Archive for February, 2009
13 Feb
More sweets!
13 Feb
Sweets from the sweet
Ava decorated her own sugar cookies to take for her Valentine’s Day party. She did a great job–all by herself! She insisted on wearing the Valentine’s Day pajamas that Gramma Great gave her to preschool, despite having to pull hers of the hamper when Livie Lou Who’s matching (and clean) size twos wouldn’t fit. They [...]
12 Feb
Be mine
Ava and I made homemade valentines for her party at preschool today. We had a great time, though I wonder what she’ll think when she realizes she could have had a box of commercially produced Dora cards instead of these. She’ll appreciate the quality time with mom, right? Hmmm. Here’s hoping.
11 Feb
Now here’s something…
I am probably one of the few who is embarking upon, and actually looking forward to, several hours of baking on Wednesday and Thursday night. (These nights will follow what will likely be two unusually busy 13-hour work days, though in all fairness, the days would be shorter if I’d quit blogging and start working…) [...]
10 Feb
Overheard
Mom: Ava, bring that back here right now. Ava: … Mom: Five, four, THREE… Ava (running): Here, Mom. Mom: Thank you. Ava: I’m sorry that you had to say all but two numbers, but that’s just the way life goes sometimes.
10 Feb
Weekend baking
I made a batch of Ina Garten’s peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies for Bryan’s friend Dave this weekend. As I’ve come to expect with any Ina recipe, they were delicious–even better when just a tad under baked.
9 Feb
The Grandparents Great
Gramma and Grampa Great came for a visit this weekend, staying just long enough to thoroughly spoil the girls (and their parents, too!). We were all sad to see them go, but some of us handled it better than others.
7 Feb
Two for one: An Ava and Olivia fix
The girls are wearing the cute pink scarves my boss knitted for them over the holidays. They don’t need them today–it’s 70 degrees–but I’m guessing we haven’t seen the end of winter weather quite yet.
