is randomness better than nothing?

B had her 4 year check up recently, she is in the 90% for height and the 50% for weight -who wouldn't want those stats?! Lucky duck!

She's funny, she asked me the other day why the eggs had tattoos (referring to a little stamp the dairy had put on the shells).

This morning I was smothering her with kisses (as I often do), and she puts both of her hands on my cheeks and said "no more, do you hear me?" I said that I heard her and then kissed her again, on her back and she tried to escape my clutches. What is it about your own kids cheeks? I could kiss them all day every day and never tire of it.

She is at pre-school this morning, so Adam and I are in our usual Tuesday morning routine of getting some work done and later, before we pick her up, I think we'll try and squeeze in an episode of Lost. :) (ah the joys of him not having class on Tuesdays and Thursdays this semester :))

Tonight is going to be our 2nd mi casa, we're doing Taco Tuesday for our meal so I have no new recipe to share today. Looking forward to having a bustling house of college students. Folks keep getting added to our list but I think we're getting pretty crowded, we're already up to over 15 including Adam and I! As much as I'd like to take in everyone who wants to come, I want to make sure our group doesn't get too big so we can feel like we're actually connecting with each other and not just eating and shooting the breeze. I'm looking forward to meeting some new folks tonight. I really love opening up our home, I really think that is what it is meant for and I like seeing it get used.

I started a photo project on a wall in our house, its not turning out like my "vision" so I think I'm going to scrap it and start over. Sigh.

I had someone come to the house a couple weeks ago to get me some quotes on a few projects, hoping the quotes come back reasonably priced and I can start saving toward a few things. I'm excited at the possibilities.

I'm planning on making two new recipes this week, one Indian and one Mexican...stay tuned to hear the outcome! Of course if they are good I'll share the recipe links. (I spent forever in the store yesterday looking for a certain Indian spice, it wasn't to be found until a gal overheard me asking someone and she directed me to a part of the store I didn't even know existed! Did you know you could buy spices in increments for as much as you need out of bulk jars over by the health food?!! Any one?! Is this common knowledge and I've just been clueless all these years or is this just a Waco thing?)

I'm really into grapefruit these days, I didn't realize I was such a fan but I'm kinda in love with them.

For some reason, my whole "new years goal" of trying a new recipe each week has been so fun! I've always enjoyed cooking but the challenge of finding new recipes, looking for ingredients, etc has really sparked something in me. I find Brennan and I will be watching the food channel in the late afternoons as we're kinda spacing off and we both seem to be enjoying it! B doesn't really love the new recipes, she's pretty much a chicken divan and burger kind of gal (but I did make burgers last night so she loved that).

Okay, so this post is getting long. I'll leave it up to you, random posts better than no posts? Yay or nay?

Happy Tuesday! xo