My husband's view on blogging....

It seems like you can't walk down the street without hearing people discussing Facebook, Twitter, or anything social media. I even took a few classes on "media in the classroom" in my teacher training where I both had a blog and signed up for Twitter to complete various school projects (the Twitter account has since been deactivated). I may not "tweet" anymore but I still understand all the lingo and I am also a user of Skype.  As a teacher, I have to be up to date on this sort of thing or I get left behind in all the lingo and jargon my students are using.

Bring in the husband. This is a guy that grew up in the internet age, has an iPhone, and regularly peruses the internet. But to him, the internet is only a vessel used to explore for sale ads and youtube videos. So one day I bring up the fact that I am going to "skype" my friend that moved overseas....cue blank stares and confused look.  It takes me a moment to realize that he hasn't a clue what I'm talking about. At this point, who HASN'T heard of Skype. Well apparently him. I could not believe it. So as I'm explaining Skype to him I'm thinking to myself, okay he can't be the only one! So I phone up my parents. Now my mother isn't the most "computer literate" so I start with her. Turns out she's heard of Skype AND knows what it's used for. Pops has too so now I know there must be something wrong with my husband. How can my parents know what Skype is and he doesn't? (keep in mind that these are the people who regularly took pleasure in embarrassing me as a teen by rapping Eminem or singing Black Eyed Peas when I had friends in the car).

Okay, so if you don't think not knowing what Skype is can be a huge deal then listen to his next internet faux pas. After getting off the phone with my dad and telling him that I was writing a blog and him knowing all about them I decide to tell the husband about it. Again, cue blank stares and confused looks. Okay...really? Is he being funny or is does he seriously not know what a blog is? Turns out its the latter and he hasn't a clue what a blog is. So after explaining it to him he says "so it's like a diary?" I reply with "ummm I guess so?". And then he follows up with "but I thought only popular people, like celebrities wrote blogs." No babe, not just celebrities write blogs. People from all walks of life write blogs and people from all walks of life read them. "But who's going to want to read what you write?" Really? Thanks for the confidence in my writing skills. But in all honesty I'm really just doing this for my family to read and have a few laughs at my lot at life, which at times, can be pretty funny (think 2 large dogs in a small house, oh and a husband that is constantly breaking things).  So sit back, brew a cuppa and enjoy a few laughs with me :) Oh and I guess I'm now a "blogger"...or so thats what the hubby says (although I think he thought calling me that was making fun of the fact that I was blogging and he didn't have a clue that that was what it's actually called.

I love the crockpot!

It would be no surprise to my husband or my family to say that I love the crockpot. Gone are the days of 1950's slowcookers where everything you put in there comes out tasting the same. You know what I'm talking about, that pot roast with the veggies and potatoes cooked with it and they all come out with the same bland flavour. That being said, my mother is a wiz with the crockpot pot roast, everything always comes out tasting flavourful and delish, my mouth is watering just thinking about it! But moving on, I have been known to try new recipes in the crockpot and sometimes they're a flop, but sometimes they are amazing. And tonight was no exception! And although I didn't take a picture of it, take my word for it and try this one. You will have guests thinking that you slaved making a fancy asian meal, but really all you did was take 5 minutes in the morning throwing some ingredients together!


Crockpot Thai Peanut Chicken


3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
3/4 cup hot salsa
1/2 cup smooth or crunchy peanut butter
2 tbsp lime juice
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp minced garlic
1tsp ground ginger (or use same amount fresh gingeroot)
1/2 can coconut milk
chopped peanuts (for garnish)


Place chicken breasts in the slow cooker (I put mine in frozen). In a bowl mix salsa, peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and ginger together and pour over chicken. Cook on low for 6 hours or so (it really doesn't matter if it ends up cooking longer). 1 hour before you're ready to serve stir in the coconut milk and shred chicken.  Use the the rest of the can of coconut milk when you cook your rice. Serve this over rice and top with peanuts!


This recipe was delish, and my husband loved it too and he is known to be a picky eater when it comes to trying new things! Oh and after I made this, I made a peanut butter chocolate fudge pudding cake in the crockpot too! That recipe is to come, but for now, enjoy this yummy (and easy!) dinner!