this week has gone by speedily. though at times tempestuous, in general i feel i should give myself a pat on the back for a job well done. after all, i did go walking twice. and i finished tess of the d'urbervilles for book club. and the baby is now going to sleep on  his own, so i am glad to cuddle him back in our bed when he wakes at 3 am. and i am moving along on 'the greatly drawn out revamp kids bathroom project'. to conclude, the christmas lights are finally put away.  

back to schoolwork

dad's back to soccer

when it's cold, we bake. who am i kidding, we bake all the time.  

this week, we tried salted peanut butter toffee cookies, lemon bars, cauliflower soup, 2 kinds of bread, oatmeal whole wheat applesauce blueberry muffins (i like those recipes with the long drawn out names!) and tonight, an improved pizza dough recipe for our weekly pizza dinner.