1. Another busy week... helped a friend move, work stuff, several church meetings, etc. I asked a friend when life was going to slow down and she said "probably never"... that thought is fairly depressing to me.
2. I have a sick little buddy today... he was really clingy and fussy yesterday but no other symptoms... and then last night he started running a high fever and was up fussy all night... today I had a ton of stuff to do but he's still had a fever all day so I canceled everything and just cuddled with him on the couch... tonight its snowing (snowing?!?!?) and cold so we're just bundling up and ordered pizza and made cookies and are snuggling on the couch... i consider it a PERFECT day (despite the sick baby part)! I love unexpected slow days.
3. Last weekend we took a mini vacation to the Great Wolf Lodge... it has a huge water park built inside the hotel... it was awesome! We'd play for a couple of hours, come back to the room and eat and then take a nap... go back play in the water for a couple of hours, eat, sleep... repeat... all weekend long! It's was the PERFECT January vacation. Can't wait to do it again!
4. And finally a recipe for a cold and drizzly week... this soup is easy and perfect for a cold winter day!
CORN CHOWDER
2 c. water (I added some chicken base to the water... i think it definitely needed it for flavor)
1 c. carrots
1 1/2 c. diced potatoes
a little bit of chopped celery
cook vegetables with salt for 10 min.
1/4 c. butter
2 c. milk
1/4 c. flour
Bring
last three ingredients to a boil or cook until thick. Add vegetables
and water to the sauce.
Add 1 can of creamed corn.
Serve topped with grated cheese.
Have a great weekend and stay warm!!