When I Go Out...

I went out by myself tonight. I had to go to the pet store and just wanted some time with no demands! I had fun, got to look at some sewing books at Barnes and Noble. Then when I returned home, I was greeted by two excited little girls who made me feel like a million bucks. They do miss me when I am gone, which is nice. Pilly and Java both cried when I left. Silly little guys:)

I found out that there were some shenanigans while I was gone. Apparently, Java pulled Pilly's pants off. Joel also let the girls color with markers. If I let Pilly use markers, I always stay at the table with her. Here is what she did when I turned around to get a wet wash cloth. Maybe Joel doesn't watch the girls enough and needs some more practice because he went to the computer and sat there while they colored. This is what he returned to:





He said it was everywhere. She colored all over the table. I found it in her ear. Her hands have a reddish-orange hue, thank heavens she didn't do blue on them! At least they are washable!

Marseilles Dress SHABBY APPLE GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Marseilles Dress SHABBY APPLE GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Update

Don't worry, all of you who felt bad for Java last night. I couldn't do it. He came to bed with us and behaved beautifully. We took his pig ear up, and whenever he wanted to play, he just played with that. Joel had said before that he was afraid that if we put him in the crate, he would continue to get day and night mixed up because he would cry all night in his crate. I certainly didn't want that. He was laying with me on the couch before I went up and he looked at me with his cute little face and I just couldn't do it!

A Day of Silliness

Today was a day full of silliness. We weren't especially trying but it just worked out like that. First though, a puppy update:



Java really is cute, even if he is naughtier than naughty! He spent his last night in our bed if I have anything to do with it last night. Joel was rather disgusted with him, especially when he ended up getting up at 4:30 with him. He got us up so many times during the night. He just kept biting and playing and jumping around.



When I look at pictures like this, I have a hard time being so hardhearted with him, but I need sleep. I haven't gotten a full night of sleep in a week. It is not fair to the girls because I am cross with them just because I am tired. So either he is sleeping downstairs or I am going to sleep on the couch. Don't be surprised if I come back and say that I slept on the couch because Joel wanted him to sleep in bed!

So on to the silliness! In the mornings, Pilly and Java are always excited to see each other. When she gets down from the table after breakfast, they will play together for quite a while. She loves to get her morning kisses, and he is excited that someone is letting him kiss them. Pnut does not like doggy kisses, and neither do I! Anyways, this morning I was sitting at the computer and looked over because I heard giggles. I couldn't snap the picture quick enough to get Java in it, but here is Pilly:



When Java was back there, his little rear end was sticking out with his tail wagging.

Later, Pnut and I had to go upstairs, and when we were coming back down the stair, we heard squeak, squeak, squeak. Here is what we saw:



That orange is Java's bone underneath her and she was bopping up and down on top of it. Then Pnut had to do it so she could have her picture taken too:



And the final big silliness occurred after nap. I was in the middle of a job when the girls got up so I brought them down and went back to work. I heard "I stuck, I stuck. Sttuuuuckkk." I turned around and had to grab the camera!



I am still laughing thinking about it.

This morning since Joel was up so early, he went to get us donuts. Much to our delight The Fractured Prune just opened up in the city. They relocated here from a smaller town about half an hour away, and we couldn't be more excited! We would make the drive sometimes but not often because it was quite far to go for a treat! They make donuts that are kind of cakey, which I do not usually like, but they serve them warm and have all sorts of delicious glazes and toppings. I love the lemon with granulated sugar. Joel likes the maple glaze. I want to try the pumpkin glaze but I cannot decide what topping to get. Just delicious. If anyone in the area is interested, it is at the corner of Queen and Walnut. They open at 6:00 during the week and 7:00 on the weekends. We now how the menu:)

I think I have tweaked the salsa recipe to how I want it. Now I need to try it out on my dad and Jackie and get their opinions. It was good when I tasted it out of the food processor, just the right amount of spice to it. It was spicy when I stuck it in my mouth but faded quickly, which is the green pepper and red onion, I think. Jackie suggested I add cilantro, which I think gives it a smoky sort of quality that I like. The ultimate test will be tasting it cold and seeing if it gives me heartburn. If it is too spicy for me, it will. I will be excited if they both like it a lot though!!

I have a project I want to work on tonight, but we will see what Joel wants to do. Have a great evening!!

Oatmeal Cookies

We have been inside since Sunday. We are going a little stir crazy so I tried to do something different today than every other day. Therefore we made cookies. We certainly can't make cookies every day or we would all way 500 pounds!

These are some of the best oatmeal cookies that I have ever eaten! They have cinnamon in and smell so good when they are cooking. It is worth making them just to smell them. Maybe I don't have a lot of experience with oatmeal cookies, but I thought these were great! They were pretty soft too. Joel suggested using them as a sandwich for ice cream, which sounds like a great idea to me!

1 c butter, softened
1 c white sugar
1 c packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 t vanilla
2 c all-purpose flour
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
1.5 t cinnamon
3 c quick-cooking oats

1. In a medium bowl (or bowl of stand mixer), cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in separate bowl, stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in oats. Cover and chill dough for at least one hour.
2. Preheat the oven to 375. Grease cookie sheets (which I only remembered to do the first time they went in). Spoon dough onto pan.
3. Bake for 8-10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for a few minutes and then transfer to cooling rack.

It says that you can flatten the cookies with a sugar-coated fork, but I think they would be crispier if you flatten them before baking. It took a little more than 10 minutes to bake them, but again, I am not too sure about baking inside a gas oven. Someone needs to make an oven that has gas burner and electric oven. That would be great!

Favorite Show

Today was a tiring day so I am going to take the night off to relax. Between not getting enough sleep from the dog at night and the girls being kind of cranky, I am just ready for bed. I think I will be heading there as soon as Wipeout is over. But I wanted to post to tell you that my favorite summer show is coming back for another year! It is this hilarious show on ABC called "I Survived a Japanese Game Show." Awesome!! Have a great night:)

A Story for My Dad

Yesterday was such an incredibly busy day! We had mom's group in the morning, got home and after nap Joel's brother came for supper. After supper, there was softball and then I drove the puppy and girls home by myself. Joel and Jason were going to play basketball at a church that is doing Monday night basketball. The ride home was horrible. I would like you to imagine 20 minutes of a poor puppy yelping, screaming in his cage while I am trying to drive and Pnut keeps saying "stop screaming Java." I am not looking forward to taking him to the vet next week. Ugh. When we got home, I put the girls to bed after comforting Java for a few minutes, and then Java and I laid on the couch for an hour and a half watching episodes of the Thin Blue Line that Joel got out of the library for me. That was nice!:)

Java is just like a baby. He wants attention all the time when he is awake. He follows me from room to room, and if he is awake when I am working, he thinks we should be like this:



Do you know how hard it is to move your foot up and down witha puppy balanced on your lap?

It was raining on and off today so we didn't go to the playground. The girls have this neat paper and markers from Crayola that is neon when it dries on the paper. They really enjoy using it, but I try to save it for days when we have to stay inside. Pilly actually has excellent fine motor skills (I think anyways). She draws circles. She doesn't know what they are, but she makes a circular motion. Pnut is getting very good at coloring in the lines on pictures. She loves to color in eyes. She will go through her coloring books turning the pages and coloring in the eyes. I digress though. Here is Pnut's artwork:



It is hard to catch her smiling because she will do a big one for the camera but she doesn't hold it long enough.

Pilly loves to color:



Now, I would like you to go back and look at those pictures in case you didn't notice. Look at both girls' left hands. Pnut was tracing her hand, and Pilly saw her doing it. I stepped away to get a wet washcloth or something, and I turned around and Pilly's arm was orange! That girl.

I want you to look at this picture:



Isn't she so lovely and charming and with such beautiful eyes? What a sweet baby! This little girl has been a delight since she was born. She was such an easy baby and gets along so well with her sister. She is funny and cute and loves to give kisses. I fear for that. I am afraid it is all coming to an end. Tonight, we were in the living room, and she picked her nose and wiped a booger on the couch. My sweet baby! How could she do such a thing?! I have an even better story though. My dad will like this story. Everyone else will probably be disgusted.

This morning while I was taking my shower, the girls and dog were supposed to be in the girls' room. As I was turning off the water, Pnut starts yelling, "Mommy, Sissy has poop on her hands!" Then Pilly comes into the bathroom with arms extended saying "poop." Her hands and arm were smeared with it. Apparently, Java had pooped on Pnut's bed and Pilly handled it. When I ran into the room to find the poop (after cleaning her up), I could not find it. Not anywhere. I was panicing. I asked Pnut where it was, and she said "She ate it." Oh my. I was horrorfied. I couldn't believe it. I checked all over their room, though, and I couldn't find it anywhere. I smelled Pilly's breath, and it didn't smell like poop so I didn't think she could have. Especially without throwing up. I ran down to our room to find the dog who had disappeared, and while there, I noticed a few pieces on the floor. Apparently, he had actually gone in our room and just got a little on her bed and Pilly smashed all of that. Oh, the relief I felt. But still, why is she even handling that stuff? Gross!

So tonight, after this crazy day, I am feeling rather unmotivated. I can't quite decide what project to start next. I am trying to work out patterns for the girls pants so that they fit correctly. I don't want to waste anymore material so I want to get it right. I should probably try it out in muslin first. I don't know if I will, but I know I should. I think I will go devour some ice cream. *Sigh* I worry about my widening rear end, but I don't help it by eating ice cream every night.

I hope you all have had a poopy-hands-free day!:)