This week has been a catch up and refocus week.

How is it that just one week off of your regular routine can really blast that routine into smithereens?

It was ONE week, people.

Hey kids, remember, we have a schedule?

Apparently it only takes one week to forget everything we worked on ALL year.

But, regardless, here we are Friday.  How are ya’?

 

 

FUNNY

 

Here are some funny things:

The writer Roald Dahl.

The movie Holes.

My children.

 

FASHIONABLE

 

Wouldn’t you know it?

Earrings again.

I don’t even know what Stella & Dot is but I’m guessing it’s another LuLaRoe, Pampered Chef, Norwex, Usbourne Books, Arbonne type company that you became a seller for and promote their products.  (I’m not saying anything is wrong with any of those companies.  I’ve purchased something from all of those businesses at some point or another – except Usbourne Books somehow.)

But whoever is selling Stella & Dot, I’m just letting you know – I think these earrings are adorable.

 

 

FLAVORFUL

 

We eat tuna at least once a week.  It’s SO convenient.  I always have some in the cupboard and it can take many forms and all of the kids love it and therefore it is a go-to in my meal planning routine.

Probably three or four years ago I won this cookbook on a blog giveaway.

 

 

It’s on sale today on Amazon – isn’t that funny?  (Seriously, are they watching my house?)

Inside of it is a fish cakes recipe that I always use.  I think it’s for salmon, but I just use whatever I have – frequently tuna.

The kids love these little tuna cakes and the recipe is very forgiving.  I’ve used bread crumbs.  When I’ve been out of bread crumbs I’ve ground up crackers or diced up bread.  I’ve once crushed croutons and I’ve definitely used combinations of all of those.  I add shredded carrots for both texture and added veggie intake.

London makes a mean tartar sauce to accompany these guys.

 

FAITHFUL

 

Even on days when I feel like this, an assortment of friends and family remind me that what I see is not necessarily the whole truth.

That God is not a liar.

That God is a lover of justice and He promises to make all things right.

 

FEELS

 

Otto has a blanket.  If you’ve been around our family for more than a millisecond, you’e probably met Otto’s blanket.

His name is Baby Timmy.

Baby Timmy used to be yellow.  Shoot, it used to be an actual blanket.

Now it’s a tattered dirty stained mess of knots that semi-resemble its former self.

When I tucked Otto into bed tonight he invited me into a good solid “cuddle” and I smelled the strong scent of peppermint oil.

Baby Timmy was lying across his chest, in all of its brown and shredded glory.

Dirty, but smelling minty.

Turns out, Otto has been pouring peppermint oil over Baby Timmy’s knots routinely to “help his nose sleep better”.

 

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