So yesterday I finally did it. Gasp if you must, roll your eyes if you will, turn your nose up, but I had good reason. Yes, yesterday I bought myself a pair of (faux) crocs. I’d been contemplating this purchase for a while. I must admit, I’ve always liked “granola” type things, and comfortable things, and crocs are no exception. Yes, I think the vast majority of them are ugly too, but I’m not the type of person who will suffer to wear heels around all day, just because they are cute. No, my vanity takes different forms. (Like, only using brushes to put on my eye makeup.) I rationalized this purchase by convincing myself that I needed them. They sure would come in handy for dripping wet trips to the pool (they would save my leather sandals from sure chlorine water death), and they would also be a great tool for pottery since they are easy to wash off. (Mud goes flying everywhere, last night it was all over my face!) So that’s all well and good, you think, why not just buy a pair of $2.50 flip-flops at Old N@vy? TRACTION. That’s why. Have you ever tried to walk in a pair of wet flip-flops? Yeah, life threatening, isn’t it? I also must add, there is the added benefit of toe coverage here as well, and in the winter I can wear socks with them to my pottery studio. You can’t do THAT with flip- flops! Well, you can, but it looks RIDICULOUS! If it makes up for any respect I’ve now certainly lost, I bought what I thought were the cutest of all the evils… lavender mary-janes. And that’s my somewhat shameful story- (if it helps, I bought them at P@yless, and got another pair of water sandals for Selah for 1/2 off.)
…and now for my secret… Wednesday nights I head off to the pottery studio (I decided to say “pottery studio” instead of “pottery” or “pottery class” because I’m really leading myself here. I do have the added benefit of a professional there, from whom I can ask any question…but none-the-less…) Well, recently I’ve been stopping to treat myself to certain coffee delights, before I head off to class. Like the the Mint Mocha Chip Frappucino from St@rbucks, or a Mocha Moolatte from D@iry Queen. It’s kind of like taking myself on a mini date for a treat. I think I deserve it. I work hard. And now you know.
Tee hee.
We decided to get the kiddos a new wading pool last weekend, and Drew and Beau were so excited about it, they moved the pool to the backyard all by themselves.
We were impressed by their working together skills.
Drew propped open the gate with a rock all by himself, and then they figured out how to turn the pool sideways in order to fit it through.
They had no help from Kevin at all…he was just walking behind them taking pictures.
Congratulating each other on a job well done. Now that we have solid evidence that they CAN work together (really well, with great problem solving skills too,) we can hold it to ‘em…bwahahahaha!
Here’s a little bit later after the water was added. After the water warmed up a bit, Selah really got a kick out of splashing around in it.
Here’s walking evidence, since I haven’t uploaded any video footage yet. And then there’s Drew, showing how NOT to work together…
And of course the obligatory jumping from whatever one can find into the pool.
Don’t worry, Mama was there, making sure they were safe!
Sorry no menu this week, we are just wing-in’ it with whatever is in the cupboard for the most part.
So tonight as I was frantically cooking dinner on the fly, I noticed the seasoning that my recipe called for was ‘thyme’. No prob, I thought, “I have plenty of thyme. I just put some into my spaghetti sauce Monday.” But when it came time for me to add the seasoning to my chicken stew, I opened the cupboard and found no thyme there. So I began agitatedly searching for my thyme, looking anywhere I thought it could be. At one point, I thought my brother or sister-in-law might have stolen my thyme, playing a joke on me. But I realized they hadn’t been here on Monday or any other day since, so I kept digging through the cupboards and drawers, looking for my thyme. My thyme was not up, and my thyme was not down. My husband came in from outside, hearing me huffing and puffing about my thyme, asking me what was up. I told him I lost my thyme. He assured me, he hadn’t taken my thyme, and suggested a few places I might look for it, and also wondered if I had used up all my thyme, or thrown my thyme away. At this point, my chicken stew had spent plenty of time on the stove, and was beyond the point where any thyme would be useful, so I gave up and used a different seasoning. Where did the thyme go? Apparently, I have no more thyme.
Monday: Spinach-Feta Turnovers with Mesclun Salad
Tuesday: Vegetable Spaghetti with salad and garlic bread
Wednesday: Burrito night!
Thursday: Lighter Chicken and Biscuits
Friday: Breakfast for dinner
Saturday: Mushroom and pecorino tarts with a salad
Lunches: roast beef sandwiches, mac and cheese, cheese and crackers, avocado sanwiches
Sunday: Chicken Fajitas
Hello from my parents again! Above is one of my 7 Days self portraits, by the Colorado River. My hubby keeps complaining that I need to add photos to my posts, and he’s right, I do. However…it’s kind of a pain in the rear recently, and hopefully I’ll be able to make it as easy as it was soon, or I’ll get over it and just log the mileage.
We’re up at my parents this week as Kevin is running sound for a worship concert in a park up here, for Robin Mark. And, it also happens that my dad is playing bass for this concert as well. Double Whammy! And Fun!
Then we’re sticking around for a couple more days to do various other things (maybe have a date?), like fairs and rallies and what not. Should be fun. Pics to come soon.
Oh, and still working on the video issue- won’t be able to get that going until at the soonest, Saturday night.
Also, I forgot to add in the random Tuesday issue, we caught the mouse. Nuff said.
-So I’ve been baking my own bread now for about three months. Started out just dumping ingredients into the bread machine, and would get really tasty loaves, but man, they were so hard to slice due to the irregular shape. This last week I ventured into using my Kitchen@id mixer to make two loaves at a time and a better shape. I have been using the recipe from the booklet that came with the mixer, for whole wheat bread (no white here) and am not quite satisfied with it. Does anybody have a good recipe for whole wheat bread (preferably that uses honey instead of sugar), one that makes a nice, light and moist(er) loaf? Or just have some tips for me, the beginner bread maker?
-Selah is walking. I have attempted to video this to my best abilities (all obstacles included!) Now, I just have to figure out how to upload and edit the video so I can show you all. It is just about the cutest thing ever, how she just toddles along with her arms out, taking tiny baby steps, then Plop! falls on her bottom. Too good not to share.
-And a sidenote with the video issue, I’m still waiting to get a clip of myself falling on the skateramp the other day. Also too good not to share.
-My ten year high school reunion is this summer. I’m sure this is one of those things everybody debates with themselves about going to. However my debating came to an abrupt halt due to the fact that it was scheduled on my hubby’s birthday. (I can’t think of anything he’d rather not do on his birthday.) And even if it was on a different day, it is going to cost a minimum of $60 per person! Maybe I’m just uninformed or something, but that seems like a bit much in my book. All that to say, that I discovered I kind of did want to go to my reunion, which came as a surprise to me. I still have yet to figure out why. I can’t believe all the conflicting feelings that surround my high school experience. Anyway…
-Lets see, what else…oh yeah, I watched The Bucket List the other night and (cliche though it may be) felt inspired to write my own. I may be posting it in the sidebar or under my “about me” section in the near future.
-Also, in regards to my sidebar, you’ll notice that it is missing my Links. This is not because I don’t love you, it’s because I don’t know how to get them into my sidebar yet and I need help. I’m not very good at this website stuff yet. YET! Hopefully I will get that issue taken care of soon.
