OMG

People, I am totally overwhelmed. WTF on the past week!! Oliver woke me up at 4am and I never got back to sleep. I made the mujadarra during breakfast, and my kitchen smells to the heavens. That is comforting. Ol and I took Jack to school, trimmed an insane hedge outside, took Percy for a walk, went to the bank, and now I'm off to be the library mom at Jack's school. We leave Thursday morning at the crack of dawn for LA, and I'm not sure when I'm going to pack. With Tom gone, it makes things feel even more crunched. AAARGH. Whoever said you can do it all was lying, on crack or had their rose-colored-glasses-head up their you know what. Happy Anniversary to me. At least the champagne is chilling!

Off to class, mujadarra on the horizon for anniversary

Y'all, I could not be more thrilled. The reviews of the food from yesterday's baby shower were superlative, and I feel incredibly happy, proud and fulfilled. I've got another large luncheon coming up next week, and some neat opportunities with local businesses in the works. Happy Monday to me. :) I'm off to my photography class soon, thank god. Homework was to focus on motion while setting your aperture, ISO and shutter speed manually. A fun challenge but it's hard to keep it all straight while trying to freeze your subject in a great shot. Oliver was a very willing participant, and although some of the pics are blurry, they are dear. Nonetheless, I'm looking forward to some rigorous feedback and a review of all we learned last week.

Tomorrow is my and T's 8 year anniversary, a decade since we met. I am also feeling incredibly proud in the old marriage department because not only is marriage tough, but marriage + kids is a massive challenge, and I think we've done an excellent job, by and large. I do wish he weren't leaving town tomorrow, but I am excited that some girlfriends are coming over to drink champagne with me. I'm going to make a big pot of mujadarra, that beyond yummy caramelized onion, lentil and rice dish served with a spiced yogurt. Oh nelly, I can taste it now.

Off to class but first I must snarf some dinner. My least favorite way to eat. AAAh!

Il mio giardino

It's such a pleasure to putter in my garden. I'm still working to acquaint myself with our new camera - a frickload easier said than done- so just took a number of shots outside. These turned out well, yes?