Hello all!
I know it's been a long time. Life got crazy and stressful. I was just trying to get by each day.
But I'm back!
So I have started cooking again. I find that when I stop cooking it is a sure sign that I am not taking care of myself or anything I need to take care of. I don't eat as well when I'm not cooking. So here is what I've been cooking.
Soups, lots of soups. I've made a lentil soup that turned out really well. Jono has started to go vegetarian so I've been trying to find more way to cook veggies. I also made a potato leek soup tonight that turned out really well. I have found some old moosewood cookbooks of my dad and mom's from way back when that are really amazing! Very old school but classic and awesome.
I've also gotten back into farmers market. We go every sunday morning and it's a really nice time to relax and get good veggies. And cheese. I have become addicted to cheese. Mostly goat cheese but other harder cheeses that I can spread red pepper jelly on. It's amazing.
I'm going to try to keep track of the different things I make since I seem to forget things.
Hope everyone is doing well!
mattie
Monday, February 18, 2013
Friday, October 19, 2012
Dad
Good morning!
Everything has been busy. The kids are all catching something we think and the babies are still teething. It also has gotten crazy hot here. Doesn't feel like Fall at all.
But on another note I want to talk about my dad. I realize that for some reason I don't talk about him as much. But he has always had a huge impact on how I live my life. When I was in high school he helped me learn how to be understanding. To step back and think "well wait what is going on with them that is making them act like that. It might have nothing to do with me at all" He taught me how to think. He taught me to question everything. He taught me how to read. Not just the mechanics of it but the difference between good literature and fluff. He has had an effect on my day to day life more then anyone I think. I got my goals from my mom and my mind from my dad. And my dad taught me to see that. To be able to look at how I think and really figure out what I want.
For that I salute you dadda. I love you.
hug+kisses
mce
Everything has been busy. The kids are all catching something we think and the babies are still teething. It also has gotten crazy hot here. Doesn't feel like Fall at all.
But on another note I want to talk about my dad. I realize that for some reason I don't talk about him as much. But he has always had a huge impact on how I live my life. When I was in high school he helped me learn how to be understanding. To step back and think "well wait what is going on with them that is making them act like that. It might have nothing to do with me at all" He taught me how to think. He taught me to question everything. He taught me how to read. Not just the mechanics of it but the difference between good literature and fluff. He has had an effect on my day to day life more then anyone I think. I got my goals from my mom and my mind from my dad. And my dad taught me to see that. To be able to look at how I think and really figure out what I want.
For that I salute you dadda. I love you.
hug+kisses
mce
Saturday, October 13, 2012
everything's fine
Hello!
I know it's been a long time since I updated. I've fallen into a new schedule. This is kinda how my week is looking now.
monday
work from 7am-12:30pm, come home and eat lunch. then I run errands if I have any. I try to workout in the afternoon and I end up taking a nap sometime in there. Around 6pm I go back over to my adopted-mother-in-law to be's house for dinner and puzzle and talk. I am in bed around 9:30-10pm.
Tuesday
same schedule in the morning and afternoon. But on tuesday's I go over to my moms house to work on my pottery in the garage. Sometime (I hope) I go to the food trucks with Lars.
Wednesday is the same as monday all day
Thursday is the same as tuesday.
Friday is the same as Tuesday and Thursday.
Saturday we go to the market and run any errands that we need to do together. We relax and clean and nap. Jono still works Saturdays and Sundays.
Sunday is pretty much the same as Saturday but at 6:30pm we go for date night to the nook for their $20 sunday special dinner. It's 3 courses, hardly ever the same thing twice and always amazing. We took Lars with us one week and are taking Marlyn and George with us this week.
Over all I feel like I'm getting things done. I get a lot of work done when I go to my moms and I missed having a place to work with clay. It's been really great. I'm in a really good place.
hugs+kisses
mce
I know it's been a long time since I updated. I've fallen into a new schedule. This is kinda how my week is looking now.
monday
work from 7am-12:30pm, come home and eat lunch. then I run errands if I have any. I try to workout in the afternoon and I end up taking a nap sometime in there. Around 6pm I go back over to my adopted-mother-in-law to be's house for dinner and puzzle and talk. I am in bed around 9:30-10pm.
Tuesday
same schedule in the morning and afternoon. But on tuesday's I go over to my moms house to work on my pottery in the garage. Sometime (I hope) I go to the food trucks with Lars.
Wednesday is the same as monday all day
Thursday is the same as tuesday.
Friday is the same as Tuesday and Thursday.
Saturday we go to the market and run any errands that we need to do together. We relax and clean and nap. Jono still works Saturdays and Sundays.
Sunday is pretty much the same as Saturday but at 6:30pm we go for date night to the nook for their $20 sunday special dinner. It's 3 courses, hardly ever the same thing twice and always amazing. We took Lars with us one week and are taking Marlyn and George with us this week.
Over all I feel like I'm getting things done. I get a lot of work done when I go to my moms and I missed having a place to work with clay. It's been really great. I'm in a really good place.
hugs+kisses
mce
Monday, September 10, 2012
Prep time!
Good morning!
(this is Emilia from daycare and one of the 3 week old puppies.)
Encase anyone missed it, it is now September. Do you know what that means? Well it means kids go back to school. It also means that if you are working with kids the holidays are coming. Halloween is next month and then there's thanksgiving, and then Christmas! It also means that if you plan on making a great deal of your Christmas presents you start now. So I have started. Slowly. Part of the issue is I have to remember what I gave people last year and not give them the same thing. One reason I like making everything. If I forget and give the same thing again it won't be exactly the same. I have 40 people on my list. I guess I like setting myself a challenge?
A question for all though. What books to you feel are must reads? Books that are referenced a lot in other books or in life. I am looking for a list of books that people feel a person should read in their lifetime. Now I'm not asking for what books to you think are Good. A book can be referenced a lot and not be a particularly good read. I want to read the most referenced books. The ones people expect you to have read.
Hugs+kisses
mce
Encase anyone missed it, it is now September. Do you know what that means? Well it means kids go back to school. It also means that if you are working with kids the holidays are coming. Halloween is next month and then there's thanksgiving, and then Christmas! It also means that if you plan on making a great deal of your Christmas presents you start now. So I have started. Slowly. Part of the issue is I have to remember what I gave people last year and not give them the same thing. One reason I like making everything. If I forget and give the same thing again it won't be exactly the same. I have 40 people on my list. I guess I like setting myself a challenge?
A question for all though. What books to you feel are must reads? Books that are referenced a lot in other books or in life. I am looking for a list of books that people feel a person should read in their lifetime. Now I'm not asking for what books to you think are Good. A book can be referenced a lot and not be a particularly good read. I want to read the most referenced books. The ones people expect you to have read.
Hugs+kisses
mce
Monday, August 27, 2012
Moving Forward
Good Morning!
There's that crisp fall chill in the air this morning. I'm sure it will burn off but it is just a reminder that summer is almost gone and it's time to get back to work. The past month I have been training with my adopted mother-in-law to be at her daycare. It is about 3 houses down from where I live. Today I start full time. There are 12 kids. Some are babies and some are going to be leaving us next week for kindergarten. It's been a hectic crazy summer and I'm glad to feel the crisp air. I hope that things calm down now. I have been all over the place emotionally since the kids left but today I finally feel like I'm back on track. I'm working again as well as starting viola (on my own) again and picking up my Italian again. I'm figuring out my school stuff as much as I can. I have already started on Christmas presents.
I am more grateful then ever to have Jono. He has been such a help making sure I don't go too out of control this summer. We are started training again and I've started eating better again. He has helped keep me centered this summer when I was flipping out. Just having him as a strong constant has been amazing. I am so happy with the people in my life that I can take one or two bad ones.
The support I have gotten through this summer of ups and downs has been amazing. Thank you everyone. Now back to work!
hugs+kisses
mce
There's that crisp fall chill in the air this morning. I'm sure it will burn off but it is just a reminder that summer is almost gone and it's time to get back to work. The past month I have been training with my adopted mother-in-law to be at her daycare. It is about 3 houses down from where I live. Today I start full time. There are 12 kids. Some are babies and some are going to be leaving us next week for kindergarten. It's been a hectic crazy summer and I'm glad to feel the crisp air. I hope that things calm down now. I have been all over the place emotionally since the kids left but today I finally feel like I'm back on track. I'm working again as well as starting viola (on my own) again and picking up my Italian again. I'm figuring out my school stuff as much as I can. I have already started on Christmas presents.
I am more grateful then ever to have Jono. He has been such a help making sure I don't go too out of control this summer. We are started training again and I've started eating better again. He has helped keep me centered this summer when I was flipping out. Just having him as a strong constant has been amazing. I am so happy with the people in my life that I can take one or two bad ones.
The support I have gotten through this summer of ups and downs has been amazing. Thank you everyone. Now back to work!
hugs+kisses
mce
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Ch-ch-ch-changes
Hello
So a lot has happened. The kids have moved. It was harder then I expected. The past 3 years everything I did has revolved around the kids. So to have it go from spending 60 hours a week with them to none is hard. I'm still adjusting. The biggest help has been family. I have been spending more time with the Kecks and Jono. It has been such a help. I have dinner with momma Mar monday and wednesday and dinner with the siblings, Amanda and Danny, once a week. It deffinately helps ground me some more. And speaking of ground....
In 4 days I leave for Japan!!! I've been planing and working on it for the past week. It's been crazy! I'm so excited. I really love these family vacations. We don't get to spend enough time together these days since Joey and I have moved out and Lars is so busy. So spending 10 days together will be a blast.
I'll let you guys know how it goes!
hugs+kisses
mce
So a lot has happened. The kids have moved. It was harder then I expected. The past 3 years everything I did has revolved around the kids. So to have it go from spending 60 hours a week with them to none is hard. I'm still adjusting. The biggest help has been family. I have been spending more time with the Kecks and Jono. It has been such a help. I have dinner with momma Mar monday and wednesday and dinner with the siblings, Amanda and Danny, once a week. It deffinately helps ground me some more. And speaking of ground....
In 4 days I leave for Japan!!! I've been planing and working on it for the past week. It's been crazy! I'm so excited. I really love these family vacations. We don't get to spend enough time together these days since Joey and I have moved out and Lars is so busy. So spending 10 days together will be a blast.
I'll let you guys know how it goes!
hugs+kisses
mce
Monday, July 2, 2012
Moving on
Hello!
So as some of you know the family I have worked for the past 3 years is moving up north. This is happening in under 2 weeks. By the end of next week I will be out of a job for a while. Thankfully this is not for good. I will start working with my amazing adopted mother-in-law, who runs a daycare out of her home, in august. This is a huge change. Not only will it be different kids but the hours will be shorter, the pay less and the commute about a 2 minute walk, if I walk really slow. I'm actually really excited about the change. The past 3 years have been amazing but a lot of my life has had to be put on hold. I have been at the mercy of a family that had no idea what their plans were most of the time. I will not be working alone anymore. Meaning that if I start throwing up in the middle of the night I can call in sick, which I have been in terror of the past 3 years. I have been working 60+ hour weeks for so long now that a normal 30-40 hour a week job will give me a ton of time I haven't had. I can work and do errands on the same day. I will finally be able to get my life back on track. As amazing as this experience as been for me and as much as I have grown during this time I am happy to see it end. The amount of stress I have been dealing with is more then a normal job should give you. I am kinda sad to see them go since I have spent so much time with these kids and have really grown to love them a lot. It helps the transition though that I am going to be working with family and am going to have family around me a lot more. I'm also really excited to be able to get my schooling and everything else back on track. I am ready to move on. I'm ready to stop stressing out as much. I'm ready to have my own life again.
hugs+kisses
mc
So as some of you know the family I have worked for the past 3 years is moving up north. This is happening in under 2 weeks. By the end of next week I will be out of a job for a while. Thankfully this is not for good. I will start working with my amazing adopted mother-in-law, who runs a daycare out of her home, in august. This is a huge change. Not only will it be different kids but the hours will be shorter, the pay less and the commute about a 2 minute walk, if I walk really slow. I'm actually really excited about the change. The past 3 years have been amazing but a lot of my life has had to be put on hold. I have been at the mercy of a family that had no idea what their plans were most of the time. I will not be working alone anymore. Meaning that if I start throwing up in the middle of the night I can call in sick, which I have been in terror of the past 3 years. I have been working 60+ hour weeks for so long now that a normal 30-40 hour a week job will give me a ton of time I haven't had. I can work and do errands on the same day. I will finally be able to get my life back on track. As amazing as this experience as been for me and as much as I have grown during this time I am happy to see it end. The amount of stress I have been dealing with is more then a normal job should give you. I am kinda sad to see them go since I have spent so much time with these kids and have really grown to love them a lot. It helps the transition though that I am going to be working with family and am going to have family around me a lot more. I'm also really excited to be able to get my schooling and everything else back on track. I am ready to move on. I'm ready to stop stressing out as much. I'm ready to have my own life again.
hugs+kisses
mc
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