We woke up on Wednesday morning to a lovely blanket of snow. Unfortunately it was the worst kind of snow day because shortly after sunrise the precipitation switched to a mix of rain, sleet and freezing rain, so it was too gross out to do any fun sledding. I’m hoping this was our last snow day of the year because yesterday was 60 degrees and spring like outside, but we will probably get 2 feet in March. That’s how this season goes.
They actually called off school the night before, so I found it funny when Mazen bounded into my room at 6:30 on Wednesday morning asking if he had school. I had forgotten to tell him the night before (although I turned off his alarm clock!) I said in a mean voice: “You’re late for the school bus!” and then told him I was joking. He cheered.
And lucky for us, Thomas was downstairs making Great Harvest pancakes! (He did not have a snow day but shared Mazen’s excitement for a lazy morning.)
We made fluffy slime (with shaving cream) for an activity using glow-in-the-dark glue. If you saw my story on Instagram, it was really cool!
Mazey helped me put Birch down for a nap. We left him in the crib but he started to cry and before I could jump back up Mazen ran in there and started holding his hand, singing, and showing Birch stuffed animals. It was the sweetest thing to watch!
I got in a shower during naptime. This is my new favorite sweatshirt from Stitch Fix. It zips down, so it’s breastfeeding friendly and has pockets! Also neutral gray = wardrobe colors.
Thomas came back home for lunch, and we made a double batch of tuna salad. I have just recently discovered the totally addictive Stacy’s Pita Chips. I know other people have been devouring them for years. I don’t know why I’m suddenly obsessed! They are perfect for scooping up tuna or egg salad. Also: clementines are perfection. I’m not sure I want to ever eat (or peel) any other kind of orange.
Look what arrived yesterday! I felt so bad for the nice delivery guys who carried this beast up the hill of my backyard, slipping on ice. But I was so glad that it was not delayed because assembly was scheduled for the next day. (FREE thanks to Amazon!!!) I’ll be sure to update you guys with a post on the new tread and how it compares when she’s all set up and I’ve given her a test ride!
Breakfasts
Other breakfasts this week have centered around Cinnamon Chip from Great Harvest! French toast with coconut butter and almond butter one day.
And toast with almond butter and a small leftover smoothie the next.
Lunches
Typical lunch: quiche, salad, pita chips. (I told you I can’t stop!)
Dinners
Thomas smoked a bunch of chicken on Sunday, and we’ve been eating the leftovers all week. Served on Sunday with asparagus and Instant Pot mac.
We had this salad on Tuesday with chicken, feta, chopped leftover cooked veggies, and pita chips (!!)
And this one on Thursday with kale, blue cheese, candied pecans, and peppers.
And on Wednesday, we had Mazen’s favorite: spaghetti with meat sauce!
Have a great weekend everyone! We’re escaping on a little getaway!
Oh my, the photo of the snow looks beautiful! You’re lucky you get to see it every winter – it doesn’t snow where I live!
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Hi Kath
I’m sad to say I don’t love the new design. Just seeing a picture and having to click on it to read the post isn’t my favorite and will likely make me stop reading in the near future. I’ve been a reader for 10+ years (crazy!) and have enjoyed reading your blog daily, but this type of layout (similar to Runeatrepeat), just doesn’t “read” well. I think it works for recipe blogs, to be able to see a picture of the recipe and click on it, but for a lifestyle blog i just don’t think it works. I hope you’ll reconsider the change!
I would hope that one click wouldn’t prevent you from not reading after 10 years but if that’s how you feel I understand. (There is also the deliver-by-email option or a feed reader…) Please know that the design change isn’t some evil plan to “get all the clicks mwahahahaha,” although clicks are always good. Rather, this ever-changing online world has become increasingly more visual. With Pinterest and Instagram (neither of which existed when I started blogging) people don’t want to scroll and scroll and read small text. They look at images and skim. So I’m hoping these changes will help me adapt to the internet and work with it instead of against it.
Ummm, know that a layout change will not prevent me from reading. Wow. I think it’s lovely, and I, too, changed my layout last fall. I realized that my blog was created such that you just scrolled and scrolled through whole posts. Now you just see an excerpt and can choose the post. I mean, gosh, it’s not that difficult. But choosing layouts and thinking through the logistics can be tricky! I hope you all have fun on your getaway, and I love all of your meals!
Just wanted to let you know that I personally love the new design! It’s quick and easy to use in a mobile browser (do people read blogs and other way these days??).
Thanks for the feedback!
Great answer! And I like the redesign… I think it look updated and fresh.
Hi Kath, I can see why you wanted a more visual experience on your page, but the ads are even more hectic now than they were before. Constant pop ups, that move around to different places, so it’s hard not to accidentally click on them. And some of the ads automatically start making noise, which I absolutely can’t have happen when I’m reading from a computer at work.
We have a great harvest near us (within walking distance!) in Fort Worth. My parents were just in town visiting and my mom discovered their cinnamon bread. We devoured more than one loaf this week and it made the best french toast!!
it’s even snowing in Tucson, AZ! 😀
I love the new design! I just wish that I could still click forward or backward to the posts that came right before or after the one I’m reading. Sometimes I like to binge read….is that weird?!
let me see if i can figure out how to add this…I agree that would be super helpful
I was just about to comment and ask fir this feature back! I usually read 3-4 at a time (life!) and the quick click forward after I opened the first of the list is super helpful.
(Also for going back and re reading a certain month…which I do because now I’m pregnant and I like seeing your life in certain weeks of pregnancy – to give me hope nausea will end!)
Otherwise, love the new layout 🙂
It’s coming back – I’m in the queue to have to added 🙂 I also like to click an on post (like a vacation) and go forward from there.
And I hope your nausea ends soon 🙁
Thank you! I’ll be 12 weeks Tuesday so relief must be around the corner!! (Right?!) energy is slowly ramping up the past week.? Positive thoughts!
Yes I always felt better by 14 weeks! Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy!
I completely agree. I like the new design, but I tend to binge read also. It would be nice to be able to navigate from one post to the next without having to go back to the “main” screen.
I’m having this added <3
(But it might take them 7-10 days, FYI!)
I think the new design looks great and I’ve been reading for 10+ years too! It’s easy to navigate and to catch up with missed posts. Change is good.
Can you please share the kiddo slime recipe!?
Are use pre-colored glitter glue but need to get on the food coloring train.
https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/fluffy-slime-recipe/
Snow days are great- once in a while…..! They feel like a great excuse to hibernate and make some comfort food.
Obviously stacy’s pita chips are a revelation (and fyi they actually make trader joe’s pita chips, they’re a lot cheaper at trader joe’s too)
You have to make this version of fattoush! It’s a fall version with roasted veggies which you’ve been making lately anyhow. Just swap in the pita chips instead of regular pita. I add in chickpeas or lentils too so it’s a meal salad. She lists a sub for the sumac but it’s really worth ordering from amazon if your grocery doesn’t have it.
https://smittenkitchen.com/2014/10/fall-toush-salad/
That brotherly love is so precious!
Also, add me to the list of people who are loving the redesign – it looks great!
Thank you!
All of those lunches look amazing.
oh those booties look soo comfy, are they uggs?
They’re LLBean slippers!