So supposedly, the temperature around here is supposed to be in the mid to upper ’80’s for the next few days. I hope so. I really, really hope so. I know, I’m totally kvetching over here, but guys! I’m miserable! Don’t get me wrong- I can handle the heat. In fact, I relish relaxing in …
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You know what really helps when your house feels like a stifling sauna (besides wishing you were an ice cube)? I’ll tell ya what helps. Sitting outside, where it is even hotter, where the humidity is so thick you could almost choke on it, and sitting for a good ten minutes. Then when you come back inside, …
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I’m wilting. Melting. Dehydrating. Shriveling. Mummifying. IT IS THAT HOT here in East Tennessee. We’ve had this awful heatwave for the past few days, and our air conditioners cannot keep up. (We live in a house built by my husband’s great-great grandparents… so no central heat-and-air for us!) We have two window units, and the …
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I just finished feeding Nathan a delicious chicken tenderloin. He liked it. I could tell because, well, HE DIDN’T SPIT IT OUT. However, it took him over 30 minutes to eat less than half of it. I had to reheat it twice, and finally I just ate the rest of it myself (because we all …
I don’t think Nathan chews his peas when he eats them; he must be swallowing them whole. At least, that’s what his dirty diapers are telling me. It is not a lovely sight at all. Not one bit. It’s it’s not just whole, unchewed peas that I’m finding. There is also corn. Whole kernels of …