Bedtime Routine

For the first time in like a month (no joke), Nick has been home all week! Blaine has enjoyed going on nightly "jammie walks with Daddy" to check out the traps, cover-crops, pond, peas, cold-frame, and say "hi" to the great-grandparents. Too freakin cute!

EC

So I was at a mom-friend's house today and the kids were playing.

Her: So has Blaine had any new foods lately?
Me: Well, last night he ate whole chunks of broccoli and parsnips for the first time and loved them! He didn't like broccoli pureed but loves it whole.
Her: Oh, well I bet that was a fun diaper!!
Me: Actually he hasn't pooped the broccoli out yet**

**not a total lie since he didn't poop until 1 pm today, but I've told this friend 50 times or more that Blaine poops in the potty so I wasn't about to tell her again. WHY DOESN'T SHE BELIEVE ME?!

P.S. since the day I finished my antibiotic Blaine has not pooped in a diaper even once! Mystery of potty pause totally solved!!

Why Do Things the Easy Way?

6 Down, 6 To Go!

Well I survived 6 weeks of my friend's 12 week half-marathon training schedule. I'm so proud of myself because for the most part, I've stuck to the schedule. I say "for the most part" because...

1) I have an 8 month old who has very unpredictable freakouts

2) It is spring in Ohio and can be a 20 degree snowy day without warning (and I refuse to do more than 2 miles on a treadmill)

3) I was sick for a week and skipped a few days

4) I'm not actually running the race so I decided to top out my long runs at 9 miles even when she decides to get a little crazy and do "14 with the last 4 at race pace". ;)

But all in all I'm happy I have a schedule to stick to and a friend to run with.

In other news, my mom has a little bit of obsession with buying large quantities of cute things like peeps. So we got out her collection and did a little photo shoot so we can send out an Easter card. None of the pics are quite what I'm looking for but then again, Blaine is a baby so what can people expect? And if you are thinking "wow that's a lot of peeps," well I cropped out about 2/3rds of them! LOL.

Blaine's Funny Face

Ohio Amish

This pic is for Kara: not only do Ohio Amish GO to Walmart, this particular Walmart in Millersburg, Ohio built a FREAKING GARAGE for them! Hilarious! The parking lot just happens to have a connector trail to a hike / bike / buggy trail so it literally can be the highway to Walmart for the Amish community.

So there you have it! One would think Amish survive on just flour and yeast, but they need POP AND CHIPS! IN LARGE QUANTITIES!

This still doesn't beat the Amish teenager I saw at the pig auction texting on his cell phone. ;)

Spring Break

Yeah, I know I'm not teaching so it is spring break everyday at this house, but I still have teacher friends so we've been filling this week with visits, lunch dates, play dates, walks and hikes. Too bad it is snowing today! LOL. Tomorrow we are off to Amish Country (which honestly could be our local Walmart because they all seem to congregate there to purchase Doritos and Mountain Dew)!!