So here it is... My baby, whom I had left my career to stay home with and raise is 4 and on his way to school. So what does that mean to me?! I am finding that the older he gets the more he actually needs me, not necessarily for the same things that he needed me for a few years ago but for explanations and new lessons everyday. But that is neither here nor there. I am on the new frontier of heading back to work. ( I am honestly having a harder time with this than he is)
So I applied, interviewed and got hired. So here are the big questions, who will watch my son when I am not there? Will they know that he likes milk with his snacks? Will they know that he can build his marble track all on his own? Will he need me at nap time? Ugh... I never thought that these things would matter to me so much. At which point can I do this without worrying about my baby, who surely notices my absence and direly needs me home. These are all the things that I am worried about during my interview. I get home form this process to find that my son has had the time of his life playing marbles with someone else. I sigh and kick off my heels, we may all actually get through this.
Although I feel like I just went through the first day of school all over again. I love my son and hace relished everyday that I have had with him since he was born and wouldn't give a single day back for anything in the world. But it is time for new things for both him and me. I guess this is the first step to letting him grow up and as much as I hate this... Here we go.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Hmm... Well I see how this is going.
Well it seems that although I have the best of intentions, that is not translating into postings. On an almost daily basis I think of things that I would like to post about so here is about a months worth of things that were floating around in my head (gripes if you will):
I was passing by the UofA campus and saw several people riding to class on bikes. That is a wonderful thing, making use of the man powered transportation that they have. There was even a push recently on enforcing the traffic laws more harshly when it comes to bicycle riding on campus to follow the same rules of the road. (DUH, if you ride in the road you must follow the same laws). Why then were there so many people with their helmets clipped safely on their backpacks, while they were riding? What exactly are they protecting in there? If they do that for aesthetic reasons, do they not realize that wearing them wrong looks worse than had they actually worn it right? hmmm?
On to the food!
After taking a short break from baking I returned with a valiant triumph. I had a friend request that I make a spicy pumpkin based cupcake with a cream cheese frosting. This was a welcomed request as once a year (Halloween time) I cook down at least 3 pumpkins and freeze the result to use throughout the year. I did some research on how I wanted to go about this and found a base recipe. Made the necessary changes before getting started and away I went. With my helpers watching from the table I mixed and added and sifted to my hearts content. The result was a moist cakey version of a Thanksgiving favorite. To top it all off a homemade cream cheese/ cinnamon frosting that pushes the cupcakes from delicious to positively sinful. As my pumpkin puree recipe is based on taste and not from a recipe this will be nearly impossible for anyone else to duplicate but God willing, I'll be making another batch next week!
Until Next Time! <3
I was passing by the UofA campus and saw several people riding to class on bikes. That is a wonderful thing, making use of the man powered transportation that they have. There was even a push recently on enforcing the traffic laws more harshly when it comes to bicycle riding on campus to follow the same rules of the road. (DUH, if you ride in the road you must follow the same laws). Why then were there so many people with their helmets clipped safely on their backpacks, while they were riding? What exactly are they protecting in there? If they do that for aesthetic reasons, do they not realize that wearing them wrong looks worse than had they actually worn it right? hmmm?
On to the food!
After taking a short break from baking I returned with a valiant triumph. I had a friend request that I make a spicy pumpkin based cupcake with a cream cheese frosting. This was a welcomed request as once a year (Halloween time) I cook down at least 3 pumpkins and freeze the result to use throughout the year. I did some research on how I wanted to go about this and found a base recipe. Made the necessary changes before getting started and away I went. With my helpers watching from the table I mixed and added and sifted to my hearts content. The result was a moist cakey version of a Thanksgiving favorite. To top it all off a homemade cream cheese/ cinnamon frosting that pushes the cupcakes from delicious to positively sinful. As my pumpkin puree recipe is based on taste and not from a recipe this will be nearly impossible for anyone else to duplicate but God willing, I'll be making another batch next week!
Until Next Time! <3
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