysitting or computer side jobs)
*Visited California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., Florida and Canada.
*Seen the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls.
*Had two amazing children
*Had two agonizing miscarriages
*Owned 4 cars
*Stayed in the scariest/sleaziest motel in Seligman, Arizona and stayed in the most gorgeous/upscale hotel in St. Petersburg Florida.
*Met Yogi Berra
*Gone through the Palmyra, Toronto, Las Vegas, Redlands and Salt Lake Temples.
*Watched WAY too many movies.
*Had WAY too many fights.
*Discovered that I shouldn't scratch the back of my leg after the lights have been turned off.
*Had a psycho kitty that ran away. (My fault for leaving the front door open when I went outside for a few minutes)
*Learned that having our own computers was worth the extra expense.
*Gotten Jeremy 5 weeks shy of his Electrical Engineering Associates. (CAN'T WAIT til May 15)
*Plucked each others first gray hairs.
*Had every member of our family undergo anesthesia/surgery.
*Learned all about fatty oxidation disorders and how to deal with such a problem.
*Received a miracle when we found out Alyssa was only a carrier and not a victim of VLCAD.
*Had many prayers answered.
*Had many prayers unanswered.
*Fallen more in love than we were on our wedding day 8 years ago.