UBP

Hello friends...and welcome, strangers! I am coming to the party fashionably late, but hey I made it!

This is my little home on the web. Humble, plain-jane, but mine nonetheless. So...A little about me... Hmm...I think my 'about me' sums it up nicely, so how 'bout few little known facts.

• I am hard of hearing in my right ear. Not many people know this, but it is true. Actually, my freshman year of high school, I was almost completely deaf in that ear, but somehow most of my hearing was recovered. I don't remember how or when...which leads me to my next little known fact -
  
• I have very few memories of my childhood. Seriously! I remember it in flashes and I just don't remember much. I think it's kinda sad, especially when my kiddos ask me to tell them a story from when I was little. I mean, how many times can I re-tell the time that I went delirious from a high-fever when I was 8 or 9 and began yelling at the curtains?!?! Well, the answer to that question is - A LOT! They laugh every time. ;o)
  

• If you came to my home unannounced, you'd most likely discover me wearing one of two pairs of sweat pants. *sigh* It's true; embarrassing, but true. Blue or brown. It's not because I'm in the mom-slump, though I am in the mom slump. It's not even because I don't have the cash to splurge on some more pants, and be certain, I don't. It is mostly because I spend so much of my time putting Vanicream on some little person that I don't want to bother getting more pants that are just going end up grease-stained anyway.

*BUT* You, my blog-party-friend, are coming announced. And so I will be wearing my trusty jeans! ;o)

We'll be listening to fun music. If the kids are awake, most likely it is Dora The Explorer. We have no TV, but we like the senorita's music, comprende? If they're not joining the festivities, then we'll throw in some funk, jazz, and then a little Nora Jones when it's time to chill.

We love games, too. Blokus is a favorite, Pictionary, Mad Gab, Apples to Apples and don't forget the cards!! - Euchre!!

((Now, seriously, if this was really a shin-dig in my own home, we wouldn't do much in the way of snacks. Or if we did, DH and I would be insanely telling you all to wash your hands...like every other minute. "or it is death to N", as DH has been known to say. LOL))

But, I may post some favorite old recipes soon anyway. Just for fun!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Update:

Here are a couple of my favorite party recipes from our pre-food-allergy days (sometimes I really miss those days!)

~Dad's Ultimate Bean dip~

2 cans Brooks Chili Beans (mild or hot, your choice - we like it HOT) ;) Coursely chop in a food processor

1 lb browned ground beef

1 lb velveeta (mexican velveeta for even more kick!)

Mix together in a sauce pan or crock pot and heat till melted well blended.

Serve with your favorite dipping chips - We like Tostitos, Fritos Scoops, and Doritos!

~Easy Peanut Butter Fudge~

Boil 2 c. Sugar and 1/2 c. milk for 3 minutes

Add 1 1/3 c. peanut butter & 7 oz marshmallow creme

Smooth into greased pie plate

Allow to cool and Serve! Simple and DeLiCiouS!!

Throw in some pizza from Papa Murphy's (cheaper and IMHO Super Yummy), and a batch of Pilsbury Traditional Fudge Brownies (my personal fave), and food's on, baby!

Now for the prizes; I am supposed to list my favorites from this amazing list:

Top 3 are (drum roll, please....)

1. 24 — Blog Design by Sweet and Simple Design
2. 62 — Boca Beth Bilingual Beginner Set
3. 137 — Go BPA Free Sippy Sampler Kit

My other super-fave's are (in numerical, and otherwise, no particular order): 7, 18, 23, 37, 45, 48, 54, 59, 67, 116, 123, 141, 145. (Can you tell I *desperately* want a blog makeover?!?!)

That's it for now, folks! Happy partying!

~Lindsay