Saturday, September 29, 2007

my own little rave


the kids had a school event last night. It was awesome fun for them. My son turned off the lights at home and started swinging his glow necklaces around. I should have set my camera on a tripod and fixed the settings, but these shots turned out pretty cool.

my pepper relish brings all the boys to the yard

It hurt to cut up those beautiful Scotch bonnets. It hurt my husband more because there was a tear in gloves he was using. Then he had to go to work. He had previously made a batch of pepper relish using apple cider vinegar, which made my house stink for 3 days, and made all the neighbors come over to ask what the horrible smell was and could I make it stop. I made this batch in an effort to improve on the last, including 5 different hot peppers, green tomatoes and white vinegar and the beloved garlic. It was beautiful cooking, smelled awesome, and was told is very good. I haven't tasted it because I am afraid of it. I have been told it very hot!

no wonder they look at me weird

So last week in my eventful life, I was running late in the morning, had 9 min. to get the kids and I out the door. I grabbed what I thought was The Body Shop Acne Gel ( yes, I am 35 with acne). What I did grab was The Body Shop Peel-Off Acne Mask, which is in a similar tube with of course, the same logo. It's bright green and thick and dries in 15 min. I now have 8 min before leaving so I grabbed a washcloth and wiped it off, or so I thought. So I make it to the kids' school and become involved in a conversation with another mom, and she looks at me weird, which I am used to because they all think I'm weird (I live outside the Cul-de-Sac). I noticed as I drove away, flipped my visor against the morning sun, and caught a glimpse in the mirror of the bright neon green goo hanging from my nose like a sick alien snot booger. Yeah.