I don't know if I mentioned this earlier, but our lovely little backyard fence got slightly smushed on the U-Haul's way out of our driveway. It was still functional, but less aesthetically pleasing than it had been. I am happy to report that this has been remedied. On Wednesday we had a guy come out and by the time he left, our fence had regained the decorative half of its title.
Gretchen's recent words include milk, snapkin, cake, and ponytail. She also says car, baby, plug, blanket, book, mommy, daddy, and (I think) Olivia. The latter list is made up of words I've neglected to mention, even though she's been saying them for a while now.
I had a craft show on Saturday, so Bryan watched the girls. Everything seems to have gone fairly well, although I do question Olivia's outfit choice. After the girls went to bed, though, Bryan came up to me and said, "I'm going to go lie down for the first time today. You have a hard job." If I'm ever feeling under-appreciated, I'm taking a day off and leaving Bryan alone with them. :)
On Saturday night we went to church. When we came home and began eating dinner, Olivia looked up from her plate of quiche (which she was eating without complaining) and said, "I need more broccoli, please." ... We're not sure whose child we accidentally brought home from church, but we're keeping her. :) As a side note, I made this quiche with ground beef and California veggies. Members of KAQ, I recommend that you try it before renewing your membership this year.
Also food related, I have an informational bulletin for my mother and siblings: Cream of Wheat is simply farina (a ground up part of wheat). Farina can be found in bulk food stores for $1-1.50 a pound, which is significantly better than the cost of Cream of Wheat at the grocery store.
Pictures:
Bryan giving the girls a blanket ride:
Trying to get a picture of Gretchen's ponytail:
Getting pictures of Olivia instead, because she holds still better:
Olivia dropped a flashlight on her foot, so I got her some ice. Gretchen climbed on the couch and iced her foot, too:
Pretty princesses at Grandma's house:
We have pictures of you at about Gretchen's age with your foot wrapped up because dad had his ankle wrapped.
ReplyDeleteI'm incredibly happy that KAQ made it into this blog post. I don't have time to try your version before the Nativity fast, but afterwards, I will consider revoking my membership to KAQ.... although, I think these days the club may have to be renamed Adults Against Quiche. All of the original members have grown up. :)
ReplyDeleteKAQ! KAQ! KAQ!
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