I opened my email account this morning and found that I had gotten an email from Crate & Barrel. It was so colorfull and fall-ish. So lovely. I clicked on over to their website and here are a few of the things I found: pumpkin spice chai (it has a rooibos base, so it’s naturally caffeine free). it looks as if it would go well with the acorn shaped dark chocolates and maple and gingerbread cookies that they are also…
about this. Oh. My. Word. It’s is just too ridiculous. I mean, really now, WHY? (please don’t take this post as disrespect to our president in any way – I still pray for that man!)
teething, originally uploaded by Lizi Beth. I love being a mother. I really do. Mothering a smiling and joyful (and willful …) baby is just so wonderful. Sometimes when I look back at my day, though, it seems as if all my effort accomplished nothing. True, the laundry has been washed, dishes done, diapers changed. But at the end of the day it is hard to tell because all of that “doing” is waiting to be done all over again….
good use for iced tea spoons #3: sour cream servers (if serving straight from the mega huge tub). good use #2 is getting to the bottom of large jam jars without getting your hands sticky. yes, this is a picture of our sweet baby “kissing” (sucking on) the trash can (such activity is NOT encouraged in this home!). we got this trash can for our wedding from Target (they no longer sell it but you can find something similar here)…
This hymn is one of my Gramma’s favorites. She taught it to me when I visited her in San Mateo during the summers, singing it as she tucked me into bed at night in the “pink” room before we prayed. Even now, after her stroke, she still has a beautiful singing voice. “Like A River Glorious”, by Frances R. Havergal Like a river glorious is God’s perfect peace, Over all victorious, in its bright increase; Perfect, yet it floweth fuller…
I made an Oreo cheesecake last night. It was SOOOOOOOOOO good. That is, it was good if you like Oreos. Because the recipe used 42 of them. As well as 2 pounds of cream cheese and 8 ounces of white chocolate and a half cup of butter. Not very diet friendly (not at all!) and very rich, but oh, it was GOOD. Icebox Oreo Cheesecake serves 12 (and I made for 2! what was I thinking …..) taken from Cook’s…
from How To Be Lovely by Melissa Hellstern “It’s the flowers you choose, the music you play, the smile you have waiting. I want it to be gay and cheerful, a haven in this troubled world.” “What I always wanted, what I still want, is to create a warm and loving atmosphere for those I care about – my family and my friends.” I love that Audrey was a homey type of person. I just love that.
baby curls, originally uploaded by Lizi Beth. Emma’s hair is growing. When she was born she was nearly bald, but the hair was definitely red. Now her hair has gotten longer, and is finally starting to curl at the nape of her neck! I can hardly wait to be able to put little barrettes in it.
just so excited to see the camera cheese!!!!
Rain, falling leaves and using up the last of the monster zucchinis from a friend in zucchini bread. Candles, coffee, housework and unpacking from the weekend.