Our week

This has been a busy week. We had to take Joel to work twice this week because we needed the car. I had my first Bible study on Tuesday, which I enjoyed quite a bit. Today, Pilly had a doctor appointment. She was 28.5 inches long and 17.3 pounds. She is in the 82nd percentile for her height and 22nd for her weight. Pnut was 29 inches long and 16.5 pounds when she turned one. I think that Pilly is going to be very tall! We also went to the special playground as it is known around here. The girls like it a lot. Pnut especially likes the bumpy slide. It is a slide with hills in it. I went down it today, and it hurt my rear end.

Tomorrow is not a day that I am looking forward to. Joel will be gone from about 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. We will have no car so we will be here. The house inspection is tomorrow so he can't come home in between work and basketball. Thankfully, my dear friend Cheryl is going to come over for a little while so I can have some company.

We have no plans this weekend. At all. How amazing is that?! I hope that we can stay here on Saturday morning and keep naps normal. The weekends are terrible for naps.

Yesterday, Pnut did a flip off of the swing. I pushed her forward and she just let go. She flipped and landed on her cheek. I removed some splinters. She was ok. But she told me, "I hold on tight now Mom."

And that, my friends, is the end of this update. Apparently, I am leading a boring life right now. That is ok!

Win This Quilt!

What a mess!

I just had to share what happened at our house today. Apparently, Pnut had forgotten that she had a toy box. She rediscovered it today and this was the outcome:


I would prefer that she did not discover the toy box again. We need to get rid of some toys. Joel says that is my motto. Somehow, though, it never happens!

Shenandoah Costume GIVEAWAY !!!!!!!

Shenandoah Costume GIVEAWAY !!!!!!!

I think this dress is adorable. We wouldn't wear it as a costume!

Update

The pumpkin butter gets better after it is cold. Oh. My. Goodness.

Hodgepodge

We have had a busy and mostly fun day. Nap time was a little rough, but other than that, it was great! We went to the new playground that was opened a mile and a half from our house.Pnut and Pilly loved it. I think it is a little too far to walk, so I will have to try to take them there another time at least in case we move.

Tonight, I pureed a pumpkin and made pumpkin butter out of one cup of it. It is delicious!



It is one cup of pumpkin puree, one cup of plain yogurt, one heaping cup of 10x sugar, and a teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice. Yum! I ate it on toast with butter. I think next time I might add a little more pumpkin pie spice.

Last night, I burned my finger with some boiling water so I asked Joel to give the girls a bath. Nothing like sticking a burn in hot water to make it hurt! It wasn't bad, there is just a little red mark today. But anyways, I dressed Pilly after her bath. Isn't she cute?!



Babies who have just come out of the bathtub are wonderful!

I took some pictures the other day on our walk. I wanted everyone to see what I am leaving to live in the city if we get this house. It makes me sad.



This is our apartment building. Look at all this open space!



This is the playground our landlord put in after Elsie was born.



This is the road where I like to take walks, but the snake lives here so the walks were temporarily suspended for the summer.



The snake's head is in this picture. It is hard to see. I wasn't going to get any closer! Plus, he is gray so he kind of blends in.



I will not, however, miss these two. They live to terrorize us. Every day. Pnut is very disappointed if they are not out when we go on our walk. I am not. They are a big part of the reason I carry pepper spray.

Ok, it is almost time for the Planet Earth show. It is on Discovery, not the Science Channel. Have a great night!

Nerdy

I am beginning to suspect that I may be a bit of a nerd. One of my very favorite shows is the Science Channel's How Its Made. I have realized that Discovery Channel and Science Channel are probably my 2 favorite channels. There is this awesome show called Planet Earth on on Sunday evenings. I can't wait to watch it tomorrow. What gets me about that show is that they look at all the wonders of the world and how amazing it is, and claim that it is evolution. How blind can they be?!

I am reading a really good book, Ted Dekker's new one. It is called Sinner. Apparently, it is the third in the series, but he says in the back he would actually recommend reading it first. It is really good. It is what happens to a nation when they totally embrace tolerance. How applicable to our times!

Well, I need to go enjoy Jeopardy. We like to see who can get the questions right first.:)