Scones, Jam and Cream

A true British delight...

With some hot chocolate on

the side.

Very nice treat

at a new favorite place

to eat :o)

...and the doll...



True to Form

I happen to be married to a

man, who is not only a

wonderful husband,

but also pretty much

one of the coolest dad's

out there!

I was sidetracked today

looking through our

family pictures

and came across this one.

Had to make it the

background on our

computer!

This is not just a one

time occurence either.

It is simply,

true to form in

our household.

The Beans that Failed us All!

It was a beautiful Sunday Morning.

I had the desire for a

nice, comforting,

delicious meal

for dinner.

Easy, chop up an onion,

in the food processor,

mince a few garlic

cloves, throw in some

dried oregeno, cumin,

green chillies, a little

cayenne, cut up some

fresh chicken, and lastly,

some boiled and simmered,

 great northern beans

with the water and broth.

Voilla!

Too easy, right?

Ready, set, start the crockpot,

leave it to stew and fill

the house with simply

a familiar, yet 

beautiful, magical (hence the beans) aroma.

Head off to church with the

family for 3 hours.

Just thinking, oh when we get home

our lovely White Chili will be

ready in only a couple of

hours after arriving there.

I was imagining dipping
my corn chips into the
delectable sour cream,
shredded cheese,
maybe even a lttle salsa
and finally, the prized chili.

Pure bliss to a large and in charge

pregnant woman.

The beans failed me :(

24 hours later after starting this

whole process I am still breathing

in this tantalizing,
irristable aroma.

Cruel!

The beans are inedible.

sad, sad, sad :(

NOTHING should

EVER get in the way of 

a pregnant womans

plans to feast

on scrumptious food.

WHY??

I ask myself.

Why out of all

the times I've made this

dish, did it fail me

for the first time?

Thank you internet

this is what I found:

http://cleanerplateclub.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/hard-water-and-failed-failed-beans/

It's all making sense now.
Since moving

into our new home I have

noticed all of the following:

*Our clothes did not

smell as fresh as usual

when doing laundry.

*Spots on the dishes

*Only lately did I notice my hair

is not shiny like it used to be.

(I just chalked that last one

up to getting older).

and finally

*The beans, NEVER cooked :(

I can deal with the first 3 issues

with the hard water,

but when it comes to my food,

I draw the line!

Do NOT mess with my food!

I am mad at you hard water!

Only look and smell,

but you can't eat it!



Stylin'

First Oreo

Is it bad or good that she's had her first Oreo at nearly 1.5 years old???

School starts again!

Can't believe how quickly the year has flown by!  Has school really started up again already?!

Barcelona

My favorite part of Barcelona was by far the SUNSHINE!!!!!!!  (and the Horchata, YUM, my favorite drink!)  I LOVE the sun, I LOVE the beach, oh how I've missed you both!!!  There is nothing like waking up at 7 am and seeing the sun already coming out for the day, wow, what a breath of fresh air!

There is something about the sun that is healing

to your soul!

Thank you sun, for making our

mini vacation

fabuloso!

I think I can now hold out for a little

while longer until we see the sun again :o)

I think I would be in BIG

trouble if I didn't mention

that the football (soccer) jersey is

Lionel Messi's!

Didn't do much sight seeing,

it's a little harder with the kids.

We were perfectly happy roasting

away on the beach and

and playing in the ocean!

It would be fair to say

we all enjoyed Barcelona.