Tuesday, September 24, 2013

You NEED this

I know most of these blog posts are about the kids. Cute, Funny, Short.
Today I am going to post a recipe.  I got it off Pinterest, I'm not going to lie.  But really it is the most AMAZING thing you have ever eaten in your life.  It isn't hard to make, and it goes QUICK!
It tastes JUST like a Snickers bar!
Here Goes:
Servings: 24 Ready in: 1 hour, plus 1 hour chilling time
Ingredients:
FIRST LAYER
1 cup milk chocolate chips
¼ cup creamy peanut butter
SECOND LAYER
4 tablespoons butter
1 cup sugar
¼ cup evaporated milk
1 ½ cups marshmallow crème
¼ cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup salted peanuts
THIRD LAYER
14-oz. bag caramels, unwrapped
¼ cup evaporated milk
FOURTH LAYER
1 cup milk chocolate chips
¼ cup creamy peanut butter
Directions:
1. Coat a 9x13 pan with cooking spray and set aside.
2. FIRST LAYER: In a small bowl, combine chocolate chips and peanut butter. Heat in the
microwave in two 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval. Stir until creamy and pour
in an even layer into the bottom of the prepared pan. Place pan in freezer.
3. SECOND LAYER: In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in the
sugar and evaporated milk and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes.
Remove from heat and immediately stir in marshmallow crème, peanut butter and vanilla.
Add peanuts and stir until incorporated. Pour mixture over the chocolate layer from the
freezer and spread evenly. Place back in freezer.
4. THIRD LAYER: Add the caramels and evaporated milk to a small saucepan. Cook over
medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until caramel is melted and smooth. Remove pan from
freezer and pour caramel over the second layer. Place back in freezer.
5. FOURTH LAYER: In a small bowl, combine chocolate chips and peanut. Heat in the
microwave in two 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval. Stir until creamy and pour
in an even layer onto the top.
6. Refrigerate for an hour or so.  Then eat the crap out of it.  Yup.

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Keys

I play keyboard in my church band at Revolution Church.  Playing keyboard with a "mouse" keyboard and a computer is VERY different than playing my grandmothers Wurlitzer.  I've struggled with learning the technology part of things, and have even been dubbed "technotarded".

Over the past three days, I have had every problem known to man with the keyboard.  Things aren't syncing, they aren't saving right, two slides are going up when I assign one, and then, today, it just stopped.  Everything was programed correctly, and there was just no sound.  NOTHING.

I was about in tears.  Gordon came home and fixed it.  I don't know how, I don't really care, but it was fixed.  Gannons radar picked up that a technological device was open for destruction and honed in on the Axium49.  I fought like a well trained ninja.  The keyboard was safe.  Gordon was enlisted to have a "respect other peoples things" conversation with the boy.  I'm not 100% sure what was said, but I know about 15 minutes later, Gannon looked at me and said,

"Mom, when will you pass this demon-possessed keyboard down to me?  When you get a different keyboard?  'Cuz these are REALLY good Keys!  REALLY really good!"

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Fired


As heard from upstairs:
Gannon: SIRI, If you don't get in here right now, I'm going to fire you from helping me clean my room!

Siri: mumble mumble mumble, UGH!
Gannon: MOM!  SIRI JUST FIRED ME FROM PLAYING WITH HER, AND NOW SHE FIRED ME FROM LOVING HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Siri: *Sweetly sings song in background.