bad mood monday

i walked fresh into bad mood monday at the Y. i've decided that all i can do is take cover and try to be invisible today.

sheesh!!

sometimes, no matter how hard i try, i just don't understand people. i'll choose to love them regardless of how much they perplex me because that's who I am at my core---a lover, not a fighter---but i just don't understand. yet, i'm realizing more and more that maybe i'm not supposed to understand; i'm just supposed to LOVE them. that's all. nothing more. love above all else.

i'm okay with that.

for the love of biscotti

Ever since Christmas, thanks to Halen and Sharon, I have been craving, eating, enjoying all kinds of biscotti. I want some with my coffee and/or tea every day. As I've been enjoying this scrumptious goodness, it occurred to me that maybe I should learn to make my own biscotti as it cost anywhere from $1.85 to $2.00 to purchase for one slice. Now that seems small, but doing this everyday starts to add up. I've taken to perusing biscotti recipes to find one I think I can make. Each recipe I've found to suit my fancy seems to have one little problem. What is that problem you ask? the elusive, (to me), stand up mixer. Every recipe I have found that I like is sort of snobby with there instruction of, "In a stand up mixer fitted with a paddle attachment beat butter...." Um, not all of us have a stand up mixer. I can't afford a Kitchenaid mixer. I want one. Who doesn't? All girls dream of being a domestic diva with all the fancy appliances to make their baking/cooking dreams come true. But sadly, not all of us have or can afford one. So, I was irritated for a moment, yet only a wee moment because then I realized..."hey, my G-ma Charlotte didn't have a fancy stand up mixer with all the attachments." My great-grandmother, who by the way, was an amazing chef and baker was like Caroline Ingalls from the pioneer days and made things from scratch with just a bowl and a spoon. So, in my head I'm thinking, "I got this!!" Because she has imparted most of her teachings to me; so of course, I got the baking thing down without all the fancy equipment, right? Wrong. Now I see why there is need for a stand up mixer. Unless I'm an octopus with 8 arms, I could barely keep it all going with the flow and ease I imagined in my head. But, that's okay. I'll keep trying until I get it right. I'm like the Little Engine That Could. I just keep saying, "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can!" So for now, I'll keep telling myself "I think I can" until I can with my batter bowl, hand mixer and spoon.



Quick fun fact: did you know that originally Italians made biscotti to dunk in their coffee and WINE?? Gosh, I love the Italians!

Happy Birthday, Jenn!!!

Thanks for always being such an amazing friend.

I pray your 25th year is the best yet; and that you find your dreams and desires coming true.

Blessings in abundance to you today.






Live it up, Marlow!!

Happy MLK Day!

"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity."
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Carter Fun

Last night was Raelynn and Carter kid night-o-fun while Jill and Adam went out for a date night. The kids and I had a blast watching "My Little Pony" movies, chasing each other around the house and making homemade pizza!!

Here are a few pics of our pizza making adventure....

Twenty Ten!!

Happy, happy!!

Oh, 2010, I'm excited to see what you have in store for me.
Actually, I'm giddy with anticipation.