I have a very weird fear of small animals like mice, fish, lizards, frogs, etc. I am really only afraid of these things, which lets be honest, can not hurt me really at all, when they are close to me and move unexpectedly. Then I freak out. Take fish- I love fishing and catching fish, it is super fun, but when said fish that I caught gets put into a bucket and starts jumping around and trying to get, I run screaming. I really don’t know why. Walker
had a pet fish for a while, and I dealt with it pretty well until the day I was cleaning the fish bowl, and the fish was in a glass on the counter next to the sink. And then the fish jumped out of the glass and into the sink, and I started screaming. Did it even occur to me to pick up Walker’s beloved fish with my hands? No. And we were out of paper towels and the fish was getting closer to the drain. So I grabbed a spoon- not quite sure what I was going to do with that, but anyway- sad story, the fish went down the drain. Maybe not my best moment and definitely won “Worst Mother of the Year” award for that one. It turns out that my fear of little animals extends to turtles as well. We went kayaking last Sunday which was so fun. Walker and Corby were in a kayak together, and Walker spotted a turtle in the water. I thought- neat- and kept on paddling. A few minutes later, Walker and Corby paddled up and Walker thrust his new friend at me. I screamed and nearly fell out of my kayak.
This was the funniest thing that Walker had seen in a long time. Before you get the entirely wrong impression of me, I am not completely girly. Spiders, cock roaches, insects, I have no problem with these things. I can kill spiders all day long, but rodents and small aquatic and amphibious creatures not so much. Anyway, as with most things I do, I immediately starting thinking about what fun recipes I could get from this experience. Turtle soup- no. But turtle candy- yes! This is a fun easy recipe from www.allrecipes.com
Pretzel Turtle Candy
Ingredients:
20 small mini pretzels
20 chocolate covered caramels
20 pecan halves
(or however many you want to make- doesn’t have to be 20)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Arrange the pretzels on a parchment lined cookie sheet, and place one chocolate covered caramel candy on each pretzel.
Bake for 4 minutes, and while the candy is still warm, press a pecan halve on each candy covered pretzel. Cool completely before storing.
