speaking of t.v.

I thought I had seen it all until Sunday. There is a new series called Sister Wives and it is about 3 women all married to Kody, a squirrely hair guy who can juggle 3 wives and a house full of 13 children. And since Polygamy is against the law, it makes the show even more outrageous. Now this is not just extreme reality t.v., this is just ridiculous. During the last episode, we were introduced to Kody and the sister wives. They are called sister wives, because they say they are like sisters. The first wife has only one child, the second
has three and is expecting, and the third wife had the rest and is expecting again too.
Obviously there is not enough excitement in the family, because Kody is courting again and is about to marry the 4th wife. He left the family to go 4 hours away to have a date with Robyn, the new (young)girlfriend and came home all smiley faced. I knew right then and there that it was a good thing I was not married to him because I would have slapped that silly grin right off of his face.

Oh, and he had to announce to the children that he was planning to marry Robyn and bring her (and her three children )into the family. I can just imagine what its like trying to explain that Daddy needs one more wife, because 3 is not enough.

There is a lot of anxiety bubbling up in that family and if I were Kody I would stay clear of the weekend yard chores, it looks to me like an ax is about to fall.

Crazy t.v.

I call it crazy t.v. because it makes me crazy when I watch it, one is America's fascination with midgets on reality t.v., another is the Hoarders series, another is
extreme foods. I can't watch any of these without wanting scream, clean or gag.
This crazy t.v. makes no sense to me. I think I am like most people, but maybe not.

I like to watch programs that teach me , or ones that entertain me, and some that even shock me, but I do not like programs that fall into the extreme categories, like eating centipedes, or fish eyes, or worms. I watched a program last week about a woman who
hoards, when it ended I got out of bed and cleaned out a closet, then the next day I got up and cleaned out another one, all because of one lady on t.v. who won't throw away anything, not even the trash.

And then there is the midget reality show, not that there is anything wrong with it, but really...

Cabbage Soup Results

Wednesday came and I had finally choked down the last of the cabbage soup. Anyone who
loves me please don't say the word cabbage in the next month. My tape measure says that
I added 1 inch to my bosom, 1 inch to my waist and lost 1 inch to my hips, which means
that I make a completely straight line from bosom to bottom. I'm not taking this news
very well, I was expecting the guaranteed 10 lb weight loss in one week! Instead I have the outline of a fettucini noodle except I'm round, I guess that would make me
a penne pasta, which shows you how hungry I am.

Lists

I keep lists,love lists, need lists of things to do, things to paint ,grocery lists, things I want to buy, etc. And a bucket list, really. That's a funny term coined by a movie about things you want to do before you die, but its a really fun list to make and I have added and subtracted from it over the years... a lot of wishes yet granted, maybe its time to start working on that.

I would like to:
See the Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights
Hike in the Grand Canyon
Fly in a Helicopter (the Medical Helicopter does not count)
Ride on a camel
Climb all the way to the top of a cell tower (a short one)
Stay overnight in a forest ranger tower
Go to a roller derby
Ride my grocery cart back to my car
Skate in a roller skating rink
Try to ice skate
Bowl
Paint one really good painting
Fly in a hot air balloon
Drive across country in an 18 wheeler truck, well maybe to Jackson
See Greece
Sail in a large sailboat for several days, but not more than 7, maybe 1
Kayak again with my brothers
See Fr. Egan's grave in Ireland
Hike part of the Appalachian Trail,
Ride a train in the engine, with the engineer if course
Go up in a glider one more time
Meet James Taylor in person
Spend the night in a castle
Travel on the Orient Express

Cabbage Soup Diet

You can Google Soup Diets and this is the one that comes up on the top of the list of soups for dieting. And so I went to the grocery store with my list for green onions, green bell peppers, carrots, cabbage, etc... Came home and began to chop, and chop and chop. There is a whole bunch, as in "the" whole bunch of celery in this recipe. That is a lot of celery. There is only a half of cabbage, chopped, which is a lot of cabbage chopped. There is two large cans of tomatoes and a large bottle of V-8 juice too.

Jody and I really like cabbage - especially stir fried or boiled in wedges in salty water that has been seasoned with ham seasoning. So I'm thinking, "this soup is going to be a tasty weight loss hit". We are having cabbage soup for supper! I forgot how strong cabbage smells, its really not so bad when there are other smells going along with it like pork, chicken or fish, but standing alone, its like sauerkraut...just a little/ lot stinky. In the kitchen, in the den, in the bedrooms, in my bathroom, smells of cabbage - that sweet aroma, much like a dead mouse or rat that can't be found. Now thinking, I understand this diet plan completely. Once you cook this stuff, you will never be able to eat it or anything else as long as that smell is in the kitchen. My appetite is totally gone. I'm feeling skinny just smelling this soup.
I can't wait to have it for breakfast.

Meatloaf

Not the singer, but meatloaf, the kind that you eat. While watching Mother's favorite
t.v. channel, The Food Channel, Ina cooked meatloaf and so I compared hers to mothers
and mixed it up and here it is. Egan just cleaned her plate and she is picky, Lizzie
this is for you:

2 1/2 pounds of ground chuck
1 onion chopped
1/2 bell pepper chopped
2- 3 cloves of garlic, or more minced
1 tsp. thyme
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
1/2 package of Lipton's onion soup mix
1/4/cup wochestershire sauce
1/3 cup beef broth
1 TB tomato paste
2 eggs
1/2 cup bread crumbs

Tomato ketshup

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees
saute the onion, bell pepper and garlic in a little oil, take it off the heat. Put the ground chuck in a large bowl, Add to the vegetables the thyme, salt, black pepper, onion soup mix, woster sauce beef broth and tomato paste, stir together and pour over
the meat. Beat 2 eggs and pour on top. With your Clean Hands mix this all together,
add the bread crumbs and mix together, folding it in and not overmixing. Pour the meat
onto a baking pan that has been lightly greased and form into a loaf shape, uniform in
shape so that it bakes evenly. Pour tomato ketshup on top of the meat, enough to cover
the top. Place the meat into the oven. On the shelf below the meat put a pan of water
this will keep the meat moist and from drying out while cooking. Cook the meat
until it is done about 1 hour, but you may have to taste test.

When the meat is done, remove it from the pan out of any grease onto another platter,
and serve. ummm good.