7 lunches in a row, so far.
Parts of tomorrow's lunch are already prepared. I'm loving this resolution, and so is MM.
Years go by. Things change.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Friday, January 07, 2011
Resolution report
I sent him with lunch every day this week. Feeling very proud of myself. Now, if only I can keep it up!
My resolution was for at least 3x a week, but he asked me to pack his lunch for yesterday and today. I'm feeling like that's a big win.
My resolution was for at least 3x a week, but he asked me to pack his lunch for yesterday and today. I'm feeling like that's a big win.
Monday, January 03, 2011
Sending lunch
Everyday, I've sent a snack with MM to school since his class eats lunch late, but he was buying the cafeteria lunch most days.
After following Mrs. Q's blog, I decided that I really didn't want him eating the school lunch anymore. After all, we're trying to eat healthier at home, taking small steps like cutting out HFCS where possible.
So we sent him a satisfying lunch in reusable containers, and it was a good feeling.
After following Mrs. Q's blog, I decided that I really didn't want him eating the school lunch anymore. After all, we're trying to eat healthier at home, taking small steps like cutting out HFCS where possible.
So we sent him a satisfying lunch in reusable containers, and it was a good feeling.
Saturday, January 01, 2011
Happy New Year!
This year, my resolutions are to send my son to school with a packed lunch at least 3 times a week, and to be a better house-keeper.
What are yours?
What are yours?
Monday, December 27, 2010
Prime Rib and Popovers
Are some of the simplest and yet most delicious foods in the whole entire world.
Also, MS and I have very generous families.
That is all.
How was your Christmas?
Also, MS and I have very generous families.
That is all.
How was your Christmas?
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
(Shh...don't tell anyone...)
But I think I'm actually ready for Christmas.
The gifts are purchased, and most are wrapped.
Those that needed to be shipped, are shipped. And most of those have arrived at their destinations.
The roasting beast for roasting has been ordered and I'll pick it up Friday and cook it and we'll eat it, yes we will.
There are still some cookies left.
I think I even have enough wrapping paper.
But I'll go tomorrow and buy more. Just in case.
I wouldn't want to jinx anything.
The gifts are purchased, and most are wrapped.
Those that needed to be shipped, are shipped. And most of those have arrived at their destinations.
The roasting beast for roasting has been ordered and I'll pick it up Friday and cook it and we'll eat it, yes we will.
There are still some cookies left.
I think I even have enough wrapping paper.
But I'll go tomorrow and buy more. Just in case.
I wouldn't want to jinx anything.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Christmas traditions
The Tree: this year it's the little, table-top version. We use the card table as the "trunk".
The Cookies: It's a well-known fact that Santa prefers chocolate-chip.
(photo taken with my droid under fluorescent lights, uploaded to fb, and then color-corrected in my computer.)
The Cookies: It's a well-known fact that Santa prefers chocolate-chip.
(photo taken with my droid under fluorescent lights, uploaded to fb, and then color-corrected in my computer.)
First Posts
A bit different from the way I've done it before, the title and first sentence of the first post of each month for 2010.
January: Sweater knitted.
Now I just need to make up the sleeve seams, block it, sew in the snaps and put on the buttons. I loved the way it turned out
February: Gryffindor scarf update.
Knitting done. Weaving in ends 3/4's done. Need to block and add fringe. Wow! I knitted a bunch in the first part of this year!
March: I would say something if I had something to say...
Will catch up here later this week. Sorry for the silence here, but I'm noisy at my other blog and on Twitter. Yeah, my posting everywhere went way down this year.
April: Things I wish I would make time in my life to do
* Hawaiian Dance lessons. I still would like to make time in my life to do this.
May: Cropped!
From this: (pic) To this: (pic) I wonder what he'll do with his hair next?
June:Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysteriously Knowledgeable 8-year-old
I would accuse him of reading ahead, but MY SON would NEVER do THAT. He's a reader, that one.
July:Briefing in brief.
We went to Vermont on Amtrak. Ah...Vermont. Ah...Amtrak.
August: Whatever you're interested in, Dick Francis has a book about it (Part 1)
Photography? REFLEX He died earlier this year. I am so glad I got to tell him several times how much I enjoyed his books.
September: View from the Waiting Room
Sitting in the waiting room at the car shop, waiting for them to change the oil, rotate the tires, and do all the stuff one likes to get done before traveling in holiday traffic 6 hours each way. He really is an amazingly patient boy
October: What we're doing around here
MM is acing tests (spelling, math, geography: all A+) and enjoying school immensely. I can't tell you how relieved I am about this.
November: Was gonna post last night for NaBloPoMo
but something came up. That was really not fun. At all.
December: A Scene From Thanksgiving
MM starts a book club: Now that was a really fun time.
January: Sweater knitted.
Now I just need to make up the sleeve seams, block it, sew in the snaps and put on the buttons. I loved the way it turned out
February: Gryffindor scarf update.
Knitting done. Weaving in ends 3/4's done. Need to block and add fringe. Wow! I knitted a bunch in the first part of this year!
March: I would say something if I had something to say...
Will catch up here later this week. Sorry for the silence here, but I'm noisy at my other blog and on Twitter. Yeah, my posting everywhere went way down this year.
April: Things I wish I would make time in my life to do
* Hawaiian Dance lessons. I still would like to make time in my life to do this.
May: Cropped!
From this: (pic) To this: (pic) I wonder what he'll do with his hair next?
June:Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysteriously Knowledgeable 8-year-old
I would accuse him of reading ahead, but MY SON would NEVER do THAT. He's a reader, that one.
July:Briefing in brief.
We went to Vermont on Amtrak. Ah...Vermont. Ah...Amtrak.
August: Whatever you're interested in, Dick Francis has a book about it (Part 1)
Photography? REFLEX He died earlier this year. I am so glad I got to tell him several times how much I enjoyed his books.
September: View from the Waiting Room
Sitting in the waiting room at the car shop, waiting for them to change the oil, rotate the tires, and do all the stuff one likes to get done before traveling in holiday traffic 6 hours each way. He really is an amazingly patient boy
October: What we're doing around here
MM is acing tests (spelling, math, geography: all A+) and enjoying school immensely. I can't tell you how relieved I am about this.
November: Was gonna post last night for NaBloPoMo
but something came up. That was really not fun. At all.
December: A Scene From Thanksgiving
MM starts a book club: Now that was a really fun time.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
My son admitted I was right
Twice! In a 24 hour period!
I WIN AT PARENTING!!
YAY!
Plus, he's wearing footie pajamas. Right this very minute.
Muffin Man, with his back to the camera, wearing footie pajamas with rockets on them.
I WIN AT PARENTING!!
YAY!
Plus, he's wearing footie pajamas. Right this very minute.
Muffin Man, with his back to the camera, wearing footie pajamas with rockets on them.
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
In Attendance over Thanksgiving Week
My two grandmothers.
My mom and step-dad.
Me, Mr. Spock, and Muffin Man.
My sister, her husband, my niece and nephew, and the wonderful exchange student.
My Aunt and Uncle TandemBicycle and their daughter (cousin in picture).
My Aunt and Uncle JustAFewYearsOlderThanMe and their three kids.
My Uncle SnarkySenseOfHumor, my Aunt WorksWithSpecialNeedsKids, their two daughters, their grand-daughter, their eldest daughter's boyfriend, their youngest daughter's best friend, and the best friend's daughter.
My mom's Cousin MiraculouslyGetsYarnUntangled, her stepfather, her son, his partner, and their two kids.
And a brief visit by my mom's friends, FamousActorAndSinger and CollectsQuilts, and one of their sons, PlaysBanjoAndSingsBeautifully.
My mom hemmed some pants for me. We ate 4 tons of food. Mr. Spock and I figured out my parents home theater system and wrote up a user's guide for it. I knitted on a hat which I had to rip (thus the yarn detangling), and start again (it's much better now).
In short, I can't wait until next year.
My mom and step-dad.
Me, Mr. Spock, and Muffin Man.
My sister, her husband, my niece and nephew, and the wonderful exchange student.
My Aunt and Uncle TandemBicycle and their daughter (cousin in picture).
My Aunt and Uncle JustAFewYearsOlderThanMe and their three kids.
My Uncle SnarkySenseOfHumor, my Aunt WorksWithSpecialNeedsKids, their two daughters, their grand-daughter, their eldest daughter's boyfriend, their youngest daughter's best friend, and the best friend's daughter.
My mom's Cousin MiraculouslyGetsYarnUntangled, her stepfather, her son, his partner, and their two kids.
And a brief visit by my mom's friends, FamousActorAndSinger and CollectsQuilts, and one of their sons, PlaysBanjoAndSingsBeautifully.
My mom hemmed some pants for me. We ate 4 tons of food. Mr. Spock and I figured out my parents home theater system and wrote up a user's guide for it. I knitted on a hat which I had to rip (thus the yarn detangling), and start again (it's much better now).
In short, I can't wait until next year.
A Scene From Thanksgiving
MM starts a book club:
Left to right: that's a wonderful exchange student from Indonesia who came with my niece; my delightful cousin who shares my birthday; and Muffin Man. They are reading the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. MM finished the whole set of five books in two days.
They represent 1/10th of the crew that was at my mom & step-dad's for the holidays.
Left to right: that's a wonderful exchange student from Indonesia who came with my niece; my delightful cousin who shares my birthday; and Muffin Man. They are reading the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. MM finished the whole set of five books in two days.
They represent 1/10th of the crew that was at my mom & step-dad's for the holidays.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Veteran's Day
May all who are serving today come home safe. May all those who have served find peace and love at home.
Sunday, November 07, 2010
New Car
Well, a new used car.
A very low-mileage 1998 Toyota Camry. 4 doors, I can see over the steering wheel and reach the pedals without needing to turn off the airbag. Green with beige interior.
It's nimble and just the right size for the three of us.
So.
Staples and stitches come out Tuesday.
I am really very grateful that it wasn't worse. It could have been so much worse.
A very low-mileage 1998 Toyota Camry. 4 doors, I can see over the steering wheel and reach the pedals without needing to turn off the airbag. Green with beige interior.
It's nimble and just the right size for the three of us.
So.
Staples and stitches come out Tuesday.
I am really very grateful that it wasn't worse. It could have been so much worse.
Friday, November 05, 2010
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Introducing Aang, the Avatar
Yes, his head is shaved. It'll grow back.
Ingredients: gold (not yellow!) sweatpants and mock turtle-neck; some orange fabric that my mom made into a poncho and sash for MM; a stick from my UncleTandemBicycle; two pieces of orange tissue wrapping and two pieces of orange art paper folded into fans; two blue cream eye pencils; and a shaved head.
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Car Recommendation
I don't know if you're in the market for a mini-van, but if you are, I can heartily recommend the Kia Sedona.
I am 4'11" and can comfortably drive the Sedona. The driver's seat is adjustable to allow a person as short as I am to reach the pedals, see over the steering wheel, and still sit far enough away from the wheel to not have to shut off the airbag. My husband, at 5'10", also found it comfortable to drive.
I have been able to fit seven people in the car (6 adults and a child), and it seats 6 very comfortably.
And...
Ours was totalled.
Totalled.
And my son, who was in the car, (driver's side, middle set of seats) is totally fine. Not a scratch, not a bruise.
My only injury (aside from a couple of bruises), was from hitting my head on the place where the seatbelt attaches to the wall of the car.
We were both wearing our seatbelts, but the car did what it was supposed to do. My car is a wreck, it will be sold for scrap, but we are fine.
So. If you're in the market for a mini-van. I recommend the Kia Sedona.
And I'm glad to be able to do so.
I am 4'11" and can comfortably drive the Sedona. The driver's seat is adjustable to allow a person as short as I am to reach the pedals, see over the steering wheel, and still sit far enough away from the wheel to not have to shut off the airbag. My husband, at 5'10", also found it comfortable to drive.
I have been able to fit seven people in the car (6 adults and a child), and it seats 6 very comfortably.
And...
Ours was totalled.
Totalled.
And my son, who was in the car, (driver's side, middle set of seats) is totally fine. Not a scratch, not a bruise.
My only injury (aside from a couple of bruises), was from hitting my head on the place where the seatbelt attaches to the wall of the car.
We were both wearing our seatbelts, but the car did what it was supposed to do. My car is a wreck, it will be sold for scrap, but we are fine.
So. If you're in the market for a mini-van. I recommend the Kia Sedona.
And I'm glad to be able to do so.
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Was gonna post last night for NaBloPoMo
but something came up. Home now and doing well. Thanking everybody for their kind words and loving thoughts. Thanking also the great EMTs and the staff at Loudoun Hospital for taking such wonderful care of me.
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