when kids go to bed late, they sleep in.

And sometimes, it throws their whole systems off and they wake up two hours earlier than normal.

This was today.

Is the coffee done yet?

Tags: Sleep, Coffee

Yes *sniff* Nova will be a year old *checks watch* in 22 days. This year flew by… it went so very much faster than D’s first year, and to be honest, I’m not ready for my baby to become a toddler. I miss the newborn stage.

Nova is a hoot. She’s hilarious, honestly. I never knew an 11 month old could have a sense of humor, but she does.

Normally, I’d write a long weepy sad posting about my little girl being so big, but it’s 12:30am. I’m tired, I’m seeing double, and plus, I’ve got to have something to say on her actual birthday.

We took the kiddos to a local park and snapped away. There were more than 70 photos, and almost all of them were great. Buuuut, not everyone wants to see photos of Nova handing me flowers from 15 different angles in black & white, color and sepia.

So I took on the painful task of narrowing them down, ending with her “official” 1 year photo.

Not too many of D today. It was Nova’s day to shine… plus he was too busy being two and not wanting to look at the camera.

Have some flowers, mama!

One of my very favorites from today. But somehow I think I would be in big trouble with the grandparents if her official 1 year photos wasn’t a face shot.

How I’ve made it this long without eating her cheeks is beyond me.

Ready? Set? GO!!!

Funniest. Pic. Ever. She enjoyed the grass throughly.

The only decent pic of D from the whole day.

Nova’s “Official 1 Year Portrait” Isn’t she pretty?

Oh… that fabric? Yeah… See here’s the story. My dear friend Jessie sent me a message about a woman who was local to me and giving away her diaper fabric stash. Being that I am was desperately low on every diaper fabric, and one of my best friends is pregnant and going to cloth diaper, I contacted her for it.

Susan was SUPER nice and even though her sister flew in yesterday she didn’t cancel and let me come pick it up anyway. She was NOT kidding when she said it was a lot of fabric…. We shoved (and I do mean SHOVED) the fabric into my trunk, and around the carseats and anywhere you could squish fabric.

This is some amazing fabric too!

A huuuuuge roll of what I can only assume is microfleece. Now, I’ve used microfleece before, in fact, it’s my preferred inner layer… but this stuff feels NICE… I must have been buying the cheap stuff before!

A WHOLE basket of soaker layers and cut out diapers. I’m going to have to check with Susan and see if she can give me and idea on snap and elastic placement LOL

Girl knits, Gender Neutral knits & Boy knits *drool*

Annnnnd all SORTS of yumminess! I can’t even begin to list all that’s here! Microfleece, PUL & Procare are the highlights.

There is also still a garbage bag of fabric in the car that needs to be washed.

Susan was absolutely wonderful and sweet. In a half an hour we managed to chat about diaper making, the cloth diaper world, homeschooling, Waldorf education and the color purple (the actual color, not the movie) The Man commented on the way home that we were doing that “Gilmore Girls” talk fast thing and he couldn’t understand what we were saying LOL Her three children were adorable sweet and helpful, and her and her sister were a joy to meet.

As we were driving away she also gave me a HUGE bag of snaps, and said she has more snaps too! Her generosity was amazing… I don’t even want to add up how much all of this fabric is worth. She certainly could have made some money selling it…. but she chose to give it to someone who can really make use of it. And I totally plan to pay it forward!

I have some major big plans for this fabric - contrary to what my husband things I don’t plan to horde all of it

Yep, going with the ‘potty learning’ term…. potty training creeps me out… my kid isn’t a dog.

Current score:

Woke up dry. Peed in potty.

Peed on the bedroom carpet.

Wore a diaper for nap. Woke up dry.

Peed a little on the floor, stopped himself and peed in the potty.

Woohoo!

Ever have one of those days? Where no matter what you say or how you say it nobody takes it the way you intended? To me, that is one of the most infuriating things in the world. It seriously just pisses me right off.

The worst part of it is that you never can tell if you just are inept at getting your point across or if everyone else is just having a reading comprehension issue.

Even after repeating yourself 47 times illustrating your point in every form you can possibly imagine, people still keep putting words in your mouth.

What do you do? Walk away? Apologize even though you aren’t sure what you did wrong? Defend yourself to the point that you look like an idiot? Ignore it and pretend nothing ever happened?

Blech.

I’ve been asked for my tortilla recipe several times… and it’s kind of hard to give out. It’s constantly changing and evolving. I am currently in love with a nice fluffy, chewy tortilla so that’s the recipe you are gonna get.

Assemble your ingredients (now, truth be told, I halved this recipe in the photos, the full recipe makes 16 tortillas, not 8.)

In a large bowl combine

2 cups whole wheat flour

2 cups bread flour

3 teaspoons of baking powder (yeah, I know… that’s not a teaspoon, that’s a 1/4 teaspoon. I misplaced my teaspoon and therefore created more work for myself.)

2 teaspoons of salt

and 4 teaspoons of vegetable oil

Then mix them all together!

Then slllllllowly add in 1.5 cups of warm milk

Then mix that all up. It should form a tacky ball. If it’s dry add a bit more milk, I did.

Flour your counter/table/board whatever..

Knead the dough for two minutes, it should be nice and soft but firm. Do you have any idea the amount of contorting it took to take this picture myself? I should have been given an Olympic medal. I almost wish someone was there taking pictures of me taking pictures. I’m sure had they been put into a flip book it would have looked like some warped interpretive dance. What? Oh, the tortillas… yeah, back to that.

Place the dough in a bowl, cover it with plastic wrap or a damp towel or something so it doesn’t get all crusty…. blech. Go take a break for 20 or 30 minutes. You earned it with all that kneading.. that’s hard work! Women back in the day must have been buff!

Divide into 16 equal pieces (yep, I only have 8 pictured… remember, I halved the recipe today) cover again and take another break. 10-15 minutes or so. Enough time to call someone, tell them you are making tortillas from scratch and for them to laugh at you. Until they taste them, that is.

Now, one at a time (leaving the others covered!) squash each ball into a little disc and roll it out. (Or use one of those tortilla presses if you’ve got one - I don’t.

Yes, I know, it’s not perfectly round. Whatever, it tastes the same.

Then when they are all rolled out, you are going to fry them up in a skillet. I use a bit of cooking spray to prevent sticking, but oil is just fine too! Over medium heat fry them for 30-60 seconds per side. BABYSIT THEM! Do not leave the kitchen even for a second!

Stack them up all nice wrapped in a towel to keep them warm.

Now it’s eatin’ time! Fill them tortillas with whatever strikes your fancy. Mine is stuffed full with black beans, taco meat, lettuce, tomato cheese and salsa! (and I added sour cream after this photo)

Oh man was that good.

Not really… but I’m feeling lemmingish today.

The instructions:
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.

The questions and my answers:
1. What is your first name? Dawn
2. What is your favorite food? Pasties (do yourself a favor - don’t search pasties on flickr)
3. What high school did you go to? APHS
4. What is your favorite color? Purple… today
5. Who is your celebrity crush? Chester from Linkin Park
6. Favorite drink? Coke
7. Dream vacation? Hawaii
8. Favorite dessert? Triffle
9. What you wanted to be when you grow up? I don’t know
10. What do you love most in life? My family
11. One Word to describe you? Busy!
12. Your flickr name? daisie125

And here’s where I’m supposed to tag people to do this too… I tag… YOU! Go!

Turkey & Peppers Enchiladas

½ Red Bell Pepper
½ Yellow Bell Pepper
1 Long Mild Yellow Pepper
½ Large Onion
1lb Ground Turkey
6 oz can tomato paste
2 cups water
1 8oz brick Sharp Cheddar Cheese, shredded
1 teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Dash of oregano, black pepper & coriander
10 or so soft corn tortillas

Slice onion and all three peppers. Sautee over medium heat until they start to soften. Add turkey to pan and cook while keeping broken into small pieces. While the meat is cooking combine water, seasonings & tomato paste. Mix well with a whisk to combine.

Warm the tortillas in the oven or on the stove to make pliable, approx 10 minutes

Pour half of the sauce into the pan with the turkey, also adding ½ of the cheese. Mix to combine.

Fill the tortillas with the mixture, placing into the baking dish. Cover with remaining sauce & cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. I like to crank the oven to 425 for the last 10 minutes to make the top nice and golden.

Veggie Sandwiches - Inspired by The Pioneer Woman’s Veggie & Cheese Bagel

Yum!

Toasted English Muffins
Thinly Sliced Cukes
Thinly Sliced Tomato
Sliced Mushroom
Sliced Cheddar Cheese
Romaine Lettuce
Mustard

Didn’t Finish any of my pantry ingredients, though so nothing to cross off.

Like seriously, won’t go anywhere near them.

Especially if they are green.

Or if they came out of our garden.

Nope, that’s not a look of pure bliss, he’s gagging, I assure you.

At least he knows when to come up for air.

(That’s a zucchini, btw - something I would never even consider eating raw. My kid is a riot)