Friday, December 4, 2009
FYI
Today I discovered that Peter loves candy canes. The Christmas tree candy cane count has gone from 12 to 9 today (to be fair, Noah ate one).
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Animal Farm
I know you all thought with a title like that I'd be writing about my kids, but I'm not. I read Animal Farm by George Orwell over Thanksgiving and I really liked it. It was very interesting and captivating. I like the symbolism and I'm glad I read it. Any other comments?
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Overheard
Today Grace and Claire decided to clean the bathrooms to do service, which they learned about in primary today. As Claire walked out of one I heard her say, 'Well THAT bathtub is filthy' in a very matter of fact tone. Ahh, kids.
Monday, November 23, 2009
The Bee
Friday, November 20, 2009
Feelin' Crafty
My camera keeps taking really terrible, usually blurry pictures and I'm not sure why (probably user error) so my pics aren't great, but here are two crafts I have recently made that I'm pretty proud of. Number one is a "Merry Kissmas Countdown" it's like an advent calendar only with hershey kisses glued onto a ribbon--super easy (thanks for the idea Nat). I also made one with mini-peanut butter cups for Trev since he doesn't particularly like kisses.
Up close and blurry:
I also made this cake plate for my mom using a candle holder and a fancy glass plate that I adhered together. I gave it to her for her birthday and she loved it (of course why wouldn't she, I mean, it's awesome...and it was from ME).
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Does Terrible + Funny = Terribly Funny?
I am not proud of myself.
The ENTIRE time I kept thinking, this is a terrible idea. He is going to pee all over me out of spite. But the trip was problem free and lightning fast-hallelujah home depot-and then I ran home and changed him and got to piano with a few minutes to spare.
This was not a great day, but I thought it was a little funny and will probably get funnier as time goes by. As long as Peter isn't permanently scarred from the experience (and he seemed perfectly content in his paper towel diaper), I think we'll be fine.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Easy Healthy Recipes
I need some ideas for dinner that are 1) easy 2) healthy and 3) my kids will like. With Trevor working nights it is hard to get motivated to make a nice meal for dinner especially if the kids are just going to throw it on the floor (Peter...well Noah, too) or complain that it's "blech".
Tonight was pretty successful with Ramen noodles cooked with frozen peas and cut up carrots topped with crispy sauteed chicken breast seasoned with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. But I need MORE...MORE I say!!! Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Tonight was pretty successful with Ramen noodles cooked with frozen peas and cut up carrots topped with crispy sauteed chicken breast seasoned with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. But I need MORE...MORE I say!!! Any ideas would be much appreciated.
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