Live Bloggin' It

I decided to try live blogging, brussels sprouts style:

3:45   unload groceries, hear cries of joy that I bought pre-cooked bacon (I have never bought pre-cooked bacon before - is it as amazing as the real thing?  We shall found out)

3:46    admit to kids that the bacon is going not in the potatoes or ham for dinner, but dum, Dum DUM!  a brussels sprouts recipe

3:47:30 groans all around and wild declarations that will brussels sprouts will never touch their lips

4:30   hubby stops by the house on the way to an appointment and makes face upon hearing about tonight's side dish

4:30:30  husband somewhat mollified when he hear recipe includes bacon and cheeses

4:40   begin prepping sprouts

4:40:30   one of chief complaining kids wanders by and pops several raw sprouts and deems them "not bad" and that they "taste kinda like broccoli"

4:55   sauté sprouts and add unhealthy ingredients to make them palatable, pop them in oven

4:56    realize I need to make an unscheduled run to pick up a child due to a calendar mishap (this has nothing to do with sprouts, just a glimpse into my exciting life)

5:11  remove sprouts from oven and decide they aren't completely done, but can't leave them in while I run to school because only available child to even possibly be able to handle removing them from the oven is immersed in a massive school project

5:11:20  put sprouts in microwave to stay warm while I'm gone

5:35  arrive back home and pop them in the oven again to brown on the top

5:45  serve dinner which I called "fancy" but that term was met with raised eyebrows by one family member

5:55   finally sit down and try my first brussels sprouts EVER.  Deem them really, really good!

5:55:30  hear family members proclaim different opinions about the sprouts

5:56  ignore the naysayers and proclaim the dish a success