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We went on mini-vacation

Almost everything went wrong with the trip, and I'm not kidding. So here I sit with ear infections and pink eye everywhere trying to recover. Curtis did have a blast on the 60 foot waterslide at the hotel. He loves the pool which is why we are signing him up for swimming lessons next month.

T

I donated my hair

Yes, it's true, although I'm still having trouble believing it myself.

Check out what we got

Curtis' Paw-Paw (Curt's step-father) designed and made this for us. We used tax money to pay for all the lumber etc. He is an architect so that is why it looks so cool. Curtis loves it!

Trip to Brevard Zoo

Our local zoo is nice, but small, so sometimes we like to go to the Brevard zoo for a change. At the Brevard zoo they have giraffes you can feed and lots of other exciting things. This weekend they had a cool dinosaur exibit. Curtis loved it so much we went through 3 times. He also really liked the train ride, but was very prepared for the whistle. He's a little sensitive to loud noises and...well...I guess that train whistle was a little loud for him.

T

Green cookies

So the other day we were driving home and Curtis said, "I want to make cookies." So I said we could maybe make some if I had some ingredients. I asked him what kind he wanted and he thought for a moment before saying, "Green kind". So I had the ingredients for butter cookies, and the funny thing was I had a book out from the library that week called "The Cookie and Biscuit Bible" so I found a very basic butter cookie recipe and added a little green food dye. I did half in blue too, (my color choice). We had fun.

Treasure Map etc.

Remember last year's treasure map. Well, here is this year's version. I really liked the vines I painted on last year's map in the feng shui bagua colors. This year I put the colors behind the pictures and it looks simpler but maybe a bit more organized. Lots of fruits and veggies on this one. Also I wrote an awesome manifesto for this year and all the wonderful things I expect. Writing this was very therapeutic for me and put me in a great place mentally. I taped it onto the back of the map and plan to read it over regularly.



Curtis found a new friend today. Here he is with Willy the woolly worm. They were really inseparable for a while and it took some cajoling to get him to let him go free and get into the bath this evening.




Oh, and Clark seems to like sweet potatoes. I told you he takes after his mother!

T

Spring weather and food

I took this picture of Curtis out on the Strawberry farm and when Curt saw it he said it's one of the best pics I've ever taken. So now I'm sharing with you.

Also a few of you guys asked for the zucchini bread/cake recipe so here it is. We always called it zucchini bread but on the recipe card it says zucchini cake. I told Curtis it was zucchini cake and he woofed it down!

Zucchini Bread/Cake

1 c. veg oil
3 c. flour
3 eggs (or egg replacer)
2 c. sugar
2 c. grated zucchini
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 c. nuts (flax seeds work well too)
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
3 tsp cinnamon
optional 1 c. choco chips

Beat eggs until fluffy. Add oil, sugar, vanilla, and beat. Add zucchini and dry ingredients. Add nuts or chococ chips if using. Grease and flour two loaf pans and fill. Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes.

Spring!

As you can see we are enjoying Spring a lot here.

After Christmas I got a freezer Jam kit for 75% on sale. I saved it until Strawberry season because it called for 4 cups of crushed fruit. After going strawberry picking for the second time this Spring I decided to make my own Strawberry jam. Curtis loves this on sandwiches with peanutbutter.

Also I have to thank my Mom for her awesome zucchini bread recipe. This has always been my favorite. I make a lot of banana bread, but honestly it can't hold a candle to this wonderful treat. With zucchini in season and on sale for 89 cents a lb I couldn't help myself. I'm sure as soon as some space becomes available in my little freezer I will make a bunch more to freeze.

T

All About Food

As you can see, Clark had his first taste of baby cereal. His new PED ok'd giving him some food so I tried it and to my surprise he really liked it. He doesn't eat a lot but he does seem into the act of eating from a spoon.

We all went to the Farmer's Market this weekend and I got an eggplant for cheap. I decided to try to make some eggplant parm. It took a lot longer than I thought it would, but to my surprise my meat and potato loving DH ate two helpings of this. It was really good but it gave me a little indigestion and took a long time to make so it will probably only be on the menu on very rare occasions.

T

one more for fun

You are 69%* floridian!

You often find yourself getting road rage at "snowbirds" AKA old people from up north that do not know how to drive. You are also aggrevated by New Yorkers who b---- about everything.

How much of a floridian are you?
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now this one is kinda weird

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland   "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.
Philadelphia
The Northeast
The Inland North
The South
Boston
The West
North Central
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NJ

You Are 76% New Jersey!

You are definitely Jersey. Well done, my friend. You are most likely from this great state, and you fit right in. Odds are, you love being Jersey!

How New Jersey Are You?
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Easter

Here I am the day before Easter with my two guys. I've been complaining again that there are never any pics of me so Curt has been trying to get more. I like this one as Curtis has a "I am the big brother shirt" and Clark has a "I love my big brother" bib on.

Curtis gave up his binkie, with a bit of strife, and got an awesome basket of goodies. We're on day #2 of being binkie free and he is napping now and didn't even ask for it today! Hooray!

Clark got a basket from the Easter Bunny with a box of rice cereal and a cool seahorse glow doll. He'll be ready for rice cereal in a month or two now. I can't believe how fast time goes.

Church was great as always. Here we are all dressed up in the lobby. I can't tell you the struggle to get all 4 of us in nice clothes and to church on time. Thank God normal church service is casual!

And one more of my babe and me. I really do like this pic of us. I'm so glad to have a few with me in them now!

T

Misc.

So here are the banana muffins from the Rachael Ray magazine. I do not recommend them. While they do taste good, for some reason they stick really badly to the muffin papers. I'm not sure why. I followed the recipe exactly and put in choco chips instead of raisins, which was one of the options. If anyone knows what causes them to stick so badly please let me know.

Here's a picture for my fellow Eagle fans. I know it's not NFL season, but he fits this now so he is wearing it now. You may notice that all the current pics of him have his fingers in his mouth. I guess this is better than that darn binkie his big brother is addicted to.

On that note, big brother went to the dentist for the first time and the good news is there were no cavities. The bad news is the binkie has messed up his bite some. We are stricted ordered to get rid of it so the Easter bunny is going to take it in exchange for a really awesome basket full of toys and candy. I've been talking this up since the dentist visit but I'm still getting some resistence. I am hoping to be very surprised by an easy transition.

And finally, we went strawberry picking this morning. We had a blast. There is a playground on the farm with a big giant pile of sand that Curtis loved playing in. I'm thinking we need a sandbox in our backyard now. They also have a zip line which I was very impressed that Curtis actually did it over and over again. My little dare devil. Of course we picked a ton of strawberries and ate strawberry milkshakes and hotdogs we cooked on sticks over an open fire. Unfortunately I forgot my camera so you'll just have to enjoy this pick of the berries rinsing off in my sink.

T

Lasagne

I made a veggie lasagne from scratch (sort of). Well, the sauce was from a jar but otherwise....and DH actually liked it.

Today I'm trying a recipe for yogurt banana muffins from the latest Rachael Ray issue. I'll let you know how it goes.

T

Hello there,

I have very blue eyes and love being outside. I smile a lot and also really like sticking my tongue out at people. My big brother is so nice to me and Mom and Dad are really happy that he isn't jealous at all. I know we are going to be best of friends. When I'm not nursing or sleeping I like to just sit and suck on my fingers. Mom has been too busy to post here lately so I figured I'd come and tell you bleaders a little about myself since I'm half the reason she's so busy. I sure do love her since she takes good care of me but I'll try to give her a little free time sometime soon so she can update you guys more.

Love,

Clark D.

disgusting

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080218/ap_on_bi_ge/slaughterhouse_abuse

This is why I will no longer eat beef.

T

double stroller

When I was pregnant with Clark I went to the annual sale that the Orlando Metro Twins group has. I saw this older version of a double stroller there for $20 and looked it over. While I was looking the ower came over and said that she was not going to take it home and that I should make an offer if I was interested. I really didn't think I'd need a double stroller as Curtis is really wanting to walk on his own most of the time now and I have several slings/wraps I use with the baby, but I was thinking this might be nice for theme parks and such. It rides really smoothly so I offered $10 and we were all happy. So far it hasn't gone anywhere but around our block. Usually Curtis asks to get out and walk half way around and I oblige, but it is kind of nice to have it and the kids sure do look cute in it together.

I am so glad I was able to talk Curt into having a second child. I can't imagine Curtis w/o his baby brother. He loves him so much already.

T

Happy Valentine's Cake

Today we made a heart shaped cake for Valentine's day. It was really good. Curtis' favorite part is the choco chips that he decorated it with. One for the cake one for me was his motto.

T