30

Yesterday Ben turned 30, so we made some food...



...and then invited Liam's friends over.

Decision Time

In the words of my wise friend, Tricia, it's time for me to just buy curtains already!

Now can I get a little assistance, please? I'm trying to decide between a more casual look in a more colorful color and a fancier look in a more neutral color.


Just so you know, if I end up keeping green I'll put them in the dryer with a damp towel to get the wrinkles out, like the directions say to do.

Here's what the rest of the room looks like:


So, what do you think?

Goo for Dinner

Ben’s dad is visiting this week, which means I feel a little bit of pressure to make dinner every other day or so. Today I was roaming around Costco looking for ideas when I spotted a giant chicken pot pie. It looked really gourmet, with a nice lattice pie crust on top, so I bought it. Then I took it home and baked it. It looked really beautiful when I checked on it after a while, until it came sliding off the rack and onto the oven door. Now it looks like this:


And the worst part is that some of the goo got inside the world’s tiniest hole at the top of the door, so now it’s hanging out between the inner glass and outer glass, just staring at me like, “Oh yeah? What are you going to do about it?”

It's a Girl!

Liam is pretty excited about getting a baby sister, but he's even more excited about the horse I accidentally promised him since he won't be getting a brother to play with.