1. I just realized my 7 Quick Takes from last week didn't post for some reason. So you get a two-for-one this week. I posted last week's below. Darnit.
2. This year we decided to partake in Elf on the Shelf. Google it if you don't already know what I'm talking about. I debated for a long time whether or not we should do this and have declined doing so in previous years but this year I hopped on board. It's actually been a lot of fun for adults and kids alike. I'll try to post more on the decision-making behind this as well as some photos of our elf's clever hiding spots.
3. Does anyone have a good make-up/cream/concealer recommendation for undereye circles? I used to have one. It was called sleep. But sleep is in short supply around here.
4. I should note, after that, that sleep isn't all that much of an issue around here. I'm not walking around like a zombie or anything. It's just that I guess I kind of got used to this lingering sleepy feeling all the time. I just pick myself up and keep going.
Remember in high school or college when you would sit in class with your eyes half closed and then you'd run into your friends in the hall and you'd say, "I'm SOOOOO tired today." We had no fricken clue what we were talking about.
I also have this mean-spirited feeling of wanting to reach through my computer screen and strangle anyone who makes a Facebook status update having to do with how tired they feel. Especially if I know them well enough to know for a fact they don't have just cause to make that complaint.
For the kidless and empty-nesters reading this, enjoy your 8-10 uninterrupted hours tonight.
5. I had my first major encounter with the ice this winter and boy was it a doosie. I had been cleaning all day and didn't have time to make a full dinner so I threw some noodles at the kids and went out to grab take-out for Brian and me. I chose D'Amico on Grand Avenue. Those of you who live in the Twin Cities will nod with me in agreement when I say that the middle of Grand Avenue is the last place you want to find yourself on your arse. Not only is it unsafe because of it's high traffic but it's also extremely humbling because of it's high pedestrian traffic. Ouch to the knee and ouch to the pride. The chocolate torte fared OK in the fall though so all is still right in the world.
6. I'm getting ready for my annual cookie marathon this weekend. I usually make 6-7 different batches of cookies and then deliver them to my neighbors and bring them to all our celebrations. I'm really having to force myself to get into it this year but I think once I get going I'll start to enjoy it. And all the while I'm baking I'll be remembering what it looked like last year during my baking spree.
7. And finally I had to post these picture of William and Lucy [and Brian] running through the sprinkler in their clothes after mass one Sunday. Because (1) I was going through all my 2011 photos recently and forgot about this batch. (2) It warms me up. It was the last REALLY hot and humid day of the year. And that day occurred in September. Just three months ago. And now we have snow. Piles of it. (3) And finally, because my kids are gorgeous. But that's just me, their mom, talking.
2. This year we decided to partake in Elf on the Shelf. Google it if you don't already know what I'm talking about. I debated for a long time whether or not we should do this and have declined doing so in previous years but this year I hopped on board. It's actually been a lot of fun for adults and kids alike. I'll try to post more on the decision-making behind this as well as some photos of our elf's clever hiding spots.
3. Does anyone have a good make-up/cream/concealer recommendation for undereye circles? I used to have one. It was called sleep. But sleep is in short supply around here.
4. I should note, after that, that sleep isn't all that much of an issue around here. I'm not walking around like a zombie or anything. It's just that I guess I kind of got used to this lingering sleepy feeling all the time. I just pick myself up and keep going.
Remember in high school or college when you would sit in class with your eyes half closed and then you'd run into your friends in the hall and you'd say, "I'm SOOOOO tired today." We had no fricken clue what we were talking about.
I also have this mean-spirited feeling of wanting to reach through my computer screen and strangle anyone who makes a Facebook status update having to do with how tired they feel. Especially if I know them well enough to know for a fact they don't have just cause to make that complaint.
For the kidless and empty-nesters reading this, enjoy your 8-10 uninterrupted hours tonight.
5. I had my first major encounter with the ice this winter and boy was it a doosie. I had been cleaning all day and didn't have time to make a full dinner so I threw some noodles at the kids and went out to grab take-out for Brian and me. I chose D'Amico on Grand Avenue. Those of you who live in the Twin Cities will nod with me in agreement when I say that the middle of Grand Avenue is the last place you want to find yourself on your arse. Not only is it unsafe because of it's high traffic but it's also extremely humbling because of it's high pedestrian traffic. Ouch to the knee and ouch to the pride. The chocolate torte fared OK in the fall though so all is still right in the world.
6. I'm getting ready for my annual cookie marathon this weekend. I usually make 6-7 different batches of cookies and then deliver them to my neighbors and bring them to all our celebrations. I'm really having to force myself to get into it this year but I think once I get going I'll start to enjoy it. And all the while I'm baking I'll be remembering what it looked like last year during my baking spree.
7. And finally I had to post these picture of William and Lucy [and Brian] running through the sprinkler in their clothes after mass one Sunday. Because (1) I was going through all my 2011 photos recently and forgot about this batch. (2) It warms me up. It was the last REALLY hot and humid day of the year. And that day occurred in September. Just three months ago. And now we have snow. Piles of it. (3) And finally, because my kids are gorgeous. But that's just me, their mom, talking.
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