Twirls 'n Curls

Yesterday a rare thing happened. BOTH my older girls were at a friend's house, and I had just Natalie with me, who is two. Visions of cleaning out our homeschooling room or my overflowing inbox were put on hold when I realized how rarely I get to spend one on one time with her.  I scrapped those plans and decided to have a Nattie Date. We were having company last night, so what better way for two women to bond than in the kitchen preparing delicious food? My girls have always helped in the kitchen and loved it, from toddler age up, and I think it's a great way to     ~ instill in them a love for cooking and helping,               ~ spend quality time together, and                      ~ keep them from messing up other parts of the house while you're busy! We made black bottoms , currently my f...

I haven't written a miscellaneous post in ages, and my randomness has been adding up: 1.  My oldest is growing up too fast, and she loves it.  Her favorite expression is, "I haven't done that since I was five!" The only thing is, her birthday was just last week!  She lost her first tooth this morning, and I was surprised to feel a little sad and nostalgic.  I mean, I'm the one who saw that tooth finally popping through when she was 9 months old, and I was so proud! Now she's the proud one, and the tooth is in a baggie under her pillow...     Her self-confidence is amazing.  She saw this picture and gasped, "Don't I look prettier than I was before?!" 2.  Dinner Fail:  I had a crazy-busy day yesterday, even busier than usual for a Sunday, so in the morning I put a package of tortillas in the cool oven to thaw for a quick dinner.  Then, later at the store, I decided to grab some pizzas because we were having company.  I rushed hom...

I was featured in an interview this week on Open Book Girls (click the link) by a blogger friend named Anne.  She has a great site (and I thought so even before she let me be on it!!)