Guess what I use as a bean bag? A raisin.

If you haven't seen this, watch it. It's adorable.

If you have seen this, watch it again. It's adorable.

How to Make Adult-only Mac & Cheese

First, make macaroni and cheese. But instead of juvenile macaroni use different, more sophisticated noodles. I choose cavatappi, simply because they are too big to fit into kid's tiny mouths.



Now the second part is really important to making your adult-only mac and cheese.

Add wine.



With the wine moat around your cheese castle, kids won't be able to touch it. Kids hate wine. It's a fact.

Bon Appetit.

Snack Time

I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant

To sum up my dream last night:

• I had a baby.
• It came out with a full set of teeth and I wasn't sure if I should breastfeed.
• My mom advised me NOT to breastfeed to a baby with a full set of teeth.
• I gave the baby Capn' Crunch cereal for dinner instead.
• I was concerned as how to carry the baby because no one gave me a Baby Bjorn.
• Bryan finally named the baby Sydney Angel. We got in a fight.
• I went to a barbecue.

It's weird. My subconscious doesn't remember that I don't eat meat. And that I'm not pregnant. And that I'd never name by baby Sydney. It's Kyndey, that's what I want to name my baby.

What did YOU do today?

Because I made out with my dog in Paris. That's what I did.

This Much We Know

B and I decided that we should write a book about marriage entitled: "This Much We Know or How to Stay Together Forever." it would only have 3 pages and the first two would be pictures of us, most likely running towards each other in a grassy field. The third page would have these simple rules:

1. If you would like to have bedroom time, do not try out new impersonations of people you know, especially relatives.

2. If your house smells like hotgarbagetrashcanmelt, go ahead and check the trash before blaming the aforementioned smell on your partner's bad breath. This tip alone will save your marriage.

3. If you happen to get into a fight, be the first one to laugh. Yes, your partner will automatically think that he's won, but you got the last laugh. (wink)

4. Dinner can be cooked by anyone in the marriage.

5. Always remember the golden rule: tis better to give, than to receive. And by give I mean shop, and by receive I mean to save. Just make sure the spending is fair. And by fair I mean 60% to the wife, 30% to the husband, 10% to the wife.

6. Maybe the most important rule of all -- do not ever pronounce marriage as "mawwaige" especially before the words counseling or vows.

What's in a Surname?

Someone asked for my email address over the phone today at work. Since my name is hard for 70% of all Americans to understand (85% for Canadians) I spelled it out for her.
 
"k-e-n-d-i" -- she stopped me and repeated it back to me slowly. I confirmed. Yes, Kendi is my first name.
 
"dot" -- "dot" she said, "as in a period?" Yes, as in a period.
 
"s-k-e-e-n" she stopped again. I could hear the confusion in her pause.
 
"Skeen? Is that your last name?"
 
To which I answered, "No. 2003 is my last name but that email address was taken so I randomly chose Skeen."  Fine, I didn't actually say that but I did answer with a swift "No" which further confused her. Oh and look "confusing a random caller" was on my to-do list. Mission accomplished. 

Bad Music Monday

This video will mess you up.


I hope your Monday was better than this video.

What's in a name?

"Your name was really cool in college. It really fit you then."

My husband dropped this bomb on me the other day. Keywords here was and then. So I guess I'm up for a name change. Here are my options:

Karen (i've never met a Karen I didn't like)

Gene/Jean (mostly because it rhymes with my last name and I like the unisex spelling feature)

Precious (albeit there is a movie out there with the same name, but I think that trend will pass)

I could also just add a few letters to my current name like Jakendi or Okendi or Kakendi. Either way, it doesn't matter. I just want to be as cool as I was in college. Now taking suggestions.

Love Handles are so 2009.

I got this email from Piperlime today. Turns out Saddle Bags are in for the fall.


I was really hoping Muffin Tops would make the top 10 cut again this year, but it looks like I'll just have to wait until spring.

the code of distrust

I cooked a meal with pasta, garbanzo beans and boiled eggs last week. Bryan informed me that I broke the code of trust with that meal. I'm no longer allowed to be in the kitchen alone.

He did applaud me on my grocery shopping today though. I came home with none of those aforementioned items and 4 boxes of popcorn. Someone's a happy camper. And that someone is me. It's taken me 2.5 years to figure out how to get off of kitchen duty and I figured it out with one box of pasta, an old can of lentils and a moment of severe misjudgment.

Don't worry. Popcorn for dinner isn't all that bad. Especially when mixed with boiled eggs...

Bad Music Monday

...because Monday's aren't bad enough.

This week's BMM video is brought to us by Garth Brooks and 1994. Take it away Garth.

Garth brooks - the red strokes
What's better than green paint coming out from your pants and onto your bare feet?
Absolutely nothing.