Ada wanted to have a Girl’s Day today. We dressed, went to the grocery so I could at least cover meals for the next few days. Then we came home, changed and headed to Clinton. We hiked about 1.5 miles on the North Shore trail. The last time we tried, the trails were flooded, and [...]
Recipe: Ada’s Coconut Salad
She’s getting better. The last time she made a salad, I helped her by giving her my formula for salad: greens, a nut, a fruit, a cheese (except for hers) and a vinaigrette. She made dinner tonight–a salad, she exclaimed! She said she wanted to make a coconut salad. Fine with me. She remembered my [...]
Going Out Into The World And Doing Some Awesome
Today was Ada’s last swim lesson for this session. This morning at breakfast, I asked her if she planned on doing terrible or planned on doing awesome. She declared her awesomeness and excitedly got ready for lessons. The water this morning was freezing. All the kids got in this morning, but it wasn’t a quick [...]
Mystery Of The Driveway Blocking Dirt Pile
My quarterly kitchen organization
One Halloween Costume Down
Running Progress
First, the history. I’ll never repeat it again. Promise. Running wasn’t something I ever really liked doing. Until I graduated high school. I spent some time in Hutchinson living with my grandparents before I started college, mainly for money reasons. They lived on two acres, and a big bunch of it wasn’t really used except [...]
Another Craving Conquered
Tonight I made pizza for dinner. It has been awhile, and I still have bread flour. Pizza is easy, but requires many bigger appliances. I used two pans since I made sausage, the VitaMix to puree the tomatoes for the sauce, the big bucket for raising the dough, the food processor to both make the [...]
If You Smell One Kid, Be Prepared To Smell Them All
Link: How Cheaply Are You Eating?
Of course, I like this article: Why Quick, Cheap Food Is Actually More Expensive. I do not understand why people would rather spend tons of money on supplements and/or diet pills. Why they would rather spend tons of money going to a doctor to fix their ills. Yet if you suggest that people just change [...]
