sunday

okay.

we survived a stressful week and a busy weekend.

here's another random list.

the campaign

despite a few juvenile kids at her high school who seem to be lacking impulse control and common decency, marian has surrounded herself with a group of funny, smart, caring friends.  she is weathering the drama of this student council campaign with dignity.  this week was full of teachable moments & character building & being thankful for her true-blue friends.  we had a few of them over this weekend for pizza & button-making & tshirt spraying & just hanging out.  the election is tuesday & i will let you know the results on wednesday.  please keep sending your good vibes.

interesting challenges

i don't recommend doing any of these, but the girls had fun trying.  each one was a race.

cinnamon challenge: eat a tablespoon of cinnamon {they did this outside & this morning we found one of our spoons in the street - ahem}

lemon challenge: peel & eat a lemon.

minty gum challenge: put an entire pack of gum in your mouth & drink a big glass of ice water.

tiny ice cream cones

i found these at trader joe's.  they were a big hit this weekend.

cream cheese coffee cake

this weekend, i made TWO of these - one raspberry, one blueberry.  yum and yum.

using up everything in the pantry

this was one of those weeks where we held our breath until payday.  it meant that i got very creative with a few odd things i had on hand.  these two dishes were surprisingly delicious:

polenta with a little bit of every cheese we had.

barley + red lentils + a can of good tomatoes - this turned out like a very thick tomato sauce & it was so good with the polenta.

taxes

must get this prepared & sent off this week.

the beekeeper's quilt

i am just about ready to begin this quilt in earnest.  apologies in advance to my color-loving friends, but i have decided to make this all white.  the yarn i found is some homespun alpaca - soft & strong.

spring

today was the warmest day we've had - 72°F  {22°C}  windows open, birds singing.

{the birds were going NUTS - so trilly, so sing-songy, they sounded like pretend birds}

the warmth combined with the scent of daffodils & strawberries really made me feel like missy was sitting at my table.  she smells of sunshine, flowers, & fruit.

♥