Best Life

  Tonight's menu - fish tacos with homemade guac and Baja sauce.  I love cooking for very appreciative diners (Kevin and Isis)! A cold day today with intermittent dark clouds and the occasional spitting rain.  My original goal was to paint outside.  Nope.  So instead I framed the original blueprints for the house from the early 1950s.  Already fading and being to tear around the curled edges, the frames will protect them a bit longer.   Finding the frames at Walmart was painful - how could I have forgotten it was the first weekend of the month!   Ugh!  I have come to realize that those who cannot park a car successfully also cannot manage their carriages successfully.  There is definitely a direct correlation.  (Also the number of kids in tow also exponentially raise the likelihood of a collision.) A few other "housekeeping" items - coat hooks on the bedroom door and inside closet, paying a couple bills and hanging the bik...

 Congratulations Brianna on making your First Communion!  Not an easy accomplishment considering the logistics of attending CCD in Canton while living in Westfield and Cumberland.  Thank you Susan for making it possible!                                                                      Singing?  Praying?  Pure Brianna!                                                                          Grandma Scott and Megan   2002                             ...

 Today's goal - remove the old bed and bureau, pick up the new furniture and assemble.  Maddie helped with every task.                                                             Moving the desk chair into the hallway -                                                              perfect spot for Maddie to perch.                                                            Taking the old frame apart - Maddie is keeping       ...

 Rainy, cold and a boring to do list.  But we did purchase a new bedroom set.  The bed we are currently using was the "kids' bed".  Designated as such because though it is a queen, it is low to the floor. It also does not fit the frame causing bruised shins.  The headboard is not pretty and I have no desire to clean between all the decorative curlicues.  So tomorrow we will bring home the new furniture - a solid headboard (quick to clean) and drawers underneath (more storage always a plus).   Today is... Mr Potato Head Day!  So many hours he entertained the kids.  Though they had a plastic potato with holes already available for arms, legs and facial features.  Unlike the real potatoes we used as kids. Roger Williams Park in Providence has a life size potato head thanks to Hasbro.                                       ...

 Still loving having a full kitchen and every gadget!  Today was fresh homemade guac and taco salad along with homemade tortilla chips.  Yum! Word of the day - Meraki - doing something with creativity, soul and love.  That's how cooking feels to me. While Paul spent the day helping Scott, I managed to finally finish unpacking.  No need for bathing suits and shorts here.  😔 Maddy is enjoying quiet time.  Me not so much!  Her head is very heavy!  And she doesn't really stay "quiet".  She is constantly shifting and "talking" in my ear.

  Our goal today - pull out Kevin and Isis' bikes, clean them and get them functioning.  (Isis' was previously Papa's that was a well used gift.)  First trip around the block - failure.  We had to turn around and fix the rear wheel on Kevin's.  While Paul straightened out the wheel, I managed a cat nap in the warm sun.  Our second trip - successful!  Riding around this block is a bit different than riding in Florida.  There are hills and only occasional sidewalks.  But it was glorious! A new recipe tonight - Corn Dog Muffins.  Super easy and way more yummy than plain hot dogs in a bun.  A definite keeper.  It was a joy to cook in a kitchen that is fully stocked and organized.  Automatic ice!  Pot holders!  Sharp knives! Biking and cooking - simple joys that so much more appreciated now after having to abandon our bikes in Vero Beach and the varying kitchen amenities at each destination.