Aunt Catherine's Lemon Icebox Pie

Pie Filling:
2 Egg Yolks (reserve whites for meringue)
1 regular can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp grated lemon peel
1/2 cup lemon juice

Meringue:
2 Egg Whites
1/4 tsp Cream of Tartar
1/4 cup Sugar
1/4 tsp Lemon Flavoring

Graham Cracker Crust

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Separate eggs, reserving white for meringue. Put yolks in a bowl, beat well, add condensed milk, mixing well, then add the lemon zest and juice, pour into a graham cracker crust.

Whip egg whites. When they reach a soft peak, add sugar and cream of tartar and continue beating til standing peaks form. Add lemon flavoring, mix well, spread on top of pie.

Place into preheated oven for 15 minutes or until meringue is golden brown. Adjust timing for color, as all ovens vary.

Gonna miss this...

So, I applied for a BUNCH of jobs. This past weekend, I was called for interviews by two of them, and was offered both part-time positions. What does this mean? It means: I'm still in school, I've got two job-jobs, and three self-employed jobs, and three blogs, and a hubby, and a toddler, and a house to clean. It hit me today that the days are winding down when I'll get to just chill at home with my kiddo making memories. I hope I haven't overloaded myself. And sadly, I already know which job I will give up in the event that it's too much. I've got to keep the one that I can stay with while student teaching. I just can't burn that bridge. But for now, I'm making memories while I can. That'll make the future ones that much more special!

Proud Mommy!

Today made me a very proud Mommy. DS (22 months) took a two-and-a-half hour nap, in big boy underwear, and didn't wet the bed. When he woke up, we went straight to the potty, and did he ever peepee in the potty! I'm just thrilled.

I'd call it success.

Today was DS's first true Easter. Last year he didn't know what to think really, other than to carry around the plastic eggs shaking them. This year he was pretty stoked when he saw the basket. He initially walked past it (it was in the bed with me this morning for some reason...), then came back and saw a car from Cars on the back of a coloring book. That got him a little more interested. When he climbed up into the bed with me, he got this look of amazement on his face. It took him a minute to process just how much Thomas the Tank Engine paraphernalia was in that basket. Forget the Reese's...he got TRAINS! Trains on top of trains. He was so excited about the trains (tiny trains, motorized Thomas and Rosie with cars and track, DVD's...) that we had to take them with us to my in-laws' to keep from upsetting him. He was absolutely mesmerized by this sudden abundance of trains! It is official: we will be having a Thomas-themed birthday party at Kamper Park in June. There will be much riding of trains!