Framed

I like framing "art" that is special to me. My frames don't all match but many were gifted to me so that in itself is special!

Here are a few additions to our dining/living room. They won't always stay on the piano but they are good there for now!

Photo taken by my Mother-in-law (frame from the Superstore)

One of Nick's creations (frame from Walmart)

Both pieces of art were free! That's an added bonus.

xo,
Meg

C is for Circelli

I decided to get crafty during Nick's nap today. I took inspiration from this pin.

Cute eh? 

xo,
Meg

July!

I love summer holidays! Nick went to daycare a few days a week and was home with me a few days. 
We kept busy!

• We went to Stratford on Canada Day. We walked, window shopped, checked out the festival and the Shakespearean gardens.
• Nick and I "watched" the first half of one of Dan's soccer games. 
• Dan and I celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary. 
• Nick started swimming lessons. He loves every minute of it!
• We had lots of fun playdates with a variety of friends.
• We frequented many parks, splash pads and checked out the animals at Waterloo Park and St. Jacob's Market.
• I bottled some wine for my Dad and Marg. I got them hooked on the home made gewurztraminer!
• I went out for Indian with Anne-Marie... yum!
• My friend Michelle and I went out for coffee and/or lunch on Thursdays. It's nice to do shop talk from the comfort of a coffee shop :)
• We had the G's over for dinner and tried out a new boardgame. A very loooong board game!
• We travelled to Kingston and watch Dan's parents gig! 
• We visited with my Nana. It was so nice to see her with Nicholas. He still says "Nana train" whenever he sees a train.
• We went to Montreal for a few days for a family vacation. I love Old Montreal!
• Tina came to visit and we went to a baby shower for a soccer friend. Baby coming end of Aug!
• I had a coffee date with a teaching friend. Her son is also in Nick's class!
• We did lots of shopping and took care of summer errands. 

I wonder what August has in store for us. A few birthdays and a wedding perhaps?! :)

xo,
Meg

He's almost 2

I can't believe this little boy is turning two soon. I love being his mom.

xo,
Meg

The things I do for my students!

Summer vacation is about re-charging batteries and preparing for the upcoming school year. I constantly think about school, what I will change and what works well. I just do it from the comfort of my pajamas! 

But here's something I have to admit that I have never done. But they were getting stinky and gross. The mom in me couldn't handle it any longer...

Yep. I washed lego. 5 loads through the dishwasher on sanitize mode. My JK's were really into lego last year and I have them all back this year so I thought it was an important thing to do. Time consuming though!

I have made myself a promise that I am only going into my classroom to set up an organize the last week of summer. I want to spend as much time with Dan and Nicholas that I can. After all, there are only 5 weeks left! Yikes!

xo,
Meg




 

Tornado Warning?

I've been hearing a lot about tornado warnings today. I was thinking that yet again people are over reacting. Then I came home from a play date to this:

I guess it is pretty windy!

xo,
Meg

Stuffed Peppers

One of my summer goals is to try out recipes since I have the time for it. I have always wanted to try out stuffed peppers so I gave it a whirl last night.

Before

After

We had it with bbq'd turkey breast

These were fairly easy to make... just required prep time to do all the chopping. A few tweaks I recommend:

1. Cook for longer then the recommended time. The recipe I followed said 15-20 minutes but the peppers could have used another 10 minutes.
2. Put cheese in the actual mixture to help hold them together.
3. Add a bit more seasoning. The only spices the recipe called for were salt and pepper. 
4. Dan says meat would have been a nice addition. But he likes meat in EVERTHING!

xo,
Meg

Ps: Original Recipe source: http://recipictory.com/2013/03/06/stuffed-peppers/