A little bit Adhis...

Thanksgiving Kitchen Recap

2012-01-23T22:51:00.002-07:00

Make pie crusts. Three-year-old asks to eat it, thinking I just made two large cookies. The only other time she recalls seeing the rolling pin in her young life is when we rolled out sugar cookies two weeks earlier. Next day, pour in pumpkin pie mix, 3-year-old asks to eat it. I tell her, "Mommy has to cook it first." "Ohhhh... cook?" I put the pie in the fridge. She goes to bed. Bake a

Shark Attacked!

2011-12-29T15:14:00.002-07:00

Remember how I used to mop once a year? I now mop weekly. WEEKLY, PEOPLE! That is once a week! And sometimes, I mop TWICE a week! When I saw this baby in a Black Friday ad for $39, I knew that Christmas would not come unless the lavender beauty was under our tree. My husband had to get the thing or fail abysmally. The poor guy though had no personal experience with Black Friday, so I suggested

When You Care Enough to Send the Very Best

2011-12-09T22:06:00.000-07:00

... you probably don't do what we do. Sooooooo... One of these will be the photo in our Christmas card this year. You pick. Comment below with which photo (#1, #2, #3, or #4) we should use in our Christmas card. Yeah. PHOTO #1 PHOTO #2 PHOTO #3 PHOTO #4

What's round, orange, and splattered all over?

2011-12-01T18:40:00.002-07:00

What were we doing in this beautiful field picking pumpkins several days after Thanksgiving? They were too big to hang on the Christmas tree for ornaments. They didn't fit in any of the stockings. The only use left was... That's right, baby! When David and I were dating, one of our dates took place at an indoor shooting range. David had a couple of .22 rifles and thought it would be fun to

5 Forget-Me-Nots

2011-09-25T15:18:00.001-06:00

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Lip Smackin' Good

2011-09-24T21:58:00.000-06:00

One of the many reasons I love this little monkey.

Garden Tour 2011

2011-09-15T07:51:00.000-06:00

Top of the morning! What a beautiful day! Let me give you a tour of the garden. Here's some of the food Mommy gathered this morning. We got a couple watermelons thinking about getting big.Mommy is not pleased with what the aphids have been doing in her Brussels sprouts. Two of my favorite things are doing my own hair and harvesting the green balls. Our corn stalks are huge! They're even taller

The Falsely Accused Rich

2011-09-13T15:35:00.000-06:00

Politics is not an interest of mine. Neither is knitting. Still, some of the things discussed in politics don't make sense AT ALL to me, while at least in knitting, I can see that some of the complicated loop-de-loops at least create a pretty design. I do not understand why the increasing population of people living below the poverty line is blamed on those considered wealthy. I must have

September Sun

2011-09-11T18:52:00.001-06:00

It's September 11th, and my husband is on a plane to Chicago. This morning, when he mentioned where he was going, I asked, "Are you nervous about it?" "At first, I was, but then I wasn't." That pretty much sums up how we react to things. We feel the natural reaction, and then we decide to claim our power and rise above it. Like everyone else, I remember Tuesday, September 11, 2001 and what I

Camp Floyd

2011-09-05T22:50:00.004-06:00

I had never, ever, ever heard of Camp Floyd, and it is less than a half hour from the house I've lived in for the last 7 years. My husband has apparently been aware of it for some time and this past weekend suggested we go out there for a family activity on this Labor Day. I found it most amusing that this place is exactly the thing one would see in a campy movie about a family going on

Memories of Hurricane Season

2011-08-26T21:26:00.002-06:00

Hurricane Irene as seen from space. As I read Facebook updates of my friends on the East coast preparing for Hurricane Irene's arrival, my mind flashes back to childhood memories in Florida, where I lived for 13 years, starting at age 7. σ σ σ σ σ σ σ In our many years living in Cape Coral, Florida, there is only one time that we actually evacuate our house. The hurricane's path is

Where Children Sleep

2011-08-25T18:36:00.000-06:00

I so want this book in my family library! Where Children Sleep is a collection of briefs and photos of 56 children from around our world and the places in which they sleep at night. The author mentioned he initially imagined he would do a book called Beds or Bedrooms but soon found out a lot of children don't have even those. This book is the result of that awakening. Here, a selection of

Random Photo: In His Image

2011-08-14T09:18:00.002-06:00

This is a drawing of Jesus hanging in my sister's home. My youngest brother noticed a similarity, stood up and this was the result. June 2007 Sister's Home

Dear Auto-Flush Toilet

2011-08-10T11:47:00.000-06:00

Dear Auto-Flush Toilet, I hate you. For goodness' sake, let me FINISH my business before you attempt to suck me into your vortex all the while spitting your nastiness onto my bum! When is it you are supposed to flush anyway? Is it when I get up? When my shadow strikes your sensor? When I sit down? When I blink? Why flush when I'm sitting and not after I've re-dressed myself? You lure me into

Files

2011-08-09T14:59:00.002-06:00

One of the things I spend my day doing is putting things in order, whether it be my house, my head, or my business. The room most out of order is usually my home office. Made up of old metal desks and filing cabinets, I spent way too much time looking for things in the homogenous gray drawers. So I thought I had come up with a pretty ingenious idea for re-purposing the extra magnets we had lying

The Practice of Happiness

2011-08-06T22:14:00.002-06:00

(Originally written June 7, 2011) Happiness is an interesting thing. Everybody is looking frantically around for it like it's a lost wallet, searching under every cushion, cause, and career path. "Why aren't I happy?" we ask ourselves. Our brain hears a question and obediently begins collecting proof of reasons why we should not (cannot?) be happy. (Perhaps, tasking the obedient brain with the

Random Photo: Hair Duo

2011-07-24T21:19:00.000-06:00

"Big Bird, you have silly hair!" May 2009

Why People Have Kids

2011-07-20T12:02:00.014-06:00

I loved my foster/adoptive children. I really did and still do. But I would be editing myself if I didn't admit the transition from "two of us and a dog" to "five of us and a dog" didn't smash our world into smithereens! Oh, sure, it started out cute. On the first night together, we decided to have a movie night and announced for everyone to get into their PJ's. The kids made quick work, with

Peanut Butter and Fruit Sandwich

2011-07-18T06:26:00.002-06:00

As you may know, one of my favorite snacks is the grilled vegetable sandwich. Another sandwich I enjoy is the grilled fruit sandwich. This sandwich was born out of necessity when I had my three foster/adoptive kids and the 4-year-old was not yet in school. He constantly wanted to eat and I was having quite the challenge coming up with healthful snacks to give him throughout the day. As a result,

What Do You Do All Day?

2011-07-16T21:01:00.000-06:00

I've been asked this several times over the years. The surprising thing is that it has been asked by other women, some who are stay-at-home moms, some who are working moms, some who are friends, some who are acquaintances. What is it about me that people see and wonder, "What the heck does Adhis do all day?" I have been a stay-at-home woman for the majority of my married life to David, a big

Random Photo: Little Patriot

2011-07-10T21:45:00.000-06:00

I was all smiles when I emerged from the naturalization ceremony making me an official United States citizen. But my funny bone was tickled when I posed with the only niece I had at the time and told her to salute with me for the camera. May 2007 Rose Wagner Theatre Salt Lake City, Utah

Google Search

2011-07-07T14:02:00.000-06:00

Do you remember when Google's email service, Gmail, first came out? You could only open an account if someone invited you. I would have been completely oblivious to the event, but it was all my husband could talk about. "... And only a few people have one, and you can only have one if someone invites you. Now, I just have to find someone who has one and have them send me an invitation." Oh, he

Southwestern Tuna Casserole

2011-07-06T18:35:00.001-06:00

From the Fast Life (24 July) (Umm... good thing it only took me two years to realize I never published this post.) After making regular, plain ol' Tuna Casserole since the 1900's, I finally thought to try something new. Here is Cat Cora's Southwestern Tuna Casserole. Serves four? I say, "YUM! Serves ONE!" The recipe says serve immediately; I don't know why the rush, unless the plan is to

Home is where you are.

2011-06-25T09:27:00.003-06:00

I was thinking about the different places people live and how at times we judge someone based on where they live. I currently live in a planned community with a Homeowner's Association (HOA) and convenient access to the freeway. Where I would like to live is in a Mediterranean-style home with an inside courtyard in a quiet neighborhood with mature plants and clean, whispering air. Palm trees

Having a Ball

2011-06-22T14:52:00.000-06:00

I had pulled out the camera because my girls looked so cute and they were playing well together. This is what happened the moment I pushed the button on the camera. Crying followed soon after.