Arin had a nice little football shirt for the Superbowl, not that he watched much of it, he was busy making messes.
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Homemade Oreo Truffles Instead of buying people chocolates this year I made some Oreo truffles, after seeing them on Bakerella’s website. They looked SO good I had to make them. I kind of winged the recipe, and since I was crushing the cookies by hand ended up adding some heavy cream to make them easier to crush – which I wouldn’t do again, they came out kind of mushy. Here is what I came up with after mushing up about 3/4 a package of Oreos, a big pour of heavy cream, and four ounces of cream cheese with a potato…
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We got some pretty flowers for Valentine’s Day (and a balloon for Arin). They smell even better than they look, the whole house smells like sweet roses. Almost like having spring in the here after all! I’ve decided I really love mixed bouquets. The Gerber daisies are so fresh looking! And here’s Arin with his ‘boon’, momentarily distracted from trying to get more chocolate…
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Everyone in my family had a nice Valentine’s Day planned. Mom and Carl went down to the Cape, Julie and Lauren went down to stay in Provincetown, Arin ate a TON of chocolate, and me… well, this about sums it up: I got to spend the day cleaning toilets, doing laundry, dusting icky stuff and finally, cooking a big dinner. And I had a monster pile of pots and pans waiting for me bright and early this morning. Oh well, at least there are tons of yummy treats hanging around the house for me to feel better with! I did…
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How many months before we can enjoy balmy summer sunsets again? I’d settle for a few more days of 50 degree highs. :/
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Did you know, that when you rinse with Crest Whitening mouthwash and then eat a bagel it tastes like bubblegum? And the taste will stay in your mouth ALL MORNING? Well, now you do. Uck. Anyway… This is what I hope tomorrow looks like. Sunny, warm, and full of heavenly love. Spring COULD come early as a Valentine’s Day present, right??
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This year Arin will be big enough to appreciate Valentine’s Day for what it really means… chocolate. He’s obsessed already, I can already imagine what a great day he’ll have with a whole bunch of treats to sample. This is from my birthday breakfast that Julie and Lauren made… but it gets the idea across. Someone small and sweet stole my heart… and then ate it messily.
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Here is the reason for the progression of my baby from slim little 90th percentile height, 25th percentile weight, to 90th percentile height, 75th percentile weight! Just kidding, he’s still a little beanpole! His little thighs are so skinny! Anyway, this is another example of how Grampy is leading him down the path of excess… always bringing over Dunkin’ Donuts! These donuts sadly were all stale and left over from Thanksgiving, but it didn’t stop Arin from trying to gnaw some deep-fried goodness between those sharp chompers of his. I’m sure Arin would eat Dunkin Donuts every day, and luckily…
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Yesterday Arin turned 18 months! We didn’t really notice, except for the fact that he had an appointment with his new doctor today (and didn’t have to get his shots yet, lucky boy). He did have a fun day this week though, on Tuesday I took him to Fun World to play on the huge playground, and then Julie even came to join us. Afterwards, we went to McDonalds so he could have some sips of Coca-Cola (blame my dad for getting him into this), but he was falling asleep in line from all the fun and lack of a…
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Reasons why I love Ree Drummond aka The Pioneer Woman: She is a sweetheart. She keeps it real. ‘Black Heels to Tractor Wheels’ indulges my love of romantic stories and makes me warm and fuzzy. She gives the world lots of pictures of cowboys in tight jeans. She makes yummy recipes for us. Someday I’m going to win one of her million awesome contests. She feels me on SLR obsession. She lives in the country and takes pretty pictures. She’s funny. She makes me want to wake up at 5am in the bitter winter to drive cattle. Well, almost.
