Isn't this the cutest? Two of my favorite pets, together!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Blueberry Muffin's babies
When Noah and I quit our part-time job as rabbit caretakers back in August, our last week held a fun surprise! One of the rabbits who had just come to us from another shelter gave birth to a litter in the bunny barn, and Noah and I found the babies. I posted the story and photos of the newborns on my blog here. Well, now they're almost three months old, and look! So big and gorgeous! They are all healthy and happy. (I couldn't get photos of all of them; my camera phone can't capture then when they're moving, and baby bunnies move a lot!)
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Menu Planning
I'm trying to get more organized, and also save money, so I'm getting back into menu planning, as opposed to flying by the seat of my pants. Here are the plans for this week's dinners (items with an * are new recipes I'm trying):
Monday: Baked Potato Soup*, salad, garlic bread
Tuesday: Going out to dinner at Sweet Tomatoes for Noah's birthday
Wednesday: Chicken with Spanish Rice, broccoli
Thursday; Twice-Baked Potatoes, salad
Friday: Spaghetti, garlic bread, salad
Saturday: Ginger-and-Spice Chicken Thighs*, Roasted Garlic Potatoes*, salad
Sunday: Cheddar Chicken Chowder, cornbread
Lunches will be the usual variety: peanut butter and jelly, grilled cheese, turkey sandwiches, canned soup, quesadillas, macaroni & cheese, leftover pasta with butter and parmesan, leftover soup, etc.
I'd love to find some new cookbooks with cheap, fast, and healthy recipes. Any suggestions?
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
What I'm reading
I got this book through inter-library loan, and I'm glad I did! It would probably be a great book for Noah to study in high school. I should probably buy my own copy; I have found myself jotting notes and quotes on index cards as I read. Here are a couple of intriguing quotes:
"The etymologist finds the deadest word to have been once a brilliant picture. Language is fossil poetry." (Ralph Waldo Emerson in "The Poet")
And from Veith himself:
"And yet Christians, especially those schooled by the Reformation, would insist that in real life we are saved by a deus ex machina -- our lives are hopelessly tangled and filled with sin until God intervenes by His grace. Christ is a God let down from Heaven; the Holy Spirit does break into our lives."
Added to my "to-be-read" list as a result of this book:
Graham Greene, The Power and the Glory
Walker Percy, Lost in the Cosmos
Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales
A.N. Wilson, Gentlemen in England
Tom Wolfe, Bonfire of the Vanities
And to re-read:
everything by Flannery O'Connor
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The Kind of OCD Steven wishes I had.
Funny Blogs
When I was considering the possibility that I might have OCD, about 7 years ago now, Steven basically laughed. "You can't have OCD! You're a lousy housekeeper!" was his comment, or words to that effect. I had to agree. But it turned out I did have OCD, although unfortunately for my family, not the kind of OCD that keeps everything supernaturally shipshape and organized. My psychiatrist thinks I've got ADD as well, and the combination means I worry about how everything should be, but can't seem to get it organized! :-)
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Monday, October 20, 2008
Stargazing fun
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Saturday evening, we went to a Stargazing for Everyone event at Lake Pleasant. We were running a little late, so we missed the ranger-led hike, but enjoyed fresh-grilled hamburgers and hot dogs while we watched a slide presentation about the night sky. Then we looked at various objects through high-powered telescopes. We saw Jupiter with her four largest moons, the Ring Nebula, the owl cluster, a binary star system, the Andromeda Galaxy, and more. It was lots of fun. We also found out that there will be an Orionid meteor shower tonight from after midnight to just before dawn. I'm not sure if I'll have the energy to get up and check it out, but if I do, I'll let you know!
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Sunday, October 19, 2008
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