Today

My Iphone 3S is capturing what's going on today.  Aztec print, paper snowflakes, insulation blowing, grocery list making and all.

Lady is petrified of everything non-threatening.  Swiffers, Tape Measures, and now insulation blower tubes.  She cowered in the bathroom overseeing the operation.  Complete with dramatic shivers.

Insulation blowing is actually really boring.

These have been added to my wardrobe.  Justin is unsure about them.  I'm very sure about them.

Our rug from World Market got delivered yesterday.  We got it 40% off.  Pretty proud of that.  Don't worry, I've already spilled a large glob of chocolate icing on it.  

What one does whilst their husband, husband's friend, and the family pit bull blow insulation?  Make a bomb-diggity grocery list.

And admire the two foot tall Christmas tree with her paper snow flake friends.

Fun Fact: I had to look on Martha Stewart.com to figure out how to make a paper snow flake.  The first one I made fell in pieces because I cut the very important corner that shall never be cut.  Oops. 

Reese's Peanut Butter Pie

I have a cousin-in-law [is that what you call them?] named Reece whom I lovingly call Reecey-Pie just to get his goat.  He and my Brother-in-law [I know that one is right], JB, have been kicking some major bum this season in football.  In fact, Thursday is the state final game for their little town.  The team is a great group of boys playing their hearts out and I'm so glad to be in-law-related to some of them.  I'm so blessed to have married into such a wonderful family.  J and I are playing hooky on Thursday to cheer the boys on and hope with the rest of the town, no joke, that they'll finish up this year with an undefeated season.  It means a lot to them, they're all playing for another cousin-in-law [or whatever they're called] of mine that is cheering them on from heaven.  Win or lose, these boys have done amazing.  They continuously bring tears to our eyes for their hard work and awesome team spirit.

Tears aside, this post is about one of my favorite desserts.  

Reese's Peanut Butter Pie. Oh my.

Recipe:

1 package of instant chocolate pudding

1 1/2 cups almond/soy/coconut/regular/rice milk

2/3 cup of peanut butter

1 package of cool whip

8-10 regular sized reese's peanut butter cups

1 cookie pie crust

or

2 cups graham or cookie crumbs with 6 Tbl of melted butter (graham only add 2 tsp of sugar)

Pre-bake the crust at 350 for 8-10 minutes if it is not a store bought crust.

Combine pudding, milk and peanut butter and whip for 2 minutes.  The stand mixer with whisk attachment is super convenient for this recipe.  Chop up the Reese's while the pudding mixture is whipped and set aside about 2-3 peanut butter cups worth for sprinkling on top.

When the pudding mixture starts to thicken, remove from mixer and fold in entire carton of cool whip and the rest of the Reese's.

Pour in cooled pie crust, sprinkle garnishing Reese's, cover and freeze for at least 3 hours.

Cut.  Eat.  Think about what heaven will taste like.  Imagine that it's going to taste like peanut butter pie.  Share the pie with someone.  Agree that it's the best thing you've ever eaten.  Share your theory about heaven.  Be happy.

Oh.  And here is the real deal Reecey-Pie

My brother-in-law [JB] is the blonde football player in the middle.  Reecey-Pie is the handsome baldish football player.  Look at that wonderful family I acquired.  Lucky girl.

daylight savings time....

IS MESSING WITH MY HEAD.

I started making lunch at 10:30.  Ooops.  I'm crazy hungry for supper and it's only 4:18 pm.  Seriously?  

In other news.  This is what my pit bull has been doing this weekend (she's currently examining the fireplace very thoroughly.)

 

Sunbathing.  Neighborspying.  Justincuddling.  Coatwearing.  And BeingcarriedbyMeganwhilstsecretelylovingit.

In conclusion.  Pit Bulls love weekends.

My instagram points out what else they love @soliloquymegan.

tonight I met Optimus Prime

And his little brother exclaimed 

"HAPPY-HALLO-TWIKT-O-TWEET!!"

[after he summoned me to the door by gently knocking and then using the "come here" finger signal to me]

Which was the cutest thing ever.  Also he was dressed as Bumblebee from Transformers.  AND he had a lion hat on.  Which was awesome.  

Here is the only sad and blurry picture I have of my Halloween costume this year.

Basically there was a costume contest at work and I'm fiercely competitive when prizes are involved.  So we didn't win, but we each got 5$ gift cards to fareway.  Worth it.  And one of my kiddos told me I was cute.  Then I took his stitches out.  

I'm usually pretty anti dairy

But Yoplait Frozen Yogurt is pretty much the best thing ever.  

Two words.

Strawberry.  Banana.