Wow, when's the last time . . .

I'm thinking!


Hammin' it up


My first try at authentic Chinese Dumplings


Confused about the clean-up process for dumplings


Assistance from G-ma R

I went this long between posts. Blogging is one of my lifelines in the crazy life that my family is living right now. Maybe that is why I am SO stressed, but probably not . . .

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Numbers for you:

9 days until Steve is done with the semester.
28 more school days (26 full days)
3 days in a row that Lily has been clean/dry except for nap/night

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I attempted dumplings for the first time. Wow, are they time-consuming. I knew that going in, but much more than I thought. See this link for videos of the process. Considering it was my first try, I think all went well. They could've looked a little better, but they tasted REALLY good!

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We went out to water our new grass tonight. I let Lily wear her swimsuit in case she got wet. I was watering the grass just inside the backyard. I turned around and she wasn't there. I went to the frontyard and she wasn't there. A few weeks ago, she took it upon herself to walk up the street to visit a neighbor without my permission, so I got a little concerned. I yelled for her and she didn't answer. I yelled in the house "Lily if you are in the house, you had better come to the door!" - NOTHING.

I wasn't too concerned, but heading that way when I thought I better check in the house. I found her in the bathroom. She had realized that she needed to go #2, let herself in, pulled her swimsuit down, and was finished already. I went to wipe and she was clean. "Mommy, I wipe already." I think we are really close to ditching pull-ups at "school" in favor of big girl underwear!

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I wish I had more Lilyisms, but I haven't written them down. Yes, there was a party and there are pics of it. But I thought the B-day pics deserved their very own post. Instead of lumping them in with this, mish-mash!