1) We kicked the kids out of the downstairs. They're still allowed downstairs, of course, but in an effort to declutter our main living space we moved all of their toys up to their rooms. It feels a lot more peaceful already. They bring a couple of toys down every day, and we put them back up at the end of the day. It's a better arrangement.
2) We have three types of bread going. J made her usual wheat bread, started a slow rising oatmeal bread that's going to be baked today, and I have a sourdough starter that's been out on the counter all week. I can't exactly tell whether it's doing what it's supposed to or not, but I'll try to bake in next week and see what happens.
3) No more Christmas. Christmas ended the day after Epiphany in the Smith house this year with the traditional singing (with made up words) of O Tannenbaum in minor and the unceremonious dumping of the Christmas Tree out by the garbage bin.
4) J's new kitchen gadgets work just fine. The immersion blender turned out a nice curry soup earlier in the week, and we just finished a homemade tapenade that was helped along by the new food processor.
5) We got burgers and fries as a family last night for the first time...ever? While that particular meal might be emblematic of everything that's wrong with American nutrition it is also the most delicious way to consume large amounts of "tchetchup" and was an awfully tasty indulgence. That said, I haven't been particularly hungry today.
6) It's really cold and snowy outside. Total number of work miles driven: 0
7) Owen's wardrobe nearly doubled when we found a lost bin of 2T clothing in the basement while looking for J's
8) I'm reading Tess of the d'Urbervilles again for the first time since college, and it may be the first Hardy I've read since...North Carolina?
9) Sometimes living with a curly haired person means that the tub drains slowly even after you use the draino and snake it out. And sometimes there's so much curly hair that the screw fastening the strainer can't be turned.
10) If I were the Pittsburgh Steelers, I would not want to pick between a new contract for Antonio Brown or a contract for Le'Veon Bell.
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| James at Nama and Papa's |
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| Another generation playing the cattails |
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| The Laundry Basket Literary Society |
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| One of the only photos from tree decoration this year |
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| Has anyone seen Owen? |
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| Snow hiking |
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| Owen wants to go down the big hill |
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| One of the few photos from Christmas morning |
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| The boys in DC |
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| What happens when you leave a yellow pepper out on the counter |
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