Bonus points from Marie - we've had so many days lately where she's been yelling at my in the car because she's still hungry after a pack of biscuits and a banana or she's bored about having to wait for the other two.
It was a difficult decision to make, but I actually decided to voluntarily take the dog in the car on the school run. And my god it stunk the car out, and to my dismay and horror, returned to the car with Marie to find it ON THE FRONT SEAT. [Fleas, germs, dog crap.] But, after anti-bac and fragrance spray and watching Marie joyously charging about with Devil Dog outside, I guess it was probably worth it.
My achievement of the day: I actually successfully cooked some pork chops. *Round of applause* really - GO ON, put those hands together and clap like a seal! The girls actually ATE these pork chops. For once, they did not turn out looking like shrivelled up flip-flops, or dog toys! And I even worked out how to check for 'clear juices' without decimating the pieces. So a big shiny gold tick in the box. It still won't be my 'speciality dish' though. One thing I'm glad of returning, is that I will never have to (and never will) cook another bloody pork chop. AGAIN. But I think it's fitting that after all these months of leathery hunks of meat that mostly end up in the dog bowl, I have FINALLY conquered the Challenge of the Chop. Yeah that's right. Won't be making a pig's ear out of this one anymore!
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