I Love White Queso

When I was younger my old friend and I would go to the same Mexican restaurant every week. We were definitely regulars. They knew our names and we had a table we always sat at. No matter what we ordered we always ordered queso. Sometimes we would eat a meal and sometimes we would have strawberry daiquiris and chips and queso. I love it. I found out quickly that it was really hard to find good white queso at the store. It seems like everyone had a version and they weren't the same. They were decent but not the same. I am sure you know what I am talking about. 

Now that I am a mom weekly girl talk at a Mexican restaurant is no longer an option. I looked and looked for that same restaurant quality white queso and probably tried every brand that was on the market. Don't get me wrong, I like the yellow kind too but I have a special fondness for the white. I finally found a brand called Gordos in the dairy section.  I found it in 2007. I thought I would try it and there it was when you heat it up, you have the same cheese. It's the same consistency and it is spot on. I really love it and buy it as much as I can. They have it a lot of places. There is something about chips and cheese that makes my tummy happy.

Have you ever tried Gordos white queso?

100 Years Ago....

 My grandpa would have been 100 years old today. He was the best man I ever met. Not because he brought me happy meals and treats to me but because he was so kind and loving and an amazing person. I thought that this year is a big milestone to think that my grandpa was born 100 years ago. I would celebrate in a way that he would love. He used to love to play cards. His favorite candy was Kit Kats, my grandma Rose and I would bring him back one when we walked to the store. I miss and love my grandpa. I wish he and my grandma Rose were able to meet Noah. I am sure they would have loved him.  I see a lot of my grandpa in Noah, especially his love of trying to figure out how things work. I know him and my grandma are smiling down on us from heaven. I make it a point to talk about my grandma and grandpa a lot to Noah. On my grandma Rose's birthday I told him that it was my grandma's birthday. He responded she is 96 I said how did you know that and he responded because she was 95 last year. 

 

So in honor of my grandpa Jim's 100th birthday, Noah and I both ate a KitKat bar.

They Banned the Witches?!?!?!

I found out something tonight that totally broke my heart. One of my favorite books as a child has been banned from schools and libraries. This book is not a bad book at all. I spent many hours reading this book over and over again. I love it. I remember I had a friend who I used to play with and we would act out books. Yes I am a dork. Oddly enough I had a dream last night about this girl. I haven't talked to her since I was like in the fourth grade.  I can not believe they banned The Witches by Dahl. The reasoning is stupid. Something about being sexist and it is violent. Really? All witches are women. That is something that has been a fact since the dawn of time. Ok it is a little violent but not really. They talk a mad game but they are overcome by Luke. This really upsets me to the point of wanting to cry. Noah will read the witches and watch the movie just as I did. I see nothing wrong with it. It's fiction my six year old knows the difference between fiction and nonfiction.  It is not even as scary as Harry Potter or a lot of the books out there.  I never had a Witches nightmare in my life.