I was shocked at how simple it was. A little ewey about the raw egg
yolk, but we're not dead yet - I just made sure to keep it off the
baby's food.
A blender, oil, lemon, an egg yolk, salt, and ten minutes is all it
took. And it's delicious with cayenne, garlic, and onion. I may be
hooked.
If we were at a different point in our lives, this would be an
absolute yes. But with two little ones and the desire for a
*somewhat* finished house within the next five years, we marked this
off the list.
It was originally built as an orphanage. It sports transom windows,
leaded glass, a fireplace in the livingroom, and five feet of water
in the basement.
We pass a little park, which makes for a fabulous outing when we walk
for our mail.
Country living, this is.
Sam (need I say that he's such a dear?) got both of the girls up for
me, and I slept solid until 9, then again until 10:30. This is after
going to bed at a reasonable time too. I have a cold that just won't
go away (we're talking 4 weeks!), and I'm afraid to even say it, but
I'm feeling much like I did in 2001 when I had a bout with Epstein
Barre. So plenty of rest is in order to make sure I can kick these
colds and whatever else is ailing.
Anyhow, between that, some last-second work on promo pieces for Scott
Brown's campaign, and a new nephew, it's been a very busy, news-
filled week around here!
Sam also made contact with a young pastor a few towns over who also
shares the same desire to run a county-wide youth ministry. It was so
encouraging to think that we might have someone to help share the
ride with! He and his wife have 4 children, the youngest, 2. Lydia
met Anna last night, and had fun eating cheerios and playing together
during a women's Bible study. God is good to give us these
connections. We are encouraged.
Hoping to post a few pictures of a house we took a look at later on
this evening. I'm going to keep a running record of the houses we
look at, and you all can let us know what you think of them!
Sound good?
Jessica
11X25.5 roll fold brochure, sellsheet and a finalized logo.
Right after we moved in, we were milling about the house, doing our
thing, and we heard this great rumbling. Kind of like a logging truck
was going to plow through the house. Lydia comes running "mamma! What
is it?". So I asked Sam, "Sam, what is it?". Well. While we are very
thankful for the house we're in, the one of few downsides is that the
driveway to the house above us runs parallel with our house.
LIterally, when I'm doing dishes and they go by, I duck so I'm not
looking directly in their faces, 4 feet away. It's kind of crazy.
Since we live on a mountain, it's a very steep driveway too. With 12
inch ruts. (Not ours, thankfully, but theirs). They have massive 4
wheel drive vehicles that plow up and down their driveway, and we
always can tell when they're coming or going. That was the sound we
heard.
We had lots of snow and cold this week, like the rest of the US.
Which made the driveway next to our kitchen window treacherous and
entertaining. We've seen our neighbors park at the bottom of their
driveway and trek up the mountain to their house with groceries and
kids in tow several times in much less inclemental weather (think
mud), so when we heard the rumble yesterday amidst the falling snow,
Sam and I both looked at each other, shocked. Seriously, they were
going to try and make it up the mountain with 2 inches of snow and
ice? This would be interesting. Trust me, most of the common everyday
vehicles we all drive wouldn't make it up this driveway if it was FLAT.
So there they go, with a big running go at it. We were all in the
kitchen, and once they passed, Sam and I craned our necks to watch
what would happen next. It slows...it slides...it goes up over a 2
foot embankment in the ditch to the right...and again....big river
rocks go flying and he guns it, spinning. We held our breaths and
almost run to take cover with the girls in another room. See, because
if he did start sliding backwards, with the ruts and bumps, good
chances are that we'd meet unhappily in our kitchen, since we're at
the lull before the steepest part of their driveway. Bumper, meet
sink. When it was all done, Sam says "That - was not a very smart
thing that he just did." Hmm. you think so, eh? I agreed.
Well, we are very happy to report that they did indeed make it up
their hill. And not into our refrigerator. But it was entertaining.
I am a little sheepish of running out to our porch and taking a
picture of our neighbors passing by, but I had to go do a quick
search and find a photo to show you kind of what it looks like. This,
but bigger, and not a jeep, with bigger tires and fog lights on top
and a roll bar. And no, I'm not kidding. And then this is the view
out my kitchen window, which will very shortly have curtains. And
blinds.
We're off to go enjoy dessert and a movie. Blessings to all of you.
Do something fun tonight!
Love,
Jessica and Sam
- A quick trip to Cincinatti - we had a friend's wedding in Lexington
to go to on Saturday last weekend, so met up with Annie, Lucy, and
Jude at her Mom's house in Cincinatti so the girls could play
together and we could all catch up on Wheaton happenings. It was so
much fun!
- Lydia having fun with hair clips - she came running out of the
bathroom with the clips on her fingers; she looked like a bionic girl.
- Lydia with her animals in a "family hug". She came and told us what
they were doing and was so proud of her little arrangement. It was
adorable.
I am so very thankful to be home more to catch these special moments
with my girls!
I'm off to make an apple pie before Millie wakes up from her nap.
More to come later on - a funny story with (hopefully) pictures if we
can catch it in action.
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