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I Have Observed
That mothers of boys who don’t really look where they are stepping should at all costs avoid wearing long skirts with elastic waists. Why, do you say, should this be avoided? Well, imagine that a boy steps on a skirt and mother doesn’t know until she has stepped in the other direction. I much prefer wearing my skirt than picking it up off the ground. Especially as one who wears long skirts to cover up, being accidently de-skirted by one’s child is really too much.

That drinking wine at dinner really lessens my ambition to do anything worthwhile after dinner. Like walk on my treadmill, fold laundry, wash dishes,…..funny, it doesn’t interfere with reading magazines, surfing the internet, or reading books. Perhaps I should defer drinking my wine until after all my work is done? It is worth consideration.

That counting down the days that remain on the school calendars of one’s children is sort of a negative way to start the summer. My inclination of viewing it as sort of a vacation (mine) coming to a close as their holiday begins is wrong, wrong, wrong. So today, the first thing on my list is to get my head straight about this…..

Maybe I can get Eliza to come pay me a visit. She could bring her energy up here and advise my on all of my difficulties, cook us some fabulous food, give me pointers on my appearance and, if need be yell at my dog a little. Of course, the dog has changed, but that won’t matter to her.

I Have Observed
That mothers of boys who don’t really look where they are stepping should at all costs avoid wearing long skirts with elastic waists. Why, do you say, should this be avoided? Well, imagine that a boy steps on a skirt and mother doesn’t know until she has stepped in the other direction. I much prefer wearing my skirt than picking it up off the ground. Especially as one who wears long skirts to cover up, being accidently de-skirted by one’s child is really too much.

That drinking wine at dinner really lessens my ambition to do anything worthwhile after dinner. Like walk on my treadmill, fold laundry, wash dishes,…..funny, it doesn’t interfere with reading magazines, surfing the internet, or reading books. Perhaps I should defer drinking my wine until after all my work is done? It is worth consideration.

That counting down the days that remain on the school calendars of one’s children is sort of a negative way to start the summer. My inclination of viewing it as sort of a vacation (mine) coming to a close as their holiday begins is wrong, wrong, wrong. So today, the first thing on my list is to get my head straight about this…..

Maybe I can get Eliza to come pay me a visit. She could bring her energy up here and advise my on all of my difficulties, cook us some fabulous food, give me pointers on my appearance and, if need be yell at my dog a little. Of course, the dog has changed, but that won’t matter to her.

Tranquil Doesn’t Suit Us
My dog likes to bark at people he sees walking on the road in front of the house. He doesn’t seem to care about who is walking — he seems to think that we should be equally alerted to the old lady who is out for her daily stroll as to the construction workers on the corner.

There is a 5K in town today.

It has been routed in front of our house.

He is (yet another) male in my household with shaggy blonde hair and an inability to use an inside voice when excited.

Enough said.

Tranquil Doesn’t Suit Us
My dog likes to bark at people he sees walking on the road in front of the house. He doesn’t seem to care about who is walking — he seems to think that we should be equally alerted to the old lady who is out for her daily stroll as to the construction workers on the corner.

There is a 5K in town today.

It has been routed in front of our house.

He is (yet another) male in my household with shaggy blonde hair and an inability to use an inside voice when excited.

Enough said.

Tranquil Doesn’t Suit Us
My dog likes to bark at people he sees walking on the road in front of the house. He doesn’t seem to care about who is walking — he seems to think that we should be equally alerted to the old lady who is out for her daily stroll as to the construction workers on the corner.

There is a 5K in town today.

It has been routed in front of our house.

He is (yet another) male in my household with shaggy blonde hair and an inability to use an inside voice when excited.

Enough said.

Sewing Again
See there, wasn’t that little title helpful? Now you know to go elsewhere if you really don’t want to read about my little upcoming project. If you don’t, I really can’t say that I’d blame you.

And, when I say that this project is little, I mean it. It is a skirt. Skirts, by the way, are like the easiest thing to sew. You can literally make one in like 2 or 3 hours and that includes time for breaks or for watching your kids play/settle disputes/make lunch/read a few blogs/etc. This is especially the case when the skirt to be made will look something like this one from Garnet Hill. Because, not only is the pattern easy, the fabric is wrinkly gauze, which means that no ironing will go on during the construction which then means that you have much less to do — since we all know that half of sewing is ironing.

I’m going to get things picked up around here so that I can start on my project later. Sally forth, y’all, and have a wonderful Friday.

Sewing Again
See there, wasn’t that little title helpful? Now you know to go elsewhere if you really don’t want to read about my little upcoming project. If you don’t, I really can’t say that I’d blame you.

And, when I say that this project is little, I mean it. It is a skirt. Skirts, by the way, are like the easiest thing to sew. You can literally make one in like 2 or 3 hours and that includes time for breaks or for watching your kids play/settle disputes/make lunch/read a few blogs/etc. This is especially the case when the skirt to be made will look something like this one from Garnet Hill. Because, not only is the pattern easy, the fabric is wrinkly gauze, which means that no ironing will go on during the construction which then means that you have much less to do — since we all know that half of sewing is ironing.

I’m going to get things picked up around here so that I can start on my project later. Sally forth, y’all, and have a wonderful Friday.

Sewing Again
See there, wasn’t that little title helpful? Now you know to go elsewhere if you really don’t want to read about my little upcoming project. If you don’t, I really can’t say that I’d blame you.

And, when I say that this project is little, I mean it. It is a skirt. Skirts, by the way, are like the easiest thing to sew. You can literally make one in like 2 or 3 hours and that includes time for breaks or for watching your kids play/settle disputes/make lunch/read a few blogs/etc. This is especially the case when the skirt to be made will look something like this one from Garnet Hill. Because, not only is the pattern easy, the fabric is wrinkly gauze, which means that no ironing will go on during the construction which then means that you have much less to do — since we all know that half of sewing is ironing.

I’m going to get things picked up around here so that I can start on my project later. Sally forth, y’all, and have a wonderful Friday.

What to Cook?
I don’t know about y’all, but the approaching summer makes me wonder what I should cook. I know, I know, of all times of the year to hit a cooking roadblock….but it always happens. I guess that I sort of enjoy fall and winter cooking and baking better than summer cooking and therefore make more of an effort. Summer….it’s hot outside, the children are starving, there are picky people here, and, did I mention that it’s hot? So, when I saw this page linked on another blog, I knew that I had to mention it here. Summer Express: 101 Meals Ready in 10 Minutes or Less was in the New York Times last summer. Check it out. Is is doable for a family of 6? Probably not some of these recipes, and certainly not in the time limit. But I read it and it sort of expanded my thoughts about summer cooking, anyway.

Perhaps there is some hope for us and we won’t have sandwiches everyday, after all.

Another cooking resource that I always enjoy reading and almost always using for recipes is the Cook’s Illustrated Free Email Newsletter. It comes every other week and is always full of their most popular recipes. Also, it always features a seasonal or holiday menu and usually has product or appliance reviews, as well. I’ve made so many successful recipes from this newsletter. Try it for awhile and see if you like it. You have nothing to lose since it’s FREE.

Now, what have y’all been cooking lately?

What to Cook?
I don’t know about y’all, but the approaching summer makes me wonder what I should cook. I know, I know, of all times of the year to hit a cooking roadblock….but it always happens. I guess that I sort of enjoy fall and winter cooking and baking better than summer cooking and therefore make more of an effort. Summer….it’s hot outside, the children are starving, there are picky people here, and, did I mention that it’s hot? So, when I saw this page linked on another blog, I knew that I had to mention it here. Summer Express: 101 Meals Ready in 10 Minutes or Less was in the New York Times last summer. Check it out. Is is doable for a family of 6? Probably not some of these recipes, and certainly not in the time limit. But I read it and it sort of expanded my thoughts about summer cooking, anyway.

Perhaps there is some hope for us and we won’t have sandwiches everyday, after all.

Another cooking resource that I always enjoy reading and almost always using for recipes is the Cook’s Illustrated Free Email Newsletter. It comes every other week and is always full of their most popular recipes. Also, it always features a seasonal or holiday menu and usually has product or appliance reviews, as well. I’ve made so many successful recipes from this newsletter. Try it for awhile and see if you like it. You have nothing to lose since it’s FREE.

Now, what have y’all been cooking lately?