My little girl has become quite the foodie. She loves to watch Anthony Bourdain (at age 2 she declared: “Tony is my best friend”), Chopped, Cupcake Wars, and pretty much any other food related show we will let her watch. She got a kitchen for her birthday: But one of her favorite pastimes is to sit and read out loud from cookbook; one recipe after another. That means my days sound like this:
It wouldn’t be so bad if the recipes were all healthy and nutritious, but her favorite book from which to read is this: All day long with the delicious sounding recipes, delectable ingredient after delectable ingredient. And the recipe she was reading in the video was for a Chocolate Hazelnut-Pear Tart. Mouthwatering.
So hour after hour I sit here having chocolate deserts described to me, and the more she reads those recipes, this more I want to shovel chocolate in my face.
Now I don’t pretend to be a cooking blog, so no, I haven’t made this recipe yet. Although, I do believe this particular tart is in my future. But, since we taunted you with the ingredient list earlier, I’ll go ahead and include the recipe she was reading here: Chocolate Hazelnut-Pear Tart.
I’m having a little trouble wrapping my head around Gem turning five. She’s clearly 5. She acts like a 5 year old. She thinks like a 5 year old. I’m just having a little trouble keeping up.
I thought an interview might be a good way to try to catch up
Favorite color: Red and pink Favorite animal: cheetah What do you want to do when you grow up: police officer What is your favorite thing to do: play cooking What is your favorite book: My Little Pony Equestria Girls What is your happiest memory: going to the beach Why do you like being a kid: because I can play more If you could be any animal, what would you be: a mermaid What’s your favorite thing to do with Mommy and Daddy: snuggle Where is your favorite place to go: to the doughnut shop What is your favorite TV show: My Little Pony What is your favorite food: pears What was your favorite birthday present: kitchen and cook book What is something you don’t like to do: wait What do you think Daddy does at work: work on his computer And what does Mommy do: work on her computer, too, and takes care of me What is something that you’re really good at: running fast What is something that you want to get better at: going in the water and being safe from the sharks What is something that you want to learn: how to make a paper boat Who is your favorite person in the whole world: Bella What is your favorite thing to wear: dresses What is your favorite kind of weather: rainy Why: because I can stomp in puddles with my boots If we went on a trip anywhere in the world, where would you like to go: to school What would you buy if you had $1000: cherries What is your favorite kind of ice cream: strawberry What are you looking forward to next year: going to Kindergarten
We are moving. We found a place we love in a neighborhood we love and two blocks from a school that seems like it will be perfect for Gem. We signed the lease a few days ago, and we move in a few weeks.
Now comes the hard part.
The new home we have chosen is small. Tiny. Less than 3/4 the size of our already small apartment. That means that rather than just packing up, every single item we own will have to be considered, judged, and a large portion of them will not be accompanying us in this move. Will the Christmas tree travel with us to our new home? If so, where will it live the other 11 months of the year? We have a total of 2.5 small closets with which to work.
This will be a learning curve.
I’ve been enjoying a number of posts on the tiny house movement; perhaps we could talk the landlord into allowing us to make some modifications to make better use of the space.
In the meantime, Gem is getting excited about the move.
Her jaguar is all packed up and ready to go.
She’s been helping with our packing, as well. If something is missing, there’s a good chance she already packed it for us.
We were weary as we pulled into the parking lot of our building after a long day of apartment hunting. It’s tiring work, and a bit nerve-wracking, looking for a new place to call home, one that meets our needs, is close to a good school, and most importantly, one that we can afford. We sat there in the car, waiting for this song to finish, and we knew… We knew that wherever we end up, we’ll be okay as long as we’re together.
We didn’t realize it till later, but that night was the 10th anniversary of the day Aaron proposed. He proposed on Alki Beach on a very chilly night, and later we had to hunt down a pay phone (remember those?) so I could call my parents.
It’s a decade later, and some major twists and turns along the way, but we’re happier than ever. So much love.
It’s not that she wont sleep, she just wont sleep in a bed. She’s not a fan of bed time.
This isn’t a new thing, it started as soon as she graduated from crib to toddler bed. I went to get her up one morning and she wasn’t in her bed. I scrambled around everywhere, and then found her snuggled up under her bed.
My heart still races when I check on her and she’s not in bed, but I know to look for her before I get too worried.
I’ve learned to look for little feet sticking out from under things
Lately, she’s taken to sleeping in her toy box. The first time, it took me a while to find her, I had to listen for the sound of her breathing.
A couple nights later, I found her in her toy box again. This time curled up with a kid’s cook book.
Yes, she drags that moose around with her a lot – maybe I should look for the moose first when I’m looking for her.
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