Happy 2nd Birthday to my favorite little girl!
Birthday parfaits
Presents and more presents!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Smoothie Queen
Of course, I would never say that about myself, but all my friends say...
Just kidding. I don't think my friends and I have ever even discussed the topic of smoothies. But we've been making a lot of them around here lately. The warm weather makes an icy cold treat the perfect pick-me-up. Plus, a friend from church gave me some kefir grains and I've been making my own kefir. It's a little tart on its own but mixed with other things the kids never even know what hit them. Here are a few ideas I ran across this week.
Favorites:
I finished the birthday gift last night and fixed the lampshade. The guest bedroom is still a mess, but it's raining outside so I'm thinking of putting a movie on for the little people so I can tackle that disaster area. (Hey, maybe if I can get the man of the house to declare it an official disaster area I can apply for disaster relief funds.) But back to the lampshade; here it is:
The unassuming plain white lampshade= $5
All gussied up= +$0.50 for trim, and stamps and ink I had on hand
I decided the mini pom poms were too much at the top, so I cut them off but left the green trim (with a flash for a better view of the colors):
I was trying to replace a polka dotted lampshade that got crushed in the move but couldn't find anything remotely similar in a store. It's always great to get exactly what you want for cheaper!
Just kidding. I don't think my friends and I have ever even discussed the topic of smoothies. But we've been making a lot of them around here lately. The warm weather makes an icy cold treat the perfect pick-me-up. Plus, a friend from church gave me some kefir grains and I've been making my own kefir. It's a little tart on its own but mixed with other things the kids never even know what hit them. Here are a few ideas I ran across this week.
Favorites:
- banana, peanut butter, kefir, and a little chocolate syrup (not entirely healthy, but not exactly a milkshake, either)
- mango, orange juice, banana, plain yogurt, vanilla
- Green smoothie: honeydew, kiwi, green grapes (?)
- Dreamsicle: orange sherbet or sorbet, tangerine segments, vanilla wafers (this IS a milkshake)
- Spice Island: rice milk, caramel sauce, cinnamon, nutmeg
- Cherries and dark chocolate
- Orange power: Carrot juice, fresh grated ginger, sliced celery (wouldn't that be stringy?)
I finished the birthday gift last night and fixed the lampshade. The guest bedroom is still a mess, but it's raining outside so I'm thinking of putting a movie on for the little people so I can tackle that disaster area. (Hey, maybe if I can get the man of the house to declare it an official disaster area I can apply for disaster relief funds.) But back to the lampshade; here it is:
The unassuming plain white lampshade= $5
All gussied up= +$0.50 for trim, and stamps and ink I had on hand
I decided the mini pom poms were too much at the top, so I cut them off but left the green trim (with a flash for a better view of the colors):
I was trying to replace a polka dotted lampshade that got crushed in the move but couldn't find anything remotely similar in a store. It's always great to get exactly what you want for cheaper!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Party week
Despite my best efforts, I really can not get into any kind of groove with this schedule change. I am enjoying certain aspects of having my husband around during the day: today I ran errands for several hours with just Coop. We had a great little date and picked up everything for Sweet A's birthday celebration. But by the time I got home and put everything away and cleaned up, he was off to work. He has Bible study tomorrow at lunchtime, and I usually have a ladies' study on Thursdays. This is not so much a complaint as a confession that I just can't seem to order my time very well when the days are less traditional. Maybe Moriah can help. :)
So with the confession out of the way I can tell you about all the exciting creative ventures I have planned. Oh, but first, my ever-important-but-not-very-exciting-creative-venture: Organize and arrange the guest bedroom. We are having a joint birthday party for my two sisters-in-law and Sweet A here on Saturday. They all share the 30th as their birthday and I'm excited to be able to have a party for them that neither of them have to prepare for. My mother-in-law is helping me with dinner, and then she and my father-in-law are spending the night here afterwards so they don't have to make the long trek home on a Saturday night (hence the guest-bedroom priority).
Back to the creative stuff...Oh, I just realized I can't tell you about one of the items because it is a birthday present. But it involves sewing and that will be fun. I finally found a little lampshade for the kids' room bu it's plain white so I'm going to stamp some polka dots on it. (Not birthday related, but "having a bunch of people over" related.) I made the ladies' cake today because it freezes well, and have everything in hand to make these for Sweet A. For me, a lot of the joy of celebrations is in the planning and anticipation of the event (e.g., WH told me where we were going for our anniversary this year and I think about how excited I am almost every day. Smart move, honey). I bought some geraniums and plain pots (to paint) instead of flowers because I thought it would be nice to have something to keep afterwards, that and my porch is dreadfully bare). I think I'll make some place cards, and I'm going to make some candy bags as favors for the kids. Did I mention that we will have 8 adults and 12 kids? And this isn't a "friend" party, only family.
I'd better get to work on some of these projects instead of just writing about them.
So with the confession out of the way I can tell you about all the exciting creative ventures I have planned. Oh, but first, my ever-important-but-not-very-exciting-creative-venture: Organize and arrange the guest bedroom. We are having a joint birthday party for my two sisters-in-law and Sweet A here on Saturday. They all share the 30th as their birthday and I'm excited to be able to have a party for them that neither of them have to prepare for. My mother-in-law is helping me with dinner, and then she and my father-in-law are spending the night here afterwards so they don't have to make the long trek home on a Saturday night (hence the guest-bedroom priority).
Back to the creative stuff...Oh, I just realized I can't tell you about one of the items because it is a birthday present. But it involves sewing and that will be fun. I finally found a little lampshade for the kids' room bu it's plain white so I'm going to stamp some polka dots on it. (Not birthday related, but "having a bunch of people over" related.) I made the ladies' cake today because it freezes well, and have everything in hand to make these for Sweet A. For me, a lot of the joy of celebrations is in the planning and anticipation of the event (e.g., WH told me where we were going for our anniversary this year and I think about how excited I am almost every day. Smart move, honey). I bought some geraniums and plain pots (to paint) instead of flowers because I thought it would be nice to have something to keep afterwards, that and my porch is dreadfully bare). I think I'll make some place cards, and I'm going to make some candy bags as favors for the kids. Did I mention that we will have 8 adults and 12 kids? And this isn't a "friend" party, only family.
I'd better get to work on some of these projects instead of just writing about them.
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