Kim 365

I have been wanting a ceramic travel mug since before they were cool. Back then I couldn't find one anywhere, and lately they've been everywhere but I haven't been willing to pay the price. Well today I found one at Value Village for $2.
Yay!

I don't think any of our kids have drooled in such excessive amounts as what Deacon does. He easily goes through half a dozen bibs every day, and now I have started doubling the cloth bib with a plastic one underneath. For someone working so hard to push some teeth out, he sure is a happy guy!

After a dry spell, I'm feeling very motivated in the kitchen again. I baked these pumpkin biscotti today. Now I need a latte to go with them.

I'm planning on having a friend over for lunch tomorrow, so I'm getting a head start on the soup I'm planning on making. Thanks for the recipe, Angie!

Here's the recipe if anyone is interested.

This was supposed to be a shot of Bailey, but she moved too quickly for me to catch her. Then she was being crazy on the chair and nearly tipped backwards, so I decided this was good enough. We were watching Clay play hockey - it's so nice when he plays early enough for us to go watch.

I've got this stack of tiny stockings waiting for the next step to becoming an advent calendar. I got this idea from my friend Sarah, who even set me up with the cute fabric to make them with. I spent a chunk of time yesterday pinning, cutting, and sewing to get to this point. Soon they'll be hanging from a ribbon, waiting to be filled with activities and treats for December.

I laid Deacon in the bed so I could fix Wyatt's blanket, left the room for a minute and came back to find them like this.
"Oh, you guys are so cute!"
Markus replied, "Yeah Mommy, you should go get the camera and take a picture of us!"
That little Deacon gets a whole lot of love. Maybe that's what makes him grow so fast!

When I tackle an annoying area of the house, I feel like I can breathe again. I banished the out of season shoes and jackets, got rid of the shoes no one wears, threw all the papers hanging out on the bench into the recycling bin... this is a front entrance I'm proud of. Now the challenge is to keep it this way.

While it is tempting for me to complain about my lack of sleep lately, due to a little man who is often waking three times per night, I won't. These sleepless nights are a gift. I could look at them as a burden, or receive them as a gift to see my smiling boy's face at a time when no one else is vying for my attention. He's such a joy and I want to savour these short months as much as I can.

I totally get that the new Food Network Canada show Recipe to Riches is really just an hour long President's Choice commercial. I get that the people who think they are "winning" are really giving their recipe away and allowing Loblaw's to make millions off of their hard work. But when the show's over, I just want to get the latest winning recipe in my mouth. Brilliant advertising. Darn you, Galen Weston!