Sunday, December 16, 2007

Baking Day

I typically try to do some Christmas baking to give away as gifts to neighbors and friends during the holidays. Well, Friday was baking day at the Meek house. Steve helped with a lot of it. I somehow ended up making all of the goodies that required using the electric mixer. Maybe it's just me but does it seem like mixers should come equipped with a much slower "slow" speed? It never fails that I fling my dry ingredients all over myself and the kitchen as soon as I turn the mixer on. This of course requires more clean up and my adding more of the dry ingredients to the mixture...just hoping I guess correctly at what needs adding. The goodies turned out alright I think. I always have such good intentions but, by the end, I'm so ready to be done baking for another year. I hope everyone enjoys their treats!

Saturday, December 15, 2007

My Name Is Teri, And I'm A Trekkie




It's humbling to admit but I've become a Trekkie. What started out as getting a couple of Star Trek episodes at the library so Steve could relive his childhood has become an obsession. It's a perfect blend of cheesiness and brilliance. What can I say, I love Star Trek! Sheer cheesy intergalactic entertainment! Live long and prosper...

Friday, December 14, 2007

Pooh's in Deep Doo Doo

Today I put Judah down for his nap, as usual. After about 45 minutes he still hadn't gone to sleep. Instead he was intermittently talking and crying and calling out. Not too unusual for him to do as he settles down into a nap, however. I decided to go in and give him a little "pep talk" to help him settle down and go to sleep. Boy, was I in for a surprise! When I walked in his room, he had stripped down to his onesie. What I didn't notice right away was that his onesie was unsnapped and his diaper was off. Judah then began pointing to something in his bed. As I got closer I thought it was his removed sock he was showing me. As I looked though I realized that he had left a rather large "present" on his blanket. He managed to smear this little gift all over his hands, feet, sheet, sock, blanket and there was also a rather large "skidmark" on Judah's stuffed Pooh bear. I'm still baffled as to how that got there! Anyway, with Steve's help, we managed to get Judah bathed and his bed cleaned up. Pooh had a VERY HOT, SOAPY bath too and is back to his old, clean self.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Christmas Tree Quest '07

Our quest for the "perfect" Christmas tree took us into Plumas National Forest in Northern California. It was cold but fun! The start of a new family tradition.