my own little spot

when you live in a smaller place, you have to make every bit of space you have functional.  i finally set up this little spot in our bedroom for me to sew and do my projects.  it might be small, but i'm super happy about it.  

new moves

he's feeling a little better.  and he's learned how to dance.

the end of a very long day

crappy croup

yes, the croup visited our house friday night.  desmond went to bed just fine but then woke up about a half an hour later gasping for air.  we took him to the emergency room (i swear the kid's a regular) because he was having a lot of trouble even getting a breath.  they diagnosed him with croup and gave him an oral steroid to shrink the swelling in the throat.  he was still coughing really bad the next night, that scary croup cough, so they put him on one more round of the steroid and hopefully that does it.  poor kid hasn't slept much the past several nights, and neither have we.  

who's hiding at the zoo?

who's hiding at the zoo?  i sincerely hope it's not this guy or i'm never going to go.

i got this book in the mail the other day.  is it just me, or does everyone in this picture look possessed?

happy birthday daddy

to the best dad ever.  hope you have a fantastic birthday.  we love you.

the next step

dez just figured out how to do this yesterday.  (thanks for the walker julie!)

lime cornmeal cookie

in my opinion, one of the best cookies around is the lime cornmeal cookie found at the star provisions bakery on the west side of town.  i have wanted to find a recipe for a long time that was similar, and with a few tweaks, i think i finally found it.  

ingredients

1 cup butter, softened

1/4 cup sugar

3-5 tsp lime zest

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour

1/2 cup yellow cornmeal

1/ 4 tsp salt

directions

1.  preheat oven to 350.  line baking sheets with parchment paper.  

2.  in large mixing bowl beat butter with electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.  beat in the 1/4 cup sugar, lime zest and vanilla.

3.  in separate bowl combine flour, cornmeal and salt.  gradually add to butter mixture until a cohesive ball of dough forms. (after this, i refridgerated the dough for about a half an hour)

4.  roll about a tablespoon of dough into a 3/4 inch ball.  place 1 inch apart on baking sheet.  flatten slightly with palm of hand.

5.  bake 10-12 minutes, until edges are lightly browned.  cool on rack.  makes about 3 dozen cookies. 

*i frosted mine with just a mix of milk, powdered sugar and lime juice.  it was more of a glaze, but it turned out yummy.  

happy birthday tosh

we love you brother.

poor boy fun