Save The Drama For Your Mamma!

Dang it! I am the Mamma! And did I get the drama!

A parent went all crazy train on an older man who made a comment about her parenting style. The two were having an extreme curing match in the parking lot.

An umpire ended a game too early after he said he was following the managers directions from the pre-game meeting.

A kid was ejected for being disrespectful to an umpire after disagreeing with his call. Kid then proceeded to rant rave and flip him off as he made his way off the field and out of the dugout.

All of these incidents require multiple emails, parent contact and tons of follow up. 7:52 pm and my LL day started at 6:50 am with a trip to Vons for Colin's breakfast burrito and a Monster... and donuts for the Snack Shack.

165 days left as prez... but whose counting?

It is what it is...
Namaste

Vino Courtesy of Groupon

I love my wine and I love my Groupons and I especially love it when the two come together.
Deal #1 $10 for 2 people to go wine tasting at the Bernardo Winery
Deal #2  $15 for $30 worth of lunch at the Cafe Merlot located at the Bernardo Winery.

Wine tasting and lunch for 2 for only $25! Added bonus is the Bernardo Winery is just a few exits up the 15. We don't even have to go to Temecula! SCORE!!! I grab my partner in all things alcoholic, Phyllis and off we go!

One of the best things was instead of having your tasting and then listening to the blah, blah, blah, we were given a punch card, our 1st taste and encouraged to walk around the shops, farmer's market, etc. AFTER you go the the Sweet Shop and get your chocolate pairing!

So that's how it goes. Wine, chocolate, wander, repeat 5 times.

And the lunch was delish as well! I had the ahi poke lettuce wraps and Phyllis had the lobster bisque and the Ruben. Really...

It was awesome! And the brilliance of it is by time you have tasted all the wine, you have looked in all the shops and the credit card is freed by the slightly boozy buzz.

A successful day out. We put the Good in Good Friday!

It is what it is...
Namaste

Baked Eggs?

As most of us know Facebook has pretty much become RecipeBook... well, except for my friend, Tiffany its "Promote My Book" Official Shout Out to Aspiring Author TJ West and her book November Rain. Order it on iTunes. To be released June 10. Look for her on Facebook as TJ West or here is her blog: http://authortjwest.blogspot.com/

Back to the eggs. I am not a fan of eggs so they are generally off my radar. I sometimes make them when Captain Grandpa or Phyllis is here. The kids like them and Cara likes the hard boiled variety. Colin can whip up an omelet with the best of them.  Like I said, unless someone asks, its usually off my radar.

Since its Easter, I have been seeing how to make hard boiled eggs in the oven. Yea, right. Recipe for disaster, I think. But....I'm usually up for a good experiment. Remember the wine gummies??? Yummo!

Here we go!

I went with 6 since that was not to many to ruin...
Preheat oven to 325
Put them in muffin tins so they don't roll around.

Bake for 30 minutes
Take out

No explosion - in fact they look just the same.
Put them in an ice bath, cause eggs need a chilly bath for 10 minutes.

The shell came off very easily

Have your taste tester ready to enjoy.

Phyllis says they are perfect!
Who knew??? It works! No boiling water, no timing and No Mess!

It is what it is...
Namaste

Conflicted

It has been well documented here at It Is What It Is that MMWLL has serious issues with hobo's. illegal dumping, shopping carts, etc so here's what happened yesterday. 

My MIL, Phyllis arrives from NJ with ...PORK ROLL!!!! WooHooo!!!Yummo! So off I go to Von's (local grocery store) to pick up some pretzel buns. (New item that I thought would be delicious with the pork roll- and they were.)

On my way back, I see this man taking some bags out of a stolen CVS cart at the usual cart dumping spot at the MMWLL field. FYI, the cart dumping spot is DIRECTLY under the NO Dumping sign. 

What do I do? I speed around to the next entrance, and circle back to take his picture as he leaves the cart. 

I got one!!!!

Me: Can you please take that cart back to the store where you got it?

Him: (in an old  man, Asian voice) NO, NO, not my cart!

Me: Can you please take your cart back. I saw you take those bags out of that cart. You can't leave that cart there.

Him: NO, NO, That not my cart!

Me: See me taking your picture? I took your picture taking those bags out of that cart. Please take it back.

Him: NO, NO! No picture! That not my cart! As he walks away across the street to the apartments.

What do I do, you  ask? I follow him so I can find out where he lives and take more pictures.

It took abut 45 minutes for him to walk through the apartment complex. He toddled along, pausing every 10 minutes or so to take a break. 

I said to myself, " Self, is this worth it? I'm stalking an inform old man. I kind of feel bad for him.This is taking so stinking loooooong. I could be enjoying my mojito right now."

But I stuck with it. He probably does this every few days. Walks to the store, gets his stuff and then takes a cart. 

Do I feel pity and compassion for him personally? Yes. Is that a reason he can dump his cart at the field right under the No Dumping sign so our Volunteers have to deal with it? No. He can buy his own cart from Big Lots for $10 and take it back and forth to the store like I see many other people doing.

I sent the pictures to our Community Relations Officer and I'm letting her deal with it. 

It is what it is...

Namaste

Let's Keep Busy

Today was project Day

Project #1 Clean up the front yard

Before

3 hours later

Project #2  Wine Gummies

Who makes wine gummies, you ask? Me. Why, you ask? It was on Facebook and looked interesting. And I had all the ingredients.

 Wine and Candy 2 great tastes that taste great together...oh wait that's Reese's Peanut Butter cups..

Gather the ingredients: Wine (duh) I had the this Old Moon Zinfandel, gelatin, Stevia (a sweetner) and maple syrup (Whaaaaat??? maple syrup and wine?)

Disclaimer: the original recipe called for some fancy pants, organic gelatin and some high grade maple syrup. Since I had the regular old Knox gelatin, that's what I used. And I get the good, old Log Cabin syrup, not some $35 bottle of pure Vermont, organic maple syrup. I think it was used as a sweetener as opposed to regular white sugar so I just whipped up a batch of basic simple syrup. Not diggin' maple syrup flavored wine..

Heat the wine to 90 degrees. Wine boils at 159 and I don't want any of that alcoholic goodness boiling off so keep the temp just low enough to dissolve the gelatin.

Add the sweeteners. As much as you like. I only added about 1/4 cup.

Since I have no fancy heart shaped, rubbery mold and I wasn't sure if the gummies would stick, I went with parchment paper on my Pampered Chef bar pan. Hey, if its good enough for caramels, its good enough for gummies. Maybe next time, I'll look for some worm molds...winey worms?

Let sit for about 3 hours. After it firmed up, I put it in the refrigerator to speed things up.

It had a kind of foam from stirring. As per instructions, I used a whisk. (Pampered Chef, of course)

Cut into square/rectangle like shapes. I used my handy dandy Pampered Chef Pizza cutter. (no, I'm not selling Pampered Chef now. I just have a ton of their products)

Final results: Tasty, not fancy...I'm kind of into these grown up gummies! What's next? Margarita?

It is what it is...
Namaste

Where's Colin... East Coast Edition

Thankfully the teacher is taking pictures. As far as I know, Colin has take about 6 and texted them to me. And if I can find him in a group shot, he's in the way back, looking away.

Movie Trailer time. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_OU2T42ogY

There will be a full movie "Coming Soon"

It is what it is...

Namaste