Every time I think I’ve dodged the cold I feel coming on, I get a tickle in my throat. I must have caught something in the TK-K classroom, even though I wash my hands all the time. There is a teacher’s in service on Friday, so the boys don’t have school. I have to go, even though I’m not a teacher. Have you ever wanted to not get sick because you don’t want to ruffle feathers by missing something important, only to secretly also want to get sick enough that you can get out of going?
It gives me smug satisfaction to have bookcases that aren’t styled. Old craft projects, rocks the boys find on hikes with my brother, and a post-it note reminding me to check out The Snakebite Letters.
Nico’s teacher told the class about apple fries, and he hasn’t stopped asking for them. I promised I would make them for him, but when I searched for recipes I found out apple fries are literally fried. [insert bug-eyed emoticon here] I want to meet the person who looked at an apple, our modern-time symbol of health, and said, “You know what? I’m going to fry the hell outta this thing. Then I’m going to roll it in sugar.” I’m still making them, of course. I have apples, though I might need some more. I’m going to try this vegan recipe.
I decorated for Fall/Thanksgiving. The boys wanted to go out and decorate for Halloween, but I don’t want to decorate for just one day. Plus, the decorations are morbid. I don’t want to hang a zombie head over my fireplace. I can’t believe I am now one of those moms who decorates for the seasons. That’s thanks to the library. Also, the boys are appreciative and notice the decorations right away, which is motivating.
It’s time for me to move the fiddle leaf fig. A couple of months ago I mentioned that the plant was starting to scrap the ceiling. Now it’s growing along the ceiling. I might move it outside, though I’m worried because the spot I have in mind faces West. I finally bought some air plants for the containers I bought over the summer. Now I want to get some sand for the balls, for looks more than anything else. I regret heartily the long air plant holder-thingy I bought. I should have bought a third glass ball.
Currently our dining room hold book wrapping supplies, legos, a toy car, graded homework, glue, the a fake pumpkin that fell off my door wreath, two cacti, a variegated jade, and Nico’s pinto bean school project. Notably absent: things that belong on dining room tables.
“I’m still making them of course.” :) My kids love TJ’s apple straws, maybe those would be a good alternative. Although they’re probably potato with fried apple essence or something horrid.
Ficus family trees are notorious for being prissy when moved. Proceed with caution, maybe have a long talk with it first?
Are you interested in making the fig fit where it is? You might want to try “air layering” to root a portion of the plant to make it shorter.
What I notice on this ‘happy happy’ post is a whole set of Diana Gabaldon books… :)
Bravo to keepin’ it real
I just bought Halloween decorations at Michaels yesterday. Now we have a paper pumpkin garland on our front porch and the kids are ecstatic. Don’t tell my MIL- I’ll get slammed with seasonal tea towels for the next three years. She lives for holiday decorations.
Confession: your blog is the only blog I read. The why is because I’ve noticed that your house looks real so I can only guess that if I knew you in real life we’d at least be on “hey, what’s up?” terms.
Life is too short to spend it on endlessly and obsessively rearranging knick knacks on a bookshelf.
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As a fellow teacher, I’m hoping you were just sick enough to miss the in-service but not too sick to spend the day binge reading Outlander. I loooove seasonal decorating and my classroom is loaded with all kinds of pumpkins. We’re writing ‘Fall’ books about orange, white, and striped pumpkins. As an amalgam of your boys’ fried apple craving and seasonal decorating, the Crafty Chica has a recipe for Dia de los Muertos empanadas. They are Mexican cheese and apple pie filling in skull shaped dough. I think they are totally ridiculous but almost irresistible and I’ll be shopping for a skull-shaped cookie cutter this weekend. Somehow these are just soooo cute and I know my kids will go nuts. http://www.craftychica.com/2014/10/cheese-apple-skull-empanadas/ Hope you’re feeling better and I’m in awe of your fig. Wish I would ever have that problem.
I keep various rock with fossils in a clear vase on one of our bookcases. I also use cast iron garden decorations as bookends and don’t put too much effort into styling my shelves.