Soggy Swashbuckling Sundays

Ah, ’twas a lovely cold, rainy, gloomy Sunday in Banff. Instead of watching the softball final at the park, I stayed in and made cookies and watched the game from my living room window. Much better.

Oh, mamasita, the cookies.

Maybe the best cookies I’ve ever made – and they didn’t even have chocolate in them. They were nothing fancy, just good ‘ol oatmeal raisin, but so soft and crispy and gooey. I halved the recipe, so maybe I put in too much butter… I must’ve done something wrong for them to turn out so tasty. Really though. The recipe made about a dozen cookies, and a day later there are only two left.  I may distract Chris and sneak into the bathroom and eat them later.

So, as the afternoon wore on, a little cuppa tea, snacks and short stories from Awkward Press filled the gap while waiting for Mad Men to start. My new friend Heather (don’t you love meeting internet friends? I do!) has a great short story in this issue about pirates overtaking an office. It was a great story, the type that makes you wish you could be a better writer. And also work in an office with more surly, rum-toting coworkers.

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From winter to summer

It’s been seven months since Louis came along, and I think hibernation must now come to an end. Not that I’ve been trapped in the house sleepy and hungry and brooding. It’s just taken a while to feel back to normal. I’ve read about 10 books since he was born… and finished only one of them. Pretty lame.  It’s hard to focus and find time to yourself.  I had these visions of reading, learning a third language and writing while nursing. However, with one hand trapped under a baby, and often trying to stay awake as he eats for two hours straight (yes), I’ve not been nearly as productive as I planned. Oh well.

We are now at the seven month mark, and life is starting to fall into a nice little routine. I get a bit of time to myself once Louis goes to bed at 9 p.m.  Chris also treated me to a new Kindle as a wedding anniversary gift, so I can now read books one handed while pinned under a baby. Woo!

Eventually I’ll start doing something productive; however, tonight I’m eating cookies and watching Mad Men.

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