1. You know you're in a "different phase of life" when you think it's insane to be up at 11:30 pm, even on a Friday night. There was a time when I happily stayed up until 3:00 in the morning chatting with the friend, only regretful that I might need to get up for classes in the morning. Now I get giddy if I hit the pillow by 9:00. That, by the way, despite all our efforts, is a very rare treat. There are a lot of things that are pointing out that we are in a very different phase of life. Such as: naptimes are all important and are not to be messed with; sorting, folding, and transitioning clothes is a quarterly event; mealtimes and menu plans revolve around the fickle tastes of a toddler; and your choices in entertainment have, er, changed.
2. Speaking of entertainment: it's time the jig was up. Yes, I do like Phineas and Ferb. The show that once drove me crazy is now something the whole family enjoys to watch and I have songs from Rollercoaster, the Musical almost permanently stuck in my head. Sadly, it seems that my daughter is ready to move onto vastly more annoying shows. Like Strawberry Shortcake. Sigh, what they've done to a perfectly good set of characters... Back to Phineas and Ferb. Yes, we are very much looking forward to the tv movie apparenlty airing in August. Yes, we sing the songs as a family (and our own renditions) with some regularity. And I gladly felt a little affirmation that a single friend of mine found the tunes quite catchy and is contemplating downloading them onto her ipod. Thank you, Mel, and I love you. Lest you fear that my giving into Phineas and Ferb will affect my good taste in film and entertainment, let me reassure you. After actually watching it, I can see the cleverness and humor in much of what goes on, and I appreciate their embracing attitude towards creativity and ingenuity, as well as family. I have seen many episodes of Dora and Diego and other kiddy shows thanks to my nephews. I have yet to develop any remote fondness for them. So, I think I'm safe from cheesy, overacted, and poorly written children's entertainment solely designed to force parents to fork over the cash to put little butts in theater seats. I hope.
3. I bought some new flours I'm going to try out. I'm very excited. I even made Nick stand next to me in the pantry while I pulled each one out and named them and gave him look practically daring him to get as excited as me. He didn't. But, I really look forward to trying them out. For me, this is the next step towards moving into a diet based solely (or it may have to be mostly) on real food. This, for me, is a way to incorporate more whole grains into our diet. The flours I chose are from other beneficial grains besides wheat that can be made into whole grain flour. The ones I've chosen are spelt, kamut, teff, barley, and corn flours. I'm so looking forward to trying them! Plus, I've transitioned our baking to whole wheat pastry flour and hard white wheat flours. You can substitute white wheat flour for all-purpose flour one-to-one and still get the same results. I'm looking forward to trying it out and seeing if it's true.
4. My friend Mel is in town for the weekend. She's home from Germany to plan her wedding and get married before going back. It's been so wonderful to have her here and to get to talk to her about all the changes and plans in her life. We've also been doing some reorganizing in my pantry and closest and can I say? I don't want her to go home! While the house isn't as clean as I'd like it, my closets now show great promise, and it's all from her genius. I have told her again and again that if she ever decides to change careers, she should seriously consider becoming a home organizing assistant. She works wonders. I'll be her first customer and recommendation!
5. We have snap peas about ready to pick. We're pretty excited. I am a little concerned that our first tomatoes might ripen while we are on vacation, but what can you do? I look forward to finding out if they're really better than supermarket tomatoes (I'm sure they are) and if they make good sauce. I have full confidence in home salsa. But I'm most excited about making spaghetti sauce and homemade ketchup. It's kind of hard waiting for August and the influx of tomatoes.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend! I am guaranteed to: Mel's here and my nephew's birthday is today. Plus, my brother and his girlfriend are in from out of town. It's a busy weekend!
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