There has been so much going on this past week I am not even sure where to begin! First off, happy birthday to my baby girl. She turned 25 on Thursday. I am not sure where the time has gone but all of sudden my babies are gone and these grown people have taken their place. Granted they are all wonderful in their own right but some small part of me still misses those sticky fingers and noses that needed help getting wiped! Luckily, they have given me four gorgeous grand kids to help ease the pain!
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| I love you Sweetpea and I hope you had the happiest birthday ever! |
Of course I can't forget to mention that today is Happy Birthday to the USMC! Semper Fi to all of the many friends I have that are service connected. Joe may have retired in 1998 but our Marine Corps family friendships are just as strong as ever.
Also, please don't forget that tomorrow is Veteran's Day! Take time to remember all of the Veteran's of the past as well as to thank all the wonderful service members out there now. Never take for granted the freedoms that we continue to have - thanks to their dedication, sacrifices and service!
Turkey what? This is a true story. Saw a recipe on Rachael Ray for a turkey roulade that just sounded so yummy I immediately printed out the recipe and invited B's folks to dinner. Off to the grocery store I go. It's November, turkey should be easy to come by. Recipe calls for 2 turkey breasts, 1 1/2 pounds each. After wandering the meat aisle for awhile, I give in and find the meat manager. Believe it or not, no fresh turkey in the store. He does have a frozen turkey breast, 3 pounder! Thaw it out, cut it in half and you'll be good to go...
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| What it was supposed to look like... |
Speaking of B, he has been a very busy boy these last few weeks. Had his first big boy haircut, has learned the word NO, and is asserting his independence every chance he gets! He is also going through severe pacifier withdrawals! His Momma told him to throw away his paci so off to the garbage he went... Sadly, once you throw it away it doesn't come back. Nap time was very sad but after a few hugs and some pats on the back he gave in and went to sleep without it. Not sure if it went that well over the weekend at his own house but I'm sure hoping he'll be over it by next week when it is Grandma's turn to have him again!
Please note that in the above photo there are very few toys out of the toy box and covering the floor. Seems that B has finally grown enough to take the toys in and out of the box himself! This works as follows: take a toy out, inspect it, decide if it is worthy of staying out or if it needs to go back in. Repeat as often as B deems necessary.
The food basket is another story, dump it out, ignore all of it and play with the four shapes and shape sorter in the fridge door instead. He does like the Nestle Quik bunny mug that I found in the cupboard. The baby that turned 25, this was hers when she was a little girl. I'm thinking that if I find a few more full size containers and dishes maybe then he'll want to play with the food too. He likes to sort and the little pots just don't hold enough!
