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How do you bounce back when you are postpartum or have a newborn in the house via adoption? Do you speed the process? Or do you take a babymoon, hiding out for weeks with your babe? I wrote about recovering from this eighth birth. Dangly earrings do wonders. I am hanging out at Mile High Mamas today. Remember, you don’t have to be a mile high or a mama to say hello. 1. My mom has a several Betty Crocker cookbooks from the 1960s. Most were wedding gifts. The last time we visited, I had a good time reading the old cookbooks, especially the one devoted to throwing parties. I especially liked the artwork, photos, and illustrations. It was astounding how many recipes called for gelatin, herring, and beets. If that’s what the Mad Men ate, count me out. When I saw this spiral-bound meal planner and calendar that used many of the old images from vintage Betty Crocker cookbooks, it shot straight to the top of my want list. I still don’t have it in my mitts. Soon, I hope. Then I can plan meals in style. 2. My friend Chris from Mama Bird’s Blog is giving away a gorgeous, brand new non-recalled crib at her blog. The only catch is you have to live in the Denver area because you have to pick it up yourself. Enter here. I entered and I fully realize that if you go enter, it lessens my chance of winning. But I never win anything, except for that day a few Decembers ago when I won three things in one day. I used up all my contest luck long ago. 3. I am declaring Snickerdoodles the new S’more. 4. My husband and I celebrated our 14th anniversary on September 7th. The kids asked if we were going to go on a date. We said no, as Teddy would be a very small, very cute third wheel. Next year. In lieu of a night of romance, we opted for homemade beer cheese soup with a hearty German rye on the side. For dessert, my husband made a homemade chocolate mousse, which he served to me in a crystal wine goblet. It was perfection. He used Alton Brown’s recipe, which you can find here. We rounded out our celebration of 14 years with a showing of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which I found surprisingly funny and charming. 5. Daddy’s Arms (taken when Teddy was half his current age, which would be like me posting a photo of myself from when I was a college freshman)
My kids begin discussing next year’s birthday well in advance. Like 364 days, give or take an hour or two. Beatrix wanted a The Princess and the Frog birthday for months on end. I was ready to succumb to a Disney-fied birthday for my girl, who would be turning 4. But she surprised me. One day, several months ago, she announced she wanted an Apple Birthday. She wanted an apple cake with apples that tasted like apples. With some apples! I thought it was sweet and unique, but figured as the big day approached, she’d feel the alluring tug of the all-powerful ball gown and doe eyes of the Disney Princess du jour and change her mind. She remained steadfastly devoted to her Apple Birthday. Today, she is 4. We celebrated with apple-everything over the weekend. I made Scribbit’s Snickerdoodle Cake with Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting. It filled the requirement for being an apple cake, as the recipe calls for applesauce. It was a wonderful cake. I highly recommend this recipe. It’s perfect for all your autumn cake-y events. I thought about decorating it with red frosting to make it look like an apple, but red frosting is unfriendly in many ways. Then I struck upon the idea of decorating the cake with sparkly apple ornaments, which I’ve seen at places like Hobby Lobby in the past. Of course, this year there are no sparkly apple ornaments. Only leaves. I had to improvise with some faux apple bunches.
Beatrix adored her fancy apple cake. I was pleased with how it turned out, too.
She is like an apple, actually. She’s vibrant, sweet, snappy, shiny. Happy 4th Birthday to Beatrix.
(as always, the birthday link to the birth story) |
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