We Wish You a Yummy Christmas
There are just us three to feed, but I still like to have a decent spread (this is, after all, the only yearly "feast" I get to indulge in!). The little spiral glazed ham arrived safe and sound today. I'm also making:
Potatoes au gratin Cranberry sauce (a la Nigella, especially if I can find cherry brandy in this booze-forsaken town) Green bean casserole (my first attempt ever) Parkerhouse rolls (believe me, nothing fancy) Baked sweet potatoes (at the request of the bub!)
And then whatever is left of the cookies by then.
Most of that I can prep tomorrow, and of course the ham is no big deal. Ironically, the frozen rolls will be the most fiddly things on Christmas day!
12/23/08 15:25 in Food | Comments (2)
Wreath Advent
We spotted this wreath Advent calendar at Target tonight -- so cute! And so much more compact than mine. It certainly does provide a little inspiration for next year.
12/17/08 23:50 in Stuff | Comments (0)
Unresolved
I decided not to make traditional, sweeping resolutions again this year. Aside from the daily walking (which has been on a end-of-semester-induced hiatus), they never stick.
So I'm making more of a to-do list instead.
Use Illustration Fridays often to really get a handle on my Wacom tablet Reorganize craft storage system, restricting materials to one closet Clean desk Find volunteer print design opportunities
To be edited as I think of more.
12/13/08 12:15 in Babble | Comments (2)
Year?
The Mayfly Project is back -- sum up your year in twenty-four words.
A year already? This one has been all about fast. Breathing and eating InDesign. Boy is four. Got some answers, finally. Inhale, exhale, repeat.
12/06/08 11:59 in Link | Comments (0)
Thirty and Out
Wow, November is over already? And I posted every day? No one is more astounded than I am.
Time is going to be a bit tight for the next couple of weeks. Of course I painted myself into a tight little corner with my final project, and I'm cutting things close. Very, very close. Oh, why mince words -- idiotically close. And then decking the halls and writing cards and all that. And then, just over a week before Christmas, my final exam (which is a real classroom buttnumber with Scantron cards and number two pencils and the attendant undercurrent of nausea). So I'll try to ride the wave of posting momentum I've generated this month, but things'll probably taper off. If I know me.
11/30/08 22:39 in Babble | Comments (0)
Giving
The bub is old enough to understand, so I really wanted to illustrate the meaning of the season in such a way that he could be an active participant.
Last month we read a story
about a Heifer Project family, and how the simple gift of a single goat changed their lives drastically. The bub has been saving his change for a long time, and has well over twenty-five dollars socked away. I explained that we could choose an animal to give to a family just like Beatrice's, and he could use some of his money to help. He enthusiastically chose rabbits. In the name of full disclosure, but with some hesitation (fuzzy bunnies and all), we discussed that that the rabbits, who would have lots of babies to give to other families, too, would be food when they were older. "But not the babies, right?" He seemed okay with it after I reassured him. "No, never the babies."So we counted out five dollars, and let him drop it in the Coinstar and watch it tallied up (very exciting stuff!). And today we ordered a rabbit. Heifer lets you customize a printable card, so I made one up to give to him as a little commemoration.
11/29/08 16:46 in Bub | Comments (2)
Pink Friday
I admit, the virus living in my head doesn't leave much room for seasonal cheer. Or anything else.
But I couldn't miss out on this, the single most pleasant grocery shopping eve of the year, when 96.3% of everyone else is a) in bed because they were part of some maniacal donut-fueled retail horde at hell o'clock a.m., b) still out in a less maniacal -- but no less unpleasant -- retail horde, or c) so stuffed from yesterday the very last thing they want to think about is food. It all makes for very leisurely meat and produce selection.
As I was strolling past the endcap of the baking aisle (yes, strolling. meandering, even! not a single soul in sight to jab my ass with a cart. woo!), I chanced on these peppermint sprinkles. Minty pink powder for my cocoa and cookies! Elfin magically, a teensy bit of my ho-ho-holiday spirit was restored to its former (er, maniacal?) glory.
I guess they also come in chips, which I didn't see at Lucky. But those just look like the crushed-up candy canes my rolling pin and I have made to use in peppermint bark in the past, so no huge loss.
11/28/08 21:31 in Food | Comments (0)
Thanks
We went out. The homey hilltop place where we've been the past two years shut down a few weeks ago, so I had to scurry to find a new one. It was... well, it was a restaurant. Being able to choose between fish and prime rib and turkey is nice, but I'm growing kind of wistful (homesick???) for more home-grown dishes like green bean casserole and cranberry sauce with the can lines in it. And I'm really thinking that the practice of sitting in a booth for two hours may not be fair to/appropriate for a small child (or at least ours), to the detriment of the enjoyment of all. I think next year I want to be at home, tiny kitchen be damned.
I'm also sick, but it wouldn't be a major holiday if someone wasn't, would it? Regardless, I'm trying to feel appropriately thankful for my blessings, which are many, and include you. Thank you! I hope you had a nice day together.
11/27/08 23:50 in Babble | Comments (0)
Activities Director
Me: I'd like to color, too, please.
Him: Okay!!! You should do dat maze. I did it aready, it's kind of compa-cated [hee] but see, you can just do it again!
Me: I think I'd rather just color a picture right now.
Him: Okay. You should color dat one dere, I think.
Me: Oh. Could I choose my own, though?
Him: Oh, yesss!
...
But you could color dat one dere, you know.
11/26/08 16:16 in Bub | Comments (0)
ZINK
The Tomy Xiao camera/printer is fascinating -- it uses 2x3" crystal-embedded paper which is activated by the printer, so no ink!
Via Popgadget.
11/25/08 23:53 in Tech | Comments (0)
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