Amazingly Average: And Here We Go Again...

So sorry to be away for so long. I have been home, so there is no excuse...I just got out of the habit! BUT what you don't know is I currently have washer, dryer and laundry baskets EMPTY.

*gasp*

Yes, that's right. I have finally accomplished something. It feels good...it feels really good. Better than eating Christmas cookies, because (unfortunately) there are always follow up feelings of guilt and regret....*sigh.* Tis' the season! It only comes once a year and I am actively fighting my bad habits (obviously I'm on the losing side)!

My other problem is I keep making biscuits...and I finally got them right! The first time my hunk commented on how scone-like they were. He may or may not have had something thrown at him (and by something, I mean a dirty look...this time.) But, sadly, he nailed it right on the biscuit. They were dense and borderline hard. Back to the kneading board - less is more - and they were better...still not amazing, but better.

Then, last night happened. And my biscuits were amazing. Of course, they had to be. I was making them for someone else.They did not all fit into my container...so I might have eaten one or two. mmmm...amazing.

...Food failure seems to be really big for me lately.

THIS was not my fault...it was roux gone too much flour and too little butter...I was following directions!

This WAS my fault...the pan was too hot so everything burned...so sad.

This was my attempt at a Pinterest recipe...but my family did not like it...they ate it, but they did not like it. Average cook.

But I did try my hand at homemade cream of something soup...

A couple tablespoons butter...

A couple tablespoons flour...

Make a roux...aka, mix the two items together until it starts browning...

Add half a cup of milk and a half a cup of chicken broth...plus anything else you want (celery, mushrooms, bits of chicken...whatever)

Ta-Da! Use in place of Cream of X soups for crock pot meals, etc.

Besides bad food, this week has been pleasant and relaxing...

I mean, I've been doing the laundry and (some of) the cleaning, but I've been enjoying just letting Leah play in her room instead of traipsing behind me or wandering the house aimlessly, as she is prone to do...which leads her into heaps and heaps (and heaps) of trouble. Needless to say, my hunk and I have talked about getting a lock for the pantry door...

The latest thing...I had Anthony in the kitchen hanging out while I was getting dinner together and then I turned around and he was gone...I could hear him, but he was just not there anymore...

*ahem* "LEAH! Bring Anthony BACK!"

She thought it would be funny to tote him around everywhere. Her own personal play thing.

She also likes dressing him up in her things.

Like her sunglasses...

...and her cowboy hat...

She's also been dressing up a lot herself lately.

A little creepy there Leah...that looks takes all kinds of confidence. I know it's a little excessive with the pictures, as she is wearing the same thing in each one, but I just love all the different faces she was giving me!

I love my kids...they make me smile...even when I'm pulling my hair out over their antics...Oliver keeps telling me how much he loves me...He told me, "I love you. I really love you. I said it again because I just really love you." *heartbreaker*