Word Up Wednesday #5

Hey, remember when I started that Word Up Wednesday series and then it stopped abruptly?   Yeah, that was fun.  Let's do another one.

I was goin' with themes for a minute there, but this one's gonna be random.  With a wee bit of Valentine's Day thrown in for the season.

I know it says Teenager, but who are we kidding.

I've waited tables and as mean as this is, it would have been a really fun night at work.

Just plain hilarious.

This will never happen to me.

I eat it all.

You know we all have one of these somewhere in the past.

 A beef smile.

And how much do I love the person that would take the time to embroider that on a napkin?!

This is a fact.

Most days.

Almost every time.

Lest you think I only have a smart-ass, sarcastic side.

Okay, enough feel good.

Let's end on a laugh-out-loud note.

Me and the kids this Saturday for Baby's birthday.

Yeah, we totally need to resurrect this series.


You can find all of these, (and more!) on my Words To Live By Pinterest board.

Mint Oreo Brownies

Soooo, you're probably gonna wanna go ahead and make these right away.  Liiike, immediately after getting to the end of this post.

I bought a package of Mint Oreo cookies on a whim.  Never had 'em before.  The package sat in the pantry, unopened.  The Girl got a fun new baking gadget from her aunt last weekend and wanted to bake some mini muffins in it.  I had a package of brownie mix, so we whipped it up and baked some mini muffin-shaped brownies.  Then I had this bowl of batter staring at me.  Then I thought about those cookies.  Then I thought, those cookies are the exact right size to fit in a muffin tin.  Holy lord, it's the best idea I've had all week.

Okay, it's probably been done before, but it's never been done in MY kitchen.  After the first bite, I realized brownies would never be the same.  This is the way they were meant to be all along.

Follow along kids, this is the easiest treat ever.

First, mix up some brownie batter.  Box, scratch, whatever.

Put a tablespoon or so of it in the bottom of a lined muffin tin.

Next, press an Oreo into it.

The mint was amazing, (think Girl Scout Thin Mints), but I'm pretty sure a regular one wouldn't suck.

Next, cover 'em up with the rest of your batter.

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.  

That's it.

Now all you have to do is wait for them to cool off enough to take a bite.

Here they are at my house:

Chocolatey, chewy, fudgy, crunchy, minty.

All kinds of good.

And they're green, so I'm pretty sure I need to bust out another batch - ya know, to get into the St. Patrick's Day spirit.

"Health food may be good for the conscience, but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better." - Robert Redford

The Back Bed

The electric company is going to be replacing the pole in front of our house today, which means no electricity.  Which means no computer, no phone (no cell remember), no music, no oven, no nothin'.  I think the girl's and I will take a long walk before it gets hot (supposed to hit 90 today) and then spend the rest of the day in the yard.  Sounds like a plan.



These pictures are some I took in the backyard a week or so ago.  After the week of sun we've had, things have definitely made some progress.  I'm sure I'll be out with my camera today.

"All my hurts my garden spade can heal."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson