random glimpses

Several people have recently encouraged me to keep posting, and I've been feeling the itch to blog...but ugh, where to start? Seems so hard to pick back up...so, as a way to get back into this thing, I thought I'd just start with some simple glimpses of life over the last two weeks...

Two weeks ago, we were in a sorry state...

Everyone had the flu and a throw-up bowl close by. I didn't take a selfie during this period, but I was probably in the worst shape out of all of them. This pretty much lasted the whole week...and by the weekend, everyone was feeling better and ready for some fresh air.

So we got some donuts (and my first cup of coffee all week!) and played in the snow!

It felt pretty good after being cooped up inside all week. Coming into this week, I was still itching to take the boys out for a special treat, having survived a rather grueling week the week before. So we went out to Flatbread Pizza for some lunch. I went mostly for the big open-fire furnace that captures the kids attention, and for the organic goodness there (I can't think of a better place to go for salad either!). But we got a little bit of a bonus - since it was a random Tuesday lunch, the bowling alley in the restaurant was pretty much empty, and a very nice manager opened up a lane and invited the boys to roll a few balls. First time bowling for both of them. They loved it, of course.

That was a fun day, and I was starting to get back into the swing of things....and then, this happened:

My hopes of spending more time outside this week were dashed....so we made the best of it indoors. I tried making cinnamon buns - they were okay, but not great. I used whole wheat flour instead of white flour, and I think the yeast didn't work as well, so they didn't get as big and chewy as I had hoped. Nonetheless, the boys can't turn down cinnamon and sugar, so these buns were all eaten up by the next day. 

Instead of playing in the snow, Collin got to work on some music theory. Hehe, poor guy. Except he kinda likes it right now, so I have been giving into his requests to "do just one more page please."

 This week ended nicely with a Valentines lunch date with the husband...can't beat hot pot on a cold wintry day, especially eaten in the quiet of a restaurant without any kiddies in tow. What a treat.

And now that I've started on here again, I am hoping to jump back into this little blog more regularly. We'll see. Happy Valentines Day!