1. so, when maddalena asks for a “tiny cup” around our house… well, what that actually means these days is… a shot glass. which keeps me cracking up! why we even have such a stash of shot glasses, i’m just not even quite sure. oh my. but thank goodness we’ve found an actual use for those tiny cups, right! i mean, really! they are kind of the perfect size! [although, it’s possible that we should use one that doesn’t say jack daniel’s on it! we really don’t need one that says jack daniel’s come to think of it, haha. oooh, goodwill box!]
2. the sunshine decided to finally come out for a while just lately, and gosh, is it life changing when the gloom goes away! we all had our spirits lifted a bit, i think, including mr. casey, whooooo, i might add, turns 28 next month!! iiiii am so excited, i’m kind of obsessed with his every milestone. 🙂
3. i’m also just kind of high fiving myself every day that i wake up or come home and find that my little kitchen hydrangea plant is still alive and well! because, i mean, boooy, have i killed them before. i thought they were officially the plants that i’d never be able to keep even though everyone else seems to… but i guess this one likes her life indoors so far?! she’s making me so happy!!
4. my parents returned from their winter getaway to the bahamas with friends, and brought with them sweet little goodies! including a little pink bracelet for my very favorite tiny wrist. thanks, gaga and papa!
5. i have the besssst little kitchen helper around, and we made pa-lentyyy of our fav banana oat bites last week.
6. i figured after christmas came and went that really, little white twinkle lights in little girls’ rooms are not at all exclusively for the holidays! and so, we left them up in madd’s room to be as magical as ever, and it was totally the best decision, if you ask me!
7. maddo said to me one morning as she lounged on the couch, “will you grab my coffee for me?” and so, i said, “well sure! where is it?” and when she instructed me on just where to find said coffee, well, sure enough! she had made herself a cup of invisible coffee, complete with stirring spoon. my little mini, indeed. <3
8. we had our first ever “we’ll squeeze you in with the doctor asap” situation this week, when my little lady appeared one day with a breakout of spreading hives, along with swelling hands and feet. oooh, my gosh! after 2 1/2 years with her, i still feel so inexperienced in the freaky symptoms what-the-heck-is-happening department, because generally… we just haven’t had much of that! but go ahead and file it under: ways to give your mom a near heart attack. ahhh. a few days of benadryl and a myriad of natural remedies later, she seems to be doing better!
9. little soph, i think, miiiight be earning herself a nighttime apartment in the garage here, pretty soon. i love my kitty!!! but she hides under our bed and meows at night if we leave our master bedroom door open… and, ahem, pees on things every now and then just to keep things really exciting, i guess. cats, you know?! but just look at how adorable she is! i still love you, sophie. even if i did wake up to a very stinky dish towel just recently. [i mean, really? the dish towel!] …but a fun fact about sophie: she’s actually a doctor… named dr. faf faf… according to maddalena when she gets out her doctor kit! 😉 [minnie is dr. cof cof!]
10. one sunny afternoon last week, a whole herd of pretty deer were spotted just frolicking around the farm. they usually pop out at night and stay much lower in the pastures, so it was beautiful to see them out and about!
11. my kitchen assistant and i discovered the very easiest paleo muffins recently to make for steven [who’s kind of unofficially eating paleo lately. and ps. what was life before pinterest??], and they’ve been a total hit! completely guilt free, and i’m tempted to guilt them up JUST a dot and switch blueberries for chocolate chips. mmmm, baby! might have to… seems we’re fresh out of “blueblays” as madd calls them. 🙂
12. aaaaand my minnie had a birthday last weekend, turning 7 years old! what! my fluffypup is 7?! i tell you, that makes me feel way older than having a 2 year old human child. i know she’s still a little bummed about being semi-dethroned as princess around here, but really i love my minners so so much! happy 7, minnie!
and a happy, happy weekend, beauty friends!
M is such a little lover. I adore the lights in her room! and perfect use for shot glasses. been meaning to ask you, do you use essential oils?! any brand recs? or anything i should know? kinda hoping they can help me relax and sleep!
yes! i do, every day! emailing you 🙂
I love posts like this! A little bit of this. A little bit of that. And all of it magical and real at the same time. Except Madd and the what allergic reaction? To what I wonder!? Oh my I would have been freaking out. Glad she is on the mend! And happy birthday to Minnie! And and I love the white lights. All year round I say.
HAH the shot glass well at least there is a use for it! Tea party anyone?