So the girls and I were going to make smoothies to go with our lunch....strawberry, mango, and banana. YUM -- I know!!!
I haven't been feeling well....I have a goober infection that won't let go.....stupid bacteria. Anyhow, on a good day I use my brain. On sick days, I rely on Damon's brain (desperate times --- desperate measures). Did I mention that Damon had a dental appointment today and wasn't here? So I got out the strawberries and mango and instructed Carlee to get the milk. Courtney piped up, "I'll get it." Which lead to a "6 and under" squealing fit (really -- your vocabularies are EXTENSIVE, must you squeal at one another??) I called Court off of the milk task and redirected her to getting the bananas. (See, I do use my extremely expensive education degree while staying at home!!)
We have this bar stool in the kitchen, intended for adult use only. Carlee, being Carlee, just doesn't get that. She grabbed the stool and plopped it down right where I needed to be.....so I moved everything. Remember, I don't feel well, and arguing with a three-year-old is just plain pointless. I put everything in the blender and noticed this blur that looked like a little hand grabbing the lid. I confirmed my suspicions without even looking. She was hollering, "I gonna put the wid on the bwender." Joy....fine. I turned the blender on....and you would think those two had never been around a blender.....screaming "it's too loud, turn it off." Duh, if it's too loud, LEAVE!!!
Genius Gina put all the bananas UNDER the frozen mango....thus creating a banana mush and frozen mango with strawberries on top. So I got out my wooden spoon, turned the blender off, and tried to separate things and mix it up.....not happening. So, here's the extra special moment, I turned it back on, and poked it with the spoon. Smart Gina would have stopped with a small poke. She's on vacation. Genius Gina stepped in and gave a BIG poke. And if my kids didn't think the blender was loud enough.....I added a wooden spoon to the mess!!! Now I was smart enough to get out a strainer and strain the liquid from the solids to retrieve the half of the spoon that didn't come out of the blender. I pieced it all back together making sure we weren't going to have any surprise fiber!!! Or at least I tried to piece it all back together. I banned the kids from the kitchen --- and from speaking --- and 25 minutes from the time I began the whole process....SMOOTHIES....and maybe a little saw dust? I am just looking out for the kids fiber intake.
Anyone want me to make them a smoothie???? Special ingredients may (or may not) be included.
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A little ruffage never hurt anyone.
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