Joy of the Season December 15, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Bananalets , 1 comment so farTonight’s dinner feature was Cheese Noodle Broccoli Soup. Miss Dance is, uh, fond of this meal. When she went out for her second bowl, she said, “I am filled with ballistic joy.”
In case you want to serve Ballistic Joy at your house (now, isn’t that a snazzier recipe name than Cheese Noodle Broccoli Soup), here’s the recipe. Enjoy.
1 large chopped onion
8 cups turkey or chicken broth or equivalent
box of farfalle noodles (shape traditional here)
2# bag of chopped broccoli
reasonable shake of garlic powder
6 cups milk (skim here)
12 oz pack of American cheese
Saute onion in a bit of water. Add broth & bring to a boil. Stir in noodles, return to boil, heat about 3 minutes. Then stir in broccoli and garlic powder and cook 4 more minutes. Then add milk and cheese (tear the slices into quarters) and keep stirring till heated through.
Ballistic joy. 
Not Funny December 15, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Bananalets , add a commentMr Music has always been quotable, even as a tot, at least when he would pry his left ring and middle fingers out of their sweet spot in his mouth long enough to speak. He is also the child here who clung like a monkey, and is more of a drama queen than suits a very male child (”drama king” just doesn’t sound right).
One Christmas season when he was little I was wearing this necklace:
For some reason Mr Music needed comforting, so I was on his bed, hugging him up and saying the calming things moms say. He took one look at my necklace and the sobbing switched to a terribly loud “I’ve been wronged!” kind of scream. This puzzled me till he said, “and if that’s not bad enough, now he’s smiling at me.”
Oh, the nerve of that little gingerbread man.