Stuology

New Shiny I finally took a photo of the new shiny that I got for Christmas. I’ve never owned a large stock pot. Now I do. Santa also filled my stocking with kitchen gadgets: two silicon spatulas, a new lighter for candles*, corn on the cob holders, a jar opener, and these silicon collapsible measuring [...]

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According to James, I’m “Money!” This is an improvement. He used to call me “No! Daddy!” Yesterday was a bust, sort of. I woke up in the morning with the kids, letting Mac sleep in. James would not let me put him down. When I was holding him, he would just lie his head on [...]

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Today if I can get the following done, I’ll be happy: Clean the kitchen- I did this as I was cooking for the first part of the day on Wednesday, but it needs to be tidied and bit, and some appliances moved to clean the counter tops completely. Pick up the kids’ room – This [...]

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We are now back home. It was really windy today, but in the upper 60s. It was a shame that the day was spent traveling in a car. I was thankful for the warm weather though because the car window by Ada broke on the drive home and will not stay rolled up. The first [...]

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Last night, just as I thought I finally had the opportunity to go to sleep, Ada started crying. Ada frequently cries out in her sleep. I go in and check on her, and she stops, not really even being fully awake. I waited a bit, hoping that she would stop, but instead got louder. I [...]

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Ada went on shopping trips with me the past couple of days. She received a gift card for Borders, so I took her book shopping. I let her pick out two books, plus she grabbed one and said, “Here, this is J’s book.” On the way to checkout, Ada started wandering around the clearance bin, [...]

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This week is going to be a tad better than last. It will also be short because of Christmas. Saturday: Ginger Hoisin Pork Tenderloin — I cut a pork tenderloin into about 1/2 inch pieces and marinate then for a couple of hours in a mixture of hoisin sauce, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, rice vinegar [...]

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This is a fabulous idea! Some people I know are going to hate me* for saying this, but I want a good ice storm so I can get a really good shot of it. *Hopefully for only a short time.

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I’m on vacation as of this afternoon until January 5th. Mac and I started my vacation off by getting Thai for lunch, and then heading out to pick up some gifts. Then we went to get the kids. Then we went out for dinner. We are now home and settled in for the night. Tomorrow [...]

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Ada came home with a dreidel yesterday. She kept insisting that it was candy. We tried to show her how to spin it, but she kept saying, “No! I eat it! It’s candy!” I’m sure there are dreidels made out of candy, but this particular one was plastic. She is convinced the main function of [...]

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