23 posts tagged “holiday”

The scene: T's bedroom as he climbs into his Dad's lap and I turn out the light and prepare to leave.
T:: I want a sister so I can rock all the time.
B:: Why do you want a sister?
T:: So I can rock all the time.
B:: Why would you rock all the time?
T:: Because she would be in my bed and I wouldn't have any where to sleep.
B:: Oh. She would have her own bed. Would you like her to be in here or somewhere else?
T:: Here! But where would she go?
B:: We would find room for another bed in here.
T:: OK. Mommy you have to make a sister!
M:: OK, I'll work on it.

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T and I went to Kroger after I picked him up from school. They have a large tree with presents under it - unwrapped toys. T begged to look at it when we were there on Monday, so today we went by so that he could tell me what we should put on his list for Santa.

First up, some Fisher Price Imaginext Lost Legends (??) Dinosaurs with people. The ones they had were both Triceratops. "I want both triceratops! The skeleton and the regular." [edit: I was wrong about them being triceratops]

Next, he studied and wanted a frog game, and then he spied some Hot Wheels Big Rig Racers. He held one tight while he looked at other toys. Then he spied some Disney Barbie type dolls. "I want that fairy," he said with a little bit of awe in his voice as he pointed to a Disney princess doll. "But look they have an Ariel mermaid," I said. He stared at her. "I want Ariel! I want to take her home now." It took a lot to pry the box from his hands. (Ariel has joined Sydney as his story mommy when he requests mermaid stories, though yesterday he said he was done with mermaid stories and only wanted fairey stories)

"If you could only get one, which would you get, Ariel or the Big Rig?" T thought for a long time and looked at both toys. "Ariel," was the answer. (BTW Wednesday at Target he wanted me to go down the doll isle where he pointed out a Barbie 'in underwear' (bikini swim suit) that he wanted - to go along with the dinos and super heros he pointed out.)

We turned the corner where there were a lot of car racing toys - Hot Wheels things that shot the cars out to race down track or fly through the air and through hoops of 'fire'. He wanted several. Again I asked either or, this time these cars vs the dinosaurs. The cars won.

I put T back in the cart and we started back down the aisle. He was a little upset. "Santa is never going to come!" he pouted.

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I have put it off so now must go... on the way home, after drinking a small container of Horizon Organic Vanilla milk (which I got him cause he was getting very cranky - a sure sign of hunger) T threw up all over himself and the car seat. All the cloths that we had kept in the car for such purposes had been used so I had nothing to clean him up with. "Do you want me to stop of just hurry you home?" I asked. "Get me home," he wailed.

After a bath he was fine.

This year we picked a little boy named Iziah from the angle tree at the church. His card said he is 2 and asked for puzzles, shape sorters, and picture books appropriate for his age. This is what T and I picked out.

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Just to keep track of these kinds of things...

• we put some coins in the Salvation Army Red Kettle
• we will be giving to RRISA or Toys for Tots
• we will be giving to a family with the Bridge
• I made an extra dozen cookies that will be sent to soldiers in Iraq
  

I'm working on my grocery list while I try not to fall asleep. Today was the big company pig out where we all brought in Thanksgiving goodies to feast on. It was quite a lot of food...Anyway, this is the big grocery list that hopefully won't over stuff my fridge (um, yay, there is no room now.) I had to reference two recipes that are standbys for leftovers. One day of leftovers is about all B can do, so those recipes make nice meals that use up the bits and pieces that haven't been eaten yet:

• From Cooking Light magazine - Jack Quasadillas with Cranberry Salsa
• From Sunset magazine - Turkey Chowder

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Edit... next day... fridge is not overstuffed! The turkey is in the basement in the cooler with a little ice. Hopefully it will thaw slowly that way. Fingers crossed no one gets sick!!!!

Have not planned out my cooking timeline and am feeling a tad anxious about it. Though I am making simple things, knowing when exactly I need to be making everything would be helpful! I also don't have a fully formed thought on what we are having - despite having done the main shopping last night.

I think I still need to get a few herbs - sage and thyme - and celery as what I have I discovered had to mostly be thrown away. Anyway, I got an email from Martha Stewart's Everyday food and will contemplate these recipes:

• Apple Stuffing
• Simple Stuffing
  
• Roasted Harvest Vegetable (carrots, sweet potatoes, and butternut squash)
• Roasted Carrots and Parsnips
• Garlic Mashed Potatoes
• Roast Turkey with Sage and Roasted Turkey
  

From Craftzine

• Wrap around mailing labels at a Very Chocolate Wedding
• Easy 4th of July pom-poms at Make and Takes
• Threadbanger posted a video on making a $10 wedding dress from T-shirts. It's a bit thin and best suited to a skinny frame, but I think the idea could be adapted for a cute summer dress.
• Awesome paper rockets from Alpha Mom. Could be a lot of fun with T.
• From the Long Thread, firefly lanterns ala Eric Carle. This is a great blog and she has lots of good links.
• Ric Rac posted a pattern for cutie mousie twins, and see Jodie's great pattern for boy dolls with clothes
• Red Hot Pottery has cute vases with love birds
• Pretty tops and dresses at Lirola's shop
• Cinnamon ice cream recipe
• Waste Not Want Not bags for sandwich and snack bags
• Spin art in a salad spinner from Scrumdilly-do
• Lots o 4th of July crafts at the Crafty Crow
• Child's travel pillow with pocket tut at Maya Made
• A round up of goodies at Luv In The Mommyhood
• At Make It Do, a lavender bottle (lavender wand) tutorial
• Make panties with Belle and Berger
• Thirty Handmade Days posted about car travel books to make for kids

• Personalized and affordable jewelry at Simag on Etsy
• Cute little brag books you print and stick from ZoomAlbum
• Neato reverse alphabet t-shirt at Milalu. Another cool alpha T, and this cute number T are other options, and all are affordable at $18!
• Energy Bank bath and shower gel
• Cool cardboard plane to make and play with
  

• Check out the photo of the cool sailboat sandbox - great cover.

• cute baby project (laminate phots for your baby to look at and chew) on MSL
• Gorgeous shawl on Soule Mama, found here.
• Red, white, and blueberry trifle on MSL
• "Egg Free" Royal Icing (it's not egg-free) uses meringue powder - check Micheal's and similar for this.