January 29

Tomorrow is

National Puzzle Day!

I love puzzles.  Of all different kinds - crosswords, jigsaw, logic.

I used to have a TON of puzzles.  And I put them together often.

Truthfully, I am really good at jigsaw puzzles, and 

often find ways to make it more difficult to put together.  For instance,

I will sometimes take out a handful of pieces and connect any that will, and then put the rest aside,

then take out another handful and connect all of those that will connect, and so on.

It's ridiculous, I know.  But otherwise, those puzzles will only last for just

over an hour or so.

Good luck with your puzzles!

January 27

This Friday is 

National Preschool Fitness Day!

So grab your kids and get busy.

I was thinking we could do some sort of obstacle course in the living room,

placing pillows and blanket on the floor and going around and over them.

And bust out the bubbles - because how else can you

so easily convince kids to get active?

Especially little ones like we've got here.

(Note - this day is celebrated on the last Friday in January, so the date is flexible.)

I Almost Missed It!

I'm feeling a little betrayed by my great source for all

the many holidays...apparently, they did

not know that TODAY is

PEANUT BUTTER DAY!

Which we will be celebrating, since we love peanut butter around here.

PB&J for lunch (but that's pretty normal for us)

&

I just happened to throw a mix for PB cookies in my cart last night

while doing my weekly shopping!

Yippee!!

Even though I love to make cookies from scratch, and my favorite recipe for

PB cookies can be found here (or on a jar of JIF),

remember we are in temporary housing, and I don't want to buy the

necessary ingredients (soda, powder, salt), since as soon

as we move and get our stuff out of storage, I will have it.
Not to mention, cookies are a little complicated when you don't have a cookie sheet -
I'll be using a 9x13 glass pan.
It's a good thing the pouches don't make too many, since it'll be 6 at a time!

Hope it's not too late for you to enjoy some peanut butter today.

One of my favorite snacks is a spoonful of peanut butter - yummmmm!!

January 25

I thought it might be helpful to look ahead a little bit, in case there's

a holiday that sounds like something you want to celebrate

but need some time to prepare for it.

Tomorrow, it's 

Macintosh Computer Day

I myself am not a big fan of Mac computers, but if you are,

I found some great cupcakes on a fabulous cupcake blog.

It's also

A Room of One's Own Day

It is the dream of many mom's, I'm sure, to have a room to

which you can escape the cares of everyday, even if it's only for 10 minutes.

Those ten minutes would be heaven, especially on certain days.

So in light of that, here are some inspirational rooms.  I will have to make do

with retreating to the bedroom for a few minutes and relaxing on the bed.

Or maybe I will soak in the tub.

Time will tell.

Okay, on to the rooms!

My dream room for a place for me to escape alone would definitely have

numerous books.  Seriously, I can happily spend hours in a library

or book store, as long as my kids aren't around.

I found this colorful library, which combines my love of books

with my love of color.

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And a beautiful, luxurious bed.

 

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And some sort of deliciousness.  What would it be?  It probably

depends on the day and the weather...

hot chocolate

milky way

cookies and milk

smoothies

cake dough (my favorite food EVER!)

What would you want in a room of your own?