If you have a good eye, you might notice that this precious pumpkin has a slight bump on the right side of her forehead. That’s because her mommy thought she was so cute that she needed to get a picture of her right away on the bed in her Halloween costume, and the precious princess decided she wanted the phone herself, reached out for it, and fell off the bed.
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I was always told by other moms that I would miss a lot of work once I had a baby. I had no reason not to believe them, so I’m not quite sure why I’m so surprised each time it happens.
Pink Eye
I’m a teacher. I get 7 days to use each year (the unused ones roll over to the next year, but these are all used up when you take maternity leave). I have already used them ALL and it is only November.
The last one was used on Friday. I discovered Thursday afternoon when I picked my princess up from daycare that her eye was leaky, had been producing eye “boogers”, and was slightly pink and swollen. Fortunately, my husband and I are personal friends with our pediatrician…so I promptly drove over to his house to demand, as any friend would, that he look at my child right then and there. (Poor guy…he had just gotten home from work.)
The diagnosis? Pink eye! The treatment? Antibiotic eye drops and staying home for 24 hours.
Sigh.
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I’m the proud mother of a sweet 7 month old baby girl. Naturally, she is the prettiest, smartest baby that has ever existed. (Well, of course…look at her parents…)
Anyway, today I purchased a sippy cup made by Munchkin. Munchkin actually calls it a trainer cup. She seemed to like her first experience with it (only water).
Some parenting books, magazines, and so on seem to think sippy cups are the devil, though. What are your thoughts?
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Let me clarify something right up front. I pretty much suck as a wife. In fact, my traditional womanly skills are sorely lacking in basically every imaginable area. Sometimes I’m unsure why my husband decided to marry me.
In any case, since giving birth to our first child back in April 2009, I have been trying (with some success) to improve in the aforementioned traditional skills. I’ve started cooking (yes, I was married for 5 years before I started truly cooking–making pasta dishes and popping premade items in the oven doesn’t count) and have been trying to become more organized to keep a cleaner, neater house. Not that my house is a pig-sty, but it certainly has its moments.
Today I decided I was going to try to make spinach soup.
Spinach Soup
I came across the recipe in a cookbook some time ago and have been wanting to try it. With the cooler weather (ever so slightly cooler…this is Texas) I was also in the mood to try something autumn related. So my tasks for the day became attempting spinach soup and pumpkin bread.
Here is the recipe I tried for the spinach soup:
2 quarts chicken broth
2 large bunches of spinach
2 large red potatoes, peeled and cut into ½ inch dice
1 cup sliced green onions
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. ground white pepper
1 tsp. garlic powder
½ tsp. ground nutmeg
½ tsp. paprika
4 tbsp. sour cream
3 tbsp. lemon juice
2 tbsp. minced fresh parsley or chives for garnish, optional
In a large, heavy pot over medium heat, bring broth to a simmer.
Add spinach, potatoes, and ½ cup of the green onions. Season with salt, white pepper, and garlic powder and simmer over very low heat, uncovered, for about 45 minutes. Stir periodically.
Add the remaining ½ cup green onions, nutmeg, and paprika and stir.
In a small bowl, whisk together the sour cream and lemon juice. Add 1 to 1 ½ cups of the hot soup stock to the sour cream mixture and whisk together. Take the resulting mixture and whisk it back into the soup.
Simmer for about another 45 minutes, taste and correct the seasoning, and add more lemon juice if a sharper taste is desired. If you wish, serve garnished with the parsley or chives.
Well, hallelujah, I managed to successfully follow the directions above! That in itself is an accomplishment.
The results? Well, let’s just say…HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!!! Whoever wrote this recipe must hate food. They must hate food so much that they spice it up just to taste the spice and not the food itself. Seriously, I can’t really taste anything but the pepper. My dear husband (brave soul that he is) agrees.
I’m still holding out hope for the pumpkin bread…
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