Archives for May 2010

Posting to Your Blog When You Can’t Get To Your Blog

May 31, 2010 by Amy Leave a Comment

So for whatever reason you can’t get to your blog (or Twitter or Facebook). Yourworkhasprobablyblockedit#ahem. But don’t worry! You CAN still post to it…even on your cell phone!

Posterous.com to the rescue! My posterous.com site is pictured below. As you can see, it looks like a very simple blog. And if you’re really paying attention, you’ve seen that post on here already. So why do you need another blog to post to your real blog? Well, Posterous.com is an online blog BUT with a lot of bells and whistles so yes, your content may be duplicated in some cases, but that’s ok! No one even needs to know you’re posting from posterous! Let’s see how this works!

Click in to see!

Sunday Highlights: Grow: Providential Relationships

May 30, 2010 by Amy Leave a Comment

Luke 1:1-4 describes several critical relationships

1 – Relationship with Jesus

We know it’s critical but is it really or are we playing church?

You don’t need to be something you just need to be passionate. We aren’t moving forward because of lack of knowledge or position but lack of passion. We all have something we are invested in (couponing, baseball, video games). We need to be that passionate about growing in Christ.

2 – Relationship with mentor or coach

You need someone ahead of you to pull you along. Luke had Paul. He saw what he was doing.

Pursue someone. It’s not just going to happen.

3 – Relationship with a weaker brother

Luke takes the time to pull Theophilus forward.

If you have a transformation story, care enough for others to share it.

Are you leveraging everything for others to know Jesus or just you?

Lexi’s Preschool Graduation

May 27, 2010 by Amy 4 Comments

Nearly three years ago we sent little Lexi off to preschool without a hitch. It hasn’t been without its drama. I mean, COME ON, days with bad snacks and no playground time is grounds for timeout for a preschool. But she made it through. In fact, she sailed through with flying colors. Lexi loves preschool and loves, loves, loves her friends. She is constantly wanting to call one of them and is setting up plays and playdates for them all. I have been so thankful for amazing teachers for Lexi and it’s just a wonderful program. Today Lexi graduated and barring anymore children, it was our last day with them.

Lexi was very serious about singing What a Mighty God We Serve and I Am a Promise and the few songs they did with hand bells. She gets serious about the hand bells. She was so cute tapping her foot and a scrunching her forehead trying to get it just so.

As expected, I got a little teary at “I’m a Promise”. I dare any of you to watch your child sing that and not get weepy. Overall, I held up better than I did with Emma. Then again, that’s not saying much. It’s not that I was any less sad to leave or less proud of her. In fact, I was probably more sad since that is the last time we will go there. Such a great preschool program. I couldn’t ask for any better. I guess it’s just that Lexi is so excited to go to “big school” so it’s a little easier to let go.

Also as expected, since Lexi proclaimed this morning that she got to do whatever she wanted since it was her graduation day, we stopped at McDonald’s on the way home. Man, I’m gonna miss my little Lexi begging me to go to McDonald’s on the way home from preschool. And her concentrated look at the window driving down the Interstate. And the way she crosses her legs when she’s sated. And my little buddy that goes with me to the bank and post office and grocery store. But onwards and upwards. It’s about her not me. So congratulations, Lexi. I can’t wait to walk you into “big school”!

iPhone Progress

May 26, 2010 by Amy 3 Comments

Sometimes I feel like my iPhone drama could have its own blog.

Since my 3G phone died Saturday I’ve sent it off to BrokemyiPhone.com. They came recommended by BeanTownBloggery.com through Kaitlin and I feel confident it is in good hands. They will be replacing the screen, replacing the battery and possibly the vibrating mechanism. I believe I can get my money back out of it once I get iPhone 4 as it’s not cheap to fix it. Thankfully a lot of people on eBay want iPhones. I just hope the demand doesn’t change in the next month.

So yesterday the 1st gen replacement came in from Jason. I’m not going to admit to breaking into a full out run to my mailbox when I thought it arrived via USPS only to remember he sent it UPS and then meeting the UPS guy halfway through the yard to relieve him of the delivered package. I mean, only a pathetic iPhone addict would do that. So after calmly retrieving the package from the porch where it had been sitting for hours *ahem*, I put my card in and began activating and restoring my phone. Five hours later I went to bed after watching it say it had 2 hours left for 3 of those 5 hours. This morning I woke up to the above progress scan. I *think* it has added one more bar through the morning.

So there we have it. One 1st gen here restoring as slow as Christmas and my 3G is in California. And all patiently waiting for iPhone 4. Less than a month!

American Idol: Finale

May 25, 2010 by Amy 3 Comments

I can’t even go song by song on this. Crystal blew Lee out of the water. Which kind of stinks because I was really pulling for Lee coming in to tonight. Dialidol is showing Lee way ahead though so what do I know? I love Lee and I’ll be happy if he wins but Crystal deserves this. She’s been consistent and out front the entire time. Lee has had his moments and I’d buy Lee’s album way before Crystal’s but I really think she outperformed Lee tonight and overall.

Second Grade and Best-seller List, Here We Come

May 25, 2010 by Amy 2 Comments

Today was Emma’s awards day to wrap up her 1st grade year. I couldn’t help but giggle in glee when her classroom award was for writing. That’s my girl.

Cooking with The Pioneer Woman: Weekly Update

May 24, 2010 by Amy 5 Comments

Spicy Pulled Pork

What shall I say about this? Let’s see. Well, first, this one is notable because it was the very first recipe in my Dutch Oven. It did quite well even though it nearly broke the wire racks because it was so heavy. Wowsers. What else? Let’s see…hmmm…what else can I say before I give this a not so fantastic review? Oh, let’s just get to it.

I think this recipe gave me high hopes! Really high hopes! It’s called spicy and man, did I want spicy. As in, I hope this pork is so full of spice and flavor that Lexi complains and I have to eat her leftovers. Well, it was not so. It is not that the pork was bad. Because in fact, it was yummy as far as pork shoulder goes. All the kids ate it and it received compliments. I rather enjoyed squeezing the limes over it and felt like the Austin-ite that PW described. But I don’t know, it surely was not spicy and except for the pieces that were on the outside it was barely flavorful. I also find it quite tedious to pull the uber-heavy dutch oven out every single hour to turn the meat. I guess what I’m saying is I’d rather just stick a Boston Butt in my crockpot and call it a day.

Iny’s Prune Cake

This, my friends, is what you need to go buy the ingredients for and make TONIGHT. Seriously. I just laughed a little as I read PW’s post and she said the exact same thing. But we’re serious, folks. It is SO GOOD. And before you go, I should tell you you can find prunes in a can where all the dried fruits are. That will save you about 15 minutes of shopping the fresh fruits and vegetable aisles and then asking a cashier about them.

Overall this cake was super easy to make. The hardest part is figuring out when to quit cooking the caramel topping but it is so worth it. So. worth it. The caramel seeps in to the cake and makes it so moist. Everyone had seconds and sometimes thirds for dessert and I might have eaten it for breakfast as well and we might only have one piece left. It’s in her breakfast section in the cookbook but had there been an eat any time, all the time of the day section, this would be in it. Go make it. Now!

Only 4 more to go!

Lexi-ism: Because Sometimes She Can’t Hear From the Back Seat

May 24, 2010 by Amy Leave a Comment

Emma: Mom, why does that yard have a Beware of Dog sign?

Me: Probably because they have a dog that bites.

*silence*

Lexi: Why does the dog fight?

*silence*

Me: BITES, Lexi. Not fight. They have a dog that BITES.

*silence*

Lexi: Then why do they have a frog?

*silence* … and then laughter when we realize she thought I said they have a “frog that fights”

Fighting Frogs. Scary indeed.