Saturday, February 28, 2009
Disney on Ice
Friday, February 27, 2009
smoked almonds (but so pricey)
sandwich baggies (all sizes, they are so wonderful and containing)
seeing mail in my inbox (no pressure)
elderly people in department stores (reminds me of the good ol' days)
the frosting on store-made cakes (I would rather eat...I dont know...anything else)
friends that bring me fast food (with an Oreo shake)
the Muppets mahna mahna video on YouTube (Natalie may love it more than me)
cutting my grapefruit into segments (luckily Nate's a pro)
putting coats on my kids (sounds horrible doesn't it)
prunes (but I still feed them to my kids and they love them)
brushing Natalie's teeth (it's like taming a wild animal)
losing basketball games (and then that night I dream that I launched a girl in the nose)
eating breakfast...because I never have an appetite in the morning (but I do it anyway)
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Just Another Post
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Restaurant.com Deal
Monday, February 23, 2009
Time Well Spent
Saturday, February 21, 2009
All Better
Other recent discoveries...it's not easy or fun to play Chutes and Ladders with an 18 month old.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Conversations
Me: "No, I don't think it is."
Jansen: "Is it?"
Me: "It's not, honey."
Jansen: "Is it made of gray Play-dough Mom?"
Me: "Nope."
Jansen: "What I want to hear is yes.'"
Me: "Yes, Jansen, the car is made of gray Play-dough."
We have conversations like this all the time lately. Especially about what season it is right now. I am forever torn between answering the child with the truthful, logical answers or just telling him what he wants to hear and hoping it doesn't screw up his whole schema of the world.
His new favorite phrase, "Well in that case..." It's hilarious.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
smoked almonds (but so pricey)
sandwich baggies (all sizes, they are so wonderful and containing)
seeing mail in my inbox (no pressure)
elderly people in department stores (reminds me of the good ol' days)
the frosting on store-made cakes (I would rather eat...I dont know...anything else)
friends that bring me fast food (with an Oreo shake)
the Muppets mahna mahna video on YouTube (Natalie may love it more than me)
cutting my grapefruit into segments (luckily Nate's a pro)
putting coats on my kids (sounds horrible doesn't it)
prunes (but I still feed them to my kids and they love them)
brushing Natalie's teeth (it's like taming a wild animal)
losing basketball games (and then that night I dream that I launched a girl in the nose)
eating breakfast...because I never have an appetite in the morning (but I do it anyway)
Dog Days of Winter
Saturday, February 14, 2009
On Valentine's Day
Friday, February 13, 2009
Big Trouble in Little China
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Humidifier Hair
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
A Visit to the Biologically Diverse
Monday, February 9, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Ramblings
Anyone seen the movie Fireproof? We got it from Redbox last night...had never heard of it till we got there...and it was PG so of course we had to snatch it up. Slim pickings these days when you are trying to find movies that aren't too filthy. It was interesting. A Baptist church made it and it was actually a good use of our time and filled with great messages. If you are big into movies then you will probably laugh at it, but we enjoyed it. It was a wonderful reminder about the sacredness and importance of marriage and the loyalty we must have to our partner.
Jansen continues to make me laugh. Today I was pretending to be his veterinarian (he LOVES being my dog these days) and he called me his "missionarian." He combined missionary and veterinarian as he tried to fish the right word out of his head. The other night he also prayed that Jesus would help us "not be afraid of our families." Hmmm. I swear we do not mistreat him.
If I were rich here are some things I would promptly spend more money on than I am right now:
-smoothies and smoothie ingredients
-makeup
-little gifts and surprises for others
-mangoes, blackberries, dried fruit
-music downloads
-jeans
-car washes
I am a little curious about something. I used to hate salad. But I wanted to like it. So I forced myself to eat it for years and now I do like it. I think that is also beginning to happen with tomatoes. Here's what I am curious about: what food that I can't stand am I going to learn to like in the next 10 years? I guess that's largely up to me, but it still makes me wonder. I hope it's not jalapenos.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Do You Know What This Is?
If your answer is: Jansen's other front baby tooth, you are correct. He does not have either of his front teeth now. He knocked it out at preschool today...I think he was probably running or goofing around as he was waiting upstairs for me to pick him up and he fell and hit his mouth on the coffee table. He is pretty upset and ornery (totally understandable). I think we may need to take him into the pediatric dentist again because a couple of his other teeth look a little banged up and are a little loose. For now he is recovering on the couch watching his absolute favorite movies "I Love Toy Trains."
Monday, February 2, 2009
One of My Favorites
INGREDIENTS
1 (16 ounce) package cheese tortellini
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with garlic and onion
1 cup chopped fresh spinach
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the tortellini, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
While you get the tortellini going, combine the tomatoes, spinach, salt, pepper, basil and garlic in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until the mixture begins to bubble.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, milk and cream. Stir this mixture into the saucepan along with the Parmesan cheese. Heat through, then reduce heat to low, and simmer until thick, about 2 minutes. Drain the tortellini, but do not rinse, then pour them into the saucepan with the sauce. Stir to coat, and serve.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
A Little Excitement to Our Sunday
I hesitate to use the word "excitement" for this post because this was really quite sad and could have been really bad, but it did shake up our afternoon.