We would like a Christmas filled with love, joy, and carbohydrates.
Love,
the Flahertys
(below is the letter Mariel sent to Santa via Elf Mail- also known as our dining room fireplace- on Sunday).
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Friday, December 03, 2010
Quick thoughts on food
Our diets have taken a strange turn in the past few weeks.
I, for one, would prefer to eat nothing but meat and fatty food. I think about bacon constantly. For lunch today, I ordered and devoured my very first double bacon cheeseburger ever. Not only did I eat it faster that you would believe possible, but I almost immediately wished that I had another one. I exercised an immense amount of willpower and did not get a second burger. I went home and ate tortilla chips dipped in sour cream instead.
At the same time, the girls are fixated on vegetables. Broccoli, green beans, you name it. I never in my life would have imagined a parent actually saying to a child at the dinner table: "If you want more broccoli, you have to eat some of your steak." This happens, with some variation (with green beans and chicken, for example) several times a week. Maybe there is some sort of nutritive osmosis at work here, and the kids and I just have to balance out between the three of us somehow.
Our diets have taken a strange turn in the past few weeks.
I, for one, would prefer to eat nothing but meat and fatty food. I think about bacon constantly. For lunch today, I ordered and devoured my very first double bacon cheeseburger ever. Not only did I eat it faster that you would believe possible, but I almost immediately wished that I had another one. I exercised an immense amount of willpower and did not get a second burger. I went home and ate tortilla chips dipped in sour cream instead.
At the same time, the girls are fixated on vegetables. Broccoli, green beans, you name it. I never in my life would have imagined a parent actually saying to a child at the dinner table: "If you want more broccoli, you have to eat some of your steak." This happens, with some variation (with green beans and chicken, for example) several times a week. Maybe there is some sort of nutritive osmosis at work here, and the kids and I just have to balance out between the three of us somehow.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Follow up...
Just wanted to share that, amazingly, the whole Christmas card promotion things really worked. And you can expect a really snazzy card in the mail- I just ordered them.
I am always suspicious of these sorts of promotions, because I have nagging doubts that they are just some bizarre scam or joke, like those emails that ask you to forward to 12 people OR SOMETHING HORRIBLE WILL HAPPEN TO YOU. Really, it doesn't. So, in this case, something good actually came out of it. And I am pretty pleased. And you will be too, when you see the girls' smiling faces.
Of course, all of this supposes that I have the energy to address the cards and buy stamps and mail them out. This has to fit into my very challenging requirement of sleeping as much as possible. The past two days after a week off for Thanksgiving break have been hard. I mean, how am I expected to function on less than 10 hours of sleep? Seriously?
Just wanted to share that, amazingly, the whole Christmas card promotion things really worked. And you can expect a really snazzy card in the mail- I just ordered them.
I am always suspicious of these sorts of promotions, because I have nagging doubts that they are just some bizarre scam or joke, like those emails that ask you to forward to 12 people OR SOMETHING HORRIBLE WILL HAPPEN TO YOU. Really, it doesn't. So, in this case, something good actually came out of it. And I am pretty pleased. And you will be too, when you see the girls' smiling faces.
Of course, all of this supposes that I have the energy to address the cards and buy stamps and mail them out. This has to fit into my very challenging requirement of sleeping as much as possible. The past two days after a week off for Thanksgiving break have been hard. I mean, how am I expected to function on less than 10 hours of sleep? Seriously?
Friday, November 26, 2010
Christmas Card season
We had holiday portraits this morning and are starting to think about holiday cards! This year I am planning to do a Shutterfly card, in part because of a great promotion for bloggers to get 50 free cards if we write about their holiday collection (Thanks, Karyn!). The major dilemma is how to match their beautiful offerings (Shutterfly holiday cards) with our potential photographs. Too many choices! Some options on our side from today:
Or from their session at school: 
We had holiday portraits this morning and are starting to think about holiday cards! This year I am planning to do a Shutterfly card, in part because of a great promotion for bloggers to get 50 free cards if we write about their holiday collection (Thanks, Karyn!). The major dilemma is how to match their beautiful offerings (Shutterfly holiday cards) with our potential photographs. Too many choices! Some options on our side from today:
The odd blessing of this year is that we have fewer cute portraits than last year (when choosing between them was just impossible). Still, I think that we have some wonderful options. I am also quite amazed that I have so many good pictures of them looking wonderful together- perfect for a Christmas card. I am thinking that we will have to go with one of the multi-photo cards on the Shutterfly site. And just for a quick trip down memory lane, here are two photographs from last year:
They look so much more grown up this year! How fast that happens.
Another cool thing to share about the Shutterfly site is the other gift options that they offer, like calendars or mugs. We have also done stationary notepads before, which were very cute even if my mother in law was concerned about using them up because they were so cute.
Happy Holidays to all! Look forward to your very own card in the mail someday soon-
Thanksgiving
Here is a brief run down of our Thanksgiving, in pictures. There is no pictorial evidence of tantrums, fights over baby dolls, or me falling asleep on the couch at 6:30, which I am sure means that none of those things happened.
Morning craft project (with a very serious Noella):
Mariel's turn:
Some of the results:
Another project:
Snack/ lunch during the Patriots' game. Mariel ate most of the cranberry goat cheese, Noella focused on the gorgonzola. Patrick and I got a few bites in, too.
The girls. And yes, if you are one of the few people that Mariel did not insist on calling to tell the news, that is snow outside. We went from tornado warnings in the middle of the night to snow in the afternoon.
Relaxing and cuddling in front of the TV. This was actually an affectionate moment, as opposed to our normal wrestling.
A (not so great) photo of the Thanksgiving table. The ghostly hound in the background is Hudson, wondering how she can get her share.
Happy Holidays!
Here is a brief run down of our Thanksgiving, in pictures. There is no pictorial evidence of tantrums, fights over baby dolls, or me falling asleep on the couch at 6:30, which I am sure means that none of those things happened.
Morning craft project (with a very serious Noella):
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