and now, some deep thoughts.... by jenn hippe

here it is, early morning.

clear, cold february morning.

the boy is still asleep at 7:57 am, a small miracle.
i have had my coffee & done my finances for the week.
i get to go shopping later today for some things we've been needing.
the house is clean & most of the laundry is done.
the weekend is almost here.
all is right with the world.

looking at my blog and, as i read back through the posts i am struck by a thought.
a deep thought.
remember that old SNL skit?
i do.
and i laugh at myself.


and so, here's to onward & upward, being happy every day and to deep thoughts.

Breakfast with Lars...

   Had  a loverly breakfast with my boy this morning. At his behest I joined him at his "yittol tay-vul".(little table in lars-speak) so sweet! I put together a little space for him after we took the tree down. the cupboard behind the little bookshelf is his secret spot.  oh yeah.... That funnel? One of Sams friends put in on her head once and that was all it took, the "party hat" was born. It has been a hat, a megaphone, a great bath toy, a basket... basically just a wonderful open ended toy. It is one of his all time favorites.

Also today, we have cousin in the house. These two are such buddies. People always think they are twins. They play, they fight, they laugh & be silly. They have the cutest love/hate relationship. It's probably as close as Lars will get to a sibling relationship seeing as how Sami is 14 years older than him.  Was dreading having TWO high speed littles at the same time but it's been a blast. I joined them for lunch and we all took turns reading books out loud. I haven't enjoyed lunch with kids that much in a long time. These are the  times that make all the other times worth it. 

aaaaaaaaaand, we're back.

so yeah, i've been gone.
 i had so much going on i had nothing to talk about. or was it that i had no time to talk about it? well, at any rate, i'm back. for today at least. right now, i'm gearing up for our second annual  winter camp getaway. it's this weekend & i wanted to make something fun for the girls. i've been trying to think of something & this morning i saw some really fun "scrap books", little hand bound notebooks made from scraps of scrapbook papers. wow. that's a lot of scraps. anywho, i got hungy whilst brain-storming and made myself THE yummiest cheese crisp ever. here's how i did it...
    throw a tortilla in a frying pan over med high heat.... slather some minced garlic right into the tortilla, a little salt, a sprinkle of cheese (i used marble jack), then fresh spinach & salsa verde... cover & cook till the tortilla is crisp, the cheese is melted & the spinach is wilty. i served it up, to myself, with a little dollop of sour cream. so good! if you wanted to kick it up a notch you could add some artichoke hearts or jalepenos. or both.  mmmmmmmm.

iv'e got lots more to share... see you around!