the remaking of a kitchen

we had a lovely time in omaha.....we couldn't find a motel in lincoln, so had to settle for omaha. then ann contacted me to see if POSSIBLY we would be in town on that very weekend. we were, so ann and i got to spend a whole day together. a delicious and rare treat! ann cooked a wonderful brunch for us and then we decided to go to the lauritzen gardens and that was another treat. we walked all over the place and saw so many special garden areas, and sat and enjoyed at several places. we also visited forever. i had called leigh anne to see if we could possibly get together. ann had never met meredith, so la made it happen. ann loved meeting jane's granddaughter and we all just enjoyed a short visit.
don and i took ann out to dinner later that evening....we went to the greek isles, and as always it was pretty tasty! ann was in town for the consecration of the new episcopal bishop of nebraska. jane and carroll were picking her up for lunch before heading to the big event, so i drove over to say good-bye again to ann, and a hello to jane and carroll.
this is a bit out of order, but thursday night we were planning to meet haley for dinner, and when i called her she said her mom and dad had just arrived! that was a lovely surprise! we enjoyed dinner and of course a long visit with david, kyla and haley. haley gets gold stars for getting to parents to join us!
then we drove to lincoln on saturday for the football game with ohio state. we had time to wander around campus which is always fun and then the game. the first half was deadly for nebraska....it ended 27 - 6. the second half wasn't much better, but then nebraska got going and the game ended 34 - 27 in our favor. an amazing turn around and a rather exhausting game to watch. lots of ups and downs and finally the win! yay! we had parked in a ramp, and the cars just were not moving, so finally we got out and on our way, but arrived back at our motel at 1:30 am. oh my.

Labels: ann, david, football, gardens, kyla and haley, leigh anne, meredith

several weeks ago the local paper ran an article about bagels and included the recipe. today was the designated bagel day and it was fun and they even taste good! don helped with the shaping and the timing of the boiling procedure. we ended up with two dozen bagels and shared some across the street. most of them are plain or water bagels as the woman called them in the article, the others are topped with sesame seeds.
we had some this afternoon with veggie cream cheese and they were really tasty! tomorrow morning will bring more tasting experiences! david requested some when they visited and i told him he can help make them. it's really easy and it's fun.

Labels: bagels, david, water and sesame

another call today with sarah, siena and auntie jewlee. we got to see jewlee's new do which is pretty cute. her allergic reaction is under control and she is looking great! siena was wearing a dress that both sarah and jewlee wore previously and it came from another source to us. i love the history of little dresses!
as we were finishing up the call david came in with melinda so we were able to meet her, and david mentioned bagels which leads into the next post!

Labels: auntie jewlee, david, melinda, sarah and siena

oh yay! a skype call certainly brightens a day!
it was such fun for don and i to talk to siena and sarah again.....and david too as he walked in from cooking dinner. siena was very interested in the computer cords which needed to be moved out of her reach. she is very curious and thinks that everything is good to chew....probably not the cords. poor baby. :)
she is trying new foods each day and seems to be enjoying them immensely. at the last pediatrician visit she weighed 17lb 8oz, the same as sarah at a year....she's 27 inches tall. did i mention she is adorable and the happiest little girl. we played long distance peek-a-boo and she was giggling. i do love to hear babies giggle. it is absolutely contagious.
we love skype calls!! :)

Labels: david, giggles, sarah and siena, skype

siena slept longer between feedings last night and after the early morning one, david took her for a walk in the bjorn. they walked down college and got the father figure some coffee and a pastry for sustenance. he was able to accomplish some reading with siena secure and sleeping in front of him. when he came home she was still sleepy and content as he checked his email and did some work for class. pretty cool.

Labels: bjorn, david, email