This is my first day of a little stretch of a few days off so that always mean the world is rosy and filled to the brim with possibility. Now the day before I go to work for a stretch of days? Apocalypse.
This morning I've been looking at my "America's Test Kitchen" cookbook (I love that book) for some instruction on making awesome apple pie. Thursday is Roommate's birthday. He'll be 31, like me! He prefers birthday pie to cake. He usually gets key lime pie but I think he's getting tired of that birthday ritual a bit.
When I woke up this morning I was immediately excited to come downstairs, get a cup of coffee and a pile of books. I've been wallowing in "The Backyard Homestead" on these cold days. My mom and dad always had two huge gardens. We had an insane amount of homegrown food for ourselves to eat, preserve (can/freeze/etc.) and share with others. I'm only now realizing how much my mom knows in the way of growing and old farmer tricks and natural gardening methods. She's amazing and I am sooo excited to own this wee rectangle that we can start planting on!
I got totally distracted writing this because Beebs got up and we talked awhile and I got more coffee and..alas. Last week, BFF had her twin girls at 34 wks 1 day. They weighed 4 lb 1 oz and 4 lb 10 oz. They are tiny and lovely. They'll be in the NICU a couple weeks. After being in and out of the hospital with her a couple times I ended up missing the birth. I was so sad! She was alone when they were born. Can you imagine? I mean, hospital personnel were with her but no family or anything. I can't believe I missed it. She let me know she was dilated to an 8 and we were racing to the hospital (Beebs and I) and it was about 30-40 minutes after she was an 8, she was done pushing and the girls were here!
So babies at work, babies with BFF, pie, days off, Roommate's Birthday! Yes!
Adam and I marvel at the ability to grow things. We aren't good at it. At all. I used to think that I was worse than he was, but I've learned that he over waters and doesn't want to change his tactics. He's afraid of the heat in Texas.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to hearing what you and your family grow in your little rectangle.