Our day was full. We ate junk food, took our first trip out of town (1.5 hours away) since Declan was born and shopped until Mady's bad mood and exhaustion caused the biggest meltdown I have ever seen. I guess we're lucky that we've made it this far. In her defense, she had only gotten a short nap, had wet through her diaper and was hungry (since she wouldn't eat at lunch).
All in all though, it was a good family day and I certainly feel pampered. I hope all the mothers and mothers to be had great days today!
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Sunday, May 9, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Be the Change
This past weekend we went hiking with another couple we know that has a one-year old daughter. Both families packed lunches and we ate on site. We brought chicken salad and bread to make sandwiches. The chicken salad was homemade and the fixings were packed in separate glass Pyrex containers. Bulky, yes, but I am going plastic free in our kitchen and this was the first place I started since it is the most frequently used item, next to cooking utensils.
We also brought mandarin oranges, packed in a reusable snack bag from MamaMade on Etsy. We packed silverware for Mady and a spoon for scooping the salad. I also brought cloth napkins. The lid of one Pyrex container doubled as a plate for Mady, Dave and I didn't need one.
Our friends packed sandwiches for themselves, wrapped in paper towels and sealed in plastic bags. They brought water in plastic bottles. They used paper napkins. It didn't even occur to me until they started unpacking their meal that they wouldn't necessarily be using glass storage and paper napkins. That certainly is a comment on how far we've come!
I'm sure they thought that our lunch seemed rather fussy. There was cleanup involved after, and it was more work assembling the sandwiches on site. But things like dishes and washing cloth napkins are so much a part of our daily lives now that I wonder why I ever thought it was a pain. How many families out there would be encouraged to make a change like that if they only knew how easy it was?
It really encouraged me to keep doing things my way and hoping that it piques the interest of those around me. Like the saying goes, "Be the change you want to see in the world!"
We also brought mandarin oranges, packed in a reusable snack bag from MamaMade on Etsy. We packed silverware for Mady and a spoon for scooping the salad. I also brought cloth napkins. The lid of one Pyrex container doubled as a plate for Mady, Dave and I didn't need one.
Our friends packed sandwiches for themselves, wrapped in paper towels and sealed in plastic bags. They brought water in plastic bottles. They used paper napkins. It didn't even occur to me until they started unpacking their meal that they wouldn't necessarily be using glass storage and paper napkins. That certainly is a comment on how far we've come!
I'm sure they thought that our lunch seemed rather fussy. There was cleanup involved after, and it was more work assembling the sandwiches on site. But things like dishes and washing cloth napkins are so much a part of our daily lives now that I wonder why I ever thought it was a pain. How many families out there would be encouraged to make a change like that if they only knew how easy it was?
It really encouraged me to keep doing things my way and hoping that it piques the interest of those around me. Like the saying goes, "Be the change you want to see in the world!"
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Cooking with the Kid(s)
One of my favorite bloggers, Erin of Valley Girl Has Baby Goes Crunchy, is always posting pictures of her cooking/baking adventures with her daughter. Lucy isn't much older than Mady and Mady has been showing way more interest in watching what we're doing, so we gave it a try a few days ago. We baked some cookies for Easter and it was a hit!
Sneaking some sugar and chocolate chips:
Enjoying the rewards of all her hard work (chocolate first, of course):
I've made it a goal of mine now to include Mady whenever I am doing something that requires measuring out ingredients. On Monday she helped me mix up the marinade for our fajitas. (We use this marinade recipe, by the way). Tonight we are going to have Murphy's Hot Hamburgers tonight. I'm sure Mady will love helping me season the meat and make the fries!
Sneaking some sugar and chocolate chips:
Enjoying the rewards of all her hard work (chocolate first, of course):
I've made it a goal of mine now to include Mady whenever I am doing something that requires measuring out ingredients. On Monday she helped me mix up the marinade for our fajitas. (We use this marinade recipe, by the way). Tonight we are going to have Murphy's Hot Hamburgers tonight. I'm sure Mady will love helping me season the meat and make the fries!
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