Call Me Crazy

I think even before I got pregnant I was drawn to the "crazy" idea of natural childbirth. Oh sure, I've heard the stories and the comments: "the epdiural was the best thing ever" "I would have died without the drugs" "God gave us the technology so why be stupid and not use it" etc., etc., etc.

Even so, there was this voice in the back of my head that said, "but...."

After doing a lot of thinking and some research, we decided to take a HypnoBirthing class (well, I pretty much decided but Daniel has been 100% supportive). HypnoBirthing teaches self-hypnosis and relaxtion to be able to have a comfortable and easy natural birth. We've gone to two classes already and we're both really excited about it and we've learned a lot of interesting things.

So, I'll let you know in three and a half months how it worked.

I Love Crockpots

I do. They're so easy. There's nothing better than coming home after work knowing that I don't have to make dinner...it's all done. I stumbled across the website a while ago and I love it: http://www.crockpot365.blogspot.com/. I've only made a couple of things from it, but I love dreaming about all the recipes that I'm going to try someday.

Especially interesting to some of you (Brionne) will be to know that a lot of the recipes are Gluten Free.

Yesterday Matthew smoked a pork and we were invited to dinner (it was fantastic by-the-way). We decided to bring a side dish of potatoes. "Funeral" potatoes sounded particularly yummy, but Matthew doesn't like "cream of" soups. Then I remembered seeing a recipe on this website that mentioned a "cream of" soup alternative. So here they are, the Funeral Potatoes with NO "cream of" soups:

It was pretty easy to make (certainly longer than just opening a can of soup, but I had the time) and they tasted good. We didn't miss the "cream of" soup at all.

Curtis' Homecoming

Curtis returned home on the 22nd of December 2009. It was exciting to see him again, but I'm not used to having three brothers . . . I love it! All of Christmas and new years was spent playing the new games we got for Christmas, just like the old days (sort of)! Here's a picture from the airport. Checkout Matthew's radioactive sweater!
-Daniel

Oh the Horror!

I write this as a warning to my fellow consumers because I love you and those whose mouths you may be feeding. Do not make the same innocent mistake I made and assume that all canned enchilada sauces are created equal. Let me tell you...they are NOT.
If you attempt to buy this product in the grocery store, stop, retract your outstretched arm, turn, and run away as fast as you can. Then when you get home you can thank me for saving you and yours from a most horrifying dinning experience.

*please note that the green sauce from this brand is definitely edible.