Tradition….. Yesterday, I mentioned to PB that I was thinking of making a different apple pie. My friend, Karen, gave me an apple pie recipe that I tried out in October and loved. I figured that I’d made my old recipe for every holiday meal for the last 21 years (boy does that make me…
Happy Thanksgiving!
We had a fabulous Thanksgiving with our friends, Stacy and Dave, and my sister and brother-in-law. Seven adults, 11 kids, and tons of food! Best of all, Peanut Butter’s trip to Kuwait was postponed so that he was home for the holiday. On Wednesday, I was able to help out at Taco’s 1st grade Thanksgiving…
Jumpin’ in the leaves!
I sure wish the warm weather was still around! Still, the kids enjoyed some time outside today on their day off school. Noodle asked if she could rake leaves after breakfast…How could I say no? When I went to check on her, she was raking leaves in the common area to the side of our…
Drum roll, please…..
Peanut Butter started a new job today!! What a wonderful beginning to Thanksgiving week. It feels like it’s been a really long time in coming, but I do believe that we are stronger for the trials of the last 4 years or so. Let me tell you, working in a commission payed/self-employed job has been…
The end of an age
Tuesday was a big day for me. With a strange burst of energy, I made a hasty decision that the crib was coming down. Apple has been climbing out of the crib for months now and several weeks ago, Apple started refusing to nap in his crib (he developed a preference to my bed–don’t blame…
Wish list & Queen Mommy
Yesterday we spent two hours sitting in a conference for church. It was wonderful for us adults, but 2 hours in a meeting can be tough for kids. I brought along a few blank pieces of paper to keep the kids occupied, and here are two of the products of that meeting… Taco made a…
My perfect 2 year old!
Peanut Butter came out of the kitchen chuckling this morning. He said that he’d walked in the kitchen to find Apple with his head tilted back, pouring an envelope of powdered vanilla instant breakfast into his mouth. PB said to him, “Hmm…Pure sugar!” Apple said, “No…Vanilla!” It got me thinking about my comment yesterday about…
Report Cards
I have to have a quick proud mom moment…Kiwi got her first middle school report card back today. Straight A’s! Not only did she get awesome grades, but she is taking all honors classes, including a high-school credit Spanish class. Yay Kwi! Noodle has improved tons this year! Last year, she struggling with reading, and…
The good, the bad, & the ugly
I did it! I exercised today! I felt great afterwards (halfway through the workout I couldn’t say the same). It was a success, and I feel positive. We had a good dinner, everybody finished their homework without a fight, and the kids helped me fold laundry while we watched an episode of Little House together….
Let it go
This morning Noodle went to school with red eyes. She spent all morning looking for a pair of jeans–the “only” jeans that she can wear. Of course, she wore them yesterday, and hopefully I washed them on Saturday because she probably wore them to school on Friday, too. At least during the warm weather she…