Tag: Peas

Food in a Flash: Sweet Pea Soup

Food in a Flash: Sweet Pea Soup

  I cleaned out my freezer (Again.  This is becoming a problem.) and found 2 bags of frozen peas.  There are only so many peas you can force an 8-year-old to eat before they become ammunition and are shot at the cats as they pass by the dinner table. *lightbulb moment* Make soup! Sadly, the hoarding tendency is hereditary.   My kid is turning into his grandfather and I may need to buy him a storage shed for his birthday. The Boy decided (20 minutes before the school bus was to arrive) that it was time to un-package a remote control car...Read More
Yip-Pea!  Summer’s Here!

Yip-Pea! Summer’s Here!

Peas please... I'm standing at the bathroom sink, my slippers off, as I just got out of the shower. I hear  a swish... and see a dirty gray/white paw sweep under the door. It hooked a slipper and yank it back into the hallway. So I reached under and took it back (stupid ass that I am, not thinking of getting clawed). As suspected, she reached under and grabbed it again. This time I opened the door enthusiastically (of COURSE my intention was to scare the bejeezus out of her).  Trixie flew a foot into the air then ran like a...Read More