pancakes & dumplings
Posted on | April 18, 2009 | 9 Comments
He is on the mend. All your love after my last post meant the world to me. I laugh now at how worked up we managed to get ourselves. But then I stop laughing and am deeply, profoundly grateful. Google + parenting = not such a great idea sometimes. No? I love the Anna Quindlin quote that Julie shared so much.
Right now: At the kitchen counter after breakfast. He’s eaten four pancakes after helping DH make them. Martha’s recipe, which is the best. Fresh blueberries. On the windowsill the first spring peaches, from Mexico, but still. Out in the back yard robins are gathering dried grass for nests. The sky is overcast, rain threatening.
Bean climbs up into my lap and we snap pictures. A silly face, now a pouty one. We giggle in between. Both of us look rediculous. I am addicted to the sound of his laughter. I can’t help it. I tickle him just to get a fix. I am so happy this kid is feeling better. The past two mornings he’s woken up declaring “I’m HUNGRY.” Love it.
Apparently he’s playing catch-up. Today pancakes, last night two orders of dumplings at our local pacific islands restaurant. He loves brightly colored wooden masks they have hanging on the walls. I love the paper parasols hanging from the ceiling, twirling in the breeze of the ceiling fan. Outside people walked by in droves. He wants new flip flops. I’m already wearing mine. We’re both bare feet people.
Right now: the dryer is on and Bean has obviously left quarters in his pockets. They clank about but we don’t do anything about it. DH and Bean are making plans to go to the dump, then to rent a rototiller. Time to turn over the soil in the garden; though it’s cold today and spitting. Likely we’ll go out with gloves and rain boots anyway. Get really dirty. Bean will collect earthworms. Then we’ll make hot chocolate and eat fresh bread.
Later, I’ll share the recipe, and some photos of my beautiful two month old Sprout.
What are your Saturday plans?
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April 18th, 2009 @ 11:16 am
Glad that he’s on the med. You two look just lovely in these pictures.
As I write, my Saturday is nearly at an end. The day was spent gardening, playing lego with my son and teaching my daughter how to cross stitch. Oh, and lots of baking
April 18th, 2009 @ 11:17 am
so HAPPY he is feeling better!
I was so worried! and i don’t even
know hiM! so i can imagine how you were feeling…
today we are: going on a bike ride, trying to plan what we will do when we are at Disney in june, hanging out at home. i am hoping to be able to scrapbook today, but that doesnt’ ever happeN! have a great day!tara
April 18th, 2009 @ 1:33 pm
Oh, his smile is contagious. I’m so glad he is feeling better.
April 18th, 2009 @ 2:43 pm
So glad Bean is feeling better. It sounds like the whole family is on the mend and that’s wonderful news. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
April 18th, 2009 @ 4:35 pm
My Saturday was lovely. There was a beautiful girl going barefoot that walked across the street in front of us when we drove to the grocery store. It’s a little chilly still here for barefoot, but it’s been sunny and gorgous here for I don’t even know how many amazing days in a row. Sweden at its absolute BEST.
Today I went to the plant nursery with Karin and bought more posies for the outdoor pots plus 2 raspberries, 1 blueberry, 4 strawberry plants, and we planted kohlrabi, artichoke and snap peas.
Then we lay on the trampoline in the sunshine and played and giggled and soaked up the rays. Then we went to the grocery store. Then Karin and I went for a walk before dinner, and then Anders grilled for the first time this year! YUM.
A perfect day, all around.
April 18th, 2009 @ 6:42 pm
yay! so glad Beans feeling better…you can tell in his eyes! we cleaned the garage and garden shed today- what a cleansing experience! enjoy your weekend!
April 18th, 2009 @ 7:08 pm
HURRAY!! so happy that boy (and YOU) are feeling better. I am listening to Porter laugh with his dad over the monitor right now … it is addictive.
We are celebrating my little girl’s one year b-day today. Toys, roasted chicken and pink fairie cupcakes!
April 19th, 2009 @ 6:37 pm
I’m so relieved the sweet Bean boy is feeling better. I almost couldn’t breathe in the last post until he got the all-clear.
I had a fun morning jaunt to the Episcopal church yard sale – everything was crammed into their fellowship hall, and there was a line to get inside! I scored an armful of great books, so I was a happy clam, indeed.
April 20th, 2009 @ 5:53 am
I, too, am glad to see him smiling. And I was glad to see the sweet baby pictures in your Sunday post.
My Saturday was spent in my hometown, visitng my uncle. He has cancer, and he is young. It was hard to do but I’m glad I did it.