One of her favorite spots in the house, right next to the space heater in the bedroom .... even if the heater isn't even ON.
Even if it isn't "on," Esse often "waits in joyful hope" for the darned heater to warm up. ;)
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Baby it's cold outside ...
And since Esse is the smallest body in our house, she feels the cold in a bigger way than Erik or I.
One of her favorite spots in the house, right next to the space heater in the bedroom .... even if the heater isn't even ON.
Even if it isn't "on," Esse often "waits in joyful hope" for the darned heater to warm up. ;)
One of her favorite spots in the house, right next to the space heater in the bedroom .... even if the heater isn't even ON.
Even if it isn't "on," Esse often "waits in joyful hope" for the darned heater to warm up. ;)
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
I just love birthday cards!
I don't shop for birthday cards year-round. I just happen to find good ones, then get them and hold on to them.
I'm pretty sure I found this in the summer, and Dad's birthday was just a month or so ago ....
Yeah, all of you who know my family totally knew that was coming! ;)
I'm pretty sure I found this in the summer, and Dad's birthday was just a month or so ago ....
Yeah, all of you who know my family totally knew that was coming! ;)
Monday, December 14, 2009
MORE closet organization!
Check out this before:
Now, I don't consider myself a shoe horse, but this is a bit embarassing.
Aaaaand, the after:
Some of my shoes are strewn about the house and not all of them are here, but you get the idea. :)
I found this at Bed, Bath and Beyond. :)
Now, I don't consider myself a shoe horse, but this is a bit embarassing.
Aaaaand, the after:
Some of my shoes are strewn about the house and not all of them are here, but you get the idea. :)
I found this at Bed, Bath and Beyond. :)
Sunday, December 13, 2009
How we communicate ...
Erik and I have extremely sophisticated and advanced ways of communicating. Especially when it comes to the dishwasher. The questions is always: "Clean or dirty?" ... and we used to have a piece of paper that we stuck on the dishwasher with a piece of tape. But we went thru several sides, and now this is what we do:
Ok, so we have abridged it to the "C" and "D" .... but it gets everything sorted out for us.
Ok, so we have abridged it to the "C" and "D" .... but it gets everything sorted out for us.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Homemade Hummus!
'Scuse me .... I'm in a coma right now. A hummus induced coma.
For the longest time, I've had a bag of chickpeas in the cabinet. I have meant to make hummus from it, but just never got around to it. Until today. MMMMmmmmmmmmm ..... Yeah. I am not sure I'll be able to go back now. Wow. This stuff is utterly UUUUUH-MAAAAZING!
Because I had dried chickpeas, I used THIS recipe.
It doesn't specify an amount of water to reserve, but I'd use about 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup. I pulled out a bit more than a cup (I was doubling the recipe).
Oh, and for the blondes in the audience, be careful to not mix up the pepper with the cinnamon. We were in a hurry and I was rushing around, and yup, I grabbed the cinnamon instead of the pepper. Not a outrageous error, but there is a *hint* of cinnamon to our hummus. But it's mostly garlic-ey goodness. :)
PS- be sure to read THIS POST about how to make your hummus extra silky!
For the longest time, I've had a bag of chickpeas in the cabinet. I have meant to make hummus from it, but just never got around to it. Until today. MMMMmmmmmmmmm ..... Yeah. I am not sure I'll be able to go back now. Wow. This stuff is utterly UUUUUH-MAAAAZING!
Because I had dried chickpeas, I used THIS recipe.
It doesn't specify an amount of water to reserve, but I'd use about 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup. I pulled out a bit more than a cup (I was doubling the recipe).
Oh, and for the blondes in the audience, be careful to not mix up the pepper with the cinnamon. We were in a hurry and I was rushing around, and yup, I grabbed the cinnamon instead of the pepper. Not a outrageous error, but there is a *hint* of cinnamon to our hummus. But it's mostly garlic-ey goodness. :)
PS- be sure to read THIS POST about how to make your hummus extra silky!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Elf on a Shelf
This afternoon, I was at our friends' house and met Maynard, their "Elf on a Shelf."
Mommy Dawn was telling me one of the grandparents got the book for their kiddo. What happens is there's a story that goes with the elf (you name the elf). What happens is the elf sits on a shelf (or tree or wherever) during the day, and at night, he goes back to Santa and reports if the child has been naughty or nice. Then he finds a new place to sit and kiddo has to find elf in the morning.
Awesome, eh? I totally LOVE the idea! :)
And Dawn said it works well for behavior ... when someone is on the verge of a meltdown or being difficult, all they have to say is "What do you want Maynard to tell Santa tonight?"
GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!
SO glad our friends are doing the kid thing first so we can learn the tricks .... I'm really hoping my friend Nicole gives more info about the "Cleaning Fairies" who live in the wall (there's a really cute miniature door involved!). Nicole, blog about it, because I want to hear where this caper came from! :)
Saturday, December 5, 2009
YOUR favorite Christmas Carol?
I don't have the time to download personal photos and the like, but I want to keep fresh content here ... so I'll share a few Christmas Carol faves.
1. "Venite Adormenus" - "O Come Let Us Adore Him" .... it's the Latin version.
I've always LOVED the Latin version. When I studied Latin in college, it made it THAT much cooler that I actually comprehended the song. :)
2. "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"
C'mon. Seriously, who DOESN'T love this song?!??!?!? It just cracks me up!
Ok, ok. Audience participation time .... leave a comment and let me know what YOUR favorite Christmas song/carol is. I'm always on the lookout for new ones!
1. "Venite Adormenus" - "O Come Let Us Adore Him" .... it's the Latin version.
I've always LOVED the Latin version. When I studied Latin in college, it made it THAT much cooler that I actually comprehended the song. :)
2. "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"
C'mon. Seriously, who DOESN'T love this song?!??!?!? It just cracks me up!
Ok, ok. Audience participation time .... leave a comment and let me know what YOUR favorite Christmas song/carol is. I'm always on the lookout for new ones!
Friday, December 4, 2009
Christmas Card Capers
Our Christmas cards are out. Mostly. I'm still looking up a few addresses.
BUT ...... I sort of have this little competition going. It's all in my head, really. My friend, Erin is ALWAYS the first to get her cards out. Without fail. She forever beats me to it. And I'm ashamed to say one of my life goals was to beat her to the punch. AND I DID. This year. We sent our cards, then I waited a few days, seeing if she'd sent hers the same time I'd sent mine. NOPE!
It's silly and childish, really, but I need *some* excitement in my life!
The blog is sad and lonely as of late. I know. I've only been in 4 cities this week. All within 1 to 2 hours' drive of one another. I'm BUSY people .... so sit tight and I'll resume with colorful antics when I have about 12 seconds to think.
BUT ...... I sort of have this little competition going. It's all in my head, really. My friend, Erin is ALWAYS the first to get her cards out. Without fail. She forever beats me to it. And I'm ashamed to say one of my life goals was to beat her to the punch. AND I DID. This year. We sent our cards, then I waited a few days, seeing if she'd sent hers the same time I'd sent mine. NOPE!
It's silly and childish, really, but I need *some* excitement in my life!
The blog is sad and lonely as of late. I know. I've only been in 4 cities this week. All within 1 to 2 hours' drive of one another. I'm BUSY people .... so sit tight and I'll resume with colorful antics when I have about 12 seconds to think.
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