Turtle Poop---Manna to the Immortals

I am so very behind in my posts. Once again I find myself reacting instead of acting upon life’s circumstances. Have any of you seen the new LDS movie called, “Only a Stone cutter—The Story of John Rowe Moyle”? It is only 15 minutes long, incredibly uplifting, and the cinematography is AMAZING! (And he happens to be my sister-in-law’s great-grandfather—way cool) The first line of the movie says, “This world consists of two types of people, those who are acted upon and those who act.” That is my new life theme. I want to be a person who acts. (Not the stage kind—although that is fun) My first step that I am working on is to stop seeking so many mindless activities. I find myself all too often thinking that I am so stressed etc—so I am going to do something mindless to unwind. I think that people who “act” have more ability to stay mentally in the moment---what do you think? If this was your goal—what would be your first step? I need all the help I can get!

This post is almost exactly a month late. A month ago it was my birthday, my family was out of town and my Dad had just been put back in the hospital. I was sitting in my room—playing on the computer and watching an episode of Burn Notice, when I got a phone call. The person just said, “Pay no attention to the noise in your living room”. WHA??!! It turned out to be my friend Matilda (I’m not sure if she wants me to write her real name on my blog) and she was trying to set up a birthday surprise for me. Sadly, my front door was locked, so I had to go unlock it and then hurry back to my room—kinda took a little bit of the surprise out of it. Lots of other funny stuff happened but to make a long story short—she set up a lovely little celebration that the two of us enjoyed immensely and brought me flowers and lots of presents!

One of the best ones being this:

Apparently everyone but me knows this is what you clean your stainless steel pots with. Thankfully Matilda was kind enough to share this info and when I couldn’t find it at the store---gave me some for my birthday! If any of you out there have any other good domestic tips—please be advised that I am domestically clueless and any wisdom you would choose to impart will be gladly accepted!! Just always assume I don’t know –and go from there.

BUT THE BEST THING SHE GAVE ME FOR MY BIRTHDAY---WAS AN INTRODUCTION TO THESE MORSELS OF ABSOLUTE UNADULTERATED JOY---

AND THEY CALL THEM---TURTLE POOP!!!!!!!!

I think I ate an entire plate of them that night and the rest of the pan the next morning for breakfast. Then I went right out and bought the ingredients and made some more. I may or may not have lived entirely on turtle poop for the rest of the time my family was gone.
You take one of those square, buttery pretzels, top it with a Rolo candy—pop it in the oven at 350 degrees for 5 minutes and then gently push a pecan half on top till it smooshes the Rolo out a bit. Then—if you desire to consume IMMEDIATELY—put in the freezer for a few minutes. I probably need a turtle poop intervention. Maybe tomorrow.

So, thank you Matilda—it was a fabulous celebration!! You are one of the most thoughtful people I know—so kind and have been such strength during this new phase of my life. I am truly blessed to have a friend like you. And the turtle poop thing—I owe you—big time—anything—seriously.