Colorado Crockers

Monday: Language-What are new words to us (bramble, jamboree ) What do we think they mean? The author uses made up words, can you remember what they are? Add berry to the end of some of our words or names. Tuesday: Art- The illustrator drew a world where food grows on trees. What are other things he pretends? Get out crayons, markers, paints, stickers and create your own world. Where world you get food? What colors would things be? Wednesday: Cooking- Use cookie cutters to cut out heart shaped bread. Smash several types of berries and cook with a little bit of sugar until you make a simple jam. Spread on heart bread. Use coffee stirrers to make patterns with fruit and eat for lunch. Thursday : Creative movement- On one page of the book they are dancing in fields. Grab ribbons and streamers and decide how they are dancing.See if you can make big circles with the ribbons or lines. On another page they are skating on jam. Put on socks and "skate" around pretending your on jam. ...

Sweet, funny Addilyn Joy. When we chose Joy for your middle name we couldn't have known how fitting it would be. You love life, are rarely grumpy and have a sense of humor just like your Bumpa . Your independent and helpful, always ready for a snack and come running when you hear me working in the kitchen. Though your quick to lose your temper, everything can be made better in your world with a quick " nuggle ". Your remind me of Linus the way your drag around your once yellow blanket. I am always finding baby dolls in your sisters crib that you put nigh-night. If the crib is occupied, I find your various friends tucked into my bed. You love play dough and jokes, playing with your sister and going on walks. You glow when you get time alone with mama or papa. We celebrated your 3rd birthday with friends and teddy bear cup cakes that you helped me make. You got a new bear and jammies , a crib for you babies, a coloring board and my little ponies, a new tutu and you were...

I have a confession. I am 30 years old and up until last week I have NEVER BEEN ON A DIET. Don't be too impressed. Up into my early 20's I weighed almost nothing (thanks Celiac Disease !) but I was also dying a slow death. After diagnosis I put on 25 ish pounds and finally looked healthy.Then for the last almost 6 years I have been pregnant or nursing. Just when I would think about trying to lose the baby weight, I would get knocked up again. The baby making factory is now an entertainment only facility. My youngest is a year old so I have to claim the last few pounds of "baby weight" as just plain fat. In February I am headed to New York with Matt for work and then in March I am going to Miami. I want Matt to feel proud to have me on his arm, I want to look good in clothes and feel confident. It was time to bite the bullet. When I got home from Las Vegas I decide to really, actually diet. You know, the kind where you actually track what you eat and have a plan. I ...

To the adorable Kittens, Well, it is about that time. Time for you to venture out from the comfort of our home to find your forever families . I wish you luck and offer these words of advice to ease your transition into your new homes; -DO climb up on your new persons lap, flop over for a belly rub and puurrrrrr your little heart out. This makes people like you. -DON'T climb up on your new persons shoulder and let one rip. Kitten toots are very unpleasant and won't endear you to anyone. -DO happily scarf down any type of food you new people choose to buy for you. Your a freeloading fur ball and can't afford to be too picky. -DON'T climb up on the table and help yourself. It is beyond obnoxious to tip over glasses of milk so you may better drink them. When you do it for the 3ed time in one day it makes people want to pick you up by the scruff of your neck and shake the cute right out of you. -DO say "good morning" by rubbing up on your new persons leg and let...

My house is strangely quiet for a Saturday afternoon. There is the sound of the tea pot on the stove making the water hot for the um- teent cup of tea, the sound of cartoons quietly on the t.v. This is the sound of our house when everyone is sick. Yes, everyone. It started with Matt. Vegas, with its recycled air and tons of people is a challenge for the immune system. Matt's failed him. He has had a scratchy throat and sniffle nose for a while and the last few days he succumbed and became ill, fever and all. Next to fall was Addilyn . She is a tough cookie, that one. Doesn't whine, just looks pathetic with a 103 temp and asks to " nuggle " for a little while. Last night was Annabelle and Eliana . All four now have fevers, body aches, chills and a cough. Eliana with all the drama to go with. Annabelle just wanting to nurse and snuggle. Then there is me, sleep deprived by healthy, doing my best to hold down the fort. Making tea, rocking babies, fetching drinks of wa...

It snuck up on me. I thought I had more time. I am in complete denial. I signed up Eliana for school. Not preschool, but real, honest to God, kindergarten. I have struggled with this for a while. I like my oldest child. A lot. I love to talk to her, which is good because she is rarely quiet. I love hearing how her mind works and answering her questions. I have loved teaching her to read, learning about kittens, helping her help me cook. I don't want to send her away, not even for half a day. Her sisters love her, she keeps the peace and is my second set of hands. I'm not ready for her to be big and worse, gone. And yet. Eliana loves people and is beside herself excited at the idea of going to school. She loves to learn and be big. It would do Addilyn good to be the big kid in the house. I think I am learning to let go. We visited the school we would like her to go to. Eliana was impressed, she was ecstatic about the library and impressed with the playground. Matt and I lo...

Food. It makes me happy. Sometimes I am shocked I don't weigh 300 pounds. There is this fab breakfast place called Snooze. I heart them, they make gluten free things that I can eat, and we are not just talking Bacon and eggs but real live pancakes! My favorite is the pineapple upside down pancake. The bad thing about Snooze is they are in downtown Denver. And I am in Littleton . And my husband is in Vegas. And I have 3 small children not fit to be in public after about 5:30 pm. And it is really freakin ' cold out. And snowing. And did I mention the 3 small children? My girls are great breakfast eaters, iffy lunch eaters and truly terrible dinner eaters. So when the Matt's away the girls will play, and eat breakfast for dinner. Tonight's pick was waffles. While I was in Vegas I got into a conversation with a friend (HI ERIC!) about mesa flour. I use Me Se Ca which I can get at Kings but the good, fine stuff I cant find. He lives in Florida and promised to send me some. ...

Forgive the lack of posts. Between business of life in general over the holidays and the fact Blogger decided to lock me out of my account , this blog fell pretty low on the "to-do" list. I will do my best to do better so those of you who are supposed to be working will have something to do while your slacking off. You know who you are.