2009 October | Lola B's

Francophile…

October 30, 2009

I was sitting having coffee with my friend Christina yesterday….you don’t know her yet but if you are coming to the Inspired evening event on Dec 5th..then you will get to meet her. Christina has a shop called Sage Creek…and it has anthroplogiesque style boutique clothing…but at a price range i can afford. I would give you her shop info….but she is in the process of completely re-doing her entire site and will shortly be joining the blog world by storm.

I can’t wait to introduce you to her….

she’s totally freakin’ cute…
…with 3 kids {just like me…}

lives in an old farmhouse…{just like me..}

wears a size 2….{just like me…}

got married in France…..{just like me…}

alright….i might not really be a size 2….but if you multiply it by 4….then it’s almost a size 2….

and i almost got married in France….i mean…i did think about it….and the cakes were ordered from

a French bakery…so really……

it’s pretty close.

She even offered to dress me for the event…so i only had to think about that for a minute…

anyways….my fab new friend was asking me if i had seen the new Country Living magazine write up…about a house located in Wayne…which is literally only 10 minutes from me.

uhhhhh

nooooo

i had not.

so i rushed home…

after stopping by the hair salon to get rid of the grey that has been sooo slowly creeping into my life…

anyways….the write up is on a girl named Caroline Scheeler…..

who could easily be my new best friend with that uber fabulous ruffle top she has on….

I tried calling Caroline….but she wouldn’t take my calls…..

whats the deal with that? I told her..i promise i am not a stalker…i just want to come with my kids..

and see if sitting on a gorgeous settee in the dining room is really as cool as it looks…

like this settee……not quite the price tag i paid for mine that was on craigslist…but this one is from Anthro…

and would look fabulous sitting at the farmtable in my diningroom…

and the best part of the story is Caroline has a daughter……the same age as lola.

yup….

the same age….

i also left Caroline a message about our girls being the same age and probably totally going through all

the same things…..

and they could soooo be besties….

just like Caroline and myself…..

but the problem is…..

Caroline is not returning my calls…..

oh…one more thing….my little shop got a write up {here}…so make sure you pop over and enter the giveaway…..and there are still just a few spots left for {this}.

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A journey…

October 28, 2009

Do you ever just sit back and think for a minute.

I have…..about my relationship with my daughter. You see…we are so eerily similar in so many ways.

We are both so stubborn and hard headed….that sometimes….i have to take a step back just to see that

she is me.

This girl…is me.

Now granted….i don’t think i ever took scissors to my hair…because….well…..

err..

and i never said to my mom…your the worst mom ever…

nope…never ever ever said that.

Oh…and i never packed my suitcase and threatened to walk out the front door…

nope.never.

well…..see….i might have done that when i was little……

and that just proves my point that my little girl is me.

We all have struggles….we all have balances……

and i’m just trying to find mine.

ours.

a balance.

When i was talking with a friend the other day…she told me…do you realize how absolutely private you are…about your life…even to your closest friends.

She’s right.

I am SO private…yet so open.

I can talk freely about my life in doses and give you glimpses….the same i would a friend.

She then told me that even your closest friend should know all the deep down dirt so that they can in fact be a real friend.

I only have one friend that knows the deep…the dirty…the ugly.

My mom.

Not that there is much dirt…..or much ugly…

but there was some…

and my mom is still my closest go to girl.

I want that with my daughter…..

I want her to be open with me….but i still want to be a parent.

I think we all go through challenging phases in parenting….

otherwise…i wouldn’t think you were normal…

I think parenting girls is so hard….and i truly hope that it will

be as rewarding ….

as my relationship with my mom.

I decided to ask lola to share with you her all time favorite book.

{She thought that was pretty cool that i asked her opinion….

and that i was going to share this with you….}

It’s called ‘The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane’.

She…..i mean ….WE…..love this book.

It’s about a little toy rabbit that is lost…only to find his way home….after a long journey.

I.love.this.book

You will love this book……

as for me…i just picked up Julia Childs cookbook…….yup….

now you won’t see me doing a recipe a day….

oh..

no..

you..

won’t…

but i did make a promise with myself….

that i’m going to try and make a better home …..

and by that…

i need to start cooking a wee bit more.

Not that mac n cheese is so bad…

but my hubby did say….

I really loved it when you made those rotisserie chicken enchilada’s….

and i really loved that

apple crisp.

Anyhoo….

that’s a bit about me….

getting a little deep there.

oh….and since you asked about the recipe….

Heart Attack apple crisp:

apple filling

* 8 oz unsalted butter {2 sticks}

* 8 granny smith apples, peeled,cored and sliced

* 4 tsp fresh lemon juice

* 1 tsp grated fresh ginger

* 1 c. light brown sugar {packed}

* 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

*4 tbsp flour

cobbler topping

* 1/2 c light brown sugar

* 1 c. all-purpose flour

* 1/2 tsp cinnamon

* 1/2 c quick oatmeal

* 1/8 tsp salt

* 8 oz. unsalted butter {2 sticks}

Prepare

Preheat over to 350.

Filling: melt butter in large saute pan on med heat. add apples and saute briefly. add lemon juice, ginger,brown sugar and cinnamon. Blend mixture to incorporate all ingredients. sprinkle flour over mixture and blend well.

cook for about 5 minutes stirring occasionally. let cool.

Topping: in a mixing bowl blend all the topping ingredients except butter until evenly mixed. Cut pieces of butter into mixture until just crumbly.

Assemble: Place cooled apple filling into shallow baking dish. Sprinkle cobbler mixture over top.

bake about 30 minutes till lightly brown on top.

serve warm.

Now…

I cut out one stick from each …the mixture and the filling….and you could probably cut out more if your

heart desires…..

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Oh..hello monday.

October 26, 2009

Have you noticed that it’s getting darker earlier?…..which leads to shorter days and longer nights.

The only reason i mention this is because for as long as i can remember…i have been a morning person…which in short translates to not a night person.

All of my friends know that if taking me to a movie that starts anytime after 9….then i’m pretty much a

goner….i am the one falling asleep….my head totally falling forward before it jerks back into place.

I won’t even mention the fact that i have restless leg syndrome…

though it has not been confirmed….

but i’m really…positive…that i have it.

I am the girl that in the winter….who wants to climb into bed as soon as the children are asleep.

If you call my home after nine…..it goes straight to voicemail….

yes…i am her.

Anyways….where am i going with this….who knows….but i guess i’m just letting you know not to call my house after 9…

So….back to what i was talking about….apples….

err….

well….now i am going to chat apples….we have a gazillion left over from last weekend when we went apple picking {again}….so i got my trusty helpers..and gathered them around to help me peel….so that we could make our favorite….apple crisp.

Did you know that my recipe calls for 3 sticks of butter….yes….and because i did not want to wake up in the middle of the night with a heart attack…. i decided to drastically reduce the amount….but there is

nothing better than apples basting in a pan on the stove full of melted butter.

We made our apple crisp…then gathered around as a family to watch the movie…”Goonies”.

Do you remember that movie growing up? Oh…how i remember quite clearly…how in love i was with

Rand….and i really wanted to be Kerry…..so much so…

that i asked my mother to sign me up for acting classes.

gulp.

My mother agreed….and so she signed me up.

We arrived at the studio in Hollywood where she dropped me off {yes…back then you just dropped off your 12 year old at a studio and tell her you’ll be back in a few hours….}

and there i was with about 100 other people who probably paid $100 each for acting class.

It was all going well….till they decided to split everyone into small groups…..then give us all a script to memorize…..

and then we had to go back into the huge group of people…..

stand up in front of everyone…

and say our script.

If you know me…i’m not shy…i like to talk….

but i do not like to talk in front of people….

my eye’s get glossy…

my lips start to twitch…

saliva starts to pool in my mouth…

and i start stuttering….

let’s just say….i never got that “call back”…….