Oooh. The blogs are filling up with brilliant Christmas ideas. And CRAFTS. And fancy FOOD. And elegantly decorated homes (no caps needed).
I wish I had some of that to offer you here. And maybe I will in the future. But not today. Today is about non-elegance.
For instance, how many of you get excited when the Christmas/Winter Diet Coke cans hit the shelves?
I do! I do!
Or how about this household tip? What do you do when you LOSE the cap to your bottle of canola oil? Well, the solution is simple...and it involves foil and a rubberband. Do you realize just how much you can accomplish with a box of foil and a bevy of rubber bands?
ALOT.
Classy, right? You see, on Sunday morning two of my band of lovely children designated themselves too ill to attend church. So, me, being the industrious woman that I am, decided that such a boon of unexpected time warranted that I "straighten up" the pantry. When the pantry gets unruly, I get out of sorts. And no one likes it when Momma is out of sorts.
And we all know what "straightening up" morphs into. What started out as shifting a few cans of beans to a new locale...turned into dragging out the contents of the pantry onto the kitchen counters. And onto the floors. And throwing away copious amounts of expired foods, and junk, and birthday party goody bags. Why do goody bags end up in the pantry anyway?
And somehow, during this "my life is filled with yucky stuff" phase of my day, I lost the lid to the canola oil. Because, you see, I had neglected to tidy up from breakfast...when I was just going to "straighten" a few things. And since straightening turned into throwing away...the lid went the way of the world. Well, the way of my world. At that particular point and time.
But behold, how great was my joy. My pantry is a beacon of light and organization. I probably walked into the pantry 27 times over the course of that Sunday just for the sake of pure, unadulterated admiration. I walked in, and ran my fingers along the clean shelves, and admired the straight lines of my canned goods, and the unique configuration of seven different kinds of vinegar, AND...get this...my baking basket. Contained within the baking basket is salt, and baking soda, and baking powder, and vanilla, and a stick of shortening...and a few other things. So, when the kids or I are baking...instead of traipsing back and forth to the pantry...we will simply bring FORTH the baking basket, utilize the supplies therein, and then put it neatly back in its place.
And smack dab in the middle of all of this wonder...sits that darn bottle of Wesson...with its decidedly imperfect lid.
Know of anything I can make with approximately 3/4 bottle of canola oil? I've got to get rid of this thing!
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