What's In My Teapot?

When Wesley came home for lunch today, I asked him who invented this day. I knew, of course, and I also know that I am to be glad and rejoice in it, but I still asked the question in the same spirit that I sometimes ask who invented home-schooling. I was just coming up out of a chilly basement where I had been sorting laundry, and since I was at a kid's consignment sale this week and brought home clothes for 4 children, there was a mountain instead of a mound. Plus, while I was sorting, the boys turned the new baby monitor into a walkie-talkie (the person who designed the "talk" feature on these units must not have had boys...) and Elasa complained bitterly that she almost had Finley asleep at one point, but that the boys made so much noise they woke him up again. It was also raining cats and poodles outside, and for some reason, while weather like this makes me more sluggish, it seems to energize my brood. Sometimes, when the noise crescendos and the floors shake, ...

I feel somewhat responsible for this snow, having prayed for it at the behest of my children for most of the winter, a nd even though it came in the middle of March, instead of January or February when it would have been more proper, I must say, we were all rather pleased with our answer to prayer! We even got a special bonus with our snow day, when the shop where Wesley works closed and he got to spend the day at home with us, so that was a rare treat!!! The children got a shortened school day, plus a lot of time outdoors shoveling and sledding, Wesley worked on the taxes and made his specialty snow-cream, and I had more peace and quiet in the house than usual and was inspired to make a double batch of   Buttermilk Cinnamon Rolls , so I think we all took advantage of what we were given! Indeed, it was one of the best snow days I could have hoped for, complete with a fire in the hearth and one of my favorite foods on earth (think wa...

Just in case you ever wondered, here is my answer to a very pertinent question: "What do bloggers do during long absences?" 1. We admire fresh herbs sitting on our window sills. And occasionally we use them in recipes. But only occasionally. 2. We wash dishes, put food on the table and deal with an endless parade of dirty socks.  3. We sit leftover flowers on our tables from the Valentine Dinner we helped to plan and orchestrate at the end of February. And we know without a shadow of a doubt that it was orchestrating and shopping for that event that made this particular February the most tolerable one we can remember! 4. We make to-do lists meant to keep us on our toes both with what we need to do and what we want to do. After all, we know the power of the written word. But let it be known that we use markers for a reason, and know how to use the eraser. 5. We teach school and have a very messy school table to show for it every singl...