Friday Things #375
1. After nearly three months of maintaining Josephโs current doses for his oral immunotherapy due to Covid, we recently started back again and he hit a HUGE milestone last week โ he has reached the threshold where he is safe from cross-contamination of peanuts! We celebrated with Kit Kats, which are manufactured in a facility that also processes peanuts, and were totally off-limits until now. He LOVED them! We are so incredibly grateful that this type of treatment is available and that thus far we have had success ๐
2. I absolutely adore Dominicโs love of life. Nothing much ever gets him down, he is always eager to help and just wants to be with his people. He loves both his big brother and little sister fiercely, and I think he has a bigger sweet tooth than I do, which is just downright astonishing.
3. Isabelle has started doing this hysterical little routine where she tries to โsneak upโ on one of us, feet really wide and stomping like a monster making scary noises. However, she always gets the giggles and the absolute best part is when she starts giggling, she covers her mouth with her hands and tries to get a straight face again. It is the funniest and most adorable thing!!
4. Friends of ours recently lost their dog and were gifted a sketch of him by Tiffany Carmi Studio. It was just beautiful โ it looks like she does pets and homes; a great gift idea or keepsake.
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5. Weโre currently shopping for a new office chair โ do you have one that you love and would recommend?
6. I feel like itโs never quite summer until I make blueberry crumb bars. One of my favorite summer recipes!
7. We listen to a lot of streaming music here through Sonos speakers and lately weโve been loving the mix of country and rock on Red, White and Booze on Sirius. Thereโs country music but also bands like Aerosmith, Tom Petty, etc. I feel like every night when Iโm brushing my teeth, Johnny Cash comes on and Iโm reminded of how much I positively adored the movie Walk the Line. I canโt even count how many times Iโve seen it!
8. Love this take on whether quarantine life is going to put an end to minimalism. Iโve talked many times before about purging through lots of our clutter and it feels wonderful to do that. However, the pandemic situation has definitely caused me to reevaluate keeping our pantry and freezer better stocked in the future. My grandma, who lived through the depression, never wasted a single thing and always had food on hand a full pantry and freezer (made up of things she had purchased on sale) to throw together a meal. I feel a certain kinship with her now and a much better appreciation for how she lived her life. If you keep a short-term stock, do you have any tips?
9. Are summer bucket lists out the window this year? I might make one for all of the fun things we can do outside and around home! After all, when I think back to summers as a kid, they are all memories of eating popsicles and Klondikeโs at my grandmaโs house, getting a treat from the ice cream truck, running through sprinklers, going down the slip n slide, playing wiffle ball with my dad, and the list goes on of incredibly simple, yet wonderful things that take up the most space in my heart. Isnโt that the case, always? โค๏ธ๏ธ
10. TGIF! I hope you have a beautiful weekend!
Thank you for your blog, I love the pictures of the kids and your wonderful food. This is a great way of getting our minds off of the awful news, we need this.
I love your blog. Recipes are delicious, beautifully photographed and clearly explained. You graciously share your life in pieces with us and I for one am richer because you do so. Your children are delightful and I am amazed to see how fast they are growing up, meeting milestones and definitely have distinct personalities. Thank you for all you do, your family and friends are blessed to have you in their lives. You are so correct that respect and kindness go a long way in todayโs world, well actually they always have and always will.
Very well said, and I totally agree with you!!
Hi. Thanks for another lovely update. I so enjoy your recipes and blog. Regarding your search for a chair: I work from home fulltime since 2011 and needed to replace an office chair that was about 15 years old. On the recommendation of a co-worker, last year I bought the Mirra 2 task chair. It was sticker shock for sure but have not regretted it, and my neck and pain have been much approved. ย It has mesh style seat which I wasnโt sure Iโd like, but its great. Good luck!ย
The sheer happiness and joy on Josephโs face with the bag of Kit-Kats is so precious! Thx for the Friday update! ย I look forward to it each weekโI get to relive all the innocence of when my kids were that age.
The best part of summer to me is the longer days. Itโs so nice to walk the dog when the weather is nice & it gets dark later. ย And I love it when one of my kids walks with me or my husband, just appreciate that one-on-one time.
Enjoy your weekend!
Lazy Boy SutherlandโI think itโs still available on Overstock.com. ย A little pricey, but your back and body will be grateful. ย I work from home 50+ hrs and LOVE it.
Hi Michelle, So happy to hear about that Joseph is no longer allergic to peanuts. Congratulations.
I live in Southern California so summer mostly all year around. I remember my grandmotherโs making banana nut bread, pies, and heavy on grease when cooking anything. But my brother na I always had a good time visiting. Where I lived back then, did not have sidewalks. So when went to visit I would have my skates and could go around the block several times. Loved it. Dominic looks so cute with his glasses. I canโt believe how much Isabelle has grown. She is a cutie. I am single and so I have to think of things to cook. I donโt stock up but lately I have cooked several meals that I have frozen. Always love hearing about the family and reading your recipes. You are so uplifting , so keep blogging.