Ode to Joanna

Where once there were words,
There is now only cuisine.
Where once posts abounded,
Now silence is supreme.

Why did the husband
Love his wife in this way?
Why in the kitchen
Does the wife always play?

If I lived closer,
And could taste all this cooking,
Perhaps I wouldn’t resent
All the cookbook looking!

Cuisinart, you are so enticing,
But you have taken my friend,
Until she tires of you,
My misery will not end.

Even without her,
I will be strong!
Though my blog will be lonely,
Hopefully, not for long!

The Truth About Homemade Rolls

In my post about my yummy BBQ Pork Sandwiches on our other blog, I mentioned that I made my own sandwich rolls. These were super yummy, and looked beautiful:

However, these rolls have a dark side. Check out the nutritional information here. I didn't pay any attention to this at all while making or enjoying eating these rolls, which is weird for me. Then after dinner, Jerry went to my computer to do something, and the recipe was up on my browser. He looked at it and about passed out, which is weird for him! Oh, how I wish we had never noticed and could have just enjoyed these rolls! Of course that would have led to conversations like this:

Jerry: "Hon, have you done something different in the wash? My pants suddenly don't fit!"

or,

Johanna: "These jeans fit yesterday!! What happened?" ::steps on scale:: "Holy schnikes! Our scale is broken!!"

Oh, well. Now I just have to find something to do with the remaining 16 rolls!

How cool is this??

So I was doing my daily browse of blogs and saw this on Angry Chicken - you can actually get a font for your computer of your own handwriting! Not that my handwriting is suberb or anything, and not that I need another font to add the the 30 bazillion that comes with Word, but it is just to fun to ignore. And for only $9, you too could be the proud owner of your very own handwriting font! ::to be read with your very best cheezy anouncer voice::

Religion in America

There was an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal today. It is a bit disheartening, and yet, it is not surprising. In an article titled "The Changing Faiths of America," it is revealed that recent studies show that "Nearly half of adults in the U.S. have switched to a faith other than the one in which they were raised or have dropped affiliation with any organized religion." This includes people who switched from Lutheran to Baptist or something like that, but it still is a staggeringly high number. What a challenge to make my faith real to my children while they are young so that when they are older and out of my house, they have no desire to depart from the faith of their youth! Anyway, the article makes other interesting points. If you want to read it all, you'll find it here.

My Funny Kids

So Aaron came to me a few minutes ago and said, "Mom, I just can't stop winking!" This is a new skill of his that he has been working on for a while now and he is just so proud of himself. He's darn cute doing it, too! And, yes, he has two swords in his hands, because we all know that one sword a true warrior does not make!

Not to be outdone, Ethan just had to have his picture taken too. I'm not sure what that look is all about, though...

He still looks so much like a baby to me! How on earth is it that he will be three in just a couple of weeks?

Well, that's all I've got. I tell you, all the creativity in my being has been zapped. I cannot even think of where to begin to do something creative. So my kids will have to do for a post right now!

On Being a "Western Christian"

Interesting that I ran across this article today. I've often thought that I have so much stuff and am so spoiled that I whine to God about my lack of house or whatever. People elsewhere are simply praising God for their food and lives. How do you balance it all?

Some Things I've Learned (or re-learned) Recently

This is probably not an exhaustive list, but I feel like in light of the last post and our conversation this morning, I really want to compile a list of what I am learning - some serious, some not so much...

• God is absolutely sovereign, even when I don't feel like he is
• Jerry loves me just the way I am
• Boys will spit any where, any time, for any reason
• Turning over my will to God is a daily job
• With a little diligence, I actually can keep my kitchen clean
• Everything tastes better with cheese (okay, almost everything)
• People will type really strange things into google: click here and scroll down to "How Did You Get Here?"
• I still have much room for improvement in my marriage
• I need to (and want to) learn how to show Jerry that I respect him
• Men are from Mars, women are from Venus

What about you?