Cooking dinner is one of my favorite parts of the day... I make myself a nice cup of tea, and chop and simmer, and stir to my heart's content. Pretty much
Sometimes it's more chaotic I'd someone's needy at that point, but either way, I still LOVE making dinner and relish the time to watch everything come together. I love the way food changes when it cooks. Or like today, when it bakes. Here's Hannah and I making some banana muffins...in some delicious light! It's no wonder this sunny spot is a favorite of mine, huh?
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Embrace the camera: december 15
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Cranky but sweet
I don't know what triggers it, but somehow I seem to have a pretty cranky girl on my hands.
Maybe she just needed a nap.
Ha.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Things to be thankful for...
This girl. Fun times at her first preschool feast (in full native american garb, of course). Extra time at home with the family. Children who delight in the little things. Good wotkouts with great friends. Wandering "over the river and through the woods to Mema's house" for Thanksgiving. Hikes with our little family. Time to putter around in the garden. And so many more! Hoping you are feeling blessed this Thanksgiving! Count those blessings, big and small!
Monday, October 17, 2011
So thankful for netflix!
I will probably forget this someday, but just in case i wanted to save a little slice of life today, because I know it won't always be like this: We had a crazy busy weekend... sick baby. Micah replaces living room floor. Two trips to IKEA. Lots of sawing and all of our furniture in the kitchen (Hannah actually loved eating on the couch in the kitchen -ha!) And I've got grades galore to be checking before progress reports go out tomorrow! Hannah is home from preschool today... and we're trying really hard to get it all done together. So far, she's mellow enough to love the couch bed I made her, and is happily streaming Madeline episodes from Netflix! Thank God for this modern technology... I know there were a few Felicity episodes that saved my sanity during noisy naptimes this weekend, too, but even better, I love how delighted she is with these sweet programs, and its so crazy convenient to find another good program for her, so she will stay still and drink her fluids!
As for me, I'm pouring another cup of coffee, washing the sheets that Hannah puked on last night, calling the pediatrician, entering late grades and citizenship, and preparing for bible study and an Argentina meeting later on this afternoon! Wow.
And I wonder where the time goes on the weekend! Hope yours was good!
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
It's the little things...
We had a great conversation with good friends last night, and somewhere along the way we brought up romance, and it must have stuck with Micah, because I found this when I got home this morning! Talk about quick results! I love this. It totally made my day!
Monday, October 3, 2011
Favorite library book of the month
Potato Joe. It's a counting book. I can't even tell you how many times
we have read it in the past two months. That's right. Two months. I definitely had a library fine today, but it was worth all 875 pennies. Look at that happy little reader!Pumpkins for poopoo
I know its gross to write about this, but we've been potty training since June 1. Hannah figured out how to pee in the potty in two days, and has been pretty much accident free ever since. Sounds easy right? Not so much. She has pooped her pants every.single.day.since. she has pooped in the potty a few times, but that was really just a matter of "timing the pitch"...she didn't quite go in there all by herself. Well, time to brag a bit. Today she did it. She's back on the bucket potty, but she went in quietly all by herself and pooped in it. Her motivation? Mellowcreme pumpkins. I got the idea from Joy's Hope and thought I'd give it a shot. It works. Like a charm! (At least for today)!