I had no idea the first day of Spring this year would be in January. It is 71 degrees out. I opened the windows, and I’m sitting on the deck while Ada plants and waters flowers in my herb planters. She is even using real water. Because it is 71 degrees, so who cares if [...]
New Toy
Weekly Menu – January 31st
Marking a milestone
I never filled out a baby book for either Ada or James. We got one for Ada, but I’m just not that overly sentimental about the first time she pooped*. Filling out memory books does not make me feel like I’m recording precious memories to be carried forward generations. It makes me feel like I’ve [...]
These little piggies are driving me crazy
Both of my children like playing This Little Piggy with their toes. However, in my version, I use each piggy to summarize something they have done today. James’ today was: This little piggy dumped his juice on the floor This little piggy strategically placed plastic barrel of monkeys where mommy would step on them. This [...]
Recipe: Chicken with Lime Sauce
Ingredients: 4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 teaspoons olive oil Cooking spray ¾ cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth 1 tablespoon brown sugar 3 tablespoons lime juice, divided 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons water 1 teaspoon cornstarch 1 tablespoon butter Directions: Place each chicken [...]
Weekly Menu – January 24th
I’ve always wanted a mnemonic
On menu changing and laptops
Ewwww–Squick!
This link almost gave me hives. It requires flash. Thanks, Grandma. Blech. I watched most of the inauguration online. I had troubles with the feed, but Mac did better. He finally unplugged his headphones so I could watch and listen on his. We got to hear the speech with only a few bumps, which was [...]