First off, let me just say that that is a picture of Pig Candy. Bacon, brown sugar and other outrageously good stuff. If you want more info, just ask. I've been waiting for years for an excuse to make Pig Candy. I found it today. It shoudn't be legal. I'll probably never make it again.It was that good.
Billy's Paw-Paw. I get a little butterfly-ey in the stomach when I talk to him. He's one hell of a handsome man. And he calls me May-re.
Sigh.
Billy's Maw-Maw. She has kept Paw-Paw happy and in line for about sixty thousand years. She's precious. Her favorite drink is rum and coke. The lady behind her is very, very pregnant.
Adda-Badda, unside down. She's Billy's sister's daughter and gave Billy the name Unca B. I love her wardrobe choice. Don't you?
Billy and Shayla opening presents with help. They're going to need a storage shed to keep all these presents in. Too many people love them.
Wait. That's not possible.
My son, Downtown Guy with a friend he's known since birth. Well, the little guy's birth, anyway.
Three of my babies. May had to work. We missed her tremendously.
But it was a good day. It was a delicious day.
And babies- babies here and babies to come.
My goodness but we're lucky here in North Florida.
P.S. Billy said that Shi-Shi is now at the top of the short list for a girl's name. I think he was just trying to make me happy.
Absolutely fantastic! =) I am ready for a North Florida roadtrip!
ReplyDeleteAh, sweet. I was thinking about what you said and commenters ... and while I definitely love my girl-time, men absolutely should not be excluded from anything baby-oriented. They are fathers, which are just as important as mothers. And while I'm sure this isn't scientifically proven, there's probably a direct correlation between father baby shower attendance and their involvement in the baby's life. In my experience.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, it looks like a fantabulous party with such a mix of wonderful people. Yay for this baby!
p.s. Ms. Moon I'm really seriously thinking about chickens now so I may be emailing you soon to pick your brain even more than scouring your blog. Look at all this influence you wield!
ReplyDeleteSJ- Well come on then, girl.
ReplyDeleteNola- I think the men love the baby showers. I'm not sure why, but they do. And this baby of Billy and Shayla's is already beloved.
So- chickens- please e-mail me although I only know what I've experienced. But I do recommend them to everyone.
Adorable -- all of them. And I want some pig candy.
ReplyDeleteIf this helps swing the vote for Shi-Shi: that's the phonetic pronunciation of the Mandarin word for 'thank you.'
ReplyDelete'Knee how' means hello and that's the extent of my Chinese. Actually, I'm not so sure about Shi-shi now - it could mean 'little sister' or 'sister' - you should check it out before using it.
Don't worry about what names mean in other languages - you never get a decent name like that. Shi-shi would be "snob" over here, but who cares?
ReplyDelete(Actually, that only works for languages which aren't conquering the world, so perhaps you should look at Chinese. I know two people who were named Freek and Bice before English took over quite as much as it has.)
totally off topic, but check out the Maureen Dowd column in today's NY times, she seems to read your blog. :)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/opinion/13dowd.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
Bacon candy. OMG! I never heard of this and I know I would love it....too much!
ReplyDeleteEveryone looks so happy. Your beautiful house looks straight out of a Tennessee Williams play.
My arteries just clogged reading about your culinary experiment! I wonder how many Weight Watchers points that is?!!
ReplyDeleteI just finished my half of cup of multi-grain cheerios and a 1/2 cup of skim milk....
ReplyDeleteI don't eat meat and that candy bacon is looking pretty damn nice right now.
Elizabeth- Pig candy is not hard to make but it's a mess to clean up after.
ReplyDeleteLucy- In this case, Shi-Shi would mean "truly beloved daughter of great joy and dreams."
Mwa- Freek? I love it.
Ms. Eden- GET OUT!!!! Well, just goes to show that it's not just me who is having these thoughts.
Sandra- I got the idea from those Sweet Potato Queens. I did not invent this idea.
Miss Ginger Grant- Would depend on how big a bite you had. The entire batch would be about a million points and I say that as someone who did work for Weight Watchers. I broke the bacon into pieces to serve with apples, pears, and cheese.
Erin- BACON- the vegetarian's favorite meat.
ReplyDeleteShishi means "pee" in Hawaiian (which I know because a Hawaiian roommate helped potty train my dog). Sorry - had to add that in because I can't lose the association.
ReplyDeletePig candy... does it get more southern than that?
ReplyDeleteGlad Billy and Shayla had a great day.
xo pf
sixty thousand years
ReplyDelete:-)
Nola- Huh! That's so cool. Shi-shi. I need to go shi-shi. Tee-tee, pee-pee. Love it.
ReplyDeleteMs. Fleur- I think it does not get any more southern than that which is to say- sinful and delicious and dark and smokey and salty and sweet. Which involves pig meat.
Daddy X- I think they got married when Maw-Maw was about fifteen. She may have been younger than that.
I require the recipe to torment The Daver with. Looks divine.
ReplyDeletepig candy! well i never.
ReplyDeletei love seeing all the photos of your children, your family, your get togethers.
Y'all should know that the pig candy tasted like the sweet, crunchy, best parts of the outside of a ham. But better.
ReplyDeleteAunt Becky- There are recipes all over the internet. What I did was mix up some dijon mustard with a little bit of honey and chili powder and spread that on both sides of the pieces of bacon, lay them on a rack in a pan and then smear brown sugar onto the tops of the slices. Bake at around 400 degrees. When they started resembling being cooked a little, I turned them over, did more of the mustard and then the brown sugar on THAT side. I continued doing this until they were done. What does done mean? Means you can't stand not to eat them and declare them done. I set mine to drain on brown paper as I think they would have stuck to paper towels. At the shower I broke them into pieces and served them with sliced apples and pears and some havarti cheese. Blue cheese would have been better but I had havarti. The apples and pears were obviously nothing but way to fill out the plate. I garnished with mint to show I am cultured and to make it more obviously gourmet.
ReplyDeleteMaggie May- We're a tribe, aren't we?
DTG- We had no idea that was even possible, did we?
God Dammit! I miss all the best ones! I tried to trade my shift, but the only person who would trade with me would've resulted in a double next Saturday and what if Owen comes next Saturday? Then they called me in early. Shit-on-a-stick! I did manage to run by early with a card and gift certificate. Lame, I know. Thanks for putting pictures up.
ReplyDeleteIt was a fun shower! The pig candy was the talk of the whole party. Needless to say there was none left at the end.
ReplyDeleteMay- You were there in spirit. I love you and so does everyone else.
ReplyDeleteLily- There weren't even any apple or pear slices left! Yes. Pig candy is a hit.
In line with the Shi-Shi = pee thing... Austin has taken to calling his penis his "boobie." Cracks my ass up every time.
ReplyDeleteI love the photo of the kids and also the one of DTG with the little guy. I'd hang with DTG if I was a little one. Big fun!
ReplyDeleteHe and I were eating watermelon.
ReplyDeleteSteph- You need to clear this up NOW or there is going to be a lot of confusion that boy's life.
ReplyDeleteMs. Bastard- You'd hang with DGT even if you weren't a little guy. But you might not sit on his lap. Or, maybe you would.
DTG- Yum.
Yeah, like I have an actual lap.
ReplyDeleteDTG- It was big enough for Liam. He looks pretty comfy in that picture.
ReplyDeleteOkay, so my lap won't fit a full grown woman is all I'm saying. More's the pity.
ReplyDeleteokay first of all, let me just say that i misread the little blurb over the comment box. i thought it said, "i would be so horny if you told me what you think." so that cracked me up. second, please fix this commenting portion. i want it back to the little box that pops up, not this shit that takes you to a different page and then you can't figure out how to say who you are and you have to choose anon and then you can't get back to the original page of the blog and then you get mad and have to go smoke a cigarette. third, mawmaw did NOT marry pawpaw when she was 15. they got married in 1953 when my mawmaw was 18 and my pawpaw was 21. he was stationed in texas and mawmaw rode the bus out there and they had to wait three days after filling out the paperwork so it ended up that they got married on halloween. fourth, i fit on hank's lap quite nicely. and no, we are not gay together, despite what everyone (especially taylor) thinks.
ReplyDeletelove,
daddy b
The pop up box doesn't work for everyone. Learn to use blogger, you slacker!
ReplyDeleteAlso, proof that Billy fits in my lap:
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f261/lala0718
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Daddy B- Oh Lord. I don't know if I can ever blog again. You have destroyed me.
ReplyDeleteBy the way- I love you.
DTG- Uh. Can I put that picture up on a post? Because it's the cutest thing I've ever seen.
Sure, it was at my birthday party in 08.
ReplyDeletei said "best friend forever, hold me like a baby!" and that's how that picture came about. well that and some beer.
ReplyDeletedtg, you don't tell me what to do. shut up.
and mm, how have i destroyed you? i love you too. bunches and bunches and a shit ton.
A lot of beer. It's one of my favorite pictures of you and me.
ReplyDeleteps dtg-your underwear are still at my house.
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