FOOD!!!

Ok, it's the holidays, and my old love for cooking is back! I was throwing up my toenails in the early stages of pregnancy last year so cooking was the last thing on my mind! :-} On a funny note, I made peppermint bark last year for gifts and was so nauseous that it didn't sound good, look good or taste good to me. Those that had it said that it was really good. I didn't believe them. I made some for this year last weekend. Then I tasted it. It was wonderful! Melted in your mouth and didn't taste anything like what I remembered! Wow! I must have been really out of commission for chocolate to taste bad! (Please note, I mean no bragging about my peppermint bark, all it requires is melting almond bark and chocolate chips, and hardening it again. Not difficult or bragworthy ~ just tasty! ;-)

So I love this website for cooking. Her beans and rice are just like mine, and I am dying to try her olive cheese loaf! It's kinda fun to look at the pictures of her cooking stages, makes it kinda like a cheaper version of the FOOD network!

On another note, things around here are gearing up for Christmas. Just about finished wrapping presents. I think we have finally finished all of our shopping. And I think this is the first year we don't have to collect a couple more gifts when we get to our destination! Progress!

Everyone around here is growing (hmmm... maybe I should eat less peppermint bark). I finally found a pediatrician. The baby is a mere 13.8 lbs. tiny in our terms, but doing fine (she is in the 25th percentile in weight and the 95th in height). I almost laughed when I saw her growth chart. I personally think it is funny that doctors put one tiny point on a graph and make a guess at how tall and big your kid will be in 18 years!!! ;-)

The puppy, however, is 56 lbs.!!! This means he has gained approximately 2.5 lbs a week since we got him! I hope he slows down, at that rate he will weigh 131 lbs at a year! ;-) I'm kidding ~ it is highly unlikely he will get that big! I think his momma weighs around 80 lbs.

Have a Merry Christmas!!!!

I got nuthin'...

Ok, so I realize it has been over a week since I posted. But there isn't anything happening. I took the baby to get her shots yesterday only to wait over an hour for them to tell me that the girl who gives shots was not there. So, I am now looking for a pediatrician, probably in a bigger town, enough with the small town Docs.

Um, it's about 78 degrees outside right now -- they gave us another chance for snow Tuesday night, so the girls and I played out and raked leaves this morning. I am convinced our neighbors are appalled at the state of our yard. We seem to have no time to work out there lately!

Yep, nuthin. I'll have to get back to you! ;-)