DD and I got home today after being away since Friday. dS was so excited to see us. It was absolutely adorable. DD was asleep in her car seat when I came inside and DS said - where's baby sister? I go see her! And when I brought her in, he kissed her and was trying to lift her up out of her car seat. Love him.
It was a tough weekend helping pack my grandparents stuff to prepare for their move. I was on the phone with DH last night and said to him it was so weird that it was the last night I would ever sleep in that house. But I really do have so many fond memories of visiting them there. I hope the family that is buying it is able to fix it up and enjoy it. They have three little kids so I am really happy that kids will be there to enjoy the farm like my cousins and I did growing up.
@supergreen thanks for the reminder! I had ordered a PBK stocking for DD2 but at the time they did not have the same font style available for personalization, so I ordered it plain and was planning to try to find someone to embroider it for me. My SIL said a friend might be able to do it, but I'd have to send her a picture of the font. Tonight I went on PBK's website to find something with the font, and saw that for some reason that font is available now! So I ordered a new one and will return the other one. MMM score - it's cheaper now!
I had two glasses of wine with dinner and I am toast. (I needed to drink this or throw the bottle away and wasted wine is a sin)
What happened to me?!?
I need to wait to pump. Or maybe I will wait till MOTN to just breast feed. IDK. Why does feeding babies have to be so complicated? It's not... but also... drunk... ish.
Why do ON and Gap keep making their pants longer? I bought a pair of petite khakis from ON and they are only the right length with a small heel. WTH, I am just about 5'5".
Shop at Loft. They keep making pants shorter and shorter.
Why do ON and Gap keep making their pants longer? I bought a pair of petite khakis from ON and they are only the right length with a small heel. WTH, I am just about 5'5".
Shop at Loft. They keep making pants shorter and shorter.
GB Bass and Co. also. I have some... uh... ankle pants from them. I only kept them because they hide fine in the boots I wear.
I want to order Christmas stockings, but I'm afraid that if we decide to have a second kid in a couple of years that his/her stocking won't match if PBK discontinues the collection. Is it irrational and crazy of me to be worrying about this?
There is always ebay!
We are pretty firmly OAD and I still went back and forth on the same issue. I finally ordered an extra stocking just in case. Worst case, we will have a dog someday?
I almost didn't get them embroidered over this. The fonts might not match. Ugh.
Oh god. My husband's aunt asked me if I wanted her to send anything from the spice souk with her husband when he flies here from Dubai next week. THE POSSIBILITIES. @mrswindycity, any ideas?! I have cardamom pods, vanilla pods, baharat, dried lemons, dried hibiscus, rosewater, orange blossom water, cinnamon sticks, and dates on the list so far. I'm still stocked on sumac, saffron, ras el hanout, and za'atar.
Usually I am surfing on my phone. Tonight I'm on my laptop and it is so nice to see everyone's siggys. The kids all looks so much older than the last time I logged in from here!
I know I am not supposed to like Stella and Dot stuff, because MLM, but I had to put stuff on my christmas list for the ILs exchange and I found lots I like.
In other news, I was thinking about wearing my necklace that I usually wear all the time (with pendants on it), then I remembered I have kids and they grab at everything. Sad face.
Oh god. My husband's aunt asked me if I wanted her to send anything from the spice souk with her husband when he flies here from Dubai next week. THE POSSIBILITIES. @mrswindycity, any ideas?! I have cardamom pods, vanilla pods, baharat, dried lemons, dried hibiscus, rosewater, orange blossom water, cinnamon sticks, and dates on the list so far. I'm still stocked on sumac, saffron, ras el hanout, and za'atar.
Hmm, sounds like you have a pretty good list already! Allspice? Mace? You could get mastic and mahleb and make tsoureki, which is Greek but whatever, lol. I have a hard time finding those here (in greek they are mastiha and mahlepi).
:Y: I knew I was forgetting something. I have been wanting to try your recipe for that for a long time now but have not been able to get those spices.
C is a mess. Fever 101-103, crying, inconsolable. I've been alternating Advil and Tylenol and it helps the fever but doesn't seem to make him any more comfortable. All I can think to do anymore is sing Daniel tiger "when you're sick, rest is best". I wish he would settle down enough to get a little sleep...
Oh god. My husband's aunt asked me if I wanted her to send anything from the spice souk with her husband when he flies here from Dubai next week. THE POSSIBILITIES. @mrswindycity, any ideas?! I have cardamom pods, vanilla pods, baharat, dried lemons, dried hibiscus, rosewater, orange blossom water, cinnamon sticks, and dates on the list so far. I'm still stocked on sumac, saffron, ras el hanout, and za'atar.
I don't know if this is a real thing in the Middle East, but Trader Joes sells something called dukkah, which is supposedly from there, that is awesome.
Definitely a real thing! Thank you for the reminder.
She told me I need to visit because I would love it, and I said I would die of happiness shopping in the souks. She's like, "Well, Istanbul has way better souks with more history. Much better place to visit. We love going there." I want her life, man.
I don't know if this is a real thing in the Middle East, but Trader Joes sells something called dukkah, which is supposedly from there, that is awesome.
Definitely a real thing! Thank you for the reminder.
She told me I need to visit because I would love it, and I said I would die of happiness shopping in the souks. She's like, "Well, Istanbul has way better souks with more history. Much better place to visit. We love going there." I want her life, man.
When I was there a few weeks ago, I got a ton of different spices. I'll look tomorrow and let you know. I also got tea and dates. Definitely ask for dates. They're so good!