Alesia,

The square pie was not your fault? Did the crust and filling simply leap into the pan on its own? Or did you, like me, use every bleeping (look, Lani, I didn't cuss!) pan you owned and were simply out of any alternatives?

LC Eileen (who served her cranberry cobbler in a heart-shaped pan)

P.S. I am SO glad you're feeling better!

>>Or did you, like me, use every bleeping (look, Lani, I didn't cuss!) pan you owned and were simply out of any alternatives?

Um, yes. It was either square or a pumpkin bundt. hee.

Four pies, doggonit! FOUR! Key lime, pecan, apple, and a chocolate fudge that has been declared "illegal in many states" by the family. It was pretty great, actually- the kids all opted for the chocolate pie and we didn't hear a word from them for like the next half hour.

Coversation with cousin--

Me: Betsy, I think the pie's stunned them into submission.

Betsy: Thank God-- they're all lying around in sugar comas.

I think the square pie is pretty happenin' Alesia.

Princess and Science Boy are so cute :-)

And in the meantime, I really need to know where you got that leg lamp. I covet it, so! (And I covet the shoes, too!)

On the upside square pie is easier to stack in the fridge taking up less valuable real estate. Thus leaving more room for other leftovers. Very wise of you I would say.

I love the ornament, A Christmas Story is my all-time favorite x-mas movie. And ya know, I kinda like the square pie. In my family I didn't even have to bake a pie this year. My fifteen year old wanted to make the pumpkin pie, so I let her. It turned out great! My eleven year old got all hepped up from the food network's Thanksgiving specials and invented a pie. She made a Strawberry Lime pie. Actually, it was pretty good, kind of like a cherry-limeade.
Berni

Alesia - According to my mother,I had my earloafs pierced by nuns in the hospital the day after I was born. I know, it sounds far-fetched, but, strangely enough, ALL my female relatives swear it's true and think nothing of it. Who knew the Catholic Church had an order of nuns devoted to earloaf adornment?

Barb - I want the recipe for Coma pie!

Barb, I shudder to think of the sugar high that hit after the coma . . .

Eileen, good point on the leftover. If there WERE any leftover. I give good pie. :)

Michelle, the leg ornament is Hallmark but they were sold out so Judd searched all over to find it for me. I'll ask him!

Berni, that pie sounds great!

Janina, that totally sounds like a book title: THE EARLOAF-PIERCING NUNS. I dare you to write it!! rofl

I had both of my girls' ears pierced when they were babies, but somehow I missed the earloaf piercing nuns--maybe it's an East Coast thing or something! BTW, it's MUCH easier when they are infants--the ears heal fast and the babies don't mess with them, which is the #1 reason they get infected (hint, hint).

Princess and Science Boy? Pretty darn cute!!

Square pie? I don't care WHAT shape pie comes in, I will eat it! However, the bundt pan would have been kind of difficult to keep the filling from dripping out so I am glad you opted for the square one!

I want recipes for the coma pie AND the Strawberry Lime pie--did I mention I LOVE pie?!

I am glad that you are feeling better. Being sick during the holidays totally sucks. AND you have to be well because we are going to be discussing your book "Blondes Have More Felons" over at the Cherry Forums next month!! Woo-hoo!!!
Hope everyone can be there! (Like how I outed you there?!)(Subtle, aren't I?)

Since y'all have now dubbed it the "Coma Pie" that is now its name forevermore. :-)

I posted the recipe at my blog: http://fashionista-35.livejournal.com/

Alesia said: Michelle, the leg ornament is Hallmark but they were sold out so Judd searched all over to find it for me. I'll ask him!

Aw, Judd's a sweetie :-) And don't worry - I have Teenager No #1 on the case, too...

Barb said: I posted the recipe at my blog: http://fashionista-35.livejournal.com/

I love it, Barb :-)

Sheri: Actually, I’m not from the East Coast. I’m from California, but the earloaf piercing nuns were from Mexico, where I was born. So that makes them Taco-Eating-Earloaf-Piercing Nuns.

Alesia: I don’t think I can get a whole book out of this but the following is based on a true story:

Sister Mariachi de Maracas: So, I’m having a slow day. How about you? Pass the guacamole.

Sister Shakira Selena: I’ve ministered to the poor, prayed over the sick, now I’m just killing time. Estoy aburrida.

Sister Mariachi de Maracas: Wait a second! Drop the chalupa! I have an idea. There’s a newborn in the nursery. Let’s pierce her earloafs.

Sister Shakira Selena: Where are we getting the earrings? Her mother’s an unwed sixteen-year-old and her father is a stoned surfer. Think they can afford earrings?

Sister Mariachi de Maracas: Can’t hurt to ask.

Later that day…

Dad: Tell me again why I had to pawn my longboard?

Mom: Ay pendejo! Her earloafs! Her earloafs! Look at Janina’s earloafs!

Dad: Isn’t she a bit young for giant hoops? And I thought we were naming her Janine?

Mom: There was a typo on the birth certificate. (Shrugs) Years from now she’ll tell her therapist we were lousy parents anyway. May as well give her something to talk about.

Dad: (mumbling) I really liked that longboard.

Mom: (Snorts) If it weren’t for you wanting to play Beach Blanket Bingo all the time, we wouldn’t be in this mess! Now hand me the alcohol. These earloafs need to be kept clean.

Janina, you are hereby an honorary Literary Chick! That story had me snorting coffee out my nose. :)

Oh, and an update on the earloafs: I came in the house yesterday to hear Princess frantically calling me to help. I ran upstairs to her room, and she was lying on the floor, with her head under her bed - because she'd gotten her earring somehow trapped in the carpet and was STUCK TO THE RUG BY HER EAR, WITH HER HEAD UNDER HER BED!!!! You will all be amazingly proud of me, I never laughed even the slightest bit as I extricated her poor baby self.

An Honorary Literary Chick? Really? Is there a secret handshake I get to learn?

Btw, Alesia, you are a stronger woman than I. I would have split a seam over the Princess with the ear stuck to the rug under the bed incident.

Alesia,
I just embarassed myself by laughing hysterically at poor Princess' plight. While sitting in a very quiet library at the Information Desk. Poor Princess! But the mental image!!!

I am so very proud of you for not laughing. Perhaps if Lani doesn't wish to betroth either Sweetness or Light to the kidlet (aka Bug Boy), we could match up he and Princess.