It seems like all my titles lately involve food so I'm not going to mention the smooth peanut butter: Random Tuesday Thoughts
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 3:00AM 
Are you new here? Yes, you, the one standing in the corner wondering what the best way to make an inconspicuous escape is. You should stay, we're not so bad. Tuesdays are an okay party - we free-associate our way through a post, stick a button on it, and link up! You should play!
If you're not new here, why am I even telling you this?
Note to self: do not pick jalapenos out of the garden and then rub your eyes. What the hell are you thinking, planting those? You don't even like jalapenos.
Note to garden: It's over, guys. Give it up. Fall is here. Stop flowering.
When I was a kid my mom wouldn't buy us the smooth peanut butter, just the lumpy 'natural' kind. When we protested these unfair conditions, she would reply in a disparaging tone, "Do you know how they get it so smooth? It's full of icing sugar."
That's kind of a compelling argument FOR the smooth peanut butter, to an 8 year old.
I'm still not sure it's that terrible.
When I try to enter 'zucchini' into the predictive text on my cel phone, the first option it gives me is 'yuabigog'. Well, obviously. Those are way more common than zucchini.
I'm entering 'zucchini' into my phone because my garden is still producing them and I'm texting everybody I know trying to pawn them off. See above re: give it up already, garden.
My kid is going through this phase where he sees 'monsters'. I try to be nonchalant, but every time he exclaims, 'Monsters in the street!' I have to check and make sure they're still imaginary and it's not the zombie apocalypse. Toddlers: ZA Early Warning System.
This phase of his is probably going to age me an extra 5 years.
So that'll make me...28. Ish.
I now have several ACTUAL questions for my questionable advice. Some of them are HARD. Who knew people would have problems that didn't precisely mirror my own?
I love a challenge*, though, so keep 'em coming.
*That's kind of a lie. Challenges make me put forth effort and we all know how I feel about that.
Now I challenge YOU to go around and visit 5 other bloggy participants today after you leave your link. You'll win...um, my undying adoration or something. Or some ham. I think I have some around here someplace.
Keely | 40 Comments
Reader Comments (40)
I love that pacman thing. And I'd totally take some zucchini- er yuabigog- off your hands.
I knew it had been a while since I've participated in RTT, but dang! I come back and everything's all changed around. I like the new look though.
The jalapeno section is funny. Just the other day a friend of mine did put his finger in his eye after hollowing out peppers of all hotness for some poppers. It burned just a wee bit!
Zucchinis! I didn't even plant any and they are taking over my life. Happy RTT! also Challenging Questions?
Where do Zucchinis Seeds go when they aren't inside the Zucchini? Green Bin? Garbage? Back yard for more Zucchinis?
I've been there with rubbing my eyes after picking jalapenos - it BURNS! I'm with you, I don't even like jalapeno, but it makes the hubby happy. ;) Why is it that zucchini always seems to be the one that grows rampant over everything else?
Heh, you have our own Zombie alert system...love it!
When my oldest was X's age he would yell out; "Woo Woo car, mama". I would immediately take my foot off the gas. The kid was the best radar detector EVER! What I'm saying is maybe there are monsters and you can't see them. Did that help? Yeah, I didn't think so.
Zucchini? I love zucchini. I DON'T love gardening. Thankfully my FIL does and keeps me in good supply.
Puddin Pop uses monsters to get me to do stuff. Yesterday she wanted something out of her room but claimed it was too dark upstairs and she was afraid of monsters or bad guys getting her. After several trips upstairs for her I exclaimed "There are no monsters or bad guys upstairs. It's not even that dark. If I'm wrong, and something gets you, I'll buy you a pony." She thought about that and ran upstairs. I think she was a little disappointed that nothing "got" her.
Zucchinis... I need to get me one of those and make a stuffed one.... we don't have a garden, but our kitchen looks like we had successful tomato plants - we have a friend who keeps giving them to us!
Have a great day, and watch out for those monsters in the street!
I love smooth peanut butter. And knowing that there is sugar in it makes me love it even more! And my little one always tells me there are ghosts in his room. I have a heart attack every time but have to tell him there is no such thing. Ummm...I think.
Why not throw zucchini/yuabigog into the street the next time there's a monster sighting...two birds one stone, so to speak.
Smooth peanut butter/frosting ROCKS! So THAT's why it tastes so sweet! I'm a good mom, I only buy smooth!
Don't you hate zucchini, I mean, predictive text? Sometimes it can be so helpful and then others............
Lovin your randomness today!
I promise I don't know where that Thred Up thing is coming from! Ack! If I could delete it I would.
I saw a recipe for fried zucchini the other day. Sounded good. ANd I don't normally like zucchini, except in ratatouille. You should make that. That's good eats.
Haw haw
I am bored, and have nothing else to say.
I am awake waaayyyyy too early, and need more sleep.
I should go back to bed.
Ok, later, ya'll.
Kate
www.idreamloudly.com
Maybe the icing sugar was why I hated peanut butter. But it's not why I hated peanuts. Now how to solve THAT conundrum?
I need zucchini recipes since a friend gave me a bunch of them from her garden.
I am a tech idiot and cannot get the button to work properly so I've had to just post it as a pic *sad panda face of shame*
Why do my eyes always itch when I've been handling jalapenos? It must be some kind of murphy's law.
Believe it or not, there are much worse places than your eyes to rub after picking jalapenos.
Your mom was doing you a favor... smooth peanut butter sucks. Chunky rules the peanut universe.
Just because you don't see the monsters doesn't mean that they aren't there. Good point about the zombie attack though. Remember--head shot!!!
I don't do random Tuesday on my blog. I'm still going to hang out though, if that cool... and even if it's not, venni vetti velcro (I came-I saw-I stuck around)
My very first Random Tuesday!
Now you really have me wondering about this icing sugar deal. Does the creamy peanut butter really have icing sugar? Man, that's all we ATE growing up. Now I'm a natural peanut butter convert, if for no other reason because it's a good arm workout since you have to stir it. Every. Single. Time.
Gotta say I'm with Blogging Mama on the fried zucchini front because it is AMAZING. And potentially incredibly unhealthy. But still amazing.
I'll take five jars of extra-spicy yuabigog salsa, please. And some safety goggles.
The monster phase is a long one. I remember once, maybe a year or so ago, while Nelson was traveling. It must have been winter because it was dark at by dinner time, and Oscar runs to the dining room window and is like, "ROBOTS! There are robot guys in our yard!" Yeah, that didn't give me nightmares or anything.
We are dealing with Alien nightmares here, no zombies thank goodness (thats my thing.) I have no idea where that comes from, we are pretty careful about what the kids watch. Can't help what they talk about at school.
Happy RTT
A monster seeing phase!? So awesome! Gives me ideas for when I have nieces and nephews....
Ugh. If my kid saw a "monster" it would probably be Elmo. And that would only scare me, not him.
My mom would only buy smooth peanut butter when we were kids because she was afraid we'd choke on the chunky kind. Go figure, all moms are weird.
Show me the zucchini!
I loved the predict text on my old phone, it always had me yelling DUCK to people. Jalapinos are painful if hands that have touched them touch other areas afterwards, I still haven't forgiven my ex-boyfriend for that. Now I'm off to earn my ham!
what is a yuabigog? and i think i'd prefer a big hug than ham. i'm not big on ham. (the actual food, i love the little ham-like thing on the button. who wouldn't love a button with ham on it?)