Clover Lane

..if your brother made you laugh so hard at lunch that you "accidentally" had to spit your milk out? At this point, as long as the aforementioned brothers are getting along, laughing and having fun, I could care less what comes out of their mouths (or noses).

Matt, Andrew and I stained the swing set today...and bought a new "slippery" slide...ours had gotten dull and dirty and worst of all...SLOW.

The Holy Water is Andrew's from Vacation Bible School.

I have poison ivy so bad on my arms. This is only the 2nd time I've ever had it. But it's killing me. And it's ugly. And it itches so bad at night it wakes me up. That stuff doesn't work so well. Maybe the Holy Water would work better?

Abbey performed tonight in a play...King Midas and the Golden Touch...a theater program offered by our areas arts council. She attended every day for 6 weeks 9 a.m.- noon. She loved every minute of it...well, maybe not the waking up early part, but everything else. She auditioned for the part she wanted and got it...Sabrina, the witch that grants Kind Midas his wish.
She was SO nervous the day of the play she thought she would throw-up. Wait...actually, that was ME. It didn't even phase her. You couldn't have payed me a million to stand on a stage in front of a bunch of people and act. You couldn't have payed me a million to stand on a stage PERIOD.
She did terrific...her lines were perfect and she is a natural. I am so proud of her, Even though I think she's absolutely crazy.

One morning, faced with the task of planning my weekly menu, I had a bout of exasperation at the state of my kitchen cupboards...disorganization, and way too much stuff...lots of things I don't use but bought for one particular recipe (that I ended up never making!) Good example...curry paste. I've had curry paste in my baking cupboard for a good 3 years. Me and curry paste parted amicably..at last. What started with a bottle of curry paste, ended with cleaned, straightened, organized, SIMPLICITY.

I love the results. It's so much easier to cook and plan GOOD meals, and I like that the kids eat more of the meals, and less snack and junk food...since we are down to the bare minimum. We packed up a box of food for the local food pantry, and I told the kids, that except for necessities like milk and bread, we are going to use what we have till it's gone.

Andrew was with me in the car on the way to the post office when we passed a group of teenage girls walking on the sidewalk. He said, "Mom, I just saw the biggest PATCH of girls walking by!"