Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Mother's Day:) and So Much More
Happy Mother's Day one day late! We had a nice relaxing day, which is a wonderful change from the excitement we always seem to have around here. After church, we just got some Chinese to bring home because we knew the restaurants would all be crowded. At least, that is what Joel told me. Maybe he is just tired of Cracker Barrel since it is probably my favorite and I always choose that. I received a lovely pink tissue paper flower from Pnut that she made in Sunday School. She was very excited about it. Pilly wanted to get her hands and her slobber on it, but that was prevented, and it is now safely in a vase on our table. We all took naps, but Pnut got up after about an hour so I got up with her and then when Joel got up, I laid back down. He let the girls play in their room without supervision (I don't know where he was!), and this is what happened:
He said it was like an assembly line. Pilly would take the book off the shelf, hand it to Pnut, and Pnut would throw it on the pile. Apparently this was a "birthday cake" for Maddie, Pnut's friend. Use your imagination people!
Now about that excitement we didn't have yesterday. We had some today. While I was in the bath this morning, Pilly somehow fell into the corner of the wall so she has a lovely knot on her forehead. I think it is because I saw a little girl last week who had a humongous knot on her head and I didn't know how that could possibly happen. Pilly's isn't huge, but it is there! Then this afternoon on our second trip to the playground, Pnut ran up the slide and somehow forgot about the metal bar at the top and smashed her face off of it. There was much blood and she now sports a swollen lip. I am glad that no one looked closely at our children at the grocery store or they might have called Children and Youth!
I tried my salsa again tonight, and I only used 1/4 of the prescribed jalapenos. It is good, but I think it might need a little more jalapeno. I don't like really spicy, but this isn't quite kicking enough. At least my tongue is not swollen with huge bumps, right?! I have a little container for my dad and one for Jackie who is sampling it. Hopefully I willl remember to deliver both!
Tomorrow I am covering Dr. Chapman. Dr. Chapman is a lovely little doctor who believes that no dictation should be shorter than one hour and fifteen minutes but has been known to go up to two hours. Thankfully, he only has one dictation a day, but of course it takes me a little longer to type it than it does for him to speak it. We will have to see how it goes getting up early. Maybe I will have speedy fingers. Really, how can you stand to read all of this? Isn't it boring?!
Have a wonderful evening! Softball tomorrow night for us!!
He said it was like an assembly line. Pilly would take the book off the shelf, hand it to Pnut, and Pnut would throw it on the pile. Apparently this was a "birthday cake" for Maddie, Pnut's friend. Use your imagination people!
Now about that excitement we didn't have yesterday. We had some today. While I was in the bath this morning, Pilly somehow fell into the corner of the wall so she has a lovely knot on her forehead. I think it is because I saw a little girl last week who had a humongous knot on her head and I didn't know how that could possibly happen. Pilly's isn't huge, but it is there! Then this afternoon on our second trip to the playground, Pnut ran up the slide and somehow forgot about the metal bar at the top and smashed her face off of it. There was much blood and she now sports a swollen lip. I am glad that no one looked closely at our children at the grocery store or they might have called Children and Youth!
I tried my salsa again tonight, and I only used 1/4 of the prescribed jalapenos. It is good, but I think it might need a little more jalapeno. I don't like really spicy, but this isn't quite kicking enough. At least my tongue is not swollen with huge bumps, right?! I have a little container for my dad and one for Jackie who is sampling it. Hopefully I willl remember to deliver both!
Tomorrow I am covering Dr. Chapman. Dr. Chapman is a lovely little doctor who believes that no dictation should be shorter than one hour and fifteen minutes but has been known to go up to two hours. Thankfully, he only has one dictation a day, but of course it takes me a little longer to type it than it does for him to speak it. We will have to see how it goes getting up early. Maybe I will have speedy fingers. Really, how can you stand to read all of this? Isn't it boring?!
Have a wonderful evening! Softball tomorrow night for us!!
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Cleaning and Softball and Bragging, Oh My
What a day! Friday is always cleaning day here, so I got up and did my work for an hour and then made some French Toast for breakfast and then we got to work! I love having a clean house with everything nice and in order. The girls are really good about helping pick their things up, and they are hilarious with the vacuum cleaner! They run screaming and got around in circles and jump onto the furniture. What fun:)
I also need to brag about this child:
Do you see this:
She folded those for me. She always does the washcloths. Today, she also tried socks. What a sweetie! She also made her bed for the second day in a row. She gets frustrated, but if I tell her what to do, she gets it. Maybe she can take over the dishes soon ;)
Is this not adorable? They were coloring together. Seeing the girls with Joel just makes my heart melt. *Sappy sigh*
Tonight we had our only softball game of the week. We were supposed to have two earlier, but they got rained out. Sadly, we did not win, but the guys really played great, especially since four of the regulars were not there! Pnut had a ball playing with some children whose dads were on the other team. We were so excited because she was talking and playing and having so much fun. She is so shy and doesn't usually just join in to things. Poor Pilly had to stay with me. She was pointing saying "my sissy" but wasn't allowed to go. She eats too many things off the ground and thinks she is bigger than she is so with me she must be!
I was going to sew tonight, but it is already 9:00! The game went later than usual so I think I will do some reading of some Real Simple magazine (thanks Jackie!). How very fun! And because she is cute, I leave you with this:
I also need to brag about this child:
Do you see this:
She folded those for me. She always does the washcloths. Today, she also tried socks. What a sweetie! She also made her bed for the second day in a row. She gets frustrated, but if I tell her what to do, she gets it. Maybe she can take over the dishes soon ;)
Is this not adorable? They were coloring together. Seeing the girls with Joel just makes my heart melt. *Sappy sigh*
Tonight we had our only softball game of the week. We were supposed to have two earlier, but they got rained out. Sadly, we did not win, but the guys really played great, especially since four of the regulars were not there! Pnut had a ball playing with some children whose dads were on the other team. We were so excited because she was talking and playing and having so much fun. She is so shy and doesn't usually just join in to things. Poor Pilly had to stay with me. She was pointing saying "my sissy" but wasn't allowed to go. She eats too many things off the ground and thinks she is bigger than she is so with me she must be!
I was going to sew tonight, but it is already 9:00! The game went later than usual so I think I will do some reading of some Real Simple magazine (thanks Jackie!). How very fun! And because she is cute, I leave you with this:
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Early Riser
I have been getting up early to do my work in the morning before anyone else gets up. I usually get in an hour or hour and fifteen minutes before Pnut is up, and then after I eat my breakfast, I can usually fit in another 45 minutes while they doodle around with theirs and then watch Mickey Mouse. PTL for Mickey Mouse! I have been able to earn about $3/hr more doing it early in the morning. I think I am more alert and there are less distractions. Then, I can either take a nap in the afternoon or work more. I can sew, but I haven't done that yet. It is working out beautifully! The only thing is that I have to make sure I go to bed earlier. I've been trying for at least 10:30. No more 11:00 or 11:30 for me!
Shockingly enough, it is raining again. We were actually able to go outside this afternoon. We took a walk and then played in the back yard for about an hour. I sat in one of the chairs, but I ran inside to get something and came out to this:
"We took your chair Mommy." They were so cute. Pnut kept putting her arm around Pilly. They do love each other!
I also did Pnut's hair today:
I'll be honest, sometimes I don't even brush it. It is so silky and fine that she doesn't get many tangles. Isn't she a cutie?!
Well, I have 68 minutes until Lost starts so I guess I'll work on something. Or play Jewel Quest. Oh Jewel Quest, how I enjoy you!
Shockingly enough, it is raining again. We were actually able to go outside this afternoon. We took a walk and then played in the back yard for about an hour. I sat in one of the chairs, but I ran inside to get something and came out to this:
"We took your chair Mommy." They were so cute. Pnut kept putting her arm around Pilly. They do love each other!
I also did Pnut's hair today:
I'll be honest, sometimes I don't even brush it. It is so silky and fine that she doesn't get many tangles. Isn't she a cutie?!
Well, I have 68 minutes until Lost starts so I guess I'll work on something. Or play Jewel Quest. Oh Jewel Quest, how I enjoy you!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Cheesy Meatball Skillet
This dish makes my taste buds do a happy dance! Unfortunately, Joel's mouth has the opposite reaction and the girls don't like it either so I guess I probably won't make it again unless I am trying to make it so that I eat all of supper by myself.
1 lb ground beef
10 saltine (1/2 cup) crackers, crushed (we used bread cubes soaked in milk instead)
1/4 c Italian dressing, divided
1 beef bouillon cube dissolved in 1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 c sour cream
1 c shredded Cheddar cheese
1. Mix meat, crackers, and 2 T of dressing until well blended. Shape into 32 1-inch balls.
2. Heat remaining dressing in nonstick skillet on med-high heat. Add meatballs, cook about 8 minutes until well browned, turning occasionally. Add bouillon, simmer 5 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through.
3. Stir sour cream in, cook 30 sec or until heated through but not simmering, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Sprinkle with cheese, cover. Let stand 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
4. Serve over pasta.
A note about the bread crumbs in milk: This is always how we make our meatloaf. However, for these meatballs, I don't know that I would do it again because until they got really browned, they were easy to make fall apart because they had so much liquid in them with the Italian dressing as well. Joel just likes the bread crumbs better than crackers.
The girls wouldn't even try it so I don't know if they really don't like it or (the more probable option) it is all in their silly little heads. Joel doesn't like the taste of the Italian dressing, he says it is too tangy. I am not sure what I did differently this time because he at least tolerated it before. And for those of you who know Joel and are wondering, I took his out of the pan before adding the sour cream and put their own cheese on.
For some reason, I was possessed with the desire to make my own pasta for tonight. I probably could have picked a better night to try that out. It took longer than I realized it would. Perhaps that whole thing about reading the whole way through instructions before beginning is valid. BUT the pasta was excellent. It was thicker and wider than we usually eat it, but it had a better taste. Some of you will understand when I say it was more like a pot pie noodle. Yum-O. I would like to try it again and see if I can make it thinner. It just puffs up so much when it is cooked so I don't know how thin I can possibly get it. The girls loved the pasta. They both ate a large portion. I don't think Pilly was going to stop but then Pnut got down and she had to be done too. Monkey See, Monkey Do!
In the same train of thought, today the girls came up with a new game. They took my little red step stool and put it in front of our landing like so:
The game was to jump from the stool to the landing. It really isn't that far. But Pilly can't jump so she has to first slowly climb onto the stool and stand up. Then she gets back down on her hands and knees and crawls over without touching the bottom step. All of this is done while Pnut impatiently tries to climb up on the stool with her. There were several times of tears, but they had fun and they were playing nicely together.
There is a chance that it might not rain tomorrow! I am thankful for the rain because I know we need rain to make things grow, but really, it has been raining for three days. I have had enough! It doesn't sound like that much, but with it taking out the option of going outside, it has us bouncing off the walls!
I think that I am going to take a nice little bath after I fold the clothes. I haven't started the computer room curtains yet. I know, I know. I'll get to them. I had a few days of frenzied sewing, and my sewing machine needs a rest. Have a wonderful night!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Tag!
I received a tag from sarasophia so I thought I would do it this evening:) It sounds like a good thing to do on a rainy evening like this one!
#1 What is your current obsession?
Ingrid Michaelson. My new favorite. Sorry Jack Johnson...you're still in second place!
This baby and the man who loves her!
This crazy, brilliant nut!
#2 Who was the last person you hugged?
My handsome, wonderful husband!
#3 What’s your favorite dinner?
Goodness, I am not even sure. I would probably pick a perfectly-cooked steak with A1, Spanish rice, green beans covered in butter and garlic with blackberry tea and some kind of dessert. I can't pick which dessert...mostly I love them all.
#4 What was the last movie you saw in the Theatres?
I'm pretty sure it was Spiderman 3. I don't really care for the movie theater that much. It is too loud, you can't pause to go to the bathroom, and for some reason, my eyes always get really dry. That is probably more than you wanted to know!
#5 What was the last thing you bought? (to wear)
What are you trying to do to my brain? I believe that the last thing that I bought to wear were a pair of tights from Target that finally went on sale for a good price. Then they got a run the first time I wore them. I did buy some material to make myself a shirt if that counts!
#6 What are you listening to right now?
Haha...Ingrid Michaelson's Be Ok cd. And MLB 2K9 coming from the living room.
#7 What is your favorite weather?
60 degrees with a few clouds but lots of sun. Enough to wear a light jacket and not get overheated running around.
#8 Say something to the person who tagged you.
I enjoy your creativity and especially the picture posts like the one with all the telephones...and I like that you like Anne of Green Gables because she could be my best friend.
#9 Tea or Coffee?
Tea!!
#10 What did you want to become as a child?
Seriously I had a list of like 25 professions that I wanted to do. Probably one of the things that I wanted to do the most was be a jockey. And at 18 years of age, I developed an allergy to horses. Tragic.
#11 If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
A small town in Italy.
#12 Who do you want to meet in person?
Isaiah and Hezekiah. Jane Austen.
#13 What is your most challenging goal right now?
Making time to have a time of prayer every morning.
#14 What is your weirdest obsession?
I can't stand if the girls have dried boogers in their noses. So I remove them.
#15 Why did you start a blog?
I enjoy writing and was inspired by all of the sewing blogs that I stumbled across. I didn't even know what a blog was until about three weeks before I started mine!
#16 What's your blog about (give me the 2-3 sentence elevator pitch)
Nonsanctioned haircuts by a 2-year-old, babies who climb onto tables, and sewing. Hopefully some humor thrown in as well.
#17 Which blogs are you obsessed with at the moment?
I really enjoy Lollychops and Tollipop but if they are listed on the side of my page, I really like them. If I get bored with them, they come off of there!
#18 What is your dream job? (realistic or unrealistic)
I love staying at home with my girls! I guess if I could get paid to read and stay home, that would be wonderful!
#19 If you could change professions or careers, what would you like to try? (realistically speaking)
I don't want to work at a job that tethers me anywhere but in my home. So I wouldn't change.
#20 Who is your favorite designer at the moment?
Um...forgive my ignorance...but I don't know any "real" designers. I enjoy Kathleen of Grosgrain. Her creativity is amazing. And disgusting.
#21 What's your favorite brand of jeans?
Well, it seems like when I like a pair of jeans, the company stops making them. I loved AE straight leg jeans. Then they were gone. I had this awesome pair of jeans from Rue 21 that I wore for like 3 years until they had lots of holes. My favorite now is Gap Long and Lean. But honestly, I don't like to wear jeans. And I also don't like paying for them. Yoga pants all the time! Isn't that terrible? I get mad when I have to put real pants on for something.
#22 One thing that you would snitch out of someone's closet, with no regrets.
My friend Carolyn has this adorable polka dot shirt:
Isn't she gorgeous?!
#23 What designer piece of clothing would you most like to own? (new or vintage)
You will have to click on the picture to see it I guess...I don't know how to shrink it! Does this count? I'm not sure if it would look good on me. I don't have black hair:)
Steph of Random Thought Bubbles.
Sha of ShaLovesDogs.
Shannon-she has a new blog so you should check her out!
Randa...you could start one and do it!:)
Thanks Sarasophia, this was fun!
#1 What is your current obsession?
Ingrid Michaelson. My new favorite. Sorry Jack Johnson...you're still in second place!
This baby and the man who loves her!
This crazy, brilliant nut!
#2 Who was the last person you hugged?
My handsome, wonderful husband!
#3 What’s your favorite dinner?
Goodness, I am not even sure. I would probably pick a perfectly-cooked steak with A1, Spanish rice, green beans covered in butter and garlic with blackberry tea and some kind of dessert. I can't pick which dessert...mostly I love them all.
#4 What was the last movie you saw in the Theatres?
I'm pretty sure it was Spiderman 3. I don't really care for the movie theater that much. It is too loud, you can't pause to go to the bathroom, and for some reason, my eyes always get really dry. That is probably more than you wanted to know!
#5 What was the last thing you bought? (to wear)
What are you trying to do to my brain? I believe that the last thing that I bought to wear were a pair of tights from Target that finally went on sale for a good price. Then they got a run the first time I wore them. I did buy some material to make myself a shirt if that counts!
#6 What are you listening to right now?
Haha...Ingrid Michaelson's Be Ok cd. And MLB 2K9 coming from the living room.
#7 What is your favorite weather?
60 degrees with a few clouds but lots of sun. Enough to wear a light jacket and not get overheated running around.
#8 Say something to the person who tagged you.
I enjoy your creativity and especially the picture posts like the one with all the telephones...and I like that you like Anne of Green Gables because she could be my best friend.
#9 Tea or Coffee?
Tea!!
#10 What did you want to become as a child?
Seriously I had a list of like 25 professions that I wanted to do. Probably one of the things that I wanted to do the most was be a jockey. And at 18 years of age, I developed an allergy to horses. Tragic.
#11 If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
A small town in Italy.
#12 Who do you want to meet in person?
Isaiah and Hezekiah. Jane Austen.
#13 What is your most challenging goal right now?
Making time to have a time of prayer every morning.
#14 What is your weirdest obsession?
I can't stand if the girls have dried boogers in their noses. So I remove them.
#15 Why did you start a blog?
I enjoy writing and was inspired by all of the sewing blogs that I stumbled across. I didn't even know what a blog was until about three weeks before I started mine!
#16 What's your blog about (give me the 2-3 sentence elevator pitch)
Nonsanctioned haircuts by a 2-year-old, babies who climb onto tables, and sewing. Hopefully some humor thrown in as well.
#17 Which blogs are you obsessed with at the moment?
I really enjoy Lollychops and Tollipop but if they are listed on the side of my page, I really like them. If I get bored with them, they come off of there!
#18 What is your dream job? (realistic or unrealistic)
I love staying at home with my girls! I guess if I could get paid to read and stay home, that would be wonderful!
#19 If you could change professions or careers, what would you like to try? (realistically speaking)
I don't want to work at a job that tethers me anywhere but in my home. So I wouldn't change.
#20 Who is your favorite designer at the moment?
Um...forgive my ignorance...but I don't know any "real" designers. I enjoy Kathleen of Grosgrain. Her creativity is amazing. And disgusting.
#21 What's your favorite brand of jeans?
Well, it seems like when I like a pair of jeans, the company stops making them. I loved AE straight leg jeans. Then they were gone. I had this awesome pair of jeans from Rue 21 that I wore for like 3 years until they had lots of holes. My favorite now is Gap Long and Lean. But honestly, I don't like to wear jeans. And I also don't like paying for them. Yoga pants all the time! Isn't that terrible? I get mad when I have to put real pants on for something.
#22 One thing that you would snitch out of someone's closet, with no regrets.
My friend Carolyn has this adorable polka dot shirt:
Isn't she gorgeous?!
#23 What designer piece of clothing would you most like to own? (new or vintage)
You will have to click on the picture to see it I guess...I don't know how to shrink it! Does this count? I'm not sure if it would look good on me. I don't have black hair:)
Steph of Random Thought Bubbles.
Sha of ShaLovesDogs.
Shannon-she has a new blog so you should check her out!
Randa...you could start one and do it!:)
Thanks Sarasophia, this was fun!
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