Ginger dressing

I have tried to make Benihana's Ginger Salad dressing, while it was good it did not taste like the real thing. I have a craving and a taste in my mouth for their dressing. I have seen this in the market a couple times but I never thought to give it a try. Well today I said 'screw it'!




I went a head and got it, tried it tonight and it was wonderful!!! It was VERY close to perfect! I am rather impressed.

When I went to the company's website (Makoto Dressing) they are basically a restaurant like Benihana in Melbourne, Florida. They also have some other sauces but I did not find them at the store. I was just looking for ginger dressing.

This dressing is NOT cheap. It really hit the spot though!!! YUM!!!

Phone Book, Are you kidding me

So sometime between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning at about 8am a phone book was placed on my door step. The book is just for the part of the county I live in. Not that big but dang.

It is 2009 the age of the internet. Who in the word needs a phone book? I have Google at my finger tips on either my phone or the 3 computers that are in my house.

I DO NOT want to throw this away because it is a huge waste of paper and space in our landfill. I am so afraid that others will do this though.

I wrote to them in their 'Contact Us' section. We will see what they suggest that I do with this book. I am assuming that it is paid for by advertisements and they really do not care since they have already been paid....

So frustrating

The mission of the lost "P"

I am sure I have mentioned it before but Prince has a bit of an oral sensory issue. He likes deep pressure to the back of his jaw in his molar area. At first he bit anyone and anything. Then we took him to OT and learned some stuff now we know how to work with him. One of the things used to work with him is a Ark's Grabber in the shape of a P. He shoves the long in back there and goes to town. He doesn't ALWAYS use it but he does use it about an hour a day and when he gets up.

Well he lost it last Friday. We were not able to get one until Wednesday! It was not a good week or weekend. He also chews on it when he goes to sleep sometimes!!!

When we bought one I was determined to make or buy something that would prevent him from losing it. I went on eBay and thing were priced pretty high. I went to Wal-Mart and got a pacifier holder but that was to short and did not have enough grip for his clothes. So I had to make one!!!

I went to Jo-Ann's for clips and found suspender clips. I had ribbon and material at home. I looked up ideas and went for the ribbon.


At first I used satin ribbon and that did not turn out so well. It was a huge mess. I thought something was wrong with the machine took it apart and all this MESS.

When I went to Wal-Mart earlier I got some cute ribbons out of the 'by the yard' section and decided to use the black and white one. I stitched up the sides where I wanted it closed. It took about 5 minutes and there you have it!!! I was done!!!



The clip is a bit big but it was my first one!! I have more clips coming and I am going to work on one for the munchkin and I will have that up in another post!!! I am hoping to get the hang of it so I can make them for all the new babies that are being born!!!!

Banana Nut Cheerios

YUM!

I saw the commercial and went to look for them at my last shopping trip. They were not in my local Von's yet.

I finally found them yesterday. We had them for breakfast and they are yummy! So yummy! They do not taste like my moms banana nut bread but they are yummy!

I would say if you can get a coupon or they are on a good sale its worth it. I'm not to happy about the price I paid, SD wanted to try them.

They are actually low in calories if you don't use whole milk and they are very satisfying!

Banana Nut Cheerios actually has a .55 coupon on their website.

I was not aware until after I ate them that they are low in calories!!! That is a plus!!!

They are great I think you should go and try them!!!

Quotable Thursday #6

Welcome To Quotable Thursday


This week is just a week of quotes. I hope you enjoy!!!

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Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith. - Henry Ward Beecher

Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. - Henry van Dyke

From middle age on, everything of interest is either illegal, immoral, or fattening. - Alexander Woollcott

The definition of happiness: the full use of your powers along lines of excellence. - John F. Kennedy

If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. - Bob Hope

But a man who doesn't dream is like a man who doesn't sweat. He stores up a lot of poison. - Truman Capote

If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory. - William Hazlitt

I'm trying to get back to my original weight: eight pounds, three ounces. - Cheril Vendetti

A good marriage is that in which each appoints the other guardian of his solitude. - Rainer Maria Rilke

I drink too much. The last time I gave a urine sample there was an olive in it. - Rodney Dangerfield

Quotable Thursday #5

Welcome to Quotable Thursday


This week I have decided to give you some quotes on children. Enjoy!

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Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.
Bill Cosby

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.
Fran Lebowitz

The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.
Harry S Truman

It is not giving children more that spoils them; it is giving them more to avoid confrontation.
John Gray

You know that children are growing up when they start asking questions that have answers.
John J. Plomp

Outings are so much more fun when we can savor them through the children's eyes.
Lawana Blackwell

Our children change us... whether they live or not.
Lois McMaster Bujold

Some men just aren't cut out for paternity. Better they should realize it before and not after they become responsible for a son.
Lois McMaster Bujold

You don't pay back your parents. You can't. The debt you owe them gets collected by your children, who hand it down in turn. It's a sort of entailment. Or if you don't have children of the body, it's left as a debt to your common humanity. Or to your God, if you possess or are possessed by one.
Lois McMaster Bujold

Oh, Wal-Mart

Monday is my free day. Well, one of them anyway. I use that day to go shopping, run errands, and clean from the weekend. Well Monday I needed to make a Wal-Mart trip.

I went early because it was supposed to be hot and since I had the kids in tow.

Let me say first, my Wal-Mart is 24 hours and NOT a super Wal-Mart. We do not have them here actually.

I get there at 8am or so. Did my shopping on the first floor. Yes, the Wal-Mart I go to has 2 floors. Then head to go upstairs. Since its safer IMO to take the elevator.

Guess what?!


Its broken. GREAT!

So I go up the escalator.

Guess what?!

Its broken! You have to walk up it. Which wouldn't be a problem if I didn't have to carry Prince and have Princess walk. All while I'm not supposed to be doing a lot of things like that! Ugh

Wal-Mart, you are 24 hours a day. Could you have picked a better day to to maintenance. If not a better day a better time. I am not the only mother that was frustrated by this. Also, what about the people in wheel chairs and those scooter things that get up at the butt crack of dawn to shop? Tad bit ridiculous if you ask me.

I will continue to shop at this Wal-Mart because its nice and clean. I like the location of it as well as their selection of stuff. However, I think their maintenance schedule can SUCK IT!