Drip drop drip, little March showers

03/16/2009 Nichole 2 Comments

It was rainy all weekend, and it’s still drizzly this morning. That may or may not have to do with the fact that I can’t think of anything to share, really, other than the week’s menu.

Monday: Meatloaf
We’ll be dining with friends tonight, which means we’re starting the week with a meal I don’t have to cook.

Tuesday: Bourbon Chicken
Bourbon chicken doesn’t actually contain any bourbon, so I’m a little flummoxed about its name. But it looks tasty, so we’ll give it a shot. It also looks a little bit like the Peanut Butter Chicken, which might mean that Poppy will try it.

Wednesday: Scalloped Potatoes

Thursday: Breakfast for dinner

Friday: Pizza

Screen time

Sporty McSporterson & the Big Basketball Challenge

03/15/2009 Nichole 7 Comments

It’s NCAA tournament time again! Which means I’ve set up another bracket challenge. Want in? Leave a comment here, and make sure you leave your email address so I can send you the sign-up information. Let’s go! Winner will get a fabulous cookie-related prize. How can you pass that up?

(And when I say “cookie-related,” I mean cookies.)

Reading

If you give a girl a letter …

03/13/2009 Nichole 5 Comments

A few months ago, we checked out “If You Give a Pig a Party” and “If You Give a Pig a Pancake” by Laura Numeroff. One morning as we were writing some letters and drawing pictures, Pi decided she wanted to draw a picture for the author. So she did, and we wrote a little note to go along with it. I looked up her contact info, and we popped Poppy’s drawing and letter into the mailbox.

Can you guess what was in our mailbox today? It was a letter for Poppy, from Laura Numeroff! Here’s a bit of what she wrote:

Dear Poppy,

Thank you so much for writing to me!! Your drawing of the piggy and the cow is very special and beautiful.

I’m glad you love to read — and clearly you love to draw. Just be careful you don’t draw all over the walls with a permanent magic marker! And I love your name — it’s adorable! Ed: This got a very large smile from P.

I have an iPod and I love music and look forward to hearing “Personal Penguin” — thanks for the tip! …

She goes on to say that she’s working on “If You Give a Dog a Donut” and that “If You Give a Cat a Cupcake” was recently released.

The letter really brightened our afternoon. Poppy is always excited to get things in the mail, and receiving a note from one of her favorite authors was just terrific. I’m pretty sure Numeroff now has a lifelong fan!