Just a few random musings…

So I’m absolutely loving this freakishly cold weather.

Anybody else?

It’s just so crispy and fun.

anywho…

Noah is back in school.  He was quite happy to return on Monday, and his teacher reported that he did not miss a beat and went right back to work and is doing well.

Isaac and I have been staying fairly close to home, which has been rather nice and cozy.  He got some Looney Tunes DVDs for Christmas…his first introduction to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Marvin the Martian and his Illudium Pew-36 Explosive Space Modulator.  (In fact, Isaac has renamed the Space Shuttle the “Space Modulator”.  oh. my.)   I have been laughing myself stupid watching all the episodes with him and I’m loving watching him crack up at it all.  That’s some funny stuff.

After taking about five years off, I have started making bread again.  I used to make it all the time in my bread maker…mixing different recipes from scratch.  When Noah went gluten free/casein free, I let it go and mothballed my bread machine.   A few weeks ago, after eating some super yummy bread that my brother in law Hank made, I decided that it was time to pull the bread machine out of hiding and get back into it.  My first attempt to replicate Hank’s recipe was an epic fail…resulting in what was essentially a giant crouton.  I pitched the brick and tried again.  Next attempt…ahhhh.  It’s a wheat loaf with sunflower and flax seeds and oatmeal…yummmmmmmy.  Doug is all happy about it too.  After I practice a while on “regular” bread, I plan to attempt to make some bread that Noah can eat.  That should be fun.

We’re getting ready to stick our house back on the market.  More on that later.

Well…that’s all I’ve got for today.

Ya’ll stay warm and cozy…