Mundane With a Bit of Chocolate (Which is Never Mundane)
Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 8:47PM The days are passing by and life is going on and it's everyday stuff...school, dishes, laundry, grocery, cook, clean (or not), laundry, school, dishes, laundry, laundry, laundry.
We are just doing our thing. None of it is extremely exciting. There are no amazing stories to tell. No major incidents to share.
Although, Christian loved what I made for dinner last night and he ate it again tonight as leftovers. That is pretty newsworthy.
Also, I went jogging with Mike this afternoon. That's right. I went jogging. And I did it with my husband. (Still talking about jogging, you know.) We didn't go far, but we did jog long enough that I got a red face and the skin on my knees was tingly.
Oh! Eliana went to Sunday School this morning, without a tear or a fuss. That is actually a big deal. And such a relief! I hate leaving her in a place when she's screaming. Although I have to say it was tempting to leave her in Target once when she was screaming...different contexts elicit different responses from me, I suppose.
The Rangers swept the Yankees this weekend! That doesn't really have anything to do with us, particularly, but...we are the Walkers, and there is Walker, Texas Ranger, and our team is the Texas Rangers. Sooo, in that way, the Walkers and the Rangers are tight! Mike took the big kids to the Friday game and they stayed for the whole thing.
There were thirteen innings! Then the Blue Man Group performed. Then there were fireworks. It was a late night for them. In fact, Michaela told me the next day that they had stayed up all night. I said,"Well, it was the middle of the night." She informed me that it was 2am when they got home and therefore it was 2 in the morning and I guess using that logic she and Christian did indeed stay up all night.
I'm pretty sure that there is no point to this post. I just wanted to document the mundanity of our life. I think I should probably be grateful for it. Sometimes there are too many things going on, or circumstances are heavy or bad, or a situation might be hanging over like a cloud threatening to burst forth on a picnic...but right now for us, it's regular old day-to-day stuff.
There are dishes to do, laundry to put away, toilets to clean, brownies to make. And eat. Along with some homemade fudge sauce that I have in the fridge that just can't go to waste. Hey, that's some important stuff after all! I'd better get to work.
Reader Comments (4)
My whole blog's purpose is to record our day to day, I have decided! I think it will be fun to look on it for years to come.
I would like a brownie . . . Thanks!
I agree with LJW. No one looks through my archives but me - I should record the day to day.
Don't you LOVE it when the husband takes the kids to an event like that? I don't know what's wrong with me that that sounds like a horrible evening. Most women would jump at the chance to take their kids to a baseball game and BMG performance.
I would rather stick slivers under my toenails.
But kids need those kinds of outings so it's awesome when you can call it a "date with daddy".
I didn't know mundanity was a word...I love it!
I'm so glad that there are times when there is nothing to report.
Although...jogging, Christina?? JOGGING? How did it go?
AND, what was it that Christian ate that he had to have it twice???
Please. report.
Julie-The jogging was fine! I walked a little and jogged a little. :) Mike was very patient with me. :) The dinner that was such a hit is this bean soup, adapted from a cookbook I have. I blend two cans of white beans (great northern) in a blender (duh). I cook a bunch of pasta, either shells or small elbow noodles work well, and drain it. Take a bunch of chicken (I cook a ton in a crock pot and freeze it in smallish portions so they are recipe ready) and toss it in a pot. Add one big box of chicken broth. Add a good amount of rosemary, some salt, and pepper, according to your family's tastes. Let that heat up. When it's warm through add in handfuls of spinach, I use baby spinach, and let it wilt. Add the blended beans last. It is actually a super easy thing to make, even though it dirties up two pots plus a blender. Just make sure it's warm all the way through, and serve. It's good, and a meal in one bowl. Nice with some bread. :)