So it is Thanksgiving morning and I am awake due to the over excited flailings of my daughter. She is ACTIVE. But I must say, being awoken on a potential sleep in day is nothing. I keep thinking about how miserable it was waiting and hoping to get pregnant, and I just can't believe how blessed we are to be in our 7th month. I am having a great pregnancy so far, and I can't tell if that is because I have had less trouble spots than others (back pain, leg cramps . . .) or if I am just so happy to be pregnant, that I don't mind as much about the discomforting parts. I feel really happy and content right now and it is a great feeling.
On a not as content feeling, I am attempting two desserts for my parents today as Aunt M will not be coming. The first is a pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting that I got from a co-worker. Really simple, but really good. The other is a double-layer chocolate torte that M made for me on my birthday. M is a great explorer of new recipes and will often bring her experiments in to school to test them out on the 4th grade team. This recipe, however was AMAZING. Somewhere in the back of my head, I believed I could make this very complicated dessert- and yesterday was not my day for baking. The trial run of the mousse layer, that I had done earlier in the week, did not influence my attempt yesterday as the mousse was ridiculously off. Also the simple pumpkin cake, which looked done, revealed that it was not after cooling for 15 minutes. Which meant that it needed to be remade as well. sigh. I did take a moment or two to swear at the top of my lungs yesterday- which helped a little. The second attempt of the mousse yesterday, went much better, as did the cake. So today, I am going to pop a frozen apple pie into the oven to bring to S's dad's, make the cream cheese frosting for the pumpkin cake, and whip cream to put on the torte. Let's hope I don't mess those up!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Host and Hostess.
So . . . . WE DID IT! S and I got the house fixed up and held the first ever get together at our house. We cleaned and repaired like crazy people- CRAZY people to get ready and it all came together last night. I made Paula Dean's pulled pork recipe, Martha Stewart's mac and cheese and the Neely's apple crisp. We had chips and beans, and A brought Aloo Pie. I made all of the food and it went over very well.
Beyond the food prep, we had about 12 people who jelled really well and who are typically pretty zen. People grabbed what they needed, and there was not one issue with keeping an eye on anyone. Everyone who came was family or dang near.
It feels like overnight we had gone from a shack with another shack in the back, to a beautiful house with a finished garage. It is truly amazing. I awoke today to a organized house and a feeling of calm I haven't had in a long time. It feels really good to be here. To have friends and family over to our house was one of the missing pieces. I am so glad we found it!
Beyond the food prep, we had about 12 people who jelled really well and who are typically pretty zen. People grabbed what they needed, and there was not one issue with keeping an eye on anyone. Everyone who came was family or dang near.
It feels like overnight we had gone from a shack with another shack in the back, to a beautiful house with a finished garage. It is truly amazing. I awoke today to a organized house and a feeling of calm I haven't had in a long time. It feels really good to be here. To have friends and family over to our house was one of the missing pieces. I am so glad we found it!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
replaced.
So I have been in a little of a head spin lately trying to find a replacement for my maternity leave. K, the principal, hired someone on as a building EA and said if I liked them, they could work for my maternity leave. Well I tried, but nothing worked out. She couldn't manage the class and make it work so I was stuck looking for alternatives. I found one through the special ed EA that I really like in my room. She recommended a friend, I watched her teach, I fell in love.
Not only can she teach, and she can manage small ones, she can manage MY small ones. It was amazing. I showed her to the principal, and he said it was good to go. So now I am ready, more than the nursery, more than the registry, this is one thing on my list I really wanted to get done. Now I know my class will be in good hands. sigh.
On a completely unrelated note, we are hosting our first ever party at our house, dinner, dessert, fire and booze. . . . .I am a little nervous to get all the stuff done that must be done, but I am sick of never having anyone over. So Saturday we will celebrate S and St's birthday come hell or high water- but I am seriously hoping to avoid either of those . . .
On a really unrealated note, Anyara could not be kicking/punching/hitting/flailing anymore than she already is. The belly is out in full force people, watch me grow!
Not only can she teach, and she can manage small ones, she can manage MY small ones. It was amazing. I showed her to the principal, and he said it was good to go. So now I am ready, more than the nursery, more than the registry, this is one thing on my list I really wanted to get done. Now I know my class will be in good hands. sigh.
On a completely unrelated note, we are hosting our first ever party at our house, dinner, dessert, fire and booze. . . . .I am a little nervous to get all the stuff done that must be done, but I am sick of never having anyone over. So Saturday we will celebrate S and St's birthday come hell or high water- but I am seriously hoping to avoid either of those . . .
On a really unrealated note, Anyara could not be kicking/punching/hitting/flailing anymore than she already is. The belly is out in full force people, watch me grow!
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