Well, we knew Lucy was stubborn, but we attributed that to her being the oldest child of two oldest children. But it appears it may actually be genetics, because Samantha has a stubborn streak, as well. For example, we had burritos for dinner. Samantha was in her high chair, happily eating rice until we all sat down to join her. Then she got very upset. We offered her different things, including pieces of tortilla, but nothing worked, so we took her out of the chair and Craig was holding her. She still didn’t settle down, and we had the impression that she wanted what the rest of us had to eat. So Craig rolled up a piece of tortilla to look like a burrito, and she grabbed it with both hands and munched away happily. Here’s the evidence:
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Food for Thought, and Thought for Food
I’ve been thinking a lot about food lately. I like to spend time in the kitchen, making good food from scratch (or close to it). Unfortunately, that often means something else in the never-ending list of house and school chores is being neglected. As much as I know I would miss all my kitchen comforts, some days I envy women whose work for the day is almost exclusively involved in preparing food for their families.
Lussekatter
Today is the feast of St. Lucy, our oldest daughter’s namesake. (It’s a little strange to call her the “oldest” when she is barely two!) So we got up early-ish and got to work on the Saint Lucia buns. We used cardamom instead of the traditional saffron, but they came out pretty well, and the house smelled wonderful all day! Then we had a big brunch to celebrate Lucy’s special day.
