Lots to update on...

I have gotten behind on my blogging... ((sigh)) some weeks it just seems difficult to make blogging a priority.

Nathan is working on two teeth at once!! One of them has poked through & is out just enough to hurt when kisses me. Oh, you know the kiss... the kind all babies give, open mouth & less than gentle. ;) We had a few nights of him waking up every few hours. It was hard to believe that waking up that much was the norm a handful of months ago. It seemed to kick all of our rears! Once the teeth are visible enough, I promise some pictures.

I have been baking & experimenting with bread. mmmm... my house smells like freshly baked bread again.

I had to get a phone cell phone... post to follow about that!

hmm.... what else? I'm building the confidence to start on Nathan's Halloween costume. I do so much better without pattern pieces...

Mike has been working alot of overtime lately. Good for the fact that we have car maintenance coming up, bad for baby & family time. Nathan has been going to bed around 7 or 7:30. So, there have been more than a few nights that he doesn't get to see Daddy before bed. Those nights have been rough. Daddy does the bed-time routine, so when he's not here, Nathan fights bed.

Fall is here in Tennessee! I love it right now. As I speak, the windows are all open & cool breeze is passing through the house. We are going to take Nathan to a pumpkin patch this weekend. I can hardly wait!!

Gas seems to be going back to normal around here. Still WAY above the prices pre-Ike-scare, ugh.

I guess I will quit rambling and start some specific posts.... =)

Had to share...

The bread's done!! Anyone want to come enjoy with?? haha

A perfect loaf!!


Ha? Did they NOT read my blog??


Oh, so yummy! Nathan had just woken up, so he got a small taste as well. =)

Smell of bread...

What is it about the smell of bread that makes me feel so good??

I am making a loaf of simple white bread in the bread machine... thanks Tia for the bread machine. =) It is almost done and the smell is simply wonderful.

Maybe it's because it takes me back to cold winter days when Dad would make stew & homemade rolls. To this day, if I smell bread or stew, I think of my dad. I can still see him in the kitchen, working away on the bread. He never did use a bread machine, he did everything from scratch & by hand. I remember asking him how much longer. When the bread was done, he would tear off the top, spread butter on it & let me enjoy.

Maybe it's because bread is such a great comfort food. Maybe it's because bread is a basic staple for human life. Or, it's all of the above.

Either way, I can't wait for the beep to let me know it's done. I will carefully pull the golden yumminess from the warm machine, plop it onto the cutting board, tear off the top, add a dolup of butter & enjoy! Of, course, I will think of my dad. Maybe I should give him a call...

If all works out well, I will making our bread from now on... =)

I hope that someday my kids wills smell freshly baking bread & think of me. Fond memories will tumble from their childhood and a smile will form on their faces.