We're back from a week-long visit to hubby's family in Wisconsin. It was a nice time, but a week is a long time to be gone. And it feels even longer when the flu (or some similar bug) is involved. Kokopelli came down with it the first full day of the trip, and spent three days draped over me, boiling with fever and feeling quite pitiful. All he ( Read more... )

We gave Kokopelli a doctor kit for kis birthday last year, and he occasionally has huge fits of interest in our health. A few minutes ago he came in and asked "Do you need your blood pressed, Mama?" He put the little blood pressure cuff around my wrist (It's too small to go around an adult arm), pumped it solemnly, and announced, "I got it - it's ( Read more... )

So, we decide to go out for a sandwich for dinner tonight, just as a chance to get out of the house today, and we're in line at the sandwich shop. Kokopelli orders his own sandwich (PB&J on white), and I order mine (veggie on wheat). The guy behind the counter is very smiling and tolerant of the 3-year-old ordering his own food. Then Kokopelli ( Read more... )

Well, the bread was not a success. mnfiddledragon emailed and told me that the bread tasted okay, but wasn't cooked in the middle. It looked exactly like the regular loaves do when it's finished, so I'm not sure how you would tell that a spelt loaf is done ( Read more... )

Well, I started the bread dough using the spelt flour last night, and this morning it had not risen enough to satisfy me. I let it rise a bit longer, and finally decided it would be enough. I punched it down and rolled it into 2 uneven loaves instead of splitting the dough equally. I'll give the bigger loaf (full-size) to mnfiddledragon and company, and taste ( Read more... )

Kokopellidad is visiting his father and brother in Wisconsin this weekend, so Kokopelli and I are having a "just the two of us" weekend. It's been really nice. He's moving from his "Daddy is the center of the universe" phase back into a more central view of his parents. I'm relieved - I was starting to feel like a pariah ( Read more... )

Tonight, about five minutes after I had read the last book (tonight's selections: Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book, Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening, and Good Night Moon), finished the last song (tonight's songs: Sweet Baby James, You Are My Sunshine, Imagine and Moon River), tucked him in and kissed him goodnight, I heard a forlorn little voice calling ( Read more... )

When I was a teenager, I adored bands like The Smiths and The Cure. They weren't referred to by the genre names they're known under now - they were just called "aternative music", and the kids who listened to them were considered a little edgier than mainstream. I just enjoyed the sound of "alternative" music more - I wasn't really worried about ( Read more... )

And I'm reading it! Ally, the newest book in the Wess'har Wars series by Karent Travis, is out, and I'm devouring it. (Thanks again, mnfiddledragon, for turning me on to this wonderful series.) I'll update once I'm done to let you know if it was as good as the rest of them.

Mmmmmm...I love getting a long-anticipated book. :)

I just finished watching "The Pursuit of Happyness" starring the wonderful Will Smith and his very talented son, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith. What an amazing story, and what an incredible performance by everyone involved. It's a astonishing tale of determination, parenthood and loyalty. The best part (and in a way, the worst part) is that it's a ( Read more... )