It's on the way. With the political work I do, I can see the slumbering lion has been awakened. Over and over, every day, people tell me "this is the first time I've ever been involved." We've heard that before, but O was in the right place, at the right time and people fell for his rhetoric. No more. The wave of cleaning the House in a month will hit DC like a tsunami. And it's all because the people are unhappy with this "change."
It comes down to the fact that people really don't want bigger government. They don't want to "redistribute" their wealth...what little we have of it after the past few years. We are the home of the FREE and stripping away our rights and our constitution is not sitting well...neither is the lean toward socialism and yes, I dare say, communism. WE THE PEOPLE won't let it happen. I will be excited to see someone emerge as a true leader that loves our country and what it was founded on....which is the fact that the people know best....not the government. Heidi
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Oh O
I know, we, as Mother's always have good intentions. I have made a chore chart and stuck in on the fridge at least 100 times. Then after about a week it ends up getting destroyed or just tossed away. Now that Evan is older, I just expect him to do things for the family. No money involved. I, like you, use him when I need help. Garbage, laundry, dishes etc. He does not get paid for it. Now that he works he has money to do things with his friends. That is a good thing! Less money coming out of the parents pocket. He also babysits Lily once in a great while, for free!
With Lily, I do the same. I expect her to help, but the chores are pretty small. She loves to "help", so that makes it easier. She is what I call a "seeker". She seeks out the cleanest room in the house to play in. Then hauls a whole bunch of stuff to it, and enjoys messing it up. But, she does pick up after herself, with some nudging, in order to go to the next thing.
I am not going to beat myself up over it. Martha would be appalled I am sure. But as long as you have helpers, it works.
Oh I am sure you have front row seats for the big "O". I too believe 4 years will be enough, for most of us. I was really hoping Pawlenty would start to shine as a front runner, but not sure that is the plan. We will miss him as Governor, but maybe there are bigger and better things for him! Cross your fingers! Good man, with good values. Hard to find these days.
I am a bit concerned about the Governor's race in MN. Republicans need to shine, and keep the Governors seat!
With Lily, I do the same. I expect her to help, but the chores are pretty small. She loves to "help", so that makes it easier. She is what I call a "seeker". She seeks out the cleanest room in the house to play in. Then hauls a whole bunch of stuff to it, and enjoys messing it up. But, she does pick up after herself, with some nudging, in order to go to the next thing.
I am not going to beat myself up over it. Martha would be appalled I am sure. But as long as you have helpers, it works.
Oh I am sure you have front row seats for the big "O". I too believe 4 years will be enough, for most of us. I was really hoping Pawlenty would start to shine as a front runner, but not sure that is the plan. We will miss him as Governor, but maybe there are bigger and better things for him! Cross your fingers! Good man, with good values. Hard to find these days.
I am a bit concerned about the Governor's race in MN. Republicans need to shine, and keep the Governors seat!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Chores, what chores?
This is my downfall as a mother...my kids don't have a set list of chores. Emma is never home long enough so that is a moot point. She leaves at 5 am and gets home at 6 - eats and does homework until 11...no time for scrubbing the bathroom! Peter could have chores, but I just treat him like a helper....when I see something I want done, I tell/ask him to do it. Most things he and Emma do around the house are just "expected" as part of being a family and living here. Some "projects" I will pay them for....raking, picking up a winter's worth of dog doo doo in the backyard, etc., but making their beds and putting their clothes away, clearing the table, etc., they do not get paid for. Emma makes money with the occasional babysitting job and Peter umps a Little League games...making $15/hour....
Every summer I swear they are going to do a huge list of chores and it never really happens like that, but they do help. In your case, I do think paying Evan to watch Lily is good...then it's more of a job than a "burden."
The Big O is coming to grace us in Madison today with his hope and change crap. He'll be on campus...a fairly "safe" location. So, who do we think will replace him in two years (and yes, I believe the vote to replace him will be loud and clear)?
Every summer I swear they are going to do a huge list of chores and it never really happens like that, but they do help. In your case, I do think paying Evan to watch Lily is good...then it's more of a job than a "burden."
The Big O is coming to grace us in Madison today with his hope and change crap. He'll be on campus...a fairly "safe" location. So, who do we think will replace him in two years (and yes, I believe the vote to replace him will be loud and clear)?
Monday, September 27, 2010
Zip It!
Oh yes, I know exactly what you are talking about. Screaming toddlers. As parents, we have all been there, wanting to pull our hair out. Lily was always one of those kids. Lots of tears, and not afraid to do it in public. But, like normal parents should, we would remove her from the situation. No one deserves to listen to a child scream and carry on. There seems to be a lot of parents who do not have that same philosophy. Let the world hear my child....isn't it great! NO!
I think, just with so many other things you realize as an adult, there are a lot of stupid people. Parents who just don't get it, or don't care. I think sometimes they give up, because discipline is too hard. If you don't teach your kids what is right and what is wrong....who will? I think also with so many parents both working, when you finally get the whole family together at night, you just don't want to deal with it. But dealing with it, makes for a better kid, for sure!
So, this leads to another topic......chores for your kids, to pay or not to pay??
-Krista
I think, just with so many other things you realize as an adult, there are a lot of stupid people. Parents who just don't get it, or don't care. I think sometimes they give up, because discipline is too hard. If you don't teach your kids what is right and what is wrong....who will? I think also with so many parents both working, when you finally get the whole family together at night, you just don't want to deal with it. But dealing with it, makes for a better kid, for sure!
So, this leads to another topic......chores for your kids, to pay or not to pay??
-Krista
No cooking and baking here...
With the November 2 election drawing near, there's been no cooking or baking at my house. Got a congressional candidate I'm raising money for so the family is dealing with a lot of "by the seat of my pants" cooking or take out....they're used to it. It happens every election cycle. Come November, I'll be cooking up a storm!
Need to get a little something off my chest....tell me what you think, Seester.
We left church frustrated and irritated yesterday....what is going on with parents of babies and toddlers nowadays??! At one point, we could barely hear, let alone, concentrate on the homily because of all of the crying babies and screaming toddlers! RARELY, do any of these 20-30 something parents walk out...if they do, they just stand in the back of the church (to make sure everyone has fair access to the screams?!). I see a lot of smiling and "use your inside voice" to no avail! I've been there, but I was not so rude as to allow my children to disrupt everyone else. We removed our children and one of us waited outside until the service ended.
One couple next to us got up and left....loudly grumbling about this. I wrote a note on the back of our donation envelope asking that something be done. I am pretty sure it will fall on deaf ears.
I see a lot of crappy parenting going on...in church and also with people we know...it's endless and sad. What is wrong with discipline?! It's exhausting, but it works.
Heidi
Need to get a little something off my chest....tell me what you think, Seester.
We left church frustrated and irritated yesterday....what is going on with parents of babies and toddlers nowadays??! At one point, we could barely hear, let alone, concentrate on the homily because of all of the crying babies and screaming toddlers! RARELY, do any of these 20-30 something parents walk out...if they do, they just stand in the back of the church (to make sure everyone has fair access to the screams?!). I see a lot of smiling and "use your inside voice" to no avail! I've been there, but I was not so rude as to allow my children to disrupt everyone else. We removed our children and one of us waited outside until the service ended.
One couple next to us got up and left....loudly grumbling about this. I wrote a note on the back of our donation envelope asking that something be done. I am pretty sure it will fall on deaf ears.
I see a lot of crappy parenting going on...in church and also with people we know...it's endless and sad. What is wrong with discipline?! It's exhausting, but it works.
Heidi
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Memories
The funny thing about food is that it instantly creates a memory. You remember where you ate it and what you were doing and especially who you were with. I, like you, remember food and good memories with family. I think of Grandma Bea's divinity, Grandma Veronica's desserts, especially coffee cake, Grandpa Claude's chicken, Mom's poast roast and liver, and Dad's chocolate chip cookies. It's not just about the food, its about the laughter and fun you had while eating the food.
I admit, I do not cook very much, nor do I really enjoy it. Don't get me wrong, I do boil water for pasta and make a mean spaghetti, but I do not consider that "cooking". I think I would cook and bake more if I didn't have such "picky" eaters. Being on a low carb diet I am also faced with challenges, but there are still great recipes to find and make. We tend to eat alot of chicken, pork and beef, and usually on the grill. We love kabobs of all kinds. I find a lot of great recipes on http://www.epicurious.com/. There is one called, Grilled Shrimp and Sausage Kabobs, very yummy, here is a picture of it. Heidi you keep cooking and baking, maybe someday I will put down the paint brush and become a great cook like you!
-Krista
-Krista
Friday, September 24, 2010
Comfort food....
In response to the "ride" with teenagers, I agree! Driving so different than when we were kids...more cars and many more angry drivers!
Family favorites that come to mind from our childhood (will include recipes later!): top of the list is Papa's homemade mac and cheese (grandkids love it and INSIST that when I make it, "it's not as good as Papa's") and Mom's spanish rice (have never made it, but want to!). Any dessert Grandma Veronica made was amazing, but we all know it was her apple pies that were the best (corn flakes under the crust ;). Grandpa Claude's grilled chicken is such a great memory - grilled chicken from KFC actually makes me briefly remember Grandpa's, but not nearly as good. The memory of watching him watch the rotissere (that he rigged up) is sweet....sitting in a lawn chair and basting it every now and then. Grandma Bea and Grandpa Milo were not into cooking, but we had many great meals aboard the boat...usually burgers, cottage cheese and other yummy things, but Grandma Bea had the knack for making it all special...aboard the boat or setting a beautiful table at home with linens, crystal and china....always.
Our family favorites (in my house) include chicken penne pasta, beef brisket and oodles and oodles of appetizer-type or "Notre Dame game time" food...baked crab rangoon, chili cheese dip, turkey meatballs...
Obviously, the best part is not the food itself, but the eating it together and the memories of what you were doing while you were eating it. Wish we were all around Grandma and Grandpa's table for a good meal, cards and lots of laughing right now!
Heidi
Family favorites that come to mind from our childhood (will include recipes later!): top of the list is Papa's homemade mac and cheese (grandkids love it and INSIST that when I make it, "it's not as good as Papa's") and Mom's spanish rice (have never made it, but want to!). Any dessert Grandma Veronica made was amazing, but we all know it was her apple pies that were the best (corn flakes under the crust ;). Grandpa Claude's grilled chicken is such a great memory - grilled chicken from KFC actually makes me briefly remember Grandpa's, but not nearly as good. The memory of watching him watch the rotissere (that he rigged up) is sweet....sitting in a lawn chair and basting it every now and then. Grandma Bea and Grandpa Milo were not into cooking, but we had many great meals aboard the boat...usually burgers, cottage cheese and other yummy things, but Grandma Bea had the knack for making it all special...aboard the boat or setting a beautiful table at home with linens, crystal and china....always.
Our family favorites (in my house) include chicken penne pasta, beef brisket and oodles and oodles of appetizer-type or "Notre Dame game time" food...baked crab rangoon, chili cheese dip, turkey meatballs...
Obviously, the best part is not the food itself, but the eating it together and the memories of what you were doing while you were eating it. Wish we were all around Grandma and Grandpa's table for a good meal, cards and lots of laughing right now!
Heidi
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Family Favorite
Today, I thought a good topic would be our favorite family recipes, especially those that warm you up on cool fall nights...I know you are quite the cook sister!
Krista
Krista
Growing Up
Watching your kids grow into adulthood is somewhat exciting but mostly scarey! Everyone told me that they will grow up fast.. but you don't believe it until you are living it. Riding while Evan is driving was frightening at first, but I have become a better "coach". I think as parents we need to trust them to make good choices. It's hard to let go. Both of our oldest kids will be, fingers crossed, getting there license in October. They are starting a new phase in their life. We remember that feeling of freedom...so we will have to take a deep breath and hold on for the "ride"!
Krista
Krista
Last days of summer...
Today it's going to be in the 80's again...tomorrow only the 60's. Yesterday was the first day of autumn...leaves are falling everywhere and my hostas are turning yellow. I LOVE this season, but it changes and goes by too quickly. Getting out and walking is a pleasure....I always come back with beautiful yellow and orange leaves that I drop into my Southern Living Hurricane on the table. Can't believe another summer has come and gone! I love the four seasons...all good except for the months of January/February, but we won't think about that right now!
Heidi
Heidi
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Best parts of the day...
I love the morning and evening routines.
In the morning, Emma and I are up with the chickens to get her to early morning practice (now year round). If the alarm doesn't get me up, Charlie does....follows me downstairs to say good morning to George. George used to jump up and down until he was fed breakfast. Now he usually just meanders into another room for a different view. Make the coffee, throw a water bottle and new towel in Emma's swim bad and hop in the car for the 8 minute ride to school...we're always the first ones there so we always have an extra 10 minutes or more to "talk." Most mornings she just answers my questions, but many mornings she really talks...about classes, friends, how tired she is, what she's happy about and of course, swim team drama. That's why I'm not anxious for her to get her license in October. Then back home to get Peter going. Chris and George head out on their walk. Peter and I hang out in the kitchen and talk while he eats breakfast....school, baseball and now, girls!
Then the day begins....school, the morning "pick up" of ipods, chargers, wrappers, water bottles, newspaper, then on to meetings, phone calls, laundry, cleaning, walkng George, errands, lunch with girlfriends (on a good day like today!), fundraisers, writing, groceries, Mallat's, baseball games, swim practice, swim meets, more meetings then...
On a night without a game or meet, all home by 6 and sitting around the dinner table....that is the best part of the day. All four of us talking. Then onto homework, reading, cleaning up, walking George again and then quiet. Often after I get into bed (always before night owl Chris), Peter and/or Emma climb in for some more talkng...I love that. I guess the best parts are when we're all home together - no matter how brief! I think it's the universal story of a family.
Heidi
In the morning, Emma and I are up with the chickens to get her to early morning practice (now year round). If the alarm doesn't get me up, Charlie does....follows me downstairs to say good morning to George. George used to jump up and down until he was fed breakfast. Now he usually just meanders into another room for a different view. Make the coffee, throw a water bottle and new towel in Emma's swim bad and hop in the car for the 8 minute ride to school...we're always the first ones there so we always have an extra 10 minutes or more to "talk." Most mornings she just answers my questions, but many mornings she really talks...about classes, friends, how tired she is, what she's happy about and of course, swim team drama. That's why I'm not anxious for her to get her license in October. Then back home to get Peter going. Chris and George head out on their walk. Peter and I hang out in the kitchen and talk while he eats breakfast....school, baseball and now, girls!
Then the day begins....school, the morning "pick up" of ipods, chargers, wrappers, water bottles, newspaper, then on to meetings, phone calls, laundry, cleaning, walkng George, errands, lunch with girlfriends (on a good day like today!), fundraisers, writing, groceries, Mallat's, baseball games, swim practice, swim meets, more meetings then...
On a night without a game or meet, all home by 6 and sitting around the dinner table....that is the best part of the day. All four of us talking. Then onto homework, reading, cleaning up, walking George again and then quiet. Often after I get into bed (always before night owl Chris), Peter and/or Emma climb in for some more talkng...I love that. I guess the best parts are when we're all home together - no matter how brief! I think it's the universal story of a family.
Heidi
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Best Spots in the Twin Cities
Besides Riverview for cheap movies, there are many more great deals around the Twin Cities. If you are looking for a great place to eat pasta and drink as many glasses as wine as you want, or as many they will pour, D'Amico is the spot. Their food is wonderful ranging from pizzas to salads and pasta. They have quite a few locations including Uptown, Grand Ave and 50th & France. The best part is the $6.99 glass of wine that is refilled as much as you like. Kids eat free on Sundays.
Consider going to the library and picking up a pass to either the History Musuem, the Walker, MN Zoo or many other great spots. The pass will get 2 people in for free. Recently we went to the Walker art museum as a "family day". There is something for everyone. We have often used these passes to make a family day a free day!
Consider going to the library and picking up a pass to either the History Musuem, the Walker, MN Zoo or many other great spots. The pass will get 2 people in for free. Recently we went to the Walker art museum as a "family day". There is something for everyone. We have often used these passes to make a family day a free day!
If I had time...
There are deals to be had in Madison, but my life is not my own right now...we're thrilled to all sit down to dinner lately!
IF we had time, some of the best deals are going to the Farmers Market on Wed. and Sat....Saturday's market around the Capitol dome (free tours of the Capitol too) is exhilarating! SO much produce - amazing colors, smells and great people watching! Biking or walking around the lakes is another great freebie.
However, I think the best "deal" is touring our Veteran's Museum, which is also on the Square, right next to the Capitol. Peter wants to go into the military, loves target practice, and ultimately wants to be a mechanical engineer that designs guns (!) so he loves walking around the museum , learning about all of the wars and weapons. It is a very well done museum...small, but full of our history. I feel like I'm in a history book when we visit! Peter and I go every summer.
When campaign season/swim team season/fall baseball season (none of which ever really end!) wrap up in November, we'll have a bit more free time for freebies!
Heidi
IF we had time, some of the best deals are going to the Farmers Market on Wed. and Sat....Saturday's market around the Capitol dome (free tours of the Capitol too) is exhilarating! SO much produce - amazing colors, smells and great people watching! Biking or walking around the lakes is another great freebie.
However, I think the best "deal" is touring our Veteran's Museum, which is also on the Square, right next to the Capitol. Peter wants to go into the military, loves target practice, and ultimately wants to be a mechanical engineer that designs guns (!) so he loves walking around the museum , learning about all of the wars and weapons. It is a very well done museum...small, but full of our history. I feel like I'm in a history book when we visit! Peter and I go every summer.
When campaign season/swim team season/fall baseball season (none of which ever really end!) wrap up in November, we'll have a bit more free time for freebies!
Heidi
Monday, September 20, 2010
Great Deals
I can see you spend a lot more time in Trader Joe's than I do sister. My next stop there I will be sure to pick up a few of your fav's like the chocolate lava cakes....the kids would love them!
Lily and I went to Ramona & Beezus yesterday at Riverview yesterday in Minneapolis. Best place in the Twin Cities to see movies that you just missed seeing in the theater! $2.00 movies until 6:00, and a whopping $3.00 after. Only one screen, but they alternate between a few movies each day. Check out the website- http://www.riverviewtheater.com/
Topic for tomorrow, "Great Deals" in Madison and St.Paul/Mpls.
Krista
Lily and I went to Ramona & Beezus yesterday at Riverview yesterday in Minneapolis. Best place in the Twin Cities to see movies that you just missed seeing in the theater! $2.00 movies until 6:00, and a whopping $3.00 after. Only one screen, but they alternate between a few movies each day. Check out the website- http://www.riverviewtheater.com/
Topic for tomorrow, "Great Deals" in Madison and St.Paul/Mpls.
Krista
TJ faves...
$3.69 for a pumpkin? One of the many deals there! I agree on the orange chicken (in the freezer section) and all of the dips! YUM. Let me take you on my typical shopping trip to Trader Joe's....
Walk in, grab a cart and immediately check out the great flower buys...I always have fresh flowers in the house and their selection is awesome. Best buy are the $1.49 daffodils in the spring! Then I pick up a couple of pretzel loaves for snacks (kids love them warmed up and served with mustard), and head toward produce. I always grab a bag of the romaine, organic lettuce - 3 to a bag, the baby carrots and the persian cucumbers. The raspberries and pomegranate seeds are usually in my cart as well.
Onto the "deli" section...we're addicted to the three layer hummus and the bleu cheese pecan dip (both for dipping and on sandwiches, burgers). Some of the pre made salads are good too....sushi not so good. I always grab the chicken sausages...flavored with basil, tomatoes, etc...yum. Swing by the meat section...I don't tend to buy my fresh meat there (seems more expensive), but in produce, I always buy avocados, fingerling potatoes and mixed tomatoes.
Then into the freezer section....penne pasta with red sauce, brown rice, chicken potstickers, orange chicken (I aways add sesame seeds!), barbecue chicken (right next to the orange chicken), chipotle chicken skewers, naan and tilapia are all "go to" items.
Down the staples aisle...grab the cappellini (very thin) pasta, olive oil (great price), sea salt, dipping sauces, etc....
In dairy, I've been buying the eggs and milk. In the wonderful cheese section, I always buy their sliced and shredded cheeses...as well as Laughing Cow (at least $1 cheaper at TJ's than anywhere else) and the brie log! A new item, the goat cheese medallions, are awesome...perfect warmed up and added to a salad.
Then down the snack aisle, where we love the white cheddar popcorn, the veggie chips, the baked green bean snacks, the almonds, the fruit leathers (especially the bits and pieces!).
The new "ready to eat meal" section is awesome....for busy nights, a quick warm up of barbecue pulled chicken or pork is perfect on a bun!
Almost forgot...chocolate lava cakes in the frozen dessert section...amazing. Pop in the microwave for a min....as good or better than in a schwanky restaurant!
Can't imagine life without Trader Joe's AND they have the nicest people working and shopping there! Huge contrast to the snobbery at Whole Foods....! Heidi
Walk in, grab a cart and immediately check out the great flower buys...I always have fresh flowers in the house and their selection is awesome. Best buy are the $1.49 daffodils in the spring! Then I pick up a couple of pretzel loaves for snacks (kids love them warmed up and served with mustard), and head toward produce. I always grab a bag of the romaine, organic lettuce - 3 to a bag, the baby carrots and the persian cucumbers. The raspberries and pomegranate seeds are usually in my cart as well.
Onto the "deli" section...we're addicted to the three layer hummus and the bleu cheese pecan dip (both for dipping and on sandwiches, burgers). Some of the pre made salads are good too....sushi not so good. I always grab the chicken sausages...flavored with basil, tomatoes, etc...yum. Swing by the meat section...I don't tend to buy my fresh meat there (seems more expensive), but in produce, I always buy avocados, fingerling potatoes and mixed tomatoes.
Then into the freezer section....penne pasta with red sauce, brown rice, chicken potstickers, orange chicken (I aways add sesame seeds!), barbecue chicken (right next to the orange chicken), chipotle chicken skewers, naan and tilapia are all "go to" items.
Down the staples aisle...grab the cappellini (very thin) pasta, olive oil (great price), sea salt, dipping sauces, etc....
In dairy, I've been buying the eggs and milk. In the wonderful cheese section, I always buy their sliced and shredded cheeses...as well as Laughing Cow (at least $1 cheaper at TJ's than anywhere else) and the brie log! A new item, the goat cheese medallions, are awesome...perfect warmed up and added to a salad.
Then down the snack aisle, where we love the white cheddar popcorn, the veggie chips, the baked green bean snacks, the almonds, the fruit leathers (especially the bits and pieces!).
The new "ready to eat meal" section is awesome....for busy nights, a quick warm up of barbecue pulled chicken or pork is perfect on a bun!
Almost forgot...chocolate lava cakes in the frozen dessert section...amazing. Pop in the microwave for a min....as good or better than in a schwanky restaurant!
Can't imagine life without Trader Joe's AND they have the nicest people working and shopping there! Huge contrast to the snobbery at Whole Foods....! Heidi
Sunday, September 19, 2010
$3.69 pumpkins!
Trader Joes continues to reel me in.. how can you beat it? $3.69 pumpkins, you can't! I used to stop there more often after work, but since I started working from home my trips are not as frequent. The kids love so much there. The orange chicken and white jasmine rice, almost restaurant quality. Love the rye pretzels and unique dips. The strawberry lemonade always is a staple! Love it! I know you have many more favorites than I do sister....
Krista
Krista
Trader Joe's - we both love it
Tell me your favorite items, Krista! I will do the same for tomorrow....Heidi
Yes, but you are a painter....
Don't be so hard on yourself for the lack of reading....when given the opportunity of a bit of time, I choose to read or garden....you choose to paint! Very few rooms in my home have been painted more than once...a bathroom, the dining room and Emma's room, but that is it. YOUR home on the other hand, has seen more colors than the rainbow! You practically paint each room on a yearly basis. You're just like Grandma Bea - painting is your therapy!
Speaking of painting, while I was at HD yesterday, I did pick up a bunch of Maatha paint samples....t.v./George's room hasn't been painted since we moved in 12 years ago...love the "tavern taupe" color, but a 100+ lb. lab takes a toll...so, I am looking to brighten it up! Picked up some cool blueish colors that will look good with the slate in the hall...it will, however, take me two weeks to decide on a color and then another two weeks for Chris to prep and paint the room...hopefully we'll have it done by Thanksgiving! Been looking for a new sofa/bed (it's where George sleeps!) and think I found a cute/durable (key word) one (minus the pillows) at the new Ashley store. I refuse to spend more than $500 on an overgrown dog bed/sofa for teenage boys to sit on while playing X-Box!
I use the term "painting" loosely as I've never painted a thing, let alone a room, in my life! So, don't sweat the reading...just wish you lived closer then you could paint and I would read you a book! Heidi
Speaking of painting, while I was at HD yesterday, I did pick up a bunch of Maatha paint samples....t.v./George's room hasn't been painted since we moved in 12 years ago...love the "tavern taupe" color, but a 100+ lb. lab takes a toll...so, I am looking to brighten it up! Picked up some cool blueish colors that will look good with the slate in the hall...it will, however, take me two weeks to decide on a color and then another two weeks for Chris to prep and paint the room...hopefully we'll have it done by Thanksgiving! Been looking for a new sofa/bed (it's where George sleeps!) and think I found a cute/durable (key word) one (minus the pillows) at the new Ashley store. I refuse to spend more than $500 on an overgrown dog bed/sofa for teenage boys to sit on while playing X-Box!
I use the term "painting" loosely as I've never painted a thing, let alone a room, in my life! So, don't sweat the reading...just wish you lived closer then you could paint and I would read you a book! Heidi
I should make time
I always have good intentions... I go to the library, find a great book, read half of it and then return it to the library. I do have my favorites though, that I have finished, such as "The Wedding" by Nicholas Sparks. Actually, any books by Sparks and Jodi Picoult. I loved Kite Runner, which Evan is now reading for school.
Heidi and my Mom have given me a lot of inspiration to read. I hope to make more time for it soon.
Heidi and my Mom have given me a lot of inspiration to read. I hope to make more time for it soon.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
two great books
Just read two great books....Mudbound and Her Fearful Symmetry....enjoyed both but LOVED Her Fearful Symmetry...cannot get Elspeth out of my mind. Have seen a lot of crows lately...wondering who they are (in the book, crows represent ghosts)...reading is my wonderful escape from a day of fundraising phone calls! Heidi
I can't believe we're finally doing this!!!
Krista and I have been talking since she was born! We're 18 months apart and believe me, I did most of the talking during our childhood...since then, we talk all the time and about everything.
We've been talking lately about doing a blog called SistersDish because that is what we do every day!
LOVE edamame! Peter (my fourteen year old) and I went to Home Depot today to get pumpkins and more mums...not quite Madison's wonderful farmers market, but had "to do" for our busy Saturday!
More later....Heidi
We've been talking lately about doing a blog called SistersDish because that is what we do every day!
LOVE edamame! Peter (my fourteen year old) and I went to Home Depot today to get pumpkins and more mums...not quite Madison's wonderful farmers market, but had "to do" for our busy Saturday!
More later....Heidi
Excited!
Ok! Here we go sister! First post....where do we start?
This morning I went to the Farmer's Market downtown St. Paul. I love it there! The bundles of flowers are beautiful. The smells of fall were in the air. This is a great place to find "unique" pumpkins. The ones you see by front doors and wonder...where did they find those? They are so cool! White ones, unique dark orange ones and green funny shaped ones.
This morning I went to the Farmer's Market downtown St. Paul. I love it there! The bundles of flowers are beautiful. The smells of fall were in the air. This is a great place to find "unique" pumpkins. The ones you see by front doors and wonder...where did they find those? They are so cool! White ones, unique dark orange ones and green funny shaped ones.
The vegetable's and fruits are in abundance! But the best part of the trip was finding fresh edamame! Ever since I had them as an appetizer at a Japanese restaurant I craved them! They are little bites of heaven. They are edible soybeans that are a quick healthy, packed with protein snack. It has this wonderful nutty flavor that will keep you grabbing until they are gone! The best way to make them is to steam them for 10 minutes. Rinse with cold water and salt. You do not eat the outer "pod", rather you put them in your mouth and squeeze out the beans. Yum!
I encourage you to go to the farmers market this time of year. You won't be disappointed! That's all for now, Krista
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