Domestication

School has been canceled all week due to snow and is already called off for tomorrow. Bring on another day of arguing over everything, turning up noses at my cooking, resisting getting dressed and brushing teeth, and... laughing, crafting, tickling, movie-watching, chasing the dogs around the house, and outrageous story-telling. Throw in a generous dose of cooking and cleaning, and there you have it: I am now a housewife. It's been a lot of fun, but I am not cut out for this. It's so loud. All the time. ALL DAY LONG.


I've been cooking every day, though, and I'd forgotten how enjoyable it is. Tuesday night we had chicken fried rice I made with a recipe from the back of a seasoning packet. You should try it some time! I found the packet after taking every last item out of the pantry, trashing some things, and organizing it all... it was a 3 hour project, and an obsessive compulsive personality's dream. Anyway, I have visual aides:

It was delicious, by the way. I also painted wooden letters for the baby's room. Now I'm child-rearing, cooking, AND crafting. Who am I?!

That's it for tonight, friends. I'm just posting because I'm a little lonely and don't have anything else to do. You can look forward to a more serious post soon, though. I have a lot I want to say about self-reflection, happiness, and secrets. Oooooh, secrets!

Oh yeah, today needs a sweet thang, too! Hmm.... how about... Joni Mitchell - Blue. Honestly, if you've ever endured a gloomy winter day without Joni, I applaud you. I can't do it. And if you ever happen across the original issue of this record, buy it and I will pay you for it, regardless of cost! (I don't really mean that. I'm unemployed, for crying out loud. But if you find it for a reasonable price, the deal's back on!)