Since you all enjoyed my not-Q&A post a few weeks back, I thought I’d put one up here today since I don’t usually post on Sundays.
What did I do this week?
I watched rain fall, which is a blessing, considering how dry it’s been here for the last month.
I made English Muffins, which I haven’t done in eons.
I got rained on while grilling hamburgers.
I made two batches of blueberry jam.
I soaked in the uber-domestic feeling that floods my soul when I view Mason jars full of homemade goodness.
I helped my kids practice their flutter-kicking.
Zoe practiced too.
Sonia just practiced looking cute.
I made dinner lots of times.
I was reminded yet again that water holds endless appeal for children.
The girls played with their soapy water for at least two hours. Love it.
I made chocolate parfait bars in a 9×13 pan and decided I prefer them in a jelly roll pan, even if it is harder to spread the crust, filling, and frosting in a larger pan.
I made the executive decision to bump Chicken Tacos to next week’s menu, and instead I fed my children miscellaneous stuff from the fridge (leftover dip, crackers, raspberries, cucumbers, carrots, and English Muffins spread with blueberry jam.).
Then I sent them off to play and I ate sushi with Mr. FG. It was blissfully peaceful.
Did I mention the rain?
I made a blueberry coffeecake (and blueberry muffins and blueberry pancakes. Because it’ll be another year before we have 20 pounds of blueberries again!).
So, that’s a peek into the parts of my week that my camera captured. What filled your days this past week?
Vicky Kelly
Monday 19th of July 2010
that sorta answers one of my questions, who does the grilling out in your family lol I feel like the ONLY woman who does the grilling. Dh has never had the patience for it, I think a lot of stuff his dad tried to teach him, his dad had a bit of a temper & so dh pulled back. Same thing with when you did your deck power wash. Was it YOU who did it? I wind up doing a LOT of repairs in the house, again, dh just never learned (I've been forced to learn however lol) & I do believe a lot of that hesitance has to do with the times his dad yelled or whatever. Sad & reminds me to learn to be patient when teaching my own kiddos to do things around the house.
Kristen
Tuesday 20th of July 2010
lol! I prefer to do the grilling myself...my husband used to do it some, but then for some reason I took over.
My husband did do the power washing of the deck, though! I have wrist/hand/elbow problems and so I can't do jobs like that. Same with carpet cleaning...my husband steam cleans the carpets because that job hurts my wrists.
I do tend to do a fair number of things that are stereotypically men's work (I paint and spackle and sand, for instance), but then there are things I don't ever touch...I never, ever work on our cars, and I never, ever mow the lawn either.
Forest
Monday 19th of July 2010
Yum, yum, yum!!!! I'm baking bread today with fresh yeast for the first time ever... I also started my own sour dough yeast so I must start taking pics for my blog soon.
Jen
Monday 19th of July 2010
Yum!! What is that delicious-looking chicken/ham/cheese dinner? Can we get that recipe too?
And the rain was WONDERFUL this week! No more crunchy grass!! Hoping for more this week too!
The blueberry jam is GORGEOUS!!!
Kristen
Tuesday 20th of July 2010
Yes, I'm going to post that recipe. :)
Karen S.
Sunday 18th of July 2010
Hmmmm...what did we do this week. It was blissfully quiet at work, so I got a lot done. I had lunch with a co-worker so we could catch up--I ordered the children's burrito at California Tortilla, which was the perfect size and portion. I spent Friday night at the pool with my son, his friend, and his friend's cousin--all three of whom went to camp together this week and struck up a fast friendship...it was sad when his cousin had to go home. Yesterday, I had fun working in my garden since it was thankfully not as hot as it's been...in fact, there were gentle breezes...and I noticed my petunias are getting bigger...who says you need Wave Petunias...my Home Depot bargains are filling out beautifully on their own. My Impasiens are doing well, too. Then, last night we went to Carabas for dinner...yum! And today, I visited three stores and stocked up for the week--$102...woo hoo! I've saved a bundle these past few weeks, thanks to you FG :) Then, it was back to the pool with my son and a neighbor friend...and an impromptu cookout with this neighbor's family. Including some excellent red wine :) A good week!
took my son and his neighbor friend to the pool...aft
Elizabeth B
Sunday 18th of July 2010
I picked a whole colander full of plums off the landlord's tree that grows right by my balcony. I know perfectly well he doesn't want them, because every year that thing drops tons of squishy plums for people to step on and track into their apartments. It was a community service! Yeah, that's the ticket! ;)