Looking for inspiration

Hi. My name is Wendy and I've been a blog slacker lately. (Hi Wendy.) And while I admit that I have this problem, it doesn't actually bring me to the first step to recovery. What does? Going through photos I've saved. Oh, yeah.

So I found the above picture and it reminded me of an old post. As an update to that post, my daughter is much better at chewing gum now and has turned into a gum fiend. There go my chances of seeing a bubble butt.

Mostly though, the picture reminded me of being pregnant with my daughter. Why, one may ask? Well, for those of you who are not 'in the know,' exercise balls are great for your back and for helping your hips to spread when you're pregnant. I know. Who would want their hips to spread? Well, I'll tell you what - if you're about to push out something the size of a watermelon, you want those puppies to spread. Anyway, back to my story. I really wanted to get an exercise ball, but they weren't as easy to find as they are these days.

My one criteria? I didn't want a white one.

But white was the only color I could find.

Why wouldn't I want a white ball? Because it was enough being pregnant and I didn't want to look like I was trying to hatch a giant egg. So there you have it. Kinda changes the way you look at that picture now, doesn't it?

Square Chickens

My two children were arguing all through dinner tonight. Yes, the 6 year old and the 37 year old. And what could they possibly argue about that entire time? Whether or not there are square chickens.

You see, I made Chicken Squares for dinner. They're super yummy and the whole family gobbles them up. Anyway, my daughter asked me what was in them. Before I could even get out my answer, my husband tells her that they're made from square chickens. Being the smart cookie that she is, she didn't believe him. Since they both seem to have the arguing gene, neither would give in. So I got to listen to, "Yes there are!" and "No there aren't!" while eating my meal. Doesn't that sound like fun? I would post the recipe here, but do you know how hard it is to find square chickens?

Speaking of chickens, I saw something very odd the other day. I saw a woman and her child walking a chicken. At least, that's what it looked like. I don't live in farm country, so it's not everyday that you see a chicken around here, least of all one being taken for a walk. The chicken wasn't on a leash or anything, but it was just walking along with them. It's times like this that I wish I had a camera with me. Hmmm... I wonder if chickens make good pets...