Hmm, all the good intentions and desire to document yet it's been pretty quiet on ye olde blog. I'm loving using Instagram to mark memories I want to keep. I print all the photos in books using Chatbooks. They arrive every 60 photos and it's the most perfect scrapbooking system I've ever found.
Other stuff I've loved lately:
- Staying up late embroidering and hand quilting a gift for my new nephew.
- MY NEW NEPHEW (who apparently looks like a baby me. Which is only fair since Biscuit looked just like my sister). I need to go snuggle him some more!
- Oscar's delight in Christmas ornaments. He's honestly a bit greedy about it but as someone who loves to pull out ornaments each year and remember who gave them to me, who made them or what trip they commemorate I am all in on supporting his greedy love. We made little wood trains/cars/boats, salt and cinnamon dough cut outs and still need to make some walnut babies. He is also now taking over my/my mom's giant collection of Hallmark's Frosty Friends ornament series.
- Biscuit's developing skills as a chef. This is her current career of choice. I really need to find a restaurant that will take on a 12 year old dishwasher/host/whatever. Anyone know anyone?
- Watching TV while staying up late. I loved the movies Arrival and The Big Sick and binged on Designated Survivor (don't judge). I'm not usually a TV person so this is fun
- Getting back into shape with Biscuit as my coach. In October she coached me through what amounted to a couch to 5K work out. Very humbling since going out and running three miles used to be pretty easy even if it had been a while. Then I got sick for a lot of December and now it's once again humbling to get back to where I was this time last month. Still, 12 year old coaches are very encouraging.
- Cadette Girl Scouts. Honestly, so much better than the cute little daisies and brownies. You make a suggestion or two and they're off. No leader needed.
- My book club with no assigned reading. Another member recommended "Untangled" about parenting pre-teen and teenage girls and I'm finding it very insightful.
- Our new coffee maker. We splurged and gave each other a Miele espresso maker thing for Christmas. Mr. H did a lot of carpentry to build it into our kitchen and it looks perfect. Any coffee beverage you can think of at the press of a button. So fun. Come over for coffee.
Ok, I think the broke the ice. Maybe I'll be around more often. Happy 2018!