The majority of people who've seen it think it's hysterical and I've actually had some people call me just to tell me so. Over time I've accepted the fact that I didn't get the "perfect shot" and embraced the chance to show people what the Brickers are REALLY like.
Then this weekend I opened up the paper and got all the way to the comics and read Baby Blues.
I about died! I love, love, love that comic strip and each week I find further confirmation that my life is normal, my kids are normal and, dare I say, my husband is normal.
The rest of this weekend was filled with baking and cleaning.
Friday night I decided to, yet again, tackle the art of baking...and failed miserably. My baked good of choice was Zupfa. Dad used to make it all the time and it is not only a beautiful braided bread but it's also delicious. I dug through all my recipes and thought it was a sign from God that I should give it a whirl when I realized I had every ingredient in the house. Typically, if I were missing an ingredient I would walk right back out of the kitchen in order to avoid dragging the kids out to the store. Because honestly, no baked good is worth all that effort.
I obviously should have read the recipe more clearly because if I had...I would not have even attempted this particular venture to begin with. Seriously..."set it aside for 15 minutes", "let it rise 1 1/2 - 2 hours", "let it rise for an additional 45-50 minutes". Who has time to bake these days anyway?
I only had to call Dad twice, but even with his expert advice from Minneapolis, I was not able to save my bread from disaster. It is so ugly and the braiding is horrendous. I can't even muster the courage to taste the stuff. I did, however, throw the loaves in the freezer in the hopes that I can use them to give Dad a good laugh this weekend.
The sugar cookies on Saturday went much better; not because I'm learning, but because I had help from Betty Crocker. God, I love that woman.
Josh really did help and Lauren had more fun spinning the base to the mixer. Hey...whatever makes the girl happy, right?
Shortly after I finished cleaning up from cookies we realized it had started snowing so we took a moment to enjoy watching the snowflakes fall.
Sunday we worked in the basement. The entire remodeling project pretty much came to a screeching halt about 5 weeks ago and to see some progress was very encouraging.
I started steam cleaning the carpet tonight and hopefully by this weekend we should be able to get his room officially moved! He is so excited!! On Sunday, Dustin and I just looked around and reveled in our accomplishment for a few moments. And even now looking at the pictures I can't believe we DID that! It has been, by far, the most complicated project we've ever taken on...and I believe once we finish everything...the last.
We also decorated our cookies for Santa on Sunday!
Of course after we decorated all of them...we had to have a quick taste testing! Lauren pretty much just sucked and licked the frosting off her cookie and Mattie patiently waited for Lauren to throw her whatever was left.
And while they were delicious...I will need to warn Santa in our letter on Christmas Eve so that he doesn't crack a tooth on some of the candies. Yowzer!
Baby Update: 28 weeks
By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can open and close her eyes, which now sport lashes. This movement is more of a reflexive blink than a deliberate opening and closing, but it won't be long before she's batting those beauties at you.
It is almost impossible for me to believe that Christmas is merely hours away. We are anticipating a very fun Christmas with the children and Dustin and I are as excited to watch the children open their presents as they are to open them.
More importantly, we want to wish all of our readers a blessed Christmas! We pray you have safe travels, joyful times with loved ones and the opportunity to take a moment and reflect on the reason for the season:
"And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.” - Luke 2:8-11
Merry Christmas!
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