Joy Daring

Some recent 1000 gifts:

97. Towels still warm from the dryer
101. Impromptu trip to the craft store for watercolor supplies
108. A little girl asking for her nap
116. Ree's joy on Daddy's birthday
123. Daddy daughter movie night while I clean uninterrupted
125. Valentine themed birthday parties
131. Daddy daughter Valentine shopping....and the cute gifts that she picked out all on her own
136. A mom who takes care of both her granddaughter...and me too
138. Toddler messes....but it means she's been playing and using her imagination
143. A delicious supper....made by my husband
147. Morning notes
150. Sunlight through the windows

I am very much enjoying the counting of my 1000 gifts in 2012!

Around the house with Ree

This afternoon I walked around the house with Ree. She kept telling me things to take pictures of. She kept saying "picture Momma!"

 A picture of her back

 A picture of the back door

 She wanted a picture of the front door...but it had to be open

 A picture of the dining room window

A picture of Ree "hiding"

This Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor & remember.

Joining Amanda at Soulemama! 

Day late yarn along

This week certainly hasn't gone the way I'd planned! Coming down with a head cold on Monday certainly put a damper on our Valentine's plans! We didn't get a chance to have out little family Valentine's dinner Monday night. Instead my husband & Ree went out to do some shopping while I stayed home and rested.

On Valentine's we did get to have a fun get together at my parents with my sister & her family.

 As for knitting....I did manage to finish up these two projects since last week. The hat was given to my sister for Valentine's. The mittens are Ree's....I made the 1st one last December (2010) but it was too big. It fits great this year so I made up the second the other day. She likes to wear them on her feet rather then her hands though.

 And this is our new house "guest". He got in the house on Monday and yesterday decided to make his way up to our living quarters. There he's sitting in out living room window. Thankfully he made his way back to the basement where he still is. My husband blocked all points of entrance to up here so he's staying down there now.

Life is never dull....a fun holiday; head cold; and squirrel in the house. All in one week!!!

Weekending....Valentine's Style

 I made this Valentine's Wreath that I'd pinned on Pinterest from The Hybrid Chick.

 We celebrated a special niece's 2nd birthday with a Valentine's Day theme

 I made Valentine's cupcakes for our Sunday family dinner

And hung up the Valentine's goodies that were made at the birthday party.

A fun start to Valentine's! Tomorrow we'll have our little family Valentine's celebration with some small gifts & American Chop Suey. Then on Valentine's we'll have a dinner with my parents, sisters & our families.

(This post was supposed to go live last night, Sunday, but I hit save to draft instead of publish!)

Pinterest...Food

I love Pinterest. It took me awhile to get the hang of things and to understand what it's all about (I'm slow sometimes). But now I love it and check in at least once a day.

Some people are intimated by it, or think less of themselves after visiting. They feel like they don't measure up because of all the pretty things there; things they can't make or don't have time to make. 

But not me. I go there to see some pretty craft eye candy; or check out new recipes to try; or to get inspiration for things to make with Ree. I like how it's a place to keep all the ideas I want to try "someday" organized. With nice pictures to remind me of them. 

My goal has been to try and do at least one of the things I've pinned a week. It's not going so bad. This week I made a few things from the food board.

These lemon cookies are THE. BEST. COOKIE I've ever had. Seriously. I made them as a snack for my husband to bring to work on his birthday. I made them at my mom's house and we had to force ourselves to stop eating them or he wouldn't have gotten any. I had to hide them on myself when I got home. He ate them and told me "I can't believe I've lived my whole life without these cookies". I feel the same way.

He made me promise to make them at least once a month. I can do that. They are easy and quick and did I mention delicious? 

These spinach balls on the other hand....we each took a bite & spit it in the trash. Not very good. I followed the recipe to a T but they came out dry and blah. I'll stick to my own spinach puff recipe.

I have tons of other yummy looking recipes pinned I want to try in the future. As well as boards full of other pretty things. Come on over & join me! It's fun!

This Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor & remember.

Joining Amanda at Soulemama!