Christmas Project

Here's a picture of our craft for the day...all for under 5 dollars. (Gotta love those JoAnn's 50% off coupons!) It was really simple and fun and the only setback was Eliana touching the glue gun after being told repeatedly not to. We're also having a movie night tonight....."Frosty the Snowman" plus hot chocolate and popcorn and cuddling by the fireplace. The kids are so excited because they get to stay up "late". I guess when you're 2 and 4 going to bed at 8:30 instead of 8 is a big deal. Anyway I can't wait cause Frosty is my all time favorite Christmas cartoon!

No School Today and...No heat in our House!

We had a pretty bad wind and rain storm last night and many people don't have power. I got the call this morning that AJ's school was cancelled for that very reason. Also as of last night we have NO HEAT in our house. Jonathan is going to come home a little early today to see if he can figure our what's going on. We're hoping it's just that the pilot light is out and nothing more. If it is it looks like we 'll have to break out the space heaters for the rest of the winter which makes me nervous since 2 of them would have to go in the kid's rooms during the night. So pray we can fix it on our own!!!!!!!!!!

Rainy Day Recipe

I love soup and I love making it when it's raining outside, like today! Well usually I like it to be rainy and cold for soup and it was 60 today but hey that's New England for you (see previous post with snowman from Sunday) so I will take what I can get. Anyway I thought I'd share this recipe with you. It's simple, especially if you do all the cutting ahead of time and ridiculously healthy for you. Oh and I swear it tastes just like the Olive Garden's.

Minestrone Soup

In a soup pot:

Saute for 5 minutes

3 tbsp. olive oil

1 small diced onion

1/2 c. zucchini

1/2 c. cut green beans

1/4 c. celery

4 chopped garlic cloves

then add:

32 oz. vegetable broth

1-2 cans drained kidney beans

1-2 cans white beans

diced tomatoes

1 c. sliced carrots

2 tbsp. fresh parsley

1 1/2 tsp. oregano

1/2 tsp. pepper

1/2 tsp. basil

1/4 tsp. thyme

2 bay leaves

3 c. hot water

Boil, simmer for 20 minutes and then add:

4 c. fresh spinach

1 c. shell or any small pasta

Simmer 20 minutes and you're done!

First Snowfall

AJ, Eliana and "Mr. Snowman"

AJ Ate a Carrot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know some of you maybe thinking this is strange but this is a HUGE step in the right direction for Mr. I-only-eat-10-things-and-leave-me-alone-about-it-please! Now it was a very, very small piece but it actually went from the spoon, into his mouth, down his throat and into his stomach. A small miracle for my little bear. Great job AJ!

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