Update

Besides going to see the sun in California last week, we're not full of fun updates.

We made David's conference an excuse to have a much needed family trip. I'm so grateful we got to go. My mom came and visited and theres nothing in the world to me like seeing my parents with my offspring. Instantly, Olivia put her arm around my mom's shoulder and off they went to explore. Best friends reacquainted.


The last day there was David's birthday. We went out to dinner and we made a list of ambitious goals. Good things--I'll post our results another time. Here's Olivia singing the Happy Birthday Song to David and reminding him how old he is. (wouldn't load)
By the end though, we were ready to come home.

We got home and I think the rhubarb had grown a meter.
I harvested it and made some rhubarb & berry compote.






Today, Mothers Day, we went to church and the beach. As I peeled an orange...and each little white skin part from each orange section, I had a moment where I thought "I'm a mom to her" and then I told her to eat that white part of the orange and she tried it again because she trusts me and she did not like it...so I continued to peel it again. Maybe by next year, I thought.


Today (Mothers Day in America) David was drained from stress and the sun earlier in the day so he napped for a little bit while Olivia and I went to the park. I liked wishing other Mothers a Happy Mothers Day.
Olivia pushed me in the swing (tried to) and we played as usual and chatted. She went down the slide backwards and when riding her bike she said "Look Mom, no hands".


Friday we tried a Waldorf Cooperative School.its the only one even relatively close to us. I loved it and Olivia did also. I loved all of the fingerplays and the art and the snacktime with tea, the simplicity! We're going again this Friday. After, we go look at baby chicks. We might come home with a few this week.
I want to be pregnant again so badly.
This week we stuck close to home in hopes to reset after a busy week and a half of go-go-go. We dug up a flower bulb to plant broccoli...



And some Storytime on the chair before the night none of us slept but an hour or two. Sinus stuff.


That's about it. ; )

Location:24th St,Anacortes,United States

Fishy

Hey, does Olive ever feed our fish? Lala still loves it and asks to feed them - even when our computer is not turned on. Oh those Cyber-Babies these days...

Working Mom

Life as a working Mom is really busy and days go by way to fast. We're still in the process of adjusting.... which is much harder than I thought it woul be. Even though we both love what we do. It takes a lot of energy right now.

(I can't believe how much I blogged in March!)

We've accomplished and survived so much until this point:
- no more baby spit on myself
- no more breast feeding
- no more diapers
- sleeping through the nights
- no more Schnulli
- no more Krabbel-attacks at night

- listening to Leo Lausemaus non-stop
- getting used to day nanny and working at night-time
- and and and...

I'm pretty sure, we'll manage kindergarten and working at day-time as well (at least it sounds easy enough). I'm positive (still) (somewhat). Just getting up at 6 kills me.

Easter Egg Dyeing Lessons

I read all about Easter egg dyeing and how to do it with natural dyes already existing in plants and spices. So I gave it a whirl.
Yellow: Paprika
Pink: Beet juice
Green: Spinach
Orange: onion skin & Paprika
We had everything on hand.

I peeked on them after 6 hours of sitting in the refrigerator and they looked like they were changing colors gradually and by 8 hours they were at their best.

(Foreshadowing: this is where it goes downhill!)

Olivia liked plopping the eggs in and since we had a playdate earlier in the week where the dyeing was almost immediate, she was a little(!) irritated about having to leave the eggs in for a while.

Well, we had two families over (so there was a total of 7 kids at our house) and we ate and played then had an Easter egg hunt and whew--cleaning up afterward then I slept!

That means the eggs had a nice long soak overnight in the vinegar solution with the dyes...which started to erode the shells. When I got the eggs out I washed them off and any color left on the eggs completely washed off the now very thin shells.

But I liked the jars the eggs were dyed in. Aside from the plastic applesauce jar with the paper peeling off of it. : )




Next year, I think we'll just go with the bright and fast dyeing. : )

Simplifying

Organic produce delivered to the doorstep.



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Mornings

Day beginnings:
High hopes for breakfast. I think my girl just isn't a breakfast eater. I want her to eat eggs and oatmeal (or some variation of nutritious food) early in the morning. What ends up being consumed most days are just nuts and milk/fortified diluted juice.




Olivia playing while Mommy gets ready fir the day. I think this (I get ready then get her ready) is the best formula for us. But of course, we stay in pajamas as long as possible.


What's been your plan for getting ready and out of the door in the morning?

How have you FELT lately?

Simple felting tutorial for an art day...