This and that

We had some unseasonably warm weather this week - just enough of a teaser to really make you wish for spring to come again.

C tried out her scooter (from Christmas). She liked it, but it will take awhile to get the trick of balancing. E's poor little legs still won't reach her bike pedals, but that will be remedied in time.


Yesterday they spent over an hour in the sandbox! It was 60 degrees out!



The girls picked up some yucky colds, so we've been staying in today. Watched Enchanted for the first time because somebody at Jazzercise said I look like Amy Adams. I don't see it, but it was a really great movie.


C was so scared at the end, she was holing me tight and said "I think they're going to DIE!" But it didn't last long and she had a big grin on her face at the end. Why shouldn't a little girl dream about princesses and happy endings with a prince who is your true love?

I have arrived?

As some of you know, I've been making our own bread since September. The girls and I really enjoy whole wheat sandwich bread, and I bake about 1-2 loaves a week.

Recently, I heard about a book called Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. Being my frugal self, I looked it up at our library. Since they didn't have it, I requested an inter-library loan and they ended up buying a copy for themselves! That's pretty cool, dontcha think? I'll have to try that more often.

Anyways, I got the book and decided to try it out. Doug is a bread-snob and really loves sourdough and artisan breads. The idea is that you make up a mongo batch of dough and keep it in the fridge for up to two weeks. Whenever you want bread, you cut off a hunk, shape it, rest it, and bake it. Simple!

The result was REALLY REALLY REALLY good. Really. Doug said, "you have arrived in breadmaking." I don't know about that, but I'm definately on my way.



p.s. I worked out the cost per loaf, as pictured: $0.43