More Fun With Christmas Lights
This is the closest thing to a Christmas tree around our house. Hopefully I will get things cleaned up in the next couple days so that we can put up our tree.
Fun With Christmas Lights
I took this photo purely for fun . . .and to play with a whimsical photography technique. It makes me smile. The fact that this semester is almost over also makes me smile. I hope that you have something to smile about today.
Did You Know?
Brooke and Frankie have had a special relationship since Frankie was just a wee little kitten. Yarn should be a big “no-no” for kittens unless of course your big sister thinks it is funny for you to have a mouth full of mom’s yarn. While Brooke was home over Thanksgiving, their bond became even stronger. They worked the crossword puzzle together every morning, cooked together (I know, the health department might have a problem with this), watched movies and surfed…
An Afternoon at the Park
When the girls were little, we went to the park several times a week. (That was back when it was OK for kids to play in the dirt and before there were hand sanitizer dispensers on every corner and .) It has been a long time since I have spent an afternoon playing at the park with one of the girls. “I want to go play. Am I too old to go swing and slide? “Nope. I just look like I’m too old to…
November Five Fabulous Finds
1. Smoked Cheese In October’s Five Fabulous Finds I mentioned Michelle Obama’s recipe for macaroni and cheese made with cauliflower that I had slightly modified. One of those modifications was that I used smoked Gouda. In the past month I have come to the realization that I love smoked cheese. – any kind of smoked cheese. We made butternut squash and crispy kale pizza the other night and used smoked mozzarella. It was awesome! Brooke then made leak bread pudding…
A Meal of Shared Responsibility
Wednesdays are my long day. I teach later than any other day and then have choir rehearsal in the evening. If we eat an evening meal out during the week, it is usually on Wednesday. Since we have run out of Thanksgiving leftovers and I didn’t have time to cook tonight, we decided to eat at Panera Bread. It is on the way to church, is generally quiet and they have the best selection of soup, which seemed a nice…
Not-so-baby Pictures
I have enjoyed having both of the girls around for Thanksgiving. The older they get, the less often this happens. On Thanksgiving Day we made plans to “do something” today. As it turned out, “something” meant the kids watched Top Chef Just Desserts while Weber and I finished putting up the outdoor Christmas lights. Erin had also asked that I take some pictures of her and Edgar. Late this afternoon, a little too late as it turned out, the kids…
Random Thanksgiving Leftovers
As it’s title suggests, this post contains random thoughts and pictures from our Thanksgiving Day. There is almost nothing better than homemade bread – kneading it, smelling it as it cooks and, of course, eating it.. Brooke made black pepper bread for her leek bread pudding and also made us a few extra buns to freeze and save for later. Erin was in charge of the mashed potatoes. She has the task of making the potatoes down – and the…
A Different Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving has never been one of my favorite celebrations. This is not because I have something against giving thanks or expressing gratitude for all the blessings that I have been given; it is because the sentiment behind Thanksgiving has been buried amidst parades, football, shopping and way too much food. Hours and hours are spent preparing various dishes for a meal that takes twenty minutes to consume and which is then followed by hours and hours packaging leftovers and washing…
Walk the Walk
If you are a regular visitor here, you know that I often walk to and from school. To me, living close enough to do this is such a blessing. Maybe I feel this way because of the fact that I can’t drive. If I can walk, I’m not dependent on or burdensome to others. Or maybe it is simply because I like to walk. Yes, there are days when it is cold or hot or I am tired. Yes, I…