First up is the Central Market, lemon infused olive oil. My Aunt Loretta introduced it to me when you roasted some asparagus drizzled in this with a pinch of salt and pepper. Holy Moley it was a perfect summer veggie. I also use on chicken, fish,shrimp, and pretty much an vegetable. That pretty jar to the right of it is an organic salt blend grinder from Simply Organic. We call this our house seasoning-lol. We pretty much put it on and in everything!
Not sure which came first the tea mix or the cup, but this is my new mini mama vacation. The diet raspberry tea makes a great sweet treat without the carbs and calories, but when I drink it out of the cutest cup ever- it makes the kids nap time feel like a vacation for me! Every mama needs a special cup... just for herself!
Here is Addy (who is now 20 months-sigh!) with three of her very favorite things. Her 'baby' commonly called 'bacteria baby' but her mommy and daddy because she can't be washed and has been drug around everywhere. Then we have 'blankie' who is oddly not an addiction, but an obsession... let me explain. We can leave the house without it. She can sleep without it. But, she has her little cuddle routines that require it and 'bacteria baby' likes to be swaddled in it, so it is pretty much always in arms reach. It must me secretly washed and dried. Thank goodness, Lala bought 'blankie jr.' which makes life much simpler around here.I have been doing a lot of reading these days about living in the now and making sure life little details are captured in our scrapbooks or journals... after all, we know we celebrated Christmas with red and green paper, cookies, and presents... we know everyone had a birthday, but do we remember our favorite things from... lets say summer 1998? When you were 20 months what did you like to do, it, and play with? What are some of your mom's favorite things to use in the kitchen or your dads favorite drink? Adam lost his dad a few years ago and he liked his whisky in a coffee cup and kept a jar of jelly bellies in his top dresser drawer... now these are tiny glimpses of a grandfather my kids never knew. So, go on and make a list of a few of your favorite things!!
I love this idea of a favorite things scrapbook! What a great idea! And the olive oil sounds yummy! And you better hide that cup when I come to visit, cause I just might steal it! LOL! Do you know where your friend got it? I want one!
ReplyDeleteI treid to leave this comment on your creative blog but it wouldn't let me. So this goes with your No-No room post.
ReplyDeleteA) Congrats on starting your etsy shop! B) Give yourself a break! You just had a major move to your dream house and you want it to be perfect. That's understandable. But don't feel like it all has to be done right now. You can still be creative, even if the room you're creating in isn't decorated yet. So don't let it stop you from being creative. C) Don't feel like you have to have everything perfect and complete for your blog fans. We can wait. We know that when you do finally get around to decorating, it's gonna be awesome! No rush. We'll wait!
Okay, pep talk over! Hope it wasn't too cheesy!
Next time you come to town hit downtown grapevine for the Olive Oil shop. So fun - you get to try all the oils and balsamic vinegars. Yummy!!!!
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