What I'm Reading
I Want It Now!: the autobiography of the girl who played Veruca Salt in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I picked this up for free for the Kindle a while back, on a whim. I have no idea why. I'm not a die-hard Wonka fan; I haven't seen the new Johnny Depp version, and frankly I think I'm still a little frightened by some of the scenes in the original. The biography was mildly interesting, though not terribly well written. Easy enough reading for middle-of-the-night feedings, which is the only time I read it.
What I'm Cooking
Korean Beef. We love this one. Brown sugar and ground beef sounds like an odd combination, but it's delightfully salty-sweet and pairs well with brown rice. A whole-family favorite.
Beef Barley Soup with these Clean Eating Biscuits. I was out of bay leaves, so the soup wasn't as flavorful as it could have been, but it was good and hearty. The biscuits weren't bad, but tasted way too much like olive oil for my preference. I think subbing half butter would improve them dramatically.
What I'm Doing
Planning the final details for February's date night. Watching Silas up on hands and knees and realizing we're not far from having a third moving child in the house. Rejoicing in the overwhelming LACK of runny noses (after weeks and weeks of lingering gunk). Brainstorming about what "pre-school" will look like for the big boys next year. Refereeing endless disputes over toy trains.
Favorite pin: This tomato tortellini soup looks really good. But I think Levi would hate it.
Favorite blog post: Surrounded by Savages.
Weekly Snapshot:
I Want It Now!: the autobiography of the girl who played Veruca Salt in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I picked this up for free for the Kindle a while back, on a whim. I have no idea why. I'm not a die-hard Wonka fan; I haven't seen the new Johnny Depp version, and frankly I think I'm still a little frightened by some of the scenes in the original. The biography was mildly interesting, though not terribly well written. Easy enough reading for middle-of-the-night feedings, which is the only time I read it.
What I'm Cooking
Korean Beef. We love this one. Brown sugar and ground beef sounds like an odd combination, but it's delightfully salty-sweet and pairs well with brown rice. A whole-family favorite.
Beef Barley Soup with these Clean Eating Biscuits. I was out of bay leaves, so the soup wasn't as flavorful as it could have been, but it was good and hearty. The biscuits weren't bad, but tasted way too much like olive oil for my preference. I think subbing half butter would improve them dramatically.
What I'm Doing
Planning the final details for February's date night. Watching Silas up on hands and knees and realizing we're not far from having a third moving child in the house. Rejoicing in the overwhelming LACK of runny noses (after weeks and weeks of lingering gunk). Brainstorming about what "pre-school" will look like for the big boys next year. Refereeing endless disputes over toy trains.
Favorite pin: This tomato tortellini soup looks really good. But I think Levi would hate it.
Favorite blog post: Surrounded by Savages.
Weekly Snapshot:
Boys looking at Bibles.
Not a very exciting update this week, but sometimes, boring is good. We're a happy little household this week. :)
How fun to see Owen and Levi sitting in "big people's" chairs.
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