Sunny January Saturday

Well, I'm hoping that posting in here will be more than a once a month thing. Funny how life has a way of staying too too busy. As it is I have a wheezy (again) baby reaching for me so this will be short.

I have a working sewing room that doubles as the baby's room. Not for sleeping, mind you, but for all of his clothes and diapers. Right now I'm working on some burp cloths to give to my cousin when her baby arrives. I'm also trying to get enough together to sell via a friend that has rented some local artisan space. Those and my baby cubes are it for now. I'm also working on some napkins that I am giving for :ahem: Christmas. Thankfully she is patient. Hah!

Last weekend I had the generous couple behind Dirtiest Kid in the World come over to advise me on gardening. I think I'm going to do a leaf design bed with the path down the middle with smaller ones shooting off of it. I'm collecting newspaper to start prepping my beds using the lasagna method, which they talk about. Bet you can guess what the big new homeschool project is around here!

Okay, grabby baby is now getting whiny. Ciao!

episode 1, season 2

oh my! it's been an action-packed three months since i updated. a lot has changed. we moved into the new house and are settling into the routine of 2 adults + 1 kid in the house. it's a huge change from what we are all used to, and i must say, i think we are all adjusting very nicely.

i have a full year of grad school under my belt and as i enter year 2 i'm also doing my practicum as as a guardian ad litem for kids that have been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect. it's only just started, and i've already learned a lot about myself, the system, the kids, and a lot more. i don't know that child welfare is necessarily where i want to put the MSW to use, but i'm getting a lot out of it.

i'm still working with the boyfriend, but i'm also applying for part-time jobs in the social service field. i have an interview monday, in fact, so we'll see. i don't mind the retail but i want to be building my resume and i need to make more money. the irony of looking to the social service sector for "more money" is not lost on me.

the kid has started fifth grade, has his first broken bone (his wrist, a minor fracture), and is now part of the "safety patrol" at his school. he comes home from school and goes straight to a friend's house around the corner. he loves it. 10 is a good age and fifth grade is looking to be awesome. the other day, i got in the car after ga$$ing up and he was perusing the owner's manual of my car. when i asked what he was doing he said, "just finding out what lies within." it was awesome. have i mentioned that i love my kid?

the house is shaping up quite nicely, but we have had no time to work in the yard. we need to build a patio and we're formulating a plan but nothing has happened beyond that. i'm getting antsy.

now i need to go scare up some lunch.

Off to a good start

Dinner tonight is Basa with Tomatillo Relish. I am trying to get menu planning under control around here so I made a brief sketch of meals for the week. The plan is leftovers for lunch the day after. Here's what is on the menu for the week:

Monday: Spaghetti with tomato sauce and olives
Tuesday: Garlic wedding sausage; sauteed zucchini, cherry tomatoes, olives, and basil; rice
Wednesday: Parmesan crusted chicken tenders; macaroni and cheese; glazed carrots
Thursday: Pepperoni pizza
Friday: out to eat with the boychild to celebrate the weekend

I'm pretty happy with the list, the pizza is frozen and the macaroni and cheese is from a box but otherwise it's all made from scratch. I discovered that I still had some Simple Tomato Sauce in the freezer so the spaghetti will be easy as pie.

I think I'm starting to get a handle on my work/school/life schedule. I wasn't too terribly exhausted at the end of the past week and I got most of my reading done. I have a paper looming over my head that I meant to start tonight, but I at least have a better idea of what I'll be writing about so I suppose that is some planning out of the way. A step in the right direction at least.

My weekends are starting to fill up as seems to happen every fall. In two weeks we are heading to the coast for my cousin's wedding which coincides with the boyfriend's birthday. We were down there last year for his birthday so I suppose we are starting a bit of a tradition. I'm also trying to plan a camping trip to try out the new kayaks that we just bought. What else? Oh, I'm also trying to figure out to get us all down to visit my dad during hunting season. I'm not much for shooting animals but I do enjoy to eat them and hang around while the hunters are not so seriously hunting.

Okay, I've procrastinated dinner long enough. Off to cook.