OK. A $2 strainer IS the best toy ever for a two-and-a-half year old and a baby.
They both had hours of fun. Who knew!
Archive for March, 2008
Don’t Strain Yourself
Posted in Uncategorized on March 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Racing the Steam Engine
Posted in easter Egg on March 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I loved the challenge of making the Easter weekend work on such a small budget. It really let me be a creative problem solving kind of girl. I loved it. However, (and it seems that there is always a however…) I think my competitive streak is getting ahead of me. Or at least my aura [...]
Easter Success
Posted in Saralyn, tagged Easter, Family, Pictures on March 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Look! It’s Tony and the girls looking for eggs! It’s pretty typical that everyone is looking in a different direction!
What a great weekend it has been!!!
The All Saints Lutheran Church First Annual Easter Celebration and Egg Hunt was a smashing success! The mistress of ceremonies, Mother Goose, couldn’t have been cuter or [...]
This Bag is not a Toy
Posted in Saralyn on March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
At dinner last night, Saralyn discovered the joy of playing with a plastic bag. Bambi brought some books from a the office book sale, and Saralyn fell in love with the sound of the crinkling plastic. Eventually, tried to put it in her mouth, and we had to take it away from her, but she [...]
“a blow in da mouff”
Posted in Eleanor, tagged Easter Eggs, language on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Eleanor is having a high time over there right now with her new whistle. We practiced Easter Egg hunting today at playgroup. Elly did very well. She got 8 or so of the little eggs that were hidden covertly in plain sight. One had a whistle.
I’m regretting now teaching her how to blow the thing. [...]
Off the Charts
Posted in Saralyn, tagged growth curves, vaccines on March 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Saralyn visited the doctor’s office today for her 4 month well baby visit. Here’s the stats:
She’s 18 pounds 6 ounces.
27 1/2 inches long.
16 1/2 inches around her head.
In terms of percentiles for the height and weight she’s between the 110th and 115th. Her head size is in the 75th. Clinically speaking, she’s freakin’ HUGE!
But she’s [...]
Dead Rabbits at My Easter Celebration
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Easter Egg hunt on March 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sorry, Trish. Perhaps you should stop reading now.
For the rest of you, I’m having some Easter Egg Hunt anxiety. I have been working for many weeks now on getting the Church’s Easter Celebration and Egg Hunt launched, or should I say hatched? We are transitioning the event from a member centered, between-the-services happening, to a [...]
Egg-strava-whatever
Posted in Food, tagged Easter Eggs on March 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s a tradition. Dying Easter Eggs. I had a good time. Eleanor wouldn’t participate, but eventually got curious about all the dipping.
I had a fine time playing with some new dying techniques. This is my Blue Cross egg. I used some rubber bands and homemade dye. [...]
Coq au Vin
Posted in Food on March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ahh… My kitchen is clean, and I am feeling my sip of Pinot Evil. I bought two bottles of the Pinot to make the Coq au Vin – ala Alton Brown + my own variants. It’s in the oven now, and my kitchen is clean-ish, and the dishes are even washing. The babies are confined [...]
Hiccoughs and Can’t Wants
Posted in Eleanor, Saralyn on March 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Eleanor and Saralyn are growing like nuclear weeds on steroids. I think they are beginning a simultaneous growth spurt this week. All the signs are there:
They have hour long hiccough sessions
The are eating more than a pair of starved mother lions
They are super sleepy.
and the older one is Super whiny.
So, great. Growth. [...]
