For many people, the new year is about resolutions-resolution to change something they did or didn’t do in the past year. For us, the past year was just about right for a change. We didn’t do too much, didn’t do anything we didn’t want to do, and we didn’t do too little. We spent time taking in the seasons slowly and learning to share our lives with a two year old.
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| 01/01/2011 |
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| Todays cookie: Moosewood Restaurants Big Chocolate chip cookies |
Last year, with all my free moments, I began wondering what it would be like to understand cooking. To be able to make my family meals that made me say, “yum”. With my Aunt Simones visit from France in the summer, I took the opportunity to learn more about French cooking. Basically, yes I started the Julia and Lindsay (Julia and Julia) project. I didn’t have direction, didn’t have a goal besides cooking when I could and whatever I liked (yes, I’ll be passing on the aspics). This year I hope to continue the practice and tackle the deboned and stuffed duck recipe. I have the duck in my possession, just need the mastering the art of French cooking books. Right now I am typing as I am making cookies but would really love to be cooking that duck. Sometime soon; I’ll keep you posted.
End of 2010
Christmas was peaceful this year. We left out cookies for Santa and apples and carrots for Rudolph. It was fun for us b/c Francesca knew who the major players were. We went to church on Christmas Eve with her friend Freya and family and spent Christmas day with just us and the moment. Frannie had to be woken up and convinced it was Christmas and not farmer’s market day (both fall on a Saturday this year). We spent a long morning going over gifts and enjoying the white splendor outside. New years was not eventful besides all the coughing and chilling temperatures. We enjoyed some crab and fireworks from down the street. We are all looking forward to 2011.
Beginning of 2011
We will be spending next weekend in Yellowstone as a substitute Christmas vacation and hopefully the weather isn’t as bad as it is forecasted to be. Lou and I have wanted to go to the Park in the wintertime since we moved to Montana and decided this might be the best time to go, since the next two years probably won’t work. For the first 90 or so days of the new year, I’ll be tied up in Legislative work and wont have too many spare moments for making cookies or enjoying quiet time like I did over Christmas break. Francesca will be turning three this March and she is already looking forward to her party. She has a great group of friends to share it with and is excited about the singing. We moved her up to the big sister room upstairs (to be shared with the new baby) and made her old room the play room/guest room. She is have so much fun with all of her things that previously resided in the closet and having a new room.
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| New room in progress |
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Besides visiting family for the birth of the baby, all I have hopefully planned will be the visit of Seattle over Labor day. I am not sure what type of leave I will have, but that is usually a good time for us to visit (except for fire season or hunting season conflicts). We’ll see how things work out once #2 arrives and what life will be like. I think it will be great.
Blogging has gotten off to a slow crawl this year but I hope to keep you all informed as much as possible. Pictures will come and go and I hope to show you what 2011 is like for us.
Happy New Year and best of everything to you in 2011.
Updates
- Next weeks posting: Yellowstone
- Baby Update: 14 weeks on tuesday-mostly craving apples and savory/salty things.
- Today’s (Sunday)weather out on our porch 5˚F
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