Sweetness

When I looked at these random photos that I wanted to blog about, I couldn't think of a way to tie them together. I didn't have a lot of detail or cleverness to share to create individual posts, but I thought of one word that described each photo.

This word makes me think of something we often exclaimed in high school to describe anything great.

SWEET

Here are Christina with her SWEET friends Melissa (from her church class) and neighbor friend, Tucker. They were too SWEET with their butterfly and angel wings having a little snack. This picture makes me think of how magical it is (or can be) to be a child. I like to keep my kids young and not encourage them to grow up too fast. There's time for all that later!

I know it's only January, but guess what I saw popping through in my front flower bed - a SWEET little daffodil flower. It can't be possible! It has been such a mild winter that I wonder if everything will come up this spring. Maybe those 200+ bulbs I planted will bloom early. I can't wait to be surprised!

My new recipe called Egg in a Mug (I found the recipe in my dentists office, while having some cavities filled) is pretty SWEET. The idea is that you can make scrambled eggs and eat them on the go. That's a nice marketing angle, but I always eat breakfast at home. I think it's mostly fun to eat eggs from a SWEET snowmen mug, don't you? Here's the super simple recipe.

Eggs in a Mug

Coat inside of mug with Pam spray. Add 2 eggs and 2 T. milk. Beat well. Microwave for 45 seconds. Stir. Cook 30 seconds longer. Top with grated cheese. 

I like adding a little hot sauce to the top and serve with toast. Fun variation on scrambled eggs!

Katie is still continuing her involvement with this SWEET bunch of Girl Scouts. We've had several people mention to us that few LDS young women are able to continue with Young Women and Girl Scouts. We'll see what Katie decides. She attends what she can and that's fine for now. Thankfully, the troop is flexible about how much the girls can attend. 

This last weekend was a SWEET activity - called Library Lock In. Katie and the Girl Scouts created stations, centered around well-known book characters (Nancy Drew, Magic Tree House, Twilight, Junie B. Jones, Fancy Nancy, etc.) Then they came up with costumes and activities that they lead for the younger Girl Scouts. It was such a clever idea and all the girls were able to sleep in the library. How SWEET, right? Katie was Nancy Drew and she loved this chance to show some leadership and creativity. She was amazing, too, in that the girls didn't go to sleep until 1-1:30 am and had to way the younger girls at 6 am, so they could be cleared out before the library officially opened. Just a few hours later, she was doing a violin solo at Daniel's baptism. Let's just say that Katie functions pretty well on little sleep.

Life can be challenging, but I sure treasure all the little SWEET moments. You have to focus on the good and be thankful. I'm enjoying the ride!