last night i was lying on the couch not feeling so well when jeff returned home with these gorgeous flowers for me from carrie and the girls:
they were to thank me for watching emma & addie last week while jamie and carrie went to a movie premiere downtown. but it's not like that was work at all. i love being able to be the fun aunt who helps them make lemonade and takes them to menchie's on a school night for froyo. that's what we're supposed to do!
back to the flowers ... not only are ranunculus one of my favorite flowers, but they came in a mason jar with this sweet grosgrain bow tied around them! when i was looking at them this morning i thought about how i hit the jackpot with carrie. i have always been a girls' girl and i cherish my girlfriends, so i consider myself very lucky that i ended up with probably the best sister-in-law i could have imagined - and that is important considering our husbands are identical twins. what would it be like if we didn't get along?
my friend erin said she wishes her boyfriend was a voris, just so carrie could be her sister-in-law and i get it. carrie is incredibly thoughtful, warm, generous, super crafty, and she appreciates the importance of a good conversation over a latte. the bottom line is that she makes you feel better just being around her. and like i said earlier, that could be really tricky if we didn't click. so this tuesday morning i feel very thankful for carrie and am so blessed that we are family.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
baking pies from scratch
my mother-in-law and grandmother are in town this week from michigan and we spent sunday getting a lesson from grandma moffat on how to make the perfect pie crust.
carrie came over with her pie tins and once granny showed us how it was done, we ended up making jeff his belated birthday pumpkin pie (i know february seems like an odd time for pumpkin, but it was the birthday boy's request so how could i not make it, right?)
the crust was buttery and flaky, just like it's supposed to be.
while we were busy in the kitchen, emma & addie had a play date with my very persistent neighbor.
besides decorating our sidewalk, they had a wedding and conned nena and jeff into going out to buy them cupcakes for the reception.
after giving bayou a little love, it was time to make the whip cream - and of course do a taste test to make sure it tasted just right!
result? pumpkin pie was a success!
carrie came over with her pie tins and once granny showed us how it was done, we ended up making jeff his belated birthday pumpkin pie (i know february seems like an odd time for pumpkin, but it was the birthday boy's request so how could i not make it, right?)
the crust was buttery and flaky, just like it's supposed to be.
while we were busy in the kitchen, emma & addie had a play date with my very persistent neighbor.
besides decorating our sidewalk, they had a wedding and conned nena and jeff into going out to buy them cupcakes for the reception.
after giving bayou a little love, it was time to make the whip cream - and of course do a taste test to make sure it tasted just right!
result? pumpkin pie was a success!
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