blessings

Love Thursday: Mostly Poppy and food.

January 18

  • Poppy’s “Hallooooooo” when she woke up.
  • Kung Pao Scallops.
  • P’s entusiasm over crab wantons.
  • Talking about the Wii with Rockford.
  • Tom and Genia getting coupons for free Pictsweet veggies.
  • A suggested name for my sister-in-law’s next child: Honey BooBlossom.
  • Marsha cuddling with me at naptime.
  • Marsha sitting on the loft’s farthest outcropping.
  • “I miss Dwight. Universe, you win.” (Jim, “The Office”)
  • Kenneth on “30 Rock”

January 19

  • Doing my silly little photoshoot.
  • Getting so many nice comments on Flickr.
  • Shocking Amy with the revelation that I read John Mayer’s blog. (What? He’s funny.)
  • Poppy kissing the camera.
  • Sitting outside, grilling a steak. (Rockford called this my Hank Hill moment.)
  • Going out for milkshakes.
  • “Monk.”

January 20

January 21

  • Opening our eyes at the same moment in the morning when Marsha crazy-jumped onto the bed.
  • The idea that we might have found a church.
  • The joyful guy in the brown suit and the sweet little baby at said church.
  • A successful new recipe: Kung Pao Shrimp.
  • The Colts!

January 22

  • Poppy waking up from her nap and saying, “Poop!” (Although the ensuing cleanup wasn’t too much fun.)
  • Reading with Poppy.
  • Horatio Caine.
  • Skinny Cows fudge bars.

January 23

  • Rockford coming home a little early.
  • A fresh “Gilmore Girls.”
  • Bean nachos.
  • Art time with Poppy.

January 24

  • Going to Barnes and Noble with Rockford & Poppy.
  • Finding a new sweater for $10.
  • Stevie Wonder’s “Happier Than the Morning Sun.”
  • Rockford ordering a filet mignon for me for dinner.
  • Rockford spilling mango chutney on his shirt and not finding it until hours later.
  • Dwight Yoakum at Sea World.
  • Today’s self-portrait came out nicely.
  • Poppy picking up rocks and saying “Bye-bye” to them when she put them back down.
  • Poppy saying “dee-shush” (“delicious”).
  • Poppy picking up the cat food bag, saying “ki-ki foo, baaf” (kitty food, bath) and putting the cat food in the bath tub.
  • Poppy telling me my necklace is “nice.”
  • Finding a few new photostreams on Flickr.
  • Watching a bad movie with Rockford.

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